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Howe Sound Inn & Brew Pub

37801 Cleveland Ave
Squamish, BC V8B 0A7
Canada

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contact@squamishrotary.com

Duck in a Truck Lottery is Back!

Posted on Jun 18, 2019

"Duck in a Truck" Ticket Lottery

All Proceeds in Support of Community Projects.

Tickets $20 - only 2000 total

Get your lucky Duck Number:

- from a Rotarian.

- at the Squamish Street Market July 14.

- on Canada Day July 1.

Prizes

1st: - $10,000 Cash

2nd:- Squamish Heli-Tour ($1,500)

3rd:- Golf for 4 package ($392)

4th:- Annual Family Pass Sea to Sky Gondola ($349)

5th:- Pepe's dinner for two ($200)

draw on August 3rd, noon, Loggers Sports Grounds

BC Gaming Grants awarded to Squamish Organisations.

Posted on Jun 13, 2019

On June 13^th 2019, the Rotary Club of Squamish awarded $11,250 in BC Community Gaming Grants to groups and organisations in the Squamish community.

This year’s recipients are:

Organisation	To be Used For
Big Brothers Big Sisters	Support for the teen mentoring program.
Camp Summit	Funds to support sending youth to camp who would not otherwise be able to go.
Rotary Youth Programs	Funding for Squamish students to participate in various Rotary Youth programs
Sea to Sky Nordics Biathlon Bears	Funds to purchase equipment for the Biathlon Bears junior program.
Senior’s Friday Night Dinners	Purchase of food for evening dinners with friends & family.
Squamish Archery Junior Olympic Program	To repair and replace equipment.
Squamish Schools Breakfast Program	Funds to provide breakfasts in the Squamish schools for kids who arrive without having a good start to their day..
Squamish Food Bank	Funds for food purchases.
Squamish Skating Club	Support for the Winter Carnival Ice Show..
Squamish Youth Centre	Purchase musical instruments and amplifier for media room.
TOTAL $11,250

Over the last 13 years the Rotary Club of Squamish has received, and awarded $201,250 in BC Gaming Grants to deserving organisations in Squamish.

Installation Evening - Board & Executive 2019-20

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

On June 12th, 2019 at the Squamish Valley Golf Club, the new Board and Executive of the Rotary Club of Squamish for 2019-20 was installed. President Mark Goodwin and his team will take office on July 1st 2019. Don Patrick controlled the event as the MC, while Murray Wood, Area Governor handled the formalities.

More photos HERE.

Howe Sound Secondary Rotary Scholarships

Posted on May 24, 2019

On May 21st, Denise Rittberg of the Rotary Club of Squamish (Youth Services committee) presented the two annual Rotary scholarships to students during the Howe Sound Secondary Scholarship Night. Denise is pictured with the recipients - Callum MacDonald (left), and Sukhdeep Sidhu (right).

The Rotary Scholarships recognize the students’ achievements in service in the community through extensive volunteer work, along with earning excellent academic achievement.

"We would like to thank the Rotary Club of Squamish for contributing the Rotary Club of Squamish Scholarships to the students of Howe Sound Secondary School. This generosity will help our young people pursue their desired careers, and in some cases make the difference in their ability to continue on to post-secondary education." HSSS Staff

Bike Safety Rodeo at the Elementary Schools

Posted on May 23, 2019

On May 21-23, 2019, Squamish Rotarians with help from school staff, held the annual Bike Safety Rodeo at 5 elementary schools. Students from kindergarten to grade 7 had their bikes checked, went through a series of skill challenges, and learned how to safely cross a road intersection. This is an annual event helping kids to be aware and ride more safely.

Rotary Clubs donate $100,000 to the Sea to Sky Community Hospice

Posted on May 12, 2019

Today the four Sea-to-Sky Rotary clubs; Squamish, Whistler, Whistler Millennium and Pemberton, proudly presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Squamish Hospice Society for the new Sea to Sky Community Hospice facility.. In recognition, one of the hospice rooms will be named the Rotary Room.

Accepting the presentation from the Rotary representatives, on the right, are Dr Judith Fothergill, and Mark MacKenzie from the Squamish Hospice Society.

In the background is the new Hospice facility under construction, which is planned to open within a few months.

Rotary "pitches-in" to spring clean Squamish

Posted on Apr 28, 2019

Squamish Rotary joined others to take part in Pitch-In Week, Canada's largest environmental improvement campaign. Pitch-In Week is a great opportunity for residents, students, and community groups to get together and clean up our community..

