July Newsletter - Rotary District 6330 Passport Club

Here is to Connecting the District as we Connect the World!

Rotary International President, Mark Maloney, Alabama, USA District 6330 Governor, Tony Sheard Club President, Allan Loiselle (2019-20)

District website: https://rotary6330.org/

DG Tony's July message – Click here!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS ISSUE… Page No. District Governor`s July message Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) Coming Events IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION RI President Mark Maloney’s Message for July 2019 Getting to know the district Committees Officers and Directors District map Area Governors UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION End Polio Now UPDATE ON WASRAG – Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group

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CLUB NEWS Message from Charter President, Tanya New Beginnings Changeover District Conference 3 new Paul Harris Fellows Of Interest People of Action – RI Convention in Hamburg Letter from IPP Tanya Literacy Award Huron-Perth Multicultural Association (Rotarian Lynne) Indigenous Festival HIP Circle – Rotary Partner Sharing Projects Pancake Breakfast – RC of Sarnia What is Rotary?

Vision Statement Dates to Remember Paul Harris said…

Support our Sponsors References

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Service above self!

One profits most who serves best!

Please send articles and photos for the newsletter to ladykitt@gmail.com

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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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Rotary’s Focus on New Beginnings Month of July

Duc D’Orleans Cruise opportunity Rotary Club of Sarnia-Lambton After Hours Friday, July 5

July Online Meeting Date Changed Wednesday, July 10 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern

Rotary Pancake Breakfast opportunity Rotary Club of Sarnia @ Canatara Park Saturday, July 20

Rotary’s Focus on Membership and New Club Development Month of August

August Online Meeting August 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Rotary’s Focus on Education and Literacy Month of September

September Online Meeting September 4 at 7:00 p.m.

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IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION 2019-20 RI PRESIDENTIAL THEME

International President, 2018-19 – Mark Maloney RC of Decatur, Alabama, USA July Message 2019 I love to travel! I even enjoy the mundane process of getting from here to there.

But last year, my wife, Gay, and I had one of those experiences that would strain the optimism of even the most cheerful traveler. We found ourselves with six hours to wait, at an airport where we were not scheduled to be, on a day we had not planned still to be traveling, having woken up that morning at a hotel unknown to us the night before. It was one of those days.

As we waited at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, Gay and I took a walk to people watch. We went from one end of the terminal to the other and back, looking at every gate, every destination, every group of people waiting for their flights.

Each gate was its own island of humanity. When we walked down the center of the concourse, we were in New York, moving along with everyone in one river. But when you veered off into those seats, you left that current and landed on an island. You were already in Delhi or Paris or Tel Aviv.

As we started our walk, I thought: "All these different people, all these different countries, all in one place. This is like Rotary!" But as we walked past gate after gate, I realized something. It was not like Rotary at all.

Because everyone in that river was heading for an island. And every island stayed an island. The people heading to Taipei might be talking to one another, but they were not talking to the people heading to Cairo or Lagos.

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Contrast that with Rotary. Rotary allows us to connect with one another, in deep and meaningful ways, across our differences. It connects us with people we would never otherwise have met, who are more like us than we ever could have known. It connects us with our communities, to professional opportunities, and to the people who need our help.

Connection is what makes the experience of Rotary so very different from walking along that concourse at JFK Airport. In Rotary, none of us is an island. All of us are in Rotary together, whoever we are, wherever we are from, whatever language we speak or traditions we follow. We are all connected to one another — part of our communities and members not only of our clubs, but also of the global community to which we all belong.

This connection is what lies at the heart of the Rotary experience. It is what brings us to Rotary. It is why we stay. Please join your fellow Rotarians on this journey as Rotary Connects the World.

