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District Governor Mark Chipman's October 2020 Newsletter

Posted by Mark Chipman, District 7070 Governor , 2020-21

Hello District 7070:

September, or as I like to call it, Super September, witnessed many District 7070 Rotary clubs hold successful community events. I was honoured and privileged to attend several of these events, including 13 bottle and food drives, eWaste collections and Ribfest Drivethroughs held by 16 clubs on September 26/27. Other clubs have started COVID responsible outdoor hikes/walks and community waste cleanups. We have pivoted and demonstrated resiliency in the face of COVID finding new ways to engage in the community and raise funds.

Rotary Superheroes and Champions are everywhere!

Please Read more.......

October is Economic and Community Development Month

Economic and Community Development is one of the Seven Areas of Focus that Rotary has asked all clubs to focus on, especially in October.

What is your club doing? Here are some ideas.......

COVID-19 Update from District 7070 Leadership Team

Posted by Your District 7070 Governor Team

Dear District Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, and Friends of Rotary,

The COVID-19 situation in Canada is evolving on a daily basis and even changing by the hour. The Federal and Provincial Governments, and medical advisors are asking all Canadians to take stronger measures to contain the spread of the virus. At this critical time, we need to practice the necessary hand hygiene practises, social distancing, and self-isolation if you have returned from travelling outside Canada.

By now you have read Past RI President Mark Maloney and RI President Holger Knaack's email regarding Rotary's Role in Battling Coronavirus, and Past RI President Mark Maloney's email cancelling the 2020 Convention in Honolulu and re-inveting a Virtual convention for June 20-26. Here is further communication from Past RI Director Jeffry Cadorette and our new RI Director Valarie Wafer.

We encourage you to call ON AS REGULAR BASIS, your Rotary colleagues who are ill, house-bound for a number of reasons, or Rotarians that you have not seen in a while. Reach out to your neighbours for the same reasons. Does someone need groceries, their medication picked up, their dog walked, or to listen to their concerns?

Thank you for keeping us apprised of your Clubs’ response to COVID-19 with respect to meetings and events. Many Rotary and Rotaract Clubs have cancelled their regular meetings and events for the foreseeable future. We strongly encourage clubs to suspend all in-person meetings and events until further notice.........

Orange Shirt Day - Sept 30 - HIP Says Thank You For Your Support

Posted by John Currie, Executive Director, Honouring Indigenous Peoples (HIP), and President of the Rotary Club of Pickering

Dear fellow Rotarians in District 7070,

Thank you for showing Rotary alignment right across Canada in support of Orange Shirt Day! Thank you to the many Rotary Clubs that purchased and wore the HIP orange shirt on September 30. This action reinforces the message that “Every Child Matters” while also raising funds that will be split between the Orange Shirt Society and HIP’s Literacy Program.....

"Grow Rotary Workshop" on October 3, 2020 - REGISTER TODAY

Posted by Virginia O'Reilly - Chair, District 7070 Membership Committee

SAVE THE DATE - On October 3 - the District Membership Committee is hosting a New Grow Rotary Zoom Meeting. Registration is now OPEN on the District 7070 website right here.

Last year, we had a series of very successful Grow Rotary Workshops. The rooms were filled with lots of “buzz” . Rotarians generated great ideas to engage and inspire. This year, we will have more Grow Rotary Workshops. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get ready to participate in the 2020 Workshops. These workshops are for all Rotarians interested in your club’s path to Grow Rotary and how all aspects of our club impact membership.

Members of your Rotary Club's Membership committee, Public Image committee and Rotary Foundation committee are particularly encouraged to attend. We encourage at least 3 members from your club to attend so you can share the discussion and work on plans integrating Membership, Public Image and Foundation in your growth strategy.

Rotarian Tunji Funsho named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the world

Dr. Tunji Funsho, chair of Rotary’s Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee, joins 100 pioneers, artists, leaders, icons, and titans as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People. TIME announced its 2020 honorees during a 22 September television broadcast on ABC, recognizing Funsho for his instrumental leadership and work with Rotary members and partners to achieve the eradication of wild polio in the African region.......

End Polio Now Flags for your Vehicle - Available NOW - ORDER TODAY

ATTENTION ROTARIANS AND ROTARACTORS AND THE WHOLE ROTARY FAMILY: ARE YOU READY FOR WORLD POLIO DAY ON OCTOBER 24?

