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 November message – Click here!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS ISSUE… Page No. District Governor`s November message Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) Coming Events IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION RI President Mark Maloney’s Message for November 2019 World Interact Week How we can help to eradicate polio UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION Meet Junaisa Thank you from the DG of the WHO UPDATE ON WASRAG – Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group Project in Panama
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CLUB NEWS World Polio Day and what we did Walk in the Park for Polio Supporting the local Trivia Night Rotary Friendship Exchange preparation District 9400 – where is it? We have fun District 6330 Conference 2020 Want to learn more about Bill Gates? Smiles and thoughts Object of Rotary and the Four-Way Test Rotary’s Vision Statement and Dates to Remember Support our Sponsors References
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ROTARY FOUNDATION 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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Rotary’s Focus on The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Month of November
D6330 Vibrant Clubs Seminar November 2, 2019
World Interact Week November 4 to 10, 2019
Passport Club Online monthly meeting November 6, 2019
Rotary Arts & Crafts Christmas Craft Show and Sale Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford, Ontario November 8, 2019
Rotary Day at the UN November 9, 2019
Rotary Chatham Sunrise Clean Water Summit Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph November 16, 2019
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IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION 2019-20 RI PRESIDENTIAL THEME
International President, 2018-19 – Mark Maloney RC of Decatur, Alabama, USA November message 2019 Rotary Day at the United Nations, which we celebrate each November, is an important reminder of the historic relationship between our organizations. But this year’s event is even more important than usual, because we are building up to the 75th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter in June 2020. You might ask, why celebrate this anniversary? For Rotary, it is entirely appropriate, because we played such a critical leadership role in the San Francisco Conference that formed the United Nations in 1945. Throughout World War II, Rotary published materials about the importance of forming such an organization to preserve world peace. Not only did Rotary help influence the formation of the UN, but this magazine also played a leading part in communicating its ideals. Rotary educated members about plans to create the UN through numerous articles in The Rotarian and through a booklet titled From Here On! When the time came to write the UN charter, Rotary was one of 42 organizations the United States invited to serve as consultants to its delegation at the San Francisco Conference. Each organization had seats for three representatives, so Rotary International’s 11 representatives served in rotation. The people officially representing Rotary included the general secretary, the current and several past presidents, and the editor of The Rotarian. In addition, Rotarians from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America served as members of or consultants to their own nations’ delegations.
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We have a deep and lasting relationship with the UN that deserves to be celebrated and appreciated. To recognize this relationship, Rotary will host five special events between now and June: Rotary Day at the UN in New York on the 9th of this month; three presidential conferences next year in Santiago, Chile, in Paris, and in Rome; and a final celebration just before the Rotary International Convention in Honolulu. The focus on the UN in the year ahead is not only about the past; it also lights a path to our future. There are so many parallels between the work we do through our areas of focus and the work of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. While those goals are indeed incredibly ambitious, they provide inspiration and direction — and are similar to many Rotary goals, which have proven to create lasting, positive change in our world. The goals can be achieved, but only if undertaken with the same long-term commitment and tenacity that Rotary understands so well. Alone, we cannot provide clean water for all, we cannot eliminate hunger, we cannot eradicate polio. But together with partners like the United Nations, of course we can. Please consider attending one of our five UN celebrations. I look forward to sharing news of these special events with you throughout the year. Other Presidential messages for the 2019-20 year are posted at https://my.rotary.org/en/news-media/office-president/presidential-message
HELP CELEBRATE WORLD INTERACT WEEK ‌from https://www.facebook.com/events/interact/2019-world-interact-week/477573553100109/
Celebrate World Interact Week this 4-10 November with nearly half a million Interact club members around the world! How will you share the power of Interact and celebrate this special occasion? Here are daily ideas you can use to join the party: MEMBERSHIP MONDAY Invite a potential new Interactor to your next club meeting.