Other Presidential messages for the 2019-20 year are posted at https://my.rotary.org/en/news-media/office-president/presidential-message

GETTING TO KNOW THE DISTRICT FOR 2019-20 Incoming Administration for District 6330

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District 6330 Committees District Governor Rotary Leadership Institute Interact New Generations Exchange Rotaract RYLA (Seminar for tomorrow’s leaders) Council on Legislation Friendship Exchange Nominating Committee Youth Protection Officer Council on PDGs International Convention Promotion District Awards District Conference District Governor Team

Tony Sheard (Southampton) Diane Chantler Mike Wallace Rosanne Field Laurie Brown/Reid Eyre Steve Dietrich Dennis Dinsmore Tanya Wolff Jim Schlatman Claire Sherwin Pat Voegelin Tony Sheard Tony Sheard John Conlin Tony Sheard

District 6330 Officers and Directors Rotary Foundation Committees Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Society Vocational Training Team/PolioPlus World Peace Fellowships District Grants Global Grants Alumni Annual Giving Endowments/Major Gifts Global Scholarships Finance Committee Strategic Planning Membership Committees Membership Training Committee Public Relations/Public Image District Website District Newsletter Youth Exchange Committee Outbound Inbound Youth Protection Officer Conference Co-ordinator

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Martin Ward (Grand Bend) Martin Ward Jamie Pole Katherine Hahn Jim Thomas Myrna Inglis Martin Ward Robert Reynolds Jim Thomas Dennis Dinsmore Susan Storie David Elliott (London Rotary Club) Erin Shankie (Greater Flint Sunrise) Diane Chantler (St. Thomas Railway City) Mike Chaffee/Diane Chantler Erin Shankie (Greater Fling Sunrise) Kirk Langford (London Rotary Club) Colin Macdonald (Paisley) Colin Macdonald Don Bork (London Rotary Club) Ross Barnett Chris Das/Dorcas Dunker Claire Sherwin Kathleen Murphy

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District 6330 Map showing the Designated Areas and Clubs

Area Governors Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Assistant Governor Patricia Cavan (Wiarton) Tim Mancell Dianne Yundt (Stratford) Kathleen Murphy (London South) Deborah Renaud-McDermott Terry Bennett (Fort Gratiot) Erin Shankie William Beatty (Meaford) Bob Lennox (Lapeer) Nancy Lovelock (St. Thomas)

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UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION

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Two new cVDPV2 emergences are reported this week in DR Congo; one from Sankuru province and one from Kasai province. Sankuru province is in the centre of the country and had previously not participated in mOPV2 outbreak response campaigns. However, it is neighboring known-infected provinces, where mOPV2 response continues to be implemented. Kasai had already been participating in mOPV2 outbreak campaigns, as it had already been affected by a separate cVDPV2. Currently, total six, genetically-distinct cVDPV2 outbreaks affecting the country.

One of the major factors that determines whether a child will receive vaccinations is the primary caregiver’s receptiveness to immunization. The decision to vaccinate is a complex interplay of various socio-cultural, religious, and political factors. Read how everyday people in Pakistan are advocating for vaccinations.

Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, is a riverine state with precarious transportation and rivers crisscrossing the land. Thanks to healthcare workers, community engagement and innovations in immunization practices, Bayelsa State jumped from one of the most poor-performing states in terms of routine immunization to be the second best in the country. Read more here.

WPV – Wild Polio Virus cVDPV – Vaccine-derived Polio Virus

POLIO PARTNERS

For more information, click here - http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/

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Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years, and we’ve made incredible progress in the fight to rid the world of it forever.

As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've helped to reduced polio cases by more than 99.9 percent.

It’s crucial to eliminate polio from the last three countries where it remains endemic and to keep other countries polio-free.

If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.

Be a part of history.

Donate your funds. https://www.endpolio.org/donate

Donate your time.

Ending a disease is a massive effort, and Rotary and our partners can’t do it alone. You can join us in our efforts to end polio by being a part of World Polio Day. Learn more about World Polio Day in October – October 24 https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day

Donate your voice We need your voice to help us end polio now. Our resource center has materials such as social media messages and sample press releases. https://www.endpolio.org/resource-center

Watch Rotary’s Sixth Annual World Polio Day Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02VQFm0GTCo&feature=youtu.be

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UPDATE FROM WASRAG Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group

World Water Day Competition - 2019 Winners This year there were 16 entries to the 2019 World Water Day Competition.

