Rotary E-Club Canada One: More than Funny

Welcome to this week's meeting of

The Rotary E-Club of Canada One

For the week beginning May 27, 2019

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PROGRAM

More than Funny

Michael Jr.

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Greeter this week
Rotarian Jean Michel Crepin

Theme for May- Youth Service

Theme for June - Rotary Fellowships

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Inspirational moment

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Canadiana

I love Regina, Saskatchewan

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Comments from our guests and members

Members and guests attending our weekly meetings are very important to us. Based on your comments we are able to produce many more educational, inspiring and entertaining weekly meetings.

Following are some of the comments we have received. Would you please send us your comments?

Very interesting listening to Angelica Dass and her observations on people's skin colour. It is difficult to comprehend how tough life can be just because your skin is a different colour.

--David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One

Peter’s greeter message for the first of April was funny. I love the Rhythm of the Dance. Reminds me of a bit of Mexican Folkloric dance.

--Elly Contreras, E-Club of Canada One

Library Books and Overdue Fines. It is interesting to learn that there is in today’s society a 30-million word gap in children by the age of three – this all due to literacy within our today’s society. It is so important that we read to close that gap.

The discussion revolved around the fact that there are obstacles that are keeping people away from using libraries. It is the fear of having overdue books and the fines that go with it. People look at this as another credit card that they may not be able to afford.

Incentives and programs are being put in place to draw people back to using libraries and one is eliminating fines completely. Fines are not a stable source of revenue for libraries and a small percentage of revenue.

-- Michael Thomas, RC of Stony Plain, District 5370

Late fines for libraries. I wonder if there is not, perhaps, a compromise to the problem of late fines vs. engagement of lower-income readers.

If there are fines, the speaker says they are deterred from belonging to a library, and then they read less. If there are no fines, then there is likely little or no control of the library's resources, and these readers, most of whom are likely still in their formative years, are not learning to be responsible and play by rules.

A happy medium may be to extend lending times and provide some form of reminder when the lending period is almost up - after all, even the lowest of income families have smartphones, which can be pinged with a reminder message. Libraries without control of their valuable resources will negatively affect a whole spectrum of readers.

-- Delwen Stander, E-Club of Canada One

Librarian’s Case against Overdue Book Fines. The title of the program captured my attention – made me think if I had any overdue fines from my university days some 40+ years ago. (I don’t!)

I spend a lot of time reading to and with my grandchildren and being read to. And my fortunate position, and this program, served to remind me of the value of accessibility to reading material, especially for young children.

That in turn, reminded me of my Rotary Club’s support COW – Classroom on Wheels – and of our involvement with Success By Six and our current multi-club literacy work in Belize. It was great to be reminded of the great resources we have available in the form of our libraries – and how accessing those resources needs to be done while making sure users apply our Four-Way Test!

-- John Wojcicki, RC of Edmonton, D5370

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Archived Meetings

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News from our E-club members

...submitted by Rotarian Doug Dyer

On May 16, I visited the Papamoa Rotary Club, New Zealand. It was their regular weekly meeting with about 16 members. Papamoa is a small beach town on North Island, and the Rotary club has been going strong for 10 years. The members, they were very warm and friendly, made me comfortable in Rotary style.

I had the great pleasure of visiting with Dawson, their Rotary exchange student who is from Cranbrook, British Columbia. What a mature and pleasant young woman! It is always so nice to meet people from home, and we had good laughs.

Dawson was very pleased with the Exchange program and felt that she had really matured since arriving almost one year ago. One highlight for her was meeting up with 30-plus other exchange students and spending time together exploring South Island. I can only imagine how cool an experience that would be. She was also very interested in the e-club concept and will visit our meeting.

Another enjoyable terra club make-up for me.

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Announcements

District 5370 Conference this year

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

October 3 to 5, 2019

Council elevates Rotaract

The 2019 Council on Legislation has completed its work.

Among its most important actions, the Council elevated the status of Rotaract clubs, allowing them to join Rotary International the way that Rotary clubs do. The change is intended to increase the support that Rotaract clubs receive from RI and to enhance their ability to serve.

The Council is made up of representatives from each Rotary district, and meets every three years in Chicago, Illinois, USA, to review the rules that govern the organization.

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Material Suggestions and Greeter Messages Always Needed!

Do you have a Rotary story that you'd like to share with the Rotary World?

Please feel free to forward an approx. 150 - 200 word message or any material suggestions in an e-mail, or in a Word document, along with a JPeg picture or two, to E-Club Administration Chair, Jim Ferguson.

We'd love to hear from you!

Your attendance could earn you Paul Harris Points

The Rotary E-club of Canada One is excited to announce that all of our attending guests who make a donation to our club in lieu of a meal, fines or happy bucks, will have the opportunity to have their name entered in a quarterly draw in support of the Rotary Foundation.

For more information, please click on the READ MORE link at the top of the weekly meeting.

Real-time meetings

Each 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (MDT) is our Fellowship Assembly, and we often invite interesting speakers or Rotary Leaders for this entertaining, educational fun event.

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How do you support our club?

In order for our club to continue its much-needed projects helping others, your contributions are critical. You may use either:

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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One

Apt. 1708

1108 6th Avenue SW

Calgary, AB

Canada T2P 5K1

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A little humour

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New members' corner

ABCs of Rotary - Nicknames

Cliff Dochterman, RI President 1992-93

From the earliest days of Rotary, members have referred to each other on a first-name basis. Since personal acquaintanceship and friendship are cornerstones of Rotary, it was natural that many clubs adopted the practice of setting aside formal titles in conversations among members.

Individuals who normally would be addressed as Doctor, Professor, Mister, the Honorable or Sir are regularly called Joe, Bill, Charley, or Jerry by other Rotarians. The characteristic Rotary club name badge fosters the first-name custom.

In a few areas, such as Europe, club members use a more formal style in addressing fellow members.

In other parts of the world, mainly in Asian countries, the practice is to assign each new Rotarian a humorous nickname which relates to some personal characteristic or which is descriptive of the member's business or profession.

A member nicknamed "Oxygen" is the manufacturer of chemical gas products. "Trees" is the nickname for the Rotarian in the lumber business, "Building" is the contractor, "Paper" is the stationery or office supply retailer. Other members might carry nicknames like "Muscles," "Foghorn" or "Smiles" as commentaries on their physical features.

The nicknames are frequently a source of good-natured fun and fellowship. But whether a Rotarian is addressed by a given first name or a nickname, the spirit of personal friendship is the initial step which opens doors to all other opportunities for service.

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Rotary minute

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Food for thought

Bradford Care Home builds rail carriage for residents.

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Rotary Jukebox

For a small donation, your favorite musician will be featured on one of our next e-meetings for everyone to enjoy.

Every week we'll have a draw and the lucky person will see their song featured!

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR REQUEST

This Week - Submitted and Donated by Rotarian Vicki

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Speaker Program More than Funny - An opportunity to give
Comedian Michael Jr. brings the funny through stand up comedy, skits, short film, man on the street and a variety of other ways, all-the-while making sure it's good for the whole family. You will most certainly laugh; however, you may also find that you are also inspired. Michael Jr. is not just about the jokes...

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Four-way Test

To close the meeting, a special treat from the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana. The Rotary Four-way Test of the things we think, say, or do:

Thanks to PP Lynne Ternosky for sharing!

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