The Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial successfully hosted its annual charity concert, Parade of Music 2025, on November 16 at Fraserview Church. The sanctuary was filled with warm and dignified ambiance created by music and lighting. Provincial and municipal officials, community members, Rotarians, Interact youth, partners, and supporters gathered to celebrate and contribute to a meaningful cause.

— An evening where ordinary acts of kindness lit up the galaxy —

Vancouver, June 8, 2025 – Against the picturesque backdrop of the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, the Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial (RCVC) proudly hosted its 20th Anniversary Celebration alongside the inauguration of its 2025–2026 Board of Directors.

The installation of 2019-2020

TAIWANESE CANADIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2019

兒少家暴防治與受虐少年職涯培訓專案計畫
(申請全球獎助金,案號:GG1990487)

The 5040 district meeting

District governor visit and interact club worked on annual fundraising concert

The installation of 2018-2019

記者湯唯列治文報導 世界新聞網 北美華人社區新聞

巴拉圭及世界多個國家水源缺乏、污染水源過濾知識欠缺，導致當地居民生存困難。溫哥華世紀扶輪社將舉辦慈善音樂會，為西班牙慈善人士安東尼成立的TEMHA組織募款，在巴拉圭建設研究學院，傳授手工淨水技術。

溫哥華扶輪社社長闕武昌在13日新聞發布會上指出，巴拉圭部落原住民過去只能飲用受到污染或是儲存雨水的井水，導致該地區老人與小孩死亡率高於城市居民的10倍，生存下來的居民也飽受疾病折磨。西班牙發明家士罹患肝癌後，賣掉所有財產，隻身來到巴拉圭，就地取材，研發出手工陶瓷濾水器及灌溉系統，並傳授給當地原住民。他的陶瓷淨水系統可以過濾掉99.9%的病菌，且該手工陶瓷淨水器使用年限可達五年，遠高於僅能使用一年的機器產淨水器。

special venue arrangement for our Sun Shine Meeting --- every first Tuesday evening

We will cancel our meeting on July 22nd, the regular meeting will be back at following week.

On 8 October, Rotary International will launch a new Web site with an updated look and enhanced features,

We will change one meeting's venue to Hart House Restaurant , 6664 Deer Lake Ave. Burnaby on Aug. 28 2007. Tel: 604-298-4278

Unfortunately a recent e-mail scam, and some other forms of Internet fraud, have been targeting Rotarians and misusing Rotary information.

All Canadian Rotarians and clubs that remit their dues and send Rotary Foundation contributions need to note the new address of lockboxes

District Governor, Kevin Conway, will visit Vancouver Centennial on Oct.10 .

Due to a short notice from Marine Drive Golf Course, Vancouver Centennial needs to change its meeting venue for this day.

District Rotary Foundation Chair: PDG Del Paterson will visit Rotary Club Vancouver Centennial on Tuesday May 30, 2006 to recognize the following members as Paul Harris Fellows: Club President Harrison Lin, President-elect Wells Hsu & Joanne Cheng.

Hi Rotarians of RCVC Time flies! In less than two months, we will be holding our first anniversary dinner.

图： 白鹭鸶合唱团正在演出合唱《思亲吟》。（摄影：唐风/大纪元）

 

【大纪元2012年11月27日讯】 （大纪元记者唐风温哥华报导）由温哥华世纪扶轮社主办的水希望慈善募款音乐会，周六（24日）晚在列治文市Fraserview Church 公开演出。约400余人到场观看。音乐会门票所有收入将全数捐给TEMHA水希望计划。

溫哥華世紀扶輪社邀請您一起響應  The Vancouver Centennial Rotary Club
由一個西班牙發明家的陶瓷科技  kindly seeks your support in the
來如何拯救巴拉圭原著民  water purification program in Paraguay.