Clubs from around the world tackled a variety of projects involving children, river bank rehabilitation, tree planting, water treatment plants, and river cleanups. There were two prizes, each for $500 US. Most Innovative - Rotary Club of Voi, Kenya Rotary Club of Voi’s project involved seedballs. These are native tree and grass seeds which are enclosed in charcoal dust and can be thrown anywhere by anybody, alongside rivers to increase the vegetation along the riparian land, in deforested, environmentally degraded areas, on charcoal kilns where people had cut down trees to make charcoal and basically anywhere that needs trees.

Since they can be thrown anywhere in any season, they are well protected by the charcoal dust, waiting for the rainy season and voila, they start to germinate. Such a creative way to impact the problem of soil erosion.

Read more about their project.

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MESSAGE FROM OUTOING CHARTER PRESIDENT Tanya Wolff Thank you to all who were able to attend our changeover on Wednesday evening – June 26 – and thank you to Allan and Selina for hosting!!

For those who were unable to make it, I would like to share the following message. For those who were there, I have included a few updates.

Well, fellow Passport Members……. we’ve broken the mold!

We were a force to be reckoned with before the end of July last year.

We already had a website, Facebook page and a small group of dedicated members who eventually became your board of directors.

We have had the opportunity to experiment with different styles of service and commitment. I know that we will continue to design the club over time to meet the needs of our members. Our members participate in many different ways. Some prefer to do service in their community, some in the District, some internationally and many are doing all of the above. Some like a committee structure and others like to free-lance…. and that’s the beauty of Passport!

Opportunities rather than Obligations!!

We fundraised over 10,000 CND dollars (over 4000.- to Polio, Kitchen Party ..over $5000.- with $4200,- of that going to TRF Annual Fund and $900.- soon to be allocated to projects that our members are working on. In addition to that approximately $500.- was raised for Shelterbox, plus proceeds from the Colombian Cards are still coming in for the Spina Bifida Centre in Colombia which we also provided a wheelchair for.

Contributions made to The Rotary Foundation and directly to projects by individual members exceeded 20,000 USD.

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We have increased female membership in the District, our club members are active in service projects and we have promoted Rotary and our club to the world. We are active in partnerships with other Rotary Clubs as well as other non-governmental entities locally and internationally.

We sponsored 2 students to attend RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in London (one from Michigan and one from Ontario).

We have achieved the qualifications that should earn us the 20182019 Rotary Citation with Presidential Distinction. We also attained the Silver Level District Literacy Award!

Thank you for all you do!!

I’m proud of this Club!

I’m proud of my fellow members and I know that WE WERE THE INSPIRATION this year and we will continue to CONNECT THE WORLD as President Allan leads us into the new Rotary year!!

Thank you again!!

Sincerely, Tanya Charter President RC District 6330 Passport Vice-Governor 2018-19, PDG 2009-10 Chair District 6330 Rotary Friendship Exchange TRF Health Major Gifts Initiative Committee

Charter President's Pin

We look forward to working with our new Club President for 2019-20 – Allan Loiselle

Kitty, Jim, Past/Charter President Tanya, President Allan, Lynne, Sue, Marsha

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Changeover News The Rotary Club of District 6330 Passport had its first ever Club Changeover on Wednesday, June 26.

“Rotary Connects the World” and “The 6330 Passport Club Connects the District!”

We have representation on the board from the most westerly reaches of the District in Michigan through the easterly in Ontario. A very exciting year of challenges and change. Our Charter President got us up, running, and growing. We had our “Ask in Gear”!

Incoming President, Allan Loiselle, will continue to lead and inspire us. Our first tradition, handing over the Club Charter to the new president – left below.

Left above: You will find our official charter at the home of the President from year to year. (Tanya and Allan) Right: Immediate Past/Charter President PDG Tanya with our newest member Laurie Brown. Laurie is a Dual Rotarian/Rotaractor.

