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. 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. Please read more .......
Posted by Mary Lou Harrison, District 7070 Governor , 2018-19
Peace requires everyone to be in the circle - wholeness, inclusion. - Isabel Allende
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together. - Malcolm Forbes
There may be strength in numbers and safety in numbers, but what about peace? Chilean writer Isabel Allende thinks so, and I agree. If we are going to make real progress on establishing peace in our world through Rotary, we need more people, more ideas, and the ability to hold all of these in a creative tension to create change. So how do we open up Rotary to new members and points of view?
Posted by Beth Selby, District 7070 Governor, 2019-20
District Governor 2019-20 Beth Selby has even more news, updates, and offers to show you for the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany June 1-5, 2019. Is your incoming Club President going to the Convention ?........
Posted by BethSelby, District 7070 Governor, 2019-20
To our District 7070 Presidents for 2019-20: Please ensure that you have received an email from District Secretary, Deb Murray, via your Club President about the upcoming training and development sessions in February, March and May. Here are the details.......
Posted by Barry Rassin, Rotary International President 2018-19
Here is Barry Rassin's February 2019 Newsletter. Barry talks about your Rotary Club. Is it transformational? Does your Club have a high-impact service project? Is your Rotary Club transforming communities? Read more about Barry's challenge to your Rotary Club .........
Posted by Ron Burton, Chair of the Trustees, The Rotary Foundation 2018-19
In his February 2019 Newsletter, Ron Burton, Chair of the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation 2018-19 sees every second of every day, Rotarians doing good in the world through The Rotary Foundation. They are planning, funding, implementing, and completing projects, both locally and globally. It is a source of great pride for us all.. Read more for Ron's call to action and what you can do .........
Rotary International President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney explained his vision for building a stronger Rotary, calling on leaders to expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative membership models......
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......
February 23 is Rotary’s 114th Birthday. That day is also called World Understanding and Peace Day. On February 23, 1905, little did Paul Harris and his three friends realize what they were starting when they met in room 711 of the Unity Building in Chicago. We have come a long way, since then, but we still have a long way to go to achieve goodwill, peace, and understanding among all people of the world. And there is more to read.......
Posted by Neil Phillips, Past District 7070 Governor
Congratulations to District Governor Neil Phillips for organizing the Second Annual Curling Bonspiel which was held at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Read more to see how you can sign up and be part of a great day of Rotary Fellowship.....
Rotary Muskoka Style. Save the Dates: October 25-27, 2019 for the District 7070 Conference at the JW Marriott - The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa . For more details .... Read more.....
Greetings to all who will be joining us at the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany, 1-5 June 2019. To help you plan your visit, the Convention News is filled with even more information and tips about programs, transportation, and more......
It is with deep regret, that we report the 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 February 2019 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, as we celebrate Rotary's 114th birthday. There is more news in PDG Michael's letter........
Posted by Michael Bell, Past District Governor and Chair , District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee
Dear Club Presidents and International Service Chairs, Your District has reached out to a well-known Canadian partner, Cuso International, and has created an opportunity to assist mothers and newborns in Ethiopia We have almost reached our goal. We need $5,000. If 10 clubs can donate $500 each, we will be there. Can your club help?........
Posted by Lars Henriksson, Chair, District 7070 Rotary Foundation Grants Committee
Every year, Clubs that want to participate in the Rotary Foundation Grants Program must be qualified. For the 2019-20 Rotary year, District 7070 has decided to replace the Rotary Foundation Grants Qualification Seminar, normally held a Saturday in February, as we GO ON LINE TO QUALIFY YOUR ROTARY CLUB. Read more for all of the details.......
Posted by Kevin Power, Co-Chair District 7070 Global Grants Scholarship Committee
On behalf of the Global Grant Scholarship Committee, please note that the deadline for applications for the 2019 grant is Thursday February 28, 2019. Interviews will be held on Saturday March 23, 2019, by invitation. Read more for some of the details.....
The new year is a time for new resolutions and fresh beginnings. As you set club goals for the second half of the Rotary year, start with small ones that you can achieve easily. Here are a few ideas.........
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.
Clubs benefit from flexible membership models: The 2016 Council on Legislation paved the way for clubs to pursue flexible membership models. Read how some clubs have used this flexibility to stay relevant to their communities. To see how your club can be more flexible, here is a link you can't miss.
