WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 2022 DISTRICT 7070 NEWSLETTER - SEE WHAT'S INSIDE

Our District 7070 newsletter is meant to keep everyone in our Rotary family up to date on latest news from around the Rotary world, from the clubs in our District, from the various committees in District 7070 and beyond. We send it out to all active Rotarians and post it on to our District Facebook page. We ask that you share this letter and keep our entire Rotary family and friends informed. Make sure they all get a copy. The deadline for your story submissions is always 4 days prior to the end of the month. Check out our District 7070 Facebook Page, Twitter, Instagram accounts and our District 7070 website for the latest news about Rotary here in southern Ontario and around the world. 

HERE IS WHAT IS INSIDE THIS MONTH

NEWSLETTERS:

• District Governor Iosif Ciosa's December 2022 Newsletter
• Rotary International President Jennifer Jones' December 2022 Newsletter
• Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation Ian Riseley's December 2022 Newsletter
• The December 2022 video from Drew Kessler, Rotary International Director, Zone 28 & 32 and the entire Leadership Team

• YOU are Invited to the performance of WATER FALL - December 4, 2022 - an exploration of our complex and poetic relationship with water
• 2022 Concert for Feed The Need in Durham - Hosted by the Rotary Clubs in Durham Region - Dec 10, 2022 - TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE - SPONSORS STILL WELCOME
• Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) – We’re Zooming Again in 2022-23! - REGISTER TODAY for PART I, II and III in 2023
• Your 2022-23 Rotary Club Website Refresh Program - Get Your Club Noticed - SIGN UP TODAY 
• Public Image & Technology Team Workshop for District 7070 Clubs - What Do You Want to See?
• Call for 2025-26 District Governor Nominations - DEADLINE IS JANUARY 6, 2023
• Rotary Magazine Photo Awards Return in June 2023 - Submit by Dec 31, 2022
• District 7070 Rotarians Invited to A Rotary Friendship Exchange with Sicily - for June 2023
• Let's Get Your Club to Help Celebrate Oral Health Month in April with Brushmania

END POLIO NOW NEWS:

• See the Weekly Updates on Polio Eradication from Rotary & GPEI - Global Polio Eradication Initiative
• WOW - Rotarians Are Becoming Charter Members of The End Polio Now Canadian Club - How About YOU
• A New Weapon Against Polio
• Rotary's Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-26 - "Delivering On A Promise" to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio

MEMBERSHIP NEWS:

• Be sure to Add the "JOIN US" OR "INTERESTED IN JOINING US?" Button on to your Club Website ? Please do it TODAY - It Really Works
• Leveraging Local Events to Grow Rotary - And Much More....
•  Rotary Clubs Are Staying Connected to Their Members and Responding to the Needs in the Community. LOOK AT ALL OF THE RESOURCES
• Interested in Joining  The District 7070 Membership Committee ?

SERVICE PROJECTS:

• December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
• Add Your Projects to Rotary Showcase - It becomes Part of our District Project Board
• You Can now Download the Newly Updated Areas of Focus Guide
• A Night of a Thousand Dinners - in Oshawa - District 7070 Rotarians Attended - November 17, 2022 - They all Helped Support The Canadian Landmine Foundation
• Shelterbox Canada News for December 2022
• Rotary Action Group For Peace at 3 Nuclear Weapon Forums
• Rotary Action Group for Peace Civil Society Observers at The Tenth Nuclear Nonproliferation Review Conference at the United Nations in New York 
• Joint Literacy Project: Rotary Club of Scarborough, Durham College Global Guardian Project and the Rotary Global Classroom - CAN YOUR CLUB HELP?
• Tactical Emergency Medical supplies to civilians on the front lines of Ukraine - Still Needed - CAN YOUR CLUB HELP?
• News from the WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) Rotary Action Group
• Be Sure to Request Funds TODAY from Canadian Rotarians Water Foundation for your WASH Projects in 2022-23 Rotary Year
• News from Honouring Indigenous People
• HIP National Youth to Youth Truth and Reconciliation Experience - March 27 to 31, 2023 - Applications Open in December 2022
• District 7070 & 7010 Rotary HIP Youth to Youth Program Rescheduled : Date to be determined in 2023
• Misko-Aki - Confluence of Cultures introduces a new and unique exhibition - Rotary Clubs - Please Support - Donate Today - Club Presentations NOW Available
• Covenant of Nations - Sacred Wampum Renewal Gathering: Rotary Clubs can Support - Please DONATE TODAY

