Here’s to Opening Opportunities through our World!
Rotary International President, Holger Knaack, Germany District 6330 Governor, David Elliott Club President, Marsha Kalakay (2020-21)
District website: https://rotary6330.org/
Click below to hear: AULD LANG SYNE - THE CHORAL SCHOLARS OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Happy New Year 2021 Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) Coming Events IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION RI President Holger Knaack’s January message Note from Past RI President, Barry Rassin re video Brief History of the Four-Way Test District Team update as we move forward UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION Trekking through Snow ROTARY ACTION GROUPS ESRAG – A Video Contest announced WASH Rotary Action Group LITRAG Rotary Foundation ROTARY’S CORE VALUES
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CLUB NEWS How to tell friends about the Passport Club Make-ups? AGM 2020 Mary Ruston service Vocational Service Ideas Peace through Poetry Adventure in Understanding From Guatemala Spreading accurate and important information Inspiration Happy Chat reminder International Dates of Note Rotary’s Areas of Focus BACK PAGES Object of Rotary and Four-Way Test Rotary’s Code of Conduct Rotary’s Vision Statement EREY – Every Rotarian Every Year D6330 Graphic Humour Support our Sponsors References
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JANUARY Vocational Service Month
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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
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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FOCUS ON VOCATIONAL SERVICE Month of January
MONTHLY ONLINE CLUB MEETING January 6 at 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! See the club Calendar on our Website for link!
FOCUS ON PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION Month of February
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROTARY! Rotary turns 116 February 23, 2021
Enjoy a lively tune!
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IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION 2020-21 RI PRESIDENTIAL THEME
International President, 2020-21 – Holger Knaack RC of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölin, Germany January message 2021
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January is finally here! As we look forward to 2021, our thinking doesn’t have to stop at the end of these 365 days. Are you thinking ahead about what you will be doing in 2022, 2023, and beyond? We cannot foresee the future, but we can steer ourselves where we want to go. I think it is important that every Rotary club hold a strategic meeting at least once a year. Past RI Director Greg Yank, who has a lot of experience working with clubs on their plans, shares his viewpoint. A famous aphorism states, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Planning is essential to achieving success in all areas of life, including Rotary, and we’re getting better at it every year. Strategic planning for Rotary clubs works. I have helped many clubs find that pathway by working with them to build what I call a blueprint, a multiyear plan that answers the fundamental question: “What is our vision for our club?” The best plans I have seen are those that are focused, when a club concentrates its resources on the best opportunities it has. Your Rotary club cannot be all things to its members and to the community it serves; it has limited human, financial, and time resources. A successful plan factors in assets and limitations to chart the desired pathway for your members. Begin building a multiyear strategic plan by brainstorming with your club, asking, “What are our initiatives and priorities for the next two to three years?” Document your answers using action-oriented language that is specific, concrete, and measurable about the goals you want to achieve. Next, narrow down your initiatives to a core set of three to five priorities. Your club will then develop specific objectives for each initiative, outlining who will be involved, key milestones of achievement, how progress will be tracked, and a timeline for completion. Keep your plan short and simple. Then go out and do it. Review the progress you make toward accomplishing the initiatives, and revise as needed at least once a year. Rotary has a solid template to assist clubs in their planning, which you can find at my.rotary.org/en/document/strategic-planning-guide. We want to enrich and enliven our clubs with new discussions and ideas. But how do we attract the diverse professionals, from different backgrounds, ages, and experiences, who are all driven by as strong a sense of integrity as we are? Through strategic planning, we explore this question to define the very nature of our club and the value it offers to its members and to the community. Each club is different, and each club’s value will be unique. During the planning process, clubs may also find that some of the activities they used to do are no longer relevant or attractive. Once your club makes a strategic plan, it’s time to take action and carry out the necessary changes. When we do that — as we engage members in vibrant and active clubs that not only have fun but also serve their communities with projects that have real and lasting impact — our clubs grow stronger. And when we discover what makes our own clubs unique and build upon those core values in all our efforts, Rotary Opens Opportunities to enrich the lives of everyone.
https://my.rotary.org/en/news-media/office-president/presidential-message HOLGER KNAACK President, Rotary International
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A NOTE FROM PAST RI PRESIDENT, BARRY RASSIN Pandemic Response Task Force – Discussions and Ideas Please take the time to view the video meeting included here. A link is provided below. The goal is for 75 percent of clubs to view the video over the next three months. The video is produced by TGIG and Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary. It is a result of discussions and ideas that emerged from the Pandemic Response Task Force. Your help in advocating for and distributing this video are appreciated. Click here to view this excellent video.
