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Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, India District 6330 Governor, Erin Shankie Club President, Joyce Nolin-Capman (2021-22)
District website: https://rotary6330.org/
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Rotary Inspiration from RI President Shekhar Mehta Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) Coming Events IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION RI President Shekhar Mehta’s December message December Focus on the Disease Prevention & Treatment Why Vaccines Matter Canadian & US clubs assist with vaccinations Rotary Foundation Update on Giving Tuesday UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION ROTARY ACTION GROUPS ESRAG Recycled Playgrounds WASH RAG BELRAG MALARIA PARTNERS ROTARY’S CORE VALUES
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CLUB NEWS How to tell friends about the Passport Club Activities Video - Member Interview this month Video - D6330 wrap-up of 2020 Rotary at a glance Council on Legislation 2022 Rotary Areas of Focus Happy Chats International Dates of Note Video – David Attenborough at the Glasgow COP BACK PAGES Object of Rotary and Four-Way Test Rotary’s Code of Conduct Rotary’s Vision Statement & EREY D6330 Graphic and AGs Humour Inspiration Support our Sponsors References
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The Calendar below shows Rotary’s monthly themes. ROTARY CALENDAR and THEMES Month July August September October November December January February March April May June
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Theme Transition month/New beginnings Membership and New Club Development Basic Education and Literacy Economic and Community Development Rotary Foundation Disease Prevention and Treatment Vocational Service Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Water and Sanitation Maternal and Child Health Youth Service Rotary Fellowships
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DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Month of December
CLUB REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING ONLINE December 1, 2021 @ 7:00 p.m.
HAPPY CHATS ONLINE – JOIN US! Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. - Every Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Please join us. Click here! CLUB BOARD MEETING Postponed till January
CLUB MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING Postponed till January
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Rotary Anthem
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IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION 2021-22 RI PRESIDENTIAL THEME
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, 2021-22 Shekhar Mehta Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India December 2021
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MY DEAR CHANGEMAKERS, Public health is on everyone’s mind due to the global pandemic that still threatens the safety of ourselves and our loved ones. In a sense, COVID-19 has made all of us much more aware of the roles and responsibilities of medical professionals than we were before we had to wear masks and maintain social distance. In addition, while moving through this pandemic, we have also learned about the role we can play in keeping others safe. December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month in Rotary. The pandemic unfortunately has schooled most people on the toll that disease takes on our communities. But fighting disease is something that Rotarians around the world have been doing for decades. In fact, it is one of Rotary’s seven areas of focus. As Rotarians, we believe that good health and well-being is a human right – even though 400 million people across the globe do not have access to essential health services. The work we do in establishing clinics, eye hospitals, and blood banks, as well as in building infrastructure for medical facilities in underserved communities, all returns to a central belief that access, prevention, and education are the keys to stopping deadly outbreaks that harm the most vulnerable. My exposure to health work began with my Rotary club, Calcutta-Mahanagar. There, among other things, I helped pioneer a program called Saving Little Hearts that over the years has provided more than 2,500 free heart surgeries for children from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Africa. Before the program went international, it started locally with the goal of performing just six surgeries within our community. Today, our goal is to complete another 20,000 surgeries over the next five years. The world relies on Rotary to tackle challenges like these and to set an example for others. Over the past decade, medical professionals and government workers have provided free health services to 2.5 million people in 10 countries during Family Health Days, which are organized by Rotarians around the world. Similar health camps in India also provide thousands of surgeries to those in need. Medical missions from India to Africa each year are an excellent example of hands-on service in disease prevention and treatment. Rotary members can also get involved at a local level; clubs in the United States and Mexico, for example, fund a free health clinic in Guerrero, a small town in Mexico. And, of course, our effort to eradicate polio is by far the best story in civil society health care. This month, think about how your club can focus on preventing and fighting disease. This is the time to take a bigger, better, bolder approach through both club and district projects that can impact more people. Re-evaluate where you are with your goals. Create strategies that can sustain change over years, not months. Everyone deserves a long, healthy life. When you Serve to Change Lives, your actions today can help extend the lives of others.