淨 化  ,  希 望  ,  水 計 劃  Purify Water Hope

手工陶瓷過濾器   Handmade Ceramic Water-Filter

安東尼成功發明可以讓原住民手工製作陶瓷過濾器，能過濾水99.9%的細菌。讓家家戶戶都擁有自家的過濾器，供應乾淨的飲用水。
Using the handmade ceramic water filters, native Paraguayans were able to enjoy clean and healthy water throughout households. These handmade ceramic water filters eliminate 99.9% of the bacteria in the water.
目前已被使用的陶瓷濾水器是由機器製造, 只有一年的使用期. 而安東尼的手工陶瓷過濾器, 只需要三種當地隨手可得的自然原料, 就可以製造並有五年的期效.
Typical water solutions require extensive man-power for installation, implementation and maintenance and most conventional ceramic water filters supplied to most third world countries are machine-made and have a lifespan of one year. Though these solutions have proven to work, they are cost-inefficient to many communities such as the native Paraguayans and at the same time, they demand continual outside assistance. With Antonio’s ceramic water filters, the native Paraguayans are now able to build their own water filtration system from local natural resources and each filter has a lifespan of 5 years.

陶瓷灌溉系統     Ceramic Irrigation System

將陶瓷科技進一步運用到灌溉系統上來種植農作物，只需要平常十分之一的用水量，改善了農業發展的限制。未上釉的陶瓷, 依照不同品種的植物對水的需求,設計出適當滲水功能的甕, 將其埋在地底並注滿水封蓋. 把植物種子灑於陶瓷四周, 就能種植出來豐碩的蔬菜水果.

Using Antonio’s ceramic irrigation system, the amount of water required to irrigate plants and crops are reduced by 90%.
This irrigation system allows for water conservation and at the same time, significantly improves the development of local agriculture.

台北七星扶輪社昨日舉行授證25周年慶典，今年慶典由PP Morlboro籌辦，由於同時舉行兩個日本姊妹社續約儀式故節目更顯得熱鬧，社友夫人的合唱也贏得熱烈掌聲，社長Kin致詞時提到RI前社長Richard L.Evans在1966年所說的話我認為可供我們學習，他說:『這個世界上只要還有一個飢餓的孩子、一個不識字的人、一個喪志的青年、只要一個地方還有誤解或衝突、只要還有一個精英朋友還未被發現，扶輪就有存在的理由』，身為扶輪一份子讓我們回顧一下，我們是否需更加努力來協助達成扶輪前輩的偉大願望。

台北士林扶輪社授證36周年慶典於4月13日在國賓大飯店舉行，同時舉行的有台北101扶輪社授證一周年慶，這是一個充滿活力的扶輪社，是由士林社輔導成立的，不但社齡年輕，社員平均年齡也很輕，可說是扶輪生力軍，晚會共有五六百人參加可說是非常盛大的周年慶，由於節目熱鬧直到接近時點才結束。

溫哥華世紀扶輪社為北美洲唯一以華語為開會語言之扶輪社，創社社長林瀚城在2005年扶輪創立100週年時邀集各不同行業有志人士籌組而成，近年來在歷屆社長精心經營之下，每年都依國際扶輪之規則舉辦社區服務、國際服務、及職業服務，無論急難救災或是常年慈善救助、獎學金之捐助等等全體社員都熱心出錢出力，甚至舉辦音樂會或是大型餐會募款，社員均樂此不疲。

 

 

上周五由台北北投社CP Lucky邀請參加台北和平社盛大爐邊會議，地點在北投大業路邱再興文教基金會鳳甲美術館，會前由該館主人(台北西區社pp)親自介紹館藏作品，總共二千五百餘件，收藏類別大致分為五大部分；油畫、水彩、素描、混合媒材及版畫，其中最珍貴的屬於收藏數百件的中國刺繡珍品，為國內難得一見的珍藏，當晚由於還備有豐盛的晚餐及聲樂家吳佩娟(CP Lucky 夫人)主唱的節目故沒有時間仔細觀賞，改天將再度前往參觀。鳳甲博物館雖屬私人創設，但對外免費開放，五人以上欲參訪若先已電話預約，該館會有專人導覽。晚會在和平社社長Jimmy熱烈招待中圓滿完成。

 

 

 

今天天亮時

 

 

國際扶輪社長當選人葛爾揚．潘乃傑在加利福尼亞州聖地亞哥的國際講習會上宣布2011-12 年度國際扶輪主題。

國際扶輪社長當選人葛爾揚．潘乃傑要求扶輪社員在2011-12 扶輪年度當中去【人道關懷行善天下】。

 

By Arnold R. Grahl 
Rotary International News -- 17 November 2008

R.I. President Dong Kurn Lee discusses the people and events that prepared him for his new role.