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.....
Millions of people all over the world are currently displaced by armed conflict or persecution. In fact, 90% of casualties in armed conflicts are civilians, half of which are children. Through service projects and Rotary programs, the Rotary family is committed to pursuing projects that address the structural causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.....
Posted by Jim Louttit, Past District 7070 Governor
Do you have a project where you are looking for possible partners? Consider showcasing your project at the East African Project Fair where Rotary Clubs offer their humanitarian service projects for review and funding by International partners.......
Posted by Nevine Yassa, Member of Peace and Conflict Resolution- Prevention Committee and Rotary Inter Country Committees – National Coordinator, Canada
Many of our clubs and their representatives are participating in activities that promote world understanding through humanitarian services in support of a variety of international projects. The Inter-Country Committee is another way you can participate and Nevine Yassa, from our District 7070 Peace and Conflict Resolution- Prevention Committee and the Rotary Club of Scarborough can assist ............
Posted by Tess Wakefield, Rotary and Community Fundraising Manager
In her February 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. Be sure to check out LUMINAID and also Shine for Shelterbox . Here's more of her newsletter...
Posted by Chris Snyder, Chair, Honoring Indigenous People
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 newsletter the January 2019 HIP Circle Newsletter...........
Posted by Beth Selby, District 7070 Governor 2019-20
Here is a call to action to Rotary Club Presidents from John Blount inviting Rotaractors from across the globe to participate in a Rotaract Preconvention, which takes place two days before the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany....
Rotary international President Barry Rassin outlined a goal to double Rotaract clubs around the world for the 2018-19 year. So let’s get started! Join us for a “How to start a community-based Rotaract club” webinar that was recorded on May 9, 2018 Hear from Rotary International staff, community-based Rotaractors, and Rotarian sponsors on why community-based clubs are a great option for your community and how easy they are to form! Read more for more helpful ideas......
Posted by Mark Chipman, District 7070 Governor Nominee and Chair of 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.......
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.....
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!
Boost your Club's Public Image and WIN CASH FOR YOUR SERVICE PROJECT!!! One Club has entered. You know who you are. Thank you very much. We want you to make sure all Rotary Clubs in District 7070 have all of the details on the “We Transformed” District Public Image Contest. All you have to do is show us so that your club has lots of chances to win one of three $500 cash prizes, which is to go towards the local or community service project of your choice. It is an opportunity to increase our positive Rotary Public Image in your Club and throughout our District 7070 with a Rotary Public Image contest called “WE TRANSFORMED”. Take a look........
Posted by Carrie Jones, Rotary Zone 24 East Public Image Coordinator
My fellow Rotarians,
Welcome to February, the month of love and peace! I hope your personal life is filled with both of those things! And I also hope that you’re having a good time sharing your Rotary story with other Rotarians and with people who are only just hearing about the amazing things that Rotary is doing.......
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.
Posted by Carrie Jones, Zone 24E Public Image Coordinator
Rotary International is about the clubs; the 1.2 million members who are Rotarians are the key to Rotary’s image is its branding efforts. Rotary is smart, compassionate, engaged. It’s 1.2 million professionals joining together to take action and make change. Your social media should reflect that. On Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, you shouldn’t just post, you should respond to comments. Rotary is meant to be about an exchange of ideas and our social media should reflect that.......
Find Fliers with photo and writing tips to print for your next event, updated People of Action FAQs, and a brief Campaign Overview. Sign into MyRotary and visit The Brand Center. ........
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. 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.
The Rotary Clubs of Durham Region are Games Champion Sponsors of the Durham Region 2019 Ontario Parasport Games, which take place February 6 – 8, 2019, with more than 400 athletes from all over Ontario, participating in 11 sports at 9 venues in Durham Region, and YOU are invited........
The Rotary Club of Ajax has been advised that the communities that will benefit from the hockey equipment drive that their Club, and others in our District 7070, have recently undertaken include: Grassy Narrows, Pikangikum, Mishkeegogmang, Oneida Nation of the Thames, Taykwa Tagamou Nation, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Iqualuit, and The Chippewa of Nawash.......
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 and again on November 17, 2018. 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. Watch the District Calendar for the spring 2019 course. Here is how you can participate........
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.......