Rotary International President, Jennifer Jones, Canada District 6330 Governor, Mike Chaffee (Flint, Michigan) Club President, Sue Storie (2022 23)
District website: https://rotary6330.org/
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Rotary Monthly Themes (Rotary calendar) & Rotary Vision Statement 1 3
Coming Events 4
IMPORTANT ROTARY INFORMATION 5
RI President Jennifer Jones’ October message 6
One Day One Focus World Polio Day October 24 7
Links of Relevance 9
ROTARY’S OCTOBER FOCUS 10 Economic and Community Development 11
FROM D6330 RYE + DGE Nominations 12
Food for Thought Membership again 13
UKRAINE NEWS 14
WORK with Rotary’s partners 16
UNITED NATIONS’ DATES 18
POLIO UPDATE 19
Polio Survivors speak click the links 20
ROTARY ACTION GROUPS 21
ESRAG Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group 21
WASH Rotary Action Group 23
HONORING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 24
ROTARY’S CORE VALUES 25
How to tell friends about the Passport Club + our New Club President 26 PEP Our Environmental Project 27 Projects to look forward to Polio Efforts around the globe Foundation and PolioPlus
Happy Chats connect with our club members!
Next year Consider a Literacy Project
Object of Rotary
Four Way Test
Rotary’s Code of Conduct
Rotary’s Vision Statement & Rotary Foundation
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33 34 35 36
D6330 Graphic and AGs 37
Humour 38
Inspiration Rotary 40
October 2022 , 2020 Page 2 Support our Sponsors 41
References and links to archived newsletters 42
July Transition month/New beginnings
August Membership and New Club Development
September Basic Education and Literacy
October Economic and Community Development
November Rotary Foundation
December Disease Prevention and Treatment
January Vocational Service
February Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
March Water and Sanitation
April Maternal and Child Health
May Youth Service
June Rotary Fellowships
The Calendar below shows Rotary’s monthly themes.
Month of October
CLUB’S REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING ONLINE
Wednesday, October5at 7:00 p.m. RYLA students plus new member inductions
SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, October12at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, October25at 7:00 p.m.
OCTOBER MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, October26at 6:30 p.m.
HAPPY CHATS ONLINE – JOIN US!
Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
WORLD’S GREATEST MEAL - NOVEMBER Wednesday,November2
PHF presentation(s) plus Speaker Dennis Dinsmore
CLUB ASSEMBLY & ELECTIONS DECEMBER December 7, 2022
Right click here to open the link and listen to the Rotary Anthem!
Jennifer Jones Canada
Rotary International President, 2022-23
In August, I was proud to visit Pakistan and highlight Rotary’s top goal, eradicating polio. It was also a tremendous opportunity to spotlight female health workers who are playing a critical role in protecting children from this vaccine-preventable disease.
This month, as we celebrate World Polio Day, we are shining a spotlight on our more than 30 year effort to lead the first global polio eradication campaign and our success in forming partnerships capable of completing this massive goal. We all know that this is one of the most ambitious global health initiatives in history and that we’ve reduces polio cases by more than 99.9 percent worldwide.
Pakistan is one of only two countries in the world where wild poliovirus remains endemic. (The other is neighbouring Afghanistan.) I was able to witness and take part in vaccination campaigns in Pakistan, and soon after I left, a monumental nationwide immunization campaign took place, focused on 43 million children under the age of 5. I saw the incredible work of Rotary members on the ground. More than 670 percent of vaccinators in Pakistan are women, and they are doing a remarkable job building trust and convincing mothers to vaccinate their children.
Seeing it all firsthand, I know that the will exists across the Rotary world to end polio, and I’m confident that we have the strategy. The Pakistani media has been very supportive of our efforts as well, and this is making a difference. This month, a new global pledging moment at the World Health Summit in Berlin promises to pull together more resources to fund these time sensitive eradication efforts. Now it is up to us to do our part and raise $50 million this year to earn the full 2 to 1 match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
There’s great cause for optimism on the polio front but also some staggering new events that have further raised the stakes. Over the past few months, new polio outbreaks have occurred in Israel, the United Kingdom, and most recently, in the New York City area. These stories are frightening, but in every case, the response is clear vaccines work, and if polio is spreading, we need to make sure the most at risk people have kept their vaccinations up to date.