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ROTARY’S DECEMBER FOCUS ON DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
June 26, 2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 90 percent of national healthcare spending goes toward chronic disease management and mental healthcare, which means that strong mental health and chronic disease prevention strategies can help reduce payer spending. The CDC has named the eight most expensive chronic diseases in the US. The good news for payers is that most of these can be prevented to some degree. By being aware of preventive care strategies for these eight chronic conditions, payers can actively reduce their healthcare spending and support positive patient outcomes. Heart Disease and Stroke in the U.S. According to the CDC, heart disease and stroke remain the most expensive chronic diseases for the healthcare system. It causes a third of all deaths in America on a yearly basis and costs the healthcare system $199 billion. Eating healthy can play a big role in preventing heart disease and stroke, according to the American Heart Association. To reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, payers can design benefits that incentivize members to eat a diet that is low in saturated fat, trans fat, and sodium and high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, among other foods. However, not everyone has access to these options. For those with social determinants of health barriers, Humana has seen success in combining social and clinical approaches in order to support members through chronic disease management for heart diseases including coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Click here to read more. Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada An estimated 1.6 million Canadians have heart disease or are living with the effects of a stroke, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Among seniors, 14.8% of those ages 65 to 74 years report having heart disease, with the proportion climbing to 22.9% over age 75.
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The cardiovascular disease death rate has been declining steadily in Canada since the mid-1960s. The 1995 death rate for CVD was almost half that of 1969 and between 1994 and 2004 the death rate fell by 30%. Click here to read more.
From https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/connected-by-the-numbers • • o •
Nine in 10 Canadians have at least one risk factor for heart conditions, stroke , or vascular cognitive impairment. One person dies in Canada every five minutes from heart conditions, stroke, or vascular cognitive impairment. This outpaces other diseases; 13% more people die of heart conditions, stroke and vascular cognitive impairment than die from all cancers combined. 91,524 people in Canada died of heart conditions, stroke or vascular cognitive impairment in 2016.
At https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/index.html, read about how the Center for Global Health (CGH) works to protect Americans from dangerous and costly public health threats, including COVID-19, vaccine-preventable diseases, HIV, TB, and malaria—responding when and where health threats arise. Read about the impact the CDC has in Mozambique, where more than 820,000 men, women, and children received live-saving HIV treatment in 2018. Click here to read about the top 10 global health issues to track in 2021 and 2022 – • • • • • • • • • •
Building global solidarity for worldwide health security Speed up access to COVID-19 tests, medicines, and vaccines Advance health for all Tackle health inequities Provide global leadership on science and data Revitalize efforts to tackle communicable diseases Combat drug resistance Prevent and treat NCDs and mental health conditions Build back better Act in solidarity
Click here to read the Director General’s opening remarks at The Special Session of the World Health Assembly November 29, 2021
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Volunteers work to keep the community of Kingston, Ontario, healthy and safe by Arnold R. Grahl Rotary and Rotaract members in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, have been volunteering at the region’s largest COVID-19 vaccination center, helping to facilitate the process of immunizing hundreds of people per day. Shortly after COVID-19 vaccines became available to the province in March, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health converted a hockey rink in the INVISTA Centre into a vaccination site. Local health workers have been vaccinating about 300 people a day and are preparing to inoculate up to 2,000 a day when more vaccine become available. Click here to read more.
Rotary and the U.S. Government support Italy’s fight against COVID-19 US$5 million for pandemic response, recovery, and preparation for future outbreaks ROME, Italy (December 4, 2020) — In the face of surging infections in Italy, Rotary and the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are taking action to support the country’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. As part of an 18-month partnership, USAID will provide US$5 million to The Rotary Foundation – Rotary’s philanthropic arm, to support Italy’s pandemic response, prepare communities for future outbreaks and address the long-term social and economic impacts of COVID-19. Click here to read more.
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
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LOOKING AHEAD IN ROTARY
GIVING TUESDAY – 30 NOVEMBER Read more about Giving Tuesday. So Giving Tuesday has come and gone! November 30. But that doesn’t mean you cannot still make a difference!
Why donate to The Rotary Foundation? • • • • • •
We fight disease around the world. We teach people to read. We build peace We provide clean water, sanitation. We grow local economies. We save mothers and children.
