Rotary E-Club Canada One: Empower a girl, transform a community

Welcome to this week's meeting of

The Rotary E-Club of Canada One

For the week beginning July 8, 2019

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PROGRAM

Empower a girl, transform a community.

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Greeter this week
Rotarian Kitty Bucsko

Theme for July - a Transition

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Inspirational moment

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Canadiana

Honouring Indigenous Peoples

2018 Honoured Member - Wilton Littlechild - Induction Vignette

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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?

Greta Thunberg. I must say that the program - Ms. Thunberg - was difficult to watch. Sadly, I was struck not by the message, but by what she is an exemplar of - part of now the second generation to be brainwashed about the junk science notion of anthropogenic (man-made) climate change.

There is no doubt that climate changes. It has done so for eons, in cycles that can easily be proven, and well before the internal combustion engine, or other "greenhouse gas" producing machines, were ever around. I hope we will have a program soon which involves a learned and credible climate scientist explaining the fallacy of this man-made climate change theory.

-- Delwen Stander, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370

Michael Junior – More than Funny. I enjoyed the mix of themes and knowledge in the meeting and peppy four--way theme sung by Saskatoon Rotary club. The time passed quickly for speaker Michael Junior and was enjoyable. The interview vignette with the Millennial senior job interview was oh so true, and the train idea for dementia, excellent! Wonder how we as Rotary could sponsor installation of this feature or what it would cost. Any ideas?

-- Lynne Ternosky, District 6330 Passport Club

Michael Jr. Michael talks about life has the same components as comedy. The setup moves the audience in one direction and toward what is expected. The punch line occurs when you change direction and take the audience to the unexpected. This same process can be applied to life.

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

May 25. I knew that remains of camels had been found near here in the Bow Valley but did not realise their habitat extended so far north.

-- David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370

The humorous moment with the interview with the young Millennial girl brings us to reality. We better get used to it!

-- Elly Contreras, E-Club of Canada One

Michael Jr. More than Funny. A great selection of a speaker program! A simple message of better to give than receive beautifully delivered.

-- Robert Boyden, RC of Canmore, District 5360

Michael Jr. Your 'setup' are your talents, resources, and opportunities. Your punchline is what you deliver; use your gifts to help people get to their destination. Your setbacks are part of your setup--just like a slingshot; the larger the setback, the larger the destination.

-- Sue Coates, Lewis River Rotary, District 5100

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Archived Meetings

For meetings before February 2019, please click here.

For meetings starting February 2019, please scroll to the very bottom of this page.

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Announcements

District 5370 Conference this year

Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

October 3 to 5, 2019

We invite you, your family, friends, and community to join us
October 3 – 5, 2019 for the Rotary District 5370, People of Action Conference in Grande Prairie!

Rotary provides the opportunity to grow and develop leaders, build friendships and to serve for the best interest of the world. This conference will provide you with inspiration, reflection, inclusion, and a call to action to serve others.

We are demonstrating our commitment to become change makers and people of action. Let’s celebrate the values of Rotary and let’s do this together.

Click this link - https://conference5370-2019.ca/

Yours in Rotary,

Tracey Vavrek, District Governor 2019-2020, Rotary Club of Grande Prairie After Five

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Read more here.

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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.

Each Thursday Morning from 8:00 am to 8:30 am (MDT) we host a casual FellowSIP Coffee Chat.

Everyone is welcome to attend and we encourage your participation.

Please click our Event Calendar for details and access Link.

For further inquiries or suggestions please contact: info@rotaryeclubcanada.ca

All our videos can be viewed on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/Rotary E-Club Canada One

Anyone can subscribe to our channel so that you will be automatically notified when a new video is posted.

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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:

The Paypal button on our ClubRunner Home Page
The donation button on the attendance form, or
Send a cheque to:

The Rotary E-Club of Canada One

Apt. 1708

1108 6th Avenue SW

Calgary, AB

Canada T2P 5K1

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A message from our recent Guest Winner!

Greetings from the Rotary Club of Campbell River, District 5020.

Campbell River is a small community situated on the east coast of Vancouver Island sitting on the 50^th parallel. A large granite cairn with the Rotary Wheel marks the spot on the Rotary Seawalk.

Janet Koch

Our Club was charted in 1946 and we usually fluctuate between 80 and 90 members. Our main focus has been towards local community projects and we raise the funds through a TV Auction. This fall will be our 45^th! The whole community gets involved and reaps the benefits as the money raised stays in the community.

Rotary Seawalk. The Rotary Seawalk stretches over 7 kilometers of seashore, was built in sections over the years, and was partnered with the City.

