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Greetings Rotarians,

I am very honoured to be given the opportunity to be District 5050’s Governor for 2015-2016.

I am really looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible during my club visits which will start on September 1st. Whenever possible, my lovely wife Lona will accompany me on the club visits.

I would like to start off my year by thanking PDG Lyle and First lady P.J. for a great year and certainly for a great Conference.

As I am sure most of you know, the Rotary International President introduces a theme to represent his vision for the year ahead. President Ravi’s theme is “Be a gift to the world”

I am looking forward to a year of fun and great achievements.

However, please remember that Rotarians are volunteers. I have said this time and time again, Family comes first, then business/work/income stream and Rotary third.

Rotary touches many lives. Millions in the Third World have benefited from initiatives funded by The Rotary Foundation or directly by Rotary clubs – Polio Plus; water and sanitation projects; eye camps are just a few examples.

Last year our District was deeply involved with these initiatives and through the efforts of the clubs and the District Foundation team many were able to get grants approved and projects under way.

President Ravi says:

“ Every one of us has something to give – whoever we are, whatever our place in life.

We can give our talent, our knowledge, our abilities and our effort; we can give our dedication and our devotion. Through Rotary, we can take these gifts and make a genuine difference in the lives of others in our world.”

Let’s all do what we can, in whatever way we can to “Be a gift to the world”.

D.G. Bill

Rotary

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In this Issue Message from DG Bill Robson ...................................... 1 Message from RIP K. R. Ravindran ............................. 2 Water Summit 2015 ........................................................ 3 Early cancer detection is saving lives in Sri Lanka ...... 3 RI Convention in Pictures .......................................... 4 - 5 Peace Symposium speaker ........................................... 6 Kids can change the world too ...................................... 6 Sao Paulo’s outdoor Graffiti Museum ........................... 7 Free education for deaf children ..................................... 7 Dedicated to treating mental illness ............................... 7 Commendable Rotary Projects ..................................... 8

Rotary Voices .................................................................... 8 Africa on the brink of Polio Eradication ......................... 9 Foundation Giving nears record high ........................... 9 Rotary honors Japan’s Prime Minister ........................ 10 Interactors’ Soccer Ball Project ..................................... 10 RI President Nominee John Germ ............................... 10 Huang bids farewell ........................................................ 11 Rotary Membership Benefit Program .......................... 11 Rotary Global Rewards .................................................. 11 Knocking down language barriers................................ 12 Rotary Club of Arlington installs new Board ............... 12 All in our District

Lake Stevens - Rotary Scholarships ...................... 13

Haney’s New President ............................................. 13 No need for Facebook (?) .......................................... 13 Recognition for Volunteerism ..................................... 13 Monroe Miracle League Game ................................. 14 Abbotsford-Sumas Installation ................................... 14 Rotary Work Day at Lake Stevens .......................... 15 Arlington - Rotary Scholarships ................................ 15 Snohomish Rotary ...................................................... 16

Installations ....................................................................... 17 Awards and Recognitions .............................................. 18 District & Club events ..................................................... 19 Membership & Attendance ........................................... 20 Foundation Giving Statistics ......................................... 20

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Bill’sBill’s BitBit Message from

District Governor

BILL ROBSON

“A twinkle in my eyes, a smile on my face, I am all set for the new Rotary Year!”

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Excerpts from President-Elect’s Speech at the Sao Paulo Convention on 9th June

Rotary International President

K. R. Ravindran

My dear friends,

Thirty-four years ago, the 72nd annual convention of Rotary International, chaired by that great past president from Brazil, Paolo Costa, was held right here in this very city. On that day we were honored by a very special guest: Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Mother Teresa was often asked, as we are asked in Rotary, if she really felt that her work made a difference; after all, the needs of the world were so great. She answered, “It is true. Everything we do is only a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be the poorer, if not for each drop.” Today, I am proud to be a part of an organization that affirms the truth of those words through service; which makes the world not poorer, but richer; which replaces despair with hope; which raises up those whom fate has brought low; and which is a gift to so many, while allowing each of us to Be a Gift to the World…

… And my friends, it will not be too long before we will come together to celebrate a world free of polio because of Rotarians who made the choice to do the work — not for profit, or for glory, but simply because it needed to be done...

… In a few weeks, President Gary will leave us as president. He leaves us with an organization of unprecedented strength: one with more members, in more clubs, than ever before. It is not enough simply to thank him for his work — although we do! We must continue it, by building our membership, in new and innovative ways — giving potential members more reasons to join, and current members more reasons to stay. One way we will do that is through an exciting new program, which will debut on July first. This program is named Rotary Global Rewards. It will allow Rotarians to connect, online and via their Smartphones, with hundreds of businesses and service providers around the world — and that number is growing. These companies will offer Rotarians discounts and concessions on the everyday business that you do — and you will notice that they include major brands with a worldwide footprint. And in some cases not only will you benefit, but our Foundation will as well, by receiving a contribution with each transaction. It will be another way to benefit from being a Rotarian and being part of the Rotary network. And so I urge all of you to become a part of that scheme, by signing up for My Rotary at Rotary.org. ..

… Remember that every moment of our lives — every page that we are given to write — is a gift. And each one is a choice. A choice, as Martin Luther King put it, whether to walk in the light of creative altruism, or the darkness of destructive selfishness. To be selfish — or to be selfless. To live for ourselves alone — or to live for others. Rotary gives us that choice. And I think sometimes we lose sight of that…

… And I am asking you all today: when you go home, when you go back to your clubs, when you make your plans for next year:

Remember what it is we do. Remember why we are here.

Remember who it is we serve.

And so, with God’s blessings behind us, and

your prayers before us, let us set forth together.

This is our time. Let us grasp it.

Let us Be a Gift to the World!

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Bill Robson District Governor

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Mohan Chirayath Mohanan (Judith)

Rotary Club of Port Coquitlam Centennial

1882 Eureka Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 5C1.

Res: (604) 941-3053 Cell: (604) 618-5226

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Water Summit urges Rotary Members to Invest in Youth

This year's World Water Summit

focused on water, sanitation, and

hygiene in schools.

Almost 200 million days of school attendance are lost every year because of the lack of proper sanitation. Many diarrhea cases in children

result from transmission of disease in schools rather than at home.

“A school is a place where children should feel safe, not a place where they are susceptible to infection,” says Lizette Burgers, senior adviser of UNICEF’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools program

But the message at the World Water Summit on 4 June in São Paulo was positive: Rotary members and their clubs can make schools healthier places through programs that provide clean water and better sanitation.

“WASH in Schools is about addressing the rights of the children. This forum can help us all learn how to provide a healthy, safe, and secure school environment,” said Burgers. “This will help ensure quality education, because healthy, well-nourished children can fully participate in schooling. It increases school attendance, because students have to spend less time traveling long distances to fetch water. And it encourages children to take pride in their school and community by providing them with a renewed sense of dignity.”

Early cancer

detection is

saving lives

in Sri Lanka

More than 20,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year in Sri Lanka, and many of them prove fatal. The Rotary Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka, set out 10 years ago to save some of those lives by establishing the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Centre.

