Our District newsletter is meant to keep everyone in our Rotary family up to date on news from the Rotary world and from the clubs and from the various committees in District 7070. Please keep our family informed. Make sure they get a copy. The deadline for your story submissions is always 4 days prior to the end of the month. Please read more .......
Posted by Mary Lou Harrison, District 7070 Governor 2018-19
"I see more and more in each Rotary meeting that I go to that the Rotarians are actually being the inspiration. They live their motto Service Above Self and they get their hands dirty." - Eloisa de Castro Costa, Rotary Exchange Student from Brazil, hosted by the Rotary Club of Brighton (see her article in this issue & photo below)
The end of the calendar year brings us halfway through our 2018-19 Rotary year. And, however you mark time, early January is a great time to reflect on past accomplishments and to set goals for the months to come.
Posted by Mary Lou Harrison, District 7070 Governor 2018-19
My fellow Rotarians in District 7070,
As 2018 draws to a close, I wanted to remind you that District 7070 is looking for Rotarians who are interested in leading our District as Governor in the 2021-22 Rotary year – 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. All Rotary Clubs in District 7070 are invited to submit suggestions to me on or before Friday, January 11, 2019. ........
Posted by Beth Selby, District 7070 Governor 2019-20
District Governor 2019-20 Beth Selby has even more news, updates, and offers to show you for the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany June 1-5, 2019.......
Posted by Beth Selby, District 7070 Governor 2019-20
To our District 7070 Presidents for 2019-20: Please ensure that you have received an email from District Secretary, Deb Murray, via your Club President about the upcoming training and development sessions in February, March and May. Here are the details........
Posted by Barry Rassin, President Rotary International 2018-19
Here is Barry Rassin's January 2019 Newsletter. Barry talks about Vocational Service as the point where our Rotary lives and our professional lives intersect. When we put our Rotary ideals to work through our work, that is vocational service. Read more for his entire look at Vocational Service and why he feels it is so important.......
Posted by Ron Burton, Chair of the Trustees, The Rotary Foundation 2018-19
In his January 2019 Newsletter, Ron Burton, Chair of the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation 2018-19 says that Rotarians hear "The Rotary Foundation," as the magic that brings Rotary to life for them, makes their community the world, and allows them to be global people of action. Read more for Ron's call to action as we begin 2019 .........
Posted by Deborah Murray, Event Chair and Secretary of District 7070
Celebrate women in Rotary with us and enjoy a fun-filled evening in great company! Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from 7 to 9 pm at the YWCA, 87 Elm Street, Toronto M5G 0A8. $35 per person for an evening reception with finger foods, special "mocktails", door prizes, and a cash bar. Read more for all of the details......
February 23 is Rotary’s 114th Birthday. That day is also called World Understanding and Peace Day. On February 23, 1905, little did Paul Harris and his three friends realize what they were starting when they met in room 711 of the Unity Building in Chicago. We have come a long way, since then, but we still have a long way to go to achieve goodwill, peace, and understanding among all people of the world. .......
Read about Rotary's accomplishments during 2017-18 in the annual report. The report includes highlights from the year, service projects that are having a positive, long-term impact, and stories from donors on why they contribute to The Rotary Foundation.Get the Report.
Rotary Muskoka Style. Save the Dates: October 25-27, 2019 for the District 7070 Conference at the JW Marriott - The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa . For more details .... Read more.....
Greetings to all who will be joining us at the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany, 1-5 June 2019. To help you plan your visit, the Convention News is filled with information and tips about programs, transportation, and more......
Yes, it’s back by popular demand – the D7070 Curling Bonspiel. Early notice for those interested to mark Sunday, March 24th in your calendars. Once again, it will be held at the Oshawa Golf & Curling Club. Registration details to follow closer to the date.
Posted by Raffy Choulijan, Past President Rotary Club of Scarborough Passport
2018 End Polio Now Stamps are still available from Canada Post. Perfect for your holiday cards. What better way to show you and you business are 100% behind ending polio in the world. Here's how to get yours today.....
Posted by Michael Bell, Past District Governor & Chair , District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee
In his January 2019 letter to Rotarians, Past District Governor Michael Bell, encourages every Rotarian to make a conscious effort to make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, whatever you can afford, to the Annual Programs Fund and to the PolioPlus Fund, as we celebrate Rotary Foundation Month. There is more news in PDG Michael's letter........
Posted by Michael Bell, Past District Governor and Chair , District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee
Dear Club Presidents and International Service Chairs,
Your District has reached out to a well-known Canadian partner, Cuso International, and has created an opportunity to assist mothers and newborns in Ethiopia........
