Club Executives & Directors
President
Cindy Tang
President Elect
Louise Perry
Secretary
Louise Perry
Treasurer
Marguerite Murray
Service Projects Youth
Trevor Crean
The Rotary Foundation
Del Paterson
Immediate Past President
John Berry
President Nominee
Michael Crean
Director Seniors Housing Society
Kevin Gordon
Director Service Projects
Wayne Corlett
DIrector Fundraising
Richard Prill
Director at Large
Vasant Jain
Club Administration
Carmelita Tapia
Sergeant-at-Arms
Gerda Suess
 

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Welcome to The Rotary Club of New Westminster, proudly serving our community since 1928.

New Westminster

Service Above Self

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Bavaria Haus 233 Sixth Street
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Home Page Stories
No Stone Left Alone
Posted on Nov 04, 2019
Club members, Nick Cheng and Captain John Milne CD, Company Commander with the Royal Westminster Regiment attended the
“No Stone Left Alone” ceremony at the Military Section of Fraser Cemetary,  New Westminster on Monday November 3.
Poppies were placed on military headstones.
 
Remembrance Day Program
Posted on Nov 07, 2019
John thanks our guest speakers for our informative Remembrance Day presentation.
Robert Mitchell Harley, WW1 Historian and Curator of the Regimental Museum and Terry Leith, President of The Royal Westminster Regiment Association and 1st VP it the Royal Canadian Legion.
 
Oct 24 speaker
Posted on Oct 24, 2019
Rotarian Jodi thanks our speaker Colin Hawes Assoc. Professor of Law  from the University of Technology, Sydney for his presentation.
End Polio Now 2019 Campaign
Posted on Oct 28, 2019
A few pics to share from our End Polio Now awareness event that was held in the Royal City Centre Mall with the Royal City Club on the weekend. 
Thanks to the members that volunteered their time on such a sunny weekend!
To learn more about this campaign: https://www.endpolio.org
 
Eye Clinic 2019
Posted on Oct 20, 2019
Thank you to our community partners, and the volunteers for another successful eye clinic!
Many folks will be receiving their new eyewear in a few weeks. 
(to see more photos please view the article in the New Westminster Record in the downloads section on the left of our home page)
 
 
Fundraising + Fellowship
Posted on Oct 02, 2019
Several members and their guests enjoyed a fabulous fundraiser presented by the Seniors Services Society and The Royal City Rotary Club. 
Age is Just a Number! 
The Senior Services Society supports the senior members of our community in so many ways. 
To learn more or volunteer:http://www.seniorsservicessociety.ca/
 
 
Club meeting Oct 17
Posted on Oct 17, 2019
We welcomed  and exchanged banners with Dilip, the Past President of RC Curchorem Sanvordem 
District 3170 Goa India. His wife ,who is also a Rotarian joined us as well.
ROTARY DOES CONNECT THE WORLD
September is Literacy Month
One of Rotary's 6 Pillars is Basic Education and Literacy.
Our club is proud to support literacy in our community. 
We donated books to the Fraser Middle School library and recently provided seed money to start a new chapter of the
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Queensborough.  https://imaginationlibrary.com/ca/affiliate/BCWESTMINSTER/
And in the same theme at our final meeting in September, our members are invited to bring 3 books to swap and discuss.
 
Councilor Nadine Nakagawa
Past President John Berry thanks our speaker Councilor Nadine Nakagawa for taking time out of her busy schedule to visit our club. 
David Neima
Posted on Aug 22, 2019
 
Congratulations to our member, David Neima who was recognized for his dedication to Canadian Eyesight Global. Rotary International President Mark Maloney was there to present the award that was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Surrey, District 5050. 
Thank you David for “Giving Light to the World.”
 
 
 
Thank you! Until next year...
Posted on Jul 11, 2019

ROTARY DISTRICT 5040: NEW WESTMINSTER ROTARY CLUBS IN ACTION 
 
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL POT OF GOLD CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT!
 