Splash Park. Another joint project. And the Elk Falls Suspension Bridge. The construction of the 60-meter Elk Falls Suspension Bridge situated in the Elk Falls Provincial Park was a multi-year project and a vision fulfilled. It is spectacular!

We are an accomplished Club. Check us out!

Rotary Connects the World! May the year be a success for everyone.

Janet Koch, Rotarian

(Guest winner of our E-club’s $100 donation in her name to TRF!)

Watch the video celebrating her club's 70^th anniversary!

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Humour
The unmistakable sound of a Harley

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New members' corner

What is The Cadre of Technical Advisors as it applies to Rotary?

Cadre of Technical Advisers

The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers is a group of volunteer Rotarians who provide technical expertise and advice to Rotarians planning and carrying out Rotary grant projects around the world.

What we do

Cadre members review, monitor, and evaluate projects and ensure grant funds are being used properly. Our assignments include:

Technical reviews. Cadre members evaluate the technical feasibility of a project and submit a written evaluation. Reviewers don’t travel or communicate with the project sponsors.

Site visits. An advance site visitor evaluates the technical feasibility of a proposed project. An interim monitor reports on the implementation of an ongoing project. A post-project monitor evaluates the impact and resolution of a completed project. For these assignments, cadre members travel to the project site and meet with the project sponsors and the benefiting community.

Audits. Auditors evaluate the financial management and oversight of grant funds. Audits can be targeted or random. Cadre members travel to the project site and meet with the project sponsors and the benefiting community.

Operational audits. Cadre members assess the controls grant sponsors have to ensure qualification. This involves evaluating financial books, records, and documentation.

Who we are

We are experts in technical sectors that correlate to each of Rotary’s six areas of focus. In addition, our team of auditors reviews project finances and grant management. Cadre members include:

Lawyers, diplomats, teachers, social workers, mediators, arbitrators (peace and conflict prevention/resolution)

Obstetricians, doctors, nurses, midwives, public health professionals, epidemiologists (maternal and child health & disease prevention and treatment)

Civil, environmental, mechanical, and biological engineers, city planners (water and sanitation)

Teachers, community educators, education advocates, administrators (basic education and literacy)

Small-business owners, bankers, city planners, community organizers, real estate professionals, revitalization specialists, agronomists (economic and community development)

Accountants, financial advisers (auditing)

Our technical coordinators help recruit cadre members and serve as leaders in each of the technical sectors.

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Rotary minute

Rotary Firsts

Rotary established the "Endowment Fund" in 1917, which became the forerunner of The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary first adopted the name "Rotary International" in 1922 when the name was changed from the International Association of Rotary Clubs.

Rotary first established the Paul Harris Fellows recognition in 1957 for contributors of US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.

The Rotary emblem was printed on a commemorative stamp for the first time in 1931 at the time of the Vienna Convention.

The first Rotary club banner (from the Houston Space Centre) to orbit the moon was carried by astronaut Frank Borman, a member of that club.

The first Rotary International convention held outside the United States was in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1921.

The first head of state to address a Rotary convention was U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1923 at St. Louis.

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Food for thought

This Teenager Knows a Secret to Slowing Guatemalan Migration

Rotarian Vicki sends this news article concerning a young girl in Guatemala.

HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala. When Lesly Cano Gomez was 15, she wrote out her plan to migrate to America.

"My dream is to go to the United States," she wrote, followed by three discussion sections: "How Am I Going to Pay for It?" "Who's Going to Take Me?" and "Who's Going to Meet Me When I Get to the United States?"

There were extensive family talks about the trip, which Cano Gomez would have undertaken with her cousin, Enilda, who is four years younger than her.

"There wasn't anything here," Cano Gomez explained. "That's why I wanted to migrate."

She knew that along the way she could be murdered or trafficked to a brothel, or else die of thirst in the desert. "But I felt I needed to go," she added. "The people I went to school with had migrated, a ton of them."

Yet today, four years later, Cano Gomez is still here in her village of Chichalum in the rugged Huehuetenango district. She now has a reason to stay - and therein lies an important message for all.

To read more, click this link:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/migrants-guatemala.html

Submitted by

Vicki Horsfield, Executive Director

Creating Opportunities for Guatemalans

Vicki@creatingopportunitiesforguatemalans.org

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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 - You've got a Friend in me! (Randy Newman)

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Speaker Program
Katenya Ntaiya turned her dream of getting an education into a movement to empower vulnerable girls and bring an end to harmful traditional practices in Kenya.
Meet two students at the Katenya Centre for Excellence, a school where girls can live and study safely, and uplift their community along the way.
"When you empower a girl, you transform a community," Ntaiya says.

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Four-way Test

To close the meeting, Rotarian Keith Evans recites the Rotary Four-way Test of the things we think, say, or do:

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