When we first started planning this year’s District Conference, our theme was “We’re Better Together.” Now, as the Covid-19 Pandemic is keeping us physically distant, it’s more important than ever to focus on the strength and opportunity that comes with working together as Rotarians. That’s why we’re holding this year’s District Conference online and we’ve adjusted our theme a little bit! We’re virtually better together!

 

Here's your opportunity to connect, be inspired, and celebrate the work of Rotary. Join us October 16-18, 2020 for our District’s first online District Conference. There is no cost to attend and the Conference is open to everyone. Invite your friends and neighbours to attend – it’s a great opportunity to introduce Rotary to them!

All club presidents will need to fill in a document of certification for youth and vulnerable people and send it in as soon as possible. If you do not have any youth activities in your club, you need to fill in a non-participation document. Documents can be found at the Youth Protection page. Since we do not have long-term Youth Exchange this year, clubs that were certified through YE last year also need to fill in the document.

 

If you do any activities with youth or vulnerable people, your club needs to do these things. A list of clubs that have returned their certification will be posted on the district website.

 

Tous les présidents de club devront remplir un document de certification pour les jeunes et les personnes vulnérables et l'envoyer le plus rapidement possible. Si vous n'avez pas d'activités pour les jeunes dans votre club, vous devez remplir un document de non-participation. Les documents peuvent être consultés à la page de politique de protection de la jeunesse.   Comme nous n'avons pas d'échange de jeunes à long terme cette année, les clubs qui ont été certifiés par l'intermédiaire de l'EJ l'année dernière doivent également remplir le document.

Si vous faites des activités avec des jeunes ou des personnes vulnérables, votre club doit faire ces choses. Une liste des clubs qui ont retourné leur certification sera affichée sur le site Web du district.

Stittsville Rotarians met in-person on Jul 21, 2020 for the first time since the pandemic was declared in March 2020. Following Covid-19 guidelines, together they cleaned up the W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park at 1751 Stittsville Main Street, pulling weeds and making the park like new again.

 

If you are one of the many Rotarians who had planned to travel to Honolulu, Hawaii, last June, for the 2020 International Convention, I am certain you are still feeling sad about having to cancel your plans. Even if you may have attended some online events during the Virtual Convention, you might already be thinking about the next trip you’ll take.

 

Rejoice! The 2021 International Convention, which will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, is less than a year away (June 12 to 16, 2021) – and after all the time we’ve been spending meeting on screens, it will feel even better to get together and ‘feel the energy’, as the convention slogan goes.