How can you donate? Donate online - Go to www.Rotary.org/contribute or to www.TRFCanada.org and click on donate. https://www.rotary.org/en/six-reasons-give-rotary-giving-tuesday
Why should Rotary be your charity of choice? Because our 1.2 million members see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. Here are six reasons to donate to Rotary. 1. We fight disease around the world For decades, Rotary has been a leader in the battle against polio and has kept the pressure on as worldwide cases plummeted from 350,000 in 1988 to only 15 cases so far this year. We’re closer than ever to ending this devastating disease. Your impact will be even greater, thanks to a 2-to-1 match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. All donations (up to $50 million) to end polio will be tripled, providing critical funding to our work to create a polio-free world. 2. We teach people to read Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults through mentoring, scholarships, teacher training, and access to learning opportunities.
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3. We build peace Each year, armed conflict and persecution displace, injure, or kill millions of people. More than 90 percent of them are civilians, and half are children. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts. Our members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources. 4. We provide clean water, sanitation The statistics are alarming. Worldwide, one person in every 10 does not have access to safe water, and 2.3 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. One consequence: 900 children under age five die each day from diarrheal diseases. Having clean water and sanitation is a human right. Rotary members integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene into education projects. When children learn about disease transmission and practice good hygiene, they miss less school. When people, especially children, have access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, they lead healthier and more successful lives. Rotary is helping to make clean water available to everyone by 2030. 5. We grow local economies Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Rotary is working to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders. We know that one solution doesn’t fit every problem, so we work with people to help them help themselves. We help Tanzanians with albinism find safe, healthy livelihoods. In Ecuador, Rotary has made 250 microloans and trained more than 270 people in job skills and business management. In Arkansas, USA, we worked with Heifer International to extend the growing season for farmers and help them find new customers. 6. We save mothers and children An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation. More than 800 women die every day from birth- and pregnancy-related complications. Rotary is saving lives by supplying birthing kits, immunizations, neonatal care equipment, and medical training. With access to quality care, mothers and children live longer and healthier lives, and Rotary is providing that care. Click here to donate.
https://my.rotary.org/en/donate
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UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION
In Afghanistan, advance notification was received of two new wild polioviruses type 1 (WPV1) cases in the country. These cases will officially be reflected in data at the end of November. The cases had onset of paralysis on 20 and 29 October 2021, from Kunduz province. Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives): • • •
Afghanistan: two WPV1 cases Nigeria: nine cVDPV2 cases and 25 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples Yemen: two cVDPV2 cases
POLIO PARTNERS
For more information, click here - http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/
Click here to learn the difference between Wild Polio Virus (WPV) and Vaccine-derived Polio Virus. (VDPV)
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OUR ENVIRONMENT
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Location/Club: Flemington-Kensington, 9800, Victoria, Australia Description We collect unwanted playgrounds from councils and schools and sends them to disadvantaged overseas communities. Starting with a single playground to a girls school in Sri Lanka, this project has now collected over 40 playgrounds from across Victoria and sent them to Timor Leste, the Philippines and Tanzania as well as Sri Lanka. Project Status: Ongoing Start Date: 01 July 2019 Project last Updated: 16 August 2020 Project Impact Volunteers: 70 Volunteer Hours: 3000 Cash Contributions: USD 3000 In Kind Contributions: USD 0 Scalability We have developed the systems and processes to replicate OUR WHY Millions of dollars of good quality school and council playground is sent to landfill, yet there are children in developing nations who never experience the joy of a playground to develop their skills and have fun OUR HOW We get playgrounds that are at the end of their lifecycle in Melbourne and using volunteers and playground manufacturers, repair and repurpose them so they can then be shipped for installation in a developing nation with the assistance of local Rotary Clubs
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OUR WHAT We supply at no cost to local communities and schools in developing nations, as new, safe playground equipment to bring joy to children and to help provide exercise that improves their mental and physical well being BENEFITS •
We give children the gift of joy from simple play
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We keep plastics and metals out of landfill
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We engage manufacturers with the chance to give
Project More Info The RORP story continues to grow and has now expanded across Victoria to encompass all Rotary Districts and has seen 4 containers shipped to date. Click here to watch a short video. Click here to read the full story. ESRAG is looking for volunteers. Click here to learn more.
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Click here to read about projects that are looking for partners. • • •
Visit us at: WASH-RAG.org View our videos at: WASH Rotary Action Group YouTube Channel Follow us on Facebook at: WASH Rotary Action Group
Click here to read more about the Rotary WASH E-Club.
