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. Be sure to keep our family informed by making sure they get a copy. The deadline for your story submissions is always 4 days prior to the end of the month......
Posted by Mary Lou Harrison, District Governor, 2018-19
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends.
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be. (children's song)
“Uniting People” is the first objective of Rotary’s new vision statement, and we have lots of opportunities to get together with friends, new and old, this fall.
The Rotary International focus for this month is Basic Education and Literacy. With almost thirty years of active service in public education and several more years after retirement in a variety of roles including Accreditation Panel work with the Ontario College of Teachers, a faculty practicum supervisor of teacher candidates, and supply administrative work in both elementary and secondary schools, I believe that education is a key to success in our lives......
District Governor Elect Beth Selby has some very important dates for the 2019-20 Club Presidents. Some of those dates will be important to you and your Rotary Club. Please take a moment and save these dates.....
Posted by Barry Rassin, President, Rotary International 2018-19
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Imagine if we could take a snapshot capturing all of the work Rotary does on a given day. No one – except Rotarians – would believe that a single organization was capable of accomplishing so much. In that snapshot you would see dedicated volunteers working to eradicate polio, setting up microloans, providing clean water, mentoring youth, and countless other actions. We can do all this thanks both to our geographic reach and to the fact that our clubs are made up of people who are engaged in their communities. As a part of the community that you serve, you know the needs, you have the connections, and you're able to take immediate action. That's why every Rotary club's membership should reflect the diversity of its community......
Posted by Ron Burton, Chair of Trustees, The Rotary Foundation 2018-19
Dear fellow Rotarians,
I was a district governor in 1987-88, the year that Charles C. Keller was the RI president. (You can read a tribute to Keller, who died in May, on the facing page of the September 2018 edition of The Rotarian Magazine.) As district governor, I attended the 1988 Rotary International Convention in Philadelphia. There, I heard that there were an estimated 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries. But I also heard some exciting news: We had surpassed our goal of raising $120 million for the eradication of polio. We had raised $219,350,449 (and later, after the accounting was done, that figure was revised to $247 million). What a celebration we had. We proved to ourselves and the world the strength of Rotary and that we could take on a global health challenge......
Posted by Nash Azam, Chair of the 2018 District 7070 Rotary Foundation Walk
Join fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and Earlyactors from all over District 7070, with friends and family on Sunday, September 30, 2018,for the annual District 7070 Rotary Foundation Walk in support of the Rotary Foundation. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon as you choose how to enjoy the renowned McMichael Art Gallery. Raise money for the Rotary Foundation. Here are the details.....
We welcome you to join District Governor, Mary Lou Harrison, at the 2018 Rotary District 7070 Conference Let’s reunite! It will be a one-day event on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Rotary Reunion – family picnic type affair – focus on the six area’s of focus – fun – casual – reuniting after the Rotary International convention! $99 CAD/ticket at the Wellington and District Community Centre. Please Read more....
After attending the RI Convention in Toronto, I'm really looking forward to the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany from June 1 - 5, 2019. I hope you are, too! To date, 88 Rotarians from District 7070 have registered for the Convention. For more information, please visit www.riconvention.org/en/hamburg/convention.Note to District 7070 Presidents for 2019-20: Please let me know if you are able to join me at the Presidents-Elect lunch at the Convention. I would like to arrange for us all to sit together.
Do you have an idea or project that you want to share with your Rotary family? Breakout sessions can inspire attendees, help them polish their leadership skills, or give them ideas for designing projects, raising funds, strengthening membership, and more. Help us build a breakout program for the 2019 Hamburg convention that celebrates Rotary’s diversity! We’re seeking sessions in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Submit your proposal online by Sunday, September 30. If you have any questions, contact us at conventionbreakouts@rotary.org.
Sushil Kumar Gupta, of the Rotary Club of Delhi Midwest, Delhi, India, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2020-21. He will be declared the president-nominee on October 1, 2018, if no challenging candidates have been suggested......
