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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning August 19, 2019
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning August 19, 2019
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Please leave a donation to assist our club do Rotary's good works!
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Greeter this week
Rotarian Elly Contreras
Rotarian Elly Contreras
Theme for August - Membership and
New Club Development
Inspirational moment New Club Development
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And a popular landmark in Osoyoos - Spotted Lake
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And a popular landmark in Osoyoos - Spotted Lake
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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?
July 10. Katenya
Ntaiya’s presentation was inspiring.
What one woman can do to engage a community and make a difference in the
lives of girls!
-- Sharon Blaker, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Concussions. Having
had one with my bike helmet on, and being unconscious for an hour, I can relate
to this TED Talk!
Also, Empower a girl, transform a community. Wow!
Awesome story!
-- Vicki Horsfield, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
The story sent by Vicki about Cano Gomez is an example of
what many Rotarians believe. How can we support
projects that will ensure a future for those who have lost hope?
Ntayia further makes a case for the power of women in creating change in an
environment where men had the power of controlling their future.
-- Jean Michel Crepin, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Wilton Littlechild/Katenya Ntaiya. Wilton illustrated very well the problem of
residential schools. One thing is to
read about it and another is to hear from a person who has suffered in his own
flesh and is successful, albeit all the setbacks.
Katenya brings home a problem we suffer here in Spain as
well. When immigrant families take their
daughters unwillingly on a horror trip to practice the mutilation, fortunately,
the immigration people at the airport are aware of the situation and do their
best to stop it.
-- Angel Blanco, RC of Majadahonda, District 2201
Thank
you,Vicki, for a great greeter message. So nice that you can sit and
enjoy the weekly meeting of our club in your beautiful garden.
-- David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Suleika Jaouad. What
almost dying taught me about living.
Suleika talks about her life-altering diagnosis with Leukaemia and the odds of not living and
then being cured. The struggles she
encountered once cured is something we would not even think of. Having to deal
with, all of sudden, no disability income and no career, lost relationships,
and losing friends that were met in hospitals but end up dying. The ongoing
healing and stresses of possible relapse have taught her more about herself
than she was ever aware of before.
-- Michael
Thomas, Rotary Club of Stony Plain, District 5370
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Announcements
District 5370 Conference this year
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
October 3 to 5, 2019
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Rotary's Theme for August
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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2020
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A Bagged Lunch ZOOM FellowSIP
A new event!!
A bagged lunch Zoom FellowSIP is scheduled every first Wednesday of the
month at 12:00 pm (Mountain Time).
The first meeting will be September 4 using the same ZOOM link as other Fellowship Events for a 30-minute chat.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/709771987.
This is an opportunity to invite guests to share lunch with you electronically, and we hope that the guests will get to know us better.
An incentive: The first 5
Active or Associate Members of our Club who invite, and propose, a candidate
which results in Active or Associate Membership will receive 100 PH points
from the E-club account. This program expires June 30, 2020.
We look forward to you
joining us on September 4!
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Interesting
Rotary project(s) in Gdansk, Poland
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And a note from our District 5370 Governor
Tracy Vavrek
And a note from our District 5370 Governor
Tracy Vavrek
Dear
Friends of the Rotary E Club of Canada One,
Thank you for the warm welcome and sharing in fellowship. Spending time
with you on Saturday, August 10, gave me a true appreciation of your Club. Be
proud of your passion to serve and to make a difference for
others!
Please know from my heart I appreciate everything you do.
Together, we are connecting Rotary with the world.
Best wishes!
Tracey Vavrek
Rotary Club of Grande Prairie After Five
District Governor 2019-2020, Rotary International District 5370
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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, Kitty Bucsko.
We'd love to hear from you!
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
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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
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Humour
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New members' corner
ROTARY AND POLIO
Polio
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a paralyzing and potentially
fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. The
poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter
of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under five.
Polio is incurable, but completely vaccine-preventable.
PolioPlus
In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus program,
the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication through the mass
vaccination of children. Rotary has contributed more than $1.7 billion and
countless volunteer hours to immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122
countries. In addition, Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in
decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $7.2 billion to the
effort.
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, formed
in 1988, is a public-private partnership that includes Rotary, the World Health
Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and governments of the world. Rotary’s
focus is advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment and awareness-building.
Polio Today
Today, there are only three countries that have
never stopped transmission of the wild poliovirus: Afghanistan, Nigeria and
Pakistan. Just 37 polio cases were confirmed worldwide in 2016, which is a
reduction of more than 99.9 percent since the 1980s, when the world saw about
1,000 cases per day.
Challenges
The polio cases represented by the remaining one
percent are the most difficult to prevent, due to factors including
geographical isolation, poor public infrastructure, armed conflict and cultural
barriers. Until polio is eradicated, all countries remain at risk of outbreaks.
Ensuring Success
Rotary will raise $50 million per year over the
next three years, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These funds help to provide
much-needed operational support, medical personnel, laboratory
equipment, and
educational materials for health workers and parents. Governments, corporations
and private individuals all play a crucial role in funding.
Rotary in Action
More than one million Rotary members have donated
their time and personal resources to end polio. Every year, hundreds of Rotary
members work side-by-side with health workers to vaccinate children in
polio-affected countries. Rotary Members work with UNICEF and other partners to
prepare and distribute mass communication tools to reach people in areas
isolated by conflict, geography, or poverty. Rotary members also recruit fellow
volunteers, assist with transporting the vaccine, and provide other logistical support.
