Over one million Canadians could be accessing food charity programs for the first time in 2024, according to Second Harvest’s annual “Hungry for Change” national study. As of late February more than one-third of those programs were already reporting they have had to turn people away.
Food for the Rotary-sponsored pantry program at Delta Secondary School, for students of families who need a hand up over weekends, and food for the South Delta Food Bank are the two causes which the Rotary Club of Ladner Shred A Thon on Saturday, April 13, 2024 will support. The Shred A Thon on April 13th will be open from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on the property behind Eastlink (Delta Cable) at 5381 Ladner Trunk Road in Ladner.
On International Women's Day, March 8th, Rotary Club of Ladner and Rotary International celebrate all our dynamic, people of action who are women leading us in service above self here at home and around the world.
North American Youth Exchange Network (NAYEN) is an association representing 167 Rotary Districts in Canada, Mexico, and the United States involved in Rotary Youth Exchange throughout the world. The Exchange creates transformative exchange experiences that promote cultural understanding, foster global citizenship, and build a more peaceful world. The 2024 Nayen Annual Conference is being held March 7 to 9 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre in Vancouver.
Having arrived in Vancouver after a 13-hour flight from Thailand on the morning of March 5th, three members of Rotary District 3330 -- representing the 353 clubs in Thailand -- who are attending the NAYEN conference, dropped in for lunch at the Rotary Club of Ladner's mid-day meeting with District Governor Designate Dean Hsieh and heard about Rotary Club of Tsawwassen's support of, and visit to, Project Amigo in Mexico. The visitors presented a District 3330 banner to Ladner Rotary as a thank you for their visit.
Canada’s ambassador to Japan, who started life in Kamloops and Penticton, began his career journey as a Rotary exchange student. Ian McKay’s career path has run like a superhighway through some of the world’s most important cities: New York, London, Tokyo. It has led him to the highest reaches of finance, politics, and global diplomacy, culminating in his current role as Canada’s ambassador to Japan.
When asked the secret of his success, McKay credits his foresight in learning Japanese, his keen interest in finance, and his understanding that high-level negotiations often work best away from boardrooms and summits. But the underlying answer is simpler. “It all started with Rotary,” he says — and later adds: “I can’t overstate that the critical part of that whole journey was Rotary." -- photo: Ambassador McKay with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in September 2023 at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Indonesia.
Ty Morris, who spent his early years in Ladner, Tsawwassen and Richmond, and now many years a resident in Washington State, has returned as a member of the Rotary Club of Ladner. He spoke about his life and career to club members on March 26th.
Since 2011 Honour House has been a refuge, a “home away from home” for members of our Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans, Emergency Services Personnel and their families to stay, completely free of charge, when they travel to receive medical care and treatment in the Metro Vancouver area. These brave individuals, along with their families, sacrifice so much on a daily basis to protect our freedom and our everyday way of life. Honour House provides the opportunity to show them that their community cares and how much all that they do for us is appreciated. It costs $10,000 per year to provide each room at Honour House. To date, donations to Honour House have funded over 14,000 nights of accommodation for those needing this support with thanks to the more than 500 volunteers who make this service possible.
Project Amigo has been empowering disadvantaged and marginalized children from the state of Colima, Mexico to achieve their highest potential since 1984. By offering comprehensive scholarships for formal education, school supplies, access to educational assistance centres, homework clubs, enrichment activities and healthcare services not otherwise available to them, they are committed to ending poverty through education, one child at a time. The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen has been supporting Project Amigo for over eight years with ongoing financial aid for students and with in-person visits for a week of service. In that time, Rotary Club of Ladner has also been a two-year sponsor of the program.
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