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BRIEF ROTARY HISTORY – THE FOUR-WAY TEST The Four-Way Test Rotary’s current code of ethical conduct – The Four-Way Test – was developed*during the Great Depression, by a Rotarian, Herb Taylor, from the United States, as a four-part ethical guideline that helped him rescue a beleaguered business. Herb Taylor went on to become RI President in 1954-55. The code’s four points are simple and direct – “Of all the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?” The Four-Way Test was officially adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into the languages of over 100 countries. It appears on highway billboards, in schoolrooms, and on the walls of businesses, in labour contracts, courtrooms and halls of government. According to some sources, it’s even on the moon, in the form of a FourWay Test pin planted on the surface by astronaut Buzz Aldrin!
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https://rotary5630.org/history-of-the-four-way-test/
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FROM THE DISTRICT … our way forward
Our current District Governor (2020-21_ David Elliot (Susan) Rotary Club of London, ON
District Governor-Elect (2021-22) Erin Shankie (Don) Rotary Club of Greater Flint Sunrise, USA
District Governor-Nominee (2022-23)
District Governor-Nominee Designate - (2023-24)
Mike Chaffee (Lee Ann) Rotary Club of Flint, USA
Sonja Glass (Dave) Rotary Club of Meaford, ON
About our DG-elect Erin Shankie Erin joined Rotary in 2012 after a Group Study Exchange to Japan. She held the role of Foundation Chair, Vice President, President-Elect, and President with the Rotary Club of Greater Flint Sunrise before becoming Assistant Governor for Area 7 in 2016. In 2014, Erin founded ER Sports and Leadership, a company focused on creating leaders who embrace unique perspectives, set goals, and foster positive team culture. Her work involves diverse groups of individuals in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors and concentrates on teams to provide organizational development as well as to build leadership and communication skills. Erin is a lifelong learner and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership to accompany her Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Master’s degree in Education-Instruction, and graduate certificate in Leadership and Diversity Management in Sport. She has been trained in Sports-Based Youth Development (SBYD), nonprofit leadership and facilitation, and is an ACE certified health coach. Erin also facilitates training for runners and teaches youth dance. Erin is married to Don and has one daughter, Emerson. Other photos of our District Team on the next page.
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DG David Elliott, PDG Tony Sheard, DGE Erin, and RI President Holger Knaack
DGE Erin writes: Rotary has provided me incredible opportunities and I have been privileged to meet some of the kindest people in my endeavors with this awesome service organization— this DG team is no exception! I’m grateful for the support of my amazing family who have encouraged me to keep pursuing things I love. The pin was officially passed— let my journey to District Governor 2021-2022 begin! PDG Diane Chantler, DG David Elliott, PDG Tony Sheard, DGE Erin
Meet our District Governor Nominee and our District Governor Nominee Designate on the next page.
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District Governor Nominee (2022-23) Mike Chaffee (Lee Ann) Rotary Club of Flint, USA
District Governor Nominee Designate (2023-24) Sonja Glass (Dave) Rotary Club of Meaford, ON
To view a Facebook video of Sonja and her husband if you can access Facebook. Click here.
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UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION
Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives): • • • • • •
Afghanistan: two WPV1 and 23 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples Pakistan: one WPV1 and 11 cVDPV2 cases Benin: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample Burkina Faso: six cVDPV2 cases Chad: two cVDPV2 cases South Sudan: 10 cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
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) World Polio Day is October 24.
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On a wintery November day, vaccinators across Afghanistan wrapped up warm, checked that they had facemasks and hand sanitizer, and headed out into the cold morning. Their mission? To reach 9.9 million children with polio vaccines, before snowfall blocked their way. From valleys to muddy lanes, we look at some of the environments where vaccinators work, as well as some of the key challenges that have made 2020 one of the toughest years for polio eradicators.
