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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.
Rotary Inspiration from RI President Shekhar Mehta Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) Coming Events IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION RI President Shekhar Mehta’s February message February Focus on Peace & Conflict Resolution 4 Roles in Promoting Peace LOOKING AHEAD IN ROTARY – RI President-elect Jennifer Jones Canadian Tour planned LOOKING AHEAD IN DISTRICT 6330 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION ROTARY ACTION GROUP FOR PEACE Peace Poles UN International Days Culture of Peace POLIO ERADICATION UPDATE ROTARY ACTION GROUPS ESRAG WASH RAG BELRAG MALARIA PARTNERS ROTARY’S CORE VALUES
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CLUB NEWS How to tell friends about the Passport Club Activities – 6330 PEP Photos of Service Committee Aquabox Rotary at a glance Cause-related clubs Happy Chats 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 – Youth Exchange 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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PEACE AND CONFLICT PREVENTION/RESOLUTION Month of February
CLUB REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING ONLINE February 2, 2022 @ 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 SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, February 9, 2022
CLUB BOARD MEETING Wednesday, February 23, 2022
ROTARY TURNS 117 Wednesday, February 23, 2022
*** Rotary Anthem
Click here to listen to the 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 February 2022
Click here to view a short video on Peace
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Greetings, dear changemakers of Rotary, At the start of the Rotary year, I challenged every club to plan and host at least one practical and action-oriented Rotary Day of Service. The event should address a challenge your community is facing that fits into one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus and should ring together volunteers from within and outside of Rotary. Rotary Days of Service can motivate Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs to plan innovative and impactful projects. They can showcase your work as people of action and introduce prospective members to your club. I’ve been inspired by your response so far, and I want to share with you just one project that has captured my imagination. India is home to an estimated 74 million people with diabetes, a disease that is a leading cause of death. Furthermore, about 50 per cent of those people remain undiagnosed. Rotary, together with the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India, saw the urgent need to diagnose, track, and treat people who have diabetes. Working together and with other organizations, we hosted a nationwide blood glucose testing camp on 29 September, which is World Heart Day. The camp was spread across more than 10,000 sites in India, with more than 2,000 Rotary and Rotaract clubs participating in the effort. More than one million blood-sugar tests were conducted in a day, an accomplishment recognized by the Asia Book of Records. But more important than breaking a record is the fact that tens of thousands of people learned that they may be living with diabetes. They can now be treated for the condition, and they also have been made aware that they should take extra measures to shield themselves from COVID-19 and scores of other diseases that are caused or worsened by diabetes. This month, on 23 February, the anniversary of Rotary, let us celebrate with more service days, showcasing Rotary’s work in our areas of focus. I look forward to hearing about your Rotary Days of Service. Please share your projects on Rotary Showcase, or browse that webpage to find inspiration and project partners. In particular, I encourage you to execute projects that focus on empowering girls, as they have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The Empowering Girls initiative is resonating very well with members of Rotary as well as with non-Rotarians. The governments and NGOs in various countries are appreciating this meaningful effort. Let us keep focusing on it. I am also happy that the Each One, Bring One ethos is bringing fruitful results. Let us ensure that all club members introduce at least one person to Rotary, and that we then all work to engage new members and keep them in our clubs. In whatever, we do, remember that we must push ourselves to grow more, do more as we Serve to Change Lives.
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ROTARY’S FEBRUARY FOCUS ON PEACE & CONFLICT PREVENTION/RESOLUTION
We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts. Rotary creates environments of peace As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect. By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources. Our commitment to peacebuilding today answers new challenges: how we can make the greatest possible impact and how we can achieve our vision of lasting change. We are approaching the concept of peace with greater cohesion and inclusivity, broadening the scope of what we mean by peacebuilding, and finding more ways for people to get involved. Rotary creates environments where peace can happen. Click here to view a short video on peace.
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Rotary’s Four Roles in Promoting Peace Rotary and its members are: Practitioners. Our work fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education and growing local economies directly builds the optimal conditions for peaceful societies.
