Our District 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 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. To find out "What's Inside", please read more .......
Posted by Beth Selby, District 7070 Governor , 2019-20
Dear fellow Rotarians,
Membership in Rotary International has its privileges. As a member of our international organization, you have access to 35,000 plus clubs world-wide. Visiting clubs while traveling for business or pleasure is a great opportunity to meet fellow Rotarians around the world.....
The 2019 District Conference is being held at the JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa October 25-27th - just in time to enjoy a beautiful fall weekend in Muskoka. Consider extending your stay and have a mini vacation.
There are two distinctive features that will make the 2019 District Conference unique and memorable. The first feature is the location. The JW Marriott welcomes you to their luxurious surroundings overlooking Lake Muskoka. The second feature is our speakers. We have booked amazing speakers that you’ll not want to miss! .......
Posted by Mark Maloney, Rotary International President 2019-20
Here is Mark Maloney's August 2019 Newsletter. Mark challenges all of us to Grow Rotary. He wants us to try anew approach to membership, one that is more organized and strategic. He is asking every club to form an active membership committee consisting of people of different backgrounds who will look methodically at the leadership of the community. .......
Posted by Gary Huang, Chair of The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation 2019-20
In his August 2019 message to Rotarians, Gary Huang, Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, (and also a Past President of Rotary International), talks about the growth in the number of applications for global grants. A very good problem to have. It shows Rotarians’ dedication to service. But to fund more global grants, we need to keep The Rotary Foundation growing. .......
Posted by Jeffry Cadorette, Rotary International Director 2018-20
My fellow Rotarians,
Some of you who know me know that I love to write. I don’t confuse that with being a writer, it’s just something I enjoy. A lot. The writer in our family is daughter Jacquie who works her craft in New York City......
Posted by Your District 7070 Rotary Foundation Team
Help us raise $1 million USD in support of our Rotary Foundation in the 2019-20 Rotary Year! On May 10, 2019, Rotary lost a charismatic, dynamic leader with the death of Past District Governor Bill Patchett at the Northumberland Hills Hospital after a valiant battle with cancer. Our loss was so significant that Bill’s passing was mentioned at the RI Convention in Hamburg, Germany this past June. In District 7070, we will remember Bill for his passion and for his legendary and tenacious End Polio Now and Rotary Foundation fundraising efforts. Here is how WE can all honour Bill and raise " A Mill for Bill"......
Posted by Michael Bell, District 7070 Rotary Foundation Chair
Join fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and Earlyactors from all over District 7070, with friends and family on Sunday, September 8, 2019, for the annual District 7070 Rotary Foundation Walk in support of the Rotary Foundation. Enjoy a leisurely morning as you stroll through the Humber College Lakeshore Campus. Save this date. Start raising funds and getting pledges for The Walk. Please "Read more" for some of the details.....
At our 2019 Zone Conference, our director and convener, Jeffry Cadorette is continuing our theme of “People Coming Together” connecting Rotarians and bringing Rotarians from all strata of our Rotary world to build a new future together. Zones 24 and 32 will welcome our new sister districts from New York and Michigan from Zone 29 building a new expanded zone family that we all can be proud of........
Posted by Michael Bell, Past District Governor , On To Convention Chair
Discover the true spirit of aloha with people of action from all over the world at the 2020 Rotary International Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 6 - 10, 2020. Take advantage of the limited-time registration rate of US$ 450* from good until December 15, 2019. Here is a link to the video to promote the Honolulu 2020 Convention: https://vimeo.com/313026044/a96886586e. Register athttps://www.riconvention.org/en/honolulu. Please read more to see a note from our "On To Convention" chair , Past District Governor Michael Bell.....
Here is an invitation from inviting all Rotarains to share an extraordinary experience with our District to travel to Monrovia, Liberia in October 2019 to attend the 14th Annual West Africa Project Fair, and engage in a hands-on work project. Read more for addition info on the trip. Please feel free to share this information with the Rotarians in your club as soon as possible as we have a limited amount of space and expect this trip to be filled in the next week or two.
EVERY THREE YEARS, representatives from Rotary districts around the world meet in Chicago to consider changes to the constitutional documents that govern Rotary International. The 2019 Council on Legislation, which met in April, considered more than 100 proposals and made several decisions that will shape the future of Rotary......