In partnership with the National Cancer Control Programme and the Ministry of Health, the center in Colombo has screened more than 35,000 patients, mostly low-income, and detected more than 7,500 cases of abnormalities that required further investigation. The Rotary Club of Birmingham, Alabama, USA, donated a mammography and ultrasound scanner to the center’s breast cancer screening facility.

The Colombo Rotary club is seeking to open early detection clinics in other easily accessible locations throughout Sri Lanka.

Read more on My Rotary News & Features

Administration

GOVERNOR Bill Robson (Lona)

Rotary Club of Langley Central 20736 51 Ave

Langley, BC V3A 7V2 Res: 604-340-9700


GOVERNOR ELECT Scott Dudley (Christine)

Rotary Club of North Whidbey Island Sunrise

184 NW Delta Ct Oak Harbor, WA 98277-

Res: 360-675-6561 BUSA: 800-286-4560 Cell: 360-672-0566]


GOVERNOR NOMINEE Linda Coyle

Rotary Club of White Rock Peninsula 2789Cranley Drive

Surrey, BC Cell: 604 - 220 - 6856

[email protected]

SECRETARY Rob Martin

Rotary Club of Burlington, WA 9155 Samish Island Road

Bow, WA 98232-9355 Res: 360-766-6594

BUSA: 360-428-0140 Fax: 360-428-1616


TREASURER Jeff Richards (Marjorie) Rotary Club of South Surrey, BC

14132 20 Ave Surrey, BC V4A 8P8 Res: 604-534-8298 Cell: 604-328-7976


DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATOR Julie Frauenholtz (Jim)

Rotary Club of South Everett-Mukilteo, WA

203 47th St SW 204 Everett, WA 98203-

Phone/Text: 425-343-3819 Email: [email protected]

B.M. Tilakalatha is prepared for a mammogram by radi-ologist Jayantha Mapatona at the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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International President Gary with Governor

Alckmin at Pavilhao De Exposiçao Do Anhembi.

General Secretary

John Hewko and his

wife Marga at the

Flag Ceremony at the

Opening Plenary of

the Convention

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José Alfredo Pretoni, 2015 São Paulo Convention

Committee Chair

Fernando Haddad, Mayor of São Paulo

Geraldo Alckmin,

Governor of São Paulo

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Opening Plenary of the Convention.

International President Gary C. K. Huang

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By Ryan Hyland | Rotary News | 5-JUNE-2015

When former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias was eight years old, his country abolished its military and turned its focus instead to human rights and peace. Now, the Nobel Peace laureate believes the world can gain just as much by following his country’s example.

Speaking at the Rotary Peace Symposium on 4 June in São Paulo, Brazil, Arias recounted how his country traded in its tanks and heavy artillery to invest instead in economic reform and social justice.

“My country promised me, and all its children, that it would invest not in the weapons of our past, but in the tools of our future; not in barracks, but in schools, hospitals, and national parks; not in soldiers, but in teachers, doctors, and park guards,” said Arias. “My country decided that it devoted its resources to war long enough and that it wanted to devote the genius of its people to the science of averting war.”

Arias, who served as president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2010, addressed 250 Rotary Peace Fellows, alumni, Rotary members, and guests at the peace symposium. The two-day meeting celebrates Rotary’s work in

peace and conflict prevention. Other speakers included Steve Killelea, founder and executive chair of the Institute for Economics and Peace, and Peter Kyle, a member of the Rotary Peace Centers Committee and Rotary’s representative to the World Bank.

Arias received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his work to bring the countries of Central America together to sign a peace accord that ended the military conflicts that then plagued the region. The conflicts were challenging Costa Rica’s culture of peace. As president, Arias was pressured by other

governments to take up arms against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and even threatened with sanctions. He stood firm in maintaining his country’s neutrality.

“This enabled my little country to become the platform for the peace accords that gradually ended the unrest in our part of the world,” he said.

Arias noted that the $1.77 trillion the world spends on the military could easily eliminate preventable diseases like malaria and provide basic education for children worldwide.

“I don’t have to tell a room full of peace fellows that violence feeds off of illiteracy and desperation. If we can change the numbers of our military spending, we will shift the balance towards peace.”

Arias explained to the crowd how he became a Rotary member three months ago.

“This organization, of which I am now so proud to be a part, is without a doubt a key player in strengthening and building peace,” he concluded. “The [peace fellows] before me today must lead the way. You have tremendous potential, each and every one of you, to recalculate the mathematics of war that has dominated humanity for so long.”

Peace Symposium Speaker urges world to spend more on education, less on war

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Arias, a Nobel Peace Laureate, Arias, a Nobel Peace Laureate,

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June at the 2015 Rotary World Peace June at the 2015 Rotary World Peace

Symposium in São Paulo, Brazil.Symposium in São Paulo, Brazil.

By Ryan Hyland, Rotary Staff | 7 June

Stagehands adjusted the microphones as low as they could go and slid a box into place. And then 10-year-old volunteer leader Lucía Gómez García of Argentina stepped up to the podium to tell Rotary members that kids her age can make positive change in the world.

“As kids we are relentless and happy,” said Lucía, addressing the Rotary Convention on 7 June. “We are always ready to explore and learn, but principally we’re spontaneous and clear. We don’t have problems to say if we don’t like anything. To tell the truth is natural and when we don’t do so, everyone knows, because we blush.”

Lucía talked about the impact young people have had on the world, such as Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, who at age 17 received the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for girls’ right to education. She also mentioned Ryan Hreljac of Canada, who at the age of six raised money to dig a well for a school in Uganda. As a result of his work, the Ryan’s Well Foundation was established.

“As kids, we have our time to study, to do sports, to play. But we also have to pay attention to what happens around us,” she said. “Only if we are aware, can we identify the needs of people who live near us. If we have the capacity to detect those needs, we can propose ideas to achieve the change.”

Last March, Lucía was recognized by then RI President Ron Burton and RI Director Celia Elena Cruz de Giay during the Presidential New Generations Conference in Rosario, Argentina. The conferences drew attention to Rotary programs for youth and young adults under the age of 30.

“We are young. Our projects are small, like us, but that doesn’t mean they are not important,” Lucía said. “We’re little children ready to do big things. And we can make other children join us. We belong to an organization [Rotary] that has everything to reach that goal. Adults say we belong to the “Y” or “Z” generation. They say we are digital natives. It’s true, technology is very friendly for us, but it’s just a tool. We share the same wish to help others as any other member of the Rotary family.”

Ten-year-old Lucía Gómez García speaks

at the second plenary session at the

Rotary Convention in São Paulo, Brazil.

Photo by Alyce Henson.

Kids can change the world too



By Megan Ferringer, Rotary staff

São Paulo feels like a museum of modernism. A single iconic image of the city might be a cityscape of endless towers fading into the horizon, or a photo of luxurious high-rise apartment blocks with pools and exotic flora on their terraces, all set against the favelasand their red roofs.

Despite its size, its density, and its growing wealth, São Paulo can fail to feel like a city at all. At street level, it instead feels like an endless collection of compounds. There are malls and offices, guarded apartment blocks behind heavy electric gates, and villa complexes behind high walls.