Educators. Our Rotary Peace Centers have trained over 1300 peace fellows to become effective catalysts for peace through careers in government, education, and international organizations.
Mediators. Our members have negotiated humanitarian ceasefires in areas of conflict to allow polio vaccinators to reach children who are at risk.
Advocates. Our members have an integral role as respected, impartial participants during peace processes and in postconflict reconstruction. We focus on creating communities and convening groups that are connected, inclusive, and resilient. Read more here.
ROTARY PEACE CENTERS The Rotary Peace Centers Program annually grants academic fellowships to up to 100 peace fellows from around the world. This is Rotary’s most significant peacebuilding program. Within Rotary’s area of focus of Peace, Rotary clubs invest in projects that address the causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
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LOOKING AHEAD IN ROTARY
By Brian Hyland
Rotary International President-elect Jennifer Jones wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality.
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“Imagine, a world that deserves our best,” Jones told incoming district governors on 20 January, “where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.” Jones, who will make history on 1 July by becoming Rotary’s first female president, gave a live online address to precede Rotary’s annual training event for district governors from around the world, the International Assembly. The assembly was rescheduled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will now be held virtually 7-14 February. Jones told the incoming governors about a chance she took when a member asked for assistance in getting a young peace activist out of Afghanistan during the U.S. troop withdrawal last year. At first unsure how she could help, she relied on “that certain Rotary magic” and contacted a former Rotary Peace Fellow she had met a few years earlier. Less than 24 hours later, the activist was on an evacuation list, and soon she was on her way to Europe. Engaging members through meaningful responsibility To better engage members, Rotary needs to “adapt and retool,” Jones said, using her hometown as an example. Windsor was once the automotive hub of Canada. But after plant closings left thousands without work, the city needed to retool, in the same way an auto plant would, preparing for new parts or a new model. Now, Jones said, Windsor is a leader in agribusiness and medical and aerospace technology. For Rotary, “finding the right ‘part’ to engage each member should be our core function,” Jones said. “It comes down to the comfort and care of our members.” Engaging members is crucial to retaining members, she said, adding that we need to ask members what they want to get from Rotary and give them meaningful responsibilities. “It is our offer of hands-on service, personal growth, leadership development, and lifelong friendships that creates purpose and passion,” Jones said. Imagine, a world that deserves our best where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference. RI President-elect Jennifer Jones Embracing change also means embracing new club models, Jones said, as she asked the incoming governors to form at least two new innovative or cause-based clubs during their term. “Let’s make sure we engage our members so they love their clubs and their Rotary experience,” she added. Jones also announced the appointment of a Rotaract member as a Rotary public image coordinator and said that she has included Rotaractors on several committees and will assign some Rotaractors as president’s representatives.
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“We have been entrusted with leadership in our great organization,” Jones said. “Now it is up to us to be brave and intentional in our actions, and let others help us lead.” Jones noted that Rotary has little time left to achieve the RI Board of Directors’ goal of having women make up 30% of Rotary’s members by 2023. Rotary has achieved this in more than 110 countries, she said, but it has a long way to go. She pointed out that Rotaract has already achieved 50% female members. To raise Rotary’s profile, Jones plans to hold a global impact tour that will include talking with leaders about working together to address the world’s most pressing challenges. “Rotary opens these doors, and we need to harness our connections, to deepen these relationships and create new partnerships,” Jones said. “And the best part is, this can happen at every level of leadership.” Jones closed her address by saying that although we all have dreams, acting on them is a choice we make. When an organization like Rotary dreams about big things like ending polio and creating peace, she said, it becomes our responsibility to make them happen. “You don’t imagine yesterday,” Jones said, “you imagine tomorrow.” Read more here.