 
The 24th Annual Pot of Gold Charity Golf Tournament, jointly organized by the Royal City Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of New Westminster, was another great success.  Under ideal golfing conditions at Mayfair Lakes Golf Club in Richmond, 120 golfers teed off in a Texas Scramble format to compete for team and individual prizes, followed by a delicious buffet and live and silent auctions.  With the support of sponsors (including our title sponsor Cassady & Company), donors, golfers and volunteers  the event raised over $34,000 this year, bringing the 24 year cumulative total to over $565,000!  Also sharing in the net proceeds are Salvation Army and Purpose Society, an alternate educational facility.  All of the beneficiaries will use their funds to support projects for youth in our community, including RYLA, Adventure programs, Rotaract, Interact, a hot lunch program in New Westminster Secondary School and Youth Exchange. 
Plan on joining us on July 14, 2020 for our special, 25th Annual Pot of Gold Charity Golf Tournament.
Lunch on the Linnee
Our new President Captain Cindy, members and guests were treated to a delightful luncheon aboard the Linnee, by Rotarian Lynne and her husband Ron.
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2019-2020 Installation Event
Our inspirational outgoing President John Berry thanks the club and presents the board of directors with some delicious chocolates. 
 
 
The Honourable Bob Crawford installs Cindy Tang as our new President for 2019-2020
 
RYLA 2019
Tsomo, Kathy and Danny shared their experience at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) held at Camp Elphinstone.
The 4­-day camp consists of interactive workshops, team­building exercises, presentations from professional speakers, hands ­on service projects and many other fun activities!
For additional information about RYLA: http://ryla5040.org/about/ryla/
 
 
 
Rotary Foundation
Congratulations and thank you to our members for this achievement!
March Programs
We heard from two of our newer members this month. 
Jodi and Vasant shared their stories with our members. Rotarians Mike and Nancy thanked them.
 
We also had a visit from Elsbeth! She helped us sing the national anthem.
Supporting our foundation
PDG Del Paterson, thanks ADG Nancy Eidsvik for her long time support of the Rotary Foundation.
She is presented with her pin for Major Donor Level 2.
 
Former BC Lion, Angus Reid shared his story
Our members were fortunate to hear from Angus Reid, a former player for the BC Lions.
We look forward to reading his book "Thank You Coach".
Laurie presents him with our Rotary coin to say thank you.
 
 
 
Welcome Lynne!
We are delighted to introduce our newest member.
Lynne Francis!
Arts Council of New Westminster
We enjoyed an informative presentation about our local arts council, from the Executive Director Stephen O'Shea.
Stephen was recently the recipient of the Citizen of the Year, by  The Chamber of Commerce.
Wayne Corlett thanks him at our lunch meeting held at The Bavaria Haus.
More information can be found here:
Rotary Theme for 2019-2020 Unveiled
RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney announces the 2019-20 presidential theme - Rotary Connects the World.
 
“Through Rotary, we connect to the incredible diversity of humanity on a truly unique footing, forging deep and lasting ties in pursuit of a common goal,” he added. “In this ever more divided world, Rotary connects us all.”
 
Merry Christmas 2018
Our members and many guests celebrated another upcoming holiday season at the Old Bavaria Haus.
We shared a lovely meal, and thanked our chef Michael and server Trevor for their service this year. PDG Del presented some PHF pins and we welcomed back a former member Chris back to our club.
Leo, our exchange student from Germany received a Christmas gift from our members.
We also had our annual AGM and have elected our President and board members for July 2019-June 2018.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
(See all the photos under the photo album tab)
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DG Darcy Long visits our club
We were delighted to have DG Darcy Long join us. It was an award winning week for us!
We were honoured to received the Platinum Award from the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce for the best Non Profit and then DG Darcy presented us with a special recognition for our work in the End Polio Now initiative. 
 
 
 
 
 
November is Foundation Month!
PDG Del Paterson provided our club with an overview of our Rotary Foundation and the importance of contributing to it. It really helps us continue our good work both locally and internationally.
 
 
ADG Nancy Eidsvik thanks Del for his presentation, and Del awards Gord Mackie with his Paul Harris +4.
Our fieldtrip to check out the Solo electric cars
Our members and their guests had the opportunity to do a “field trip” to the Solo electric car factory in New Westminster.  It is a state of the art business and factory and on the cutting edge of technology and the green revolution.  We enjoyed a tour of the assembly plant and a history of their company and products.  More info on the company and their products can be found at: https://electrameccanica.com/
We didn't actually take a bus, but we did CARPOOL.
Thank you to our hosts for a very interesting tour.
Check out a some of our pictures....
 
 
 
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New members!
Meet our newest members! Del Paterson and our members welcome back Laurie Stewart, and are delighted to induct Vasant Jain.
 
 
Potluck
Members and guests gathered for an evening of fellowship while sharing a potluck dinner.
 