On October 25, 2008 District 5040 will hold our first Masters Level - Rotary Leadership Course.

District 5040 cleaned up at the annual Zone awards night.

The Government of Canada has announced $30 million to help immunize children in sub-Saharan Africa of which at least $15 million will go to Nigeria, where polio is still endemic.

Nomination Deadline Sep 30, 2008

You are invited to provide input to help create a Rotary knowledge base for Rotarians around the world to improve their clubs and their services.

In July 2008, Rotary International will implement a more comprehensive registration and login process for Member Access and other password-protected online services. The new system will improve security and provide self-service features.

DG Bob Blacker 2008-2009 welcome all Rotarians to the new Rotary Year. 

We celebrated the installation of the new President and club officers on Jun 24th 2008 .

 

By Ryan Hyland 
Rotary International News -- 19 June 2008 

Rotary's goals to eradicate polio and improve health and literacy seemed to become more attainable after the 2008 RI Convention in Los Angeles drew to a close on 18 June.

 

Rotary International News -- 15 June 2008

 
About 18,000 people are attending the 2008 RI Convention, which meets 15-18 June in Los Angeles. At the official opening of the House of Friendship exhibition area, RI President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson welcomed all to L.A.

June 2008

Dear fellow Rotarians,

I wish that every Rotarian could have the opportunities to see Rotary in action that Joan and I have enjoyed over the past months. From India to France, Hong Kong to Brazil, the Philippines to Turkey, we witnessed Rotarians demonstrating, with great compassion and ingenuity, just how much Rotary Shares.

For the first time, you can select a People's Choice Award winner for The Rotarian's annual photo contest.

They came for the children.children with cleft lip and cleft palate deformities whose parents could not afford to get help for them any other way.  They were medical professionals and Rotary volunteers from all over the world who joined with Alliance for Smiles in Yichang, China last week.

Rotary International News 
6 March 2008 
From April to May, each president-elect and incoming club leadership team attends the district assembly . Participants are encouraged to read the appropriate manual before training so they arrive at the seminar prepared to discuss their duties and goals for the coming year.

Rtn. Quentin Li went to Baiyin, Gansu, China for an AFS mission on Febuary then go to Seattle to attend Pacific Northwest Presidents Elect Training Seminar on Mar. 6.

Rtns David Lee and Albert Tseng shared their good and not-so-good experience.

The 4th edition emphasizes the ways that Rotary enables members to make positive contributions in the world and showcases the many attributes of the typical Rotarian. One set will be sent to all clubs. Rotarians can use these PSAs to obtain free or low-cost ad placements with their local media.

Rotary International has received a US$3.5 million challenge grant from the Google Foundation to eradicate polio worldwide.

Rtn. Quentin will join another Alliance For Smiles mission at Baiyin, Gansu Province ,China from Feb. 22 to Mar. 8. Here is the media release for this mission.

Rtn. Quentin Li joined other Rotarians from District 5040 at Rotary Leadership Institute course on Jan26 2008.

Paul Goetz,AG Don Kavanagh and visiting Rotarians from North Delta Club all warmed up for the evening at the Best Western Abercorn Inn on January 22, 2008.

PR can help with finding and keeping members.

100 seniors were entertained by Centennial Club members. First hand experience told by Dr. Ruey-horng Chien about The Rotary Yoneyyama Memorial Foundation work.

Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial had our Annual Meeting on Dec. 18 2007 and the election of officers and board directors for Rotary Year 2008~2009. Congratulation to the newly elected board of directors.

Dec. 15 2007 Rotary Club of Chung Ho Full May and Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial became Sister Clubs.

Read a message from Rotary leaders about RI's partnership with the Gates Foundation

Participate in an on-line discussion with
Rotary Foundation Trustee and PolioPlus Partners Co-Chair Louis Piconi

On Nov. 27, Rtn. Jill Moore from Rotary Club of Tsawwassen was our speaker tonight.

On Nov. 23 District 5040 held a Rotary Foundation Dinner event at Hellenic Centre Vancouver.

