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Tri-Cities Rotary Clubs Installations

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Our Vice President, Eric, and President, Kimberley, with outgoing Port Moody president Al Stjernegaard.
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.
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.
Kimberley and Eric with incoming Coquitlam Sunrise President Jim Fitzpatrick.

 

Eric and Eli with incoming Port Coquitlam Centennial President, Angela Anderson.
Eric and Eli with incoming Port Coquitlam Centennial President, Angela Anderson.
Incoming Rotary Club of Coquitlam President, Harry Tubbs.
Incoming Rotary Club of Coquitlam President, Harry Tubbs.
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Inauguration Ceremony

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Inauguration2The Tri-Cities Rotaract was officially installed as a member of the Rotary family at a ceremony in Port Moody’s Newport Village on March 16, 2013. In addition to our sponsoring Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Port Moody, members of the three other Rotary Clubs in the Tri-Cities area were in attendance, in addition to family members of our very own Rotaractors. Among the very special guests in attendance at our ceremony were Denis Boyd (Governor Elect of Rotary District 5050), Nick Stebbing (Rotaract Chair for District 5050), Al Stjernegaard (President of the Port Moody Rotary Club), and Patty Klassen (RYLA Chair for District 5050).

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Governor Elect of District 5050, Denis Boyd, leads the ceremony to install our officer board.

In addition to a light meal being served and plenty of social and networking time between Rotaractors and Rotarians, our officers were given their official pins and our president, Kimberley Chong, received our club’s Certificate of Organization signed by Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka as well as her presidential gavel. All of our members received their official Rotaract pins as well.

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Our president, Kimberley, with her president’s gavel and our club’s Certificate of Organization.

The entire Tri-Cities Rotaract Club would like to thank the Rotary Club of Port Moody from the bottom of our hearts for making this night possible. It has been a tremendously long process getting our club chartered, but our sponsoring Rotary Club has been there with us every step of the way and we cannot thank them enough for their continuous support!

For the full set of pictures from the night, please visit our Official Facebook Page.