CANADIAN TOUR FOR ROTARY Greetings Rotary friends, It is with great excitement that I am writing to let you know that Nick and I will be starting the 2022-23 Rotary year as President of Rotary International on a tour from coast to coast to coast across Canada. There is a countrywide team planning the tour and we will be officially announcing the dates and locations following the International Assembly this February. Each destinations intended to be a “hub” that will draw from surrounding districts and geographical areas. The Canada tour is part of a global effort to elevate the profile of Rotary. As people of action, people of purpose, and people of influence, we want to engage our members along with community leaders and supporters, and each location will include service and social opportunities. While we are dedicating several weeks to this tour, I hope you understand that we will not be able to visit each Province or Territory and encourage you to consider participating in one of the hubs that is most convenient for you. Please watch for more announcements about this – and I hope to see you in early July 2022! Wishing you and your families much peace, love, joy, and health in this new year. Warmest, Jennifer (RI President-elect)
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LOOKING AHEAD IN DISTRICT 6330 District Governor’s Chain
District 6330 District Governor for 2024-2025 is....
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FROM THE DISTRICT
Links of Interest and Relevance • • • • •
Rotary International’s Videos Rotary Membership Channel Rotary on YouTube Zones 28/32 Newsletter page – have a look so you’ll know what’s happening at the Zone level! What’s Rotary
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
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What We Do… What if we started thinking about Rotary as more than a collection of service clubs and started thinking of ourselves as a global peacebuilding force?
Our Mission Serve as a resource to Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and districts by supporting the peace work of Rotarians worldwide.
What if together we wage peace? Just imagine, Rotarians building a world beyond war. Learn more about our organization and how you can join us as “We Wage Peace.” Click here to read more.
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Click here to read more.
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U.N. INTERNATIONAL DATES TO NOTE (plus links)
WORLD WATER DAY March 22, 2022 EARTH DAY April 22, 2022 ******* INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN FRATERNITY February 4, 2022 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION February 6, 2022 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE February 11, 2022 WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE February 20, 2022
WHAT IS THE CULTURE OF PEACE? Source: https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-fraternity
A culture of peace is a set of values, attitudes, traditions and modes of behaviour and ways of life based on: • •
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Respect for life, ending of violence and promotion and practice of non-violence through education, dialogue and cooperation; Full respect for the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of States and non-intervention in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law; Full respect for and promotion of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; Commitment to peaceful settlement of conflicts; Efforts to meet the developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations; Respect for and promotion of the right to development; Respect for and promotion of equal rights and opportunities for women and men; Respect for and promotion of the right of everyone to freedom of expression, opinion and information; Adherence to the principles of freedom, justice, democracy, tolerance, solidarity, cooperation, pluralism, cultural diversity, dialogue and understanding at all levels of society and among nations; and fostered by an enabling national and international environment conducive to peace.
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Summary of new WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP cases and ES positives): • • •
DR Congo: two cVDPV2 cases Nigeria: five cVDPV2 cases and 23 positive environmental samples Ukraine: one cVDPV2 case
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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Shifting to a diet rich in plants is a demand-side solution to global warming that runs counter to the meat-centric Western diet on the rise globally. That diet comes with a steep climate price tag: one-fifth of global emissions. If cattle were their own nation, they would be the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Click here to read more.
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Click here to read more.
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From ESRAG – on the Climate Fabulous short videos focusing on the Climate situation available here. Click the links below to view. Introduction Forests Permafrost Atmosphere Albedo
What is Albedo? Albedo is the measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of the total solar radiation and measured on a scale from 0, corresponding to a black body that absorbs all incident radiation, to 1, corresponding to a body that reflects all incident radiation. Wikipedia FRIDAY, APRIL 22 – EARTH DAY
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Click here to read about projects that are looking for partners. • • •
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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
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Basic Education & Literacy Rotarian Action Group These global challenges bear repeating. How has the pandemic affected literacy? How can we help in our communities? And further afield?
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• Work with the community. (Community driven solution to problems=empowerment and ownership) • Focus on quality, not quantity or access only. • Rely on expertise, especially when it comes to training. • Don’t just do training as an “extra” to an infrastructure project. • Provide as much information as possible when submitting an application. Are there any literacy projects within our communities that would enhance literacy?