November 2007

The Rotarian

The Rotary Foundation is the engine that drives Rotary's international humanitarian service. Without the Foundation, many of Rotary's signature programs wouldn't exist. There would be no PolioPlus, no Humanitarian Grants, no Ambassadorial Scholarships, no Rotary World Peace Fellowships. Without the Foundation, Rotary would be a very different and less powerful force for good in the world.

Professional critics have joined the many Rotarians who say they're inspired by the people and projects featured in The Rotarian magazine.

Lenders ask for lots of information in dealing with loan applications. If you know what they are really after, this may help expedite an application.

As a charitable organzation committed to making the road safer for the community, the Foundation calls for help.

Professor James Chan of Cultural University talked about his experience having been a visitor to over 100 countries.

Rtn. Quentin returned from China on Oct. 3 then went to China again on Oct. 14.

CP Harrison Lin's proposal for community services received great support from members. President Kenneth Liu treated members to a great meal while searching for an alternate meeting place.

The new RI site is up; some appears to still be in developing stage, and it is a little slow at this time, but looks and seems to be much easier to get around than the old one.

Rotary International News

John Kenny, of the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Central, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2009-10. He will become the president-nominee on 1 December if there are no challenging candidates.

Rotary International News

DG Dean Rohr complimented Club members on her official visit to the Club on September 18, 2007

The United Nations Association of New York will honor Rotary International with its 2007 Humanitarian Award on October 25.

Profitability is the key word if you are considering whether you are to conduct business in your own name or in the name of a limited company.

A traditional Chinese medicine specialist preparing for a business trip to Harbin, China learned of Jill Moore's Alliance For Smiles trip through the media. When the Vancouver Centennial Rotarian decided to contact her while in China it radically changed his trip.

Albert Tseng's member application has been approved by board.If there is no objection from the other member,Abert will be the first new member of the Club in Rotary Year 2007~2008. James Wu committed to making a big donation to the Club.

Rotary's gold standard of ethics builds friendships, attracts customers - and helps club members sleep at night

By Nancy Shepherdson
The Rotarian

September 2007

RI President Wilf Wilkinson is encouraging all Rotarians to help strengthen Rotary's membership by bringing at least one new member into Rotary. Members of his leadership team who met this challenge have been recognized with a new member sponsor pin.

The August 28, 2007 meeting at the Hart House Restaurant was a new attempt to make meetings more enjoyable.

Fung Shui may mean very complex issues. When you dissect it with concerns about health, security and functionality, it may be simple.

Saying it was a fantastic experience; President Wilf Wilkinson closed the Presidential Membership Conference held on August 10-11, 2007, in Richmond. This was the fifth of seven such conferences held around North America focusing on membership growth.

Simon Tseng talked about the recent history of the Middle East.

RI President, RI President Elect and RI Board member will speak to District 5040 Rotary Clubs.

Lots of fun shared by Rotarians at the Bobolink Park on August 6, 2007.

 

 

Is tax reduction good for B.C. - different people may have different answers to this question.

Jason Ko, President and CEO of Viva Pharmaceutical Inc. shared his success story with the Club.

The story started from an email from Taiwan in the begining of the July 2007.

Rotary ranked among top five NGOs for corporate partnerships.

Actions are requested for the new Rotary Year.

Guest Speaker Richard Hsu, Associate Professor of Taipei Municipal University of Education examines the causes and impacts on Taiwan on July 10 at our club meeting.

Did you know?

Digging through history to find out why the Rotary year starts 1 July.

Over 50 participants celebrated the installation of the new President and his Board of Directors.

 
        PDG Kevin (Jen)                    DG Dean (Rhino)

Read message from Kevin and Dean.

Rotary District Membership Chair-Elect Hans Doge calls on all Rotarians to acknowledge recruiting new members as a priority for the new Rotary Year.

Rtn. Quentin attended the meeting of Rotary Club of Beijing on Jun. 19 2007. Rotary Year 2007~2008 club president Mike Yuh-hung Ma gave us a speech about annual goal and projects report.

From the last-minute preparations to the opening session, get a taste of what happened during the kickoff of the 2007 RI Convention in Salt Lake City.

Rtn.Guillermo Terisotto,who is the writer, composer and singer of "Rotary International Song", sent Quentin an email to share a video with that song. He hopes we can enjoy it.

