| Posted by Valerie Giles The Vocational Committee is hosting a Seminar in the New Year, on Saturday morning, January 21. It is aimed at the 18 to 30 age group. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles November is Rotary Foundation Month. All club PHF and community recipients are honored annually at our Paul Harris Fellow breakfast. Paul Harris founded Rotary in Chicago in 1905. Our club honours a club member and a community member for their work in the club and community each year. As well, individuals can donate $1000 US to Rotary International for the funding of many projects. In doing so they will receive a PHF for their generosity. Rotarians helping others with "Service Above Self". Shown in the photo are the PHF attendees at this year's breakfast. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles on Oct 17, 2011
Surrey BC, October 17, 2011 – Seven local youth were honoured Friday evening at the 1st Annual SASSY -Service Above Self Surrey Youth-Awards hosted by the Semiahmoo Rotary Club held at the Bell Centre for Performing Arts. Each award recipients received a $500 bursary, $500 donation to the charity of their choice, a signed copy of Craig Kielburger‟s book "Me to WE‟ and a stylized glass "S" SASSY Award. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles After more than 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are now very close to eradicating polio, to making history and to changing the world. We are so close to ending polio—all we need is you. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles on Sep 29, 2011 April 3, 2012: 11th Annual Wine and Dine June 5 & 6th, 2012: 23rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament and Calcutta For information about these events, Click on CALENDAR above and scroll through the months to find the date. Click on the event. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles Theme for the year
Reach Within and Embrace Humanity. Knowing that we can accomplish great things together using our expertise, our connections, our time and the money we raise as a club.
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| Posted by Sandy Wightman Semiahmoo Rotary has a history of supporting the hospital almost from the club's beginning. The club's support is at several levels. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles Barry Hodgson, centre in photo, represented Semiahmoo Rotary Club at the launch of the Intergenerational Therapeutic Community Garden and recognition of Rotary’s funding support of the “Sharing Circle” in the garden. During the summer, seniors will share stories with children and youth in this beautiful space near the South Surrey Recreation Centre. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles on Apr 22, 2011 Another successful event with over $23,000 being raised for our club's various projects. This year saw 16 restaurants participating and approximately 600 attendees. The food and wine were excellent and the weather perfect. Shown here is member Mike Gibson with his wife and members of his group of 40 participants arriving at one of their stops along Marine Drive.
We are looking forward to next year's event which will be held in April 2012. More information will be available closer to the date.
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| Posted by Valerie Giles on Mar 20, 2011 Our club was honoured to have Mayor Diane Watts as guest speaker on March 17, 2011. Mayor Watts spoke "unplugged" about the City of Surrey and its various and unique neighbourhoods. The discussion was lead by Rotarian Nancy Shewfelt and focused on Community Service, which is one of the five avenues of service in Rotary and a large part of the work done by Semiahmoo Rotary.
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| Posted by Valerie Giles The Rotary Club of Semiahmoo has partnered with the Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation to sponsor one of the eight Birthing Rooms at the Peace Arch Hospital.
This $150,000 commitment spans several years so we can leave a legacy for Rotary and have a significantly improved birthing experience for the Doctors, Moms and Dads of the 800 babies that are delivered in the hospital annually.
The existing ward which is being replaced was built in the 1960s. Shown here is the manager of maternity services in the new birthing room. |
| Posted by Kirk Mitchell The Semiahmoo Rotary Club has partnered with the City of Surrey to create the Recreational Picnic Shelter adjacent to the Rotary Field House in South Surrey Athletic Park. The Picnic Shelter was built to commemorate the 20th Anniversary (1989-2009) of the Semiahmoo Rotary Club. |
| Posted by Valerie Giles October2009 marked the start up date for Semiahmoo Rotary Club's Dental OutreachProgram in the Weatherby Pavilion at Peace Arch Hospital. |