But on those walls is inscribed the creative pulse of the city’s streets. São Paulo is rich with graffiti — some seductive, some political, some with seemingly no point of view. Tunnels are recast in psychedelic hues, anime-type characters, and pichação, the cryptic graffiti form reminiscent of ancient runic writing. Even highway overpasses and impossible-to-reach floors of abandoned buildings bear some sort of artist’s markings. The graffiti has replaced the visual clutter of billboards (they were banned in 2007) with a more bottom-up expression as walls are turned into creative canvasses. All these attributes combine to give São Paulo’s disconnected public space a special character.

A short walk from the Anhembi Parque Convention Center, you’ll see a set of 66 spray-painted panels installed on the pillars that sustain the high section of the Metrô rail. Directly south of the Santana Station and located along the median of Av. Cruzerio do Sul, artists have found a home for their work at the Museu Aberto de Arte Urbana, one of Brazil’s first open-air graffiti museums. Curators Binho Ribeiro and Chivitz started the museum in 2011 and received the support of city officials. Artists were given permission to paint calmly and freely without any trouble. Every year, the curators swap out paintings, inviting artists to spend weeks creating a new experience for passersby.

The museum is one of the many reasons São Paulo is turning into a colorful bohemian playground for artists, performers, and revelers. To really get to know São Paulo would take years of exploration, but for a small taste of what this city is all about, the Museu Aberto de Arte Urbana is a must-see.

São Paulo’s outdoor GraffitiSão Paulo’s outdoor Graffiti MuseumMuseum

Near the Anhembi Parque Convention Center is a set of 66 Near the Anhembi Parque Convention Center is a set of 66

sprayspray--painted panels on the pillars of the Metrô rail.painted panels on the pillars of the Metrô rail.

From left, Thais Riberio de Oliveira Ferreira, a teacher, and Sabine An-

tonialli Arena Vegamini, director of the São Paulo Foundation of Rotari-

ans, tell stories from the Rio Branco Education Center for the Deaf,

while a sign language interpreter relays the stories to the hearing audi-

ence. Founded in 1977 and supported by the São Paulo foundation, the

center offers free education for deaf children from low-income house-

holds in Brazil.

Photo Credit: Rotary International/Alyce Henson

Geetha Jayaram, psychiatrist and associate professor at the Johns

Hopkins School of Medicine (center), is presented the 2014-15 Global

Alumni Service to Humanity Award by RI President Gary C.K. Huang

(left) and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair John Kenny.

Geetha Jayaram has dedicated her life to helping people in her native

India overcome mental illnesses.

Photo Credit: Rotary International/Monika Lozinska

Free education for the deaf children Dedicated to treating mental illness


ROTARACT CLUBS RECEIVE AWARDS

FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES By Arnold R. Grah J / Rotary News | 4-June-2015

A project launched by members of Rotaract in Uttar Pradesh, India, is liberating women who emptied dry toilets with their hands by teaching them skills that enable them to earn a living for their families.

Although the practice of manual scavenging was banned in India in 1993, it persists in many parts of the country. The women who engage in it, many of them the sole wage earners for their families, make a meager income for their efforts.

Through Project Azmat, members of the Rotaract Club of SRCC Panchshila Park, partnered with the international nonprofit Enactus to organize these women into a cooperative, teaching them basic literacy skills and training them to make and market detergent.

The project also is replacing the dry latrines with two-pit toilets, which require no maintenance and use only a small amount of water to convert human waste into manure, improving sanitation and preventing the spread of disease. So far, the project has installed 128 of the new toilets and enabled more than two dozen women to earn a living through the sale of detergent.

The initiative was chosen as this year's Rotaract Outstanding Project Award international winner, and is one of seven projects singled out for honors. Representatives from the clubs presented their projects and received their awards at the Rotaract Preconvention, held 4-5 June in São Paulo.

Other regional winners are:

Sub-Saharan Africa: Rotaract Club of Kisumu, Kenya, for the Rotaract East Africa Impact Project, or REACT, which brought together more than 100 Rotaractors from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda to provide households with clean drinking water and to educate community residents about water purification and hand-washing methods.

Asia Pacific: Rotaract Club of Selbe, Mongolia, for a project that provided clean and safe toilets for rural schoolchildren who were previously exposed to unsanitary outdoor facilities during harsh winter months. Through fundraisers, the club was able to purchase a 20-foot container that was modified to create an insulated, 18-unit facility serving more than 1,000 secondary-school students.

Europe, Middle East, and Central Asia: Rotaract Club of Pisa, Italy, for a project called You Are Not Alone, which involved more than 1,000 members of Rotaract in Italy who worked with

psychologists to develop school workshops for teaching students anti-bullying techniques. The group distributed education kits and mentored children in conflict resolution.

Latin America: Rotaract Club of Tijuana Nueva Generación, Mexico, for Cena a Ciegas, an initiative to raise awareness and funds to support visually impaired people. The Rotaractors worked with restaurants and community members to collect and distribute eyeglasses and equipment and to distribute educational materials.

South Asia: Rotaract Club of the Caduceus, India, for Breakfast Revolution, a project providing nutritious, affordable, and tasty meals for children through a market-driven and sustainable supplementary food program that also includes regular medical checkups for the recipients. The Mumbai club, which has many members who are doctors or medical students, partnered with other Rotaract clubs and community organizations to develop the meals, raise funds, and market the program.

United States, Canada, and the Caribbean: Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, for Brown Paper Bag Project, in which members partnered with the Department of Community Rehabilitation to bring balanced lunches to mental health clients attending court for a required appearance, and also to visit with them. When department funding ran out, club members took charge of providing meals and personalizing the lunch bags with messages and decorations.

Commendable Rotaract Projects around the WorldCommendable Rotaract Projects around the World

A woman measures out ingredients to make detergent as part A woman measures out ingredients to make detergent as part

of Project Azmat, which is freeing women from having to handof Project Azmat, which is freeing women from having to hand--

clean dry toilets for a living by teaching them other clean dry toilets for a living by teaching them other

marketable skills.marketable skills. Photo Credit: Courtesy of EnactusPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Enactus

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FOUNDATION GIVING

NEARS RECORD HIGH Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair John Kenny updated attendees on the progress of the Foundation. One of his goals as chair was to increase giving. The Annual Fund reached almost $117 million in 2013-14. This year, if contributions continue at the normal June rate, the fund will top that figure, making it the highest ever, he said.

The Foundation’s Endowment Fund has reached a milestone of $1 billion, where spendable earnings will provide nearly $13 million of direct financial support next year, more than double the amount five years ago.

“Let us remember that when we give to our Foundation, we are not sending cash to Evanston,” Kenny said. “We are helping a blind man to see, a polio victim to walk, a child to grow to adulthood healthily, a student to become educated, and a family to have enough food to eat.”

More than 400 district grants and over 600 global grants have been awarded in 2014-15, said Kenny. “The Trustees are conscious of obtaining the views of Rotarians and are seeking their observations on the new program so that they can be considered when a review is made in the 2015-16 Rotary year.”

Kenny praised the expansion of the Rotary Peace Centers program. There have been 312 endorsed applications this year from 85 countries, the highest number since the program began in 2002. Of the 100 fellows selected, more than half are from low-income countries.

“We should be encouraged to see that this imaginative program is expanding, for it is surely most pertinent in these troubled times,” he said.

