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District Governor Virginia O'Reilly's June 2025 Newsletter

In her June 2025 Newsletter, District 7070 Governor Virginia O'Reilly talks about her May 22 Scholarships Awards event held by the 5 Rotary Clubs in Scarborough, Bob Wallace's May 20 Learning Tuesdays on how to enter service projects to help you get the Club Excellence Award this year. Virginia invited us all to attend the June 18 District Governor Changeover and Club Awards Night, and she invites us all to attend her own Toronto East Rotary Club 60th Anniversary. Be sure to get you accomplishments entered to get your Club Excellence award. .........

Francesco Arezzo of Italy selected to be 2025-26 Rotary International President

Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26. Arezzo will become president on 1 July.

The Board conducted a special session following the unexpected resignation of RI President-elect Mário César Martins de Camargo on 8 June. Guided by the RI code and policies, the Board selected the new president-elect from a pool of candidates who were considered by the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in August 2023.....

YOU'RE INVITED - To the 2024-25 District Governor Changeover and District Awards Night - June 18, 2025

On June 18, 2025 at the Legion in Whitby, you are invited to attend the Annual District Governor Changeover and District Awards Night as we congratulate District Governor Virginia O'Reilly for a great year and wish District Governor Elect Niecy Dillon Tyrovolas well as she starts her new year as District Governor. And who is going to win this year's District Awards to Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs?

Join us starting at 5 PM on June 18 at the Whitby Legion. REGISTER TODAY right Here are see some of the details on the event on the District 7070 Calendar. Cost is $30 per person. 5 pm to 6 pm - registration and fellowship; 6 pm start - Awards presentations ; 7 pm - dinner ; 7:40 pm - District Governor Changeover. At the Royal Canadian Legion Whitby, 117 Byron St. S., Whitby, ON L1N 4P5

June is Rotary Fellowships Month

What Is your Rotary Club doing to focus on Rotary Fellowships in the month of June 2025, or anytime of the year for that matter? Rotary Fellowships are groups of Rotary members, spouses, and Rotaractors who: Share a common interest in recreational activities, sports, hobbies, or professions, Further their vocational development with others in the same profession or field and enhance their Rotary experience by exploring new opportunities and making connections around the world. To find out how you can join or start a Rotary Fellowship, watch this video and Please read more.....

Rotary District 7070 Environmental Symposium Another Big Success - Recording NOW AVAILABLE

To mark Earth Day this year, District 7070 Rotarians were very active on April 26 in cleanups as part of the 2025 Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup. Clubs and community groups were also engaged in other environmental actions during the week. Rotary District 7070 reinforced this positive impact of all these actions, when the District Environmental Action Committee is hosted a Virtual Symposium on April 24, 2025. The symposium featured expert speakers who raised awareness of the character and scale of accumulating debris around the world and in the Great Lakes Watershed, highlighting the hazards this accumulation poses to human and ecological health. It was an opportunity to find out what we can do beyond single cleanup events and build partnerships with community groups who share our interest in improving the natural environment. Be sure to watch the video on the Rotary District 7070 You Tube Channel.....

2025 Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup - Another Great Success Here in District 7070 in Southern Ontario

Our 5th Annual Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup Event (GLWC) was another great success , thanks to the many Rotary Clubs, their members, family and friends all over southern Ontario here in Rotary District 7070.

Listed below we have listed just some of the projects that helped protect the environment, Rotary's 7th Area of Focus, here in Rotary District 7070. All of the clubs that posted their photos on to their Club Facebook Pages were shared on to our Rotary District 7070 Facebook Page. You can also join the Rotary Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup ,Earth Day group Facebook page and see what other clubs and District have done to help clean up the Great lakes Watersheds in their Districts, Thank you everyone.

On Saturday, April 26, 2025,and in some cases, the week before and even during the week, thousands of Rotarians & Non-Rotarians, on both sides of the Canadian and U.S. border, rolled up their sleeves and collect refuse along the shoreline and many waterway tributaries to the Great Lakes basin. Rotary Clubs in District 7070 , right here in south central Ontario to lead the way as they invited friends and family to help support one of Rotary's areas of focus: Supporting The Environment.

It is up to YOU and your Rotary Club to Lead The Way. We sure hope that you and your club participated.

This is a great example of ROTARY IN ACTION that brings considerable community attention to the importance of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. We were joined by 35 Rotary Districts in over 2,000 clubs and 75,000 Rotarians surrounding the Great Lakes. This was our day to show 'Rotary in Action' on a massive scale, as we promoted 'Environmental Sustainability' within our communities.

