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/
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TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS ISSUE… Page No.
Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) Coming Events IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION RI President Mark Maloney’s Message for May 2020 Rotary and COVID-19 – Livestreaming event, Saturday May 2 Connecting to the Future District 6330 Conference update UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION Polio and COVID-19 UPDATE ON WASRAG – Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group HANWASH Sand Dams E-Club of WASH
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CLUB NEWS Happy Chats COVID-19 Project – Providing PPE to Huron-Perth Healthcare Alliance It’s a Boy! (Times 2!!) Rotary Learn Spanish Flu ad Social Distancing HIP Circle Rotary History Object of Rotary and 4-Way Test Rotary’s Code of Conduct Rotary’s Vision Statement and Dates to Remember D6330 Graphic Random Thoughts/Inspiration Support our Sponsors References
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Please send articles and photos for the newsletter to ladykitt@gmail.com
MAY FOCUS Youth Service
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The Calendar below shows Rotary’s monthly themes. ROTARY CALENDAR and THEMES Month
Theme
July August September October November December January February March April May June
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
2020 – the year the world changed forever!
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ROTARY’S FOCUS ON YOUTH SERVICE Month of May
MONTHLY MEETING ONLINE May 6, 2020
HAPPY CHATS ONLINE Saturday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday
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SERVICE PROJECTS COMMITTEE MEETING May 27, 2020
Monthly Meeting Online June 3, 2020
District 6330 Conference June 19, 20, 21, 2020
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IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION 2019-20 RI PRESIDENTIAL THEME
International President, 2019-20 – Mark Maloney RC of Decatur, Alabama, USA May message 2020 Increasing our ability to adapt: That is one goal of our new Rotary Action Plan. And wow, have we seen that ability put to the test this year. In March, Gay and I were to visit Zimbabwe, Turkey, and eight other countries over the course of 30 days. After participating in a medical mission in Zimbabwe and Commonwealth Week activities in London, on the 11th day, we were packing our suitcases for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. While attending a dinner at the High Commission for Pakistan in London, we received word that it would be impossible to travel everywhere on our itinerary. So, instead of flying to Zurich, we returned to Evanston and One Rotary Center. Throughout early March, the news about COVID-19 became increasingly serious throughout the world. Following the advice of local officials, we canceled UN presidential conferences in Paris and Rome. Soon, the World Health Organization declared the virus a global pandemic, and we consulted with authorities on more critical decisions. We asked all Rotary districts and clubs to curb face-to-face meetings until further notice and to hold virtual meetings instead. To the districts and clubs that have adapted so quickly, thank you. The Rotary Board of Directors held its first-ever virtual meeting to make the most difficult decision of all, to cancel the 2020 Rotary International Convention. Like the more than 20,000 registrants who planned to attend, I am disappointed. We acted to protect the health and safety of convention attendees and their families, friends, and colleagues, as well as those who call Honolulu home, and I am confident we made the right decision.
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I want to thank the 2020 Honolulu Convention Committee, the Host Organization Committee, the 2020 Honolulu Convention Promotion Committee, and Rotary staff for planning what would have been one of the best Rotary conventions yet. I appreciate their hard work. This issue of The Rotarian was going to press as the decision about canceling the convention was made, and many other decisions across the Rotary world were still up in the air. Future issues of The Rotarian and of Rotary's regional magazines, along with Rotary's social media channels, will keep you informed. We began this Rotary year promoting the importance of the new Action Plan for all Rotarians and Rotaractors. Today, we are putting that plan into action out of necessity. That includes the possibility of a convention-like experience with you through a virtual event. We will have more to say about this in the near future. The world is changing rapidly, and so must Rotary. Our adaptability and strength will help us navigate this experience. The world needs our leadership today more than ever. Truly, 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
Rotary is closely monitoring updates and recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure the safest and most appropriate actions are taken for our members. Read the latest on how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting Rotary operations, events, and members. Consider giving to the Disaster Response Fund to help Rotary clubs lead disaster recovery efforts, including projects related to COVID-19.
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We are living in rapidly changing environment that needs bold imaginative and timely interventions. What may be right today may well be wrong or different tomorrow so we need to be agile, responsive and willing to change as our communities need us more than ever before. Rotary International is Monitoring the impact of the coronavirus (CONVID19) outbreak on events and operations and has issued the following guidance note. Click link below. https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-monitors-coronavirus-outbreak As an International District we are closely monitoring the situation and also looking carefully at the advice offered by RI and both the Canadian and US authorities. Our Lead Team is meeting weekly and more frequently as necessary to ensure we can provide the optimum support to our members and clubs in these rapidly changing times. In their efforts to maintain engagement during times when clubs have postponed or cancelled in-person meetings, projects or social events, we have developed this guide with ideas and strategies for Club Leaders to consider. The following is an offering of support, not a requirement. Club Leaders are encouraged to consult with their boards to assess and determine which strategies will be useful on the local level. None of these strategies is a replacement for timely, transparent and regular communication with your members about your plans to continue modified operations throughout this time. Be sure that all committees and leaders in your club are equipped with consistent messaging to minimize confusion to your members and to streamline communications about changes as they arise. Consider sending brief weekly updates to your members or provide a timeline for when decisions will be reviewed and modified if necessary. Have a great strategy that’s working for you? Send details to rotary6330@gmail so it may be added to this guide and shared with others. For more information, click this link. Stay safe and stay connected so Together we may flatten the curve.
