2025 Program at a glance

 
 
 
District 5040 Conference 2025
 
Program at a glance
 
Apr 15 Edition

Friday Day 1

Empowering Local Communities
8:00 am Coffee, tea, and fellowship at the House of Friendship
   
10:00 am Official Opening Ceremony
 
  • Entrance of flags
 
  • Official Opening - District Governor Drew Antrobus
 
  • Greetings from City of Richmond Councillor Alexa Loo
 
 
  • First Nations welcome by Nathan Wilson
   
 
The Magic of Rotary with Mentalist/Magician Jeff Newman
 
12:00 noon Lunch - Presentation of Don Evans People of Action Awards
   
1:15 pm Dr. Paul Kershaw: “Is it fair to all concerned? How to fix Canada’s broken intergenerational system”
   
  Local Community Project Highlights - Rotary Fire Trailer 
   
  Dr. Lara Aknin:  “The Magical Gift of Giving”
   
 
Celebrating Local Community Projects - Rotary Community Garden
   
3:05 pm
Coffee Break at the House of Friendship (40 min)
   
  Celebrating Local Community Projects - Jenny Perez: Unplugged Canada: Collective approach for a Smartphone-Free childhood.
   
  A Peace Fellow’s Story of Peace, Purpose and Possibility - Vanessa Lanteigne
   
  End Polio Now Proclamation - City of Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie
   
5:00 pm End Polio Now Walk
   
7:00 pm Dine Out
  Continental Restaurant Dine Out
           Meet Jacquline Ho in lobby
  Vietnamese Dine Out
           Meet Suna Yee in lobby
  River Rock Buffet Dine Out
           Meet Nancy Eidsvik outside Buffet

Saturday Day 2

Empowering International Communities
8:00 am
Coffee, tea, and fellowship at the House of Friendship
   
9:30 am Rumana Monzur:  “Celebrating the Life”
   
  Rotary International representative – Dr. Nischal Pandey
   
10:40 am
 
Coffee, tea, and fellowship at the House of Friendship (40 min)
   
 
Celebrating International Projects - ACTS for Water
   
 
Dean Rohrs: “Rotary – Where now?”
   
 
Celebrating International Projects
   
12:00 noon Lunch with City Opera singers
   
1:15 pm
 
Celebrating International Projects - Project Amigo
   
 
Chris Offer: “Just Two Drops - the campaign to eradicate polio”
   
  Celebrating International Projects - Amarok Society: Teach a Mother
   
2:30 pm Coffee Break at the House of Friendship (40 min)
   
3:10 pm
  Dr. Shirley-Pat Gale: “Write to Read: Interactive Conversation on the Road to Peace”
   
 
Nabil Oudeh: “Be the Calm in the Middle of the Storm: Conflict skills for Rotarians
   
7:00 pm Gala Dinner including live Auction to raise funds for End Polio Now
  - Governor Awards
  - Rotarian of the Year
  - Rotary Club of the Year

Sunday Day 3

Going Beyond 
9:00 am Brunch and fellowship
   
  Memorial presentation “A Tribute to Past Rotarians” 
 
 
  Hope 604 – Rotaract’s role in Community Service - Christine deCastro
   
  Gayle & Nabil Oudeh: Conclusion “Be Calm in the Middle of the Storm” 
   
  RI representative report on Conference -  Dr. Nischal Pandey
   
  District Governor Drew Antrobus celebrates Incoming District Governor Jan Gisborne 
   
12 noon District Conference 2025 closing ceremony - windup
 

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