Special Features - 100 Years of Rotary in Chilliwack

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One person can make a difference. Together we can change the world.

ONE CAUSE. ONE WORLD. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF.

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We applaud you Rotary Clubs of Chilliwack!

YEARS of ROTARY

Thank you for all you do for our community.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF ROTARY IN BC ABBOTSFORD FEB. 8TH - Rotary Clubs of Abbotsford celebrate “100 years of Rotary in BC” at the Reach Gallery Museum.

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FEB. 23RD - Rotary Peace Forum building on the Rotary theme “Peace Through Service” to share ideas and develop strategies to progress toward a more peaceful world.

APR. 16TH - 20TH - Rotary Club of Vancouver celebrates 100th anniversary and RI President Sakuji Tanaka’s keynote address to Vancouver Board of Trade.

MAY 30TH - JUNE 3RD - iRotary District Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the District representing the Rotary Clubs of Abbotsford - District 5050.

A message from the District Governor Rotary International is the

Thank You Rotarians for all you do to make our community better.

world’s oldest volunteer hu-

programs

manitarian service organiza-

groups,

tion. Formed on February 23,

and job training, provide clean

1905, Rotary currently has

water, combat hunger, im-

over 1.2 million members

prove health and sanitation.

in more than 200 countries.

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Rotary District 5050, which extends from Hope, BC to Everett, WA, has 58 clubs and just under 3,000 Rotarians.

Rotarians are community leaders who volunteer their

Congratulations on 100 years!

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Rotarians support youth and promote

raised millions more in both

community

dollars and in volunteer hours

education

spent in our home communities and internationally.

Join us and make a difference. With your help, we will

In the 1980s Rotary began a

continue to make this world a

campaign for the global eradi-

better place and to help those

cation of polio. Thanks to Rota-

in need.

ry and our partners, only 215 children were infected by polio in 2012 - down from over half a million children dying every year when we started.

the lives of individuals. Rota-

Rotary District 5050 is

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a world leader in the fight

Self”, and we have a twin

against polio - raising over $1

focus of both local and inter-

million in just three years. In

national service.

addition, local Rotarians have

District Governor Sean Hogan

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

1 IS IT THE TRUTH?

Right from the start, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely-printed statements of business ethics is The Four- Way Test.

2 IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED? 3 WILL IT BUILD GOODWILL?

Created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor and adopted by Rotary 11 years later, The Four-Way Test asks: “Of the things we think, say or do:

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A message from the Presidents The Rotary Club of Chilliwack has been changing lives in Chilliwack and around the world since its inaugural year of 1934. As part of the largest service organization in the world with 1.2 million members in 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and territories, we work together to provide service to others, promote integrity and seek goodwill, and advance world understanding and peace. Together we have reduced polio to just 200 cases in 3 countries and with continued support we will eradicate this disease.

You may not have heard of us but you may have walked the Rotary trail, visited the Rotary Interpretive Centre at the Great Blue Brad Whittaker Heron Nature Reserve, enjoyed Party in the Park at Central ComPresident of the Rotary munity Park, swam in the Rotary pool, or attended a show in RoClub of Chilliwack tary Hall at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. And you have helped us with our projects by purchasing books each October at our huge annual Book Sale or in June, attending our Rotary dinner, taking in our Garden Tour, or playing in our Scholarship Golf Tournament. We do all of this with enthusiasm, fellowship and fun.

If you are interested in a worldwide network of inspired individuals who translate their passion into relevant social causes to change lives in communities, join us for lunch at noon on Fridays at the Best Western, where you will learn, laugh and sing. Find out more online at www.chilliwackrotaryclub.ca or follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofChilliwack.

Bruce Hanks President of the Rotary Club of Chilliwack/Fraser

The Rotary Club of Chilliwack/Fraser is a hands-on club, comprised of a diversified and great group of individuals who work together to provide service both locally and internationally. Over the past years we worked passionately to raise funds for the Hospice House and Hospice centre. This year will see the completion of the Salvation Army Project and the second and final installment to the dental operatories at the University of the Fraser Valley. Internationally we have worked in the Philippines on a water project. I would like to thank the members of our Club for selecting me as your Club president and encourage anyone who is passionate about helping those less fortunate or want to make a positive change in their community to contact The Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser at www.rotaryclubofchilliwackfraser.org. Our club meets Wednesdays at noon at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn.

