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Rotary International is a service orga-nization that was founded in 1905 by Attorney Paul Harris. He was living in Chicago at the time and wanted

to do something for the local community. De-ciding to reach out to colleagues, they began having lunch together, Rotating between their of� ces each week, creating the premiere service organization Rotary. The � rst community ser-vice project the group tackled was a public re-stroom in downtown Chicago. Today there are over 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries and geo-graphical locations around the world. There are 1.2 million Rotarians united by Rotary’s motto: Service above Self. Within Rotary, there are Districts that encom-pass 40-80 clubs. In our district there are 60 clubs and we are a truly an International district with 1/3 of our clubs in South east British Co-lumbia. The other 2/3rds are in Eastern Wash-ington and Northern Idaho. There are 2700 Rotarians in the district and the oldest club is the Spokane 21 club which was the 21st club in the world, celebrating 100 years in 2011. The mission of Rotary International is to pro-vide service to others, promote integrity, and ad-vance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Rotarians around the world are dedicated to this mission. There are six areas of focus in which Rotarians dedicate their time and money to improve the lives of others: Peace and con� ict resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, basic education and literacy, child and maternal health, economic and community development. In 1985, Rotary took on its biggest challenge to date: Eradicate Polio from the Earth. Every Ro-tarian is engaged in this endeavor. When this began there were over 350,000 children being crippled or dying by this disease each year. To-day, there are only three countries that are polio endemic: Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The world is 99% polio free, but we won’t cele-brate a victory until the job is done. This past year there were 217 cases of Polio in the three countries, the smallest number ever. This year to date, 24 cases have been reported with no new cases since March of 2013. We will contin-ue this quest until we have a Polio Free World because we are “This close”. I want to congratulate Rotarians in British Co-lumbia for 100 years of service and know the next 100 years will be even better than the last!!

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After a routine busi-ness lunch in the fall of 1900, Chicago lawyer and business-man Paul Harris was seized with inspiration that led to the world’s � rst Rotary Club a few years later and eventually the largest public service club on earth.Prior to the lunch meeting, Harris and his attorney friend strolled through the Chicago neighbor-hood where they had lunch and Harris was struck by the easy friendships and ca-maraderie his friend enjoyed with the lo-cal residents. Harris said it reminded him of small town New England where he was raised by his grand-parents in a similar friendly atmosphere to the Chicago neigh-borhood where he had lunch. New to the big city and not knowing a lot of people yet, got Harris to thinking:“The thought per-sisted that I was ex-periencing only what had happened to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of others in the great city … I was sure that there must be many other young men who had come from farms and small villages to es-tablish themselves in Chicago ... Why not bring them together? If others were long-ing for fellowship as I was, something would come of it.”

-- Paul P. Har-ris, My Road to Rotary On Feb. 23, 2005, Har-ris met three friends for lunch in Room 711 of the Unity Building in d o w n t o w n Chicago and this time the

result was historic, the founding of the � rst Rotary Club that led to an international movement today that numbers 1.1 million members and more than 32,000 clubs in 200 countries around the world, including two in Cranbrook and one in Kimber-ley. It was the world’s � rst volunteer service club and through tire-less fundraising and voluntary work it has been changing the world ever since. The name Rotary comes from “rotate” because in the early years members would rotate their meetings around the of� ces of its members until there were so many it became more prac-tical to settle on one central meeting place.The growth of Rota-ry was quick. Within a few years, Rotary clubs sprung up in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Se-attle. In 1912, Rotary went international with the � rst Cana-dian club formed in Winnipeg followed shortly later by others in London England, Dublin, Ireland and further abroad. By 1921, Rotary clubs had been formed on six continents and the organization adopted the Rotary Interna-tional name a year later. As Rotary grew, its mission expanded beyond serving club members’ professional

and social interests. Rotarians began pool-ing their resources and contributing their talents to help serve communities in need. The organization’s dedication to this ide-al is best expressed in its motto: “Service Above Self.”This motto is best ex-empli� ed by the Ro-tary Four-Way Test. It was developed in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor, who creat-ed the code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has been trans-lated into more than 100 languages, asks the following ques-tions:“Is it the truth?”“Is it fair to all con-cerned?“Will it build good will and better friendships”“Will it be bene� cial to all concerned?”In 1922, the name was changed to Rota-ry International and by July 1925, Rotary had grown to more than 2,000 clubs and an estimated 108,000 members. The organi-zation’s distinguished reputation attracted presidents, prime min-isters, and a host of other luminaries to its ranks — among them author Thomas Mann, diplomat Carlos P. Romulo, humanitari-an Albert Schweitzer, and composer Jean Si-belius. During World War II, many clubs were forced to disband, while others stepped up their service efforts to provide emergency relief to victims of the war. In 1942, looking ahead to the postwar era, Rotarians called for a conference to promote international educational and cul-tural exchanges. This event inspired the founding of UNESCO.