There are many videos available to view to learn more about this organization. •
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeXyBc8k2nvYIUHVlRAEK2w/videos
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The Fight against Malaria – Why Rotary?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v90E35-ibrk&t=4s
Malaria Partners International works separately within the Rotary International community raising its own funding independently through donor appeals to individuals, foundations, and corporations. While Rotary Clubs can and do participate in the funding of some small grants, most of the small grant funding is sourced through funding raised through charitable giving.
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Malaria Partners International continues to expand our Small Grants Program to advise and financially support malaria projects initiated by Rotary clubs across the world. Your donation helps fund projects like KANOs Against Malaria, an initiative from the Rotaract Club of Kampala North in Uganda. This Rotaract club organized an online anti-malaria campaign, general mass malaria education, malaria testing and treatment, distribution of mosquito nets, and indoor residual spraying. Your involvement helps us combat the overwhelming impact of malaria by working with those facing malaria daily. In 2019, WHO reported that there were an estimated 18 million malaria cases and over 15,000 estimated deaths in Uganda alone. All contributions, small and large, make a difference. With the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, your gift will be matched so please consider donating today. Thank you for supporting our projects and ongoing commitment to end malaria.
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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.
In December we collected 4243 bags, 41 egg cartons, 541 batteries and baggies of pop and beer can tabs. So now, what are our next steps?
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A recent Passport Club meeting – This is the Service Committee.
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At this time of the year in Southeast Asia, disasters seem to come thick and fast. Aquabox is currently looking at ways to send water filters to both Tonga and the Philippines. In late December Super Typhoon Rai hit the Visayas and Mindanao Islands in the Philippines, leaving millions of people in need of assistance and over half a million people without access to clean water and sanitation. Typhoon Rai brought torrential rains, violent winds, landslides and storm surges which cut off water services and contaminated reservoirs and water sources. It compromised access to safe water and sanitation facilities, heightening the risk of communicable disease outbreaks. Many affected people are now subsisting on springs and hand pumps for water, many of which are reported to have been contaminated by flood and sea waters. Then in January, the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano generated tsunami waves up to 49 feet (15 meters) high which hit the west coast of Tonga's main island. It also covered the whole island in a 2cm layer of fine ash. All 100,000 inhabitants were affected. Widespread stagnant pools of salt water, coupled with the volcanic ash, are polluting drinking water sources, according to the Red Cross. "Securing access to safe drinking water is a critical immediate priority," pointing to the mounting risk of diarrhoea and diseases such as cholera. Aquabox is currently working with its partners on the feasibility of establishing safe and secure distribution routes to both disaster areas. We are planning to ship a combination of Family Filters and Community Filters. The filters will enable more than 16,000 people (8,000 in each area) to have clean, safe water for drinking, cooking and washing, but with airfreight costs, the shipment will cost the charity £30,000. Aquabox gets no government funding and relies entirely on donations for its life-saving work. Each Aquabox family filter costs less than £30 to assemble and has the potential to process up to half a million litres of contaminated water over its lifespan so every £10 donation could pay for more than 170,000 litres of clean, safe water. If you are able to help us with the cost of these humanitarian aid shipments, you can make a donation on the Aquabox website www.aquabox.org, or alternatively using our JustGiving campaign at the link below. We have expanded the JustGiving page to cover both disasters. www.justgiving.com/campaign/Aquabox-Philippines-TyphoonRai Many thanks to all our supporters who have already made donations, but we still need more help. Any surplus donations will be put towards similar disasters in the future. Please help us to help those in need. Thank you.
Kevin Barclay Aquabox Trustee
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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.
