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,
The Rotary International focus for September is Basic Education and Literacy. With almost thirty years in public education, I believe education and proficiency in literacy are keys to success in life. I started kindergarten at age five and graduated with my Doctor of Education degree at forty-nine. Formal education was a key aspect for most of my life. .....
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 September 2019 Newsletter. Mark challenges all of us to find an opportunity to introduce your family to Rotary. One of his top priorities this year is to make most Rotary events welcoming to family members. He says that we must foster a culture where Rotary does not compete with family, but complements it. Every chance we have to pass on the gift of Rotary to young people(children, grandchildrem, nieces, nephews) is one we must take if we are going to grow Rotary. We must not keep our prospective young members away from their families by holding events on evenings and weekends at which their children are not welcome. Mark suggests that we start small if you must — perhaps by holding some of your meetings at more family-friendly times — but think about how you can continue these kinds of events for years to come........
Posted by Gary Huang, Chair of The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation 2019-20
In his September 2019 message to Rotarians, Gary Huang, Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, (and also Past President of Rotary International), asks all Rotarians to "give him five" and sign up for the International Convention in Honolulu and reminds all of us about the importance of giving to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation. He also asks us to consider giving to the Endowment Fund of the Rotary Foundation and help reach our goal of $2.025 billion by 2020. .......
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 lots of the details on your Annual District 7070 Event.....
Shekhar Mehta, of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2021-22. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.......
Posted by Michael K. McGovern, Rotary International PolioPlus Chair
My fellow Rotarians:
I’m pleased to share the important news that as of today, 21 August 2019, it has been three years since a child in Nigeria was paralyzed by the wild poliovirus. This means that the entire World Health Organization (WHO) African region could be certified as wild poliovirus-free as soon as mid-2020........
Posted by Jeffry Cadorette, Rotary International Director (2018-2020)
My fellow Rotarians, On 19-21 September 2019, Rotarians from Alaska, Canada, Michigan, New York, the New England states, the Mid-Atlantic states and Bermuda will be gathering for our annual Zone Conference. Of particular note to you, on Friday evening, 20 September, there will be a dinner where our President-elect, Holger Knaack from Germany, will address those assembled. There will also be outstanding entertainment provided by Las Vegas entertainer, Tony Pace. Seating for this dinner is limited, but we’d love for you to be there! .......
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.....
Say hello to Honolulu, home to the 2020 Rotary International Convention. And the best way to see this island paradise? Hang with local Rotarians and Rotaractors. The Rotarian September issue takes a detailed look at what you’ll see and do in Hawaii for the convention. Plan to bring the whole family. Please read more for some fantastic words and views that you will enjoy in June 2020 at the Rotary International Convention.
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 September 2019 letter to Rotarians, as we enter our third 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, and urges everyone to honour Past District Governor Bill Patchett and give just a "Little More for Bill" as we all try to reach "A Mill for Bill". See you at the Rotary Foundation Walk on September 8. There is more news in PDG Michael's letter........
Posted by Lars Henriksson, Chair, District 7070 Foundation Grants
We are a couple of months into the 2019-20 Rotary year. Clubs may learn about projects that qualify for a Global Grant. However, in order to participate in the Grants program, the Rotary Foundation requires that the Club must be qualified. Clubs can still become qualified by
having at least two members complete qualification training, and
submitting an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to the District.
Please, note that the qualification requirement also applies to Clubs that are administering Global Grants still in progress, e.g. a grant project approved last year but not yet completed.
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 .......
Posted by David Andrews and Ron Dick, from the 2 host Rotary Clubs in Oshawa
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 ARE INVITED !!! You can be part of this live event. REGISTER HERE. Please read more....
On 29 September 1979, leaders of Rotary International sat down with Philippine officials in a muddy schoolyard outside Manila. There they signed an agreement that launched a five-year partnership to provide the oral polio vaccine to 5.3 million children in the Philippines.....
In June 2019, Rotary announced $100 million in grants to support the global campaign to end polio. Half of the funds are allocated to polio eradication efforts in endemic countries: Afghanistan ($16.3 million), Nigeria ($10.2 million), and Pakistan ($25.2 million)......
Posted by Virginia O'Reilly, Chair, District 7070 Membership Committee
Register NOW for the 2019 District 7070 Grow Rotary Academyin COBOURG. Roll up your sleeves and get ready to participate. This Academy is for all Rotarians interested in Membership magic – Membership Chairs and committee members are particularly encouraged to attend...we encourage 2 or 3 members from a club to attend so you can share the discussion. Greet & sign in: 8 to 8:30 a.m. Seminar: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with lunch provided Cost: No charge unless you register and do not show up or don't register and arrive. No shows and no registers $25. REGISTER TODAY and get MEMBERS ON THE WAY.
Although August was Membership and New Club Development Month, ANYTIME is the perfect time to celebrate your club’s members and consider the many options available for strengthening your membership. The following ideas can get you started:........
Rotary is making a priority to grow and diversifying our membership to make sure we reflect the communities we serve. We're creating an organization that is more open and inclusive, fair to all, builds goodwill, and benefits our communities. In a blog post for Rotary Voices, Kathleen Rose explores the role of women in leadership. Read her post and learn more about diversity in Rotary. Please Read more.
Rotary conducts the Membership Experience Feedback Survey every year to better understand the needs, interests, and engagement of our prospective, current, and former members. Our last newsletter featured survey results of prospective members. ........
As a global network that strives to build a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change, Rotary values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity......
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.
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. .......
What is your Rotary Club doing to support this important Rotary Foundation Area of Focus?
Basic education and literacy is one of The Rotary Foundation’s six areas of focus. We know that basic education and literacy are essential for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. ......
The Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) is a network of Rotarians, clubs, districts, and the nonprofit organization Cooperative for Education (CoEd) with a common interest in improving education for underserved students in Guatemala. Take a look and see who is already involved - Over 600 Rotary Clubs in 80 Districts (7 clubs from right here, in District 7070, and over 87 in Canada). Since 1997, the GLP has served over 188,000 Guatemalan students through four sustainable programs that are tested and proven to work. Past RI President Ian Riseley called the GLP “the gold standard of Rotary projects” for its sustainability and impact. If your Rotary Club is looking for a Literacy Project, please take a look .......
Melanie Rodriguez, Head Delegate of Canada, Youth 7 Summit, is a passionate leader dedicated to improving nonprofits through cross-sector collaboration and capacity building. She has completed training courses from Ivey Business School, Harvard University, the British Council and the United Nations Association in Canada. Her nonprofit experiences range from implementing strategy workshops in Canada to evaluating volunteer programs in rural Nicaragua. She has worked with 20 nonprofits and completed nine consulting projects in North America, Central America and South America.........
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.
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 August 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.....
The First Annual , 2019 Soldier On Motorcycle Ride and Classic Car Rally is taking place from 2 locations in our area, on Saturday Sept 21 and 28, 2019, to assist our injured and ill veterans recover physically, mentally, and emotionally, through the power of apadtive sport in the Soldier On Program. Rotarians can honour our veterans and participate.....
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.
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......
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.
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 in District 7070, 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.......
Say hello to Honolulu, home to the 2020 Rotary International Convention. And the best way to see this island paradise? Hang with local Rotarians and Rotaractors. The Rotarian September issue takes a detailed look at what you’ll see and do in Hawaii for the convention. Plan to bring the whole family. Please .jpg?_=637028854936804410)
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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.