Most importantly, we need to eradicate this virus now. If polio exists anywhere, it can spread everywhere. What I saw in Pakistan convinced me that we can and must finish the job, but it will only happen if we remain committed to a strategy that’s working and back it with all necessary resources.
Through our commitment, generosity, and sheer determination, we will #EndPolio.
JENNIFER JONES President, Rotary International“Imagine, a world that deserves our best where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”
The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013 has shaken New York State, particularly because it occurred in an area where many people are not vaccinated against the disease.
Rockland County recently announced that a young adult living in the area had been partially paralyzed by polio. The poliovirus has been eliminated in the U.S. and most countries for decades; the infected person is believed to have caught the virus from an international traveler. Three weeks after the case was announced, the New York State Department of Health said the virus had been found in samples of wastewater from New York City, following detection in samples from Rockland and nearby Orange County since May. Only 60 percent of people in Rockland County and 59 percent of those in Orange County are vaccinated against polio, compared with nearly 80 percent statewide.
“It is relatively unexpected and unfortunate that we have a case of paralysis from a completely preventable disease like polio,” says Ananda Bandyopadhyay, deputy director for polio at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Public health officials are particularly worried because Rockland County and other areas of New York that have large Orthodox Jewish communities experienced a massive measles outbreak in 2019. The outbreak was attributed to the large number of unvaccinated people in the areas.
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Even polio free countries need to realize they’re not risk-free, says Ananda Bandyopadhyay, deputy director for polio at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “We’ve known all along that a virus like polio is essentially a plane ride away as long as it is still there in some corner of the world,” he says.
At left During the 1950s, as polio swept across the United States, vast iron lungs that enabled paralyzed children to breathe became a powerful symbol of a greatly feared disease.
Click here to listen to a short PBS News Hour summary of what this and other recent polio discoveries mean to the health of the world.
Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, and around the globe, a successful vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent.
But now the virus seems to be gaining a foothold once again in countries that thought they were free of it.
Credit: Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. The world needs more of that.
Plan to donate today to The Rotary Foundation the engine that runs Rotary!
Our members and our foundation work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
We provide training and access to well paying jobs and financial management institutions.
Click here for a short video showing how Rotary supports local economies.
After decades of crafting squash blossom necklaces, pendants, and bracelets, Jerry Domingo knew he would have to quit making jewelry, because he couldn’t see very well anymore.
Navajo like Jerry Domingo are caught in isolated pockets of land, which are called The Checkerboard. A sturdy Navajo grandfather, silversmith, and revivalist preacher, Domingo lives in a one room house smaller than a single car garage in the windswept sagebrush desert near Nageezi, New Mexico.
His home is mere miles from the picturesque badlands Georgia O’Keefe painted and Dzilth Na o Dithle, the sacred portal where the Navajo believe the first people came out of the earth. But it’s a long distance from all that the modern world seems to promise grocery stores, jobs, medical care. Domingo’s home is new. It has unpainted walls, plywood floors, and a wood stove but no insulation or electricity.
In a twist to his story, electric lines traverse the land just a few hundred yards from Domingo’s front door, but with all of the permissions and work required by the utility, it would cost more than $30,000 to connect to the power.
Click here to read more.
“To see a house go from kerosene to solar ... it’s life changing. No longer do they have a proclivity for upper respiratory infections because of the soot.
Joe Williams - RotarianOn August 10, YEOs (Youth Exchange Officers), YECs (Youth Exchange Counselors) , Youth Exchange Committee members, and Youth Services Committee members from across D6330 gathered on Zoom for the first YEO & YEC Training session on the 2022 2023 Rotary year.
There was lots of excitement as we talked about welcoming our first Inbound students to the District in 3 years! Topics covered included Inbound program, the Outbound program, host families, and even the very exciting RYE regulatory framework.
Ross Barnett - Rotary Youth Exchange Chair. Getting involved. If you're a member of a club that's thinking of getting involved in Youth Exchange, or just want to know more about the program, email Ross at ross.barnett@rye6330.org.
Most rewarding program and experiences in Rotary. We are always looking for additional clubs to get involved by either hosting Inbound students or sending (sponsoring) Outbound students. As many past students and any Rotarian who's been involved in the program will tell you, it's one of the most rewarding programs and experiences in Rotary.
Kirk Langford - Outbound Co-ordinator. If you would like a link to the recording as well as other helpful and relevant links and documents from last week's meeting, please email Kirk at kirk.langford@rye6330.org.