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Basic Education & Literacy Rotarian Action Group We are a network of Rotarians throughout the world who have a special interest in acting upon the mission and goals of Rotary International related to 1. Alleviating illiteracy. 2. Enhancing literacy teaching and learning globally, and 3. Helping to provide materials and equipment for literacy education at different levels. Literacy has been an emphasis of Rotary International since 1986, and the RI Board has made the promotion of functional literacy — defined as the level of reading and writing skills necessary to participate fully in everyday life — a special focus until the year 2000. It is estimated that a quarter of the world’s population is functionally illiterate, but the problem cannot be blamed solely on a lack of educational opportunities. Educators agree that a host of factors beginning with early child development contribute to the mastery of basic literacy skills. Now is the time for Rotary to become a contributing factor as well. Get involved in your community today. Click here for more information.
The consequences of literacy are remarkable. When 146 adult literacy students were interviewed about the benefits of learning to read and write, here’s what they had to say: Without a single exception, the students, both men and women, the quite young and the very old alike, all claimed that literacy had improved their lives. This was irrespective of the level of literacy attained and the subsequent context of its use. The students reported that their minds “opened up.” “Everything improved.” “Everything became up to date.”*
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https://www.clubrunner.ca/Data/7870/2936/HTML/69728/601en.pdf
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Join us on December 14, 2021, at 9 am PDT for our final webinar of 2021 to hear more from our panel on the challenges, successes and learn what’s ahead in 2022. Click here to register.
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HELP MALARIA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL MAKE MALARIA A MEMORY By Charley Dickey, Ambassador and Fundraising Committee Chair At the end of November, we have the privilege in the U.S. of celebrating thankfulness for our blessings. Then, we enter a different season, defined by a different privilege, the privilege of allowing ourselves to direct those blessings to others, especially those whose lives lie at the mercy of malaria. Malaria is a scourge that strikes the hardest on those who are the youngest and the poorest, and on a different continent. MPI was founded 10 years ago to ignite a movement among Rotarians to put this treatable, curable, and we expect, soon to be eradicable disease as the Rotary’s next disease target following its successful multidecade campaign to overcome polio in other lands. We are on a pathway to do that. COVID-19 has distracted our efforts some, but it has not diminished the strength and the progress of our cause. As a reminder, we have executed our mission by participating in the funding of a few large project partnerships, many small incubation grants, and by advocating constantly through Rotary convenings both digitally and in person. MPI was a key partner in the selection of Rotary International’s first Project of Scale – Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia. In addition, through Small Grants, MPI is working with over a dozen sub-Saharan Africa Rotary Clubs to reduce the malaria menace in their immediate communities and draw attention to their work. MPI’s Board and its Ambassadors are committed financially to this work. In fact, one donor is willing to match all gifts up to a total of $10,000 and received by MPI before this December 31st. Then, the Gates Foundation has stepped up further to offer to match individual and foundation grants up to a total of $250,000. Thus, a $500 gift, will be magnified three times to $1,500 by unlocking these series of matches. Donations in cash, stock and appreciated securities are all matchable. Know that in 2021, MPI was instrumental in marshalling, equipping, and training 2,865 Community Health Workers at a cost of $1,000 per CHW. Each CHW cares for 500 neighbors. Their educating, testing, and treating comes to just $2 per person, per year! This is a smart investment! Spread the word to your friends and family as a reason for them to make it a part of their giftgiving to you or their loved ones this Holiday Season. Their gifts will make a difference! MPI continues to be grateful for all the ways your blessings support, and will support, the ever-growing visibility of our work among Rotarians.
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ROTARY’S CORE VALUES
WHAT IS ROTARY? Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and non-religious organization.
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Passport Clubs differ from e-clubs in that members live within a defined geographical region – in this case, District 6330. However, that’s not always the case. The D6330 Global Passport Club members’ defined geographical area is the globe. If you think this new style of Rotary club might be a good fit for you - reach out!
When someone asks you What is a Passport Club? The founding principle is simple: Make Rotary fit your life! To facilitate this, the 6330 Passport Club conducts business electronically and offers several in-person opportunities per year. In lieu of weekly meetings, members are encouraged to engage in humanitarian service, however that works best for them! The members of the Rotary Club of District 6330 Passport are full Rotary members, with the same privileges and rights as Rotarians who are members of traditional clubs.