“The future health of the Foundation is in all our hands,” he concluded. “The real work of Rotary is carried out by individual Rotarians in their clubs, for the club is the heart of Rotary.”


Dr. Hamid Jafari is a medical officer from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working with the World Health Organization, Jafari led the polio eradication project in India from 2007 to 2012. India’s polio cases dropped from hundreds each year when he took the job to zero in 2011. India was officially declared polio-free in 2014 after a three-year certification period.

Jafari directed a staff of more than 2,000 and oversaw delivery of about a billion doses of polio vaccine to 172 million young children each year. His innovation and technical expertise have been credited with overcoming substantial barriers to eradication in India, including difficulties in getting the vaccine to migrant families and those living in hard-to-reach and high-risk areas. Jafari is now director of Global Polio Operations and Research at World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva.

Nigeria and the whole continent of Africa is on the cusp of being polio free, Dr. Hamid Jafari told audience members at the Rotary Convention on 8 June in São Paulo, Brazil.

Between 2013 and 2014, the reported cases of polio dropped from 53 to just six in Nigeria. Even more encouraging, said Jafari, is that the last case of polio in Nigeria was reported in July of last year and the last case in all of Africa was reported in Somalia in August.

“With a year of no polio cases in Nigeria tantalizingly close, and no cases in Somalia since August, the tireless work of so many people across the continent is paying off,” said Jafari, director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative for the World Health Organization. “But it is incredibly important that Nigeria remains vigilant. As long as polio exists anywhere, it will continue to be a threat everywhere.”

Transmission of the wild poliovirus has also never been stopped in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 2014, 85 percent of polio cases worldwide were in Pakistan, the country’s highest case count in over a decade. But progress has been made

over the last few months to stem the spread of the virus. The focus for the government and all of the polio partners has shifted to missed children. Vaccinators have gained access to areas that have been out of reach for years, said Jafari.

Since January, cases in Pakistan are lower than this time last year thanks to advocacy work from Rotary members, said Jafari. “This is a reminder that we cannot let politics and conflict stand in our way, because at the end of the chain stands a mother or father that just wants to protect their child. But the coming months are the real test. We are entering the high season for polio transmission.”

Jafari encouraged attendees to stay committed. “I need you to continue to advocate and engage with your political leaders with that strong, influential Rotary voice of yours, so that all our stakeholders continue to commit to funding the final stages,” he said. “I need you to keep on educating and engaging your communities and the global community on this great endeavor.”

Africa on the brink of Polio EradicationAfrica on the brink of Polio Eradication

Rotary Foundation

Trustee Chair John Kenny

By Ryan Hyland | Rotary News | 8-June-2015


May 29, 2015

Rotary honors Japanese Prime

Minister Shinzo Abe Rotary recognized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the government of Japan on 28 May, with the organization’s Polio Eradication Champion Award for outstanding commitment to ending the disabling disease polio. With a commitment of ¥ 55.3 billion (US$475 million) to polio eradication since 1988, Japan is the third largest government donor to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Rotary News around the WorldRotary News around the World

June 6, 2015

Interactors aim to

score a goal with

soccer ball project

By Ryan Hyland, Rotary staff

Soccer is not just a passion for Brazilians, it’s a way of life. It’s tradition. Entire industries are dedicated to the sport.

So it came as no surprise to me to walk by a booth in the House of Friendship and see people kicking a ball around. But these were no ordinary soccer balls. They’re made from high-tech indestructible rubber. You can puncture a hole in one of these balls or cut it down the middle, and it will still be playable.

Interactors from District 5170 in California, USA, are here at the House of Friendship to promote their new partnership with One World Play Project, an

organization that supplies these ultra-durable balls to war-torn countries, where children often use garbage in place of a soccer ball.

In July, Interactors and Rotary members will fly to Vietnam to distribute more than 2,200 of these practically unbreakable balls to schools, playgrounds, and families. Through the project, the Interactors are bringing the transformative power of play to the children of Vietnam. It’s a chance to let the children be children.

Interactor Arthur Rodriguez said soccer was an outlet for him while growing up.

“The power of play creates happiness and change,” he said. “Soccer has pulled me out of a childhood where I wasn’t necessarily surrounded by the best of influences. I want this project do the same for the children of Vietnam.”

Interactors from Interactors from

California show off a highCalifornia show off a high

--tech indestructible tech indestructible

rubber soccer ball in the rubber soccer ball in the

House of Friendship.House of Friendship.

From left to right:From left to right: Hiro Kobayashi, International Manager of Hiro Kobayashi, International Manager of

Rotary’s Japan Office, Mr. Masahiro Kuroda, member of the Rotary’s Japan Office, Mr. Masahiro Kuroda, member of the

Rotary International Polio Plus Committee, Mr. Katsunobu Rotary International Polio Plus Committee, Mr. Katsunobu

Kato, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Minister of State) and Kato, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Minister of State) and

Mr. Motoya Nakae, Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister. Mr. Motoya Nakae, Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister.

RI President-nominee John

Germ’s speech to the 2015

Rotary Convention in Sao Paulo

on 9th June.

I am deeply honored to have been selected to be your president in 2016-17. Judy and I stand before you grateful for this opportunity and fully aware that we have come to this point thanks to the encouragement and support of many, many people.

One of them deserves special mention today: George Campbell, a mentor and a friend who taught me the importance of civic responsibility, and started me on my own road to Rotary. Once I started walking down that road, I found so many other Rotarians who walked along with me, helped me find my way, and made sure I kept moving in the right direction. I learned in the Air Force that the pilot might be the one with his hand on the throttle, but he can’t go anywhere without a good navigator, and a lot of good mechanics. And if he hadn’t started out with some great teachers, he never would’ve gotten off the ground at all.

A hundred and ten years ago, Paul Harris had an idea. His friends helped him get that idea off the ground, and it’s been flying high ever since. I know that, if he were here today, he’d say we’d done him proud. And I also know that in the next breath, he’d tell us to fly even higher.

Because right now, our organization is at a critical point: a historic juncture that will determine, in so many ways, what comes next. Together, we have provided extraordinary service to our world. Today, our world is depending on us to do even more. Now is the time to capitalize on our success — as we complete the eradication of polio and catapult Rotary forward to be an even greater force for good in the world.

Of the many lessons polio eradication has taught us, perhaps one of the most important, is that if we want to move all of Rotary forward, we’ve all got to be moving in the same direction. Continuity of leadership, at the club, district, and RI level, is the only way we will flourish as an organization. Our primary objective must be the development of effective and energetic clubs. We need every Rotarian and every Rotary club to be active, vibrant, and achieving.

Everyone here knows that special feeling you get in Rotary — when you know that someone is going to be living a better life, because of you. We know how many people out there want to share in that feeling, but they don’t know how to get to it — they don’t know about Rotary. And that is why raising awareness about what we do is so critical to our future.

We need to let people know who we are, what we do, and what we stand for. Our goal of providing service demands that we continue to respond to needs in our communities and our nations, holding firm to our core Rotary values, and our true desire not only to serve — but to be of service.

My friends, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, and our best is yet to come. Rotary has been a gift to all of us. We ask that you join us, Ravi, and Vanathy, in helping Rotary to Be a Gift to the World.

http://www.polioeradication.org/Home.aspx


Member Benefits Program

unveiled as RI Convention draws

to a close.