Tony Sheard DG 6330
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UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION
The polio eradication programme is making an important contribution to the COVID-19 response across different regions in the world. In a candid statement, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Regional Director, WHO EMRO, highlights the programme’s activities in fighting the pandemic in the region. Read more… “I received a phone call from a 75-year-old man this morning. He was so scared and confused because of the coronavirus situation. He asked if sunbathing could help him stay protected from the virus,” Read more… Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and environmental samples): • • • •
Afghanistan: one WPV1 case Pakistan: two WPV1 cases, eight WPV1 positive environmental samples and seven cVDPV2 cases Cameroon: two cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample Chad: six cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
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POLIO PARTNERS
For more information, click here - http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/
COVID-19 At April 25, 2020
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UPDATE FROM WASRAG Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group
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HANWASH looks for Executive Director
"Our dream is to bring potable water and good sanitation to the entire country of Haiti," said Barry Rassin, Rotary International President 2018-19. The Haiti National Clean Water Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy (HANWASH) is a massive multi-year project that involves a collaboration of Rotary District 7020, The Rotary Foundation and DINEPA (The Haitian Government's National Water and Sanitation Agency). HANWASH is conducting an international search for an Executive Director. To learn more about the position and how to apply visit HANWASH Executive Director.
Sand Dams Advocate Wins National Award
Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland annually present their Champions of Change Awards. This year, James Onions, a member of the Rotary Club of Kew Gardens will be recognize for his leadership in the Sand Dams Project, which provided dryland communities with access to safe clean water. Working with the charity Excellent Development they were able to provide water to over 100,000 people. The impact on the communities has been enormous, with a reduction in waterborne diseases, an increase in education rates and improved local economies.
Click this link to view the video.
On the first and third Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, all Rotarians are welcome to join in the Rotary E-Club of WASH that is focused on global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene issues. All their presentations are online for viewing at a later time if you cannot make a meeting. To attend a meeting, click https://zoom.us/j/314362718
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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!
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Join the Happy Chats – get to know our club members! Join the Happy Chats – get to know our club members! Happy Chats started on Saturday, March 28. They will continue now 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 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/953915984
A screen shot from a recent Happy Chat – Saturday, March 28 – Fun, Fun, Fun! Join us on Saturdays and Wednesdays!
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And don’t miss out on the fun! Stop in and Happy Chat with us Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. There is lots of fun and silliness that you won't want to miss!
Thank you for making a difference! As we continue to order and deliver face shields for our beneficiaries, we want you to know that you are making a difference.#RotaryResponds
Thank you and kudos to Rotarian Lynne Ternosky who saw a need, got a committee together, worked hard and constantly, and made this excellent project happen! Congratulations!!
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From the Stratford Beacon Star - https://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/news/local-news/local-rotarians-raising-money-topurchase-1000-face-shields-for-those-who-need-them
In the midst of a critical supply shortage for medical-grade personal protective equipment, a little help may go a long way for some local health-care providers hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, the Rotary District 6330 Passport Club – a new arm of the Rotary organization with a Southwestern Ontario membership that meets electronically – arranged for the delivery of 500 new medical face shields from Kitchener-based Inksmith Ltd., an education technology manufacturer that has recently been retooled to address current medical supply needs under the moniker, The Canadian Shield. Rotarian Lynne Ternosky
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Wednesday’s delivery is half of an order the club placed at the end of March for 1,000 face shields earmarked for whatever organizations need them most in Stratford and the surrounding area.
Click here to read more.
I know many of us have some time at home right now. So if you enjoy Young Adult, teenage, dystopian romance (or know someone who does) - you might like a book I wrote 5 years ago about life in the future after a pandemic!
Rotarian Adrienne Lee
It’s available in most countries as a digital download from Amazon. All proceeds from sales will be donated and split between Bluewater Health Hospital and the #Rotary6330 Passport club who are getting medical face shields made and sent to organizations that desperately need them right now. All reviews and ratings welcome. #staysafe #thankyouessentialworkers #wewillpersevere
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And not to be left out -
Meet Edson Atlas Ysebaert! Welcome to the world little one! Proud Oma T and (Tanya Wolff) and Opa (David Butler)
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Learn more about Rotary
If you and your members are staying home and have time to acquire a new skill, remember the many professional and personal development opportunities available in the Learning Center. Online courses include options such as Mentoring Basics, Becoming an Effective Facilitator, and more. Go to www.rotary.org/learn to explore.
