WE JOINED OUR 2022-23 DISTRICT GOVERNOR, IOSIF CIOSA AT THE ROTARY DISTRICT 7070 CONFERENCE AT THE NOTTAWASAGA INN, ALLISTON, ON OCTOBER 14-16, 2022. WHAT A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
Check out all of the photos right here : https://rotary7070districtconference.ca/ and even more on the District 7070 website (https://rotary7070.org ) in in the "about" tab under Photos.
Read more to see what we had the pleasure of experiencing.......
From our District Governor Iosif Ciosa:
"We did it! Our District Conference "WE HAVE A DREAM" just ended! What a Weekend! Thank you for all that were able to make the conference! What a weekend we had..., extraordinary speakers, inspiring breakout sessions, outstanding entertainment, awesome hospitality suites. I encouraged everyone at the start of the conference to meet 5 new people that you did not know before and exchanged contact information. You found inspiration and were able to dream of new opportunities.
**EXCITING NEWS!**
We had a couple of special fundraiser, the first was: Shave a Scot, we raised $2000 for the Rotary Foundation. DGE John came with his kilt and Petra did the shaving. The second is alien in your bed, $555 was raised for polio eradication of polio. Kaitlynn was recognized with a PHF for her tremendous work for the conference, she was the linchpin that kept the Best District Conference Organizing Committee focused."
We had the pleasure of experiencing :
- Environment: Minimizing Food Waste breakout sessions
- Seizing Opportunities in Rotary & Rotaract panel discussions
- Keynote speakers reflecting on Leadership in Challenging Times
- Breakout sessions on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Gala dinner
- Great Fellowship
- Hospitality suites
- House of Friendship
- And so much more!
SPEAKERS included
- Dr. Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel - Leadership in Challenging Times: From Local to Global Perspectives - The Race to Vaccinate Canada: What we Saw and Learned
- Rahul Singh, Executive Director, GlobalMedic - Dreaming of Improving Humanitarian Assistance
- Valarie Wafer, Vice President 2021-2022 and Director 2020-2022, Rotary International (with Nakita Williams - Building an Inclusive Rotary
- Mary Lou Harrison, District Governor 2018-19 for Rotary District 7070 & Special Advisor on Rotary Family Engagement 2019-21, Rotaract Canada and Gus Lopes (Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator) - Creating Opportunities in Rotary & Rotaract
- Barry Friesen, Executive Director, CleanFarms - Caring for the Environment: minimizing Food Waste
- Victoria Nolan - olympic and world champion rower (make weakness your strength)
- Cora McGuire-Cyrette - Executive Director of the Ontario Native Women's Association- (Making Our Dreams a Reality: The Importance of Allyship in Supporting Indigenous Women's Leadership
- Joan Barrett (Chair District 7070 membership Committee) & Past District Governor Jim Louttit - Membership: Creating a Successful and Agile Club
- Past District Governor Ted Morrison - Our Rotary Foundation
- Dr Bob Scott, Chair Emeritus, Rotary International Polio Plus Committee - Global Polio Update
- Jared Big Canoe - Sharing in Indigenous Culture: Building Connections and Gaining Knowledge
- Paige Fernandes - Mind-Body Moments: An Introduction to Everyday Wellness
- Global Grant Scholar Dr. Sam Brophy-Williams
- Global Peace Scholar - Jothi Udaya Shan
- Youth Exchange Students
- Michael Burns - (2017 Invictus Games CEO and upcoming Canada's Valour Games) The Power of Purpose
- Gordon McBean - Canadian climatologist who serves as chairman of the board of trustees of the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. - Climate Change: Call for Action for All
- Panelists: Emmay Mah, Stan Mathewson & Darryl Gray with Nilam Bedi (District 7070 Environmental Action Committee Chair) - Building an Environment Groundswell: How to make Your Local Actions Have a Big Impact
- Mary Lou Harrison - Looking Ahead at the 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne Australia
- District Governor Elect John Burns - 2023 Rotary District 7070 Conference