RI President-elect K.R. Ravindran introduced a member benefits program at the 9 June closing session of the 2015 Rotary International Convention, saying that many more hands are needed to continue Rotary’s work around the world.

The program, Rotary Global Rewards, aims to boost membership and enhance member satisfaction. It will debut on 1 July.

“This innovative new program will allow Rotary members to connect with nearly 700 businesses and service providers from around the world -- and that number is growing,” said Ravindran. “These establishments will offer Rotarians discounts and concessions on the everyday business that you do. And, in many cases, not only will you benefit, but our Foundation will as well, by receiving a contribution with each transaction.”

The program will include discounts on car rentals, hotels, dining, and entertainment. Discounts on more products and services from companies worldwide are expected to be added throughout the year.

“It will be another way to benefit from being a Rotarian and being part of the Rotary network,” said Ravindran, whose presidential theme for 2015-16 is Be a Gift to the World. “I urge all of you to become a part of that scheme.”

RI PresidentRI President--elect K.R. Ravindran and his wife, Vanathy, are elect K.R. Ravindran and his wife, Vanathy, are

introduced to the audience at the 2015 Rotary Convention introduced to the audience at the 2015 Rotary Convention

closing plenary session on 9 June in São Paulo, Brazil. The fourclosing plenary session on 9 June in São Paulo, Brazil. The four--

day convention attracted more than 14,500 attendees from day convention attracted more than 14,500 attendees from

more than 150 countries.more than 150 countries.

Photo Credit: Rotary International/Monika LozinskaPhoto Credit: Rotary International/Monika Lozinska

RI President Gary C.K. Huang joined Ravindran on stage to exchange club banners, a convention tradition that unofficially marks the changing of the guard.

The four-day convention in São Paulo attracted more than 14,500 attendees from more than 150 countries. Huang told convention goers that it was an honor to serve them as Rotary president.

“But what I value most [as president] are the conversations with Rotarians that, taken together, tell the story of Rotary,” he said. “Some of their stories make me laugh. Others, which may sound simple and ordinary, deeply move me.”

Huang talked about the projects he visited all over the world during his term, and how much they inspired him.

“Each time I witnessed projects, I always wondered: How many lives could we change for the better by bringing more people into Rotary?” We know great things don’t happen by themselves. We have to constantly challenge ourselves and others, and push the boundaries. Sometimes, all it takes is to ask someone to join Rotary.

“Rotary has shaped and changed my life,” he added. “I want to use my story to urge Rotarians to continue to welcome promising young people in your communities and to take care of those who need a little push from us. Someday, those we have helped might become a future president of Rotary International, or a successful businessperson, a mayor, or the president of a country. Within Rotary, anything is possible.”

Download Gary C. K. Huang’s speech at the Rotary International Convention Closing ceremony on 9th June.

Rotary Global Rewards

Rotary’s new member benefits program gives Rotary members access to discounts on a variety of products and services selected with their interests in mind.

Discounts & Special Offers

When Rotary Global Rewards launches in July, the program will include discounts on

car rentals, hotels, dining, and entertainment. More products and services from companies around the world will be added throughout the year. Check back often to see what’s new in Rotary Global Rewards.

How it works

Anyone can view the offers and discounts on Rotary Global Rewards. But only Rotary club members who are signed in to their My

Rotary accounts can redeem them. You can access and redeem rewards from your computer, smartphone, or tablet.

Create a My Rotary account now so you’re ready to take advantage of the new member benefits program when it’s available. If you need help creating an account, see the How to Create a My Rotary Account quick guide (PDF).

John Germ from

Tennessee, USA was

officially elected as

Rotary President for

2016-17.

Congratulations John!

HUANG BIDS FAREWELL

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/rotary-global-rewards

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/how-create-my-rotary-account



https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document/ri-presidents-closing-remarks-2015-rotary-convention-gary-ck-huang


Before the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Russian was the predominant second language offered in Polish schools, leaving tens of thousands of Polish emigrants without the English skills they needed.

That has changed over the last 25 years. English proficiency drastically improved after the government reformed its education system in 1991. The country overhauled its teaching curriculum and materials and introduced English as the primary foreign language. As of 2013, Poland ranks 8th in the world in English proficiency.

However, one segment of the population isn’t reaping the benefits of the improved curriculum. Thousands of students in poor rural villages attend schools that don’t have the adequate resources or well trained personnel to properly teach English, putting them at a disadvantage in today’s global economy and labor market, says Anna Wieczorek, a Rotary Club of Warszawa City member and author of Poland’s English curriculum for grades 1-3.

“The budgets of state schools in rural areas are limited compared to those in the cities and private schools,” Wieczorek says. “Teachers in these schools are often underpaid and undertrained. Consequently, the level of teaching English is far from meeting the appropriate standards.”

Added to that, she says, their students face social exclusion. “They lack the self-confidence and communication skills that students in the city, who have access to modern technology, might have,” she says. “The inability to learn English -- let alone acquire an appropriate education -- early on in their lives makes it difficult for them to evolve and develop further in life.”

Many of the students come from homes where unemployment and alcoholism are common, according to a report by the CASE Foundation, prepared for the Warsaw Delegation of the European Commission. Many turn their attention to the streets and crime instead of education, the report says.

Knocking Down Language BarriersKnocking Down Language Barriers

Anna Wieczorek, a member of the Rotary Club of Warsaw City, Anna Wieczorek, a member of the Rotary Club of Warsaw City,

teaches English to elementary school students.teaches English to elementary school students. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Anna Wieczorek


Rotary gives rural communities support The Warszawa City members the Rotary Club of Berlin-Luftbrücke, Germany, and the Rotary Club of Milano Nord, Italy, are trying to change this trend. A $45,000 Rotary global grant project is supporting English and other foreign language education for more than 1,200 underprivileged s t ud en t s i n 10 r u ra l communities. The clubs collaborated with Good Start, a program t hat provides equipment, software, and an

interactive e-learning platform for afterschool education centers, as well as training for tutors.

Eleven centers are now equipped with computers, interactive white boards, projectors, multimedia, and printed learning materials. The three clubs, along with the Rotary Club of Edmonton Downtown, British Columbia, Canada, have furnished 12 other afterschool centers over the last three years in conjunction with previous Rotary Foundation grants, bringing the total to 23. Each dayroom is supervised by a local Rotary member.

Rotary Club of Arlington installs

2015-16 Board of Directors

Dr. Jeff Huleatt will serve as president of the Arlington Rotary Club for the 2015-16 club year. He will assume the leadership position on July 1.

“It is an honor to be part of Rotary, and an organization dedicated to having a positive influence in our community and around the world,” said Huleatt. “I’m looking forward to the year ahead and what the Arlington club will accomplish.”

