Wed May 13 ***joining D5040 zoom meeting at 4pm***
Speaker: Rotarian Rumana Monzur
Rumana was one of the scheduled speakers for the 2020 Vision Conference. She has a powerful, heartfelt story to tell about her personal journey, when her ex-husband blinded her while trying to kill her in June 2011 her life turned into an obstacle course.
Rumana was a lecturer in International Relations, after becoming blind, decided to change her career. She graduated from tUBC in May 2017 with a law degree, and is currently a counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Vancouver. Today Rumana is a beloved “lamp-lighter” who instills light and love wherever she goes and speaks. Learn more....
Joining District Zoom online Meeting 4 pm (Members and friends see you there)
May 13th at 4:00 pm just click on this link to Zoom and use your computer screen and microphone. If necessary use these meeting access numbers:
Meeting ID: 856 8539 0338
Password: 622118
Note: If this is your first online meeting, please sign on early and check your video and audio system ahead.
As of May 11, 2020, more than 2,300 British Columbians have tested positive for COVID-19 but our province has the lowest mortality rate of any jurisdiction in Canada. Right before British Columbia begins to implement its Restart Plan to ensure that the province can come back from COVID-19, the Rotary Richmond Foundation distributed 7,000 disposable face masks through the Rotary Club of Richmond to 6 community service organizations in Richmond, Burnaby and Vancouver in time.
1,800 to the Richmond Transit Centre to keep bus operators in both Richmond and Surrey safe and healthy.
1,800 through Wellspring Charitable Foundation donated to PolyCan Health Centre that will soon provide walk-in and urgent care services accessible to the community of students, faculty, staff and families living and working on Burnaby Mountain.
900 to Pathways Clubhouse whose 25 employees offer multiple programs and support over 350 active members who have a mental illness.
900 to Atira Women's Resource Society which supports women and children affected by violence in Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
900 to the Aboriginal Mother Centre which is dedicated to moving mothers and children at risk off the streets.
700 to Family Services of Greater Vancouver that supports families and individuals across the Lower Mainland living in need, in crisis, or with trauma.
In total, 14,400 masks were contributed by Mr. Scott Qu with assistance from Ms. Jenny Huang and Ms. Fatima Wang to the Rotary Richmond Foundation. All of them are BC residents. Scott moved to Vancouver in 2011 and later studied in the University of Washington. He is now a postgraduate student of the University of Southern California. Scott still has his family in BC and he always enjoys the friendly environment, peaceful people, and the culture diversity in British Columbia and Canada.
Donors were mainly touched by the Rotary Wuhan Coronavirus Relief Task, an international humanitarian collaboration the Rotary Club of Richmond participated in back in February, 2020. Donors are convinced that Rotary can not only connect the world but also maximize the utility as well as solidarity in the face of disaster.
The Rotary Richmond Foundation was kindly granted a one-time exemption of the Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL) by Health Canada to import the 14,400 disposable face masks to Canada. As of this moment, the Rotary Richmond Foundation is working on the confirmation and distribution of the rest face masks to long term care homes and assisted living homes in Richmond area.
Founded in 1996, Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is a non-profit society dedicated to recognizing Asian Canadian participation as an integral part of Canadian society. VAHMS organizes explorASIAN Festival, an annual festival every May that celebrates National Asian Heritage Month.
The Festival’s mission is to promote understanding, and appreciation of Asian-Canadian arts, heritage, and culture. ExplorASIAN festival includes programs, activities and events produced in collaboration with various partners from the diverse communities in Metro Vancouver.
As the President of VAHMS, Ms. Leticia Sanchez presented VAHMS and explorAsian 2020 to patrons of the Rotary Club of Richmond over the Internet on May 6, 2020.
In 2002, following the adoption of a motion proposed by Senator Poy, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to designate May as Asian Heritage Month. It has been celebrated ever since. After fifteen years, the Asian Heritage Month has become a nationwide festival. In its 24 years of not-for-profit work, the VAHMS has dedicated itself to promoting cultural and educational awareness of the diverse Pan-Asian cultures living in Vancouver.
VAHMS has advocated for equity, inclusion, collaboration, and social integration of Asian-Canadian Communities in a multicultural society. At the same time, it has also opened social opportunities and strong partnerships for less-visible Pan-Asian communities by reaching out and to the many organizations, educational institutions, and individuals interested in knowing more about Asian Heritage, and inviting them to participate in programming and supporting VAHMS' vision.
Leticia is the President of VAHMS, she holds a Masters in Education from Anahuac University in Mexico, and is a certified Overseas Teacher of English from Cambridge University via the British Council. In Leticia's more than ten years tenure as the Head of Cultural Experience at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Leticia led the operational organization of the Garden Museum including Art Programs and Exhibitions. As an independent curator, Leticia has produced different art and community projects such as “Embracing Multicultural Languages”.
in 2015, “Following the Silk Routes and Beyond in Vancouver” 2016 to 2018, Leticia acted as an advisor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Exhibits & Programming Advisory Committee at UBC, is a member of the Canadian Society for Asian Arts and the Chinese Canadian Historical Society. She joined the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society Board of Directors in 2015 and was appointed President of the board in 2018. In her role as VAHMS volunteer President of the Board, Leticia strives to uphold the organization’s mission, vision, and values by promoting understanding and appreciation for Pan-Asian and Asian-Canadian heritage, arts, and culture.
Rotary International teamed up with Toastmasters International to offer online classes to Rotarians.
Take advantage of these free classes to sharpen your speech skill.
Toastmasters: Getting Started
Toastmasters: Develop a Speech
Toastmasters: Deliver a Speech
To enroll, go to my Rotary register if no account set up yet, otherwise sign in , go to learning center and choose the classes. What are you waiting for!
.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=icon}