NEWS FROM OUR YOUTH - ROTARACT, INTERACT, EARLYACT, RYLA, YOUTH EXCHANGE 

• Interested in helping our district youth exchange program ? Want to make lifelong friendships? Here's How...
• Attention Rotaract Club Presidents - Are YOU Now Reporting Your Rotaract club officers to Rotary International?

PUBLIC IMAGE:

• The Redesigned Rotary Brand Center
• Here's How to Kick-Start You Club's Social Media Presence
• SIX Social Media Resolutions to get Your Club Noticed
• Want new members in Your Club? Then you just have to get social!
• SEVEN Steps to Increasing your club’s Facebook Presence
• Here is Why your club should use Instagram
• Want to Boost Your Club's Public Image? - Just Ask Us - The Rotary Public Image Committee Is Here to Help
• Attention Rotarians and Rotaractors: Come Join Our Public Image Committee - Help our Rotary & Rotaract Clubs Boost Their Public Image

• REACH OUT And Connect Your Club With Other Rotary Clubs in Our District RIGHT HERE IN THIS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
• Rotary Club of Port Hope Cuts The Ribbon On New Park Celebrating A Century of Service
• Port Hope Rotary Covers Cost of ROLLS Transit in December
• Rotary Club of Cobourg 100th Anniversary - November 18, 2022
• Willowdale Rotarians Invite You to a fundraising lunch in aid of the Salvation Army after-school program - December 15, 2022
• Help Uxbridge Rotary Support their Humanitarian Efforts as a Result of the Tornado

LEADERSHIP / LEARNING TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR YOU AND YOUR ROTARY CLUB:

• Your Club's Rotary Citation In  2022-23  - Here's How You Can Get It - START NOW

• Does Your Club Have a Plan Beyond Tomorrow? - Here's How - A New Club Visioning Model - Creating A Plan For The Future
• Questions for the District 7070 Technology Team ? - All You Have to do is ASK

• Use Our Refreshed Rotary District 7070 Website - A Great Source of Material for Your Club Website

• Rotary Zone 28 & 32 Website - Another Great Source of Rotary News, Events & Connections - Use Them on Your Website and in Your Club Social Media

• Use the Clubrunner  App And CONNECT with All Rotarians in District 7070 - Here's How 

Send In Your Stories and Photos for the Next Edition:

Please send your Rotary Club stories (deadline is always 4 days prior to the end of the month) to our District  Public Image Chair, Dave Andrews at  dave.f.andrews99@gmail.com

A suggestion to the  District Leadership Team, Assistant Governors and Committee Chairs : Send in a story about what your committee is doing and tell our clubs how they can connect with you. 

A suggestion to 2022-23 Club Presidents: There is a place in the Newsletter for News from Clubs. What have you accomplished that you would announce to everyone in the District? (Please note that we would love to see your "accomplishments", not "fundraisers" and not "cheque presentations"). 

NOTE TO 2022-23 CLUB PRESIDENTS:  Did you know that there are OVER 100 Rotarians in our District that do not get this newsletter and other important information and letters and announcements from our District Leaders? Their email addresses have likely been changed. Please ensure that all of your members have the correct email address in their ClubRunner profiles.

This District Newsletter is sent to all active Rotarians  and Rotaractors that have their contact info in Clubrunner. Be sure to send this District 7070 Newsletter and your club bulletin to your community leaders, your local media, prospective members, and to the whole Rotary family. Keep them informed. Tell your Rotary story . 

Thanks everyone!