Posted by Past RI President Holger Knaack and Past TRF Chair Ravi Ravindran
Here is a letter from Past Rotary International President Holger Knaack and Past Rotary Foundation Chair of the Trustees Ravi Ravindran. It is a Call To Action. They are asking Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs to update their logos to align with our brand standards. This means using the template in the Rotary Brand Center to create a club logo and then using it consistently, like on club websites, social media accounts, and signage, to name a few.......
Rotary is committed to raising $50 million per year to end polio. Again, for the 2021-22 Rotary year, with donations matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, every contribution goes even further to eradicate polio. One dollar from you and two dollars from the Gates Foundation. Make your donation to PolioPlus and help us deliver vaccinations to communities around the globe. Please DONATE TODAY.
Our District 7070 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, from the various committees in District 7070 and beyond. Please share this letter and keep our Rotary family informed. Make sure they all get a copy. The deadline for your story submissions is always 4 days prior to the end of the month. Check out our District 7070 Facebook Page, Twitter, Instagram accounts and our District 7070 website for the latest news about Rotary here in southern Ontario and around the world.
Posted by Ron Dick, District 7070 Governor , 2021-22
In his July 2021 Newsletter, District Governor Ron Dick thanks PDG Mark and his Leadership Team and the Rotary family for their selfless work during Covid. He added that his team is here to serve you and your clubs. He touched on President Shekhar's challenge to serve to change lives, and invited us to join him on Tuesday Talks and at the May 2022 District Conference............
Posted by Shekhar Mehta, Rotary International President 2021-22
In Shekhar Mehta's July 2021 Newsletter, our Rotary International President talks about this year being a year of changemakers. His membership goal is 1.3 million Rotarians by the end of the Rotary Year and talks about his "Each One, Bring One" initiative. We can then grow more and do more. He talks about other initiatives: empowering girls, eradicating polio, and strengthening access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. He says, "let us challenge ourselves to do more such projects and programs that have national reach and impact. This year, let us Serve to Change Lives.".........
In his July 2021 message to Rotarians, John Germ, Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, (and also Past President of Rotary International), says that the Rotary Foundation is all about envisioning possibilities — and making them happen. He asks: what is your vision for the next 12 months? He says that we cannot let COVID or anything else stop us. He talks about the new area of focus: the environment and the restructuring of the World Fund, Programs of Scale, our Peace Centres, and district and global grants. He challenges us to make the Rotary Foundation a part of your vision for a better world.......
Posted by Valrie Wafer, Director , Rotary International
In her July 2021 Newsletter, Rotary International Director Valarie Wafer welcomes us all to a new Rotary year, our challenge to Serve To Change Lives, and shares with us her personal goals and asks us to set ours such as brining a potential member into Rotary (Each One , Bring One), helping to eradicate polio, supporting the Rotary Foundation, attending the International Convention in Houston and the Beyond Borders special event there, exploring innovative club models, brining diversity to our clubs and many more .........
Ron has been an active Rotarian from 2014 to present in the Oshawa Rotary Club of District 7070 and prior to that from 1985 to 2000 in Districts 7010 (Rotary Club of Sudbury) and District 5550 (Rotary Clubs of Saskatoon and Winnipeg-Assiniboine). A three-time president, Sudbury (1987-1988), Saskatoon (1995-1996) and Oshawa (2017-2018), the club on each occasion achieved the Citation from the RI President. ......
Incoming Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta urged members to become more involved in service projects, saying that caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes not only other people’s lives, but also our own. Mehta, a member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India, revealed the 2021-22 presidential theme, Serve to Change Lives, to incoming district governors during the Rotary International Assembly.....
Don't miss the first 'Tuesday Talks' of the new Rotary Year on July 13 from 7 - 8 PM with District Governor Ron Dick. The focus of July's Tuesday Talk is 'What’s Happening in District 7070 this year? Hear from DG Ron Dick about what is planned for the Rotary year, learn about the District Strategic Actions for 2021-2022, and hear updates from the Environmental Action, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and Leadership Development District Committees. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants the night before the event. REGISTER HERE.