Source: https://papanuirotary.org.nz/stories/lessons-from-the-past/ As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread more and more countries are going into lockdown and Governments are urging citizens to practise social distancing - but this isn't the first time this has happened. In 1918 an influenza strain known as the Spanish flu caused the worst pandemic in centuries. It was thought to have begun in crowded army training camps during World War I where unsanitary conditions helped it incubate and then spread. When the war ended the soldiers returned home and brought it with them. Between 50 and 100 million people are believed to have died. In two months, New Zealand lost about half as many people to the Spanish flu as it did in the whole of the First World War.
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In response to the outbreak, officials told Aucklanders to practice social distancing and enter self-isolation. Public events were cancelled. In Christchurch movie theatres and schools were cancelled. Wellington tried to keep up the appearance of normality and most businesses remained open. Click here to read more.
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To read the HIP April newsletter, click this link: HIP Circle April Newsletter
Throughout Ontario, Rotary clubs are helping to make a difference in the indigenous communities. In Toronto, the Toronto Indigenous Service Committee of the RC of Toronto approved the immediate distribution of food cards to 182 students at the Wandering Spirit School and is working on grants to the Anishnawbe Health Foundation and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council. In Kingston, the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston has been involved in projects from Ontario to Manitoba to Canada’s arctic. One interesting project was getting involved building a greenhouse in Wiikwemkoong First Nation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. In Norfolk, the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise has partnered with the Lloyd S. King Elementary School, located on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation to develop a thriving teacher-led outdoor education program; outdoor education is essential to student learning well-being. In Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia, the Rotary Club of Winnipeg, the Rotary Club of Edmonton, and the Rotary Club of Kelowna Sunrise have been inspired to create a HIP Committee within their clubs. To read more about excellent work that Rotarians are doing abroad, click this link to the Rotary Canada April magazine.
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A LITTLE ROTARY HISTORY – RGHF
A little history that includes Rotary
When the Spanish flu appeared in Ontario around the fall of 1918, volunteer organizations played a crucial role in delivering social services. The international pandemic killed 55,000 people in Canada — nearly 9,000 of them in Ontario — and an estimated 50 million worldwide, and hospitals and public-health departments were overwhelmed, even as schools, theatres, and businesses were closed. In Toronto, the Neighbourhood Workers’ Association headquarters, located on Yonge Street across from where the Eaton Centre stands today, was ground zero for the dispensing of emergency food and medical supplies. With the help of a huge city map dotted with blue tacks denoting 24 supply depots, a large effort was
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coordinated. Thousands of volunteers mobilized to deliver food, medical supplies, and nursing care to households across the city. Throughout the pandemic, which was deadliest over a 13-week period beginning in September 1918, the NWA oversaw the work of dozens of voluntary organizations, including the YMCA, University Settlement, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, and St. Christopher’s House. The collective effort helped roughly 500 families a day. The IODE, for example, operated a kitchen at what is now the Central Technical School near Bathurst and Harbord streets, sending out 675 quarts of custard, 899 quarts of broth, 689 quarts of gruel, and 147 quarts of lemonade by the end of October 1918. Even the documentation of Spanish-flu cases and households needing help was a grassroots initiative. The Rotary Club of Toronto, a volunteer organization, enlisted the help of the city’s postmen and printed 30,000 cards for them to take door to door to collect the required information. On one postal route, a postman found a household with four adults and eight children — all sick with the flu. Within an hour, volunteers from the NWA had delivered hot soup and other food. In a letter to the association, a woman whose husband was too sick to work wrote, “When I received the custard and broth sent from you half an hour ago, I felt that I must spare a few minutes to thank you.” Click here to read more.
Recent events surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic are often described as "unprecedented." And, of course, in many ways, they are. However, this isn't the first time the Rotary Club of Boise has experienced a pandemic. With free time on my hands, I've been perusing our book "Rotary Club of Boise, The First 100 Years." Upon our club's founding in 1917, it was lead by C.A. Barton. President Barton's term was marked by two major events: World War I and the Spanish Flu Pandemic. In January 1919, the club resolved to pledge its support to help those suffering from influenza and to prevent the spread of disease. Over 100 years later, we're still working to those ends. We continue to push polio toward extinction & in the midst of the current pandemic, we look for creative ways to be of service. Several members have contacted me to say "keep billing my dues & use the money to help however it can." Many others have asked how they can help. Glad you asked: •
Although we're not having our usual Thursday lunch meetings, your meal charges are being put to good use. Our caterers will continue to prepare meals which I'll deliver to our most vulnerable citizens at Interfaith Sanctuary. Click here to read more.
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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 World Polio Day – October 24
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A VISUAL OF ROTARY DISTRICT 6330
SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS
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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
Today is 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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