In his October 2022 Newsletter, District Governor Iosif Ciosa  talks about a new club being formed, the club presidents trip to Rotary International Headquarters, the successful Rotary Foundation Walk, the Oct 14-15 District Conference (registration deadline in Oct 3), World Polio Day activities in our District(on Oct 20 and 21) , and October is  Economic and Community development Month (what is your club doing?) ...... 

WE WILL NOT ONLY WELCOME YOU, WE WILL WOW YOU!   WE HAVE A DREAM - THE 2022 ROTARY DISTRICT 7070 CONFERENCE - Oct 14 to Oct 16, 2022

Rotarians, Spouses and Guests - PLEASE REGISTER TODAY:  The conference registration rate is  $329 + HST per person .

As the official venue is fully booked, we invite you to book a hotel in Nottawassaga In region. Any help you might need with booking a hotel, please contact Helen Lackey at  helenlackeyrotary@gmail.com  .  Please go to the  new District Conference website and see the hotels available in the area. 

WE ARE IN THE HOME STRETCH AND NEED YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE  THE NEW DISTRICT CONFERENCE WEBSITE: where you can register for the conference, book a hotel room, view the speakers list and their bios, and see what you can do at the Nottawasaga Inn to enjoy your stay, while at the conference

AND REGISTER TODAY: https://rotary7070districtconference.ca/      Please Read more........
 

Economic and Community Development is one of the Seven Areas of Focus that Rotary has asked all clubs to focus on, especially in October.

What is your club doing? Here are some ideas.......

We want all Rotary and Rotaract Clubs in District 7070 to send a maximum of 5 fun, interesting and unique photos from their respective clubs with their End Polio Now flag in their community. Randy Nickerson, from the Rotary Club of Oshawa (who was the third place winner of the Rotary International Photo Contest in 2020-21) will judge the best photo. The winner will receive a $100 donation to PolioPlus in the club’s name. We are going to get a a plaque to be presented on an annual basis to the winning club. On October 20, at the World Polio Day LIVE broadcast from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College. District 7070 has approved of a donation to the club with the winning photo of  $100 to Polio Fund in the name of the Rotary Club. District Governor Iosif Ciosa will present that plaque and acknowledge the donation certificate and the plaque to the winning club at the World Polio Day Live broadcast on Oct 20.  Send your photos to Randy Nickerson at  randy@streetphotos.ca  and to Trish Best at trish.best@durham.ca by TUESDAY, Oct 18 at  3:00 PM. Good luck to everyone. 

To embrace current technology and to be a resource to all members of Zone’s 28/32 the current newsletter is being transitioned to an interactive blog style format that will be managed and moderated by the Zone leadership team. Here is the October video from Drew Kessler, our new Rotary International Director . It is all about END POLIO NOW. Be sure to read your emails and view the new "In The Zone" monthly newsletter. And Get "In the Zone"! Join our special Facebook group for sharing Rotary ideas on membership, our Rotary Foundation, and best practices for enhancing Rotary's Public Image......

Past District Governor Mike Cooksey once told me that if you want more Rotary members, you have to ask. He told everyone he saw to "Get your Ask in Gear". His words certainly reflect one of the Strategic Plans that District 7070 has this year. Our goal is to receive 100 inquires from  the "Join Us" button on the District 7070 Website and to have over 40 Rotary Clubs have a "Join Us" button on their own club website AND have a members conversion process from these inquiries.  It's up to you.

If you have been already been part of the District 7070 Website Refresh Program, then you will remember Melissa Wells talking about adding a "Join Us" button to the front page of your club website.  This is your way of "asking" anyone who sees your website to learn more about Rotary and join your club. 

Past District Governor Bob Wallace of our District 7070 Technology Team did this to our District Website. Instead of "Join Us" , Bob put an "Interested in Joining" button right up front on the menu tab. To see how we have done , Please Read more........

In 2022-23 we are staying with our Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) programming in the virtual format.  Although we all appreciate that videoconference will never replace the personal connection that we get from meeting face-to-face, RLI is a very successful program with overwhelming response and enthusiasm from Rotarians across the District. Rotarians new to Rotary and even those with many years of service benefit from learning how we can create strong clubs with vibrant members who are engaged and committed to Service Above Self. 

Click here to register for Part 1 Wed Sept 14, Wed Sept 21, Wed Sept 28

Click here to register for Part 2 Wed Oct 12, Wed Oct 19, Wed Oct 26

Click here to register for Part 3 Wed Nov 9, Wed Nov 16, Wed Nov 23

To Rotarians in District 7070:

To assist the Rotary Clubs of District 7070 achieve their Strategic Action goals, at the request of District Governor Iosif Ciosa, the District Public Relations Committee is continuing the Rotary Club ClubRunner Website Refresh Program and Promotional Discount, NOW available for your club in 2022-23. REGISTER TODAY.  Please Read more......

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