Nanaimo North Rotary Club

The first Nanaimo Family Fun Day was held at Maffeo Sutton Park on the last weekend before back-to-school. The event, hosted jointly by Oceanside Ribfest and our Club, was held Sunday, Sept. 1, and included music and other entertainment, bouncy castles and other children's activities, food trucks, a corn roast, a best-dressed pet contest and much more. Wristbands were handed out to more than 500 children enabling them to take part in all of the activities.

We are looking for superstar students and their families to join us September 25th @ 6:30pm for our virtual info session. 2025/26 Academic Year and Summer 2025 exchanges available. ~~REGISTRATION LINK IN BIO ~~

Gabriel is on exchange in Thailand and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Nanaimo. Fonda was an IB to Nanaimo in 2023/24 and met up Gabriel at his inbound orientation!! LOVE THIS!!!!

Hello Facebook Friends,

I invite you and your friends to join me at the upcoming fun Youth Exchange Barbecue Fundraiser this Wednesday at the Nanaimo Curling Club.

There will be Youth Exchange student presentations.

Rotary YE Cheers,

Derek

Help support your community! There are five Rotary clubs in Nanaimo/Lantzville actively engaged in projects supporting youth, seniors, and enhancing our beautiful community. More information at www.rotaryinnanaimo.com Consider becoming a member!

Looking for someting fun to do Wednesday August 28th? Come to Nanaimo to see our three returning superstars 🌟 do their country presentations as well as meet our four new inbound students. There will be live and silent auctions as well as the best hamburgers 🍔 this side of Mount Benson 😊

Tickets are available at https://rotary-nanaimo.square.site/

Applications are open!!!! 2025/26 School Year and Summer 2025 Exchanges Available. Applications due by mid October . Apply @ www.rye5020.org

Are you interested in going on exchange? We are holding an information session for our 2025/26 school year and 2025 summer program on Monday June 3rd @ 6:30pm. Pre-registration is required at www.rye5020.org

I recommend attending the Wonderful Rotaract Club of Victoria Benefit Concert!👍😄

Rotaract Club of Victoria Benefit Concert 2024 Come join us for an evening of amazing music and more in support of the Rainbow Kitchen Victoria

Happy Easter from the Rotary Club of Nanaimo North!

Dear Fellow Facebook Friends,

I'm the mentor and connection with our local Rotaract Club of Nanaimo.

I am asking you to help promote and support the Rotaract Club of Nanaimo’s upcoming event called, International Women's Day Celebration that’s taking place on March 10th at Beban Park Social Centre.

For your information and to help promote this event, I have attached a copy of the event’s poster and listed below more information about the event.

Booths: $50

Time during the day: 1pm to 5pm

Speakers include:

Talela Manson: will be giving a traditional welcome
Kerri Isham: from Nanaimo Women Helping Women
Daylene Jones: from Haven Society
Blaise Hunter: from Footprints Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Initiative
Naikai: from Cedar Womens House

Entertainment:

Bronte Pruce and her father: A fiddle player and guitarist
Madison Makepeace: a poetry artist

Booths:

Annadette Bouvier: Beaded Earrings
Rotaract Booth
Trisha Thomas; Indigenous arts
Blaise Hunter: Author
Lisa Rickwood: Art and novels
Kyla Miller: Forest charms
more to come...

Lucy Partington, Rotaract Club of Nanaimo’s President, in case you’d like to contact her about the event her email is [email protected].

Please share this Rotaract event with your family and friends.

Thanks! Rotary Cheers,

Derek

On Tuesday Feb 13th we held another successful Family Dinner at Bayview Elementary School. Our team of 12 Rotary members served 60 family members and students, who enjoyed a lasagna dinner with all the trimmings, plus oranges and popcorn for dessert. Thanks to v.p. Shaun Weighill and Community Coordinator Michelle Swecera for being there to assist. Next dinner April 9th.

It would be GREAT to see YOU at our next fundraiser!

Men's Shed Association of British Columbia. Supporting, and propagating Men's Sheds across the province. Men Helping Men.

Hello Facebook Friends,

♣️ Please support this fun worthwhile cause my fellow Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Nanaimo Daybreak’s is putting on.

The money raised is going to Pacific Sport and Canucks Autism Network!

Please share with your friends!♦️

♣️ Check out the Rotary Club of Nanaimo Daybreak’s upcoming event. Definitely worth putting on your poker face for a good cause! ♦️

To our veterans. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Never Forgotten!

It would be great to see you at our FUNDRAISER

SPECIAL EVENT

We'd love to see you come and support our fundraising for community projects. The sale is this coming weekend. If you have items to donate for us to sell, then you can drop them off on Friday from 1-5pm.

Meet the new Inbound exchange students, and welcome the newly returned Outbound students home; socialize with Nanaimo Rotarians and companions, host families, and Youth Exchange Committee members; win a prize, buy a new treasure, eat and drink; help raise funds to support this unique Rotary program that develops the Rotarians of tomorrow and promotes peace in the world; Buy your tickets today!

To purchase tickets you can send an e-transfer to [email protected], people need to indicate their names/club and any dietary restrictions in the notes. There are no physical tickets.

The Rotary Club of Nanaimo North wishes everyone a happy, safe holiday season making memories with family and friends!

50 YEARS! Yes, that's how long we've been serving our community, and the world at large. Our club was chartered on Nov 25th, 1972, and since that time we have contributed well over $1,000,000 to the community in support of a broad range of services and organizations. For more info about our club please visit our web site https://nanaimonorthrotary.org/

We Remember

Another successful breakfast cooked and served at the Salvation Army New Hope Centre. 175 meals. Our crew included 3 inbound Rotary Youth Exchange students from Austria, France and Finland.

Where are all of these flags from? And why are they all standing together? You can find out at our info session for the 2023/24 school year on September 21st @ 6:30pm. You can pre-register @ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuce6ppjgrGNArl2YmRQBPRtFurP1AS3UY

Applications are open @ www.rye5020.org and www.youthexchange5050.org















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A great evening. Nice to have a huge turnout to welcome the new Inbound students, and hear from former exchange students.

Rotary Exhange dinner at the Rugby Club