Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club

There are over 1.2 million members of Rotary International in over 34,000 service clubs worldwide, whose commitment is to ‘Service Above Self’. One of these clubs is located in the village of Radium Hot Springs.

Although they are small in number, the members of Radium’s Sunrise Rotary Club are dedicated and enthusiastic. Mostly comprised of local business people and retirees, the club has a very impressive record of achievements in their home community as well as internationally.

Since their inception in 2003, the Radium Rotarians have built Rotary Park, a lovely little green space at the junction where Highway 93 meets Highway 93/95, a pathway that joins the park with the Sinclair Creek trail, and they have provided funds for the construction of one of the bridges on the Sinclair Creek trail system. They have sponsored student exchanges between local high school students and those of other countries such as Brazil and Japan and provided bursaries for graduating students. The lovely lights and trees that decorate the main streets of Radium each Christmastime, are partially funded by the Rotary Club and twice a year local Rotarians and friends clean Radium’s mile-long hill of debris.

Internationally, they have raised funds to support a project to eradicate polio worldwide and contribute on an ongoing basis to many of the programs that the International organization undertakes all over the world, such as supporting an orphanage in Honduras.

To raise funds to support their many endeavors, the club operates a concession and beer garden at the annual Classic Car Show and Shine event, and sells hamburgers at Radium’s Winterfest celebration in January each year as well as at Radium Days in the spring. Another yearly project is a hole-in-one contest held a couple of times a year at a local golf course.

It’s not all hard work with these Rotarians though. They aim to have fun while they’re at it. They meet at 7am every Wednesday at the Radium Resort and although these business meetings are mainly focused on planning and discussing their projects, they are social occasions as well, building and cementing goodwill among themselves and in the community. And they are always looking for new members.

President: Al Leslie – 250-347-9294 – ajleslie@telus.net
Past President: Sharlene Scofield – 250-347-9625 – bobshar@telus.net