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if p22 weekender january 10 1987 notary club of markham wishes to thank these bsj5js v congratulations to the markham rotary club fred cooke real estate 2943602 congratulations on your 25th anniversary rotary club of markham tttlgm ibhbbbj 9 la1dlaw markham lighting i s electric supply ltd 4773113 congmtctahons tsubouchi parker barristers solicitors 71 main street n markham ontario up 1x7 416 2947780 congratulations to the rotary club of markham on its 25th anniversary a enermark the electricity people congratulations to the rotary club of markham on their 25th anniversary toromark furniture house ltd curt fleischer rotarians elebrate 2 by edo van belkom anyone who knows markham rotary club president mike vukobrat never asks him what have you done for me lately as the club celebrates its 25th anniversary he points to a long list of accomplishments and several new challenges locally the club sponsors things like sports teams for boys and girls scho larships for markham district high school as well as adventures for stu dents in citizenship to ottawa and the chemical valley in sarnia comminity projects have included donations to markhams family life center the unionville heritage center participation house and york regions yellow brick house for battered wives in newmarket markham rotary has also made a longstanding commitment to the mar kham stouffville hospital donating 10000 a year to the fund the last three years with two more years of support to go we try to do our work on a rounded basis including young and old presii dent vukobrat said outside the markham area the rota- rians are equally as active before christmas the markham club helped collect 2500 toys for operation santa claus a project spearheaded by the vaughan rotary club to distribute toys to the children in sao paulo brazil they are also involved with a home for handicapped orphans in barbados with so many ongoing projects one might wonder how president vukobrat can keep of them all every president has a goal of things hed like to accomplish some are ongoing some are new we tend to forget yearly things as new things come front and centre that can sometimes become a problem the list continues to include mar kham little theater kidney founda tion canadian opera company visits to markham primary and secondary school students in the upcoming year one of mar kham rotary clubs most ambitious project will be polio plus an interna tional program contributed to by all rotary clubs to inoculate third world children against the disease there are rotary clubs in every free country in the world and over a million rotarians globally rotary is like family to him by edo van belkom fred cook considers the markham rotary club to be his second family the 74yearold semiretired real estate broker is the only remaining character member of the club he was on hand when the club was formed in 1962 and says hes enjoyed every minute of his 25year membership we meet every monday all year long and i always look forward to it if i miss a meeting its like not eating at home with the family he said where else can you meet 20 or 40 people with all the same ambitions as yourself everyone whose there must have a desire to serve the community many markham rotarians agree that bonds of fellowship and camraderie be tween members has made the club and its work a labour of love but they are also quick to point out that although friendship is important to the clubs op eration it is not the reason they chose to join the rotarian motto of service above self ensures that the efforts of all rotary clubs around the world place community service ahead of any indi vidual pursuits of its members ismersqfy m congratulations to the rotary cll community exceedingly well for 2 from europes leading innovator who has been established in markh together we all look forward i congratulations to the rotary club of markham on its 25th anniversary emerson electric canada markham ontario congratulations to the rotary club of markham on its 25th anniversary and wishes it and the members all the best in its worthwhile endeavors 13 fftarkuille inuronce broker ud 135 ramon a blvd 2947544 now on 10 spy courm 2943140 41 wellington st w markham ontario meat groceries party catering cxnaxaiulaiiorzi on uoivi 2tk 2943140 ctjrinb the staff and management r sheraton parkway hotel zj tv hospioliry people of topm