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From YouTube: JULY 27 2020 Statements John Yap
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Member
for
richmond
steveston,
I
rise
to
talk
about
the
extraordinary
work
of
the
richmond
sunset
rotary
club
since
1998
this
club
of
community-minded
and
altruistic
volunteers
have
worked
to
make
a
difference
around
the
world
and
close
to
the
home
over
the
years.
Richmond
sunset
rotarians
have
assisted
people
needing
help
in
africa,
south
asia
and
southeast
asia.
The
club's
signature
multi-year
project
has
been
the
refillway
community
lanceria
near
johannesburg.
South
africa,
which
serves
people
in
poverty,
providing
education,
skills,
training,
child
care
and
an
orphanage.
A
The
club
has
raised
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
and
rotarians
have
traveled
to
africa
to
assist
with
specific
projects
bringing
along
richmond
high
school
students
who
gain
unique
international
volunteer
experiences.
The
club
has
also
supported
humanitarian
projects
such
as
cleft
lip
plastic
and
life-saving
heart.
Surgeries
in
rural
communities
in
china
striving
to
uphold
the
rotary
motto
service
above
self
members
have
raised
funds
for
many
local
causes,
including
richmond
hospital
foundation,
rick
hansen
foundation,
richmond
christmas,
fun,
richmond,
community
foundation,
gateway
theatre
and
richmond
school
district
scholarships.
A
Recently,
the
club
donated
surgical
masks
to
support
bc
healthcare
workers
amidst
the
pandemic
every
december,
the
rotarians
helped
decorate
the
atrium
of
richmond
city
hall,
with
festive
christmas
trees
for
the
annual
winter
wonderland,
featuring
local
musical
performances
to
celebrate
the
holiday
season
and
bring
community
together.
I'd
like
to
commend
club
president
david,
it
members
joanna
cole,
magdalene,
leung,
michael
chu,
jackie
lau,
kirby,
graham
drew
entrepreneurs,
judy
smith
and
others
for
their
remarkable
volunteer
service.
I
ask
all
members
of
this
legislature
to
join
me
in
recognizing
and
thanking
the
richmond
sunset
rotary
club.