We asked all Rotary District 7070 Club Presidents PRESIDENTS to tell us what they are doing . Here were just some of the Clean up Events in our District. We hope you were able to join one or more of these events with your Rotary friends and helped clean up at any of these events.

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Help Us Reach Our Rotary District 7070 Magic of Millions Goal by June 30, 2025

THE MAGIC OF MILLIONS:

At the Rotary District 7070 Conference , on October 26, Bob Wallace and Jim Louttit announced a new Rotary District 7070 Goal for The Rotary Foundation called "The Magic of Millions". Our goal is to raise, by June 30, 2025, is $1 million . Please appoint an ambassador for your club to help you promote the Magic of Millions . Throughout the year, please encourage your members to donate to : the Annual Programs Fund, the Polio Fund, The Disaster Response Fund and to the Endowment Fund. At the Rotary Foundation Grants Seminar in Oshawa on November 16 , you found out even more how you can help us reach that Magic of Millions.

2025 District 7070 Conference - Oct 24-26, 2025 - REGISTER TODAY

District Governor Elect NIECY DILLON TYROVOLAS INVITES YOU TO 2025 DISTRICT 7070 CONFERENCE on OCTOBER 24-26, 2025.

We are thrilled to announce DGE Niecy Dillon's 2025 Conference at the beautiful Fern Resort in Orillia. Take this opportunity to book your ticket for fun and fellowship by copying this link.

https://www.crsadmin.com/eventportal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=7146fb67-a3fd-40bf-9287-60d44ae87a0c . Registrations are now open. Rooms are limited - only 102 of them - many of them on the waterfront and are suitable for singles, doubles and groups. We do hope that you will join us.

The District 7070 Conference Committee

Did YOU Know that YOU Can Become a Member of the Paul Harris Society? Here's How

Dear fellow Rotarians in District 7070,

Rotarians in District 7070 have been committed to The Annual Programs Fund of the Rotary Foundation. You should be proud of the difference that Rotary have made in the lives of millions of people throughout the world by the project funded by The Rotary Foundation.

I want to thank you for your past efforts and ask that you recommit to helping us raise funds for The Annual Programs Fund of the Rotary Foundation.

We are inviting you to join our efforts to continue for The Annual Programs Fund of the Rotary Foundation. To become a member of the Paul Harris Society you are asked to commit to making an annual donation of $1000 USD or more to The Annual Programs Fund of the Rotary Foundation.

We hope that with your commitment in joining the Paul Harris Society, we will make a significant difference in our world.

To sign up go to https://rotary7070.org/sitepage/paul-harris-society-district-7070

Bob

Bob Wallace

Past District Governor

Chair, District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee

Are You A Member of Rotary's Polio Plus Society ? It's Easy - You can JOIN TODAY - Lots of District 7070 Rotarians already have

Dear Fellow Rotarians in District 7070,

Rotarians in District 7070 have been committed over the past nearly 40 years to raising funds to immunize children worldwide and our efforts are paying off. You should be proud of the difference that Rotary has made in the lives of millions of children by eliminating this dreadful disease.

I want to thank you for your past efforts and ask that you recommit to helping us raise funds to finish Rotary’s number one initiative of eradicating polio. Rotary is still committed to raising $50 million a year for this effort.

As such, we are launching the Polio Plus Society and are inviting you to join our efforts to continue to raise funds to eradicate polio. To become a member of the Polio Plus Society you are asked to commit to making an annual donation of $100 USD or more to The Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Fund until the last two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, are certified free of the wild polio virus.

A PolioPlus Society membership form can be downloaded here or you can also complete an on-line registration form by clicking here.

For more information and to sign up today, please go to https://rotary7070.org/sitepage/polioplus-society-1

Bob

Bob Wallace

Past District Governor

Chair - District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee

Has Your Club Website Been Refreshed ? Here Is Our Incentive Program - It's TIME to Get Your Club Noticed - Prospective Members are Checking You Out - SIGN UP TODAY

To Rotarians in District 7070:

It's TIME TO GET YOUR CLUB NOTICED. Prospective members are checking YOU out - What will they see? Don't be left behind. REGISTER TODAY.

To assist the Rotary Clubs of District 7070 GET NOTICED, at the request of District Governor John Burns, the District Public Relations Committee is continuing the Rotary Club ClubRunner Website Refresh Program and Promotional Half Back Discount.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CLUB in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Thirty-two of our District 7070 Rotary clubs have already completed the refresh program. These club websites are getting noticed by the public and by their potential members who are checking them out. When a prospective member looks to join a club, they look at YOUR club website. GET YOUR CLUB WEBSITE REFRESHED - REGISTER TODAY.

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