Do you need a make-up? missed meetings? Here is a list of online clubs where you can earn a make-up along with learning a whole lot more about Rotary! Why not visit them all? • • •
Rotary E-Club of Canada One – Rotary On Demand, Where you want, When you want! Rotary Club of One World Rotary E-Club of World Peace
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OUR CLUB’S NEW ENVIRONMENT PROJECT Our Passport Club has a new service project!
In upcoming months, members will be available to speak with your club about this project. The Passport club members will collect these items and we will use our community contacts to repurpose them. One of our community contacts is London, Ontario - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. As we gain more contacts, we will expand our project. Would your club like to partner with us?
Contact Lynn Coates lynn.coates.1@outlook.com
or Sue Storie sastorie.rotary@gmail.com for more information.
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CLUB ACTIVITIES and RELEVANT “STUFF” THIS MONTH’S CLUB MEMBER INTERVIEW Click here to meet Rotarian Allan Loiselle
FROM THE DISTRICT – Click here to view the D6330 wrap-up of our last year with COVID-19.
Links of Interest and Relevance • • •
Rotary International’s Videos Rotary Membership Channel Rotary on YouTube
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ROTARY AT A GLANCE Rotary brings together a global network of passionate volunteers who dedicate their time and talent to tackle the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members from more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.
ROTARY COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION The forthcoming Council (2022) will be considering 92 possible enactments, including one related to the Rotary International fee for the coming three year cycle (2023-2025). The proposed legislation can be found at the following link: https://my.rotary.org/en/document/proposed-legislation-2022-council-legislation Clubs are encouraged to review the proposed legislation, and to submit statements of support or opposition to any of the items. The online form for doing so is at this link: https://rotary.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ELQ4uQxRoUn2Hs Deadline for submission of statements is January 10, 2022. The Councils give us a voice in how our organization is governed.
Council on Resolutions The Council on Resolutions meets online every year to vote on proposed resolutions and urgent enactments. Resolutions are requests to the Board or the Trustees to take an action that is outside the purview of the constitutional documents. Ideally, a resolution should affect the Rotary world, rather than address local or administrative issues. An urgent enactment is a change to the constitutional documents, proposed by the RI Board, that the Board has determined cannot wait until the next Council on Legislation, which is held every three years. Representatives from all Rotary districts vote on items proposed by clubs, districts, the RI Board, and the general council or conference of RIBI. Adopted resolutions are then considered by the RI Board or The Rotary Foundation Trustees. Urgent enactments that have been adopted will amend the constitutional documents, and will take effect one month after the Council on Resolutions report has been sent. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Council on Resolutions.
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Council on Legislation Every three years, Rotarians meet at the Council on Legislation to review and vote on proposed changes to the legislation that governs Rotary. They consider enactments, which change Rotary’s governing documents, and position statements by the RI Board.
Council representatives Each Rotary district chooses a representative for a three-year term. These members represent their districts at all three meetings of the Council on Resolutions and at the Council on Legislation during their term. District governors had until 30 June 2020 to report to Rotary their district representatives for the term covering 1 July 2020 through 30 June 2023. Representatives will participate in the: • 2020, 2021, and 2022 Councils on Resolutions • 2022 Council on Legislation
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Click the link to hear the music.
Don’t forget our Happy Chats – get to know our club members! Join the Happy Chats – get to know our club members!
Happy Chats are online every Saturday and Wednesday. Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Join your Rotary friends for an informal 30 minute get together. Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join our Zoom Meetings
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U.N. INTERNATIONAL DATES TO NOTE (plus links)
WORLD WATER DAY March 22, 2022 http://www.worldwaterday.org December 1 World AIDS Day December 2 International Day for Abolition of Slavery December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 5 International Volunteer Day Click here for a short video. December 10 Human Rights Day December 12 International Universal Health Coverage Day December 27 International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Click here to hear Sir David Attenborough’s passionate speech at COP21 in Glasgow.
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Click the 4-way test above to hear the Four-Way Test.
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In a world where you can be anything, be KIND!
2021-22 Rotary Theme
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See our Passport Club Facebook page for more up-to-the-minute Passport news! https://www.facebook.com/rotary6330passport/
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION - EREY
Click here for a short video.