Rtn. Quentin had attended two more Rotary Club meetings before he left Taiwan to China this week.

The last club assembly for the Rotary Year 2006~2007 held on Jun 5th was attended by Assistant Governor-Elect John Vokes.

District 3500 GSE team leader Jason Teng, past president of Rotary Club of Taoyuan West, invited Rtn. Quentin to attend his club's meeting on Jun. 6 2007.

May 26, several members and family from Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial took District 3500 GSE team leader Jason, member Celesta and Rtn. Sport to join the Down Home Lobster Night at Rotary Club of North Delta.

Rtn. Quentin Li arrived Taiwan on 5/29 for a family trip.He atteneded the regular meeting at Rotary Club of Taoyuan South on 5/31.

Raymond Li and Cecilia Liu from the Charity Fund of the Children Hospital called on Rotarians to open their wallets for good causes.

"There is nothing intangible about Rotary: It is reality itself. To give is to receive; to lose one self is to find one self; to be happy is to serve. These are old truths. . . for the individual. . . and the mass, whether application be in the exchange of goods, toil, knowledge, or love." - The Meaning of Rotary, THE ROTARIAN, November 1921

If you're attending the RI Convention next month, be sure to check out the following membership development opportunities.

To be effective, you need to understand yourselves, and your audience.

If you think artists are either dull or cool, try to meet Kenneth Hsieh and let him change your opinion.

District 5040 is now incorporated as Rotary International District 5040 Inc.

The democratic process shaped the 2007 Council on Legislation in Chicago, which ran from 23 to 27 April. Overall, the Council had a busy week, addressing some 337 items that were brought forward by delegates coming from throughout Rotary's 530 districts worldwide.

Started off with a Rotarian wedding, followed by community services on the Earth Day, and went into a meeting honoured by our Speaker Dr. Pang Chang.

The GSE Team of District 3500 from Taiwan has arrived Vancouver on April 28 .

Yoga is not only about exercise. Experience the 8-steps of yoga with Miss Aria Wang, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT^®) of Yoga Alliance.

In April, we recognize Rotary's 31 official magazines and the important role they play in disseminating information about Rotary worldwide.

What started off by one person has delivered hope and joy to 150 countries around the World.

A short overview of what Rotary has been working on.

From the Gobi desert to the Pacific coast, Rotary clubs plant seeds for the future.

The Rotarian
Photo by Deborah Fletcher/Matthew Grasse

March 2007

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the convention. RI's housing contractor in Salt Lake City is backfilling the requests of those on the waiting list.

The key to better and healthier lives is to learn more about the culprits that cause the lives of many.

How will your club celebrate World Water Day on 22 March?

By Joseph Derr
Rotary International News
Photo (top) by Alyce Henson/Rotary Images

Do you know the world's third largest shipping company is registered in Taiwan, and Kaohsiung is the fourth largest container handling port in the world.

DG-Elect Dean Rohrs Spoke on Her Vision About Young Rotarians

Our club had the Vocational Service on March 3, 2007 at Vancouver Formosa Academy.Thanks to our Rotarian Warren Chueh, we have a chance to understand the role of Vancouver Formosa Academy as a stepping stone for ESL students and also for new immigrants who wish to learn English to fit into Canadian society.

March 2007
The Rotarian

Dear fellow Rotarians,

As members of a family of book lovers, we have always made literacy a high priority in our lives. Our home is full of books, and neither Lorna nor I ever travel without two or three. Reading is a great joy for both of us, and it is a joy we've shared with our children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, for many people around the world, the simple pleasure of reading seems hopelessly out of reach.

Rotarian Jill Moore (RC of Tsawwassen) shared with our club members her recent trip to Shenyang, China.

Traditional Celebration of the Chinese New Year

Of all the traditional Chinese festivals, the new Year was perhaps the most elaborate, colorful, and important. This was a time for the Chinese to congratulate each other and themselves on having passed through another year, a time to finish out the old, and to welcome in the new year. Common expressions heard at this time are: GUONIAN to have made it through the old year, and BAINIAN to congratulate the new year.

As Rotarians celebrate World Understanding Month in February, learn more about Rotary's dedication to peace through its international scholarship program for young people.

The evening of January 30, 2007 was honoured by two in-house speakers.

