A daytime soap opera star is once again bringing smiles to the faces of residents at Royal City Manor.
Kate Linder, who has played Ester Valentine on The Young and Restless since 1982, is returning to Vancouver for the 20th annual Revera Royal City Manor Afternoon Tea with Kate Linder & Friends on July 16 to raise funds for the Canucks for Kids funds. In addition to high tea at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, the event features an autograph session and Q&A with Linder and other Y&R cast members and more.
Revera owns or operates more than 500 seniors’ apartments and care facilities in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, including Royal City Manor in New West. One of the perks of being the tea’s primary sponsor was the opportunity to bring Linder back to Royal City Manor on July 14 so residents can have a one-on-one chat with the popular actress.
Rotary keeps busy
The Rotary Club of New Westminster is getting set to commemorate a major milestone in 2018.
At a recent installation of officers and directors for 2017-2018, president Dave Vallee passed the torch to incoming president Richard Prill. Next year marks the group’s 90th year of service to the community.
In his speech to fellow Rotarians, Vallee cited the many fundraising activities the club initiated and was involved in during his term, including some done in cooperation with the Royal City Rotary Club.
Just what kind of projects does the Rotary Club of New Westminster do?
The group participates in a number of activities in support of local and international projects – including efforts to eradicate polio around the world.
“Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99.9 per cent worldwide since their first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979,” said a press release from the group.
Locally, the group built Rotary Tower, in 1969 for low-income seniors and continues to support the facility. More recent projects include buying playground equipment and supporting a variety of youth programs.
Inspired by the sustained impact tht the Rotary Club of New Westminster has had in the community and internationally, Prill said he’s determined to continue to lead the club in the best shape that it is – if not make it better than ever.
In the coming months, the newly installed board of officers and directors will have its hands full with its local and international undertakings, including humanitarian aid projects and medical mission trips. Containers of surplus recycled medications and health-care supplies will be shipped to Third World countries and a network of doctors, dentists and nursing volunteers will travel aboard to bring the much-needed health-care services to indigenous people.
For more information about the organization, go to www.newwestrotary.org.