Also installed in leadership positions were Erik Granroth, president-elect; Jola Barnett, vice president; Pamela Beaton, CPA, treasurer; Paul Ellis, secretary; and Cindy Huleatt, past-president. Committee directors will be Carla Gasti-neau, administration, Kathy McCone, CPA, Rotary foundation; Duane Rhodes, membership; A.J. Chase, public relations; and Dr. Devin Brossard, service. Associate Directors will be elected at the first board meeting in July. Associate directors will be Tina Davis, administration; Robin Reinig, Rotary foundation; Nancy Holiman, membership, Jessica Ronhaar, public relations; and Penny Clark, service. During the 2015-16 Rotary year Dr. Bryce Duskin will serve as program chair, Simona DeVries as Sergeant-at-Arms, and Dave Duskin as webmaster.

Left to right: Dr. Jeff Huleatt, Jola Barnett, Simona

DeVries, Erik Granroth, Carla Gastineau, Paul Ellis,

Cindy Huleatt, Duane Rhodes, Kathy McCone, Tina

Davis, Pam Beaton, Nancy Holiman and Penny Clark.


Rotary Scholarships

May 2015 – The Rotary Club of Lake Stevens is proud to announce the

presentation of college scholarships to five outstanding Lake Stevens High

School graduating Seniors. Rotary Club is thankful to the local community for

supporting their fundraisers (Duck Dash, Aquafest Corn Booth, Annual

Wine & Beer Tasting event, etc.) whose proceeds are used in part to fund the

Scholarship Program.

Congratulations to these well deserving students and their

families!

All in our DistrictAll in our District

Haney Rotary’s

New President

It was all smiles as Haney Rotary Club President Jan Hickman [centre left] welcomed new club president Michelle Broughton. District Governor Bill Robson [far right] and Assistant Governor Clive Evans attended and congratulated the club on another year of outstanding service to their community. Governor Bill left early the following morning along with several members of the Haney club to attend the International Conference in Brazil.

Photo credit … Bryan Hutton

Pictured from left to right: Lake Stevens City Councilman Sam Low, Scholarship Pictured from left to right: Lake Stevens City Councilman Sam Low, Scholarship

Committee Chair James Monroe, Ellie Salvisberg, Amber Dalgleish, Kahah Martin, Committee Chair James Monroe, Ellie Salvisberg, Amber Dalgleish, Kahah Martin,

Jamie Santos, Ambur Staab, and Rotary Club President Gary O’Rielly.Jamie Santos, Ambur Staab, and Rotary Club President Gary O’Rielly.

No need for Facebook (?)

“Currently, I am trying to make friends without using Facebook whilst applying the same principles.

Therefore, every day I go down on the street and tell a passerby what I have eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before, and what I will do afterwards, I give them pictures of: my meals, my husband/wife, family, friends, my cat and my garden, and 'selfies' of when I am pursuing my hobbies such as walking on the beach.

I also listen to their conversations, and I tell them that I love them.

And wow, it really works.

Already I have 3 people following me: 2 police officers and a psychiatrist.”

Credit to Rotarian Anonymous

Support for the Rotary Foundation

Major Gifts Officer Carolyn Ferguson and Chris Offer had the opportunity to speak to the Rotary Club of North Delta, D5050 yesterday about the Rotary Foundation.

T h e y w e r e a l s o presented with a cheque for $4000.00 for The Rotary Foundation at the end of the presentation.

Pictured PDG Sean Hogan, with Carolyn Ferguson, Chris Offer and Frank Jarvis.



Every District 5050 Rotary Club is expected to

sponsor this event in the amount of $2,000 to

help us raise funds for the important work RI

does to eradicate Polio and impact local and

international service.

lease send $2,000 before July 30, 2015 to:

Scott Dudley/ Golfun, North Whidbey Island

Sunrise Rotary, PO Box 577, Oak Harbor,

WA 98277

A Visit to a Monroe Miracle League Game Pictures and Story by Bob Knight, former PAJ Editor

On Saturday morning, June 13, 2015, I drove to a special place to observe a special event involving incredible young people.

Adults (younger & older) were pitching softballs (see end of the bat), and a long-time player, Austin Cover, was teaching baseball techniques.

As a batter hits the ball, he runs the bases (with or without buddies), and makes it to home base. Then cheers are heard all around.

The October, 2009, edition of the Peace Arch Journal reported on the grand opening of the Miracle League’s Monroe Rotary Field. Ten years earlier, under the leadership of 2000-01 Monroe club president Ric Carlson, the program for kids of all ages with mental and physical

d i s a b i l i t i e s w a s initiated. The games are played by a special set of rules. Nobody keeps score. Everybody hits; everybody gets on base, and everybody

scores. Note: The website reported in the above PAJ article no longer exists.

Today the Miracle League of Monroe is operated by the Monroe/Sky Valley Family Branch, YMCA of Snohomish County , with support from the Rotary Club of Monroe. The games are held on six Saturdays in the spring, and they are divided into three age groupings: 5-9, 10-16 and 17+. The above games were the last for the 2015 season.

Abbotsford-Sumas Rotary

- the "Little Club That Does" -

This club did a lot this past year led by President Doroth Van der Ree and will be building on success with newly sworn President Mike Adkins and the 2015-16 Board. The new Board was co-installed b y A ss i s tan t Go v ern o r B rad Whittaker and Past District Governor Sean Hogan.


ROTARY WORK DAY AT LAKE STEVENS

On Saturday, May 16th, the Rotary Club of Lake Stevens was happy to spend the day picking up trash along 16th

Street NE in Lake Stevens and doing grounds keeping work in North Cove Park as part of Rotarians At Work Day.

Started in 2006 as a joint effort between the USA and Mexico’s Rotary Districts, the day continues to grow each year world-wide. Clubs around the globe choose a hands-on project that all members can participate in to help their community. Our local members started the day with coffee and cinnamon rolls in the park to celebrate Club President Gary O’Rielly’s birthday and then got to work. It was a great day of fellowship while doing a good deed.


WA State Senator Steve Hobbs and WA State Senator Steve Hobbs and

Rotary Club President Gary O'Rielly Rotary Club President Gary O'Rielly

picking up trash along 16th Street NE picking up trash along 16th Street NE

in Lake Stevens. in Lake Stevens.

Lake Stevens Rotary members group shot Lake Stevens Rotary members group shot

at North Cove Park in Lake Stevens, WA. at North Cove Park in Lake Stevens, WA.

Rotarian Jim Haugen and City Rotarian Jim Haugen and City

Councilman John Spencer (volunteer) Councilman John Spencer (volunteer)

edging along the sidewalk in North edging along the sidewalk in North

Graduates from Arlington,

Darrington and Lakewood

High Schools were selected

[Arlington, Wash.] The Rotary Club of Arlington donated $10,000 in college scholarships to three graduating seniors from Arlington, Darrington, and Lakewood h igh schools. Students selected demonstrate excellence in academics, as well as community service.

Tayler Hoftell is a senior graduating valedictorian from Darrington High School. She'll be studying Bioengineering at the University of Washington. One teacher, Linne Clarke Haywood, wrote about Tayler, "[She] works harder than any student I have ever taught, hands down...when Tayler accepts an obligation, she completes it with distinction." The scholarship selection committee was so impressed with Tayler, her achievements and her commitment to community that they elected to give her a $5,000 scholarship

and consideration for ongoing support over the next four years she is at university.

Jared Huff will graduate from Arlington High School. He’s been a very active volunteer advocating to alleviate hunger and homelessness while working with the Arlington Food Bank and Sound Out Seattle. Huff plans to attend Seattle Pacific University in the fall and study business. He received a $2,500 scholarship from the Rotary Club of Arlington.