FLY THE END POLIO NOW FLAG FROM YOUR VEHICLE.

How about all of your Club members flying the End Polio Now Flag. What a sight that would be !!!

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Read more to see the detailed artwork .......

Rotary and the Beirut Expolsion - Global Grant Now Open for Your Payment - How You Can Still Help

Helping out Beirut - The explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4 impacted the entire city resulting in widespread destruction, loss of many lives, injuries in the thousands and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of citizens. District 7070 is currently looking into possible opportunities for clubs. There are two choices that we have reviewed to date:

Personal Donation matched by the Canadian Government:

Thank you to so many Clubs that made a personal individual donation, that was matched by the Canadian Government .

Global Grant Now Established: Please Donate TODAY:

A number of Rotary Clubs in our District 7070 are investigating the possibility of a Global Grant with the Rotary Clubs in Beirut, to see how Rotary can help. We now have one. The Rotary Club of Beirut Cosmopolitan and the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise are the lead clubs. The objective is for District 7070 Rotary Clubs to donate $60,000 US towards the Grant. The money will go towards surgical equipment for the neo-natal unit at the Karatina Hospital in Beirut. The video below tells the story, how and where to send your money. Let's all get behind this humanitarian project . If you or your club wishes to make a donation, right now to the Global Grant , you may do so. Currently, our point people are Steve Rutledge of the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise ( email: SRutledge@Bell.net) and our District 7070 Areas of Focus Action Committee Chair Richard Mewhinney ( email: rmewhinney@rogers.com ).

Please "Read more" for more information

Africa Kicks Out Wild Polio - August 25, 2020

In 1996, the great African leader Nelson Mandela launched the Kick Polio Out of Africa campaign with Rotary International’s support, setting out a vision for a polio-free Africa. At the time, wild polio paralyzed 75,000 children each year. To protect communities from this crippling disease, African leaders, health workers, volunteers, parents, global donors and organizations united to reach every child with polio vaccines.

On August 25, 2020, after four years without a single case of wild polio, the African region has been certified free of wild poliovirus. Decades of extraordinary investment has paid off.

Yet, the job is not finished. These efforts must continue to prevent wild polio from returning and to end all forms of polio for good – both in Africa and globally.

Jennifer E. Jones Is Nominee for 2022-23 Rotary International President

Foundation Trustee Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history. Jennifer will officially become president-nominee on October 1, 2021, if no other candidates challenge her. Jones says she sees Rotary’s Action Plan as a catalyst for increasing Rotary’s impact........

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No Tolerance For Racism

Tuesday Talks - Oct 13 - 7 PM - "Developing Leaders in District 7070"

Dhamay Kanthan, Chair, and her entire District 7070 Leadership Development Committee invite you to "Tuesday Talks" on October 13 from 7 PM to 8 PM, entitled, “Developing Leaders”.

Come ready to learn and connect as this team charts its course to create an effective leadership framework in our district that includes engaging a younger generation in Rotary service.

Developing good leaders is key to turning Rotary's vision of ‘a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change’ into reality. Leadership is about bringing clarity to where we are headed and then creating an environment where people have the freedom to be their best and can use their gifts to get there. It is always, always all about the people, not just the plan.

Come and explore what great leadership is with us.

“There are two human drives. One is connection and the other is aggression. Aggression here does not mean anger. It means initiative and energy, used in the service of goals. Everything we do is whether relational or goal directed--or, ideally, both. Basically, we are 'lovers' and 'workers'. We have relationships and we do things. We connect and we accomplish tasks. Care and drive. Be and do. Love and work. The love requires a positive relational tone and the work requires drive, expectations, and discipline. An integrated leader does both at the same time in a way where one affects the other. ... The problem in leadership is when we do one without the other."

If you get a chance, take a look at a book entitled: "Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously in Charge" by Henry Cloud

How Would YOU Like to help Spend Rotary's Money? - The District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee Wants YOU

Posted by Bob Wallace, Past District Governor, Past Rotary Zone Coordinator, and 2020-21 Chair of District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee

How would you like to help spend Rotary's money, on some very worthwhile projects. That's exactly what you would be doing as a member of the District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee.

District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee Members are Wanted TODAY!!! - we are looking for new members for the District Foundation Committee to make a difference. Please send your applications for Committtee membership to Terry Caputo, Director, District Governance Committee, at terrycaputo@outlook.com.