Rotary is a phenomenal service organization that helps individuals and communities locally and internationally. The Rotary Club of Chilliwack Mt. Cheam has committed itself to supporting children and youth in Chilliwack through its charitable foundation, The Chilliwack Children’s Foundation (www.chilliwackchildrensfoundation.ca). The Chilliwack Children’s Foundation assists financially needy children and youth with such things as educational expenses, sports fees and equipment, speech therapy, and dental treatments. Our club has also undertaken a number of community projects such as the Watson Glenn Park and Kristen Mundstock the annual CATT Fund Volleyball Tournament. Internationally, President of the Rotary we have assisted with the creation of two seed banks in northern Club of Chilliwack Afghanistan and the construction of a well in Ethiopia. These Mt. Cheam are only a few of the projects that our club has participated in over the years. Our members have in common the desire to help those who are less fortunate and to serve the community of Chilliwack. If you are like-minded, please contact a Rotarian and ask about Rotary and the amazing fellowship and service opportunities available to you. Our club meets each Thursday at 7am at the Coast Hotel, Chilliwack.

We joined for fellowship & business. “ WE STAYED TO CHANGE THE WORLD

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Rotary’s 5th avenue of service is “New Generations”. The future of our society is with our young people. New Generations is young people aged 12 to 30. Rotary dedicates itself towards our youth and young adults through the many service programs in their community.

Rotary instills commitment to service, leadership, and civic consciousness with our young.

The Rotary Clubs of Chilliwack understand the importance of community from both a local and international level, and part of the foundation of a strong community is engaged, active and healthy youth. Through our New Generations programs we are able to teach youth the value of giving back and provide them with the opportunities to

experience this themselves. We support our youth and young adults through leadership opportunities and training and by allowing them to take the reins and handle their own fundraising initiatives as well as both global and local service projects. By aiding in the growth of our New Generations, Rotarians from around the world, and in your community, are working towards building a strong society of youth who see the value of truth, fairness to others, goodwill and acting in a manner that is beneficial to all concerned.

New Generations is the umbrella of many Rotary sponsored programs throughout the entire world that shapes our future leadership by giving them the resources to grow through programs like:

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NEW GENERATIONS Helping young people to become the next generation of leaders, visionaries and peacemakers.

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Rotary Trail a Work In Progress

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Greg Knill The Progress The Rotary Trail along the Vedder River may be one of the most well-used and recognizable examples of Rotarian effort in the community.

But it’s still a work in progress.

It’s only a part of a larger dream that would create a trail network throughout the community.

The idea first germinated in the late 1980s, remembers Rotarian Rick Davis, as Rotarians sought ways to provide a safe and healthy way to traverse the city either on foot or on bike.

The region around the Vedder River was sparsely populated when initial plans for the trail were first developed. CFB Chilliwack was still an active base, and residential growth had yet to extend that far.

The trail started as a joint project between the City of Chilliwack, Canada Forces, and Rotary Clubs of Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Mt. Cheam.

Using the dike was a natural choice for a trail along the river, said Davis. It provided a spectacular backdrop, as well as a firm base for almost any activity.

Today, the Vedder Rotary Trail has been adopted as a key initiative of the Rotary Club of Chilliwack. It extends more than 15 kilometres along the river, and actually forms a part of the TransCanada Trail network that stretches across the country.

Its popularity is undeniable. An estimated 15,000 people use the trail every month and more than 100,000 annually. They’re on foot, on bike, even on horseback. The trail surface also makes it accessible for wheelchairs. Not only does the trail provide an invigorating place to run, walk or cycle, it also provides access to one of the finest fishing rivers in the world.

The popularity of the Rotary Vedder Trail has grown with the population of the region. After CFB Chilliwack closed and the property redeveloped by Canada Lands, additional links have been built that provide better access from Garrison Crossing.

A recent addition to the trail has been the TrailTalker. The program, which can be accessed either online or with a smart phone, is like an audio tour guide, and is the result of recent trail enhancements made by the City of Chilliwack and the Rotary Club of Chilliwack.

The system includes audio vignettes that describe a variety of locations along the trail, identified by distinctive trail markers.

Smart phones aren’t necessary; the information can be downloaded to any mp3 player before heading out for a hike.

Topics include interesting facts about the river, its history and its natural features.

TrailTalkers provides a high-tech tool “to enjoy, appreciate and learn about the natural world” surrounding the riverside trail. Think of it as a trail guide in your pocket.

The most recent improvement to the trail is the expansion of the path along the north side of small creek leading from the Peach Ponds. The ponds were originally constructed to provide habitat for spawning salmon. A trail from the Lickman parking lot did exist, but it offered limited accessibility, especially during rainy weather, says Mike Hamel, who has chaired the Rotary Club of Chilliwack’s Rotary Trails Committee for the past few years.

