In his October 2023 Newsletter, District 7070 Governor John Burns, Agent 7070, talks about his club vists in September and the Learn To Lead Zone 28 & 32 Conference in Toronto with members of his District Team. As he gets ready for more club visits in October, he urges us to register TODAY for the Rotary Foundation Walk in October 15 , and the In-Person Live World Polio Day Event at Durham College on Oct 19 and has asked everyone to make a donation, no matter the size, to the Polio Plus Fund. He invites everyone to join him at Toronto City Hall on Oct 20 for the World Polio Day Flag raising and hopes to see everyone at the District Conference Oct 20-22.............
Dear fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and Earlyactors, !!.
September Activities.
September was a busy fun filled month.
Club Visits
I visited 14 clubs, and got a good feeling that the district is alive and kicking, and in good hands.
I am extremely pleased to see the amount of collaboration and socialising between the clubs, and they are not always clubs that are close together.
It is interesting to observe the differences between clubs and happy to see that they all work within the same framework and ideals.
Events
I had an enjoyable afternoon at the Humber River Festival organized by Woodbridge Rotary Club, thanks for the invite from President Emmanuel Abara.
Markham Sunrise fundraiser, “Yuk Yuks Comedy Night” has left me with sore sides from laughing so much. It was indeed a pleasure to be there, thanks to president Tina Martin for the invitation.
This recent weekend saw me attend Rotary Zones 32 and 28 “Learning to Lead” conference, where I was joined by several members of the District Leadership Team. We all think we know all there is to know about Rotary, but we soon found out that was not the case. At this event, our DGE Virginia O’Reilly took another step closer to be DG as she graduated along with her class of fellow DGEs from the Zones.
October Events
The month of October will be a very busy month.
I have 12 club visits scheduled.
We have the Foundation Walk on the 15th of October, and I hope to see many of you there.
World Polio Day 2023 LIVE from The Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario Canada.
October 24, 2023 will be proclaimed as World Polio Day in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and in the Regional Municipality of Durham and in cities all over the world.
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The co-host clubs - The Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood in District 7070 (South Central Ontario, Canada) invite the world to watch it all 'LIVE” from Durham College's Rotary Global Classroom on October 19, 2023.
Date and Time: OCTOBER 19, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
WE ARE LIVE ON LINE AT 7:00 PM.
IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE IN-PERSON EVENT, PLEASE ARRIVE AROUND 5:45 PM, join your Rotary friends, have a light luncheon buffet, enjoy the cash bar, and get to your seats. Parking is in Founders Lot # 2 .
Location: The Rotary Global Classroom, Centre for Collaborative Education, Durham College, 2018 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
There are only 100 seats available in the Rotary Global Classroom for the LIVE IN-PERSON event. Please REGISTER HERE.
NEWS FLASH: NOTE: COST JUST REDUCED TOO. YOUR PRICE WILL BE $35 AND $10 OF THAT WILL GO TO END POLIO FUND IN YOUR NAME . INCLUDES LIGHT LUNCH STARTING AT 6 PM.
https://rotary7070.org/.../world-polio-day-2023-live.../
ATTENTION ROTARIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD: IF YOU CANNOT BE LIVE IN-PERSON WITH US, YOU CAN WATCH THE EVENT LIVE ON OCTOBER 19 FROM 7 TO 8:30 PM
INVITE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS, YOUR FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND NEIGHBOURS TO VIEW OUR Livestream Presentation from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College. The Worldwide Public is invited to watch the livestream STARTING AT 7:00 PM , Eastern Time, by connecting to
I will be raising the “End Polio Now” flag at Toronto City Hall with the new mayor at 10.00 am on 20th October.
20th, 21st and 22nd October – Courtyard Oshawa by Marriott
I will keep reminding all of you to register for the District Conference, where we will have time to enjoy fellowship, learn and showcase that we are amazing.
Polio
In recent times there has been little or nothing in news headlines or the general social media in respect to Polio, which seems to have generated a degree of complacency around the world.
In our organization, we have seen a drop in the the number of members making donations to our Polio Plus campaign.
The virus is still out there and we need to continue our work to immunize and give protection to all until we beat this destructive disease.
I have a personal goal, to increase the number of our members in District 7070 who are donating to Polio Plus.
While I am aware that we are in a tough cycle of economic hardship, I am not asking for anyone to donate beyond their means.
In our district alone, if each member donated $10 (The equivalent of 5 coffees at Tim Hortons) that would equate to $20,000.
$20,000 can save a lot of children from crippling paralysis and even death.
I plead with you therefore to give what you can afford, even if it is only $10, you know it’s the right thing to do.
You can donate to Polio Eradication right HERE: https://www.endpolio.org/donate
I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving and look forward to meeting with you all soon.
John Burns District 7070 Governor, 2023-24
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