5040 News
May 2020

End Polio campaign recognized as Vancouver buildings light up

The Rotary walk to End Polio along the harbourfront in downtown Vancouver on April 26, 2020 was cancelled in keeping with the advice of health authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organizations of BC Place Stadium, Telus Science World and Vancouver City Hall, agreed to continue showing their support of the cause, for which we thank them.
 
A photo gallery of more images is available. Photos thanks to Tom Smith, Christen and Kyle Downie and Gabor Gasztonyi. For a gallery of photos by professional photographer and Rotarian Gabor Gasztonyi click here. Gabor invites us to use the photos as we wish, with a "© Gabor Gasztonyi" credit.
 
Help Rotary help the kids at 
annual Hoop-a-thon

Each year Vancouver Rotary Clubs and Rotaractors have joined with you to raise funds at our Strathcona Rotary Youth Leadership Hoop-A-Thon.  Thanks to you we have raised more than $365,000 for the kids since 2006.

We can’t hold an event this year, but we are still planning to help the kids.

Because of the generosity of Rotarians, our Clubs, a Rotary District Grant, along with a major contribution by the Hoop-Law Tournament - and corporate donors, we have already raised more than $38,000. If you can add to this with a small donation, thank you.  If not, we understand.  All money raised will be awarded for scholarships, youth leadership training and the Strathcona Basketball Program.  

To make a donation go to our Charitable Impact page.

You will receive an instant tax receipt. 

To read more about our Strathcona Rotary Youth Leadership Project, watch our Hoops-At-Home Video featuring Global BC’s Chris Gailus and Yvonne Schalle.

Vancouver Rotary contributes
to COVID-19 emergency funding

The Rotary Club of Vancouver is providing emergency funding to Vancouver elementary schools and organizations in need during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The club donated $20,000 to the Adopt-a-School program, adopting two Vancouver schools, Norquay Elementary and Britannia Community Elementary. Funds will be used to provide food to families and assist those who don’t have computers or access to the internet so students can participate in online learning.

Vancouver Rotary also gave $10,000 to The Door is Open, an organization that provides daily meals to people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Read more in the Vancouver Sun story at the link below.

The Year Ahead sessions continue
Our Year Ahead 2020-21 sessions are now being presented as six webinars aimed at all members of District 5040, incoming club officers, committee members, new Rotarians, even potential members.
 
The series replaces the in-person sessions planned earlier for different centres of the District because of the COVID-19 threat. 
 
The first three sessions have been quite successful with good attendance and feedback.
 
The remaining sessions in May focus on membership, the Rotary Citation, Rotaract, the Youth Protection Policy, the Rotary e-Learning Centre and upcoming district events. 
 
The sessions are free to all Rotarians. You can register here.
 
Rotary 5040 presents....
The "Roskars" Awards
Join us for the District 5040 "Roskars" Awards 2020
 
Fancy Hats and Glasses Cocktail Hour Awards Extravaganza
Sunday, May 24, 4 - 5 p.m. via Zoom
Affectionately known as "Plan B"
 
Featuring... co-hosts 2019-20 DG Bala Naidoo and 2020 Conference Chair Tom Smith
Wear your fanciest hat and bring your favourite drink to the online party.

Awards presented include:
Rotary Club of the Year
Rotarian of the Year
Don Evans People of Action Awards
Membership Awards
DG Special Awards
 
A Zoom link will be sent to all members closer to May 24.
2021 District Conference
early-bird registration success
More than 100 people signed up for the 2021 District Conference in Terrace, May 20 - 23 by the Early-bird deadline of April 26.
 
They'll now be eligible for a helicopter ride to explore the Skeena and Nass Valleys from 2,000 feet courtesy of Lakelse Air.
 
More information about the conference can be found here
 
 
 
 
District Governor Greetings
District 5040 Governor Lorne Calder
 
Fellow Rotarians:
The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s greatest partnership.  It is only through the generosity of Rotarians around the world that we get to celebrate many of our known and unknown successes.  
 