As a Committee member, you will make strong connections between our clubs and the district. The relationships you build with club leaders make Rotary stronger. This is an important and rewarding role.

Please apply today by clicking on the "Current District Leadership Opportunities" page in the new menu tab "Leadership Opportunities for You In District 7070".

District 7070 Assistant Governor Openings for 2021-22 Rotary Year - Apply TODAY

District 7070 currently has 16 Assistant Governor Positions. Each Assistant Governor is responsible for 4 or 5 Rotary and Rotaract Clubs.

For the 2021-2022 Rotary Year, there are 5 positions available.

The Assistant Governor (AG) role is a 3-year commitment. Yearly, some AGs come to the end of their 3- year term and the District is looking for Candidates to take over to keep the roster full. Assistant Governors are selected each year in advance of the start of their term in order to receive training, familiarize themselves with their duties, connect with the incoming Presidents of the Rotary and Rotaract clubs they are responsible for.

Applications for the Assistant Governor must be received by District Governor Mark Chipman, by October 1^st, 2020.

As an Assistant Governor, you are the connection between your clubs and the district. The relationships you build with club leaders make Rotary stronger. This is an important and rewarding role.

Please apply today by clicking on the "Current District Leadership Opportunities" page in the new menu tab "Leadership Opportunities for You In District 7070".

Supporting the Environment becomes Rotary’s Newest Area of Focus

The Rotary Foundation Trustees and RI Board of Directors both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment. Creating a distinct area of focus for the environment will give Rotary members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact. More details will be announced soon.....

Rotary and COVID-19

For all of the News related to Rotary and COVID-19, please go to the menu bar on this website and scroll down to the various stories, projects, ideas and resources to keep you and your Rotary and Rotarcat Club well informed so that you can help your Club CONNECT with your Community.

2020-21 District 7070 Conference - REGISTER TODAY

Posted by Mark Chipman, District 7070 Governor 2020-21

Please join us for the Rotary District 7070 Conference in 2021 ! Friday, April 9 - Sunday, April 11, 2021 at the beautiful Pan Pacific Toronto (formerly the Westin Prince Hotel) ,in Toronto. The entire Team at the hotel look forward to welcoming you for
Rotary District 7070 Conference 2020-21, so you can experience firsthand Pan Pacific’s signature hospitality – at Toronto’s first Pan Pacific hotel. Be sure to register TODAY. Here's how.....

Highlights of the 2020 Rotary International Virtual Convention June 20-26, 2020

Relive Rotary’s first-ever virtual convention on-demand and learn why, now more than ever, Rotary Connects the World! Watch inspiring speakers and panelists from the general sessions. View General Session 1 here. View General Session 2 here. View the General Secretary's Report to the Convention here.

Connect with the family of Rotary to discover innovative ways to engage and strengthen our communities by watching our breakout sessions. Virtual breakout session files, such as PowerPoint slides and handouts, can be accessed through Rotary’s Learning Center. Want more? Rotary International will continue their breakout session program into July....

RADAR $139 - Has YOUR CLUB made your annual donanation in the 2020-21 Rotary Year?

Posted by Nick Ryall, Chair - RADAR

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 why, and here's how.........

NEW MONTHLY FEATURE: Be a proud Rotarian and share YOUR Favourite Rotary Moment

Posted by Mark Chipman, District 7070 Governor

NEW MONTHLY FEATURE FROM DISTRICT 7070: MY FAVOURITE ROTARY MOMENT

To meet our challenge from our District Governor Marck Chipman, we are going to feature ONE "My Favourite Rotary Moment" every month. It could be YOUR "Favourite Rotary Moment". Let's go Rotarians and Rotaractors in District 7070 !! Let's meet the challenge.

Who has the FIRST "My Favourite Rotary Moment" ? Please Read more....

Here is a note from our District Governor Mark Chipman and here is all you have to do :

I challenge each of you and your members to submit your favourite moment and have it posted on Rotary 7070 social media.

Please email a photo along with the following text to suepmiller@rogers.com.

ROTARIAN: (your name)
ROTARY CLUB:
MEMBER SINCE: (year you joined Rotary)
A FAVOURITE ROTARY MOMENT: (brief outline of your moment…just a couple of sentences)
PERSONAL OUTCOME: (why this was a highlight to you. Ex: how did it make you feel, what positive outcome came from this.)