 
 
President's Citation
Posted on Oct 03, 2018
President John Berry and  our member and Assistant District Governor Nancy Eidsvik, accept on behalf of Past President Richard Prill, the  Rotary International President's Citation for the Rotary Year 2017-2018 from Past District Governor Don Evans.
Rob Stewart
Club members and guests that attended today's meeting appreciated the wonderful presentation by Rob Stewart. He shared some personal stories about his father, Irwin Stewart.
Irwin who past away June 5, 2017 was a special, giving man and member of our club. He is truly missed, but his memory lives on in the good work he did and the legacies he has left behind.
Photos courtesy of Gaby Gasztonyi
 
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Meet Leo!
Welcome to our newest exchange student, Leo who just arrived from Germany.
His host parents, Dave and Pam took him to the new Whistler Suspension Bridge.
 
 
 
 
 
August 2 meeting Cancelled
Due to the upcoming holiday weekend our  August 2nd lunch meeting is cancelled as we expect very low attendance. Please join us next Thursday, August 9th.  Sorry for any inconvenience.
 
Victor and Kate
Victor, our current visting Youth Exchange Student from Brazil welcomes back Kate, our Youth Exchange Student who has recently returned from her year in Spain.
 
Installation 2018
Last night we celebrated our successes with outgoing President Richard Prill and look forward to our new year with incoming President John Berry.
Thank you to our District Governor Nominee Bala Naidoo and his spouse Vasi for joining us.
Our Emcee Dave Vallee congratulates and thanks Richard for a great year.
District Governor Nominee, Bala Naidoo shares his insights with our members and guests.
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You Wear it Well-Just for Grads
Rotarian Nick Cheng thanks Margaret Wills for her presentation that showed our members how our donation makes sure local youth can attend their grad.
 
Polio Walk 2018
Thank you to our walkers, donors, sponsors and spectators - The Walk to End Polio 2018 was another success on a beautiful day in New Westminster.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meet Rachel Way
Rotarian Dave Vallee thanks Rachel Way for her delightful presentation at our club today.
Rachel is a grade 11 student at Saint Thomas More Collegiate.
She was sponsored by our club to attend the Adventures in Citizenship held in Ottawa.
She had many great experiences while making new friends.
 
Welcome Violet!
We welcomed a new member, Violet Chan who was sponsored for membership by Carmelita Tapia.
Past DG Del Paterson inducted her to our club at our lunch meeting held at the Bavaria Haus.
Guest Speaker Senator Martin
Our member, Rotarian George Sandwith thanks The Honourable Yonah Martin for her presentation at our club meeting.
Four more helping hands!
We welcomed 2 new members in March.
Meet Brunella from the Hyack Festival Association and Jessica from the Salvation Army.
90th Anniversary Moment 
Our member Assistant District Governor Nancy Eidsvik thanks Rotary International President Ian Riseley with a donation in his name to our upcoming Walk to End Polio.
90 Years Celebration
Our club was fortunate and delighted to have Rotary International President Ian H.S. Riseley attend our 90th Anniversary Celebration. More pictures to follow...
 
January Speakers 
We enjoyed some excellent guest speakers in January. 
Judy Darcy MLA New Westminster (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) 
 
Roger Killen, Producer Tedx Stanley Park 
Christmas Spirit
President Richard Prill and President Elect John Berry in the Christmas spirit at the City of New Westminster Christmas get together.
Wheel Chair donation
Inspecting the new wheelchairs our club donated to the Queens Park Health Care Centre to help our seniors get around!
 

Back row (left to right): Gerda Suess (Sergeant-at-Arms, Rotary Club), Nick Cheng (Director, Rotary Club) and Jason Lesage (Executive Director, Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation)

 

Front row (left to right): Hamid Mahmoudi (Manager, Clinical Operations, Rehabilitation), Dave Vallee (Past President, Rotary Club) and Richard Prill (President, Rotary Club)

Our 2nd Eye Clinic
 
 

A great project with outstanding results. A total of 39 patients were seen by 2 eye doctors as well as students and teachers from Douglas College. 

Most of our patients were referred to us from various agencies in New Westminster. Thank you to our partners, volunteers and Tim Hortons for the treats.

 
Goodbye Calvin and Zoey
President Richard Prill and Rotarian George Sandwith thank our bio medical students for their presentation and wish them good luck in their future endeavors.
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Dr. Arlene King
 
Del Paterson and Dawn Rutledge thank Dr. Arlene King for her informative presentation regarding Polio.
 
