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Welcome to our Club!
'Service Above Self'
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Upstairs First Community
Okanagan at 5th St.SE
Salmon Arm, BC
Canada
Salmon Arm, BC
Canada
Upcoming Programs
Tuesday Meetings 6PM
Nov. 7 Meeting, with
Speaker
Nov. 14 5 PM Exec.
Nov. 21 Meeting, with Speaker
Nov. 28 - no meeting
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Dec. 5 Meeting with AGM.
Dec.12. 5 PM Exec
Dec. 18 Christmas Party
Happy 2024!
President
Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Community Service
Community Service - Youth
Club Service - Social
International Service
Membership
The Rotary Foundation
Fundraising
Club Public Relations
Satellite Club Chair
Sergeant-at-Arms
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Rotary Youth Exchange Website:
Rotary in Salmon Arm:
150 people enjoyed a great night of Music, Food, Games and Bidding all for the projects our Community gets assisted from Shuswap Rotary.
OurAuctioneer Marvin Crown and MC Rob McKibbon.
Wonderful Job Gentlemen!
John Hansen, spoke on Support to the Arts, Mike Boudreau, Kathy Dunfield, on Barani Elementary and Secondary School, Gene Tymkiw on Seniors Services.
Back at more participation in Shuswap Rotary now, she has retired, Past President Steve Genn presents Shawn Bird with her Paul Harris award. International cooperation between The Dolly Parton Imagination Library
and LASS, the Shuswap partner. Shuswap Rotary presents a cheque to Terra Stephenson and Thomas Briginshaw. Rotarians are Ria Greggor, James Bowlby and the Chair of the Application Committee, Kathy Dunfield.
Local Program Partner The Literary Alliance SS promotes the program, finds and enrolls children, secures funding and pays a small community portion per child per month. Community-raised funds go 100% to serving children in this community. Shuswap Rotary is excited to donate over $7,000 to ensure children get books in November and December.
One of the Societies Shuswap Rotary Supports Is the Family Resource Centre.
Executive Director Of Shuswap Family Resource Centre, Patricia Thurston, receives three members of Shuswap Rotary, James Bowlby, Rita Greggor, and Kathy Dunfield, Chair of Applications.
SALMON ARM FALL FAIR PARADE.
Thanks to Fred Goodman for these photos.
Everybody loves a parade and Rotarians do too.
Fred Goodman gets his Ninth Paul Harris Award
Past President Steve Genn Pins Fred Goodman with his Paul Harris Award.The award is named after the founder of Rotary International.
PAUL HARRIS AWARDS GIVEN TO DESERVING RECIPIENTS
Rev. Jenny Carter - for being an inspirational leader and bringing the United Church in Salmon Arm to the forefront of equality for all, helping those in need and supporting all aspects of the community. One of the highlights of her ministry has been a focus on The Future, “Sharing What We Have,” and always being aware of the Environment. As a chef, she has organized the ‘Catering Crew at First.” Hundreds of people attend and enjoy the free Wednesday lunch. She has also gained praise from two Rotary Clubs which enjoy meals at their meetings held at First.
A number of organizations have found a home on the second floor of the Community Hall: Voice of the Shuswap, LGBTQA2S+, The Metis Office, and others.
Steve Genn is pictured here with Fernando Castro, a former Exchange student in Salmon Arm a number of years ago. His visit was so good he came back.
This is a fitting photo as Steve is an activist of the Exchange program.
Steve Genn received the Paul Harris for being an awesome president by taking on the role and carrying our club through the year. Generous and supportive of the club and the community. Besides his personal generosity at Shuswap Rotary’s auction, Steve has been an incredible supporter of our Exchange student program, encouraging new students by visiting new and old exchange students in Europe this summer.
Shuswap Rotary is so Proud of the Dance Team of Barani Elementary
We are so glad we could help them with funds to get to the Coast Region of Kenya Music Festival
The Faithful Few attended the Opening of the Playground area that many Shuswap Rotarians worked on. Fred, John, Sherry, Rita and Janice celebrate the event.
The club over a 2 year period conceptualized, designed, crafted & installed the various elements of the outdoor portion of the Children’s Discovery Centre.
What are we doing for homeless people?
A very Informative presentation was given by Glenda Cooper. We have a real problem and there are solutions in the works.
New Covered Space.
Shuswap Rotary members. Fred Goodman, Rita Greggor, James Bowlby and New President Jody Boudreau. are shown the new indoor out door space at the Family Resource centre by Patti Thurston who used a Shuswap Rotary Grant.
Always ready with a camera, Past President MJ Johnston with Patti Thurston.
The Three Salmon Arm Rotary Clubs worked together on an area Food Drive
Top Photo: Councillor Kevin Flynn, Director of Second Harvest, Vahlleri Semeniuk, Rotarians Fred Goodman and Mark Ellis. Bottom Vahlleri and Rich Smith.
Food is going to Chase, Second Harvest Salvation Army and Women's Shelter food Banks.
