Rotary's Adventures in Health Care program in Prince George allows young people to explore the wide range of careers within the health care system and connect them to educational pathways and possible career. Here are many of the other achievements and activities of some of our clubs in Rotary District 5040 in the past month.
This is the last post of these monthly posts from clubs throughout the District. This series began three years ago as some form of “member communication” in keeping with strategy of the Public Image Committee, to create some sense of “community” in the District. Our team of 10 Assistant Governors has determined that a more informative method of reporting and discussing, focused on trends, needs and issues among our clubs – as the District aims to serve our clubs – will be more effective.
Some recent achievements and activities in District 5040 clubs as reported by Assistant Governors for May 2026. There is much more planning and other activity in clubs, but these are current results, projects completed.
Burnaby
Inducted a new member.
Awarded eight $1,000 bursaries to students from each of Burnaby’s eight secondary schools.
Burnaby Deer Lake
Participated alongside Burnaby and New Westminster area clubs in the Hyack Parade.
Awarded a scholarship to a Burnaby secondary school student and hosted a successful social gathering with family and guests.
Burnaby Metrotown
Hosted Rotarian Garry McCracken, who is cycling from Vancouver to Winnipeg raising funds for veterans through The Road to Valour campaign, which has raised more than $50,000.
Conducted a planter sale supporting Rotary Coats for Kids, raising approximately $1,500.
Continued monthly Maywood School Birthday Book distribution and Rotary Means Business networking activities.
Gibsons
Held a multi-club meeting with RC Sunshine Coast with guest Madeira Park resident and international speaker Richard Campbell presenting on Artificial Intelligence: “Beyond the AI Hype: What’s Re-al, What’s Next”.
The club agreed to support former Interactor at Elphinstone Secondary Gravity Guignard with sponsorship to become a Rotary Scholar undertaking postgraduate research at the University of Oxford in microbiology with US$ 2,500 and a further US $3,000 committed by individual members and possibly a Global Grant to cover the US$30,000 needed to start her research in October.
Members shared personal stories and photographs in memoriam to Dave Code who passed away on May 15th.
Ladner
11 members decorated and participated in the 130th Ladner Pioneer May Days Parade featuring Rotary People of Action posters.
The club also expanded its reach as an exhibitor at the May 30th Business Expo of the Ladner Business As-sociation (Ladner Rotary is a member) that included a wide range of businesses and community organizations.
A social for members and family on May 9th was a play at a local theatre followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Guest presentations included REACH Child and Youth Development Society, KinVillage on planned seniors' community centre and one of our "Not-for-Profit" members Delta Community Foundation.
New Westminster
Donation approved to support youth programs at Kinsight and senior programs offered by the Salvation Army.
Youth Committee interviewed and selected scholarship and bursary recipients for presentation at New Westminster Secondary School in June.
New Westminster Royal City
Participated in the Hyack Parade.
Pender Harbour
The club helped at the Dreams Come True session with Sunshine Coast graduating students trying on prom dresses. The club had donated the funds to buy 2 portable dressing rooms.
Celebrated Cinco de Mayo with dinner at Aqui es Mexico (Mexican restaurant in Pender Harbour)
At Pender Harbour’s annual May Day community event helped with parade marshalling and judging the parade floats. The Rotary DUNK TANK was a fundraiser.
Pender Harbour Community School representatives spoke about Youth and Family support in the community and anticipation of their new building -- which started as a Rotary project 10 years ago – expecte to open in September.
Powell River
The club organized and ran the 3rd annual Chamber Cup Golf Tourney with support of the Chamber of Commerce, and received half of the proceeds.
The club’s Bike Safe Rodeo provided a safe track to help about 100 kids learn bike safety, with lots of prizes and food available.
Mark Gisborne, son of current District Governor Jan Gisborne, became a member.
The club is supporting a new pub in town with a social meeting for fellowship.
Prince George
Activities and achievements in Prince George included Adventures in Health Care (Yellowhead), students to RYLA (PG Downtown, Nechako), Rotary STOMP (PG Downtown) and club socials (Yellowhead and PG Downtown.
Three of the four clubs have earned the RI Polio Certificate
One club has earned the Certificate of Appreciation
Membership is up in three clubs and down in one but each club needs to focus on retention and minimizing the June runoff!!
PG Downtown is up 12 members net with 2 or 3 more pending!!
Quesnel
After Adventures in Healthcare had to be cancelled 18 local Grade 11 students participated in a day of Prince George’s Adventures in Healthcare, thanks to RC Prince George Yellowhead and College of New Caledonia. to have
Under the supervision of North Cariboo Seniors’ Council, the club sponsored and prepared 200 frozen meals for seniors.
The club approved grants to Baker Creek Enhancement Society, Quesnel’s Special Olympics, and Nourish Food Bank
Donated $1200 in “Happy Bucks” to ShelterBox
Regal Rotaract Club
Continued outreach efforts resulting in additional prospective members expressing interest in joining.
Richmond
The club approved two $250 scholarships to Interact graduates from McRoberts Secondary School.
Speakers at the club lunch meetings, including Stem Cell Science, Canva Beginner Workshop and Salvation Army Mobile feeding Program..
Richmond Sunset
The club approved the purchase of a ventilator in the ICU of Richmond Hospital, with $30,000 allocated from 2025 Winter Wonderland, and the balance of $37,000 from 2026 and 2027 Winter Wonderland.
It also approved a one-time fund raising for Salvation Army Richmond’s mobile feeding program.
The PR committee produced and posted on social media a short video on 3 charter members: Magdalen Leung, Michael Chiu and Jackie Lau this month marking the club’s 28th anniversary.
Sechelt Sunshine Coast
One club meeting featured guest speaker from Project Amigo, Colima, Mexico
One former Rotarian rejoined Rotary as a member of the club.
400 members and guests attended the 27th annual “Dad ‘n Me” Dance for girls 5-11 years and their fathers (or significant other male equivalents), neeting about $10,000 in proceeds. The club sponsored a high school student to attend Rotary’s Adventure in Citizenship in Ottawa.
The reflective House Signs Project continues to generate funds for the Club.
Club members donated $5,000 to the End Polio campaign.
Steveston
The Rotary Club of Steveston celebrated its 25th Anniversary on May 27th among 110 members and guests, with a Proclamation by the City of Richmond presented by Mayor Malcolm Brodie and a speech by former BC Lt. Governor Steven Point, the inspiration and major supporter of the Write2Read program now about to achieve 28 library/learning centres for First Nation villages throughout the province, led by club members PDG Bob Blacker and PDG Shirley-Pat Gale.
The club donated $2,000 to the Global Food Providers Farm in Chiriqui Panama to help the farm buy a new dehydrator.
A shred event at McMath Secondary School raised $4,800 for our food security programs (Christmas ham-pers and Minoru Seniors).
Tsawwassen
The club inducted two members.
A dozen members cleaned up well over a thousand pieces of trash/recycling from our Adopt-A-Street sec-tion of our adopted street in Tsawwassen.
At a Delta Council Meeting the club received final approval and commitment from the City to support the Coast 2 Coast Trail project.
At a fundraising dinner at Illuminate restaurant on May 26th, to raise funds for the Coast 2 Coast Trail from dining proceeds and auction items, the club raised $40,200.
Williams Lake Daybreak
Base supports are now installed for a new club-sponsored Play Cubes as a playground improvement to be followed by a new rubber surface The club raised $2,900 from the year's second book sale.