Our Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative encourages all Rotary club members to contribute at least $100 USD every year to help us reach our goal to support the Rotary Foundation financially each year. One who contributes $100 USD every year is a Sustaining Member. With EREY, we encourage you to contribute an amount you can afford every year.
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A VISUAL OF ROTARY D6330 – Areas and AGs
A Summary of D6330 Areas and AGs Area 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Description North Bruce Peninsula from Wiarton to Paisley, including Southampton, Port Elgin Western northern Bruce Peninsula, including Kincardine, Walkerton, Hanover, Goderich Mid-southwestern Ontario, including Listowel, St. Mary’s, Stratford, and Stratford Festival City London area – 5 clubs West to St. Clair River including Sarnia, Watford, Grand Bend, Petrolia In the U.S., west of the St. Clair River, including Fort Gratiot, Port Huron, south to Marine City and Algonac In the U.S., further west from St. Clair River – including Genesee Valley, Flint, south to Fenton Eastern Northern Bruce Peninsula, including Meaford, Owen Sound, Chesley, Markdale, and Thornbury In the U.S., west of St. Clair River including Clio, Lapeer, Imlay City Just north of Lake Erie, including Strathroy, St. Thomas, St. Thomas Railway, and London Lambeth
Area Governor Sonja Glass Rosemary Davis Paul Roulston Howard Shears Mike Hurry Diane Ives
Allen Tucker Patrick Petch
Jeffrey Ferweda Gerry Janssen
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A LITTLE HUMOUR Every box of raisins is a tragic tale of grapes that could have been wine. I finally stopped drinking for good. Now I just drink for evil. I have opened a can of worms. They just sit there, the worms. Hardly the chaos that's been advertised. I think the proper name for older women should be "Queen-agers." That's it. Carry on. I went line dancing last night. Well ... it was a roadside sobriety test ... same thing ... Theme parks can snap a crystal-clear picture of you on a roller coaster going 70 mph, but bank cameras can't get a clear shot of a robber standing still. Did you know that people who look after chickens are literally Chicken Tenders? The fastest land mammal is not a cheetah ... it's a toddler who has just been asked "What's in your mouth?" Dear paranoid people who check behind their shower curtains for murderers ... if you do find one, what's your plan? The more I get to know people, the more I realize why Noah only let animals on the boat. Facial recognition software can pick a person out of a crowd, but the vending machine at work can't recognize a dollar bill with a bent corner. Research has shown that laughing for two minutes is just as healthy as a twenty-minute jog. So now I sit in the park and laugh at all the joggers. When my wife is mad at me, I tighten all the jar lids, so she has to talk to me. Covid-19 Fact: 87% of gym members don't even know their gym is closed. I never make the same mistake twice. I do it like, five or six times, you know, to make sure. Someone just honked to get me out of my parking space faster, so now I just have to sit here until both of us are dead. My train of thought derailed. There were no survivors. I know it's time to clean out my purse when my car assumes it's an extra passenger who isn't wearing a seat belt. In the 1980s I fell off my bike and hurt my knee. I'm telling you this now because we didn't have social media then. Some people seem to have aged like fine wine. I aged like milk ... I got sour and chunky. I still have a full deck; I just shuffle and deal slower. Crafter’s philosophy ... why pay $7 for it when you can make it with $92 of craft supplies?
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INSPIRATION
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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
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REFERENCES Adams, Randal. Speaking of Rotary. E.J. Press, U.S.A. 2007. Chapman, Mary. Growing Rotary. A Personal Collection of Ideas That Worked. Dochterman, Cliff. The ABCs of Rotary. Evanston, Illinois: Rotary International. (363-EN) Forward, David C. A Century of Service. The Story of Rotary International. (912-EN) Rotary Club of Hobart. The Rotary Book of Readings. Inspiration to Change the World. Rotary International. Honoring Our Past: The Words and Wisdom of Paul Harris. Evanston, Illinois: 1996. (925-EN) Rotary International. Rotary Basics. Evanston, Illinois. (595-EN) Rotary International News. Online. Rotary Global History Fellowship <https://www.facebook.com/RotaryGlobalHistoryFellowship/ > Submissions from Club members and Social Media Please send Club News and photos (with appropriate IDs) to Kitty at ladykitt@gmail.com
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