Summer Ahrns, a full-time Running Start student is graduating from Lakewood High School. She plans to attend Western Washington University and study early childhood e d u c a t i o n . A h r n s h a s participated in the 3-day Susan G. Komen walk for breast cancer, twice, and raised over $4,600. The Rotary Club of Arlington presented her with a

$2,500 scholarship for her higher education.

Each year, the Rotary Club of Arlington raises over $65,000 from its annual Duck Dash fundraiser, which has been part of Arlington’s Fourth of July celebration for the past 27 years.

All funds raised from the sale of Duck Dash tickets are invested in the community to enhance the lives of kids, seniors and c om m un i t y m em bers i n Arl ington, Lakewood and Darrington, as well as around the globe.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Arlington, please visit www.rotaryclubofarlington.com.

Tayler Hoftell, Darrington High Tayler Hoftell, Darrington High

School, $5,000School, $5,000

Rotary Club of Arlington donates

$10,000 in college scholarships

Arlington School Board Arl ington School Board

member, Jeff Huleatt and Jared member, Jeff Huleatt and Jared

Huff, Arlington High School, Huff, Arlington High School,

$2,500$2,500

Tayler Hoftell, Darrington High Tayler Hoftell, Darrington High

School, $5,000School, $5,000

http://www.rotaryclubofarlington.com/


Snohomish Rotary Club Celebrates 33 Years

On May 28, 2015, members welcomed Rotary district & community leaders, former club members, and friends of the club to a final breakfast meeting at Collector’s Choice Restaurant in Snohomish. Pictures done by Snohomish High School student, Sydney Merwin, Bob Knight and Andrew Urie.

President Kendra Trachta welcomed everyone, presented Dee (who has hosted the club’s breakfast for over 12 years) with a picture of herself and flowers. Kendra presented Jenny Granger with a $6,500 check for the Snohomish Book Café, a summer literacy program in which a school bus has been turned into a library, which is being explored by Andrew Urie’s son, Zeke.

(above) Melody Clemans presented Kendra

with her past club president’s pin and a

rosewood memory box.

(right) Kendra’s daughter

and Andrew’s son.

Snohomish Rotary Club Provides & Receives Recognition of Service By Past President (2004-5 & 2011-12) Bob Knight

An associated article, “Snohomish Rotary Club Celebrates 33 Years”, shows people coming together to toast the years during which the club was an important part of the community. Amy Nile, reporter for the Everett Herald, wrote an article, “Longtime Rotarian group disbands”.

Recognition of Students

Club President Kendra Trachta welcomed students and parents to the Snohomish School District’s resource center for a special breakfast. The students represented grades 7 to 12 from three high schools and two m iddle schools. Washington State Senator and U.S. Army Reserve Major Steve Hobbs reflected on the importance of family, education and community.

PHF Recognitions

Past club president Bob Knight presented a Paul H a r r i s F e l l o w s h i p recognition to Snohomish City Mayor Karen Guzak a n d S n o h o m i s h Community Food Bank E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r Elizabeth Grant.

Snohomish City Council Proclamation

Mayor Guzak read a proclamation at Snohomish city council meeting recognizing 33 years of service by members of the Snohomish Rotary club.

Maureen Loomis, Kendra Trachta, Mayor

Guzak, Melody Clemans, Beth Porter,

Jim Church and Bob Knight.

Top row (l-r): Bill Christopher, Jim Church, Andrew Urie, Rick Homme, Melody

Clemans, Kathryn Watanabe, Lisa Caldwell, Maureen Loomis, Chris Bensen

and Beth Porter. Seated: Kendra Trachta, Pat & Bob Knight.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150602/NEWS01/150609841


Rotary lives in the Family

Incoming Governor Bill Robson swore in the North Delta Rotary Board while incoming President Susan Gage was sworn in by her father, Past District Governor Ken Davis from Penticton (D5060).

The Club welcomed three new members (with a 4th yet to be inducted).

The Club also recognized three great members with Paul Harris Awards.

A Great Evening!

All Dressed up! DGE Bill installed Gurpreet Pall and her Coquitlam Sunrise Board on

12 June. MC Katrina Shelast and club Rookie of the Year toasted outgoing Pres Ron Postma.

Some … More to come! PDG Bernie Pregler installed some of the Coquitlam Board.

InstallationsInstallations

Great year ahead! Port Moody Pres. Elect Trudy Gallant and her new Board inducted on 18 June.

Scaled up! ADG Brad Whittaker (far left) installed incoming President Peter Scales (3rd from right) and the 2015/2016 Board Members for the Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui

Kodak Moment! Congratulations to the incoming Board of

Directors for the Rotary Club of Anacortes!


Awards & RecognitionsAwards & Recognitions

Paul Harris (+1) for

Community Service to

the community of

Abbotsford At our annual Awards/Installation evening, the Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Matsqui honoured community member Gerri Charles with a Paul Harris Fellowship (+1) for her many years of service to the community of Abbotsford. Ms. Charles is actively involved with and a founding member of the Crystal Gala Foundation that annually raises money for the Crystal Gala Breast Health Unit at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. She has also been active in many other volunteer organizations in the community, including, the Council for City Character and Abbotsford Restorative Justice. In 2012 she was honoured with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award.

Special Memento to

outgoing President Incoming President of Coquitlam presenting a memento to the Outgoing President Jim Robinson at their installation night.

Recognition for

Volunteerism

Making Lake Stevens a better to place to live

Lake Stevens’ President Elect

Bill Demeroutis, the Allstate Agent

honored by Allstate for his volunteerism.

Lake Stevens Rotary Charitable Foundation is pleased to receive $1,000 from The Allstate Foundation in honor of Allstate Agent Bill Demeroutis’s volunteerism. We are pleased to partner with Allstate and their commitment to making Lake Stevens a better place to live.

New RotariansNew Rotarians

Rotary Club of North Delta at its meeting this week welcomed their newest member, Bimal Talwar .

Munroe Club President Greg Starup is seen welcoming Bob Knight and Lisa Caldwell as new members of the Monroe Rotary club. Bob lives in the country half way between Snohomish and Monroe. Lisa is Sales Manager with Brookdale's Senior Living facility in Monroe.

Installation of Langley Central Rotary Clubs 35th President, Dorothy McKim, took place on June 17th at Langley Golf & Banquet Centre. It has become customary over the last few years to adopt a theme for the special evening. This year was no exception, the theme was a "British Night Out." The ladies wore beautiful Ascot type Hats and Dresses and the men Top Hats and Tails. Definitely a re-minder of days gone by, our

mothers would have been proud of the fashion scene. The incoming presi-dent had no idea of the plans for the event, but the ladies of the club saw to it that she had an elegant hat to wear for the evening . The outgoing president Guy Tousignant was thanked for a wonderful and fun filled year. Dorothy you have big shoes to follow but we are with you all the way. "Be a gift to the world."

Michael Brown


Chilliwack Rotary Club

13th Annual Garden &

Lifestyles Tour

Saturday, July 11, 2015 9am - 4pm

Little Mountain Garden Centre: 47558 Yale Rd E.

