SERVICE ABOVE SELF

HEATHER YARKER

WHOLESALE NURSERIES

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Heather is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Ashmore, District 9640, Gold Coast, Australia. She has held most Club Director positions and was President in 1992-93. Her classification is Wholesale Nurseries and her business involvement includes Partner in Chimbu Nurseries and Director of Inka Labels.
Heather’s active involvement in District Rotary programs began before she was invited to Rotary as her husband Ian is a Rotarian of 26 years and was a Governor in 1994-95. Heather has served on many District Committees including Group Study Exchange, Rotary Youth Transition Seminar, Bowelscan, New Generations, Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children, Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, as well as Chairman of Rotary Youth Leadership Award, Rotarians Against Malaria and Transplant Education.
Heather was an Assistant Governor in 1997-99 and Governor in 2000-2001 in the year “Create Awareness Take Action”. During this year she initiated 23 Matching Grants including 2 to Bangladesh.
At regional level, Heather served 3 years as Northern Region Rotary Australia World Community Service Project Volunteer Coordinator and has been team leader for 8 Project Volunteer teams to Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Indonesia.
At National level served as a committee member for Model United Nations Assembly.
In 1997-98 Heather received the “Four Avenues of Service Citation” for individual Rotarians.
In 1998-99 Heather received the Rotary International “Service Above Self Award”
She has also attended 7 International Conventions and visited Rotary Clubs in 25 countries. Heather and her husband PDG Ian are both Sapphire Paul Harris Fellows, Rotary Foundation Benefactors, Rotary Foundation Volunteers and have both participated in PolioPlus immunisation program in India.
Heather’s interests include her family of 3 adults, 2 sons and a daughter and 2 grand children. Also community, travel, theatre and fishing

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