The Club has provided $40,000 for the project, which is not yet complete. Based on feedback from local teachers, the trail will eventually include improved access to the creek so school groups can release salmon smolts into the water.

Hamel is passionate about the importance of the trail, an attitude shared by many who were surveyed by Rotarians. Not only has the trail provided a healthy venue to explore Chilliwack’s natural splendor, it provides an affordable and accessible place for families to enjoy.

And it’s not done yet. Within a few years, says Hamel, the trail will extend across the Keith Wilson Bridge, then wrap back around through Yarrow and return to Vedder Crossing.

“That is the ultimate goal,” he says.

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Kids and youth in the spotlight Jennifer Feinberg The Progress The children and youth of Chilliwack have been the prime focus of the Rotary Club of Chillwack-Mount Cheam since its founding in 1989.

Today the local club has 65 active members, who concentrate efforts on fundraising and a range of meaningful projects benefiting young people and families in need. “Our club has a lot of talent, and people who are committed to giving back in their community,” said club president Kirsten Mundstock.

“They understand that many people in the world need help, not just locally, but around the world.”

One of the club’s key accomplishments was the founding of the Chilliwack Children’s Foundation in the mid-1990s. Children of any age from birth to 18 years who are in financial need are eligible for funding for a range of medical, educational, recreational or cultural services. It could be to cover shortfalls or gaps in medical or dental care, for surgeries, speech therapy, eye glasses and tutoring as examples. There’s been a growing need expressed for help to pay for kids’ school and sports fees which can be prohibitive for the working poor, sometimes costing several hundred dollars a year. The club raised $40,000 for the foundation, and that stellar pool of resources has directly helped between 115 and 120 young people in Chilliwack this year. Speech therapy, dental surgery, soccer registration, computer equipment and leadership camps were some of the expenses covered by the club. They even modified a van to transport a wheelchair. “We are very proud of the number of kids we are able to help,” said Mundstock. The club pays administrative costs for the foundation, so that 100 per cent of the money they raise goes directly to helping Chilliwack children and youth.

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Every May the club members organize the fabulous Annual Lobster Dinner, with a live and silent auction held at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn. With solid support from the

membership, they usually manage to raise a whopping $48,000 to $50,000 with the lobster dinner alone, which goes to the foundation. “It covers almost all of our activities, which is good because there are so many people who need help,” said Mundstock. “We always have that pressure to fill up the fund.”

Five outdoor exercise stations were installed at Watson-Glen Park for about $20,000 last June, as part of the club’s community project allocation.

Another special fundraiser put on every year for the past 20 years by the Chilliwack-Mount Cheam club is the CATT Volleyball Tournament. The acronym is short for Chilliwack Athletes for Tots and Toys and 100 per cent of the proceeds go to Chilliwack Community Services for toys and hampers in its Christmas Sharing program. They raised $23,750 plus 312 toys at the last CATT event in November.

Another active way of supporting youth is with the six $1000 scholarships they provide to Chilliwack Secondary students. “We support three students in the trades, and three in academics.” They also sponsored eight young people to attend the weekend Youth Adventures in Leadership sessions. “It’s for youth who have been identified as future leaders,” she said.

“The idea is to inspire them to move on to bigger and betters things.”

From Chilliwack, all the way to Northern Afghanistan, the impact of this club’s reach is vast. For the past two years they’ve been involved in donating $12,500 a year for the Seed Band Program, as part of their international vision. “Farmers in that region don’t have the capital to start up and return to farming.

So we assisted in getting it going.” “The seed bank in Northern Afghanistan is run by a community council which helps them plant food crops. The members plant seeds, harvest the crops and return some seed back to the seed bank, which makes it self-sustaining.”The local club plans to do much of the same good work in Chilliwack for 2013.

“We noticed no decrease in applications. That’s a sign of the times for sure.”

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NEW GENERATIONS (Continued from page 15) INTERACT - a Rotary sponsored program of 12 to 18 year old students who meet to foster friendships that learn to develop leadership skills, helpfulness to their community, understanding the value of hard work, and advancing international good will.

ROTARACT a Rotary sponsored program of 18 to 30 year old young adults that meet in their community or University as a club. All of Rotaract efforts begin at the grassroots level, with members addressing their communities’ physical and social need while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

YOUTH EXCHANGE - a Rotary sponsored program for people who are 15 to 19 years of age.