In 1945, 49 Rotary club members served in 29 delegations to the UN Charter Con-ference. Rotary still actively participates in UN conferences by sending observers to major meetings and covering the United Nations in its publica-tions. “Few there are who do not recognize the good work which is done by Rotary clubs through-out the free world,” former Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain once de-clared. And the “good work” continues to this day with Rotary always in the advent of service and humanitarian projects both home and abroad. Drive into almost any town in Canada, the United States as well as many countries abroad and it’s impossible not to notice numerous ex-amples of Rotary en-deavors whether it’s a park, playground, se-niors’ home or youth centre to internation-al projects such as water and sanitation projects, micro-credit banks, con� ict resolu-tion or the mammoth Polio Plus program which together with the Bill and Milanda Gates Foundation has raised more than $550 million and eradicat-ed polio from all but a handful of countries in the world. When disaster strikes almost anywhere in the world, Rotary members are often � rst on the scene with its Shelter Box Program that provides instant safe and secure housing for victims of � oods, hurricanes and other natural disasters. As well as this, Ro-tary donates millions every year to student scholarships around the world and brings students together from

all over the planet to exchange ideas and learn about new cul-tures through the Stu-dent Exchange Pro-gram. Students learn about Rotary through high school Interact Clubs that develop leadership skills and personal integrity as well as respect for others. Some 33,000 Interact clubs exist in more than 200 coun-tries including one at Mt. Baker Secondary in Cranbrook. Rotary also offers Rotoract service clubs for young adults 18 to 30 with one recently started at the College of the Rockies. The Rotary move-ment is also extremely active in promoting world peace through Rotary Centres for International Studies in Peace and Con� ict and sponsorship of Rotary Global Peace Forums at various lo-cations around the world. Participants adopt a declaration “Peace begins with you” and attend two or three day programs that engage and in-spire Rotarians and others in the com-munity to champion peace through ser-vice. They also teach skills in mediation and con� ict resolu-tion through Peace Fellowships at Evan-ston, Illinois, which is also the headquarters of Rotary Interna-tional.Despite accolades from the likes of Churchill and oth-ers, the Rotary phi-losophy of service and sel� essness has been condemned by some critics as facile and a Pollyanna-like attitude towards the world and its many problems. But Har-ris, who died in 1947 had an answer to the critics. “The best way

to win the esteem of others is by observing the simple rules of decency. If that won’t accomplish the de-sired result, nothing will.” As for the critics that pointed out that war is still an enduring part of human history, Harris had an answer for them too. “Rotary hopes that it may � nd a way to help promote international under-standing and good to the end that resort to arms may be less fre-quent in the future.”Wars aside, the orga-nization Harris found-ed is one of the prime venues in the world today for business and social networking with a primary focus on local and interna-tional service projects. Even though Rotary is the biggest service organization in the world, one still has to be invited to become a member. But this

is not dif� cult to do as you’ll bump into Rotarians in almost every walk of life and there’s nothing veter-an Rotarians like to do more than recruit new members.In 1989, the club ad-mitted women for the � rst time and women now make up a sig-ni� cant part of the club’s membership. Clubs usually meet for breakfast or lunch at a local restaurant or hotel and the atmo-sphere is easy going and friendly. Meetings usually include a guest speaker or a short ed-ucational program or both. Good spirited humor is usually a part of every Rotary meet-ingSo if you enjoy fellow-ship and you’re inter-ested in service locally or abroad, your nearest Rotarian is not very far away. Engage them.

On behalf of City Council, staff, and citizens of the City of Kimberley, I would like to

extend our “Congratulations” to Rotary BC on its Centennial

Celebration.

To our local Rotarians, we are so grateful for your commitment to provide our community with quality projects and continued community spirit for over 70

years!

Best Wishes on this special occasion.