As People of Action, we share a strong sense of purpose.
More than a century ago, we pioneered a new model of service leadership grounded in person-to-person connections. Today, those connections are a network that spans the globe—bridging cultural, linguistic, generational, and geographic barriers—and shares the vision of a better world. As People of Action, we understand that fulfilling that vision requires a plan. This is Rotary’s plan for the next five years: to increase our impact, expand our reach, enhance participant engagement, and increase our ability to adapt........
It is with deep regret, that we report the passing of members of our Rotary family. Our Rotary Clubs and club members in District 7070 know that they will be sorely missed, but their lives and memories will last forever.......
Posted by Michael Bell, Chair of District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee and Past District Governor
In his August 2019 letter to Rotarians, as we enter our second month of the new Rotary year, Past District Governor Michael Bell, Chair of the District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee, 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 the Endowment Fund. There is more news in PDG Michael's letter........
Thank you to our Rotary friends in District 7040, the Canadian Seed and Bulb Company - Veseys Seeds, they have launched a campaign to sell a special Rotary Polio Tulip, for which 20% of profits will go to RI for our fight against polio.........
Posted by John F. Germ, Chair, End Polio Now Countdown to History Campaign Committee
My fellow Rotarians,
As 2018-19 Trustee Chair Brenda Cressey shared, contribution results for the 2018-19 Rotary year were outstanding. Thanks to each of you for your enthusiastic support of Rotary’s priority program – the eradication of polio. In late May, we were faced with an unusual prospect of being considerably short of our $50 million goal. The cash contributions and District Designated Fund projections showed we would be approximately $5 million short of goal. You came to the rescue and together we raised $50.8 million. This achievement truly shows the willingness and dedication of all Rotarians to fulfill our promise to the children of the world. Together we will end polio.
Posted by Mary Lou Harrison, District Governor 2018-19
The Rotary Club of Alliston is using the Rotary Virtual Reality Polio Kit as part of their Canada Day Celebrations in Alliston, Ontario. It was also on display for users to see the VR film "Two Drops of Patience" last year's District Conference and at World Polio Day in Durham Region. Your club can also borrow the kit . Mary Lou Harrison and Assistant Governor Shirley Ross have two kits. they consist of a pull up banner and a small plastic box with 5 VR headsets, 5 sets of ear phones, 2 iPhone adapters, cleaning wipes, and a safety use card.
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, 2019 – 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 .......
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....
August is Membership and New Club Development Month, when Rotary Clubs, around the world focus on membership in Rotary. Does your club have a plan? Are you executing your own plan to invite your friends and business associates to join your Rotary Club?
It’s time. Time to celebrate your Rotary club, your members, and the good you do in your community and around the world......
Diana Edwards, our Regional Membership Officer for Membership Development has updated and the Membership Resource Guide with helpful new resources and publications noted in red.
Posted by Evan Burrell, a member of the Rotary Club of Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia
As a former member of Rotaract and now a young Rotarian, I get asked quite a lot, “where do we find more young members like you?” It may seem like young members are as elusive to catch as Pokémon, but with the right strategy and awareness, it’s not that difficult at all. The truth is, they are really all around us........
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. .......
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.
Posted by Brian King, Rotary International Director of Membership Development
Brian King, Rotary's Director of Membership Development sent a letter to your 2019-20 Rotary Club President. Member Leads is so 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.....
You are invited to view all of the back issues of the WASRAG Newsletters at http://www.wasrag.org/news For more Water and Sanitation News for this month, please Read More.......
Posted by John G. Thorne, Chair of the Literacy Rotarian Action Group & Past Director of Rotary International
Are you looking for a literacy project? Be sure to check in the Action Committee Menus of our Rotary District Website, scroll down to the Literacy Rotary Action Group and you will see the most recent newsletters. In addition, John Thorne, Chair of LitRAG has a letter to all Rotarians . Please read more........
Posted by Tess Widdifield, Rotary and Community Fundraising Manager
In her July 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. Here's more of her newsletter...
