Category Archives: Rotary

YAIL 2019

February 5, 2019 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Three of our rotaractors Jaymee, Eric & Carter got the opportunity to be facilitators at this years YAIL this past weekend at Alexandra Neighbourhood House in Crescent Beach, Surrey. It was a three day leadership camp for youth ages 15-18 from Canada and the USA within district 5050.

They were apart of such an amazing group of leaders from all over the district. Many of whom have participated and facilitated at RYLA.

Eric & Jaymee also were given the opportunity to present to all 60 students on different aspects of rotary, topics including: Rotaract, Interact, Rotary, YES program, Youth Exchange, RYLA and the SASSY awards. What a phenomenal weekend to change lives!

Club News, Local, Projects, Rotary

A Very Merry Rotaract Christmas!

February 5, 2019 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

President Jaymee attended the Area D Christmas Breakfast December 5th at the Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam and got the opportunity to speak on behalf of the club and tell all the rotarians what we’ve been up to!

What a great morning filled with yummy food and great conversation, so many of the rotarians were happy to have a rotaractor attend!

To end off the month right before Christmas, President Jaymee & Vice President Kendra got the opportunity to deliver the food and gifts on behalf of the club. Each year we try to sponsor a family through Share Food Bank, this year we were fortunate enough to take on two families and we were beyond excited to be able to give back to these families in our communities! Big thanks to Eric, Kimberley, Sarah, Carter & Evan for contributing to this years hampers! Way to go Rotaractors!

Events, Local, Recurring, Rotary

Eagle Ridge Manor Christmas Tea

December 8, 2014 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

We spent our Sunday afternoon this past weekend helping out our sponsor club, the Rotary Club of Port Moody, with their annual Christmas Tea service at Eagle Ridge Manor. This is always a fun service opportunity to kick off the Christmas season and spread holiday cheer to the wonderful residents at the manor.

Check out more photos from this event on Facebook.

Events, Local, Rotary

Ridge Meadows Youth Impact Summit

November 30, 2014 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

RMYIS 2014 — Participants, committee members and Facilitators at the first-ever Ridge Meadows Youth Impact Summit (RMYIS).

A few of our members had the opportunity to serve as Facilitators at the first-ever Ridge Meadows Youth Impact Summit from November 28-30, 2014. This 3-day program, based off a model of other Rotary Youth Leadership programs in our district including RYLA and YAIL, aimed to inspire students in grades 10-12 in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to make an impact in the community and the world around them. From professional speakers to challenging leadership activities and conquering fears, the weekend concluded with the students delivering a short “Legacy Presentation” about changes they’d like to see in the community to city councilors and school board trustees.

Head Facs — Tri-Cities Rotaract members and RMYIS Head Facilitators Jordan and Chantal.

This was an incredible event that we were very honored to be able to take part of. It was wonderful to see the leadership potential grow in so many youth, and we can’t wait for RMYIS 2015! Special thanks to the RMYIS committee for making this weekend happen.

Events, Local, Projects, Rotary

Thanksgiving Lunch

October 14, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Stuffing candy bags at our meeting to give to the guests.

Often we have so much to be thankful for during the Thanksgiving season that we forget about others in our community who may be less fortunate. This year, our members were determined to spend the long weekend doing something valuable for the community, and we were very fortunate invited by the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial to help out with a Thanksgiving lunch held in Port Coquitlam in partnership with St. Catherine’s Anglican Church.

Emi and Ryan working on the mashed potatoes.

Preparations began the week before at our October 10 meeting, when we stuffed bags of candy to give out to guests. Then on Thanksgiving Monday, we were up bright and early to help the Rotarians and members of the church prepare a menu of roast turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, and pie. We also had the honor of serving the meal to the guests.

We were so happy to be able to spend part of Thanksgiving giving back to the community – thank you to the Port Coquitlam Rotary and to St. Catherine’s Church for allowing us to help out!

Janelle, Kimberley, Adam, Emi, Jordan, Ryan, Eric and Chris H. getting ready to serve lunch! (Missing from photo: Chris A.)

Events, Local, Rotary

Rotary RIPS (Removes Invasive Plant Species)

October 5, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Invasive species, or those that are not native to the local area, cause widespread ecological damage due to their rapid growth and ability to displace the endemic wildlife. So on October 5, 2013, we joined the Rotary Club of Port Moody in their Rotary RIPS (Removes Invasive Plant Species) program. We spent the day working with Rotarians, the Port Moody Ecological Society, and children from Camp Jubilee on clearing invasive species from the Noons Creek Hatchery area.

Thank you to all of our members who supported the event: Janelle, Eric, Chantal, Ryan, Adam, Michelle, and John.

International, Projects, Recurring, Rotary

Days for Girls (August)

August 1, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Kim, Ellie, Amber, Emi, and Nicole with a poster promoting the Days for Girls project.

Once again, a group of girls from the Tri-Cities Rotaract helped out one of our sponsoring Rotarians, Vida, with “Days for Girls” this month on August 1. We’re excited to have the opportunity to participate in this cause on a regular basis!

Read more about Days for Girls on our original post or on their official website.

See more pictures on our Facebook page.

Events, Local, Rotary

Tri-Cities Rotary Clubs Installations

June 14, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club Leave a comment

Our Vice President, Eric, and President, Kimberley, with outgoing Port Moody president Al Stjernegaard.

The past few weeks have been busy ones for the Rotary Clubs in the Tri-Cities area, with all four clubs hosting their Installation nights for their incoming Presidents. First up on July 4, our official sponsor club, the Rotary Club of Port Moody, bid farewell to outgoing president Al Stjernegaard. Al has played a tremendous part in the creation of the Tri-Cities Rotaract. His support and guidance over the past few months is very much appreciated, and we now have a group of over 30 vibrant, enthusiastic members. We cannot thank him enough for all the hard work he has done for us, but we wish him all the best and look forward to working with the new president of the Port Moody Rotary Club, Jon Dominy!

Eric, John, Camilla and Jordan with Port Coquitlam Centennial Rotarian Karly Simms.

We would also like to congratulate Jim Fitzpatrick, incoming President of the Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise, Harry Tubbs, incoming President of the Rotary Club of Coquitlam, and Angela Anderson, incoming President of the Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial, on their Installations! A special thank you to the Port Coquitlam Centennial club, who graciously donated a $300 cheque to the Tri-Cities Rotaract Club during their ceremony. It is wonderful to know that we have the support of not just one, but four Rotary clubs in the area!

Kimberley and Eric with incoming Coquitlam Sunrise President Jim Fitzpatrick.

Eric and Eli with incoming Port Coquitlam Centennial President, Angela Anderson.

Incoming Rotary Club of Coquitlam President, Harry Tubbs.

International, Projects, Recurring, Rotary

Days for Girls

June 11, 2013 Tri-Cities Rotaract Club 1 Comment

Port Moody Rotarian Vida Peterson graciously invited the girls of the Tri-Cities Rotaract to her home on June 11 to pack supplies for “Days for Girls”, an initiative to send feminine hygiene products to girls in developing countries so that they are able to attend school and live normal lives. It was a wonderful experience and we hope to stay involved with this project in the future!

View the full set of photos on our Facebook page.