Second training session of the YEO (Youth Exchange Officers) and YEC (Youth Exchange Counselors) will be in November and the third training session of the 2022 23 Rotary year will be in March of 2023.
Click here to read more about Rotary Youth Exchange.
Click here to read more about the process of becoming a District Governor.
Here’s a short video a repeat by RI President Jennifer Jones who challenges us to engage with our members to ensure they’re getting what they want from their Rotary experience.
She reminds us that clubs who are welcoming and engaging will thrive.
Watch the video here and encourage all of our members to watch and listen so they can discuss how to ensure that the comfort and care of their members is a priority.
COMFORT AND CARE PHILOSOPHY
Click the Rotary Flag above (and follow the link) to listen to the Rotary Hymn composed by George Canseco. (Rotary Club of Urdaneta East)
Click here for a short video showing what Rotary clubs are doing to assist Ukraine.
Find out how Rotary districts can apply for a grant from the Disaster Response Fund.
Now through 31 December 2022, districts can apply for grants to provide relief such as water, food, shelter, medicine, and clothing to refugees or other people affected by the crisis. Districts should work closely with local officials and groups to ensure that the funding will meet a specific community need.
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“Right now we are really trying to meet refugees where they are, in terms of determining what they need most and how we can help ensure they have access to safe, secure shelter,” Rick Hathaway, Habitat’s vice president for Europe and the Middle East, said from northern Romania’s border with Ukraine. “The shelter needs could be staggering, so Habitat is mapping out a response strategy in coordination with the many partners and communities where we’ve established relationships over the past 30 years in Central and Eastern Europe.”
Habitat for Humanity is supporting families who are on the move in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia while also helping refugees along a path to more permanent, durable shelter. Habitat prioritizes support for particularly vulnerable refugees, including children, the elderly and those who are neither citizens of Ukraine nor the country they have arrived in.
Click here to read more from Habitat.
Click here to view a short video about what Rotary is doing to help.
Are there any Rotary clubs in Ukraine?
Ukraine has 62 Rotary clubs and six satellite clubs with about 1,100 members, and 24 Rotaract clubs with more than 300 members. District 2232 (Ukraine and Belarus) formed a committee to help people affected by the crisis.
Saturday, October 1 International Day of Older Persons
Sunday, October 2 International Day of Non-Violence
Monday, October 3 World Habitat Day
Wednesday, October 5 World Teachers’ Day
Monday, October 10 World Mental Health Day
Tuesday, October 11 International Day of the Girl Child
Sunday, October 16 World Food Day
Monday, October 17 International Day for Eradication of Poverty
October 24 to 31
Global Media and Information Literacy Week Also Disarmament Week
Summary of new WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP cases and ES positives):
• Afghanistan: one WPV1 case
• Pakistan: two WPV1 cases and one positive environmental sample
• Mozambique : one WPV1 case
• Benin: two cVDPV2 cases and one positive environmental sample
• DR Congo: one cVDPV2 case
• Ghana: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
• Madagascar: one cVDPV1 positive environmental sample
• Malawi: two cVDPV1 cases
• Nigeria : one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
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)
Click here to read the PDF report Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 to 2026
• Mona Randolph has used the 700 pound machine on and off since she was diagnosed with polio in 1956.
• Survivor Stories In our own words
• What America Looked Like
• The story of Carol
• This lawyer is one of the last people alive still using an iron lung.
“ROTARY CONTINUES TO BE THE HEART AND SOUL OF POLIO ERADICATION.”
- Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"FAILURE TO ERADICATE POLIO IS UNFORGIVABLE, FOREVER."
- Margaret Chan, Director General, World Health Organization
"When we eradicate polio - and we will - we will have proved ourselves an organization capable of great things. We'll have given the world a gift that will endure forever."
- RI Past President Gary Huang.
Rotary Past President Ian Riseley posted this picture on his Facebook page June 26, 2020, with this joyful news:
“The Trustees and Directors have unanimously accepted our recommendation to create a 7th Area of Focus of our Rotary Foundation, being the Environment. As Chair of the Task Force that put together and argued for this decision, I’m enormously proud today. This photo is of the four Trustees, one Director, and one Rotaractor who comprised the Task Force, plus the outstanding and dedicated staff who assisted us in arriving at our recommendation. Congratulations, team, we just made Rotary history!”
