Rotary Club of Trail History-by-year

Club History

Club Events by Year

2009
2008
2007	The Club achieved record levels of personal member contributions to the Rotary Foundation, in excess of $100 per member. Under the leadership of Bruce Fawcett, we've also undertaken the task of hosting the District Conference this year. More details...
2005	The Club contributed $20,000 to the Generation to Generation Society supporting the purchase of the building housing the Sanctuary program for Children. This project included the establishment of two suits (including the Leslie Gallie Suite), offering affordable accommodations for out-of-towners using the services of the regional hospital. ...more details
2004	An Interact Club was established at J. L. Crowe secondary school. ...more details
2003	The Club completed its Rotary International 2005 centennial project, the construction of a gazebo in Rotary Park. Members voted to raise $25,000 in support of a "Hospital Accommodation Project." The club played host to international student Patarin Beau Amaralikit from Thailand and arranged for local student Katie Moorhead to spend the year in Mexico. ...more details
2002	$8,000 was donated to Polio Plus this year. Events included carol festival, diamond raffle, silent auction, breakfast with Santa, dinner theatre, a hole-in-one shoot out, daffodil and tree planting, and a mystery bus tour. ...more details
2001	Donated $20,000 from the Erickson Trust Fund to the TRH for a new Wheelchair Van. Our club was represented by Elaine Overton on the GSE team to India. Celebrated our 75th Anniversary with a Banquet. Inducted a total of 20 new members: a distinction of being the #1 club in Zone 22 and in the top 100 in the world for membership growth.
2000	Rotary Park opened thanks in large part to the work of Marc Marcolin.
1999	Sponsored Castlegar Sunrise Club. KBS Radio Survey ranked the Trail Rotary Club as the Best Civic Club. Trail Club was also recognized for achieving 3rd place in the District 5080 Membership Growth Drive.
1998	Trail Club received a Presidential Citation for outstanding club participation in the Four Avenues of Service.
1997	George Swanson named Trail's Citizen of the Year. Local Rotary Clubs raised $3,000 for disabled athletes in the "Why Not Marathon". The Trial, Beaver Valley, and Rossland Clubs raised $85,420 for the Cancer Society Lodge Project in Kelowna.
1996	Cominco celebrated 100th year of operation in Trail. 5000 trees ordered for spring tree planting project.
1995	Proceeds from the Charity Ball donated to the Trail Regional Hospital. Hosted a GSE Team from England. Laurie Pettijohn initiated the fall Daffodil planting project. First female president of Trail Club : Linda McDermid.
1994	Rex McMeekin named Trail's Citizen of the Year. Donated $5,000 towards installation of automatic sliding doors to the Trail Regional Hospital. The Revival power line right of way was planted as part of the greening project. The City of Trail honored the Rotary Club with a nomination for a Canadian Environmental Achievement Award.
1993	3000 trees planted.
1992	20th anniversary of the Annual Tree Planting project.
1991	Trail Rotary sent an exchange student to Belgium and hosted a student from Germany. Trial Greening project began with the laying of 10,000 sp. ft. of sod.
1988	Rotary was a sponsor for the BC Championships for the physically disabled. Donated money to help establish an emergency response system for Trail seniors.
1987	Trail Rotary sponsored Business Seminars for students at JL Crowe High School. Rotary Anns donated $1,300 for renovations to Kiro Manor.
1986	Local Rotary Clubs donated $3,500 towards purchase of Mobile Eye Unit for India.
1985	Rotary raised $15,000 seed money to help start a major extension construction project at Kiro Manor.
1984	District 5080 Conference held in Trail.
1983	Rex McMeekin District Governor of District 5080. A Charity auction was held as a fundraiser.
1982	Registered the Trail Elderly Citizens Housing Society as an initial step towards construction of Jubilee Manor. The unit has 35 self-contained apartments.
1980	Australian GSE Team visited Trail area. RYLA camps begun by District 5080 to commemorate Rotary International's 75th anniversary.
1978	Newspaper Bingo started as an important fundraiser.
1977	Trail Club celebrated 50th anniversary. The club had 85 members on this date.
1974	Derrill Thomas went to Australia with a GSE Team.
1973	Donated a park bench to Spokane Expo Park.
1972	Donated $5450 towards Extended Care Fresh Air Patio at Trail Regional Hospital
1971	Trail Rotarian Austin Fraser led a GSE Team to New Zealand.
1970	Rotary Anns celebrate 25th .
1969	Kiro Manor dedicated July 4. Hosted Group Study Exchange Team from new Zealand.
1968	Kiro Manor construction started. Donated $15,000 to the project. Supplies lost in the flood. Assisted in "Flood Walk" on March 31. Assisted Canada Manpower in Career Exposition at Selkirk College.
1965	Sponsored Grand Forks Rotary Club. Society formed to build a Seniors Home(KIRO).
1962	Trail club first became involved in the Kiro Manor project with the Kiwanis Club.
1961	Text books sent to Fiji. Participated in Trail Festival.
1960	District Conference held in Trail. President of Rotary International visited the Trail Rotary Club on August 1.
1958	Home Show a successful fund raiser. Villa housing was completed.
1957	Hosted a Rotary Exchange team from New Zealand.
1956	Sponsored a Hungarian refugee family.
1955	Crown Point meeting room was flooded. Lost many Rotary items. Transferred nine Shavers Bench lots to Senior Citizens Villa Society and donated $8000. Tree Planting project began.
1954	Sponsored the Beaver Valley Rotary Club. First formal Rotary Charity Ball was held at the Trail Armories.
1953	Sponsored the Castlegar Rotary Club
1952	Trail Club 25th Anniversary. Offered nine Shavers bench lots to the Senior Citizens Village Society.
1951	Sponsored the Rossland Rotary Club. Raffled a chest of Silver Dollars.
1950	Sponsored the Nakusp Rotary Club.
1948	Donated an Inhalator for use on the Castlegar Ferry.
1945	The Rotary Club Bulletin was born. A meeting was canceled to celebrate VJ day. 1946 The Trail Rotary Anns was officially organized. Lots at Shavers Bench were sold to the Government for construction of the Trail Armory.
1941	Radio station donated Friday nights for Rotarians to promote the sale of Victory Bonds to assist the war effort.
1940	Donated $3648 to the Trail District Welfare Society.
1939	Donated $1000 to Meteorological Services of Canada to erect a balloon for smoke testing.
1938	Donated portable iron lung to the hospital.
1937	Purchased an Electrocardiograph for the hospital.
1936	Acquired 19 lots from Mr. Shaver for $600 and 32 lots from government for $160 in the area now called Shavers Bench.
1935	Sponsored a free Christmas Skating for children. Donated $1000 toward a Comfort Station at Cedar & Eldorado.
1931	Donated a pole, flag & playground to Butler Park.
1930	First major project: Building a Fresh Air Camp for children at Robson on land donated by Cominco.
1929	Donated a wading pool in Victoria Park. Land acquired from Consolidated Mining and Smelting in the Castlegar area for a FRESH AIR CAMP for mothers and children of Trail.
1928	Initiated Misdemeanor Fines (Rackets), 10 cents for being late or calling a fellow Rotarian Mister.
1927	Charter Night dinner, June 10. Held Grand Carnival to raise money for children crippled by Polio. Trail Charter Date, April 20 Trail Club sponsored by the Nelson Club, first luncheon meeting March 29.