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Welcome to The Rotary Club of Vancouver
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by Keith Upkes
on Jul 7 2009
Our club is comprised of more than 180 active professionals who join Rotary "To Serve" and are committed to the Rotary motto of "Service above Self."
We host the annual Vancouver Festival of Trees, which is the primary fundraiser for our local Vancouver Rotary Foundation. Funds are distributed to serve humanity in our local community, nationally and worldwide.
Rotary International is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto "Service above Self," Rotary's main objective is service above self," in the community, in the country, and throughout the world.
If you are interested in learning more about Rotary and our club, please contact our Membership Service Director, Courtney Barker, by selecting her name from the right hand column of our Home page.
Yours in Rotary Service!
Keith Upkes
2009-2010 President
Rotary Club of Vancouver
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New Officers and Board Members Installed at 88th Banquet on July 1
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by Katlin Smith
on Jul 2 2009
Keith Upkes, President of The Upkes Group, was installed as the 2009-2010 President of the Rotary Club of Vancouver at the club's 88th annual banquet on July 1. Other officers are Katherine Benson, President-Elect; Timothy Buckley, President Nominee; Victor DeAntonis, Secretary; Lester Mischke, Treasurer; Clarence Hughes, Sergeant-at-Arms and Jerry Petrick, Immediate Past President. Club Directors are DeLano Morgan, Susanne Cox, Lisa Gibert, Eric Olmsted and Courtney Barker.
Juliet Laycoe Hagley will be the new President of the Vancouver Rotary Foundation. Other Foundation Board officers are Karey Schoenfeld, secretary; Earl Salvey, treasurer and members Katherine Benson, Russ Dyer, Greg Jellison, Keith Koplan, George Middleton, Harley Morgan, Andy Nygard, Jerry Petrick, Keith Upkes and Steve Webb.
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Rotary Donates $21,003 to NW Harvest South
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by Katlin Smith
on Jun 24 2009
Rotary Club of Vancouver donated $21,003 to NW Harvest South at its June 24th meeting. Rotarian Lew Lardie presented the check to Clarence Petty, President of NW Harvest South. Funds came from individual Rotarian contributions and an $8000 match from the Vancouver Rotary Foundation.
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