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Leaders of Tomorrow The Leaders of Tomorrow program is a partnership between The three Rotary Clubs of Chilliwack, The Chilliwack Progress, The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, Chilliwack School District 33, Tri-R Development Group, EZE Rent-it Centre and Alliance Truss. The Criteria of selecting the student is based on the following: The student that represents the Rotary 4 way test. Is it the truth? Is it fair? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Leaders of Tomorrow awards a number of annual scholarships varying from $250 - $1000 at a year end event.

The program also recognizes three monthly “Leaders of Tomorrow’ as students of the month during a Rotary luncheon where they are presented with an award plaque and recognition in a Chilliwack Progress feature.

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country developing many life skills while learning a new culture and diversity.

YAIL (Youth Adventures in Leadership) for youth aged 15 to 17. Young people learn skills in developing their leadership and networking skills among their peers.

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) for young adults aged 18-25. It provides leadership training, and recognizes youth who give back to their communities.

ADVENTURES IN CITIZENSHIP - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ottawa. It gives youth aged 16 to 18 the opportunity to explore how parliament works and how it shapes our country.

Angelo Rea - Rotary Club of Abbotsford Michael Woods - Rotary Club of Chilliwack/Fraser

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My name is Jennifer The Rotary Club been Wardle, and last year I a great supporter of me was one of the lucky reas I’ve transitioned into cipients of the Chilliwack post secondary education.

Rotary Club’s Leaders of With their support, I have Tomorrow award. This been able to pursue my award both recognized passion in the Bachelor of me for my volunteering Arts, Humanities departthroughout high school, ment at the University of and provided me with the Fraser Valley, with the $1000 in scholarship money which I was able to put togoal of attending law school in the future. I would enward my education at the University of the Fraser Valley. courage students and the general community to become Currently, I am in my second semester, and am also funinvolved with the club in any way possible, to support draising for a trip to Haiti in May where two friends and the club just as they continue to support students. With I will be volunteering at the Rivers of Hope Orphanage. the the Rotary Club, the educational opportunities are After university, my goal is to become a youth counselendless. lor and a teacher as I feel these careers will enable me to help others, which is a very important part of my life.

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Rotary Youth Exchange This year, more than 7,000 young people will have the opportunity of a lifetime - a chance to live in another country and see the world from a new perspective through Rotary Youth Exchange.

As a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you’ll spend a year living with host families and attending school in a country other than our own. You’ll learn a new way of living, maybe even a new language, and a great deal about yourself. If you’re ready for the challenge and the rewards of living in another country as an exchange student, then you’re ready to discover new worlds through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. For more information contact any of the Rotary clubs in Chilliwack.

Chiara Bano My name is Chiara.

I’m a 17 years old Rotary Exchange Student from Fabriano, Italy. Fabriano is located in the center of Italy, three hours east of Rome, on the Adriatic Coast.

For me the Rotary Youth Exchange means learning another culture, language, making friends from another part of the world and learning about myself.

The Rotary Youth Exchange has impacted my life by allowing me to make choices by myself, to be more independent, to have an open mind to other cultures, to have a successful year on exchange. For me this is my second life and I’m taking advantages of my Rotary exchange year to learn as many things as possible.

I’m very happy to be living in Chilliwack, Canada because Canada was my first choice. I was surprised about the closeness and the beauty of the mountains.

The people of Chilliwack have made me welcome and they have made me feel like I was at home. There are a lot of differences between Fabriano and Chilliwack but I have accepted my new life in Chilliwack. I’m so proud of my choices, my origins, the old and the new Chiara.

Neall Struwig I have been in Spain as a Rotary exchange student since last summer. With this trip I’ve had so many experiences that you can’t find anywhere else. New school, great friendships, travelling to the north of Spain, Christmas, and starting to think in Spanish! I can’t thank Rotary enough for what they’ve done because I feel like I’ve improved as a person tenfold. If any student has the opportunity to do an exchange I would defiantly recommend it. And while I will be excited to go home at the end of the school year, I don’t want to leave this place I am now calling home. PS: I love showing off my Canadian flag to anyone I can.

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Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship The Ambassadorial Scholarships program promotes international understanding and friendly relations among people of different parts of the world.

The scholarships sponsor undergraduate and graduate students, as well as qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as goodwill ambassadors to the country where they study and give presentations about their own culture to Rotary clubs and other groups. Back home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that deepened their understanding of another culture.

Through their generous contributions, Rotarians worldwide show a continued faith that today’s scholars will be tomorrow’s community and world leaders.

