1950

Club Foundation created allowing RCoV to serve Vancouver communities by sponsoring and donating to local community service projects.

1963

In this accelerated world, for which we are often ill equipped, education directed to provide us with the ability to handle these rapidly changing times is of paramount importance. The Club has recognized this and has established bursaries at The University of British Columbia,  Simon Fraser University and the B.C Institute of Technology.

Each year $7,000 is provided to help students in need for a total expenditure of $175,000 since 1963. Further bursaries have been provided through a grant of $27,000 to the Karen Magnusson Bursary Fund, in honour of the girl who brought fame to our city for Olympic and World Championship Figure Skating.

1997

Rotary World Help established – 300+ containers / value $110+ million, 60+ Countries  value shipped to date, grown to 40 clubs participating

Present Day

Vancouver is now the hub of a metropolitan center of over 1,000,000 people and is the greatest port of the West Coast of North America. The problems of urban growth may change character but they will not diminish. And as the Club looks forward to the challenges of the 21st Century it is strong and enthusiastic.

Secure in the knowledge that Rotary is always ready for “the time”.