Let’s tell the world what we love about Rotary and why we are Rotarians!

DG Mark

World Polio Day In Durham Region 2020 - Join Us for our Oct 22 Livestream Event

The Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood, partnering with Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology are co-hosting our livestream “World Polio Day 2020 in Durham Region” from the new Global Classroom in the new Centre for Collaborative Education at Durham College on Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Toronto time). Everyone in District 7070, including members form the 10 Rotary Clubs in Durham region are invited. The URL to our big event : https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/rotary-international-world-polio-day-2/ . Please come and see what we have in store this year....

Rotary at the Toronto Pride Parade - A Huge Success - We Are Already Planning for 2021

Rotarians from over 15 different District 7070 Rotary Clubs, 3 Rotaract Clubs (including from Rotary District 7040), Rotary Youth Exchange Students, family, and friends marched in a spirit of celebration and inclusion, in the 2019 Pride Toronto parade as a group for the very first time! Thank you to the Rotary District 7070 Toronto Pride Committee (Karen Somerville, President of the Rotary Club of Toronto East, Nicole Patterson, President of the Rotary Club of East York , Jeff Dobson, President of the Rotary Club of Toronto, and Mary Lou Harrison, our 2018-19 District Governor & Member of the Rotary Club of Toronto Sunrise. We are looking forward to being part of the 2021 Pride Toronto Parade. There's more......

Rotarians and guests from all over District 7070 and southern Ontario celebrated 30 Years of Women in Rotary at a fun-filled evening with great company on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at the YWCA, 87 Elm Street, Toronto M5G 0A8. Read more for all of the details......

Interested in Joining Rotary? ARE YOU THE MISSING PIECE ?

Posted by David Andrews on Aug 31, 2014

Are YOU the Missing Piece? For more information, look at www.rotary.org and right here, in Southern Ontario, contact our Membership Director Virginia O'Reilly by email at voreilly@burakjacobson.ca or call her at 416-759-2905 (home) . Click on More to see why YOU ARE THE MISSING PIECE.

Rotary's PEOPLE OF ACTION Campaign

Posted by Carrie Jones, Zone 24E Public Image Chair

Is your Rotary Club using the new "People of Action" material? Carrie Jones, the Public Image Chair, Rotary Zone 24 East outlines the new People of Action Public Image Campaign.

Here are the important details of the campaign...

NEW - The Clubrunner App - If Doug Can Do IT.....

Posted by Deborah Murray

What's Larry's Email Address?

It was a rainy day when I got the call.

He needed to know, right away,

"What's his email" he did say.

Holding my cell I wanted to yell, please, please, give me the spell,

The magic we found, by bringing it down

Gave way to new sight: email addresses, events, phone numbers....ah.....the light!

With rushing to cheer, the awakening is here!

Downloading the Clubrunner app, all with a fingertip, it was a snap,

Your club members detail will be very clear, your district executives have no fear.

You'll find what you wish, there'll be no need to fish. It's smart on your cell, just do it....time will tell. Read more.....

100 Years of The Rotary Foundation

The first 100 Years of the The Rotary Foundation .... and beyond. Click here for the story

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2020 District 7070 Conference

District 7070 Grow Rotary Workshop - Oct 3rd
Zoom

Oct 03, 2020
9:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Presidents Meetings October
Zoom

Oct 05, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AG Meeting October
Zoom

Oct 05, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
District Conference Committee
Oct 06, 2020
DG visit to Oshawa-Parkwood, Bowmanville, Courtice
Zoom

Oct 06, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Talks Oct 13 - Developing Leaders in D7070
Oct 13, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Foundation Walk
Oct 18, 2020
World Polio Day
Oct 24, 2020
RLI
Nov 01, 2020
Presidents Meetings November
Zoom

Nov 02, 2020
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
AG Meeting November
Zoom

Nov 02, 2020
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
District Conference Committee
Nov 03, 2020
District AGM
Nov 08, 2020
'Tuesday Talks' November-Leadership Development
Nov 10, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
District Conference Committee
Dec 01, 2020

This video was played in the House of Friendship at the 2018 Rotary International Convention in Toronto. Rotary Clubs were asked to send in photos of their signature projects that made them feel proud to be Rotarians. Thank you to all of the Rotary Clubs in District 7070 who contributed. Thank you to Dale Duke of the Rotary Club of Oshawa for creating the video. Click here.

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