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BIRTHDAY TUESDAY It’s Interact’s 58th birthday today! Share a photo of your Interact pride with #WorldInteractWeek. For example, share a photo of a recent club project, your Interact birthday celebration, or a club meeting. AROUND THE WORLD WEDNESDAY Do you have a twin club in another country? If not, ask your sponsor Rotary club for help connecting to another Interact club around the world. THANKFUL THURSDAY Show your appreciation for your sponsor Rotary club and club adviser by thanking them! FUNDRAISING FRIDAY Support our causes and do good in the world. Organize a fundraiser and make a club contribution to The Rotary Foundation. http://rotary.org/donate SERVICE SATURDAY Plan a service project or celebration with your sponsor Rotary club and local Rotaract club. Then, share your club’s project on the Interact Facebook page with #WorldInteractWeek. KEEP THE CELEBRATION GOING ON SUNDAY, AND FOR THE REST OF THE ROTARY YEAR! Create a video for the Interact Video Awards (http://on.rotary.org/2019InteractVideoAwards) of your club’s best service project. Don’t forget to also ask your sponsor Rotary club to complete a certificate of recognition (https://my.rotary.org/en/document/world-interact-week-certificate-recognition) to highlight the positive impact you’ve made this week. Plus you’re well on your way to earning this year’s Presidential Citation for Interact Clubs (https://my.rotary.org/en/news-media/office-president/rotary-citation)!
How to help with the fight against polio …Martin Brocklebank, Rotary E-Club of Innovation
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Raise awareness wherever we can. Start a conversation – social media or otherwise. Host an event (fundraiser). Be an advocate and lobby authorities and government. Make a contribution to the polio fund. Sign up for the newsletter at endpolio.org to keep up to date..
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UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION
Summary of new viruses: • • • • •
Afghanistan — one wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) Pakistan— one WPV1 case and 12 WPV1-positive environmental samples Central African Republic – three cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample Angola— eleven cVDPV2 cases Philippines – one cVDPV2 case, one cVDPV1 and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
As you can see below, the fight against polio continues again this month to be a very challenging exercise.
POLIO PARTNERS
For more information, click here - http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/
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http://polioeradication.org/news-post/meet-junaisa-a-little-girl-with-polio/
When we visited Junaisa in her relative’s home in Lanao del Sur in the southern part of the Philippines, she was timid with a fever. Despite feeling under the weather, she was well-behaved and quietly clung to a jar of snacks. Junaisa’s mother, Salma, told us that the toddler is usually chatty when there are no visitors around. But Salma explained that Junaisa has gradually become frightened of people, especially those wearing white, ever since she was admitted to the hospital a few months back. “Junaisa was healthy,” shared Salma. “She was full of energy when she was walking.” The last time the three-year-old was able to stand up and walk on her own was in June. She stood up, used the chamber pot and fell down. “A sample of her faeces was brought to Manila; they did everything. And then the pediatric doctor told us they’ll call about the results,” said Salma. “After around two months or over one month, that’s when we found out. It was polio.” Read more of Junaisa’s story on the World Health Organization Western Pacific regional site. Her name, photograph, and story are published with permission from her mother Salma.
http://polioeradication.org/news-post/day-after-wpv3-declared-as-eradicated-who-dg-thanks-all-stakeholders-who-made-this-possible/
5 October 2019, Geneva, Switzerland My fellow Polio Eradicators, October 24 was World Polio Day, a global awareness-raising day on the need to complete the job of polio eradication, and here at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters, it was my great honour to make a
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truly phenomenal announcement: that wild poliovirus type 3 has been certified as globally eradicated, by the Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication. This is the second of the three types of wild poliovirus to have been globally eradicated. Only wild poliovirus type 1 remains in circulation, in just two countries worldwide. Africa has not detected any wild poliovirus of any type since September 2016, and the entire African Region is eligible to be certified free of all wild poliovirus next June. Global wild poliovirus type 3 eradication is a tremendous achievement and is an important milestone on the road to eradicate all poliovirus strains. This shows us that the tactics are working, as individual family lines of the virus are being successfully knocked out. But the job is not finished until ALL strains of poliovirus are fully eradicated – and stay eradicated. We must achieve final success or face the consequences of renewed global resurgence of this ancient scourge. We must eradicate the remaining strains of WPV1 and also address the increasing circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks, in particular in Africa. And here too we are making strong inroads. New strategies are helping us reach the most vulnerable populations, particularly in the remaining reservoir areas. New tools, including a brand-new vaccine, are being developed, to ensure the long-term risk of vaccine-derived polioviruses can be comprehensively addressed. Professor David Salisbury, chair of the independent Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication, presenting the official certificate of WPV3 eradication to Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus. ©WHO
But these tools and tactics only work if they are fully funded, and fully implemented.
