September 2023 Bulletin - Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise (Oct 07, 2023)

The Rotary Club of
Vancouver Sunrise

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Vancouver Sunrise - September 2023 Bulletin

Fuelling the Hooplaw Fundraisers

Team Rotary Sunrise Vancouver lived up to its name with another successful early morning Pancake Breakfast to support the lawyers participating in the annual Hooplaw fundraising basketball tournament. Proceeds from the event support local charitable projects, including our Rotary-Strathcona Youth Leadership programs.

Special recognition and appreciation to:

Past President Cam, Luba and Ron who led the organization and pick up of donated food and supplies.
Jamie Kemp and her colleagues at Lasalle College's Culinary School who provided supplies and professional equipment.
Abigail, Emma and Jason who fought the flames and prepared a big serving of pancakes and sausages to get the party started!

Serving and Growing Local Education

Vancouver School Board (VSB) Chair Victoria Chung spoke to us on September 13th about the Board's role and priorities and the new development underway at the Coal Harbour Community Centre.

The mixed-use development is a joint initiative of the VSB and the City of Vancouver and will provide an elementary school for 340 students, a child care centre with 69 seats and 60 units of social housing attached to the Community Centre. We look forward to expanding our relationship with Victoria and the VSB, the City, and this exciting initiative at our club's beautiful waterfront location!

Our Doctor of Data Science

On September 6th we were treated to a fascinating classification talk by one of our newest members, Dr. Ryan McBride. With his dry wit and a collection of family and vacation photos, Ryan took us through his journey as a lifelong resident of Surrey and Burnaby and his career as an academic and scientist who applies mathematics and data science to real-world community problems.

Along the way, we also learned about AI, Ryan's favourite travel souvenirs (tacky fridge magnets) and how he has combined a demanding teaching, research and consulting career at SFU with his passion for service through Rotaract and Rotary. Thank you Ryan for sharing your research expertise as a founding member of our Grants Committee, and for your friendship and fun!

SLP Support for Early Childhood

On September 20th, we took a deeper dive into September's Rotary theme of Basic Education and Literacy with an interactive and engaging presentation by Katrina Jenkins - pictured above with a proud Papa Kwan. Katrina is a paediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) who works with Vancouver Coastal Health helping pre-school children with a wide range of communication delays and disorders to improve their speech and language skills and gain confidence.

Thank you Katrina for your service supporting children and their families and making our future generations and communities stronger and brighter!

Growing New Rotaractors

Our newest club member Jamie Kemp and Ron were busy in September promoting Rotaract opportunities to students during orientation at Vancouver's Lasalle College, where Jamie is the Chief Academic Officer. Given this dynamic duo, it can't be long before we hear about a potential new Rotaract Club in our District!

September Moments

Congratulations to Frances and Ken Kolotyluk on the celebration of their 60th anniversary in September!

On September 27th, Frances also delivered a captivating presentation to our members on about her achievements as an educator and lifelong reader, as well as the contributions that she and Ken have made to Rotary education and literacy projects - a labour of love indeed!

On September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Ron joined the youth and mentors of the Girls Who LEAP program for a day of learning and reflection.

The program included a traditional Indigenous meal, a Sharing Circle with Haida Nation Elder and Knowledge Keeper Amanda White who shared her story as a residential school and Indian day school survivor, and Amanda Leo (Lil'Wat Nation) and Baby Devlyn who led and shared the significance of dreamcatchers in Indigenous culture.

On September 18th, some of our club members joined peers from the Vancouver Mountainview Rotary Club to learn about the Bread Brigade service project with Cob's Bread on Robson. Stay tuned for more updates!

Kudos to President Peter Fox for navigating reverse time zones and the pesky local wildlife to keep our club's business and teamwork on track during his visit with family in Australia.

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