I have always liked Past Rotary International President’s John Germ’s analogy that the “The HEART of Rotary” is our Foundation! Our efforts to eradicate Polio, provide clean water, provide basic education and literacy, sponsor schools and orphanages, assist mothers and children, provide basic and advanced health care don't go unnoticed
They create jobs for many underdeveloped countries, provide peaceful solutions through our youth exchange, Peace Universities, Group Study Exchanges, Ambassadorial Scholarships, protect our planet and much, much more is only limited by our creative brain power and our ability give generously to The Rotary Foundation. 
 
Last year RI approved more than 2,000 global grants totaling approximately $100 million. This is only possible if we all give to the Rotary Foundation!
 
Last year our District set a new per capita record of $250.09 finishing 2nd in Zone 28, but this was mostly because of 4 very generous donors who gave $100,000! Last year we had 46.5% of all Rotarians who gave at least $25 US and I believe that the other 53.5% is an opportunity.
 
I have challenged your President and Foundation Chair to work as a team and to encourage every Rotarian to consider the Rotary Foundation.  
In 2019/2020, our Rotary Foundation granted more than $46 million in a variety of initiatives for Pandemic Relief Efforts. Recently we had 194 countries sign on to a Wellness and Healthy Rotary Action group initiative to eradicate Cervical Cancer and this year Rotary has pledged $2.0 million of a $6.0 million large scale project to reduce and eliminate Malaria in Mozambique. 
 
These are remarkable life-saving projects that require us to commit to the Rotary Foundation to follow through on these large-scale commitments. 
 
At the District level we have approved more than $75,000 for local and a few smaller internationally based projects.  Eighteen projects have been selected to assist several communities in Coats for Kids, Dementia patients, youth hubs, story walk project/literacy programs, indigenous youth programs, clean water, orphanages, child development equipment and much, much more. 
 
Each of these projects targeting one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus and leading to sustainable project funding into the future. To access the $75,000 in funding, Rotary Clubs are required to raise more than $150,000 increasing the impact of these projects even more. Many of these projects are collaboration efforts with other Rotary Clubs to make these projects a possibility. 
 
We would like to do even more projects but need more donations being made to the Annual Program Fund Share program to do so.  The world needs us even more than ever before and we can all make a difference with a donation to the Rotary Foundation. 
With this in mind, I would like to challenge every Rotarian to please consider The Rotary Foundation in your charitable giving in 2021/2022.
 
I would love to see every Rotarian join the Paul Harris Society (PHS) and commit to a $1,000 US donation every year but if this is not affordable then what about $500 and with the District matching this donation with Foundation points achieve the next level of your Paul Harris Fellow. If $500 is too much, then what about $100 US to be a sustaining member or to join the Polio Society ($100 minimum commitment) or even giving $25 US to achieve Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) status can make a difference.
 
I challenge each of you to start a Rotary Direct pledge for as low as $2.50 per month (EREY) or $10.60 (Sustaining member) or $107 per month (Paul Harris Society- $1,000). 
 
I would like to see the number of Paul Harris Society members increase from 90 to 128 members (10% of the District), I would like to see the EREY ratio increase from 46.5% to 60% (#1 in the Zone) and I would like to see the number of Rotarians making Rotary Direct donations increase from 156 to 200.
 
DG Lorne Calder
 
 
Upcoming Events
Finance Committee Meeting
by zoom
Jan 17, 2023
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 
MBBI Meeting
by zoom invitation
Jan 18, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
 
Youth Exchange Mid-winter Meeting - Jan. 20-22
Jan 20, 2023 - Jan 22, 2023 UTC-08:00
 
Youth Committee Meeting - 7:00 pm
Jan 25, 2023 UTC-08:00
 
Short Term Student Exchange Application Deadline
Jan 31, 2023
 
Lunar New year and Foundation Event
Continental Seafood Restaurant
Feb 04, 2023
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
 
Assistant Governor Meeting
Feb 06, 2023
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Assistant Governor Meeting
Feb 06, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
 
AG KPI due
Feb 20, 2023
 
Board Meeting
Feb 20, 2023
6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
 
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