Anna Soper The Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship has been a unique opportunity for me to learn about Ghana in general and the operations of Rotary in a different part of the world. Throughout my time in Ghana so far, I have seen amazing partnerships between Rotarians around the world and have witnessed how service through self is put into action. There are many imminent needs in Ghana, and Rotary has been able to impact thousands of lives through projects that directly address the needs of impoverished communities. As an Ambassadorial Scholar I have also been able to hear new perspectives on international relations and development topics through my studies. I am so grateful for this opportunity which has further opened my eyes to the needs of other parts of the world and I am confident that Rotary will remain in my life as bemoans for me to help address some of these needs.

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Making a difference in Chilliwack Eric Welsh

many hearts. “Once we got into renovating that house, it’s just something we got hooked on,” Hanks says.

The Progress When longtime members of the Rotary Club of Chilliwack/ Fraser drive down Hodgins Avenue, a smile plays across their face and they feel a wee tug at the heartstrings. Passing Prospera Centre, on the left, they see a building that houses the Chilliwack Hospice Society. The sign outside bears the name of the Rotarians, the Rotary Hospice Centre. Before 2004, it was just a big ol’ house. But Rotarian time and money helped turn it into so much more. The house serves a noble purpose now, providing comfort care to dying people and their families. “We assisted in the acquisition and put a lot of work into the renovation of that house,” says current Rotary Club of ChilliwackFraser president Bruce Hanks. “We fixed holes in the walls. We helped fix the foundation. We built the front steps. We contributed money, but we also contributed personally in sweat.” The Rotary Hospice Centre officially opened in 2005.

For current Chilliwack-Fraser Rotary president Bruce Hanks, there is one project that evokes that same ‘I made a difference’ feeling in him. When Chilliwack Community Services needed renovations to their daycare facility, Hanks and company were happy to help. “It was a small project involving about a dozen of us, patching walls and replacing floors and counter tops,” he says. “Over three weekends we fixed it up pretty nice, and the kids gave us a card with their hand-prints and stuff on it. That’s something that tugs at my heart because we helped these little kids.”

One of three Rotary clubs in Chilliwack, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack/Fraser celebrates a significant milestone in February. The club was established in 1982, which makes it 30 years old. “We built a gazebo and did some landscaping at the Chilliwack Cascade Hospice, and we put a pavilion up in Gwynne Vaughan Park,” Hanks says, listing off a few more projects his club has involved itself in over the last three decades. “We help with Meals on Wheels and we put a lot of work into the annual Hike for Hospice.” For all the Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser does for hospice, it’s clearly a cause that’s near and dear to

The club teams up with Meals on Wheels two months out of the year. In March and September they deliver hot meals to people who struggle to make their own due to age, illness, or disability.

The club’s most recent project was a partnership with the University of the Fraser Valley providing three, dental chairs (more than $25,000 each) for the dentists of tomorrow to hone their skills. “If you’re going to school to become a dental hygienist or an assistant, you obviously need to work on people,” Hanks explains. “The patients are people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford dental services, and we thought it was a very worthwhile project. Whatever we do, we’re always looking to help people in need.”

Currently on the docket, an expansion of the Salvation Army Food Bank, and a $120,000 commitment from the Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser. “We’re always looking for the most bang for our buck, and with this project we’d be helping thousands of people,” Hanks says. “What the Salvation Army is able to do in our community is amazing, and it’s something our club has always supported.”

The club doesn’t just pull their money out of mid-air. They work very hard to generate the funds that they funnel back into the community. The major fundraiser is an annual dance and silent auction that raises approximately $45,000. Every penny of that goes to Rotary projects. “This will be the fourth annual ‘Swing into Spring’ dance, which we hold at Evergreen Hall,” Hanks says. “We get a live band, which is actually the house band for the Roxy in Vancouver. There’s usually a theme to it (this year is ‘As Seen on TV), which opens the door to some creative costumes. It’s a lot of fun.” Tickets are $85 apiece, with a portion of that tax refundable.

The Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser is 54 members strong.

Members range in ages from 20s to 80s, with an 80-20 mix of males versus females. The demographics lean towards the

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Rotary’s reach helps kids in Uganda Greg Knill

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currently more than 1,200 kids enrolled at the school with 19 teachers. In 2008 there were none.

The Progress As the murderous regime of Idi Amin crumbled, and the African nation of Uganda returned to a semblance of order, the world’s interest turned elsewhere.

But with the attention gone, peace had hardly come to the country. In the north, where warlords like Joseph Kony rose to power in the vacuum of retreating armies, the bloodshed continued for another two decades. It left behind the graves of tens-ofthousands of men, women and children – and scarred a generation.

Chilliwack’s Carol Tichelman has returned to this world four times – twice representing the Rotary Club of Chilliwack and twice on her own.

She recently returned from the area (a grueling 10-hour truck ride north of the capital of Kampala) and shared with her fellow club members the work that is being done on their behalf in the city of Gulu.