Posted by Lars Henriksson, Chair, District 7070 Rotary Foundation Grants Committee
Every year, Clubs that want to participate in the Rotary Foundation Grants Program must be qualified. For the 2019-20 Rotary year, District 7070 has decided to replace the Rotary Foundation Grants Qualification Seminar, normally held a Saturday in February, with four on-line modules. Read more for all of the details.......
Posted by Kevin Power, Co-Chair District 7070 Global Grants Scholarship Committee
On behalf of the Global Grant Scholarship Committee, please note that the deadline for applications for the 2019 grant is Thursday February 28, 2019. Interviews will be held on Saturday March 23, 2019, by invitation. Read more for some of the details.....
Twelve generous supporters of Rotary's polio eradication efforts will have the opportunity to play golf with legend Jack Nicklaus, a Rotary ambassador for polio eradication. To qualify, donors need to complete a gift intent form and make the full donation of $250,000 or more by January 22, 2019.Here's how.
For 30 years now, Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have taken bold action and made great progress in the fight to end polio. On World Polio Day, Rotary celebrated this progress at an event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, that was livestreamed around the world. Click Here for the story.
In case you missed the World Polio Day livestream, you can still view it. Click here. Instead of a speaker, show excerpts at one of your future Rotary Club Meetings.
The new year is a time for new resolutions and fresh beginnings. As you set club goals for the second half of the Rotary year, start with small ones that you can achieve easily. Here are a few ideas.........
Posted by Virginia O'Reilly, Chair, District 7070 Membership Committee
Exciting news! You are invited to the District 7070 Membership workshop being held on the eastern side of our district - Trenton. You are invited. Space is limited so register early to ensure your seat. Read more for the details......
Think you know Rotary? Think again. Our global network of 1.2 million people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. Discover a new toolkit for new member outreach and engagement on our blog. Here is the link:on.rotary.org/2E2f1ti
Every January, we see a surge in prospective members expressing interest in joining Rotary through rotary.org/join. Rotary reviews these inquiries and assigns each of them to a district. They are eagerly waiting to meet you! Learn how you can find them ..........
The latest Nuremberg addition to the Rotary family was personally welcomed by RI President-elect Mark Maloney. Here is what is most memorable - the composition of the club consists of 42 committed members – 24 women and 18 men, with an average age of 42 years. Sixteen of them are former Rotaractors. The aim of the club is to connect people, hence the name: Rotary Club Nürnberg-Connect. The new club puts commitment to projects before meeting attendance – in line with the new international guidelines of Rotary. Participation in projects is counted toward attendance. Members may also attend meetings online. Read or listento their story.
Friendship was the driving force in the creation of the Rotary Club of Amersfoort Young Ambition. A group of longtime Rotaractors who did not want to lose their connection with one another after almost all the members neared age 30 — the cutoff for membership in Rotaract . Here is what they did......
A brand-new Learning Center with a streamlined design, an improved search function, and other new features is available atRotary.org/learn. Enroll in theMembership Learning Planto explore eight interactive courses that depict fictional club leaders as they navigate realistic scenarios. District and club leaders, share this learning plan with club membership committees so they can learn strategies for addressing membership challenges.
Give your members a meaningful Rotary experience by offering them opportunities to make a positive difference and connect with others. They’ll make valuable friendships and feel good about Rotary and the work we’re doing to make the world a better place. Has your club found ideas to help your club take a fresh approach with these resources? Log into myrotary and find out right here, how your club can be a strong club. .......
Posted by Brian King, Rotary International Director of Membership Development
Brian King, Rotary's Director of Membership Development sent a letter to your Rotary Club President. Member Leads is important for all Rotary Club members to know what it is and how it works. Here is the letter with many links to help you learn more.....
What do you do when you are snowed in and have a "Snow Day"? Here is what Eloisa de Castro Costa, our District 7070 Inbound Rotary Exchange Student from Brazil, being hosted by the RotaryClub of Brighton, decided to do.....
January is Vocational Service month on Rotary’s calendar. Please take a few minutes to read about this important Avenue of Service in these excerpts from an article written by Past Chair of the District 7070 Vocational Service Committee Ian Lancaster ( of the Rotary Club of Toronto Sunrise) about Vocation Service, its history and its importance in Rotary club life.....
Posted by Tess Wakefield, Rotary and Community Fundraising Manager
In her January 2019 Newsletter, Tess Widdifield, the Rotary and Community Fundraising Manager for Shelterbox Canada and a member of The Rotary Club of Toronto Twilight, talks about Shelterbox responding to current disasters and current Shelterbox operations world wide. Be sure to check out LUMINAID and also Shine for Shelterbox . Here's more of her newsletter...
