January is Vocational Service month on Rotary’s calendar.  Please take a few minutes to read about this important Avenue of Service in these excerpts from an article written by the Past Chair of the District 7070 Vocational Service Committee, Ian Lancaster, about Vocational Service,  its history and its importance in Rotary club life. Be sure to check out examples of projects for your club to support and make everyone award of Rotary's important Avenue of Service ....

2025 Rotary Rose Parade Committee Float Theme:  On The Road With Rotary

Every year,  the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee has a viewing audience of over  41 million households in the United States and 28 million households around the world in more than 243 countries/ territories - Rotary's biggest Public Image event every year . The Tournament estimates that more than 700,000 are present live on the parade route, over 22,000 view the floats as they are decorated; and almost 122,000 view the post-parade floats. That's what we call boosting Rotary's public image . Tune into KTLA for the best coverage of the Parade and see the 2025 Rotary Rose Parade Float on January 1, 2025 as early as 10 am (Toronto Time). Read more for the rest of the story ......

Be sure to join in on the Zoom meeting.  Monday January 6 at 7:30 pm . The membership meeting is called " Oiling the Squeaky Parts: Strategies to Increase Your Club’s Ability to Adapt". 

Join on Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86755780910?pwd=pOP9Y2J6g78EkCgPLFnDT4kH5OOgfc.1

District 7070 is looking for Rotarians who are interested in leading our District as Governor in the 2027-28 Rotary year – July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028.  

All Rotary Clubs in District 7070 are invited to submit suggestions to me on or before Friday, January 10th, 2025. Nomination forms should be scanned and sent by email to vorontheroad@gmail.com.  Receipt of each form will be made by return email. Please retain the original form. Please use the attached nomination form, noting that each club may suggest only one of its own members as a candidate for the position of Governor-Nominee (term of office begins July 1, 2027) as per Rotary International By-Law 12.030.3. Also attached are District Election Guidelines provided by Rotary International.  As per District 7070 Policies & Procedures Point 5.4.2, page 5 of 22, such a submission shall be in the form of a resolution, adopted at a regular meeting of the club, properly certified by the secretary, and accompanied by a resume or biographical sketch of the suggested Rotarian

Duly-nominated candidates will be interviewed on the morning of Saturday January 25th, 2025 in Meeting Room 2 at the Whitby Public Library. ....

Here is a link to RYLS promo video:  https://www.canva.com/design/DAFwN7C9aJA/gBGjdCLgDmfzcMUPa_PDsg/watch?utm_content=DAFwN7C9aJA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

Here is a link to application form:   Event registration

Please read more .....

THE MAGIC OF MILLIONS: 

At the Rotary District 7070 Conference , on October 26, Bob Wallace and Jim Louttit announced a new Rotary District 7070 Goal for The Rotary Foundation called "The Magic of Millions". Our goal is to raise, by June 30, 2025, is $1 million . Please appoint an ambassador for your club to help you promote the Magic of Millions . Throughout the year, please encourage your members to donate to : the Annual Programs Fund, the Polio Fund, The Disaster Response Fund and to the Endowment Fund.  Come to the Rotary Foundation Grants Seminar in Oshawa on November 16 to find out even more how you can help us reach that Magic of Millions. 

Brush-a-mania is a not-for-profit program designed to promote oral health and awareness among young children from Junior Kindergarten to grade 6. It was started in 2001 by the Scarborough Rotary Passport Club and has already reached over 650,000 students. Our purpose is to educate and motivate children and to bring together dentists, Rotarians, teachers and parents to create a celebration around proper dental care. Read more about this great project and see how you and your Rotary Club can  help next year.....