On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again
- Willie Nelson
There's so much to explore in our District and so many amazing things going on. Douglas the Flamingo of Change and I spent many days in May travelling and meeting members of our Rotary family across the District. In this month's article, I invite you to come along on our Rotary Road Trip!
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To our Rotary Friends around to world,
It is with a very sad heart that we share with you that Past District Governor Bill Patchett died on Friday, May 10, 2019 in hospital just before the weekly meeting of his beloved club, the Rotary Club of Cobourg. A moment of silence in Bill's honour , was observed at the May 11, 2019 District 7070 Assembly. Here are some of the most most recent photos we have of Bill. He was determined to be at so many events in the past year. we are so grateful for his passion for Rotary, and for the Rotary Foundation Your family of Rotary in District 7070.
District Governor Mary Lou Harrison
Please read more for some memories of our dear friend, Bill.........
Rotarians and guests from all over District 7070 and southern Ontario celebrated 30 Years of Women in Rotary at a fun-filled evening with great company on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at the YWCA, 87 Elm Street, Toronto M5G 0A8. Read more for all of the details......
What a time we had....
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On Sunday, September 30, 2018, over 260 Rotarians from District 7070 and their families walked the 2 and 5 km walks at the McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg and toured the famed gallery, at the 2018 Rotary District 7070 Foundation Walk, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Alliston, Aurora, Kleinburg, Nobleton & Schomberg, Markham Sunrise, Markham Unionville, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, and Woodbridge, and raised over $100,000 for the Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund.........
From Near from Far ...
What do Campbellford and Argentina have in common? Lucia! Pictured with thumbs up here among the ten 2018/2019 Inbound Youth Exchange Students. These students have come from far and will be near and dear to District 7070 for the next 11 months. Reach out, say Hi, get to know just why Youth Exchange can make the change and inspire a world of peace. What's Larry's Email Address?
It was a rainy day when I got the call.
He needed to know, right away,
"What's his email" he did say.
Holding my cell I wanted to yell, please, please, give me the spell,
The magic we found, by bringing it down
Gave way to new sight: email addresses, events, phone numbers....ah.....the light!
With rushing to cheer, the awakening is here!
Downloading the Clubrunner app, all with a fingertip, it was a snap,
Your club members detail will be very clear, your district executives have no fear.
You'll find what you wish, there'll be no need to fish. It's smart on your cell, just do it....time will tell. Read more.....
Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. We are close to eradicating polio, but we need your help. Rotarians have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. For as little as $0.60, a child can be protected against this crippling disease for life. Give Now.
Follow the latest news on Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio, every week. See the country-specific section and more details, right here at http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/
The title: Next Year Could Mark The End Of Polio.
The disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of kids a year around the globe is now down to just a few dozen cases this year. "We are aiming to halt all transmission of wild polio virus next year," says Peter Crowley, the head of UNICEF's global efforts against polio. If polio is stopped, it will be only the second human disease to be eliminated. Smallpox was the first — the last case was in 1977. There's reason to be optimistic that this gigantic feat of public health is within humanity's grasp Click here to read the rest of this amazing picture of the Polio Story .........
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Rotary International President Ian Riseley has asked us to plant a tree for every Rotarian in our district, between July 1st and April 22nd, 2018 – Earth Day. I am pleased to say we have partnered with Highway of Heroes Tribute to help make this happen. Through available District Designated Funds, we’ve funded the planting of a tree for every Club along the Highway for Heroes (between Trenton and Toronto). Additionally, we have a Family Planting Day planned for Earth Day (Sunday, April 22nd), at a location to be finalized. That’s 2,200 trees already committed. Mark Cullen was a featured speaker at the District Conference, and we have a 2:1 on trees – just for Rotarians.
But you know, that goal of just 2,200 trees is not particularly ambitious for our district. Several Clubs already have environmental initiatives every year. Working with Clubs and liaising with Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group, I’d like to suggest we plant a tree for every single attendee to our International Convention. I think 30,000+ trees sounds much more impressive. And we have a designated Mr. Tree in the district on Kevin Power, to help aggregate all our projects.
Individual Rotarians and Rotary Clubs that have completed tree plantings can enter their information through the link above to add the trees to our district tally.
Click Here for more information
Is your Rotary Club using the new "People of Action" material? Carrie Jones, the Public Image Chair, Rotary Zone 24 East outlines the new People of Action Public Image Campaign.
Here are the important details of the campaign...
Are YOU the Missing Piece? For more information, look at www.rotary.org and right here, in Southern Ontario, contact our Membership Director Virginia O'Reilly by email at voreilly@burakjacobson.ca or call her at 416-759-2905 (home) . Click on More to see why YOU ARE THE MISSING PIECE.
The first 100 Years of the The Rotary Foundation .... and beyond. Click here for the story
This article was published in the Wednesday November 7th 2012 issue of the Toronto Star.
This video was played in the House of Friendship at the 2018 Rotary International Convention in Toronto. Rotary Clubs were asked to send in photos of their signature projects that made them feel proud to be Rotarians. Thank you to all of the Rotary Clubs in District 7070 who contributed. Thank you to Dale Duke of the Rotary Club of Oshawa for creating the video. Click here.