In the 2019-2020 Rotary Year many Rotarians and Rotaractors of District 7070 participated to complete the new 3-year strategic plan. A recent District wide survey reconfirmed and refined the Strategic Actions under the following four categories:
DO MORE TOGETHER
USE CLEAR AND CONSISTENT MESSAGING
BUILD AWARENESS OF AND PRIDE IN THE ROTARY BRAND
HELP CLUBS TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION
To assist the Rotary Clubs of District 7070 achieve their Strategic Action goals, the District Public Relations Committee is introducing a Rotary Club ClubRunner website refresh Program available for your club TODAY. Please Read more......
Posted by Deb Murray, District 7070 Secretary - Techmology
Each year Rotary District 7070 selects and awards Rotarians, Clubs and/or groups with awards for achievement in a variety of areas. Each award has a specific meaning and value. Individual Rotarians and/or Clubs have, in the past, requested to sponsor specific awards. In order to provide a fair and equitable opportunity for all Rotarians or Clubs to sponsor, the following guidelines have been developed. The application process will open from February 1st to March 10st each year. All applications must be completed through the event page. Click here. Please Read more for all of the details
Posted by Valarie Wafer, Rotary International Director, Zone 28 & 32
I want to personally thank everyone who join us for our "Director Dialogues". The first one was with Past Rotary International President Ian Riseley; the second one with Past Rotary International President Barry Rassin; the third with Rotary International President-Elect Shekhar Mehta and the fourth was a special presentation "Public Image : The Musical" . Special guests from throughout the Rotary world will join me to cover a wide range of topics of interest to all Rotarians, all provided at no charge as a benefit to you as a member of a club in Zones 28 & 32 ! CLICK HEREto visit the Director Dialogue page and access recordings of past events. More to come in 2021-22.
Jim Marggraff worked with his Rotary Club of Lamorinda, California, to demonstrate how easy it is for clubs to put together a hybrid virtual and in-person meeting. Two videos are available at TGIG.org. A 25-minute video of the garage meeting with celebrity speakers and a second short 2-minute Quick Start Video that shows how easy it is to run an engaging Virtual/In-Person (V/IP) meeting. Learn more
It is always with great sadness when we loose members of our District 7070 Rotary family. Everyone in District 7070 wants to expresses their deepest sympathies to our extended Rotary family. .....
Posted by Bob Wallace, Past District Governor, Past Rotary Zone Coordinator, and Chair of District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee
In his July 2021 letter to Rotarians, Past District Governor Bob Wallace, 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. .......
Rotary and our Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners have launched the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including last year’s increase in polio cases caused by a pause in vaccination campaigns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders from Pakistan and Afghanistan — the last two countries where wild polio remains endemic — have recommitted to working with the GPEI to improve vaccination campaigns and reach at-risk children. As long as polio exists anywhere, it remains a threat everywhere.
In addition to providing a roadmap to eradication, the new strategy calls for renewed political and financial commitments from governments and donors to achieve a polio-free world. Learn more about the action underway to eradicate polio.
Scientific breakthroughs with vaccines have led to fewer measles outbreaks, the eradication of smallpox, and a reduction in worldwide polio cases by 99%. Building on our decades of experience supporting polio vaccinations, Rotary clubs are helping increase public trust in COVID-19 vaccinations and working toward the equitable distribution of these vaccines.
Posted by Virginia O'Reilly, Chair, District 7070 Membership Committee
District 7070 Membership Committee is calling for both Rotaractors and Rotarians in the District to join the District Membership Committee. Our scope is to foster the growth of Rotary and strong Rotary Clubs in D7070. We are looking for Rotarians who are passionate about membership and growing strong Clubs in D7070. Are you that Rotarian? If you are interested, please contact Virginia O’Reilly at voreilly@burakjacobson.ca and we can set up a time to chat about your interests.
The Membership Committee comprises a Main organizing committee and 5 sub-committees. Please take time to review the sub-committees and see which one (s) that suit your interests and where you can contribute the most. To see the various sub-committees. please Read more.....
Posted by Diana Edwards, Rotary International Regional Membership Office
Looking for club programming ideas? Rotary International can help! In response to feedback we received regarding the challenges clubs experienced in finding speakers during the pandemic, we’ve curated some of our favorite speeches and speakers from recent Rotary events on a Vimeo channel. Videos, available in English and ranging from 10 to 25 minutes, cover topics like leadership, diversity, and the power of relationships. These presentations can be utilized for virtual, in-person, or hybrid meetings, or any additional Rotary training events you may be hosting. There are also membership-specific videos like “Corporate and Family Memberships” and “One New Member at a Time” you may find particularly beneficial.