For her, the efforts by Rotary have a simple focus: “It’s about the children.”

Decades of war, poverty and disruption have left the children of northern Uganda a lost generation. When the warlords were at their strongest – kidnaping and enslaving children into child armies – the Ugandan government moved many of the children to the relative safety relocation camps.

Years later, when the threat eased, the children were returned to homes that had long since fallen into disrepair – to fields that were overgrown, and to a world where they lacked the skills to prosper in.

Several aid agencies have been working to help the children from these troubled times readjust to a world outside the relocation camps.

With the help of groups like Rotary, the lives of many are making a measurable improvement.

Tichelman points to a school as just one example. There are

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In photographs from the school, she shows how much has changed in the years since her first visit. In one, the classroom is stark and empty. In another, the same class is decorated in vibrant colors, with children smiling and attentive.

Other projects have included the construction of a rice mill to help the Ugandan’s process a crop that is new to their economy.

(Rice was not traditionally grown in the region, but was a staple in the relocation camps where so many of them lived.)

They’ve helped purchase an oven that not only bakes bread for residents, but provides a useful teaching tool for the young adults hoping to gain a trade.

Through Rotary’s influence and connections they have established with local Rotarians, they’ve improved health care delivery. The repair of a well has meant the provision of a safe water supply, meaning a community of 3,000 is now eligible for United Nations malaria prevention programs.

Tichelman is not alone in her commitment to the region. Several other local Rotarians have travelled to Uganda – all paying their own way – see first hand the work being done by the club.

They’ve also seen the work done on Rotary’s behalf in nations like Ethiopia, where Rotary International continues its work to eradicate polio and make the disease a thing of the past.

But while Rotary’s work in Ethiopia has touched Tichelman’s heart, “The work that our club has done in Uganda has touched my soul.”

And the effort is far from over. Tichelman shows club members photographs of a dormitory for blind students where the beds are little more than mats on dirt floor. The tiny boxes at the head of each mat hold all the possessions each child owns. With local Rotary support, she hopes these children will one day have a facility that will offer them hope for a future better than the cruel past they have known.

After all, she repeats, “It’s all about the kids.”

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Book Sale a community effort Jenna Hauck

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The Progress Every year people flock to the annual Rotary Book Sale in October to get their hands on some of the thousands of books averaging $2 or $3 each.

Putting together such a massive sale takes a lot of time, and year-round dedication. Rotarians and other volunteers sort through 250,000 donated books every year for the Rotary Club of Chilliwack’s book sale. “It’s non-stop sorting all year round,” says Michael Simpson, chair of the 2013 Book Sale. For two hours, twice a week, a handful volunteers gather at the Rotary Services Building to sort through thousands of books. Over the course of a year, it takes approximately 5,000 to 6,000 man hours to put together the book sale.

Cecile Murray has been helping organize the children’s books for nearly 20 years. “I probably have done it all this time because I’m a real advocate of children’s reading. I still think that children need to read, and they need the connection with their parents,” she says.

Doug McLean is in charge of special-

ty books. Any book that can be sold for more than $8, gets handed over to him.

He takes them home and researches each one on the internet. He goes to a few different sites, compares prices and conditions, and then marks the book with a price even lower than the lowest he’s found online. They want to keep the prices low so that the books will sell. “We’re not trying to maximize profit, were trying to make money,” he says.

Organizing the Rotary Book Sale truly is a community effort, says Simpson. In addition to the book sorters, 40 local high school students volunteer during the week-long book sale. They organize and restock books, and help with the take down. In addition, local businesses offer their time and equipment. Legacy Pacific donates a forklift service and O’Connor Collision picks up and transports the forklift used for the setup and take down of the sale. Pioneer Buildall donates its trucking services to haul the books to the site, and Chilliwack Mall donates the space for the sale.

This year, from Oct. 13-19, marks the 28th annual Rotary Book Sale, and as in

(Continued from page 22) older side, and Hanks says Rotary is working hard to get younger people involved. His club offers two scholarships apiece ($2,500 each) to each of the local high schools, and his club participates in the Leaders of Tomorrow program at Sardis secondary school. The club is involved in youth programs and also participates in an exchange program that sends one student out to any country in the world where there is a Rotary Club, with another student coming back. “It’s usually somewhere in

past years, there will be about 100,000 books for sale. These books are chosen based on their condition, age, and availability. You won’t find older books at the sale, unless they’re special or rare books.

A bit more than half of the 100,000 books are sold annually during the book sale. A small portion of the unsold books migrate into next year’s sale. The rest are bought by weight at a discounted price by Discover Books of Washington State.