Mayor Ron McRaeCity of Kimberley

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1922 – The Rotary Club of Cran-brook was established on Febru-ary 17th, 1922.

May, 1963 – The Rotary Club of Cranbrook hosted its � rst Ra-dio Auction, and 50 years later we are still holding this fundraiser today.

1966 – The Rotary Club of Cran-brook took on a major project. The Fred Scott Villa, a 12 unit se-niors housing complex. This is still operating and being maintained by our club today.

1985 – The Rotary Club had raised enough money to recon-struct the former Post Of� ce clock

tower. The tower was a fair copy of the original built in 1912 and torn down in 1971 much to the re-gret of the citizens of Cranbrook.

1985 – Rotary donated $12,000 to The Cranbrook Railway Muse-um as a matching grant to enable the relocating of the former Elko C.P.R. station.

CRANBROOK Rotary Club Time Line

Way back in 1922, Cran-brook Rotary formed with

22 members. Now, there are 68 members who meet to plan their service to the community every Thursday at noon at The Heritage.

The Club has a high pro� le in Cranbrook, which start-ed early in its history when members brought the com-munity Rotary Park. The beautiful downtown park has ever since been the location of important community events, up to today when it is the site of our weekly summer farmers’ market and Cranbrook’s biggest celebra-tion Sam Steele Days.

Cranbrook can also thank its Rotary Club for reconstruct-ing the Clocktower on Baker Street, a replica of the tower originally built downtown in 1912 but sadly torn down in 1971.

During the 1960s, Rotary helped bring Cranbrook the Fred Scott Villa, a 12-unit seniors housing complex that still serves the community’s elderly today.

Cranbrook Rotary helped the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel relocate the his-toric Elko train station to its prominent position at the top of Baker Street, oppo-site the Cranbrook Arches (which the club helped rec-reate as well).

Each year, Rotary invites Cranbrook seniors to a spe-cial Christmas dinner, an event that brings sometimes isolated folks together and strengthens a sense of com-munity during the festive season.

Internationally, Cranbrook

Rotary has partnered with the Rotary Club of Nairo-bi East to develop and im-plement the “Every Day a School Day” project with Oyani Healthnet, a commu-nity based organization oper-ating in Migori County.

The proj-ect pro-vides re-productive health in-formation to pubes-cent girls, providing s a n i t a r y pads, pub-lic aware-ness and sensit iza-tion of san-itary tow-els. These m e a s u r e s r e d u c e absentee-

ism among pubescent girls, which in turn helps bridge the education gap between girls and boys in Nairobi.

The Club’s initiatives would not be possible without the dedication of its members and its major fundraisers.

The most signi� cant of these

is the Rotary Radio auction, which has been successfully raising money for Rotary ini-tiatives for the past 50 years.

As Cranbrook Rotary moves ahead, members continue to expand Rotary Way. The beloved walking and biking trail winds its way through town, from the city’s south-east corner at Idlewild Park all the way through down-town Cranbrook, and on through residential neigh-bourhoods to the city’s north-western corner.

Now Rotary Way will even connect to the North Star Rails to Trails, so cyclists can travel all the way from down-town Cranbrook to down-town Kimberley.

Rotary Way’s 10 kilometres of paved trail was built over a 10-year period. The Club will celebrate that achieve-ment with its � rst annual Rotary Way Day on June 1 from 10 a.m. at Rotary Park.

Take a look around Cran-brook and everywhere you will see the impact of Cran-brook Rotary’s long history of dedication to the commu-nity.

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1997 – Rotary Club of Cran-brook Sunrise was chartered in March 1997. First President was Hardy Nielsen.

1998 – First Rockies Canadian Film Festival in April and has been held every year since.

- The collection of text books for International export begins.

- Painted Girl Guide Camp at Mo-yie Lake.

- First Youth Exchange students sponsored: Heather Mitchell & Nicola Williamson.

- First Inbound student hosted: Tak Tamada.

- First Undergraduate Scholarship awarded: Carly Hodges. The pro-gram continues today with � ve awards being presented each year.

- First students sponsored for Rota-ry Youth Leadership program.

1999 – Sponsored the � rst Sam Steele Sweetheart candidate: Tay-lor Bean.

- Sunrise Rotary member Hardy Nielsen appointed District 5080 Assistant District Governor (1999 & 2000)

2000 – Participated in Village Bank in Philippines with Fernie Rotary Club

- Participated in Cambodia Project with Kimberley Rotary Club.