And so today, on the day after this tremendous announcement, I really have two messages for you. The first is a simple and whole-hearted ‘thank you’. Thank you for making a world free of wild poliovirus type 3 a reality. Thank you to all countries, to all donors, to all stakeholders, partners, advisory and oversight groups, policy makers, Rotarians. Most importantly, thank you to all communities, to all parents. To all frontline health workers. They are the real heroes of this achievement. And my second message is: please do not stop now. The Reaching the Last Mile Forum, hosted in the United Arab Emirates this November by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, will provide an opportunity for many of our stakeholders to recommit their efforts to a polio-free world. I urge all of you to stay committed and redouble determination in this final push to the finish line.
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Together, the partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) – WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – stand ready to support this global effort. But it will take collective and global collaboration, from all public- and private-sector stakeholders, to ensure every last child is reached and protected from all polioviruses. Together, let us achieve history: let us ensure that no child anywhere will ever again by paralysed by any poliovirus. Thank you.
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UPDATE FROM WASRAG Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group
Showing what can be done with water projects and Rotary’s involvement https://wasrag.org/Stories/club-tackles-panama-project
Club Member of the Year Tackles Project in Panama Dan Heffron was named 2019 Rotarian of the Year of the Rotary Club of New Richmond, WI, for among other service activities, for coordinating a Rotary Project to construct a washroom in a small school in rural Panama. The indigenous Ngobe-Bugle tribe suffer from extreme poverty and the importance of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are not part of their culture or education to their young people. Making a Difference in Panama Bahia Roja is on Isla Bastimentos in the Region of Bocas del Toro, Panama. Bahia Roja is a small indigenous community of 100 people inhabited by the Ngobe-Bugle tribe, considered to be one of the most impoverished of all indigenous people in Panama, with an estimated 90% living in extreme poverty. Sanitary bathrooms and clean water are major challenges in small, more rural communities across Panama. The school in Bahia Roja only has one marginally-working toilet that serves more than 40 children from first through sixth grade. The primary project would consist of constructing an additional bathroom for the school. The project would be completed over the course of one week in the fall of 2019. The bathroom would have a cement base, wood siding, and a zinc roof. Included would be a septic tank, water tank, and gutters to catch the water. The water tank would be raised in order to use gravity to be able to flush the toilet. Beyond the physical construction of the bathroom, another closely related component of the project would be to educate the community about the importance of clean water and toilets, which are traditionally not part of their culture. Even under the best of conditions, accessing school can be challenging and daily attendance can be inconsistent, thus it’s critical to make the learning environment as appealing as possible to maximize learning and retain students. While the new bathroom can improve the physical sanitary conditions at the school, it can indirectly have an impact on retention rates and academic performance. Only 18 per cent of NGobe
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students are educated beyond a sixth-grade level, and the overall literacy rate is 55 per cent, which jeopardizes future employment opportunities. Providing better water, sanitation, and hygiene services in schools reduce hygiene-related diseases and can reduce the number of school days missed. It also protects girls’ right to education, as girls may be more reluctant to continue their schooling when toilets and washing facilities are not private, unsafe, unsanitary, or simply not available.
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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!
LOCAL AND SHARED PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES HOW DID 6330 PASSPORT CELEBRATE WORLD POLIO DAY? Over the past week, we had multiple events. We • • • • •
Held several Dare to Dream movie parties around the District Walked in The Park to End Polio Now Raised awareness through social media and personal connections Educated new members about Rotary’s eradication efforts Shared meals, enjoyed each other’s company and raised much needed funds to END POLIO NOW!!
Thank you to our Dual Rotaractor/Rotarian Reid for helping to END POLIO NOW!! On World Polio Day, October 24, Reid was happy to make a $1000 USD contribution to Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign. The donation will be matched by the Gates Foundation 2:1, for a total contribution of $3000 USD!
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This $3000 USD contribution is made possible only by Starbucks’ and Starbucks Canada’s dedication to supporting Partners like Reid in our individual community and humanitarian efforts. Reid is proud to be a partner and to give End Polio Now and Rotary an extra shot of good!