EVANSTON, Ill. (Aug. 17, 2018) — Preventing conflicts from escalating into violent crises is 60 times more cost effective than intervening after violence erupts, according to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. A recent partnership between the membership service organization Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International(MBBI) aims to bring community-based solutions to prevent conflict in more communities.......
Posted by Michael Bell, Past District Governor & Chair , District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee
In his September 2018 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 and to start getting your pledges for the 2018 Rotary District 7070 Foundation Walk on September 30. Has your club set objectives for BOTH Funds for 2018-19? Are those goals entered into Rotary Club Central so all of your members can see the progress your club is making? Here is PDG Michael's letter....
EVANSTON, Ill. (August 15, 2018) — Rotary today announced nearly $100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. The announcement comes as Nigeria marks two years without any reported cases of wild poliovirus, following four reported cases in 2016.....
Posted by Jennifer Boyd, Chair , District 7070 World Polio Day
Four ways to create buzz for your World Polio Day event :
It's time to start making plans for World Polio Day, October 24, 2018 – Rotary’s best opportunity during 2018 to shine the spotlight on our top goal of eradicating polio. Not sure where to start? Read these tips and you’ll be well on your way to helping Rotary marking its biggest worldwide World Polio Day celebration ever. GET THE TIPS. And please be sure to let our District 7070 World Polio Day Chair, Jennifer Boyd at jennifer.boyd@hotmail.com what your club is doing. Here are some more ways to tell the world that Rotary is Eradicating Polio .......
Over 15,000 companies match gifts to The Rotary Foundation — does yours? To learn about your employer’s workplace giving program and increase funding for Rotary projects in your district and around the world, visitrotary.org/matchinggifts.
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 Michael Walstrom, president of the Rotary Club of Downtown Boca Raton, Florida
What does your club have to offer younger members? Michael Walstrom, president of the Rotary Club of Downtown Boca Raton, Florida, highlights five values that young professionals are looking for and how your club can provide them. Read Walstrom's post on Rotary Voices......
New leaders are always emerging. They live in your community. They are eager to contribute. Younger professionals could make great Rotary members, but to bring them into our clubs, we first have to understand them. This is essential for Rotary. Understanding younger generations means understanding how changes in society affect them. .........
Posted by Dinesh Gajeelee, Rotary Club of Haute Rive, Mauritius
When Dinesh Gajeelee began his year as president of the Rotary Club of Haute Rive, Mauritius, he knew he needed to address membership. The club had dropped to a low of 18 members. His leadership team studied many different options, before deciding on two. The result was a 100 percent increase in membership over the year. Learn the steps Gajeelee's team took to turn things around......
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 is your Rotary Club doing to support this important Rotary Foundation Area of Focus?
Basic education and literacy is one of The Rotary Foundation’s six areas of focus. We know that basic education and literacy are essential for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. ......
The Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) is a network of Rotarians, clubs, districts, and the nonprofit organization Cooperative for Education (CoEd) with a common interest in improving education for underserved students in Guatemala. Take a look and see who is already involved - Over 600 Rotary Clubs in 80 Districts (7 clubs from right here, in District 7070, and over 87 in Canada). Since 1997, the GLP has served over 188,000 Guatemalan students through four sustainable programs that are tested and proven to work. In 2017, RI President Ian Riseley called the GLP “the gold standard of Rotary projects” for its sustainability and impact. If your Rotary Club is looking for a Literacy Project, please take a look .......
Posted by Courtney Doldron, Chair District 7070 Literacy Committee
Here is a good example of Rotary and education working together to provide literacy to those in need. The Rotary Club of Oshawa donated $500 to The Afri-Americas Foundation to support the Antillean Literacy Project’s Homework Project in St. Augustine, Trinidad, a project of the Rotary Club of St. Augustine, Trinida. Additionally, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada has donated 10 laptops with backpacks to the project. The Rotary Club of Willowdale donated $2,000. The Rotary Club of Colborne added even more books. And your club can also help promote literacy. Please "Read more" for more details......