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A VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE FROM THE JANUARY ROTARY MAGAZINE Start a cause-or interest-based club Clubs everywhere are looking to engage members by focusing on their passions. In District 5030 (Washington), Governor Howard Cohen has helped charter two cause-based clubs – one focused on environmental sustainability and another on ending sex trafficking – and is planning others that will pull in members who are veterans, part of the LGBTQ+ community, or involved with the Muslim Association of Puget Sound. Maybe a club doesn’t have to reformat to focus on a cause, but certainly the cause can be a major focus on any Rotary club. Be flexible Rotary offers a variety of ways to create a club There’s a difference between being a member experience that appeals to new and potential and belonging. You don’t belong until people members. From corporate and alumni-based take care of you, and you, in turn, start taking memberships to e-clubs and satellite clubs, you care of other people.” can choose when, where, how, and why you -- Elizabeth Usovicz meet. “Flexibility is key,” says Usovicz. “Shake up the time you meet and where you meet. Look beyond your inner circle to your secondary circle. You’re more likely to find a greater representation of your community.” Resources Visit myrotary.org/membership to find a variety of tools to help your club engage members. Learn how to: • • • • • •
Connect with potential members Conduct a club health check Crete a membership plan for your club Engage your current members Increase your club’s flexibility Start a new club
Refer-a-Member online tool Know someone who would make a great member but need help determining which club is right for them? Rotary members can use the Refer-a-Member tool to help match a potential member with the right club. Find it at my.rotary.org/member-center.
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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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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 Source: Reader’s Digest, Laughter is the Best Medicine
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Source: Reader’s Digest, Laughter is the Best Medicine
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INSPIRATION Youth Exchange Youth Exchange has been one of Rotary’s most successful and popular programs and is stronger today than at any time in its history. But the Youth Exchange journey should be told through the words of each individual participant. It begins with the exciting news that a young person has been accepted into the program and matched with a host family in another country. Letters are exchanged and the culture and language studied. Then, the day arrives when the youth bids farewell to his or her parents and hours later greets a host at an airport halfway around the world. The cultural adjustments are often difficult, but there is always the host Rotary club to guide them as their “adopted” guest. By the time the visit is over, tears often mark their departure, for this teenager has genuinely become a part of the host family. It is impossible to calculate the contribution to world peace and understanding that these leaders of tomorrow will make by being exposed to another culture at such an important stage in their development. “Thanks to Rotary, my heart has grown older and bigger every day,” admitted Lilia Hernandez from Via Hermosa, Mexico, after her exchange visit to Ontario, Canada. “My experiences have touched the lives of all I have come to know and call my friends,” said Christian Otto, a German exchange student who lived with a U.S. host family. “Now multiply that by thousands of exchanges all over the planet, and you will realize that through Rotary, this world is coming together – one friendship, one exchange at a time.” Rotary has organized Youth Exchange visits since 1927, when the Rotary Club of Copenhagen, Denmark, arranged to host several American boys. A year later, the program grew to 61 youth Exchanges. In 1927, the Rotary Club of Nice, France, initiated Youth Exchanges with other European clubs. And in 1928, some 300 American boys spent five weeks visiting families in Scandinavia as “youthful Pilgrims of World Peace.” Today, Rotary annually places about 7,000 students ages 15 to 19 with Rotarian families in another country for periods ranging from a few weeks to a year. This has been an excellent starting point for teaching them crosscultural sensitivity at an age when they are just becoming truly aware of the world beyond their home communities. It is easy to see why Rotary has made such a commitment to youth for most of its first 100 years. It reaches out to care for children who are sick, disabled, hungry, or forgotten. It provides encouragement through mentoring and scholarships to tens of thousands of teenagers and young adults. And it walks hand in hand along the pathway of service with youth in Interact and Youth Exchange and young adults in Rotaract. Rotarians have lived out their slogan of more than 50 years: Every Rotarian a Example to Youth. They have demonstrated that the best investment of their time and resources is in the generation that will lead the world tomorrow. Source: Forward, David S. A Century of Service. Copyright 2003, Rotary International. Page 176.
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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
Archived Newsletters January, 2022 December, 2021 November, 2021 October, 2021 September, 2021 August, 2021 July, 2021
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