Posted by Chris Snyder, Chair, Honouring Indigenous People
Here is the latest Honouring Indigenous People Rotary News and Events, projects, blogs, photos, films, resources, and a letter from Chair, Rotarian Chris Snyder. There are many 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. Click here to get the latest newsletters, information and updates about HIP (Honouring Indigenous Peoples)! OR check the Action Committees Menu Bar in the District Newsletter under HIP. This rapidly growing nation-wide movement, HIP, is a partnership between Indigenous Peoples & Rotarians. Each newsletter also contains stories about supporters, just like you, who are making an impact across Canada by taking action to create lasting change! Here are some highlights .........
Help us show alignment across Canada in support of Orange Shirt Day! Purchasing and wearing a HIP orange shirt on September 30th will reinforce the message that “Every Child Matters” while also raising funds that will be split between the Orange Shirt Society and HIP’s Literacy Program.....
Posted by Richard Mewhinney, Rotary Club of Newmarket, Chair District 7070 Water &Sanitation Action Committee
The Ongutoi Health Centre, located in North Eastern/Central Uganda and the current project "Water Collection for Sustainability" is a project with proven success, sustainability and Community engagement. Since 2009, Rotary Club of Newmarket along with clubs from District 7070, 9211 and beyond had been implementing different project phases to achieve great results. If this is the type of project your Rotary or Rotaract club may be interested in, we are beginning a new phase of expansion of the pilot phase of "Water Collection for Sustainability". Whether your club might have $500 or can contribute $2,000 we are all equal partners in an expansion to occur in November 2019 through Spring 2020. To understand more, check out the additional information below and view the video with the link attached......
Let's meet the 2019-20 Inbound Rotary Youth Exchange Students. When you get the opportunity, be sure to say hello and welcome them to Canada. If your Club is interested in getting involved in Rotary Youth Exchange, be sure to get in touch with the host Rotary club. Invite them to neof your meetings......
Attention Rotarians in District 7070: Do you want to start a Rotaract club? Check out these 10 stepsthat will guide you in the process. You can also view awebinar or take the online course in the Learning Center to learn why community-based Rotaract clubs are so great, how easy they are to start, and how getting involved in Rotaract can inspire and engage Rotary members, too.
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.
Did your Rotary or Rotaract or Interact Club boost your Club's Public Image and enter the draw to WIN CASH FOR YOUR NEXT SERVICE PROJECT ? We wanted to make sure all Clubs in District 7070 had this tremendous opportunity to increase our positive Rotary Public Image in your Club and throughout our District 7070 on an ongoing basis. We announced the winners and they received their $500 cheques on July 7 at the District Governor Changeover and Awards Presentation at the Scarborough Golf Club. Congratulations and here are the results .......
Posted by Carrie Jones, Rotary International Public Image Coordinator for Rotary Zone 24 East
Dear fellow Rotarians ,
I hope you are well and having a fantastic time gearing up for your year! I am so excited to help you increase your clubs' district’s public image. Telling the story of Rotary and its members and the good we do in the community is so important to increase membership, volunteers, and donations. It’s sometimes hard to sing the praises of our own clubs and districts, but we really need to make sure the world knows the good that we are doing.......
Gord Leverton , asked me to say "Happy New Rotary Year" to everyone in District 7070. He wanted to share a conversation he had recently with a Rotarian at the recent Rotary Club of Campbellford Club Presidential Changeover. The conversation was with a more senior member of the Club and he was telling Gord about what happens to him when he wears a Rotary shirt - something he always does.................
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.....
TELL US HOW YOU ARE PEOPLE OF ACTION! Click here. Rotary International just might feature your club's story in an ad at the next Rotary International Convention in Honolulu, or in a future issue of Brand News. 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......
Have you visited the Brand Center lately? We’ve added a new video, “Power in Our Connections,”that you can share on social media. By doing so, you become part of our public image campaign, helping us show how we are People of Action.Download and share new versions of our People of Action video Power In Our Connectionsfor various social media channels. Find tips on recommended sizes for each platform, as well as creating social posts to accompany the videos to create maximum engagement. Click here to find out more.
The social media team at Rotary headquarters are encouraged to see a growing number of clubs adopt social media to promote Rotary and tell their stories. They realize that keeping up with all the changes to social media can be challenging. So they wanted to share one of the exciting new features we have been using to tell Rotary’s story, and give you a few tips for creating your own.Follow the steps laid out by Rotary's Social & Digital Specialist to create your own Instagram story. Read about the application's features on the application and how to use them to spread the word that we are People of Action. Click here to read more.
