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Redefining Masculinity - Free Webinar
May 06, 2021
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METS Membership Elect Training Session
ZoomMay 08, 2021
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Treasurer Elect Training Session
May 10, 2021
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Annual District Foundation Dinner
ZoomMay 12, 2021
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Annual District Foundation Walk
May 15, 2021
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee
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PETS Online Session #2
May 17, 2021
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District Council / Continuity
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International Convention
Jun 12, 2021 - Jun 16, 2021
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PETS Online Session #3
Jun 17, 2021
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Zone Events
2021-2022
Canadian Rotary members assist with COVID-19 vaccinations and feeding families
Volunteers work to keep the community of Kingston, Ontario, healthy and safe.
Nonprofits Make Gains in Measuring Their Impact
Nonprofits Make Gains in Measuring Their
Rotarians Address Mental Health Issues Head On
Rotarians Address Mental Health Issues Head
Inaugural Programs of Scale Grant Honors Those Leading Malaria Treatment Efforts in Zambia
By building on a proven concept — such as efforts to stamp out malaria in Zambia — Rotary’s new multimillion-dollar Programs of Scale grants help make good better
Kenyan Rotary Clubs Sow Seeds and Reflect on the Fruits of Their Labor
Kenya is home to the first Rotary club in East Africa — the Rotary Club of Nairobi, founded in 1930. More joined and made a tangible difference.
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Watertown Rotary Club swimmers swam laps at the local YMCA on February 27th in an effort to raise donations to fund the eradication of polio in our world. The swimmers raised $5,685.00, which will be matched by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2 for 1 when Rotary International raises $50 million for 2021. This union of fundraising has assisted our Rotary Club to provide over $17,000 towards support of vaccinating over 28,000 children worldwide in 2021.
All clubs are asked to raise at least $1500US each Rotary year in our final push toward eradicating Polio in our world. How much have you raised from fundraisers, community campaigns and individual donations this Rotary year?
Pictured are swimmers President Jeff Combs, Larry Sorel, Jeff Wood, Howie Ganter, Jeff Barnard, Beth Linderman, Don and Dianna Woodhouse and coordinator Don Klug.La version française est ci-dessous.
The Rotary Club of Orleans 6th Annual Youth Award event was held on April 11, 2021. The theme for this year’s award was the “COVID Heroes” The award recognizes and encourages youth leaders in our community who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, courage, citizenship and engagement in serving their community in voluntary services while maintaining excellence in their academic pursuits amidst the challenges of the 2020/2021 COVID-19 pandemic.
This year twelve youth received a Rotary Club of Orleans -COVID-19 Heroes achievement award under the following five categories: citizenship, commitment to excellence, leadership, persistence and, resiliency.
We are excited to announce the 2021-2022 District Rotaract Representatives! Please welcome Mustafa and Auriane!! They are an enthusiastic duo, with extensive Rotaract and Rotary experience. Their talents and passion will be an invaluable asset to the district during the upcoming year!
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Attention US Rotarians!
The Rotary Foundation has partnered with “Free Will” to invite Rotary members on the US side of our District to include a gift to TRF in their will…at no cost. Those of you who have already attained Major Donor status recently received a letter from The Rotary Foundation regarding this offer.
Visit https://www.freewill.com/therotaryfoundation to check out the process.
While Freewill is currently not available in Canada, perhaps there is a lawyer in your club who would offer to provide this service at no charge or at a reduced fee for members. Canadian gifts are named to the Rotary Foundation Canada and declared using this notification card: https://my.rotary.org/en/document/your-rotary-legacy-notification-card
If you have further questions regarding being a Bequest Society member, please connect with our Endowment Chair, PDGSue Bellor.
More than ever, communities need Rotary and Rotary needs their communities! Rotary clubs across the Seaway-East area have been meeting online since March 2020 and they all have created innovative and safe ways to help their communities push through this pandemic. Thousands of professionals are also working remotely across Eastern Ontario, including myself, where the City of Cornwall is becoming a hub for these remote workers. Most recently, the City of Cornwall has been ranked the 8th “Best Community in Canada” (Maclean’s, 2021) and the two Rotary clubs in Cornwall are certainly a contributing factor of that statistic! Furthermore, at the end of April, thousands of remote college and university students will be scanning cyberspace for opportunities to volunteer, grow and connect with their communities. Add in the latest round of the stay-at-home orders and it’s go-time to find, invite and engage these leaders!
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With the District’s Rotary and Rotaract Clubs thinking about the coming new Rotary year, it is a good time to start, if you haven’t already, your process for preparing your Club’s Strategic Plan, which will provide your roadmap to action for the next few years.
Strategic Planning is a term that scares a lot of people, but it’s simply a process for determining your objectives for the next few years, and the actions needed to achieve them. Put more simply – strategic planning helps you to identify your destination(s) and how to get there.
All organizations develop strategic plans to guide them into the future, and Rotary is no different. Rotary International issued its latest RI Strategic Plan in 2019. Using this as a high-level starting point, D7040 prepared a District Strategic Plan, which was distributed to District Clubs and Committees in January 2021 (available here: https://rotary7040.com/page/documentation). It is expected that District Clubs and Committees will use this as a framework to prepare their own strategic/action plan.
By Dârini Vedarattiname, Club Rotaract de l'île de Montréal
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Back in 2016, I welcomed PSTD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) into my life. That new friend settled in with two sidekicks: Anxiety Disorder and Depression. It took me about three years to learn to live with it. Here are a few tips from my humble experience of what to do and not do when interacting with someone facing mental health struggles.
Approximately 60 Rotarians, Rotaractors, and friends of Rotary have been helping local Public Health authorities to vaccinate Kingstonians since early March. All four Rotary clubs and the two Rotaract clubs are involved. The volunteer work involves assisting with the onsite screening process at the local Mass Immunization Clinic. Volunteers work half day shifts and are required to don PPE (mask, shield, and gown). According to the volunteers, the work is very meaningful and satisfying as the clients are so happy to receive their vaccinations.
This is an article by Rotarian Lindsey Foster who has been a member of the Rotary Club of Kingston since 2009 serving as President in 2017-18. She co-chairs the Community Outreach Grants Committee and helps coordinate marketing efforts for the club and the ‘Celebrating 100 Years of Service in Kingston’ campaign during Kingston Rotary’s Centennial.
On Wednesday, May 12th at 7pm-7:45pm, we will hold a virtual edition of our Annual Foundation ‘Dinner.” Then, at 8pm, you can join our Zone-wide Fundraising Event (Alaska/BC to St. Pierre & Miquelon, see story below).
Again, we will not be able to meet face-to-face to celebrate all that has been accomplished by Rotarians and Clubs throughout our District. So, this year, we will meet on Zoom to do so. Register on the District website to receive the Zoom link.
Hello – everyone, kindly find the “Call for Performers” below. As this is a time sensitive call, either get involved in actively contacting (cc to me) or pass this along to any headliner, regionally recognized or very talented local performer or group who may be willing to assist us. There is no restriction – any group or performer from anywhere!
If anyone would like more information, I can be contacted at brian.c.foster1@gmail.com or 403-846-8142.
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