The most significant performance recognition the 1.4-million-member Rotary International can award to one of its 35,000 clubs is the Rotary Citation. Rotary Club of Ladner received an international Citation for 2023-24 by achieving its goals, including sustainable projects serving needs of our community and world, giving to top-rated The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in the community, thanks to members, local residents and the Delta Optimist.
Ladner Rotary also received international recognition for its donations in 2023-24 to the global campaign to End Polio Now, which Rotary initiated in 1986 and since joined by foundations, world health organizations and governments to rid the world of 99% of life time crippling and sometimes deadly disease. Thanks to Rotarians who have donated and in part to generous sponsors and local Delta residents.
Rotary District 5040, of 48 clubs from Greater Vancouver, up the coast to Prince Rupert and inland to Prince George area, also recognized Ladner Rotary as a Major Donor Level 1 to The Rotary Foundation.
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Examples of Ladner Rotary service to community & world | |
 | From proceeds of various fundraisers, Ladner Rotary sponsors a pantry of food at Delta Secondary School for students of lower income families to take home food |
For many years Rotary Club of Ladner has sponsored an Interact Club of 50 to 100 students at Delta Secondary School, which provides services and support to our community and communities in other parts of the world |  |
 | Rotary Club of Ladner sponsors and provides a Christmas dinner, and picnic in August, to provide some cheer for neurodivergent, or special needs, adults and their families and guardians |
Rotary Club of Ladner is a sponsor of the Rotary program, Adopt A Village Laos, and has participated in delivering water filters and systems to remote, impoverished villages of Laos |  |
Congratulations to Ladner Rotarians as People of Action, for empowering through unity together in service to our community and our world, more recently through:
• StoryWalk for children and families on the Millenium Trail in Ladner;
• providing food for lower income high school students and families and for South Delta Food Bank users;
• sponsoring the Interact Club at Delta Secondary School;
• sponsoring and providing some summer picnic and Christmas dinner cheer for families and guardians of neurodivergent, or special needs, adults;
• providing water filters and systems to remote villages of Laos among various services,.