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We are now conducting our meetings virtually. Every Tuesday at 5PM. If you are thinking about joining Rotary, or are a Rotarian visiting from another club, please feel free to join us online.

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Scholarship Winners 2020

We were delighted to welcome the 3 RCOW scholarship winners for 2020 and Ewa Zebrowski to our meeting on Tuesday 18th August.

Abby Unruh received the BobBrown/Richard Heine Scholarship

Jade Quinn-McDonald received the Walter Zebrowski Scholarship (Girl)

David Mehta received the Walter Zebrowski Scholarship (Boy)

Each student presented a personal portfolio of their achievements and spoke of their aspirations and plans for their future. Their presentations were truly impressive and showed them to be very worthy recipients.

This is the first year that 2 students, a boy, and a girl have received Walter Zebrowski Scholarships thanks to the amazing fundraising of Ewa Zebrowski and Doug Forseth.

We look forward to a return visit of these young people next summer to hear about their experiences and the first year of tertiary study.

Kalu Tamang Nepal Update

Ken Martin first met Kalu Tamang some years ago in Nepal when Kalu was his trekking guide. Kalu visited Whistler in 2018 and first spoke to the Rotary Club of Whistler describing the aftermath of the earthquake that had a devastating impact on Nepal.

On August 11th, Kalu spoke with us once again from Japan where he is currently marooned, unable to return to Nepal because of the Covid pandemic. Kalu and Selina Ng from Malaysia have created a small Charity project - Right to Loo - which is focussed on providing clean water and proper sanitary toileting facilities for schools in Nepal. In the last 3 years, they have built toilets for 12 schools. This is quite an achievement as all supplies have to be transported over very difficult terrain to get to the schools.

For more information go to Facebook: RightToLoo and rightoloo@gmail.com

Sea to Sky rotary clubs team up to ‘Pedal for Polio’

Bobbie Rathbun still remembers the time as a child when she wasn’t allowed to go to the mall or the movie theatre or the local swimming pool over fear of coming into contact with large crowds.

While our widespread COVID-19 health protocols are new to most, for a certain generation, physical distancing was the norm as parents tried to protect their children from another devastating, infectious disease: polio.

Amarok Society

Teaching Mothers to Teach Others. Speaker: Dr Tanyss Munro

The Rotary Club of Whistler has supported Bulbuli, one of the mothers in the Amarok Society programme in Bangladesh for a number of years. Last year the club also started sponsoring Sejada.

The Amarok Society was founded with one family at its centre: Dr. Tanyss Munro, Gem Munro and their four children.

"The Amarok Society defeats ignorance with the most powerful force known to man: Woman."

At our Zoom meeting of the 4th August, Dr Tanyss Munro spoke to us about what has happened with the programme since the Covid pandemic swept across the globe.

For more information about the Amarok Society see :

http://amaroksociety.org

100 Women Who Care

At our Club Zoom Meeting of the 28th August, Ashlie Girvan spoke to us about a rather low profile group of Whistler residents who have donated more than $60,000 since May 2019 to Local Charities.

100 Women Who Care was started in November of 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Michigan as a simple way to raise money quickly and efficiently for local charities.

The local Whistler Chapter was founded in December of 2018 by Ashlie Girvan, who discovered the 100 Who Care Alliance while getting lost in her InstaStories late one night. Ashlie recognized the simplicity and potential surrounding this fundraising initiative and quickly reached out to Kourtney McKercher, Ruth Barrow and Courtney knight to join forces with her as the organization committee; we are each strong in our own right, but together we are stronger. The first inaugural meeting took place on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

See the website: https://100womenwhistler.com/

Recent Meetings

Meetings: 14th and 21st July

14th July Business meeting

At the business meeting of the 14th July, Ken ran through the financials of the 2019-2020 Rotary Year and the reports were approved. The financials for this financial were discussed and although there are so many unknowns with the ongoing Pandemic and potential fundraising, the Rotary Club of Whistler is in a strong situation to meet our regular annual contributions to such causes as supporting the Skatin school and our Amarok mums.

The members welcomed Grant Loyer and Leslie Piderman from Lillooet to join our club. Their membership has since been completed.

Following the presentation the Club by Elly Contrera it was determined to support Project Amigo with a donation of $1000 and to review in 6 months time to see if the Club has the resources to donate further.

21st July. Presentation by Trevor Ferraro of WORCA

WORCA - Whistler Off Road Cycling Association has led the stewardship of mountain biking trails in the Whistler valley since 1989. Every year they sanction events that bring the mountain biking community together, foster the evolution of the sport through youth programs, and employ experienced trail builders and staff to construct, maintain, and advocate for Whistler’s mountain bike trails. Trevor explained how all of these activities are sponsored and staffed and the challenges they face to maintain their programmes.

Project Amigo

Guest Speaker: Elly Contreras and Project Amigo

Elly Contreras and her husband Ramiros established Project Amigo in 1984 to provide educational scholarships, material support, enrichment activities, and preventive and remedial health care to disadvantaged children and youth in Colima state. At our meeting on Tuesday Elly explained why there is such a great need for the kind of support that Project Amigo provides.

202-2021 Board Installation

On the 23rd of July, at Rainbow Park, under the Rotary Club of Whistler covered picnic area, our club had a rainy but pleasant gathering of 25 members, friends and family. Appetizers and cupcakes were enjoyed. COVID 19 protocols observed.

The new president Gill Forester was sworn in, followed by the new Board of Directors.

On the left are 3 generations of Rotary Club of Whistler president. From the right, Gill Forester - President 2020-2021, Janice Lloyd - President 2019-2020, Ken Martin - President 2018-2019 and 2017-2018.

Four of our members who are Grande Dames of Whistler all had birthdays within a week, earlier in June, and we toasted their good health. Shown on the right are the honored Joan Deeks, Gail Wensley, Isobel MacLauren and Erika Durlacher.

Carlos Z Garza 22 Years Later

22 years after a 3-year exchange in our town, Carlos joined us at our 3:00 pm Zoom meeting to present and reconnect with the Rotary Club of Whistler. Some of the members from those days gone by now belong to the Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium. They added much to our Carlos greetings and welcoming.

Chris Offer - Action Man for Rotary World Peace

June 9th Chris Offer, retired Police Officer, Rotarian since 1981, committed to the Rotary Peace Building Initiative since 1987 spoke to us giving the history of Peace Building in Rotary and much more. Chris has inspired us to expand and build our education on Peace Building.

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