Shuswap Rotary gives a grant to the Salvation Army Warm Cafe Renovation
The grant goes towards the purchase of 2 Commercial Washing Machines.
James Bowlby, Public Relations Officer hand the cheque over to Captain Joel Torrens
MUSIC DEPARTMENT TAKES OFF
THEY'RE OFF! That is not a nice thing to say about musicians, but 47 students from SASS (Sullivan) are off on a tour of the Kootenays, a 3-day tour to perform at a middle school in Golden and at a farmers market in Cranbrook, Radium and perhaps more. more.
In the back is Mr. Zachary Power music teacher featured here with the Executive Committee which met during Lunch to accept a cheque from Shuswap Rotarey, presented by Public Relations Officer James.
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Our Rotary group is working with Salmon Arm Rotary to bring the RCMP Musical Ride to Salmon Arm.
James Bowlby Presented a Cheque to Kari Wilkinson to Be a Partner supporting Salmon Arm Rotary in bringing The RCMP Musical Ride Here and helping them celebrate their 150th Anniversary.
Salmon Arm will host the prestigious RCMP Musical Ride with one performance on July 1, Canada Day, at 1 PM and two performances on July 2 at 1PM and 5 PM
MAR 7, Tracey Kutschker and Damen presented ways that the money granted by Shuswap Rotary helps with the Salmon Arm Pride Festival.
Salmon Arm Pride Project is an educational resource to provide information on identity diversity, being a good ally and creates awareness and support for our LGBTQ2S+ community members.
The Shuswap Music Festival has grown to an 18 day festival from April 11-29, 2023
. Disciplines include Piano, Strings, Vocal, Choral and Band.
There are adjudicators of each area of the festival area.
Pictured are :
Jane Hein, music teacher and Festival Director; Kimberly Rees, Rotarian and Festival Director; Karen Mulka, Festival Treasurer.
Presenting Cheques are Kathy Dunfield and Sherry Gilroy. Sherry was the volunteer coordinator. Bic job!
Presenters are Kathy Dunfield and Sherry Gilroy, coordinator of all the Festival Volunteers.
The Festival is huge, with and involvingFestival dates from April 11-29, 2023. Disciplines include Piano, Strings, Vocal, Choral and Band at two venues
LINDA KUNDERT, PIANO ADJUDICATOR holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California. She has an Associate Teacher’s Diploma from Mount Royal University and an ARCT Teacher’s Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto (RCM)
George “Geordie” Roberts is a graduate of the School of Music UBC and the Vancouver Academy of Music where he was privileged to study under Phyllis Mailing. A member of the Vancouver Chamber Choir, he is a frequent soloist in concert and on recordings. He has adjudicated music festivals from Victoria to Winnipeg, and has facilitated choral workshops throughout BC.
Gordon Waters – Adjudicator of Bands Andrea Case - adjudicator of Strings
President Steve Genn presents cheque for the First Community renovation project including the elevator to Rev. Jenny Carter.
The project includes, not just just the elevator but an atrium with more entrance space and window.
- 5:30 - dinner at Cantina Vallarta. RSVP to Rita at rita_4512@hotmail.com, she will make the dinner reservations
- 7:30 - Speaker Wali Shah (from Shuswap Youth Launch). See the attachment for more information
On their trip to Kenya the Wooliams family visited two
National reserves. This is what they saw.
National reserves. This is what they saw.
Hyena and Cheetah. Black Rhino (endangered)
A herd of Topi grazing.
i A Jackal looking for prey.
Water buffalo Water buck (antelope) 
Early in March Dave Wooliams took his family to Kenya. They visited our partner club, Mombasa Central Rotary, our former partner, North Coast Mombasa. A primary reason for the trip was to take 28 computers to Barani School and to see the work done on two areas of the school: the computer lab, needing new glass windows, and secondly the kitchen being upgraded with stainless cookers or Jinkos,
Dear all,I visited Barani on 21st February to inspect the installed windows by Muslih Glass. In presence of Barani school team; Teacher Tsuma, Didah and Betty the windows were properly done,Dave
Some of the students of Birani School, 1500
Shuswap Rotary gives 20 Scholarships to Secondary students.
The new windows are important to keep dust out. Dust ruined previous computors.
Eight years ago Fernando Castro was an exchange student from Brazil to Salmon Arm. This month he came back for a visit. Many members of Shuswap Rotary remember him.
Fernando stayed with our President Steve Genn and his wife, Leah Shaw. Steve has been involved with Exchange students for many years.
Fernando presented us with a banner from his father's Rotary club near Sao Paulo.
Shuswap Rotary Donates Upright Grand
At the February 7th Meeting, some Shuswap Rotary members gathered around the piano we purchased for the Shuswap Music Festival. This instrument means two students at the festival may be critiqued at once and when needed piano duets are possible. 
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The Shuswap Rotary Club switched to First Community Green Space for meetings and is so glad they did. The three-course meals are always delicious and the servings are generous. the price is right! Thanks to Jane and Jenny and their team for making this a great experience at meeting.