2001 – Initiated Village Bank with Rotary Club of Bacolod West in the Philippines.

- Helped add an aquatic lift to the Aquatic Center.

2002 – Development of Harmo-ny Park (now Pat Casey Park) in cooperation with the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce.

- The Moir Park project was con-ceived and developed.

2003 – Fundraising for Moir Park Fieldhouse begins.

- Shipment of books and comput-ers to South Africa.

- Partnered with Friends of the Library in support of the annual

Book Sale. This partnership con-tinues to the present.

2004 – Organized the original downtown Farmers’ Market.

- Individual Sunrise members and the club support Honduran Market Children Program. Another ongo-ing project.

- Sunrise Rotary member Allan Davis appointed District 5080 Youth Exchange Committee Chair (2004-2008).

2005 – Art Auction/Wine Tasting event launched in partnership with Cranbrook Rotary and Cranbrook Arts Council.

2006 – Fieldhouse completed and keys turned over to City of Cranbrook.

- $5,000 donated to Children’s’ Fish Pond at Kootenay Fish Hatch-ery.

2007 – Sunrise Rotary takes over organization of the Christmas An-gel Tree program which has con-tinued each year since.

2008 – Sunrise Rotary mem-

bers support Tegucigalpa Mar-ket Children Program by fund-ing 25 elementary students and two high school students.Sunrise Rotary member Allan Da-vis becomes District 5080 Gover-nor for 2008/09 Rotary Year.

2009 – Restoration of Iron Lung begins for Polio fundraising.

- Sunrise Rotary sponsors District 5080 Conference.

2010 – Adopt-A- Highway clean-up initiated.

2011 – Alco engine restoration “Paint the Train” project undertak-en.

2012 – Iron Lung on the road for fundraising.

- Sunrise Rotary Satellite club formed.

- Sunrise Rotary conceives of and begins planning for the � rst annu-al Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo to be held in September 2013.

2013 – Sunrise Rotary organizes and presents the � rst annual Koo-tenay Rockies Gran Fondo.

CRANBROOK SUNRISE Rotary Club Time Line

BEFOREBEFORE

Since it formed in March 1997, Cranbrook’s Sunrise Rotary Club has grown through serving the community to a blossoming

membership of committed volunteers.

Gathering each Tuesday at 7 a.m. at The Prestige, there’s barely a single as-pect of the Cranbrook community that Sunrise Rotary doesn’t participate in.

Since its early days, Sunrise has hosted the Rockies � lm festival each year, as well as sponsoring a Sam Steele Sweet-heart every year since 1999, and keep-ing the Christmas Angel Tree program alive since 2007.

Sunrise has helped recycle bikes for local children, aided in bringing an aquatic lift to Cranbrook’s Aquatic Centre, and helped bring a � eld house to Moir Park.

Internationally, Sunrise has grown Cranbrook’s reputation as a philan-thropic community by supporting proj-ects in South Africa, Cambodia, the Philippines, and the Honduras.

Now, Sunrise Club is moving from strength to strength with two major projects in 2013.

This summer, the Club is putting the � nal touches on its Alco Restoration Project. Sunrise members have brought about the loving restoration of a Cran-brook landmark: the Alco train on prominent display at the historic Elko

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The two-year project has seen commit-ted volunteers, sponsors and in-kind partners remove the original panels, sandblast the skeleton of the train, cut and � t new panels, insert new panels, prime the entire body of the train, mask

and paint the body, replace the glass in the train’s cab, paint the undercarriage and weed the roadbed.

It has been a mammoth job that wouldn’t have been possible without the initiative, hard work and support of

Cranbrook Sunrise Rotary.

This year will also see Sunrise begin what they hope to be a long-term an-nual event: the Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo.

This pivotal event will see hundreds of cyclists from all over western Canada and the United States visit Cranbrook, many for the � rst time, to take in the area’s spectacular scenery during a ride through our communities.

Cyclists will choose from 50 kilome-tre, 100 kilometre and 150 kilometre non-competitive rides starting at St. Eugene and passing through Kimber-ley, Fort Steele, Wardner, Mayook and Cranbrook.

