Angie Vanderkooi
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Classification
Healthcare, retired. Rejoined The Rotary Club of Richmond July 1, 2020. Club Admininstration 2020-2021, Vice-President 2021-2022
Rotary
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First introduced to our club in 1988/1989 as a Rotary Ann. Later joined the Rotary Club of Vancouver East; Vancouver Arbutus and Richmond.
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After moving to Newfoundland, joined Rotary Club of Avalon East in Conception Bay South (for a short time) .
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Served as Chair of four out of Rotary’s five Avenues of Service. Co/Secretary (Vancouver East)
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One of the Founding and Charter members of the World Fellowship of Rotarian Gourmets.
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Attended Rotary International Convention in Portland and many District 5040 Conferences. Currently registered for District Conference in Terrace and RI Convention in Taiwan
“I am old school and know that it is an honour to be a member & serve our club; not just in our community but internationally too. I will never stop having faith, belief & respect for our Club’s long-time Senior Active Rotarians: Chuck Albert, Keith Tsukishima, Mahase Bahadoorsingh, Philip Li, Dave Takahashi, Tony Yurkovich, Otto Rieve, Wilbur Walrond, and later Chris Browne & Barb Duggan. Today, I love all those Rotary Anns too. ”
“Rotary is never idle, hence our Rotary cog wheel symbol keeps turning 24-7, globally. My Mentor said to me: "times change Angie; people change; but Rotary is still here"
"I'm not in Rotary, Rotary's in me, ....follows me....”
Education
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Trained as State Registered nurse in Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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College of Caledonia, Prince George – Health Care Administration
Profession
- Grad Nurse at Laurier House/Manor Gerontology in Prince George.
- Clinical Office Manager (pre & post operation.) for Dr. Clive P. Duncan, VGH Professor UBC and Canadian President of the Orthopaedic Association of Canada. Hip & knee replacements
Community
- Toastmasters Award with research from Dr. Lynn Beattie, "Alzheimer's, devastated is the victim” and “Family".
- Avid Volunteer at the Vancouver College
- Volunteer at Special Olympics, Richmond Minoru Track & Field location
- Served on the Board of Directors, Little Mountain Residential Care & Housing Society
- White Rock, volunteer ongoing: annual Bike-a-thon, Sea Festival, Indigenous BBQ & Salmon Fest, RCMP traffic warden, etc
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4 Ocean (global) – clean up Garry Point
Personal
Due to her dad's RAF military profession (and medals), the family lived in Ireland, Wales, France, England, Malaysia and South Africa. - Much later she lived in Anchorage, Alaska x 2 years; and recently returned from St. John’s Newfoundland x 10 years.
Angie married her sweet heart of the mid 70s and moved to Prince George in 1981. She later moved to Newfoundland 2009 to join her son, Bart who was attending MUN, Marine Institute.
Road trip: she has driven coast to coast x 3 times (2 on her own & through the States). I love our Provinces. Touched them all except Nunavut.
Angie and her son moved back to Vancouver in 2019 to be near her parents, sisters & brother. Sadly her dad Vincent Murray, an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, passed away September 1st in our own Rotary Hospice House. These days she spends most of her time looking after her mom at the Maple Residence in Steveston, and visits her son in Nanaimo.
So proud, Bart is her pride & joy. Delighted, he recently became a Paul Harris Fellow.