• Protecting and restoring land, coastal, marine, and freshwater resources
• Enhancing the capacity of communities and local governments to support natural resource management and conservation
• Supporting agroecology and sustainable agriculture, fishing, and aquaculture practices to improve ecological health
• Addressing the causes of climate change and climate disruption and supporting solutions to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
• Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and communities affected by climate change and climate disruption
• Supporting education to promote behaviors that protect the environment
• Advocating for the sustainable consumption of products and the environmentally sound management of byproducts to build a more resource efficient economy
• Addressing environmental justice issues and environmental public health concerns
ESRAG supported the creation of a new and unique Area of Focus for the Environment, and our directors and members are thrilled by this decision.
ESRAG and its regional chapters are providing an array of online webinars to share lore from sustainability work all around the world. Many include talks from internationally renowned scientists, economists, entrepreneurs, and journalists.
In addition, ESRAG’s task forces and teams are available for technical assistance to members of the Rotary family on projects such as renewable energy, carbon offsets, and Project Drawdown informed solutions.
Click here to view a short video about the Billion Oyster Project for the New York area
The Billion Oyster Project is a New York City-based non-profit organization with the goal of restoring one billion live oysters to New York Harbor by 2035 through education initiatives.
Click here to view a short video from District 6330
The following questions were compiled by the Canadian Encyclopedia designed to test your knowledge about Indigenous Peoples.
You may wish to find out how much you know.
Indigenous Peoples (Hard)
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/cc quiz indigenous peoples hard
Indigenous Peoples (Medium) |
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/cc quiz indigenous peoples medium
Indigenous Peoples (Easy) |
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/cc quiz indigenous peoples easy
Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 115 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.
Learn more about our structure and our foundation and our strategic vision
The Passport Club members are encouraged to join local (and other) clubs to learn more about Rotary, get to know other Rotarians, gain a new perspective and appreciation for Rotary and Rotarians. 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
Click here to attend this week’s posted meeting of E Club of Canada One. These meetings are posted online and available 24/7!
Welcome our new Club President for 2022-23 Sue Storie
Stay tuned, engaged, and plan to participate!
In upcoming months, members will be available to speak with your club about this project.
The Passport club members will collect these items and we will use our community contacts to repurpose them. One of our community contacts is London, Ontario Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. As we gain more contacts, we will expand our project. Would your club like to partner with us?
Contact Lynn Coates lynn.coates.1@outlook.com
or Sue Storie sastorie.rotary@gmail.com for more information.
Onward and upward!
Sales complete. You will have to wait until next year! ☹
AND TO CONSIDER. CLICK HERE FOR SOME IDEAS.
Click here to learn about the Vaccine Cold Chain.
Click here to learn about the new vaccine Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2)
Click here to see the passion and dedication required to eradicate polio.
Why and how did John Nanni join Rotary?
Who is John Nanni? He is dedicated to Rotary's eradication efforts of polio through PolioPlus. He is the Rotary District 7630 PolioPlus Chair, a polio survivor, team member for World's Greatest Meal to Help End Polio & Board Member of Polio Network of NJ Support Group
John’s journey with polio began 6 months BEFORE the Salk vaccine was widely tested. He was only 10 months old when he came down with polio.
He was paralyzed from the neck down for 6 months. His mom did Sister Kenny’s physical therapy on him. She did such a great job that he walked a year later. He actually played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
When he turned 40, he started to have renewed muscle weakness, joint pain, and extreme fatigue. Eventually, he was diagnosed with Post-Polio Syndrome.
“For every child we save from polio, we truly are saving them from a life of pain and suffering.”
An acquaintance of John’s was a Rotarian in Central New Jersey and knew he was a polio survivor. They asked me to be a guest at a local Rotary Club. That was 12 years ago.
Someone recently asked him why he didn't join Rotary before that. He replied, "No one asked me to join."
PolioPlus brought him to Rotary, but all the other things Rotary accomplished and continues to accomplish are what made him join and keep him inspired to be a Rotarian.
Right above At the 2018 Toronto Rotary International Convention #foundation
Why should someone join Rotary? Click here for a short, important video.
Join the Happy Chats get to know our club members!
Happy Chats are online now only on Wednesdays.