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Oct. 1941 – First Meeting

Feb. 1942 – Of� cial charter and engraved brass meeting bell

1944 – Rotary Park and Play-ground site is chosen

1946 – Park Completed

1970’s – Completion of the Marysville Falls Trail

1970’s – Started the spring fund-raising draw with the � rst one tagged “Win a trip to Hawaii with proceeds going towards School Scholarships. This is now an an-nual fundraiser for Scholarship funds.

1990’s – Completion of John Swift Trail. This trail was cleared

and upgraded in 2013 and new signage will soon be added.

1993 – 1st Woman inducted into Kimberley Rotary Club (Sandra Roberts)

1996 – 1st Female President in our Rotary Club (Sandra Roberts)

1996-97 – Rotary Park New Equipment upgrade and the instal-lation of washrooms

2002 – 1st Rotary friendship ex-change to Brazil

2005 – The Rotary Centennial Trail from the Riverside Camp-ground was started

2005-06 – 1st Female Dis-trict Governor for our Rotary

District 5080 (Sandra Roberts)

2006 – Rotary District 5080 Con-ference held in Kimberley in May. 52, seat 8, round tables were built by the club and after the confer-ence donated to the City. The club also donated 400 place setting of china, glass and dinner ware that was used for the conference to the City (now used at Centennial Hall). Following the Conference a diving board was bought for the swimming pool.

2008 – Purchased New Pancake Trailer for fundraising initiatives

Pancake Breakfasts have been part of the community for over 30 years.

2008 – Started Shelter Box Fund-raising over $60,000 to date

2009 – First Lobsterfest is held at Centennial Park. This in now an annual club fundraiser.

2011 – First Ribs, Margarita’s and Rock n’ roll is held at Centen-nial Park

2012 – Shelter Box Donations from Kimberley Club fundraising exceeds $70,000

2011-2012 – The Kimberley Rotary Club with the aid of a Ro-tary District Grant donated over $8,000.00 toward the construc-tion of the Child Development Centre in Cranbrook

KIMBERLEY Rotary Club Time Line

KIMBERLEY

The history of Rotary in Kimberley is a history of service, and a lasting leg-acy for all to enjoy.

From trails to parks to playgrounds, Rotary volunteers have raised funds to provide amenities right here in Kimberley, as well as supporting international projects such as Shel-terBox.

Kimberley Rotary � rst met in Octo-ber 1941 at K.P. Hall, and their � rst guest was H. McKowan, president of the Cranbrook Rotary Club. Kimberley received its of� cial char-ter and engraved brass meeting bell in February of 1942, says club histo-rian J.J. Johansen.

The � rst project was a playground, located right next to the high school (now McKim School) on what is now Rotary Drive. Kim-berley Rotary continues to upgrade and add to this park, the latest be-

ing the addition of accessible swings and other improvements this year.

All of Rotary’s projects are made possible through fundraising, and Kimberley Rotarians can be found at all kinds of events. For instance, Rotary members provide assistance at JulyFest, and their deluxe pan-cake wagon can be found in the Platzl many times throughout the summer, providing pancake break-fasts for various festivals.

Another big fundraiser is the annu-al LobsterFest. LobsterFest IV will be held at the Kimberley Confer-ence and Athlete Training Centre on June 15, 2013.

The Lobsters are � own in live from the east coast of Canada and served up to hungry guests. This event is always a sell-out and a great fund-raiser. And of course the lobster is all cooked by Rotarians donating their time.

Kimberley Rotarians are never afraid to get their hands dirty in support of a good cause, whether it’s cooking or working a grub-hoe on trail develop-ment.

Service above self is the Rotary motto, and Kimberley Rotarians are proud to live up to those words.

K i m b e r l e y Rotary meets Wednesdays at noon at B.J. Restaurant in Kimberley.

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The world’s largest service club has reached another milestone - Rotary Club in B.C. is celebrating its cen-

tennial.

Rotary originally began in 1905 in Chi-cago and immediately began to spread throughout North America. The � rst Canadian club was founded in Win-nipeg in 1910 and the � rst British Co-lumbian club was founded 100 years ago, in 1913.

Since that time, Rotary has continued to grow throughout the province, and today there are 145 clubs and 6,000 Rotarians in B.C. alone.

Of the Rotary Club’s whopping 1.2 mil-lion members found all over the world, about 20 of them live right here in Fernie. The forming of the Fernie Ro-tary Club happened on July 14, 1922.

