In her August 2026 Newsletter, District 7070 Governor Liz Compton talks about her club visits in July,  the urgent request for assistance for families displaced by the northern Ontario wildfires and the immediate and tremendous response by so many clubs in our District  - Rotary Responds. Our District Governor urges us to  welcome prospective members with open hearts, and also on care for the members already sitting beside us as we celebrate August as Membership and New Club Development Month—a topic that is especially close to her heart. DG Liz asks us all to share our Rotary Story—why we joined Rotary and why we stayed. She encourages all of us to join her for our District Conference, The Power of Love, October 23–25 at the Novotel North York . Please register today. …..  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 and keep them engaged?  It’s time. Time to celebrate your Rotary club, your members, and the good you do in your community and around the world. Tell everyone and ask them to join. This year, the presidential message, Unite for Good, emphasizes the importance of solidarity and collaboration. This call to unity encourages members to come together because collective efforts can lead to significant positive change. Throughout August, read inspiring blog posts that tell stories of Rotary members collaborating with others to make lasting impacts. Access valuable resources that will help you strengthen your membership

There are many ways to join in the celebration, but here are a few activities to get you started:

• Say it loud, say it proud! Let everyone in your social network know that you are a proud member by changing your Twitter and Facebook profile to the I’m a Proud Member,  I’m a Proud Rotaractor, or I am a Proud Interactor graphic. Copy and save the graphic as your profile picture for August.
• Exchange ideas. Do you have successful membership strategies that have worked well in your community? Share them on the Membership Best Practices Discussion Group.
• We Are Rotary. Using the hashtag #WeAreRotary, post photos to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Vine of your club members at work in your community or abroad to show how Rotary makes a positive impact in the world.
• Making a difference. Rotary clubs are known for the high-impact service projects they undertake locally and globally. Share stories about your service projects and how they improve lives on Rotary Showcase. Be sure to follow us on Facebook,  Twitter, and Instagram to see what Rotary members around the world are doing to celebrate Membership Month.
• What does Rotary mean to you? Rotary members have pushed polio to the brink of eradication, delivered clean water to those in need, improved their local communities, provided scholarships to the next generation of peacemakers, and continued to do good in the world.

.......

For the fall of 2026, we are staying with our Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) programming in the virtual format.  Although we all appreciate that videoconference will never replace the personal connection that we get from meeting face-to-face, RLI is a very successful program with overwhelming response and enthusiasm from Rotarians across the District. Rotarians new to Rotary and even those with many years of service benefit from learning how we can create strong clubs with vibrant members who are engaged and committed to Service Above Self. 

Click here to register for Part 1: Session 1 on  Wed Sept 9, Session 2 on Wed Sept 16, Session 3 on Wed Sept 23

Click here to register for Part 2: Session 1 on  Wed Oct  7, Session 2 on Wed Oct 14,  Session 3 on Wed Oct 21

Click here to register for Part 3: Session 1 on  Wed Nov 4, Session 2 on Wed Nov 11, Session 3 on Wed Nov 18

Why Should YOU attend?  Please Read more.....

To our District 7070 Rotary Family:

We are about 3 weeks away from the First Learning Tuesday of the New Rotary Year, Create Lasting Impact.

Join us for an interactive panel featuring four inspiring youth members who will share their personal Rotary journeys and impactful projects they are leading today. Listen to authentic stories from diverse Youth Champions and see tangible, measurable outcomes from youth-led initiatives that deliver lasting value to clubs and communities. Learn how mentorship, service and leadership opportunities shape young people-and how these benefits extend to your club. Get inspired and discover practical ways to invest in and sustain youth initiatives within your own club. This engaging Learning Tuesday is designed to help shape and elevate youth engagement across our clubs.  Aug. 18, 2026 7:00 p.m. - Aug. 18, 2026 8:00 p.m. on ZOOM   Register Online

An interactive panel discussion featuring 4 youth members sharing their personal Rotary journeys and the impactful projects they are currently involved in.

• Share authentic youth impact stories.
• Help Rotary members understand the long-term value of youth programs.
• Demonstrate how mentorship, service, and leadership opportunities shape young people.
• Encourage clubs to invest in and expand youth initiatives.

We are excited to welcome Rotarians and Friends to the Annual Rotary Foundation Walk to be held in beautiful downtown Campbellford. The Rotary Club of Campbellford is pleased to be hosting the D7070 Rotary Foundation Walk on Sunday Sept 27th, 2026 along with the other clubs in the Eastern Zone. We will feature a BBQ lunch with options for dietary restrictions. The longer walks will include walking along the Ranney Gorge in Ferris Provincial Park, the Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge, the Rotary Trail along the Trent River and the Wilf Wilkinson Bench to commemorate Wilf's 2007-08 Presidency of Rotary International.

Click here to Register

The president’s message for 2026-27, Create Lasting Impact, encourages all of us, as people of action, to work together to make a meaningful difference in our communities and around the world. It builds on the ways in which members have strengthened their connections to each other and to their communities to Unite for Good, the 2025-26 message. Now, Create Lasting Impact will harness those connections and inspire our members, participants, and the public to take collective actions that lead to a sustainable difference — globally, locally, and personally. To show the world how members are creating lasting change through Rotary, you can collect information and share stories that demonstrate the impact your club makes through service projects and other work in the community. Another great way to do this is by sharing videos from the series “Personal Perspectives: The Value of Rotary.” These short testimonials highlight how Rotary creates positive change around the world and in the lives of our members.

See The 2026-27 Presidential message and graphics in the Rotary Brand Center. Click HERE.