Panjshir province - Afghanistan For some vaccinators, the first snows had already arrived. At the top of the Panjshir valley, Ziaullah and Nawid Ahmad started their day at 7:00 a.m. “We walked six hours to Sar-e Tangi and back to take polio drops to the last houses in the valley”, said Ziaullah. The mountainous roads in this area are impassable by car, so vaccinators walk many kilometers to the most remote villages. Sar-e Tangi means ‘top narrow edge’, and the view during the long winter is of snowy peaks. A few kilometers from Sar-e Tangi, father Arsalan Khan was proud to have protected his own and other children in the extended family with polio drops. He said, “I ensure all the children in the family are vaccinated during each round the drops were offered and of course I will keep vaccinating them each time the vaccinators visit our village”. Khan continued, “The vaccinators walk long distances across the mountain slopes to our villages, sometimes during harsh weather conditions, to bring polio drops to our doors.” “Thanks to the people and countries that support the vaccination campaigns and make it possible for the drops to reach our doorsteps.” Badakhshan province - Afghanistan In Badakhstan, Mr. Azizullah had COVID-19 safety measures on his mind. Like all vaccinators working for the polio programme, he had been trained on how to safely deliver polio drops during the pandemic. The
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temperature was below zero, with the first snow on the ground, as Mr. Azizullah walked through the rugged terrain from home to home, ensuring to wear his mask and regularly sanitize his hands. Mr. Abdul Basit and Misbahuddin, volunteers in nearby Aab Barik village said, “It is cold and walking through muddy lanes is not easy, but we have to do our job. There was one case of polio in Badakhshan so that means there is probably virus circulation and we have to stop that”.
Twin brothers, Habib-u Rahman and Hamid-u Rahman, and their niece, show their inked fingers after being vaccinated against polio in Botawar village, Rukha district of Panjshir province. ©Ahmadullah Amarkhil/WHO Afghanistan
Click here to read the rest of the story.
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A VIDEO CONTEST!
RI President Holger Knaack is sponsoring an ESRAG video contest starting January 1 to showcase what Rotarians are doing to save the planet! This fabulous ideas was spearheaded by ESRAG Europe.
We are thrilled to announce that rotary International President Holger Knaack is teaming up with ESRAG o a film contest to showcase the wealth of ways Rotarians are striving to save the planet. RI President Holger recorded an irresistible video of his own inviting YOU to share your project. Click here to open the video site.
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The contest will generate a bumper crop of 70-second videos to inspire Rotarians, so we can hit the ground running all across the glob when RI’s new Protecting the Environment Area of Focus goes live on July 1. You’ll be able to hunt through the films to find great stories to use with your own community, club, district, or region. How will it work? Starting January 1, 2021, you can upload a 70- to 100-second video on the theme #I Fix the Planet. English is the common language judges will use, and the website offers a way to add English subtitles so you can record in your own language if you prefer. Use your smart phone to tell people about an environmental project you’ve done, are doing, or plan to do, or simply share what you are doing personally to “fix the planet.” Then, watch other people’s videos and vote for your favourites. Submissions and votes will be accepted through March 31. A panel of Rotarians and Rotaractors will then select seven winners from the top People’s Choice vote getters, and those seven will win a Zoom conference with RI President Holger. The top three will win a “social good” prize donated to an approved rotary, Rotaract, or Interact project of their choice. The contest is the brainchild of ESRAG Europe member Ludwig Kalthoff and is generously sponsored by RI President Holger Knaack.
https://www.ifixtheplanet.org/
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Click here to read about projects that are looking for partners. Whether you are looking for a Rotary WASH project to support or you need funding for your club WASH project, you can find information on the WASH Rotary Action Group website. One of WASRAG’s original goals was to provide a forum for projects, and they have reintroduced this facility. Click this link to find the project pages.
NEW Sanitation and Hygiene Fund A new global fund called the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund was announced. This fund will provide global investment towards sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health. The fund will invest in country-led programs to accelerate progress in sustainable WASH areas. To learn more visit shfund.org
Click here to view a short video.
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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 • • •
Alleviating illiteracy Enhancing literacy teaching and learning globally Helping to provide materials and equipment for literacy education at different levels
Like all Action Groups, it is an autonomous association of like-minded Rotarians, partners of Rotarians, and Rotaractors working in partnership with Clubs and Districts on literacy projects of mutual concern. World Literacy Day is September 8. Click here to learn more.
https://www.litrag.org/literacy-project-contest
2020 LITRAG Literacy Month Awards One of the winners of the Literacy Month Awards was the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 for the highly successful signature project – the Butterfly Storybook. The Butterfly Storybook, Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 is an annual storywriting contest open to all children ages 7-11 living in the Caribbean. The project promotes literacy development (writing skills), shares the culture of the Caribbean, and provides literacy resources to schools in need. Each year, the selected stories are published in a book (versions in English, French, Creole, and Spanish) that is provided to local schools and libraries. A key goal of this project, which involves students and Rotarians in 10 countries of the Northern Caribbean, is promoting international and cultural understanding. Click here to learn more about the Butterfly Storybook and its successes.
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
The Rotary Foundation (Canada) is an official associate foundation of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation (Canada) is a Canadian federally chartered corporation and Canadian registered charity supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of The Rotary Foundation who share its vision of a better world. The Rotary Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world."