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Join your Rotary friends for an informal 30 minute get together. Chat about “stuff” and what’s important to you. Let’s get to know our members!
Join our Zoom Meetings
Create an awareness of Rotary's commitment to Basic Education & Literacy in our communities
Friday, 30 September is the deadline for submitting your club's literacy project for consideration for a BELRAG Literacy Award.
Four awards of $500 each
To Enter:
• Describe your project: tell how your club decided need, and what Rotarians are doing to address that need
• Explain the impact. Who benefits from the project?
• How are Rotarians involved?
• How is the project promoted?
• 2 3 photos
That's it! Send the information along with
• Name and contact of Rotarian submitting the application
• Club name & District number
• City, state/province and country
Send your project to literacyaward@BELRAG.org
For further information, guidelines, project evaluation rubric go to www.BELRAG.org
Carolyn Johnson Chair, BELRAG
Right click the 4 way test above to open and listen to the Four Way Test.
In a world where you can be anything, IMAGINE being KIND!
2022 23 Rotary Theme
See our Passport Club Facebook page for more up to the minute Passport news! https://www.facebook.com/rotary6330passport/
Click here for a short video.
Our Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative encourages all Rotary club members to contribute at least $100 USD every year to help us reach our goal to support the Rotary Foundation financially each year
One who contributes $100 USD every year is a Sustaining Member. With EREY, we encourage you to contribute an amount you can afford every year.
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North Bruce Peninsula from Wiarton to Paisley, including Southampton, Port Elgin
2 Western northern Bruce Peninsula, including Kincardine, Walkerton, Hanover, Goderich
3 Mid-southwestern Ontario, including Listowel, St. Mary’s, Stratford, and Stratford Festival City
4 London area 5 clubs
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West to St. Clair River including Sarnia, Watford, Grand Bend, Petrolia
In the U.S., west of the St. Clair River, including Fort Gratiot, Port Huron, south to Marine City and Algonac
Sonja Glass
Rosemary Davis
Paul Roulston
Howard Shears
Mike Hurry
Diane Ives
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In the U.S., further west from St. Clair River including Genesee Valley, Flint, south to Fenton Allen Tucker
8 Eastern Northern Bruce Peninsula, including Meaford, Owen Sound, Chesley, Markdale, and Thornbury
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In the U.S., west of St. Clair River including Clio, Lapeer, Imlay City
Just north of Lake Erie, including Strathroy, St. Thomas, St. Thomas Railway, and London Lambeth
Patrick Petch
Jeffrey Ferweda
Gerry Janssen
A group of students are doing their end of year exams. The old beady eyed moderator in charge of the classroom stared towards the clock at the end of the room as the students furiously scribbled down the remainder of their answers, knowing that time was almost up.
Minutes later, the clock struck a new hour, and the exam was over.
“Your time is up!” the grouchy supervisor barked, “Please hand in your papers into a pile on my desk.” The students quietly got up, breathing sighs of relief as they quickly made a pile of test papers as they filed out of the room all except for one boy who was still finishing off his last answer. He only finished 20 seconds after the rest of his classmates, but when he got up to place his exam on the pile, the old man gestured for him to stop.
“Too late,” the old man sneered. “You should’ve handed in your paper earlier.”
The student’s mouth fell agape. This wasn’t fair at all. He stammered for a moment saying, “Hey, come on. I I should be allowed to h hand this in.”
Still, the old man refused.
Then the student said smugly, “Do you even know who I am?”
The old man looked up at him through his glasses, almost astounded by how smug this idiotic boy was acting. “No, I do not,” the moderator answered.
Almost immediately, the student just said, “Good!” as he shoved his paper into the middle of the pile and then ran out of the room.
Adams, Randal. Speaking of Rotary. USA: E.J. Press
Dochterman, Cliff. The ABCs of Rotary Evanston, Illinois: Rotary International. (363 EN)
Forward, David C. A Century of Service. The Story of Rotary International. (912 EN)
Rotary Club of Hobart. The Rotary Book of Readings. Inspiration to Change the World.
Rotary International. Honoring Our Past: The Words and Wisdom of Paul Harris. Evanston, Illinois: 1996. (925 EN)
Rotary International. Rotary Basics Evanston, Illinois. (595 EN)
Rotary International News. Online.
Rotary Global History Fellowship <https://www.facebook.com/RotaryGlobalHistoryFellowship/ >
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