The 2007-08 theme Rotary Shares will act as a daily reminder of what ordinary people can accomplish through the extraordinary work of Rotary, said RI President-elect Wilfrid J. Wilkinson at the 2007 International Assembly's opening session today.

Erhu has two notes, Gu Zheng has more. They have one thing in common - they shared a note of success.

Rotarians of the Vancouver Centennial Club continue to make impressive contributions to the Rotary Foundation.

Tuesday, January 16th was the first time this year that attendance returned to normal.

As our newly born club continues to grow in number, we also continue to grow as a group by learning more and more about Rotary.

January 19th has been designated a dinner night at the Delta Hotel in Richmond to celebrate Rotary's success in eliminating Polio.

It was a kick off for our Charter Anniversary Night! Hosted by Ken Hsiao and Vivian Huang, our night was entertaining and full of energy.

Dr. Hsu Hui Chang gave us an excellent overview of the world tallest buliding, 101.

We had our first meeting at the Flamingo Restaurant on Tuesday and, to me, it was a tough one to accept.

Art is something that you naturally enjoy or you don't, says Mr. Liaw. There many ways of seeing a picture and how you interpret it through your own eyes.

An Asian man fell in love with the Italian Instrument, the Ocarina. Mr.Hsu-Hui Chang came to share his passion in the ocarina with us.

Our club is growing! This week, we gave our warmest welcome to Larry Lin, to join our big family. Congratulations!

A special night because of a special visit by our District Governor, Kevin Conway and his wife Jen Conway as well as Assistant District Governor Nancy Nikolai.

This week we welcomed Robert and Matthew from Vancouver Quadra Club to visit our club.

A fortune teller, San Cheng, was our special guest speaker during our last meeting.

RCVC gave our warmest welcome to the newest member, Richard Wu.

A special Tuesday last week, where we held our first Vocation Service of the year at Daniel's restaurant, Pearl Hot Pot.

On a last minute notice, Marine Drive Golf Club is undergoing maintenance.

Our last meeting was quite casual as we continue on communicating within.

Mrs. Hu, a mandarin teacher of 40 years in Taiwan, is now a teacher here in Vancouver.

Our newest members for the year, David Wang and Michelle Chien, shared personal experiences about their careers.

C.P. Harvey Lu (Rotary Club of Taipei Sunlight) was our guest speaker tonight.

Rotarians Quentin Li & Ken Hsiao shared wtih members of RCVC their experience during a recent trip to China.

Vancouver Centennial participated in the celebration of both BC Day & Taiwan Day on Aug. 7, 2006 at Vancouver's Bobolink Park.

We had an expected return from Dr.Moshe Birger of the Rotary Club of Jaffa in Israel today. We invited him back for the second time as a special guest speaker.

Tonight was another special night for the members of RCVC. First of all, we welcomed a new member to our club, David Wang, who was introduced by Joanne Cheng. Another set of helping hands to contribute to our club!

Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial will have a BBQ event on July21 (Friday) at Fraser Foreshore Park, Burnaby.

On Saturday July 8, 2006, a number of Rotarians from Vancouver Centennial attended Vancouver Chinatown's 25^th Anniversary Celebration and Installation dinner at the Renaissance Harbourside Hotel with RI President-elect Wilf Wilkinson as the keynote Speaker.

 

We have created the newest website for our club since July 2006.

It was a special Tuesday for all fellow Rotarians of Vancouver Centennial. Our first annual installation dinner was held.

Start from Aug. 8 2006,we will change the place for our regular weekly meeting.

It is the last week of the fiscal year for the Rotary Club and we prepared to a brand new year of service. A budget and a new Board of Directors were announced.

On Saturday June 24^th, fellow Rotarians had the opportunity to visit Franklin's Enterprises Ltd.

On Sunday, June 18^th 2006, our club performed our first community service for the year.

Our club members - Wells Hsu,Ken Hsiao and Quentin Li met at the city center (Wang Fu Jing ) of Beijing on the middle of Jun.

Mr. T.T Hsiao of TAITRA, Taiwan Trade Center (Vancouver) visited Vancouver Centennial this evening.

Past District 5040 Public Relations Chair Graham Witcher visited Vancouver Centennial this Tuesday to share his two years Rotarian experience in Taipei, Taiwan.