District 7070 is please to announce that the 2021 People of WASH Photo and Video contest sponsored by WASRAG with Second place in the armature video category goes to the Rotary Club of Newmarket. Congratulations to District 7070 Areas of Focus Chair, Richard Mewhinney and his Newmarket team. The video was produced after Richard's last visit to Ongutoi in December 2019 just prior to COVID-19. Although much progress has happened since the production on this video, where all the objectives of both 2020 and 2021 have been completed, the outline of this video is still accurate, and we look forward to being able to update this video sooner than later. Many Rotary Clubs in District 7070 and from across Canada have contributed. To see the video and see some of the photos, please Read more.....
Posted by Ron Denham, PDG 7070 and President of Canadian Rotarian Water Foundation
As many already know, The Rotary Foundation is having to cut back on funding projects. Consequently Canadian clubs are looking to the Canadian Rotarian Water Foundation for funding support. Here is a letter from President of the CRWF and District 7070 Past District Governor, Ron Denham, for the latest message that has been sent to all District Governors with clubs in Canada. Please Read more......
Posted by John Currie, Executive Director, Honouring Indigenous People
Here is the latest Honouring Indigenous People Rotary News and Events, projects, blogs, photos, films, and resources. There are many major initiatives and resources available to you and your Rotary club, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your Club can help. Our District 7070 Action Committee's Areas of Focus Coordinator is John Currie from the Pickering Rotary Club. John is also the Executive Director of H I P and President of the Rotary Club of Pickering. He can be reached at john.currie@pickeringrotary.ca . If you have a good news story, please send it to John. Here are some highlights .........
The BELRAG newsletter is ready! Learn how Rotarians around the world are making a difference to ensure that students have access to learning, even in difficult situations. Rotarians are creative and effective in rising to meet the needs of students during these times when so many schools are closed or class time is limited. The May 2021 BELRAG newsletteris full of success stories of how Rotary Opens Opportunities for students in communities around the world, and an outstanding opportunity to enhance education projects through this partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica. A one-volume, Rotary-branded Book of Knowledge is being specially printed for Rotarians to use to enhance their BEL service projects.
Posted by Dani Bristow, Community Program Coordinator, ShelterBox Canada
In her July 2021 Newsletter, Dani Bristow, Community Program Coordinator at ShelterBox Canada, thanks to our compassion and dedication to humanitarian values, Rotarians have now supported 2 million people in 98 countries around the world with emergency shelter. While it took 15 years to help 1 million people, Rotarians have helped Shelterbox reach their second million in the space of just 5.5 years. Here's more of her newsletter.....
Posted by Bill Empey - District 7070 Representative for HIP
Honouring Indigenous Peoples has launched a new opportunity for Youth in our District, and with our neighbours in District 7010 and the Indigenous communities within the Williams Treaty area, called the Williams Treaty Youth-to-Youth (Y2Y) Engagement Circle on October 8, 9 and 10, 2021. There is a letter for clubs (shown below), and flyers to share the word as well. Please feel free to contact Bill Empey at the Rotary Club of Toronto with any questions or concerns. He can be reached at empey@prismeconomics.com .
We are asking for our Rotary Clubs for their support for a Youth-to-Youth (Y2Y) learning experience involving Indigenous and Non- Indigenous youth in grades 9 to 11 . This Y2Y engagement opportunity has been developed by HIP (Honouring Indigenous Peoples) and co-created by a strong list of stakeholders including Indigenous Elders, Teachers, Education Counselors, Knowledge Keepers, Rotarians and other ethical leaders. Building on the success of HIP’s earlier programs, Y2Y engagement circles focus on peace and reconciliation while inspiring youth to work together and take action towards becoming good stewards of the land. What is HIP's Youth to Youth (Y2Y) Engagement? .... Please read more.....