Posted by Joanne Ashley and Debbie Morgan, Co-chairs - RADAR
My Fellow Rotarians,
The RADAR$139 initiative was created with the encouragement of Past District Governor Bill Patchett, who wanted every club in the District to have the opportunity “to get on the RADAR” and to help alleviate the massive suffering caused by HIV/AIDS. In 2006, $139 represented the approximate cost to save the life of an HIV+ mother and her baby for one year. Each new Rotary year, every club in District 7070 is asked to contribute a minimum of $139 to support an HIV/AIDS-related project chosen by the members of RADAR – Rotary Action for the Development of AIDS Responses – our District 7070 AIDS committee.Has your Club donated $139 or more, this Rotary year? Here's how......
Posted by Jason Pole and Deb Murray - Co-chairs - District 7070 Youth Exchange Committee
The following email, recently went out to all Rotary Clubs in District 7070. It really brings everyone in District 7070 up to date on the District 7070 Youth Exchange Program. Here is the letter:
YEAH! Deb Murray and Jason Pole - Co-Chairs for District 7070 Youth Exchange Program are excited about the progress being made with the implementation of the YEAH system (Youth Exchange Administrative Hub). We are starting to see, first hand, the value YEAH will bring to the program. The list of values is long but certainly includes the following:
Consolidation of information on all inbound and outbound students securely and appropriately accessible,
Enhanced processes and procedures resulting in greater security surrounding safety of our program delivery and YE students
The spread of polio is directly related to poor water and sanitation. To help in Rotary's goal to eradicate Polio, WASRAG is holding its First World Polio Day Competition, focused on recognizing projects that improve the quality of water and/or the level of awareness of it in YOUR Community. Read more for the contest details ........
100,000 Children by the end of 2019 : Rotary clubs and districts in five countries have already pledged their support for Operation Toilets, as it undertakes the ambitious plan to bring water, sanitation and hygiene to 100,000 children. This initiative, spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central, Melbourne, Australia, recently released their website that provides information on past, current, and upcoming projects at http://www.operationtoilets.org.au While they have many partners already, they are looking for more to expand the impact. To learn more read "Operation Toilets"
Posted by Tess Widdifield, Rotary and Community Fundraising Manager
In her September 2018 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 the flooding in Kenya, the volcanic eruption in Guatemala, and current Shelterbox operations in Syria, Iraq, Ethiopia, the Phillippines, throughout many countries in Africa and in the Caribbean. Here's more of her newsletter....
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 August 2018 HIP Circle newsletter.....
EVANSTON, Ill. (Aug. 17, 2018) — Preventing conflicts from escalating into violent crises is 60 times more cost effective than intervening after violence erupts, according to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. A recent partnership between the membership service organization Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International(MBBI) aims to bring community-based solutions to prevent conflict in more communities......
Posted by Laurie Smolenski, A Rotary Peace Scholar
If working with your community to find new ways to build and promote peace sounds like fun, consider having your club or district host a Positive Peace Workshop. Rotary and the Institute for Economics and Peace are partnering to promote "Positive Peace" through the recently launched Rotary Peace Academy. Laurie Smolenski, in her post for Rotary Voices, explains how this online platform will equip Rotary members with the concrete tools and framework to promote peace.......
Join Rotarians all over the globe as you learn how to build and sustain peace through a free, self-paced training course offered by Rotary and the Institute for Economics and Peace. In this free training course, discover the strategies and tools that can help individuals, Rotarians like yourselves, cities and nations to build and sustain peace, through the internationally recognised and transformational eight-pillar Positive Peace framework. Through this academy, you will strengthen your knowledge and identify concrete ways to enhance and engage in Rotary’s work in peace and conflict resolution and the Areas of Focus – all via a Positive Peace lens. Click here for all of the details.
