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At our meeting on August 30th, we inducted our newest member - Jody Doll, 3rd from left.
Also in the photo; President Kathleen van der Ree, Membership Chair Lynda Rocha, and Jody's sponsor Judy McQuinn.
Welcome to Rotary, Jody!
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The Rotary Club of Squamish fundraiser in support of the Sea to Sky Community Hospice raised $30.000 for this new facility.. The four-room Community Hospice will be located between Hilltop House and Squamish General Hospital and will welcome Sea to Sky Corridor residents from all backgrounds, faiths, and income levels. Construction is due to begin in 2019.
Winners below....
Winners below....
On August 4&5 , 2018, we held another successful Rotary Beef BBQ during the Squamish Days/Loggers Sports Festival. We've been doing this for over 50 years and it is always a crowd favourite.
1600 lbs of prime Canadian beef is slow roasted over an alder fire, The Rotary Beef on a Bun is then served on a brioche bun with fried onions and condiments. Sooo GOOD!
Over 3000 sandwiches were served up over the weekend with all proceeds going towards projects in our community.
For photos of the event, please click HERE
 "Duck in a Truck" Ticket Lottery All Proceeds in Support of the Sea to Sky Community Hospice Facility. Help us realize the dream of a dedicated space for end of life care. Tickets $20 - only 2000 total Get your lucky Duck Number - - from a Rotarian. - at the Squamish Street Market June 17, July 15, August 12. - on Canada Day July 1. - at Save-on-Foods July 28 & 29. - at the Loggers Sports Show August 4 & 5. Prizes 1st: - $10,000 Cash 2nd:- Golf Package for Four ($2,328) 3rd:- $1000 Bike Package 4th:- Annual Family Pass Sea to Sky Gondola ($349) 5th:- Salted Vine 4-course Tasting Menu for Four ($200) draw on August 12th, 2pm, Pavilion Park, Squamish |
The Rotary Club of Squamish participated in the celebration of Canada Day in Downtown Squamish.
We joined the parade, had a "rubber duck race" for the kids, sold lottery tickets in support of the Sea-to-Sky Community Hospice, and also sold stuffies for charity.
For more photos click HERE.
At the club meeting on June 28th, the Rotary Club of Squamish distributed $15,000 in gaming grant funds to local community organizations.
This year’s awards went to: Junior Olympic Archery Program; Sea-to-Sky Nordics Biathlon Bears; Squamish Skating Club; Squamish Schools Breakfast Program; Big Brothers/Big Sisters Teen Mentoring Program, Seniors Friday Dinners; Squamish Youth Centre; Pathways Mental Illness Society; Camp Summit; and Rotary Youth Programs.
Presenting the cheques were President Judy McQuinn and Assistant Governor (Sea to Sky) Liz Scott.
The Rotary Club of Squamish has applied for and received provincial gaming grant funds for the past 12 years and has distributed $190,000 to community programs.
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, was presented with Rotary’s Polio Eradication Champion Award in recognition of Canada’s contributions to polio eradication.
Trudeau accepted the award at the Rotary International Convention in Toronto from RI President Ian H.S. Riseley and International Polio Plus Committee Chairman Michael McGovern.
Trudeau accepted the award at the Rotary International Convention in Toronto from RI President Ian H.S. Riseley and International Polio Plus Committee Chairman Michael McGovern.
You can watch the video of PM Trudeau's address to the RI Convention HERE.
HRH Princess Anne recognized Rotary's work in the Polio eradication campaign at the RI Convention in Toronto.
To watch the video click HERE.
Kathleen van der Ree was installed as President of the Rotary Club of Squamish for 2018-19, along with her executive team at a Hawaiin-themed evening at the soon to open Northyards Cider Co. Assistant Governor Liz Scott conducted the formalities while Doug Race performed as MC. It was a great evening of fun, friendship and good food.
For more more photos of the event click HERE.
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On a beautiful sunny Sunday, Rotarians were “pitching-in” to help give our community a spring cleaning by removing garbage and litter from urban, rural and wilderness areas. Pitch-In Week, Canada’s largest environmental improvement campaign, runs from April 22-29, 2018. |
Squamish athlete Alex Cairns has been chosen to join Canada’s para-alpine ski team at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. He’s expected to be competing in the giant slalom and slalom events. In 2013, the Rotary Club of Squamish helped to fund a sit-ski for Alex. Just look at him now.
Full story in the Squamish Chief.
In lieu of our regular meeting, Squamish Rotarians enjoyed a social evening and a traditional Japanese meal at the Oryzea Japanese restaurant in downtown Squamish.
At the conclusion of the Rotary Peacebuilding Conference in Vancouver, Rotary International President Ian Riseley planted a Ginkgo tree in the VanDusen Garden. This tree is a descendant of a ginkgo tree that survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 - a message of peace and hope for a nuclear-free world.
2017 saw significant progress in our campaign to eradicate polio from the world forever. We saw the fewest cases in history caused by the wild polio virus, Only 22 cases were confirmed worldwide in only two countries - Pakistan with 8, and Afghanistan with 14.
2018 will be a critical year for the polio eradication programme, and we will be strengthening efforts to reach all the vulnerable children and to find the places that the polio virus still lurks in the environment.
Polio Eradication remains Rotary's number one humanitarian priority, You can read the latest Polio Newsletter HERE.