Minter Country Garden: 10015 Young Rd.

Tourism Chilliwack: 44150 Luckakuck Way

Tickets $25 Tickets available from June 1st

Tickets online:

www.chilliwackrotarygardentour.ca

Chilliwack Rotary Club

13th Annual Garden &

Lifestyles Tour

Saturday, July 11, 2015

9am - 4pm

Little Mountain Garden Centre:

47558 Yale Rd E.

Minter Country Garden:

10015 Young Rd.

Tourism Chilliwack:

44150 Luckakuck Way

Tickets $25

Tickets online:

www.chilliwackrotarygardentour.ca

DISTRICT GOVERNOR

INSTALLATION

SUNDAY, JULY 19 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Langley Golf Centre, 21550 - 44th Ave, Langley, BC

A social evening of fellowship to welcome and install

District Governor Bill Robson and his Assistant Governor's

team and to kick off the 2015-16 Rotary Year

and to thank outgoing Governor Lyle Ryan

for his service as this past year as District Governor.

Rotary Club of LangleyRotary Club of Langley

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 6:00 6:00 -- 10:00 pm10:00 pm

A venue to wakeup those taste A venue to wakeup those taste

buds ... Enjoy the many flavors of the buds ... Enjoy the many flavors of the

beer on hand along with food beer on hand along with food

supplied by local restaurants.supplied by local restaurants. 20393 Fraser , Langley , BC 20393 Fraser , Langley , BC

In the last Rotary International Convention held in Seoul, South

Korea in 1989, a record number of 38,878 participated.

Is Seoul shaping up for yet another record in 2016?

Many Rotarian believe they are!

RECORD SO FAR

Year City Dates Attendance

#1. 2004 Osaka, Japan May 23-26 43,381

#2. 1978 Tokyo, Japan May 14-18 39,834

#3. 2005 Chicago, IL (USA) June 19-22 39,460

DON’T MISS

START PLANNING TODAY

SEOUL KOREA 2016 28 MAY - 1 JUNE

LAKE STEVENS

AQUAFEST 2015 24 - 26 JULY

A fun and family friendly event in beautiful downtown Lake Stevens, Washington

that takes place each year on the last full weekend in July.

Featuring also Rock-Bot Live Band

Karaoke

Winner qualifies for Evergreen State Fair

“Superstar” competition ;

Movie in the Park; The Wingmen (Variety

Genres); Nowhere Near Nashville (Country); Nite Wave (80's New Wave)

Fireworks Show; Aquafest “Got Talent” (Family)

Be a Rock Star with live

band karaoke with chance

to qualify for EVERGREEN

STATE FAIR

“SUPERSTAR “

COMPETITION.

CASH PRIZES!!

Rotary Leadership

Institute Mount Vernon

Sep 26, 2015

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Best Western Cotton

Tree Inn

2300 Market St.

Mount Vernon, WA

Register on line at

DISTRICT WEBSITE

Rotary Zone

Institute Sep 21, 2015

to Sep 27, 2015

Providence, RI, USA

Contact

District Governor

Bill Robson

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District Foundation Giving

As of June 24, 2015, District 5050 has

contributed the following:

Annual Programs Fund (APF)

$ 368.466.42 ($139.84 per capita)

Polio Plus

$ 192,625.21 ($73.10 per capita)

Endowment $ 94,200.64

Other funds (approved grants,

other Foundation programs, etc.,)

$ 87,937.01

Total combined giving

$ 743,229.28

These numbers are not final, until the Rotary Foundation closes their books in late July.

If every club listed above, has a contribution recorded, of any amount, for every

dues paying member, they should receive an Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY)

banner award.

And, if every club listed above, has a contribution recorded, of $100, for every

dues paying member, they should also receive an 100% Sustaining Member

banner award.

If anyone has questions about qualifying for these banner awards, please

contact me. Steve Morach, D5050 Annual Giving. D5050 PolioPlus,

D5050 Paul Harris Society Coordinator [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP MAY 2015

Member Count Last Year 2,587

Member Count May 2015 2,627

This month+/- -7

YTD +/- +40

YTD +/- Percentage 2.25%

Last Year Attendance 69.62%

May 2015 Attendance 70.89%

YTD Attendance 69.34%

Six clubs did not send the reports for April and

their membership & attendance reports for are

included as of the last report submitted.

TOP 10 CLUBS

FOR ATTENDANCE 1 Chilliwack 94.00%

2 Surrey 92.98%

3 Mission Morning 90.54%

4 Everett-Port Gardner 90.00%

5 LaConner 89.66%

6 Abbotsford 87.69%

7 Meadow Ridge Rotary 87.35%

8 Semiahmoo (White R 86.29%

9 Skagit Rotary 86.00%

10 Aldergrove 85.00%

Honor Roll for clubs above $100.00

per capita for PolioPlus:

1 Langley BC $ 526.99

2 WhiteRock BC $ 378.63

3 LangleyCentral BC $ 329.60

4 NorthDelta BC $ 328.68

5 LaConner WA $ 305.71

6 Abbotsford-Sumas BC $ 288.35

7 SanJuanIsland WA $ 246.17

8 Stanwood/CamanoIsland WA $ 234.09

9 PortMoody BC $ 233.08

10 WhatcomCountyNorth WA $ 232.14

11 SouthSurrey,Surrey BC $ 231.37

12 FidalgoIsland WA $ 231.18

13 Abbotsford BC $ 201.97

14 MountBaker WA $ 201.48

15 Chilliwack BC $ 197.41

16 Semiahmoo BC $ 197.31

17 PortCoquitlam BC $ 185.71

18 Arlington WA $ 179.57

19 Coquitlam BC $ 173.36

20 MarysvilleSunrise WA $ 166.36

21 Burlington WA $ 165.51

22 Cloverdale BC $ 163.33

23 WhidbeyWestside WA $ 153.54

24 Surrey BC $ 150.00

25 NorthWhidbeyIsland WA $ 144.59

26 CoquitlamSunrise BC $ 140.02

27 Monroe WA $ 127.69

28 Everett WA $ 127.07

29 WhiteRockPeninsula BC $ 120.86

30 LakeStevens WA $ 118.23

31 Surrey-Guildford BC $ 116.67

32 Marysville WA $ 112.90

33 BellinghamSunrise WA $ 111.11

34 BellinghamBay WA $ 107.80

35 Aldergrove BC $ 107.21

36 Anacortes WA $ 106.38

37 Bellingham WA $ 106.07

38 Abbotsford-Matsqui BC $ 104.76

39 Chilliwack/Fraser BC $ 100.79

40 MeadowRidge BC $ 100.39

41 Mission BC $ 100.29

Honor Roll for clubs above $100.00 per capita for Annual Programs Fund:

1 Whatcom County North WA $ 2,177.98

2 Abbotsford-Sumas BC $ 214.41

3 San Juan Island WA $ 178.66

4 White Rock BC $ 161.39

5 Port Coquitlam BC $ 142.86

6 Burlington WA $ 127.55

7 Port Moody BC $ 121.85

8 Chilliwack BC $ 118.92

9 Langley Central BC $ 118.01

10 Langley BC $ 117.45

11 Monroe WA $ 115.38

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