“The Rotary Club was set up initially for business people, so the citizens of Fernie that were in business were really what made up the original member-ship of the Rotary Club in Fernie,” ex-plained Mike Pennock, a Fernie Rotar-ian since 2001. “There’s a whole creed, but the one that I always remember and the reason I’m in Rotary, is service above self.

“I joined Rotary to contribute to my community, and to the world, that’s part of what Rotary does as well. And that’s what Fernie Rotarians have been doing since 1922, is contributing to their community.”

For over 90 years, the Fernie Rotary Club has supported local groups and or-ganizations � nancially and contributed in many ways to the community. They have led the way and been in� uential in several structures and improvements you see in Fernie today, including the Women’s Resource Centre, landscap-ing in Annex Park, the � oor in the

Fernie Commu-nity Centre,

the Fernie

Splash Park, the Fernie Bike Park, and of course, one of Fernie’s most popular spots for families, Rotary Park.

The club also runs a � ower campaign every fall and their largest fundraising event takes place every spring at the start of golf season.

“In 2002 we took over what was then the Red Cross golf tournament, and we’ve been running it as the Rotary golf tournament ever since,” said Pen-nock. “We share the proceeds usually with two groups. In previous years it’s gone to the Red Cross, the Cancer Society, Tom Uphill Manor, Stars Air Ambulance, Shelter Box, and the Hos-pice Society.”

Internationally, Rotary Club is cur-rently a world leader in the � ght to eradicate polio and supports communi-ties with education and job training, providing clean water, combating hunger, and improving health and sanitation.

The club also helps mem-bers connect with friend-ship exchanges and fellow-ships that allow Rotarians the opportunity to travel all over the world.

Pennock believes the fact that members meet so reg-ularly is what sets Rotary apart from other service clubs.

“The fact that we meet every week is a little different than other service clubs, which are usually every two weeks, or even less,” he commented. “You get people who have been in Rotary for 40 years and they’ve never missed a meet-ing. You can travel anywhere for the most part in the world, and you’ll � nd a Rotary Club. And, when people do, they attend the meetings.”

He added, “We see, especially in Fernie, a lot of people from all over the place because they come here for skiing, or

for the summer.”

The Fernie Club currently has roughly 20 local members and is always looking for more.

“There’s room for everybody. Rota-ry is a secular organization and we’re mandated not to discuss politics or religion,” said Pennock. “It allows you to meet and interact with people who have a shared interest in terms of serv-ing the community, even though you may not have any others in common.”

He went on to say, “Particularly in our Fernie club, we have a very eclectic group of people, which is what I like. You get to meet every week and sit and chat to people over lunch.”

The Fernie Rotary Club meets ev-ery Wednesday at noon at Park Place Lodge.

FERNIE

Celebrating 100 years of Rotary in B.C.

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Proud to be a Rotarian!

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Thank you to Rotary for

all they do in support of

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1922 – Fernie Rotary Club Estab-lished

1920’s – Built the Fernie Commu-nity Pool

1920’s – Sponsored the mens city championship hockey team

1930’s – Started annual Fernie Garden Beauti� cation Project

1940’s – Established annual Ro-tary Ice Carnival

1950’s – Started Fernie Rotary Scholarships

1960’s – Built Community Centre Floor

1980’s – Established Rotary Bin-go TV

1990’s – Build Rotary Gazebo

1990’s – Assisted in building the Annex Playground

1990’s – Assisted in building the Fernie Skateboard Park

2000’s – Established annual ro-tary golf tournament raises more than $7,000 annually

2000’s – Isabella Dickens Play-ground

2000’s – Purchased Salvation Army Van

2000’s – Annual Canada Day Free Swim

2010’s – Built shade Structure at Bike Park

2010’s – Contributed to Rotary International Shelter Box program

2010’s – Assisted in building the Fernie Splash Park

FERNIE Rotary Club Time Line

Celebrating 100 years of Rotary in BC

Dave Hamilton and Andrea Horton

are proud Rotarians

Est. 1898

ularly is what sets Rotary apart from

“The fact that we meet every week is a little different than other service clubs, which are usually every two weeks, or even less,” he commented. “You get people who have been in Rotary for 40

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Like the Rotary Club, we are committed to building stronger communities.

Congratulations to all Rotarians on 100 years of service to British Columbia communities.

We are proud to support the endevours of our Rotary Clubs in the East Kootenays.

Congratulations Rotary on 100 years of service in British Columbia!

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