The Rotary Club of Kamloops West is an active and energetic service club open to anyone in our community who also has a passion for making our community and the world a better place. Through our projects in our community and abroad we build strong and long-lasting friendships with fellow members. If you're wanting to make a difference while having a ton of fun, consider trying Rotary! We'd love to have you as a guest at a meeting or event. 

Our club was started in 1980 by three people who had a passion for community service and bringing business people together. These members are:

• Anthony Muzzillo
• Ed Ungrin
• Bryan White

All are welcome to our meetings. You can check our calendar for upcoming speakers and meeting information.  

 

Our Projects

Hospice House Landscaping Water Park at TRU Tennis Courts Flags at Interior Savings Centre Thrupp Manor Deck Skateboard Park Millennium Trail at section of Schubert Drive Desmond Street Home Yard Cleanup Random Acts of Kindness for elderly Seniors Dinner

House of Ruth renovations Emerald House financial and hands on support YMCA Women's Shelter Overlander Hospital Prayer Center Aids Society building painting Henry Leland House Guerin Creek cleanup Summitt Drive Adopt a Road Hidden Homeless Initiative Pit Stop

Local charity support Crossroads Center Rotary Community Garden School Tree Planting Family Tree Family Resource Centre PowerStart Food Bank TRU Bursaries TRU Mentorship Programs

 

Past Presidents

1980 Ed Takahashi 1981 Doug Norman 1982 Bryan White 1983 Bruce Kulla 1984 Ken MacKinlay 1985 Russ Harding 1986 Bob Peace 1987 Ed Ungrin 1988 Carl Abbott 1989 Wes Stephens 1990 Hugh Borrett 1991 Stan Fike 1992 Orvel Dove 1993 John Clements 1994 Ira Withler 1995 Anthony Muzzillo

1996 Roy Simmonds 1997 Kevin McIntyre 1998 Ken Almond 1999 Jeff Glaicar 2000 Ron Salmons 2001 Aaron McRann 2002 Suzanne McCloy 2003 Brent Stanfield 2004 Syd Takahashi 2005 Pete Netherway 2006 Peter Angle 2007 Sherry Chamberlain 2008 Mark Bertoli 2009 Gary Soles 2010 Fiona Chan 2011 Greg Peace

2012 Mike Parker 2013 Brant Hasanen 2014 Anna Harrison 2015 Cindy Piva 2016 Kelly Fawcett 2017 Kelly Fawcett 2018 Gwen Ginter 2019 Tom Johnson 2020 Carol Tennessy 2021 Natalie Garbay 2022 Anthony Muzzillo 2023 Tracy McCall 2024 Suzanne McCloy

 

Rotarian of the Year

1995-1996 Bill Daviduk 1996-1997 Kevin McIntyre 1997-1998 Syd Takahashi 1998-1999 Pete Netherway 1999-2000 Stan Fike 2000-2001 Jack Sabey 2001-2002 Sherry Chamberlain 2002-2003 Dan Geddert 2003-2004 Jim Piderman 2004-2005 Peter Angle

2005-2006 Gary Soles 2006-2007 Ron Newson 2007-2008 Hugh Borrett 2008-2009 Karen Shaben 2009-2010 Suzanne McCloy 2010-2011 Iris Davies 2011-2012 Mark Bertoli 2012-2013 Sherry Chamberlain 2013-2014 Fiona Chan 2014-2015 Stan Fike

2015-2016 Anna Harrison 2016-2017 Cindy Piva 2017-2018 Jane Epp 2018-2019 Carol Tennessy 2019-2020 Natalie Garbay 2020-2021 Jim Chamberlain 2021-2022 Dana Koch 2022-2023 Don Fraser & Sandy McKinley

 

Presidential Award of Appreciation

Presented by the outgoing president, this award recognizes a member who has made an extraordinary difference to the club. This award is not annual and is at the discretion of the president.

2007-2008 to Karen Shaben from Sherry Chamberlain

2008-2009 to Sherry Chamberlain from Mark Bertoli

2014-2015 to Carol Tennessy from Anna Harrison

2015-2016 to Jeff Glaicar from Cindy Piva

2016-2017 to Jane Epp from Kelly Fawcett

2017-2018 to Cindy Piva from Kelly Fawcett

2018-2019 to Anthony Muzzillo from Gwen Ginter

2019-2020 to Wilf Epp from Tom Johnson

2020-2021 to Suzanne McCloy from Carol Tennessy

2021-2022 to Brant Hasanen from Natalie Garbay

2022-2023 to   from Anthony Muzzillo