Wed Lunch-Member Induction/ Literacy - Bob Blacker

NOTE: 

• Luncheon $23 - cash or cheque 
• Register no later than Tuesdays 12 noon.
• Contact Keith at ktsukishima@hotmail.com
• Register car license at Front Desk 

New Member Induction - Jacqueline Ho

Join us to welcome a new addition to the Rotary Club of Richmond. Jacqueline has been attending our meeting regularly and also helped at the Rattan sale Fundraiser. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has extensive background in Finance Management.

September Rotary Basic Education and Literacy Month - Bob Blacker MSM

Supporting Education is one of Rotary's six causes. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. PDG Bob is the Leader of the Write to Read Project BC, an equal partnership project between participating indigenous communities, Rotarians, Government House and the volunteers of the Write to Read Team. The project is to deliver books, libraries, computers, tablets & high speed Internet connections to remote First Nation communities in BC.

Bob is a retired New Westminster Police Inspector. He joined Rotary in 1996 and became District Governor 2008-2009. Bob became an Honorary Aide de Camp (HADC) to the Lt. Governor of British Columbia. In 2007 His Honour, Steven Point, and Bob started to work together to get books into isolated First Nations Communities in British Columbia.

In June, 2017 Bob is awarded a Meritorious Service Medal for his work on the Write to Read Project. He is also recipient of the 2016 Meritorious Service Medal of Canada, 2012 Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2003 Queens Golden Jubilee Medal.