The People of Action campaign helps you bring Rotary’s story to life by showing Rotary members 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. Learn how to tell your People of Action story and help answer the question, “What is Rotary?”
The Public Image Newsletters are located under the Public Image Tab of the District 7070 Websitewww.rotary7070.orgunder "Public Image Newsletters". They are an excellent resource to assist you with boosting your club's Public Image.
Posted by Antoine Hirsch, President, Rotary Club of Toronto Bay Bloor
Dear fellow Rotarians in District 7070,
the Rotary Club of Toronto Bay-Bloor and the German Rotary Club Berlin Republic Square are working together to send a German volunteer from World Horizon to assist the Seeds of Hope Foundation for one year. We need your help to finance $6, 000 CAD (about 4, 000 €)........
Rotary Connects The World. That's the Theme for 2019-20. One connection is between Rotary Clubs in your own District . Do you have events or fundraisers that you want other clubs to know about. Perhaps a project with which you need their assistance. Find out how you can do this.... Connect Your Club with District 7070 Rotary Clubs ........
At the District Assembly in May, 2019, District Governor Nominee Designate Ron Dick noted Rotary has the opportunity to name the new Global Classroom, at Durham College, in Oshawa, Ontario, the Rotary Global Classroom, for eternity. The Rotary Clubs in Durham Region and also Port Hope have worked very hard and have already donated $94,000. These Clubs are asking for YOUR help. To get the name “Rotary” forever etched into the history of this Global Classroom, we need $ 56,000 more from Rotary Clubs, just like yours, to make this possible. If you can help us , please contact Ron at ron@rrdfsi.ca or at 416-988-8077. Please Read More for the rest of the story.....
Rotary International Zones 24 & 32 is a community of Rotarians, spanning two languages, four countries and seven time zones: Bermuda, Canada, France and the United States. It is you and me. The Zone Website is filled with news from around the Rotary world, and even in our own backyard. Please take a look at theZone websiteand you will find monthly Beyond Borders Newsletters, letters from our Rotary leaders, dates and sites of our Rotary Zone Conferences which you can attend, Rotary events in our own backyard, Resources on membership, The Rotary Foundation and Public Image, and a section called Great Ideas To Share (Best Practices you can use and share with your members), membership webinars , and up to the minute news and download files. Enjoy.
Posted by Lars Henriksson, District Visioning Chair
What is your Club like in three years? Rotary Clubs, like any other organization, change over time. Change may be the result of events outside our control, but change can also be the result of activities we take. One way to have impact on where your Club is heading is to plan for the future; have a Vision and create an Action Plan to reach that Vision. For many years, District 7070 is offering interested Clubs a Visioning Program. A team of experienced Rotarians act as facilitators for your Club. The concept is that the participants, Club members, place themselves three to five years into the future and paint a picture of what their Club is like at that time. How many members does the Club have? What is the image of your Club in the community? What projects is your Club doing at that time? Your idividual members visions are combined and voted upon, reaching consensus on a common Vision for your Club........
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. 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. April 13, 2019 courses I, II and III were a tremendous success. Next year's dates for RLI have been announced. Here is more of the story........
Have you checked out the Rotary website: www.rotary.org ?Have you registered as a member and are you familiar with all of the tools in myrotary? There are many more links that will help you lead your club.......
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Thank you to our Rotary friends in District 7040, the Canadian Seed and Bulb Company - Veseys Seeds, they have launched a campaign to sell a special Rotary Polio Tulip, for which 20% of profits will go to RI for our fight against polio.........
Are you looking for a literacy project? Be sure to check in the Action Committee Menus of our Rotary District Website, scroll down to the Literacy Rotary Action Group and you will see the most recent newsletters. In addition, John Thorne, Chair of LitRAG has a letter to all Rotarians . Please read more.........png)
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The social media team at Rotary headquarters are encouraged to see a growing number of clubs adopt social media to promote Rotary and tell their stories. They realize that keeping up with all the changes to social media can be challenging. So they wanted to share one of the exciting new features we have been using to tell Rotary’s story, and give you a few tips for creating your own.