Posted by Past RI President Holger Knaack and Past TRF Chair Ravi Ravindran
Here is a letter from Past Rotary International President Holger Knaack and Past Rotary Foundation Chair of the Trustees Ravi Ravindran. It is a Call To Action. They are asking Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs to update their logos to align with our brand standards. This means using the template in the Rotary Brand Center to create a club logo and then using it consistently, like on club websites, social media accounts, and signage, to name a few.......
Posted by Rob MacArthur, District 7070 Public Image Committee
In the Summer of 2020, we asked Rob MacArthur, our District 7070 Public Image Public Investigator (P I P I for short) to carry out an investigation on all 55 Rotary clubs with respect to their club's Public Image. Rob looked at their basic web site setup as well as social media channels and the way they were being used. A spreadsheet of the results was made available for our District Leadership Team and Assistant Governors to look at in the Fall of 2020. The Pie Chart included shows a graphical representation of the results. Where do you "think" your club fits in this chart? What is the Image that the public have, about your club?
If you would like to know where your club is and/or get some help in removing those issues, or, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Rotary District 7070's very own PI PI(Public Image Public Investigator) Rob MacArthur at info@robmac.org. REMEMBER: Another investigation will be take place in the Fall of 2021 after clubs have had their websites refreshed. Has your club improved your Public Image?
Posted by Sue Miller, District 7070 Public Image Committee
Have you seen what is on our District 7070 YouTube channel ? Subscribe TODAY. Use It TODAY. It will help your club tell the story of Rotary and show how your club members are People of Action in your community and around the world! People’s perception of Rotary comes from their experiences with our clubs and programs, along with the stories we tell and the videos & images we share. Compelling, consistent brand communications — together with a great experience — can help us engage and attract more members, donors, and partners. Use our District 7070 YouTube channel to share videos that reflect Rotary’s initiatives and projects both locally and globally. These videos can be posted to your social media pages and shared at your meetings.
85 Videos (and counting) that are broken down into the following playlists:
Rotary District 7070
District 7070 Taking Action Locally
District 7070 Taking Action Globally
District 7070 Workshops
Tuesday Talks
Rotary International
Rotaract
End Polio
Director's Dialogue
Check out our new Rotary District 7070 YouTube channel! Whether you want to catch up on a Tuesday Talk, see videos of our clubs taking action locally or globally, share an engaging video from Rotary International on your social media or at a club meeting…it’s all there and more. Please send us any appropriate videos from your club events/meetings to be included on our channel (send to suepmiller@rogers.com). Go to https://bit.ly/3dz2iBt and subscribe so you don’t miss a thing.
As a Rotary brand specialist, I see Rotary signs everywhere. I guess you could say it’s an occupational hazard. Even my children spot Rotary signs wherever we go. So when I attended a local Rotary event in my hometown last year, I couldn’t help but notice how Rotary’s logo was being used. At first, I was thrilled to see the club’s logo featured on a banner welcoming attendees. But then......
Posted by Rob MacArthur, District Public Image Committee
What is Your Club's Online Presence? Do You Even Have One? Does it represent your club members? Does it tell the Rotary story of who you are and what you do?
Your District 7070 Public Image Committee asked one of our committee members, Rob MacArthur of the Rotary Club of Port Hope to be our "Public Image Public Investigator" to take a look at your club website and social media accounts. We asked Rob to sum up what he found and offer some suggestions to help your club. Here is Rob's look at our Rotary clubs in District 7070 and some outstanding tips how you can increase your club's public image.....
Posted by Sue Miller, District 7070 Public Image Committee
Social media is part of our everyday lives, both personally and professionally. To stay connected with your members and community, you need more than a club website; you need a strong social media presence too. Each day throughout this series, Sue Miller of the District 7070 Public Image Committee, posted a series of quick tips to help you build, improve, and strengthen your social media posts and keep them up-to-date. Go to the Facebook Page and Boost Your Club's Public Image.
While you are there, look for the new "Why Rotary" Series of posts that Sue Miller has featured for you and your Rotary Club. Share these posts too in your social media accounts. #whyrotary #rotary7070 .......
Posted by Michael Angelo Caruso, Rotary Zone 28 East Public Image Coordinator
Michael Angelo Caruso, our Rotary Zone 28 East Public Image Coordinator has created this Facebook group to help the best service organization get even better at marketing and the art of public image. JOIN TODAY.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/getthewordoutnow
The ideas that you see will help you get more visitors, populate your events and raise more money for your club Feel free to ask questions and share ideas.......