So where do the other books go, the ones that don’t make it to the book sale?

About 30,000 are sent to the Philippines each year — they include text books, reference books, encyclopedias, atlases, and fiction. The books sent overseas tend to be a bit older than those found at the book sale. And the rest? The other half to one third? They get recycled.

The Rotary Club of Chilliwack brings in about $62,000 to $70,000 each year from its book sale. “It’s all spent locally for things that will benefit the community,” says Simpson, such as the Rotary Trail, Central Community Park, and the Rotary Hall Theatre at the Cultural Centre.

Europe like France or Belgium, and it’s fantastic watching that program work,” Hanks says. “The students that come back to Chilliwack are more worldly, and I think they appreciate what they have a little bit more. They are our future, and that’s why helping students is a bigger focus now than in the past.”

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sented to the City of Chilliwack by the Rotary Club of Chilliwack in March 2002 and the official opening was May 2002.

The Progress It’s become one of the top tourist destinations in Chilliwack.

The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve has welcomed an incredible 18,000 visitors through the doors of the Rotary Interpretive Center since opening in 2002.

The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Rotary Interpretive Center is the hub of the entire site. It was built and funded by the Rotary Club of Chilliwack, and the members were so very proud to give it freely as their millennium gift to the people of Chilliwack, and the city.

It was in 1998 that the club first announced its intention to contribute significant resources toward the nature park at the south end of Sumas Prairie Road for the millennium year, remembered club member Jonathan Milne.

Support was mobilized with a Rotary Club of Chilliwack Project 2000 Committee. The committee undertook the task to make it happen. A wealth of individuals, companies and more came on board, offering their considerable skills, time and money.

The centrepiece of the club’s contribution would be the development of the 2600-square foot Interpretive Center right in the middle of a tremendously valuable ecological asset. The nature reserve is on land that was formerly DND wet bridging area, on a 130-hectare site, managed by the City of Chilliwack. It was undiked floodplain in the southwest corner of Chilliwack, and it was perfect for creating an ecological asset for all to enjoy.

Milne, an internationally known artist, said it was an honour for him personally to contribute his artistic and marketing skills to the task. He created a majestic heron logo for the Interpretive Center. Its graceful and distinctive design is recognizable on all the highly effective publicity and advertising copy.

After intensive fundraising, the Rotary Interpretive Center in all its post and beam glory and lots of natural light was pre-

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A management committee was formed in early 2003 to establish a non profit society to oversee the programs and services.

With a coordinator and a corps of volunteers, the interpretive centre became a vital hub of education programs, visitor services and site conservation projects.

The idea was to help school groups, birders, naturalists and the public observe the Great blue heron and other species.

It’s fitting since the southwest section of the nature reserve is among the largest heron nesting colonies on the Lower Mainland. It’s an ecological wonder, with its rare wetland habitat.

Several species at risk known to be in the area, from painted turtles, Salish suckers or Oregon forest snails, to other creatures like otters and muskrats. There’s about 100 species of birds that drop in or make their home there.

Over the past decade the draw has been the natural beauty as visitors the walk the trails, and check out the unique nature reserve and rookery from the vantage point of a tall tower.

People come from Chilliwack, and from all over the world to marvel at the unique site, with a total of 168 active nests counted this spring. Nesting season begins in March and goes to mid July.

There was huge support from the community for such a worthwhile project right from the start.

A glance at the list of donors in the $30,000+ range in 2001 shows major support from sources like: City of Chilliwack, Envision Credit Union, Kathy and Harry Mertin, Real Estate Foundation of B.C., Steelhead Aggregates, and of course, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack. But also from the Province of B.C. and many more through partnerships, donors, community groups, businesses or governments who gave funds or in-kind donations to make the dream a reality.

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Desmond Devnich believes there are young men and women in Chilliwack who share a spirit of community — people who want to get involved for the greater good, helping to make Chilliwack and the world beyond a better place. But they don’t know how. They have the skills and mindset to make a difference.

But they’re not sure of where to go or what to do.

“Deep down, I think we all care about each other,” Devnich says. And that is why Rotaract exists. “I have a love of volunteering, having done it all the way through high school. But I thought that after Desmond I finished Grade 12 leadership class, that was it,” the 22-yearold Rotaract president says. “But it’s not. There are so many opportunities to contribute locally, nationally and internationally, and I think that’s what draws Rotaracters. When we put our ideas, skills, time and resources together, we can accomplish so many things that are very fulfilling.”

Founded with the support of the Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser, Rotaract exists for men and women between the ages of 18-29.