From Rotarian Jim Sillers: It has been a very educational week, learning about polio. I think the topic would make for an excellent research school project and when presented, the student could pain each classmate’s little finger purple to send the message home! Rotarian Jessica Morrow – In Chatham we had Pizza for Polio.
My co-worker is a Rotarian from the Chatham club. Jessica is at the left in the photo.
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A Walk in the park for polio Rotary 6330 Passport Members helped Rotary Club of Sarnia Bluewaterland pull off a successful Walk in the Park to End Polio Now. 6330 Passport raised almost $4800. CND. In total, with matching finds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Walk raised over 21,000 CND dollars for polio eradication.
In the photos - Local Rotarians joined the walk along with PDG Pat and his wife Karen at the right.
At right above – We even had a donor/walker putting in the miles in Florida for us. Thank you Ligia Ines Corredor!! At left – Our contingent of District 6330 Passport club members
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SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ROTARY CLUB at the 8th Annual Trivia Night The Trivia Titans of 6330 Passport were out together to support sponsoring club Rotary Club of Sarnia-Lambton After-Hours at their awesome Trivia event. We tied for 4th place and helped raise funds for their awesome projects.
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Club Members attending included Joan, Jessica, Sue, Rick, Kitty, Ralph, Kurt, Marilyn, Tanya, David, and Jim!
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PREPARING FOR THE ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE (RFE) November 14 to 30 Rotary 6330 Passport Member Mary Ruston and Rotary Friendship Exchange Team Leader PDG Martin Ward hosted members and friends at their home on October 20 for the Baby Shower for South Africa.
Passport Club was well represented - Tanya Wolff, David Butler, Selina Loiselle (wife of Allan), President Allan, Kitty Bucsko, Mary Ruston, Jim Sillers
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Thank you to all who donated baby clothes and supplies. Our team will personally deliver these much-needed items to the hospital in South Africa in November. A very special thank you to all those who contributed with money and baby outfits for South Africa, Rotary District 9400. Vacuum packing the outfits in storage bags will really help in the transport. Well done, Mary and others! Thank you and congratulations!
An extra big thank you to Mary Ruston and Martin Ward for hosting our RFE potluck luncheon on the 27th of October – one week after the baby shower! It was great to meet our traveling companions and talk about our trip! Only a few more days and we are on our way to South Africa!!
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THE FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE – PLANS
The Friendship Exchange group travels November 14 through to November 30 to Rotary District 9400. The focus will be on the North East corner of South Africa, staying in Pretoria, Haenertsburg, and Middelburg with a weekend stay in Kruger to enjoy a safari. Sounds delightful!
Where is Rotary District 9400 located?
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In 2009, Districts 9250 and 9300 prepared to amalgamate into District 9400, and in 2010, PDG Francis Callard became the first District governor of District 9400. The newly formed District stretched across four countries, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini (then Swaziland). Past District Governor Francis took charge of 90 clubs and 1,736 members.
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Maps to highlight some of the areas that will be visited.
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AT THE PASSPORT CLUB, WE HAVE FUN
Above - President-elect Marsha gets into good form for Hallowe’en!
Well done!
In the Hallowe’en spirit, Imlay City Rotary Club (Michigan) distributed candy this past week during the Chamber of Commerce Merchant Trick or Treat. A special thanks to Rotarians Joyce and Stu for volunteering for candy duty!
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Mark the date! Conference Registration opens in January 2020!
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Do you want to learn more about Bill Gates? If you have access to Netflix, you will enjoy this documentary.
The second of three parts of this Netflix program features Bill Gates and his work with Polio. Click here for the short trailer. Story source: https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/A-bet-on-humanity?WT.mc_id=20191023200000_IBB_BGFB&WT.tsrc=BGFB&linkId=75803874&fbclid=IwAR3PiZKzbgwEVu9M6YOY_7UQm2Qm4YMD0ILMDdjk6khxezIXrrHnwnnC Od8
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A few thoughts –
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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 March 22, 2020 - WORLD WATER DAY http://www.worldwaterday.org/
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SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. …Ralph Waldo Emerson
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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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