Meet Calvin!
One of our international projects is sponsoring bio medical students to come to Canada for their training. 
This is Calvin, one of our students working at Vancouver General Hospital. 
Join us for Lunch!
We have great fellowship, food and support our community both local and international. 
Join us for lunch at The Bavaria Haus on the first 3 Thursdays of the month. 
Helping our Seniors
We are proud to support the Seniors Services Society and the Queens Park Hospital Foundation with donations for their programs.
Nick Cheng and Kara-Leigh Bloch from the Senior Services Society 
 
 
 
Dave Vallee with Jason Lesage from Queens Park Hospital Foundation
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Farewell
We said goodbye to our wonderful exchange students.
Lavinia from Italy and Juan from Mexico.
 
It's a new Rotary Year!
On June 21st our members and guests gathered to say Thank you to Dave Vallee for his great year. Bob Crawford installed our new President Richard Prill. 
Our theme for 2017-2018 is ROTARY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE. We plan to do just that! 
Rotarians at Work!

Rotarians Richard Prill and Jim Dodd at the loading of the Philippine container on June 3. Basic arrangements for the container were made by Elena Agala who is shown in the picture. 

 

 
Books, books and more books!
Dr. Suess said it best -

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

Our club supports literacy and recently donated 400 books to the library at our newest school. - Fraser River Middle School.
 
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Our Thursday Evening meetings are fun!
On the last Thursday of the month we hold an evening meeting at Boston Pizza Columbia Square Plaza at 5:30. These meetings are informative and FUN.....
This weeks topic was a brief history on our Word Community Service by Mike Crean.
 
 
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Thanks from the  Boys and Girls Club
 Rotary on Ice was held at the Langley Events Centre. Rotarians, friends and family members had a great night supporting the Vancouver Giants.This event creates awareness of our efforts to eradicate Polio.
We also donated tickets to the Lower Mainland Boys and Girls Clubs.
We received this fabulous handmade card of thanks from a few of the young people that enjoyed the game.
 
 
Children's play area opens at RCH
Members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster and the Group of Five officially open the new children's play area at Royal Columbian Hospital.
Another great joint project to help our community!
DG Lyn Stroshin visits our club
Members and guests gathered to hear inspirational words from our District Governor Lyn Stroshin.
 
PDG Del Paterson, DG Lyn Stroshin, President Dave Vallee present a freshly baked Black Forest cake celebrating 100 years of The Rotary Foundation.
 
Rotary Eye Clinic 
On Sunday while many were sharing Thanksgiving with families the Rotary Club of New Westminster was helping the community by providing a eye clinic at the Salvation Army.
Along with several Rotarians and members of the  Rotaract Club, eye care professionals aided by Douglas College students helped with free eye exams and glasses. 
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UBC/Douglas College Dentistry Program presentation
Posted on Aug 18, 2016
 

Zul Kanji, Director and Co-ordinator of UBC Dental Hygiene Degree Program and Susan Schmitz,

Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Dentistry with Louise Perry and Dave Vallee.

Photo Courtesy of Gabor Gasztonyi

 

On August 18, 2016 our Club presented a cheque of $5,000 to cover next year’s operating costs in providing free dental care to low-income families in New Westminster.

Rotary Club of New Westminster Installation Dinner
Members of the Rotary Club of New Westminster gathered to reflect on the past year with President John Berry and welcome our new President Dave Vallee for the new year celebrating Rotary Serving Humanity. We welcomed a new member and some special awards were presented. It was a wonderful evening.
Outgoing President John Berry says goodbye and thank you.
 
 
Our new President Dave Vallee with his wife Pam and her parents.
 
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Walk to End Polio
Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. We are close to eradicating polio, but we need your help. 
 
How ... The Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs of Burnaby & New Westminster and the Vancouver Cambie club will be holding the 3rd Annual Rotary's Walk to End Polio Now.  We would like to ask you to join us by:
  1. Signing Up as a Team or Individual to help raise funds and/or
  2. Make a Donation and/or
  3. Show your support by coming out to the Walk.
     
    Walk Details: Saturday, May 14 |  9am to 12 noon  |  River Market, 810 Quayside Drive, New Westminster |  For additional details click on the Walk Details on the side bar.
   
 
 

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Speakers
Lynda Rocha
Nov 14, 2019
District RYLA Chair
DG Bala Naidoo
Nov 21, 2019
District Governor Club Visit
Regular Meeting Cancelled for evening Potluck
Nov 28, 2019
Christmas Social potluck RSVP required
Karim Hachiaf
Dec 05, 2019
Superintendent of New Westminster Schools
MEETING CANCELLED
Dec 26, 2019
Christmas vacation
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