Posted by Chris Snyder, Chair , Honoring Indigenous People
Here is the latest Honoring Indigenous People Rotary News and Events, projects, blogs, photos, films, resources, and a letter from Chair, Rotarian Chris Snyder. Here are the major initiatives and resources available to you and your Rotary club. From our vantage point, there are many good things happening. If you have a good news story, please send it to us. Be sure to go to the HIP Website for the complete Newsletters. Here are some highlights from their brand new newsletter the December 2018 HIP Circle Newsletter...........
Posted by Courtney Doldron, LitRAG Director & Pres RC Willowdale
LitRAG publishes Newsletters regularly. Each issue is filled with interesting articles to provide the update information related to our working projects as well as any other useful information related to literacy. Perhaps, it is time for your Rotary Club to be part of a Literacy project. If your Club wants to join in or start a Literacy Project, please contact Courtney Doldron, District 7070 Literacy Chair atcsdoldron@rogers.com . Read more to learn about LitRAG and get the links to two LitRAG Newsletters for the fall of 2018...........
Posted by Courtney Doldron, Chair, District 7070 Literacy Committee
As we approach 2019, I would like to mention that I have taken the initiative to register for a booth at theReading For The Love Of It Conference, which will be held in February 21 and 22, 2019 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto. As the District 7070 Literacy Chair and a Board member ofLitrag, I felt the need to expand our respective sponsored projects, which we have been doing, to this Ontario audience. I was able to get the both for a minimal fee. I am now asking for assistance to set up and breakdown the both, and to volunteer working a shift at the both for two days. Please contact me by the 10th of January with your response! ......
Posted by Carolina Rodriguez, District 7070 Rotaract Repersentative
This Rotary year, our District 7070 Rotaractors have been busy working. Here is a letter from our District 7070 Rotaract Representative, Carolina Rodriguez to tell you all about it..........
Posted by Beth Selby, District 7070 Governor 2019-20
Here is a call to action to Rotary Club Presidents from John Blount inviting Rotaractors from across the globe to participate in a Rotaract Preconvention, which takes place two days before the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany....
Rotary international President Barry Rassin outlined a goal to double Rotaract clubs around the world for the 2018-19 year. So let’s get started! Join us for a “How to start a community-based Rotaract club” webinar that was recorded on May 9, 2018 Hear from Rotary International staff, community-based Rotaractors, and Rotarian sponsors on why community-based clubs are a great option for your community and how easy they are to form! Read more for more helpful ideas......
Posted by Mark Chipman, District 7070 Governor Nominee and Chair of District 7070 Rotaract Committee
Here is a letter from District Governor Nominee, Mark Chipman, encouraging Rotary Clubs and Rotaract Clubs to send stories about their Rotaract Club, activities for everyone to read, right here to the District Newsletter every month. Who knows, someday, YOU and your Rotary Club just may take that next step and sponsor a Rotaract Club or encourage a young adult to join a Rotaract Club right here in District 7070.......
We're excited to share the updated (May 2018) Rotaract Handbook! Download now for everything you need to organize, certify, and manage your Rotaract Club. This is a great resource: how to start a Rotaract Club, find members, and very useful for Rotary Club sponsors and advisors. How to build a Rotaract Club, engage and retain members, finding sustainable projects, how to promote your club, and so much more.
Membership in the Rotaract Club of Jacksonville’s Beaches, Florida, USA, had declined from a high of more than 100 members shortly after its charter to just over 10 members in 2014. That’s when their sponsor, the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra Beach, assigned an adviser to attend all of the Rotaract club’s board meetings. Please read more and see how they turned it around.....
Every year, Rotaract clubs around the world change lives by developing sustainable and innovative solutions to community challenges. Nominate your Rotaract club’s best local or international service project for a 2018-19 Rotaract Outstanding Project Award!
Boost your Club's Public Image and WIN CASH FOR YOUR SERVICE PROJECT!!!We want you to make sure you and your Rotary Club have all of the details on the “We Transformed” District Public Image Contest and have lots of chances to win one of three $500 cash prizes, which is to go towards the local or community service project of your choice. It is an opportunity to increase our positive Rotary Public Image in your Club and throughout our District 7070 with a Rotary Public Image contest called “WE TRANSFORMED”. Take a look........
Posted by Walt Stephens, Chair 2019 Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee USA and Canadian Multi-District Committee Promoting Rotary
The Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee promotes Rotary International with its entry of a Float in the fabulous Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Rose Parade held on January 1. With a television audience of over 44,000,000+ viewers throughout the world and a live audience of over 700,000 the Rose Parade is a media gold mine and with the Float WE ARE THERE! Read more to see how YOU can participate.......
Posted by Carrie Jones, Zone 24E Public Image Chair
Is your Rotary Club using the new "People of Action" material? Carrie Jones, thePublic Image Chair, Rotary Zone 24 East outlines the new People of Action Public Image Campaign.
