Creating an inclusive community
Located in Government House on Rockland Ave in Victoria BC, the Rotary Garden of International Friendship was the inspiration of Harbourside Rotarian Alan Potter. Funds for the garden were contributed by Rotary clubs worldwide to finance a collection of trees and shrubs to represent the countries and regions of the world.
Other local projects Harbourside Rotary Club of Victoria have supported include Anawim House, Beacon Hill Children's Park Water Fountain, King George Terrace Lookout (on Gonzales Hill), and the Boys and Girls Club of Esquimalt.
Fostering local and international partnerships
In Guatemala, our club provides capital funding for micro credit loans and basic business training for women.
Rotarians from the San Miguel de Heredia, Tegucigalpa Club in Honduras and the Victoria-Harbourside Club in Canada are jointly supporting the HELP projects to provide Economic Opportunity Training (EOT) and Job Search Training (JST) to families that scavenge in the Tegucigalpa city dumps. These trainings support women obtaining skills to become employable or start their own small business. By increasing their incomes and improving their quality of life, the women will be able to provide the necessary resources for their children to attend school and end the cycle of poverty.
Special memories for local families
Rotary Club of Victoria-Harbourside and friends at CAN-Canucks Autism Network hosted a group of kids and their families for a very special Christmas caroling event at Government House. Lieutenant Governor Her Honor Janet Austin and Canine Consort MacDuff joined in on the party festivities.