The club currently has 11 members. In the past, they’ve numbered up to 25, but many members have aged out.

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“There is a great group of young adults in Chilliwack who hadn’t been engaged yet, and we’re still in the process of creating that

awareness. But we have an accountant and a lawyer and a culinary arts student,” Devnich says. “We have someone who works at KFC and we have an entrepreneur who just opened a new business. Some have graduated from school and some are just starting. We cover a very broad spectrum, and there is an underlying passion in all of us that it’s about more than just me.”

Rotaract tries to do things that will be relevant to its members, emphasizing projects that focus on Chilliwack’s youth.

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A successful partnership with Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Upper Fraser Valley and Chilliwack Community Services sees the club take several children on a day-trip to the great outdoors.

“It’s an annual thing with kids who are on the wait list, who haven’t been partnered up with a big brother or big sister yet,” Devnich says. “We take them out for a one-day adventure, and try to give them some of the mentoring that they need. It’s fun and educational, with a scavenger hunt and a picnic. We held it at the Cultus Lake Main Beach last year and it was a great experience.” Devnich enjoys watching the dynamics of the day. “My Rotaracters, some of them haven’t had the experience working with small children, so they’re a little uneasy. The littles, they’re shy too,” he says. “Everyone’s unsure, but as the day progresses, they start developing friendships and bonding. The littles start asking questions and getting excited about things they haven’t seen

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of tomorrow before. And what we often see is our Rotaracters becoming official big brothers and sisters, because the experience was so positive.” Networking is a component of Rotaract that can’t be overlooked. As much as the Rotaracters enjoy their volunteer activities and making a difference, they benefit just as much from the contacts they make.

Working closely with Chilliwack’s Rotary clubs lets them rub shoulders with some of Chilliwack’s most prominent citizens.

“We do a lot of leadership and professional development, where the emphasis is always on the growth of the individual, and those business connections are absolutely a very important part of it,” Devnich says. “Being involved in a large and far-reaching Rotary project like ‘End Polio Now’ is very rewarding as well. Social media has played such a huge role in that, and that’s a role we have been able to play. We are the ones who are online constantly, tweeting and texting and going on Facebook to create awareness.”

Rotaract must find creative ways to contribute, due to limited resources. Its members are students with schedules to keep. Some are starting new families. Some are trying to get businesses off the ground and time is tight.

Where Rotarians can bring financial clout to any project, the Rotaracters instead bring energy and a hands-on approach.

“We have less money to give, so we’re all about hands on volunteering,” Devnich says.

“For instance, street cleanup. We can tackle that and it doesn’t cost us anything. We fundraised enough to sponsor two families with hampers at Christmas. We canvassed for the Salvation Army at Halloween. We make a

difference, even if it’s not on quite as large a scale.”

The Chilliwack-Fraser Rotaract Club celebrated its 10th anniversary in October.

The club has evolved significantly in the last decade, and Devnich expects great things in the decade to come.

“As our membership grows, I believe our projects will become larger in scale,” he says.

“I’ll put this out there. I would love to see, between the three high schools, the university and the other community colleges in Chilliwack, a non-denominational, non-sectarian and non-political event for young people that celebrates and teaches leadership skills.

Something that empowers youth to learn more and do more.”

To get involved with Rotaract, contact Devnich at devnich@downtownchilliwack.com — A list of former Rotaracters includes some impressive names. Start with Angela Bennett, a past president of Rotaract who is now a capital project planner for Fraser Health and a member of the University of the Fraser Valley board of governors.

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Corbin Kempenaar is a controller at Teksmed and treasurer for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fraser Valley board of directors.

Robert Beischer is a member of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce board of directors and a president-elect nominee for the Rotary Club of Chilliwack-Fraser.

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Joline Elmore is a senior accountant at KPMG and Graham Thomson manages the customer contact centre at Panago Pizza Inc.

ROTARY has allowed me to serve the community, connect with other business leaders, and learn from a diverse range of speakers. Being part of a global organization enables me to make a bigger difference, not only in CHILLIWACK, but internationally and I’m honoured to share the Rotary ideal of “Service Above Self.”

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The Rotary Clubs of Chilliwack are responsible for so many wonderful projects that our residents enjoy and utilize everyday such as the Rotary Hospice Centre, the Vedder Rotary Trail, Central Community Park and the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve. The Rotarians’ volunteer work in Chilliwack is invaluable to our community and enriches our quality of life.

On behalf of Council, I would like to thank them for their tireless service and congratulate the Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser on their 30 year anniversary and Rotary’s 100 years in BC.

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