TELL US HOW YOU ARE PEOPLE OF ACTION! - The People of Action campaign brings Rotary's story to life by showing Rotary members as the people of action that we are. It highlights local Rotarians making a difference in their communities, which is the cornerstone of this campaign - building the public's understanding of who we are and what we do. Does your club have a project that shows how you took action to solve a problem in your community? Please tell us about it!
Although most of the public knows our name, our latest research tells us that too many prospective members or supporters do not fully understand Rotary. They don’t know what we stand for and what we do in local communities. And nearly 60 percent of those surveyed said they were unaware that a Rotary club exists in their own community.........
Posted by Alyce Henson, Rotary International staff photographer
Read how Rotary International staff photographer Alyce Henson approaches photography while staying consistent to Rotary's brand. Apply lessons learned from her to tell your club's People of Action story through photography. Clickhere.
Find Fliers with photo and writing tips to print for your next event, updated People of Action FAQs, and a brief Campaign Overview. Sign into MyRotary and visit The Brand Center. ........
Posted by Ashley Demma, social & digital specialist for Rotary International
Sharing stories that show Rotarians as People of Action on social media is an easy and effective way to amplify your club’s success to the world and build awareness and understanding of what we do. Clickhere.
Posted by Carrie Jones Rotary Zone 24E Public Image Coordinator and PDG Brian Thompson, Assistant Zone 24E Public Image Coordinator
The Public Image Newsletters are here! The newsletters are all about us trying to share our knowledge with you, so please let us know if there's anything you'd like us to feature or focus on. They are located under the Public Image Tab of the District 7070 Websitewww.rotary7070.orgunder "Public Image Newsletters". Please contact me or Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator, Brian Thompson, if you have any needs/questions/or if you just would like to talk about Rotary's story.
Congratulations to the Rotary Club of PIcton as they celebrated their 75th anniversary this year. One of their initiatives that they took on was the publication of a 5 page article, including lots of pictures, in a local magazine. It speaks to the history of our club, and the impact that we have had re. both local and international endeavors. The publisher has agreed to allow it to be inserted into our district newsletter.........
The Rotary Club of Bowmanville is thrilled to announce the funds raised by its Feed the Need in Durham Concerts. At last count the event has raised $13,150. Feed the Need can use these funds to provide $92,050 worth of food to its 63 member agencies throughout Durham Region. That is because for every dollar donated, Feed the Need can collect, store, and deliver $7 worth of food to those less fortunate. CONGRATULATIONS to all involved and our heartfelt thanks to Rotarian Joe Solway and all of the Rotarians in Bowmanville.
The Rotary Club of Oshawa service to the community as reported in The Rotarian magazine in 1927. Thank you to Rotary Club of Oshawa President Kevin Harding and Oshawa Rotarian Jim Van Allen.........
This was a great team effort by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa-Parkwood and Whitby-Sunrise. It is always a pleasure to see two Clubs from District 7070 working together with Rotary Clubs and a District in India so that children in a rural area can get to school, especially in the rainy season. Thank you to THE ROTARY FOUNDATION GLOBAL GRANTS PROGRAM........
Are YOU using the new and improved Rotary Club Central? You will be able to navigate more easily with our modern interface and use this essential planning tool on your mobile phone or tablet. You can also quickly track service activity and see your past and current club data in easy-to-read charts and graphs. Log into myrotary and check out the newRotary Club Central today. For more details please Read more .....
Your Rotary, Rotaract, or Interact club can earn a Rotary Citation for achieving goals that strengthen Rotary and your club. Goals include increasing club membership, developing sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in your community. Here's how.......
Posted by Susan Hunter, , Chair District 7070 Rotary Leadership Institute
In a complex, fast-changing world, excellent Rotary club leadership is essential to the future of Rotary. One of the best ways to strengthen your Club is to give your members the tools and skills to be better Rotarians. Rotary Leadership Institute is the solution. What a successful day we had on February 25 and again on June 9 and again on November 17, 2018. Lots of fun and great discussions in Parts I, II and III. This is your opportunity to learn more about Rotary and share your ideas with other Rotarians. And it is a great learning experience for newer Rotarians. Watch the District Calendar for the spring 2019 course. Here is how you can participate........
Posted by Lars Henriksson, Past District Governor and Chair of the District 7070 Visioning Team
Rotary Clubs, like any other organizations, need to have a plan for where they are heading. In order to assist Clubs to develop a vision, the District has a team of experienced Rotarians who can facilitate visioning sessions. Since we started the program, five or six years ago, close to 40 Cubs have held sessions. A few Clubs have held two or three sessions, up-dating their vision on a regular basis. Does your club need vision? Find out more right here.......