District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Del Paterson paid Vancouver Centennial a special visit this Tuesday to share with fellow Rotarians his 3 years of experience as the District Rotary Foundation (RF) chair.

This year's District Conference is a joint conference being co-hosted by Districts 5040 & 5050 in Whistler B.C. with the opening ceremony held on Friday, May 19^th 2006.

Elgin Duke, a member of the North Delta Rotary Club continues to show his kindness whenever he shows up at our meetings. During our last meeting, he presented us with four tickets to one of their own club event which is called Down Home Lobster Night.

Bill Jackson, a member of the North Delta Rotary Club joined us Tuesday night and shared his story with us on his trip to Kenya, Africa. The people there were poor and needed a lot of support.

This week, the website editor - Quentin, had formed a team to maintain our club websites. (English and Chinese webs)

Fellow North Vancouver Rotarian, Mike also visited our club yesterday evening, to inspire and share his experience as a Rotarian.

Councillor B.C. Lee visited our club last night to share with fellow Rotarians his 6 months experience as a councillor of the City of Vancouver.

Dr. Cheng specialized in restaurant management and tourism. He spoke many langauges and had travelled to more than 110 countries.

Alice Wu, being the youngest charter member at our club, came to Canada in June of 1988 when she was 6, from Taipei, Taiwan. She grew up in Vancouver since then.

Our club memeber- Quentin,visited China on March and attended the meetings of Rotary Clubs there for his make up.

Speaker: Dr.Kwang Yang - our club member

Speaker:Cecilia Chen, who plays an important role in inviting Broadway Performer/Playwright Welly Yang to Vancouver, introduced the show to us and took us into the journey of music.

Rotarian Chris Offer, Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator and PDG #5040, visited our club on May 6, 2005 and gave the audience an inspirational speech and functional tips about recruiting, retaining and growing club membership.

During the meeting on May 27, 2005, Harrison advised that after discussing with various fellow members, it has become necessary to re-elect new officers and/or directors of the Club for fiscal year 2005~2006.

As he walks 2,200 miles from Mexico to Canada Nathan Auerbach is doing best to avoid wearing out his shoes,.......

We would like to welcome Ralph and Kitty, from Rotary Club of Parry Sound, Ontario and we are delightful to have them here with us.

Guest Speakers: John Holme / Peter Weng

How to fully utilize tax benefit for charitable donation

Speaker: Dr. Kuo

DG Sonia presented special district Service Above Self Recognition to club leaders at RC of Vancouver Centennial.

District Governor Sonia Wolowidnyk and A.D.G.Nancy visit our club .She shared her compassion of being a Rotarian with us.

After more than one year of preparation, the Rotary Club of Vancouver Centennial finally received its charter from Rotary International in November. We celebrate the establishment of the first and only mandarin-speaking Rotary Club in Canada.

Dr.Bill Jackson visited our club and gave a special presentation about his optical program and their trip to distribute glasses in Cambodia in 2004.

This week, We held the election for the Vancouver Centinnel Rotary Club 2006-2007 director.

Get to know your Rotarian: Chi Shu Huang and Tony Chen

Mr. Kao is experienced in garden management. He had managed the garden for Vancouver General Hospital.

Mr. Paul Wu is our guest speaker for this week. Mr. Wu is an owner of an import/export company specialized in accessories.

Leo Wang, DDS, has run a dental clinic for several years in the great Vancouver area. He answered the frequent asked questions of teeth care.

John is a conductor from Taipei musical orchestra. He has been living in Taiwan for 17 years before coming back to Canada to obtain his PHD in music. Recently, he led the UBC student orchestra to Taiwan for a tour. Because of his experience, he talked about Taiwan cultural and his passion for music.

 

Dr. Chen is the CEO of Lotus International Group and chairman of Vancouver ECE & Montessori College. He used his experience in his life to explain why there is no rehearsal in life.

Mr. Chen described how ICBC works. Since ICBC is owned by the government and a monopoly business in the car insurance filed. Therefore, it represents both parties in a motor vehicle accident. As a result, there might be beneficial conflict during resolution. When we buy insurance from an auto plan agent, most of them are independent contractor. As for the Claim Center, all the employees are hired by ICBC.