Rotaract Club of Richmond http://richmondrotaract.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 02 May 2012 19:03:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Rotaract Hiring for 2012/2013 Board of Directors! http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/04/rotaract-hiring-for-20122013-board-of-directors http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/04/rotaract-hiring-for-20122013-board-of-directors#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:43:54 +0000 aaron.chan http://richmondrotaract.com/?p=1092 Are you interested in becoming more involved in the community? Do you want to be a Board member next year? We’re currently hiring for the following Director positions for next year:

Vice President

Treasurer & Sergeant-at-Arms

Secretary

Webmaster

International Service Director

Community Service Director (2)

Fundraising Director (2)

Professional Development Director

Social Director

District Liaison

Click on this link for more information on the application process and description for each position:

Board of Directors Recruitment 2012-2013

Application Process: Send an email to Aaron (aaron.chan@richmondrotaract.com) before 11:59 PM on Friday, April 27th with the following three items:

1. Position(s) desired (up to a maximum of 3 selections with ranked preferences)

2. Resume (No cover letter needed)

3. Previous Rotaract experience if applicable (i.e. number of years and previous positions; if none, indicate previous experiences in a similar field (i.e. number of years and previous positions).

NO EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED TO BECOME A CANDIDATE; We appreciate all applications. Elections will take place at our next General Meeting on April 30, 2012. Looking forward to meeting you all. Thank you!

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Date: Friday, March 30th, 6PM

Place: Netaholics Cafe, Richmond – 4411 No. 3 Rd #101

RSVP by emailing aaron.chan@richmondrotaract.com. See you there!

]]> http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/03/gaming-social/feed 0 March General Meeting! Mar. 26th! http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/03/march-general-meeting-mar-26th http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/03/march-general-meeting-mar-26th#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:54:15 +0000 king-mong.chan http://richmondrotaract.com/?p=1086 Hey Rotaractors and friends,

It’s that time of the month again – we’ll be meeting at 7:15pm on the coming Monday Mar. 26! Douglas Room at Accent Inn Vancouver Airport (10551 St. Edwards Dr.)

We’ll be talking about our ongoing projects, community service opportunities, and end-of-year plans – your suggestions and input are very valuable so we hope to see you all there!

RSVPs are always appreciated – FB or email (secretary@richmondrotaract.com)

Enjoy the sunshine :)

King-mong

]]> http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/03/march-general-meeting-mar-26th/feed 0 District Meeting! http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/03/district-meeting http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/03/district-meeting#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:18:43 +0000 king-mong.chan http://richmondrotaract.com/?p=1081 Hey everyone,

Sorry for the late notice about the exact location but the District Meeting is taking place today (Sat. Mar. 3, 2012) at 3pm at Vancouver Library – 5th Floor meeting room (350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver).

We’ll be discussing Rotaract 5040 online presence, a possible District local project, New Generations in Action, and PACE (Pacific Canada Experience).

There is an option to SKYPE in (if it fits better with your schedule), if so, email Stephanie McEwan our District Rotaract Representative at smcewan@rotaract5040.org or call her (email King-mong for her number)

If you have any questions, pleas feel free to email King-mong at kingmong.chan@richmondrotaract.com.  Cheers!

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Date: March 7th, Wednesday

Time: 6:30 – 8:00

Place: JP Malone’s Pub - 9031 Blundell Rd, Richmond, BC V6Y1K4

Price: Order your own food! :P (cheap wings)

Note: *Must be 19 or older

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I trust you all received the reminder email last week about the meeting tonight! We’ll be voting for our next President so it’ll be an important meeting!  Even if you’re not a member you are more than welcome to come! Accent Inn Vancouver Airport (10551 St. Edwards Dr.)  Douglas Room (Room 101). Look for the Rotaract Banner!

See you there!

-King-mong

]]> http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/02/presidential-election-meeting-tonight/feed 0 DO YOU LOVE HOCKEY?! http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/02/do-you-love-hockey http://richmondrotaract.com/2012/02/do-you-love-hockey#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:21:48 +0000 anna.au http://richmondrotaract.com/?p=1056 As you may or may not have heard, Scotiabank is hosting an all day event at the Richmond Oval to celebrate hockey.

The Rotaract Club of Richmond is meeting this Saturday February 11th at the Oval to join in on the fun!

If you’re interested in joining the club, why not take this opportunity to get to know us while having fun. So, feel free to bring your friends, learn about hockey and test out your skills.

For more information about this event please consult the website @ http://richmondoval.ca/hockeyday/default.htm

For information on our club visit http://richmondrotaract.com/
or feel free to like us on facebook – Rotaract Club of Richmond

If you’re interested in joining us or have any questions please contact me by email: anna.au@richmondrotaract.com or phone: 778.938.8898

Thanks and I hope to see you there!

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As part of this year’s International Service project, we would like to film a video of places around Richmond so that we can showcase our city to other Rotaract Clubs around the world!  We’ve come up with a list that includes:

Richmond Centre
Richmond Oval
Richmond Art Gallery and Library
Bubble Tea Restaurant
Iona Beach
Steveston Harbour
Richmond Public Market

If you have any other ideas that would help showcase Richmond or if you would like to participate in this project, please email me at sylvia.tam@richmondrotaract.com for more information!

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“Hello District 5040 Rotaractors!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you all are having a fantastic 2012 already! And what better way to continue that fabulous year, than to get together with your fellow Rotaractors?

Our next District Meeting will be in Burnaby (near Metrotown skytrain station). See the info below:

When: Sunday, Feb 5 @ 4:00pm (1 hour maybe 1.5 hours long)
*RoundTrip Committee info session @ 3:00pm – ALL interested members welcome!
Where: Bread Garden near Metrotown Skytrain Station (4575 Central Blvd, Burnaby) http://g.co/maps/fapv9 <– map
Who: Any Rotaractor or Rotarian Each club NEEDS to have a representative present

Please send this invitation to all of your Club Members! I would like to start recruiting District Board Members for next year (2012/2013).

Brief Agenda:
1. District Project – Local — NEED IDEAS!
2. District 5040 Rotaract RoundTrip – Planning Committee
3. District Board 2012-2013
4. Inter-Club relations
5. Rotary-Rotaract relations
6. International Opportunities

There will also be a RoundTrip Committee info session before our District Meeting at 3:00pm (same location). Anyone interested in being a committee member needs to attend this meeting, but all Rotaractors and Rotarians are welcome to attend.

Please RSVP to this email so I know who will be coming!

I will also invite everyone to the Facebook event. Please remember, all Rotarians and Rotaractors are welcome to attend!

If you have any questions, you can email or phone me at – - – - -

Hope to see you all there!

Stephanie McEwan
5040 District Rotaract Representative 2011/2012
Burnaby Rotaract Director of Professional Development 2011/2012
smcewan@rotaract5040.org
steph.mcewan@hotmail.com“

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When: Wednesday December 28th @ 6:30 pm
Where: Terranova Clubhouse, 3880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond
Price: $12 for members, $15 for non-members (Poker buy-in: $5)
Dress Code: Christmas theme/colors!
What to Bring: Can(s) of food
Parking: Along Westminster Hwy

RSVP here by joining our Facebook event! Hope to see everyone there! :)

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