We cleaned up the area between Save-on-Foods and the railway tracks, and the trails near the elementary and high schools.

Visit To the GFL Recycling Centre

Posted on Apr 18, 2019

In advance of Earth Day, we visited GFL Environmental and had a tour of the recycling facility. Hosts Denise Imbeau and Michael Baylis explained what happens to the contents of our curbside recycle tote. There are things we can do to improve our recycling and reduce contamination such as rinsing containers and removing the lids. Also glass, styrofoam, plastic bags and overwrap/film are not part of the curbside recycling program. These can be taken to the GFL facility.

Wondering What goes Where? Download the Waste Diversion Guide.

For further information:see Recycling Collection and RecycleBC.

Rotary World Help sends Medical Equipment to Chile

Posted on Apr 15, 2019

Loading the container in Coquitlam. Container arrives in Chile.

The 15,000 residents of Pozo Almonte, a small community in northern Chile, are most grateful for a shipping container loaded with 284 items of needed medical and dental equipment and supplies. It was sent from Vancouver by Rotary World Help (RWH) in February. RWH is a non-religious, non-political charity run by 45 Rotary clubs mainly in BC.

This container was the 395th shipped to 62 countries on five continents since RWH was founded in 1993.. This brings the estimated total of people helped to almost 12 million around the world, at a total estimated value of goods shipped of $138 million.

Earlier this year, Rotary clubs in General Santos, the southernmost city in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao, received medical and dental equipment, plus books and student desks for needy communities in the region,

For more information about Rotary World Help please visit www.rotaryworldhelp.com.

Rotary Ski Day - Whistler

Posted on Apr 02, 2019

The Rotary Club of Whistler hosted its annual ski day on April 2nd. This year it was a scavenger hunt on Whistler Mountain from 10:00 to 2:30. There were 30 items - landmarks, carvings, people - that we had to find and take a group photos. 6 teams and about 40 skiers participated.. Apres at Blacks Pub afterwards. Prizes were awarded for costumes and total number of items correctly identified.. Great fun by all!

Check out the photos HERE.

Interact Global Awareness Dinner for Shelterbox

Posted on Mar 14, 2019

The Interact Club of Howe Sound Secondary held its Global Awareness Dinner on March 14. This year the event was in support of Shelterbox, the organization that provides emergency disaster relief to families around the world who have been made homeless by natural disaster and conflict.

The evening included a delicious 3-couse meal, silent auction, and a presentation about Shelterbox by Rotarian Chris Loat.

Rotary Recognition for Squamish Club

Posted on Mar 07, 2019

On behalf of Rotary International President (2017-18) Ian Riseley, District 5040 Governor (2017-18) Don Evans presented the Rotary Citation to the club on March 7th, 2019 for developing sustainable service projects, building awareness of Rotary in the community, growing membership and giving to the international Rotary Foundation during 2017-18.

Squamish Rotary was also recognized for its financial contribution to the campaign to End Polio Now.

In the photo L to R:: Don Evans, District Governor 2017-18; Judy McQuinn, Club President 2017-18: Liz Scott, Assistant Governor 2017-18: Kathleen van der Ree, Club President 2018-19; Brian Finley PolioPlus Chair.

Rotary Club 200 - Grand Prize Winners

Posted on Mar 07, 2019

On March 7th, Don Patrick drew the four lucky winners of the Club 200 Lottery final draw for the 42nd (2018-2019) series:

#122 for $200 went to Basil Milne.

#4 for $1,000 went to Tonny Mortensen.

#131 for $1,000 went to Tom Maleseski.

and the major prize of $2,000 went to #39 Jim Harvey.

Each year the Rotary Club 200 lottery raises $10,000 which goes to support organizations in the Squamish Community that need a little help for their causes.

Liz Scott Joins the Rotary Friendship Exchange to the Philippines

Posted on Jan 27, 2019

Club member Liz Scott is off to the Philippines with other Rotarians on a 3-week Rotary Friendship Exchange to District 3810.

They arrive in Manila and in addition to visiting several Rotary clubs, and various cultural and tourist destinations, they will assist the Caring Hearts Dentistry Society by distributing food and dental/hygiene kits on three occasions. Several dental offices in Squamish, including Drs. Laurie and Lino Vanzella, donated toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental products that they are taking with them.

During the exchange, the visitors are home hosted by local Rotarians.

Bono Sings Rotary's Praises in Polio Fight

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

"Whenever I go doing my work in Africa, The Rotarians have been there before me. It Is very humbling thing to discover just exactly what "Service Above Self" adds up to when you see it in practice in the field" ~ Bono