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Sunrisers Happenings(see here
for what we did in 2007)
The Sunrisers are a busy bunch of people: (the latest events are at the top - scroll down to see more) 2012
May 2012: Donations to three schools programs for high needs children May 1. Sunrisers
donated nearly $2000 shared between 3 local school programs for high
needs children. The donations were made at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre - the programs use some of our funding towards entrance fees for the children at the facility.. Bus passes and specialized computer software are also purchased. The photo below shows two of the wonderful teachers for the programs, with Sunrisers President Rose Davison on the right.. And there's another below that, showing part of the Aquatic Centre.   April 2012: The Sunrisers award 2 bursaries each year ($1000 each) to VIU students
living with a disability. This year, one of the recipients is Stephanie
Allen who hopes to pursue a career in audiology. Stephanie attended our monthly lunch meeting to tell us more about how the funding will help her in her educational goals. Photo below shows Stephanie on the right, Sunrisers President Rose Davison in the centre and Angela Howard who kindly acted as Stephanie's signing interpreter for our meeting  ******************************** As we do annually, the Sunrisers gave a bursary of $500 each to two of
the talented winners of the Upper Island Musical Festival. In 2012 one
winner was in dance and one in vocals. Two photos below. The top is Kelly Mathews - Senior Ballet and then Brittany Hannah– Senior Classical Vocal with Bruno Tonolli, past president and founding member of Sunrisers. We congratulate them both on their skills and talents   ************************************ Nanaimo
Mayor John Ruttan graciously raised the Kiwanis flag in late April in a ceremony that happens every year. ********************************April 21 was marked as Kiwanis International One Day in recognition of the work Kiwanis does worldwide. To mark this special day, Mayor John Ruttan has proclaimed this week to be in honour of Kiwanis. The flag raising ceremony and
Proclamation Presentation was held at City Hall. The flag was in place for
5 days  Above FLTR: Representing Kiwanis, Bruno Tonolli,
David Burns, and Bobbie Warners - Mayor John Ruttan on the far
right.. Photo taken by Erik Warners.  Other work in process: planning for donations to 3 High Needs Students Programs at local schools. Should happen late April. And we now have the permits for two events later in 2012. Space at Departure Bay Park and a food permit for a Kiwanis Water Park users appreciation day on July 7 (this is the first year and we've started planning). And space at Brechin Ramp and a food permit for our annual Bullhead Derby in mid August. March 2012: An eventful month: Bursaries of $1000 each to two VIU students who are living with difficulties and have no other special funding; another bursary of $1000 to a performance winner at the Upper Island Music Festival. And our Annual General meeting where our President reminded us of the highlights of the year, the Treasurer gave our financial status. Then the Board was re-elected with no changes.. More info and photos on the bursaries will be available later. but here are 2 photos from the AGM. First the Board: The photo shows the members of the board. L to R: Susan Carlson - Secretary; David Burns - Treasurer; Bruno Tonolli -one of the Club founders; Rose Davison - President; Lorraine Burley- Vice-President.
Then a photo of some of our members at the AGM.
****************** February 2012: Our February lunch meeting was a big event with donations to and from Sunrisers and a prize presentation. Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan joined us as the Sunrisers gratefully accepted a generous cash donation from Auto Check Automotive – the results of their November “Seeing Clearly to Help Others” headlight alignment campaign. And at the same meeting the winners of our recent Lottery received their prize of a 7 day Cruise. The beneficiaries of that lottery – A great deal of time and effort went into the Lottery but it’s an amazing feeling when you see the results. We are very happy to be able to help Community Kitchens’ Bellies to Babies and Beyond program for a second year.
 Above: Karen Hovestad, Auto Check Automotive with Sunrisers President Rose Davison receiving the gift 
Above: Mark and Angelina Fernandez - Cruise Lottery Winners plus Anita Smith, Executive Director of Community Kitchens and Rose Davison, Sunrisers President in the centre showing our donation to CK.  From left to right: Karen Hovestad, Auto Check Automotive Anita Smith, Community Kitchens Rose Davison, Sunrisers President John Ruttan, Mayor of Nanaimo Mark and Angelina Fernandez, Cruise
Lottery Winners ____________________________________________________ January
2012 - a
Sunrisers donation to Haven House refuge in Nanaimo. Keep scrolling down for more 2011
In September 2011, we held our annual installation of new members and Officers. This year was particularly pleasant since we had 3 new members - 2 new to Kiwanis and 1 who is a long-term Kiwanis moving from another Club.  Rose Davison (Sunrisers President), Andy Quinn, and then our new members: Lorraine Burley who moved from another Nanaimo club and Bobbie and Erik Warners who are new to Kiwanis. _______________________________________________________________ In January 2011, Sunrisers donated significant amounts to Community Kitchens (Bellies to Babies and Beyond program) AND to Salvation Army (Grocery Vouchers) AND to Loaves&Fishes (Grocery Vouchers). We held a special lunch to celebrate and to congratulate the winner of our recent Cruise Lottery. You can see the photos here or by clicking the pic below and then use the arrows to go through the slideshow  We had a successful Bullhead Derby in August 2011 with our largest number of entrants ever - 150 children under 12 with prizes for them all. Nanaimo Fish Hatchery brought their exhibit and Nanaimo Firefighters were there in case first aid was needed - we donated funds to both these worthwhile organisations. In November we held our annual Special Needs Xmas party with in increase of 50% in attendance and a lot of fun for all with presents, pizza and a draw for several Nanaimo Museum memberships . 2010 Sunrisers
have
held their Special Needs children's Xmas Party for
many years. It's
a blast! And in 2010 we thank
Save-On-Foods for contributing fruit
cups and other supplies. Here are a couple of reminders of
this
year;Mr
and Mrs Claus
 And
our President
Bruno:
 Sunrisers have helped the Nanaimo Noon Kiwanis Club to raise funds ($5000 in January 2010 and more in January 2011) for Canadian Diabetes. Here's a pic of the first planning meeting for the January 2011 event - the Polar Bear Bathtub race.  In August 2010 we sponsored our 24th Annual Bullhead Derby for children 2 to 12. A great day - sunny and lots of fish to catch.    In July 2010, we donated to both Haven House and Loaves and Fishes Foodbank. In May 2010, we donated to two Special Needs Life-Skills programs in Nanaimo, and to the Nanaimo Special Olympics and to a VIU student.. Also in May, we saw several other Kiwanis Clubs on the Island and Powell River. We met for a ferry trip back and forth from Comox to Powell River - great fun and great company! In April 2010, we gave a bursary to a student at Port Theatre In March 2010 we donated to the Upper Island Music Festival and to the Nanaimo Marine festival. February
2010: Sunrisers donate grocery vouchers worth $1000 to
Nanaimo's Salvation Army
Thrifty's grocery store will provide extra discounts to make this contribution even more valuable. Here are Dawne Anderson of Salvation Army, and Susan, Rose, Thea and Bruno of the Sunrisers..  January 2010: The two Nanaimo Kiwanis Club cooperated to hold the Polar Bear Bathtub race and raised over $5000 for the Canadian Diabetes Association - pretty good! Too many pics to show here so they are on a separate page - please click HERE. At the end of November 2009, we held our annual Special Needs Xmas party Too many pics to show here so they are on a separate page - please click HERE. September 24, 2009 we held our Officers Installation ceremony Too many pics to show here so they are on a separate page - please click HERE.
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