The District Conference – Fun and fellowship

The Passport Club was well represented: David, Joyce, Kitty, Exchange student, Marsha, Mary, Rebecca and Greg Schinkel (missing Allan)

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Three new Rotary Paul Harris Fellows presented at the Imlay City Rotary club meeting recently by 6330 Passport Member Jim Sillers, our TRF Director/Chair.

Way to go Jim and congratulations to his grandchildren Avis, Cooper and Rhyland Schapman!!!

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OF INTEREST TO OUR CLUB… People of Action RI CONVENTION – HAMBURG, GERMANY Of course, our District 6330 Passport Club is well represented!

Club members Jim Sillers and Tanya Wolff. AG Debbie Renaud-McDermott, second from left. And new friends at the right!

Members of Passport Clubs around the world met in Hamburg to share ideas and successes!

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A letter from our Charter President Dear Passport Club members: In the weeks before and after the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Rotary has taken me on a journey to renew and celebrate my Rotary connections, from the Baltic to Croatia with the Rotary International Convention in between.

I was proud and excited to share the different ways that our members are making Rotary FIT their lives.

Many of our members attended the District 6330 Conference and were able to influence the District membership in a positive way. I can't wait to see the results of their brainstorming sessions.

On July 1, we will enter into our first full year as a club. I will serve as your Membership Chair under President Allan. I'm looking forward to your individual input regarding ways to make your Rotary experiences even more rewarding for YOU!!

Yours in Rotary Friendship, Tanya

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Contributed by Rotarian Lynne Ternosky

Each year our region receives hundreds of immigrants from nations all over the world. Our mission is to help them assimilate into Canadian culture and enrich all our lives as we strive to be a multicultural society. Your donation can make a pronounced difference in a newly arrived family’s lives.

Settlement and support services for immigrants, refugees, women, youth, and seniors. We provide orientation about Canadian culture and other topics such as Education, Employment, Health Care, etc.

We also Help immigrants with documents and processes, referrals and resources to access available services, Language improvement program and much more.

Lynne writes: It was a pleasure to represent Rotary at this event as many from society try to address crisis intervention in society.

Multicultural Society of Huron Perth Conference on Health – See http://www.maph.ca/

Rotarian Lynne is hiding in the second row slightly right of center. đ&#x;˜Š

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www.indigenouslifefestival.com Thornbury – Sunday, August 24 (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Thornbury, Ontario

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Water First is dedicated to working with First Nations communities with a focus on both drinking water and environmental water concerns, as well as water science education for youth.

To date, Water First has collaborated with over 35 First Nations communities to address water challenges through education and training.

For more information, visit: https://waterfirst.ngo

THE INDIGENOUS JOURNEY Below are some links you may find interesting and useful! https://www.theindigenousjourney.com/#why

https://www.theindigenousjourney.com/

http://app.theindigenousjourney.com/projects/show/5a9b76992ba0602172a96e57

https://res.cloudinary.com/hqhjcoukd/image/upload/v1523688210/m7lheejm8qaqxoiobvfk.pdf

https://res.cloudinary.com/hqhjcoukd/image/upload/v1523688210/m7lheejm8qaqxoiobvfk.pdf

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SHARING PROJECTS

This is an excellent event! So many Rotarians turn out for fun and hard work!

It’s right by the river, under the Bluewater Bridge, and you can enjoy the fun and fellowship as you contribute to this outstanding fund-raiser!

Please mark the date on your calendar!

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See our Passport Club Facebook page for more up-to-the-minute Passport news! https://www.facebook.com/rotary6330passport/

DATES TO REMEMBER October 15, 2019 - GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY https://globalhandwashing.org October 24, 2019 - WORLD POLIO DAY https://www.endpolio.org/world-polio-day March 22, 2020 - WORLD WATER DAY http://www.worldwaterday.org/

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Rotary Founder, Paul P. Harris The foundation upon which Rotary is founded is friendship; on no less firm foundation could it have stood!

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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!

For your consideration A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.

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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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