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Interact Students reflect upon cross installation with gratitude.
The Crosses of Remembrance returned to South Delta this past week as forty-one crosses were installed by South Delta Secondary School Interact Club members in the field near the South Delta Recreation Centre on 56th Street.
Each cross bears the name of a Delta veteran who died in the First and Second World Wars, the Second South African (Boer) War and Afghanistan.
When the work was completed, Interact Co-Chair Amy Yang commented, “these crosses represent the many heroic lives that were sacrificed in the process of protecting our country and providing peace for the future generations. Seeing them standing across the field, glistening under the sun, we once again commemorate the fallen soldiers and honour the veterans for their immense bravery and selflessness. Moreover we feel deeply grateful and indebted for the conditions that we live in now - a safe community full of wonderful people.”
Co-Chair Eileen Cai echoed similar gratitude for the meaningful project and said, "on behalf of the South Delta Secondary Interact Club, we feel deeply grateful to collaborate with the Tsawwassen Rotary Club in setting up these crosses each year. It can sometimes be easy to overlook our good fortune in living securely in Canada. Therefore, this act of placing the crosses grants us, as students, an important opportunity to commemorate and reflect on the countless sacrifices made for our peace and freedom. It holds special significance for us to unite in upholding such traditions."
Rick Lewall, Rotary Club of Tsawwassen’s Interact Liaison and long time champion of the Interact program was supporting the installation and said he is “inspired by the students' energy for making a difference in their school and their community. This year’s group of young leaders are bringing tremendous energy and truly embody the motto “Service Above Self.”
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Community Clinic Donations Lead to 30,000 More Polio Vaccines for Children Around the Globe!
Local pharmacist Edwin Lee is also a Tsawwassen Rotarian so he has a built-in partnership for community service projects. Rotarians jumped into action to offer a day long flu and covid vaccine clinic which was held in the lobby beside the Tsawwassen Pharmacy on Saturday October 21st.
The date of the clinic was chosen to be just in advance of World Polio Day and donations towards Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign were accepted. Rotary Club Foundation Chair, Benno Bucher, confirms that 333 vaccinations were administered to people who attended and thanked everyone who came and donated.” Bucher went on to say, “since 1988, we’ve seen a 99.9% worldwide reduction in polio cases but we can’t stop until the entire world has been polio free for three years.”
Rotary Club of Tsawwassen Club President, Yvonne Anderson, said “Rotary is always looking to be of service in a substantive way and we were pleased that this effort to support community health had a great turn out.” Anderson added “the benefits extend even further as donations from the clinic totalled $5,838 which will be matched 2:1 with funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation which adds up to $17,514! This is a significant contribution to the effort to eradicate polio around the world.”
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Rotary's Gift of Light Christmas Celebration Saved
by Global Container Terminals Canada and KTL Transport
September 4, 2023
Global Container Terminals Canada “GCT” and Rotary Club of Tsawwassen have been working together for a few years on the PickUp3 program, a shoreline stewardship program that helps engage the whole community in removing plastic waste from our shoreline environments.
When GTC heard that Rotary was losing their storage for all of their Christmas characters, trees, lights and Santa’s sleigh for the Gift of Light Christmas Celebration at Diefenbaker Park, they stepped up and offered a forty foot container. GCT then introduced us to one of their good customers, KTL Transport, who offered to provide transportation and storage.
Rotarian Tom Smith who led the search for new storage said, “I don’t know how we can repay this generosity. On behalf of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, I thank Sukh Tuhan and Varun Chotani from KTL and Ryan Thomas from GCT for stepping up as our community partners.”
Smith added, “thanks also to Ian Bourhill of Hilmar Industries for the many years of free storage of our Gift of Light displays, we couldn’t have come this far without them. Now we can look forward to a fabulous light display at Diefenbaker Park again this year.”
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Food rescue program expands in Delta
Earthwise Society, Tsawwassen Rotary Club and Vancouver Food Runners working together.
Farms in Delta and Tsawwassen can reach out to Chloe Leslie, program manager at Vancouver Food Runners, to learn more about donating their produce and getting involved.
Email: chloe@vancouverfoodrunners.com or call 236-471-4728
PickUp3. Simple action.
Instant impact.
When we hear the ocean is in trouble it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. If you want to take action but don’t know where to start, PickUp3 is your answer! PickUp3 is a growing movement driven by communities that care. These communities want to remove plastic and other waste from our beaches, educate on the importance of ocean health and inspire people to take action and care for their oceans.
As a participating beach community, Rotary Club Tsawwassen has come together with other organizations to sponsor the movement in Delta.
 | The Rotary Club of Tsawwassen has lost our friend, colleague, club leader, community leader and all round great guy, Dave Hamilton. Dave passed away at the end of March 2021 with his partner Tanya Hall by his side, after battling prostate cancer for many years. Dave's accomplishments both in Rotary and in the South Delta Community through many organizations have played a large part in shaping the great community we know and enjoy today. Dave explemlified the Rotary Motto "Service Above Self" and lived the 4 way test in his work and personal life. 1. Is it the TRUTH ? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and better friendships? 4. Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned? |
Dave served in Rotary in many roles including this last year as District Governor of 5040 and was a most respected and cherished leader to the end.
Rest in Peace Dave, your Rotary family thanks you for all that you did for the Club, the District, Community and World !
We love you and miss you. 
PS For those in our community who also knew Dave, or of him, we invite you to share in his legacy through the "Dave Hamilton Service Above Self Bursary set up in his honour before he passed away.
President of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, Greg Muirhead presents award to Tanya Cobert and Nathan Wilson
A pair of Tsawwassen First Nation Members are the first-ever co-winners of the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen’s
Community Peace Builder Award. The award is presented annually to commemorate United Nations’ International
Peace Day on September 21 each year.
Tanya Corbet was recognized for her work as a key liaison between TFN and the City of Delta and
Nathan Wilson for his work as Indigenous Cultural Enhancement Facilitator with the Delta School District.
Below is a link to the article published in the Optimist detailing the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen's award
and contribution that each of the winners has made.