District 7070 Rotaract Representative Carolina Rodriguez assembled the 10 Rotaract Club Presidents, their sponsoring Rotary Clubs and District Committee personnel to a full day of training and informative discussions, helping the Rotaract Presidents, get ready for their year of service. The meeting was held at UOIT in Oshawa on August 18, 2018. Read more to see some of the highlights........
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.....
We are a truly inclusive Club accessible for all Rotaract members of District 7070. From Picton in the South-East to New Tecumseth in the North-West, and all points in between! This club is important for District 7070, as it represents an opportunity for us to reach young people we might not otherwise be able to connect with an in-person Rotaract Club. This can be either because there isn’t one in their area or the one that does operate near them doesn’t work with their schedule. We are also not restricted to a location- we can chat while you are on a subway car, train, at home, in the office, on the tractor, wherever!......
Posted by Mark Chipman, District Governor Nominee, and Chair of the 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.......
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!
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. We have a new format. We hope you like it. 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. And we have added a powerpoint about Rotary's public image in this section of the website too.
Carrie Jones and PDG Brian Thompson
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Public Image Coordinator Assistant Public Image Coordinator
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.
In an effort to increase membership and highlight Rotary’s inspiring work, RI President Barry Rassin is urging clubs and districts to organize fun, informal community events called Rotary Days. Any club, big or small, can host a Rotary Day. Neighboring clubs can pool their resources and co-host an event, and entire districts can come together for a large-scale Rotary Day. Read more.....
Posted by Carrie Jones, Zone 24 East Rotary Public Image Coordinator
In our efforts to get the Rotary story out to in the world, social media is key. Even though many of our older Rotarians aren’t on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram, our younger Rotarians are. If you’re neglecting social media, you’re missing a huge demographic when it comes to spreading the Rotary story.....
The People of Action public image campaign helps you bring the Rotary story to life by showing Rotarians as the people of action we are. Telling our People of Action stories in a meaningful, coordinated way builds the public’s understanding of who we are and what we do. It highlights the impact we make in our communities and around the world. Here are five steps to creating your own People of Action story and an example......
Rotary’s public image is shaped by the actions of YOU, each member in your Rotary Club, as well as by your involvement in the community, your presence on the web and social media, and the publications Rotary produces. Is your club working actively to shape that image? Here is an opportunity to see some resources you can use and how you can teach your members how to do this in a way that promotes community awareness of Rotary’s work around the world.....
Posted by Khorshed Khan, President, Rotary Club of Toronto Danforth
The 3rd Installation ceremony of the Rotary Club of Toronto-Danforth was held on July 2, 2018 at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, on Daws Rd, in Toronto. Rotarian Khorshed Khan is the new President for 2018-2019 as the outgoing Club President, Rotarian Moyeen Chowdhury handed over the Presidency with the exchange of the Rotary collar to Rtn Khorshed Khan. Rtn ANM Yusuf is the Club Secretary for 2018-2019. Read more......
The Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa- Parkwood hosted over 80 Rotarians and guests from 16 Rotary Clubs in Rotary International District 7070 at the second annual “revival” of Rotary Friendship Day in Oshawa,on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in the sunroom at Parkwood, to help celebrate the 101st Anniversary of Parkwood Estate, and listen to keynote speaker Michael McGovern, Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee. Read more to find all about Rotary Friendship Day in Oshawa.......
The 10 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region will be celebrating World Polio Day on October 24 in the new Global Classroom in the new Centre for Collaborative Education at Durham College in Oshawa. The event will include the live-stream from Rotary International, and the event from Durham College in Oshawa, which will include remarks by Dr. Bob Scott, immediate past chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee, will also be live-streamed worldwide throughout the Durham College network and the entire live stream event can be picked up by Rotary Clubs in District 7070 and beyond. And right here in Durham Region, World Polio Day will be proclaimed in Oshawa and in Durham Region on behalf of the 10 Rotary Clubs in our Rgeion. You can be part of the live event. REGISTER HERE. Please read more....
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. 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. Sign up online very soon. Here are the details.....
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.......
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