Club News
A Big Win and a Bigger Heart – Thank You, Rick Friesen!
 
🎉 Big Rotary News! 🎉
Congrats to our recent 50/50 winner, Rick Friesen, who stopped by our field trip lunch today at Moby Dick’s, to collect his winnings from our spring Book Sale — a cool $2,600 (half of the $5,200 jackpot)! 🙌
And in true Rotary spirit, Rick generously donated half of his winnings — $1,300 — back to our club's charity account! That means the club walked away with a grand total of $3,900. 💙💛

PLUS, our new Square tap machine brought in an extra $1,151, which we would have missed out on last year when we were cash-only. For comparison, last year's total was $2,000 — so the tech upgrade paid off!

A huge shoutout to the amazing team who helped make this event such a success: 
👏 David Hothi
 👏 Roger Olson
 👏 Jan Rostkowski
 👏 Treasurer Linda D'Onofrio
 👏  Al Dahl, who had the honour of drawing the winning ticket!

We’re already looking forward to the next Book Sale and 50/50 draw in August! 📚🎟️
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April Booksale Shatters Records!
 
The April booksale is in the record books (haha) and we are waiting for the totals from our volunteer leader and Master organizer, Keith Becker. Judging by the sheer number of books sold we should be in record territory for funds raised, giving us much needed cash to do our community projects. Thank you to the many volunteers who gave their time over the four day event!!!
Rotary Club Honors Young Leader and Explores Community Support


The Rotary Club of White Rock recognized Jadon Lee with the "Leaders of Tomorrow" award, presented by Rotary member Michele. Jadon received a gift certificate for Confidence Coaching, celebrating his outstanding volunteer and leadership contributions. The "Leaders of Tomorrow" program, running from November 2024 to May 2025, selects Grade 12 students from Earl Marriott Secondary School who exemplify "Service Above Self." These students are honored for their volunteerism, leadership, and community involvement, receiving monthly recognition and an end-of-year celebration. The Rotary meeting also featured Irv, who spoke about the "Men's Shed" local group, a support and work group aimed at engaging men in community activities.
Club Executives & Directors
President
Anthony Manning
Vice President
Winston Conyers
President Elect
Kristina Eng
Past President
Irene Dahl
Secretary
Mo Olayemi-Oyeniyi
Treasurer
Linda D'Onofrio
Director
Darryl Walker
Director
Ethan Martin
Director
Bo Long
Director
Sasha Makogonska
Director
Nirmal Takhar
Director
Terry McGauley
Foundation Chair
Fred Wickens
Welcome
 
We are currently meeting for lunch at the Rotary Field House in the South Surrey Athletic Park on Tuesdays at 12:00pm, we are also broadcasting on Zoom. Please contact us for the Zoom link, or if you would like to attend the in person lunch meeting.
 
Speaker List at Upcoming Tuesday noon Meetings

April 22
Business Meeting

April 29 
Kid Lit
Jeri Coxs

May 6
Bryan Fast
Hanging Wall

May 13
WR Farmers Market Patti/ Elaine Chung

May 20
Community Safety 
Dianna Stocker
 
May 27
Rec for Kids
Fred Wickens
 
June 3
Youth Ambassadors Susanne Smith

June 10
Business Meeting

June 17
Nicaragua Project
Dave Wharton

June 24 
No meeting
Upcoming Events
Book Sale News
 
Book Donations
accepted at the Rotary Fieldhouse in the South Surrey Athletic Park
 
Donations of books in good condition are welcome. We cannot accept magazines, textbooks, encyclopedias, manuals, or damaged books. Thank you for your understanding.
 
Books can be donated 24/7 at the Blue Bin on the North side of the Rotary Fieldhouse, located at 2197 148 St, Surrey, south of the Surrey Eagles Hockey Arena.  Large donations can be dropped off Monday or Thursday mornings 9-11.  We can help you unload directly into the book warehouse and not fill up the bin.  If you need help picking up a large donation of books, we can help.  Contact us at rotaryclub.booksale@gmail.com for assistance.
Club Executives & Directors
President
Anthony Manning
Vice President
Winston Conyers
President Elect
Kristina Eng
Past President
Irene Dahl
Secretary
Mo Olayemi-Oyeniyi
Treasurer
Linda D'Onofrio
Director
Darryl Walker
Director
Ethan Martin
Director
Bo Long
Director
Sasha Makogonska
Director
Nirmal Takhar
Director
Terry McGauley
Foundation Chair
Fred Wickens
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Rotary Club of White Rock Wins Best Non-Profit Organization Award at South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
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