The Rotary Club of Ladner, located in British Columbia, Canada, has been serving the community since 1983 through various fundraising efforts and community service projects. Major fundraising events included an annual TV auction and lottery calendar. Funds raised have benefited local organizations like the Ladner Pioneer Library and Delta Secondary School. Notable community service projects involved supporting Operation Red Nose and cleaning local parks. The club also engages in international humanitarian efforts such as sustainable development projects in the Philippines and Chile. Fellowship activities help unite club members while fundraising supports The Rotary Foundation and efforts to eradicate polio worldwide.

1. History of the Rotary Club
of Ladner 1983 to 2014
Michael Cruise & Graham Witcher
Club of Ladner

2. The Rotary Club of Ladner is in the
South-West corner of the Canadian
Mainland, home of western marker of
the longest unbroken unfenced boundary
in the world. We send greetings and the
hope that the peace that exists along this
boundary line may someday exist along
the boundaries of the world.

3. Major Fund-raising efforts
• TV Auction
• Lottery Calendar

4. Beneficiaries of Fund-raising efforts
• Ladner Pioneer Library magnifying reader
• All Saints Parish Health Ministry seed money
• Music camp scholarships
• Delta Secondary School Dry Grad
• Park Benches (Ernie Burnett Park)
• Delta Community Living Society
• Little House building/furnishing fund
• Ladner Village Street Clock

5. Beneficiaries with sweat-equity
• Operation Red Nose
• Christmas Hampers
• Winter clothing drive
• Ladner May Days Parade
• Delta Hospital Extended Care Unit
• Spartina Anglica eradication
• Rotary Park
• Arthur Drive “Adopt-a-Street” Clean Up
• Reach Child Care Society
• Container loading

7. Club Sponsorship
• Rotary Club of North Delta
• Rotary Club of Tsawwassen
• Rotary Club of Delta 2000
• Rotary Club Vancouver Centennial
• Delta Secondary School Interact Club

8. Social/Fellowship Highlights
• President(s) Installation skits
• Ted Towers “Night at the Races”
• Barbecues at the home of various Club members
• Vancouver Giants hockey, Seattle Mariners
baseball, etc.
• Carol Ships

9. Rotary Foundation
• Paul Harris contributions
• Sustaining Grants
• Major Contributions & Annual Contributions
• Eradication of Polio commenced in 1987
• Ladner Rotarians support PolioPlus campaign

10. • Women in Rotary
• Rotary International approved in 1989
• Roberta Stewart - RBC first female Ladner Rotarian - 1990
• Youth Exchange
• One year – Yerra Ferreira 1978-79
• Other countries Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand, etc.
• Group Study Exchange Teams
• Professional Exchange... India, USA, Taiwan, etc.
Chris Offer with GSE Team to UK
1993 District 5040 & 1060
Yerra Ferreira

11. • Friendship Exchange
• Twinning Clubs – Ladner with Chile and New Zealand
• Gourmet Exchange and Local Club
• International Projects
• Cebu, Philippines
• Sustainable Development 52 Matching Grants
• Chile – Two Matching Grants
• Potable water, Medical and education concerns
• Rotary Help Network – Medical Equipment various Countries

13. Delta Foundation:
• Sponsor Ladner Rotary Club – 1988 originally designed to support
• International Service - now concentrates on Community Service
• Through scholarship grants, etc.