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the foundation has spent more than $4 billion on lif-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
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ROTARY’S CORE VALUES
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Passport Clubs differ from e-clubs in that members live within a defined geographical region – in this case, District 6330. 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 District 6330 Passport Club is a new format of Rotary Club; one where the structure better suits the lives of those who maybe can’t meet on a weekly basis or make significant financial contributions but who still have a passion for what Rotary does best; doing good. 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 founding principle is simple: Make Rotary fit your life! The Rotary District 6330 Passport Club members are full Rotary members, with the same privileges and rights as Rotarians who are members of traditional clubs.
Do you need a make-up? 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 Rotary E-Club One – Always just a click away
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OUR AGM - DECEMBER 2, 2020
On December 22, members and friends of the Rotary Club of Grand Bend worked hard cleaning up debris at the harbour area. The concern was the debris was full of little pieces of plastic which would have been washed back into the lake at the next big storm. Our club member, Mary Ruston, was right there, lending a helping hand! Thank you, Mary!
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VOCATIONAL SERVICE – MONTH OF JANUARY Some ideas to learn about and consider
Click here to listen to the winner – Marlina - of the Middle School Spoken Word Poetry category
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Rotary District 7010 Click here to read more and view videos.
Dear fellow Rotarians, I am writing to ask that you consider funding the sponsorship of a student (or students) through Creating Opportunities for Guatemalans, a charitable organization that I run in Guatemala. The mission of our organization is to provide educational support to children of families living below the poverty line so that those children can attend school. Because the COVID pandemic caused so many people in Guatemala to lose their jobs, many more families have come to us seeking support to enable their children to stay in school. As a result, we have a long list of students for whom we are seeking sponsorship.
Rotarian Vicki Horsfield
Sponsorship support provides a student with all his or her necessary school supplies and uniforms. In the case of junior high and high school students, sponsorship also covers the cost of inscription and monthly school fees, as well as transportation. For all students, sponsorship donations also enable us to provide our after-school program in which the students receive homework support, as well as attend classes in English and Math, and participate in a structured Reading program to help them improve their level of reading. They also receive a daily nutritional snack and nutrition education.
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Sponsorship for a primary school student is $480CAD/year. For those in junior high or high school, sponsorship is $960CAD/year. Sponsorship payments can also be made on monthly or quarterly basis. Please say YES to providing a child with the opportunity to receive an education. Your support has the power to change his or her future from one of lack and struggle, to one of growth, health and purpose. Yours in Rotary, Vicki Horsfield, Executive Director Creating Opportunities for Guatemalans Website: www.creatingopportunitiesforguatemalans.org/ www.facebook.com/CreatingOpportunitiesforGuatemalans
Rotary has partnered with UNICEF and the WHO in a unique way. The chief scientist of the World Health Organization – Dr. Soumya Swaminathan. Many of the solutions for our public health problems do come through science, but then they have to be translated into action on the ground - and that’s where Rotarians can do a wonderful job. Consider the COVID pandemic. It is clear that this virus does not respect borders. It affects everyone. This is the kind of problem for which we all have to come together. Work with the local context, with local data and involve and empower local communities. COVID19 is a disease where you need behaviour change. You need people to actually comply with the restrictions that are being put in place – and comply with them for a significant period of time. This is where organizations such as Rotary can get involved, ensuring that the right messages actually are reaching the people. Consider anti-vaccers, for example. This is a huge and growing problem around the world. What people of this generation have not seen is that it was not so long ago that we had hundreds of thousands of children crippled by polio, that we had tens of thousands of people dying of smallpox every year. Only a couple of decades ago, two out of every five children did not survive to their first birthday. And it is only because of vaccines that we’ve been able to overcome these diseases. It is the right time for Rotary to take on new public health issues because • • •
we have the reach we have the voice, and we have the credibility to reach ordinary citizens living all around the world.
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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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U.N. INTERNATIONAL DATES TO NOTE January 4 World Braille Day January 24 International Day of Education January 27 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
ROTARY’S AREAS OF FOCUS
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In a world where you can be anything, be KIND!
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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
The 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.
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A VISUAL OF ROTARY DISTRICT 6330
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A LITTLE HUMOUR
Click here to learn about the gender of a computer.
And if you want a recommendation for Netflix – a film – why not try My Octopus Teacher.
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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
Today is yet another day to do better!
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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 History Fellowship - http://www.rotaryhistoryfellowship.org 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 Gallery of Past Presidents <https://www.rotary.org/en/aboutus/history/galleryofpastpresidents/pages/timelineofpresidents.aspx>
Submissions from Club members Please send Club News and photos (with appropriate IDs) to Kitty at ladykitt@gmail.com
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