Posted by Sue Miller, District 7070 Public Image Committee
Calling all District 7070 Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs! Increase your club’s visibility. TAG US !
Tag Rotary District 7070 in all of your appropriate social media posts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) so we can share your news and events. We have lots of followers who would like to see your posts!
Be sure to go to District 7070's Facebook Page, Twitter and Instagram Accounts - borrow and share our posts on your club's social media. Boost Your Rotary Image TODAY.
The People of Action campaign helps you bring your Rotary story to life by showing Rotary members as the #PeopleOfAction we are. We share a unique passion for taking action to improve their communities and the world to create lasting change. Telling your "People of Action" stories in a meaningful, coordinated way builds the public’s understanding of who you are and what you 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?”
Do you have events or fundraisers that you want other clubs to know about? Perhaps a project with which you need their assistance? Here are just three ways you can get your event, your message , a story about your club, or your "ask for help" out to your neighbouring Rotary Clubs:........
We are in the process of a new and refreshed District 7070 Website. Be sure to watch for the change over the next short period of time. Be sure to register for your club's website refresh too. In the meantime, check out the resources and article available to you today.
Have you checked out the centre column to see all of the minute stories that you can share with your members and post on to your club website and social media pages? Have you checked out all of the previous District Newsletters that you may have missed? They are in the left hand column. There's more good news here... Please Read more.....
Rotary International Zones 28 & 32 (formerly 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.
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.
Have you checked out the Rotary website: www.rotary.org ?Have you registered in to MyRotary? Are you familiar with all of the tools in MyRotary? There are many more links that will help you lead your club.......
Here is a letter from Past Rotary International President Holger Knaack and Past Rotary Foundation Chair of the Trustees Ravi Ravindran. It is a Call To Action. They are asking Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs to update their logos to align with our brand standards. This means using the template in the Rotary Brand Center to create a 
Our District 7070 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, from the various committees in District 7070 and beyond. Please share this letter and keep our Rotary family informed. Make sure they all get a copy. The deadline for your story submissions is always 4 days prior to the end of the month. 
WE WILL NOT ONLY WELCOME YOU, WE WILL WOW YOU!
In his July 2021 letter to Rotarians, Past District Governor Bob Wallace, 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. .....
Scientific breakthroughs with vaccines have led to fewer measles outbreaks, the eradication of smallpox, and a reduction in worldwide polio cases by 99%. Building on our decades of experience supporting polio vaccinations, Rotary clubs are helping increase public trust in COVID-19 vaccinations and working toward the equitable distribution of these vaccines.
District 7070 is please to announce that the 2021 People of WASH Photo and Video contest sponsored by WASRAG with Second place in the armature video category goes to the Rotary Club of Newmarket. Congratulations to District 7070 Areas of Focus Chair, Richard Mewhinney and his Newmarket team. The video was produced after Richard's last visit to Ongutoi in December 2019 just prior to COVID-19. Although much progress has happened since the production on this video, where all the objectives of both 2020 and 2021 have been completed, the outline of this video is still accurate, and we look forward to being able to update this video sooner than later. Many Rotary Clubs in District 7070 and from across Canada have contributed. To see the video and see some of the photos, please Read more.....
Here is the latest Honouring Indigenous People Rotary News and Events, projects, blogs, photos, films, and resources. There are many major initiatives and resources available to you and your Rotary club, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your Club can help. Our District 7070 Action Committee's Areas of Focus Coordinator is John Currie from the Pickering Rotary Club. John is also the Executive Director of H I P and President of the Rotary Club of Pickering. He can be reached at 
As a Rotary brand specialist, I see Rotary signs everywhere. I guess you could say it’s an occupational hazard. Even my children spot Rotary signs wherever we go. So when I attended a local Rotary event in my hometown last year, I couldn’t help but notice how Rotary’s logo was being used. 
The People of Action campaign helps you bring your Rotary story to life by showing Rotary members as the #PeopleOfAction we are. We share a unique passion for taking action to improve their communities and the world to create lasting change. 
Rotary International Zones 28 & 32 (formerly Zones 24 & 32) is a