‘This Close’ Campaign
Rotary has a growing roster of public figures and
celebrities participating in its “This Close” public awareness campaign,
including Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
actresses Kristen Bell and Archie Panjabi; WWE superstar John Cena; supermodel
Isabeli Fontana; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu;
action movie star Jackie Chan; boxing great Manny Pacquiao; pop star Psy; golf
legend Jack Nicklaus; conservationist Jane Goodall; premier violinist Itzhak
Perlman; Grammy Award winners A.R. Rahman; Angelique Kidjo and Ziggy Marley;
and peace advocate Queen Noor of Jordan.
These ambassadors help educate the
public about polio through public service announcements, social media and public
appearances.
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Rotary minute
ROTARY AT A GLANCE
Solving real problems takes real commitment and
vision. Rotary unites people from all continents and cultures who take
action to deliver real, long-term solutions to our world’s most persistent
issues. Together, we apply our professional experience and personal commitment
to find new and effective ways to enhance health, stability, and prosperity
across the globe.
Through volunteering, our 1.2 million members
make lifelong friendships that transcend political and cultural boundaries and
foster global understanding and respect. In addition to our 35,000 clubs,
Rotary also offers expanded service opportunities including:
Interact: a service
organization organized and sponsored by Rotary clubs for young adults ages
12-18. There are more than 20,300 Interact clubs in 159 countries.
Rotaract: groups organized by
Rotary clubs to promote leadership, professional development, and service among
young adults ages 18-30. There are more than 10,000 Rotaract clubs in 184
countries.
Rotary Community Corps (RCCs):
groups of non-Rotary members who work to improve their communities. There are
more than 7,500 RCCs in 80 countries, all organized and sponsored by Rotary
clubs.
Membership Snapshot
Who: Rotary brings together
the kind of people who step forward to take on important issues for local
communities worldwide. Rotary members hail from a range of professional
backgrounds; doctors, artists, small business owners, teachers and executives
all call themselves Rotarians. Rotary connects these unique perspectives, and
helps leverage its members’ expertise to improve lives everywhere.
Where: From Haiti and
Greenland to Nigeria and Singapore, Rotary unites a truly diverse set of
leaders from across the world. Currently, the largest number of clubs comes
from the United States, India, Japan and Brazil. The fastest growing Rotary
regions include Southeast Asia and Africa.
What: Each year, Rotary
members invest more than $200 million and 16 million volunteer hours to promote
peace, fight disease, provide clean water, save mothers and children, support
education, and grow local economies.
Polio Eradication
For more than 30 years, Rotary has been the
driving force in the effort to eradicate polio worldwide. Alongside our partners
in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we have achieved a 99.9 percent
reduction in polio cases. Our members have contributed $1.9 billion and
countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children in 122
countries from this paralyzing disease. Today, polio remains endemic in
Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
Rotary remains committed to ending polio, and will raise $50 million per year, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars through a matching agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With the infrastructure we helped create to end polio, we have built a lasting global health legacy that is now used to reach millions of children to treat and prevent other diseases.
Rotary remains committed to ending polio, and will raise $50 million per year, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars through a matching agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With the infrastructure we helped create to end polio, we have built a lasting global health legacy that is now used to reach millions of children to treat and prevent other diseases.
Food for thought
Let me start by saying that I never expected to be a “millennial therapist” when I entered the field of psychotherapy 10 years ago.
But five years into practicing, I began to notice an influx of millennials seeking my help. Now, 90% of my patients are between the ages of 23 and 38. (The rest are mostly parents of millennials.)
As a Gen X’er, I’ve heard all the millennial stereotypes — they’re lazy, entitled, self-centered, oversensitive and unprepared.
But after studying and getting to know them, what I found was a rising generation of smart and highly ambitious individuals.
They’re empathetic, diverse and eager to make a social impact. But there are also many anxieties that hold them back.
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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!
When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.
Why
you should listen
William Kamkwamba, from Malawi, is a born inventor. When he
was 14, he built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap,
working from rough plans he found in a library book called Using Energy and
modifying them to fit his needs. The windmill he built powers four lights and
two radios in his family home.
After reading about Kamkwamba on Mike McKay's blog Hactivate (which picked up the story from
a local Malawi newspaper), TEDGlobal Conference Director Emeka Okafor spent
several weeks tracking him down at his home in Masitala Village, Wimbe, and
invited him to attend TEDGlobal on a fellowship. Onstage, Kamkwamba talked about his invention and
shared his dreams: to build a larger windmill to help with irrigation for his
entire village, and to go back to school.
Following Kamkwamba's original moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his
promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve
his power system (by incorporating solar energy), and further his education through
school and mentorships.
Subsequent projects have included clean water, malaria
prevention, solar power and lighting for the six homes in his family compound;
a deep-water well with a solar-powered pump for clean water; and a drip
irrigation system. Kamkwamba himself returned to school, and is now attending
the African Leadership Academy, a new pan-African prep school outside
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kamkwamba's story is documented in his autobiography, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of
Electricity and Hope. A documentary about Kamkwamba,
called William and
the Windmill, won the Documentary Feature Grand Jury award at
SXSW in 2013 (watch a trailer ).
You can support his work and other young inventors at MovingWindmills.org.
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Four-way Test
To close the meeting, our District 5370 Governor-elect, Jim Ferguson, recites the Rotary Four-Way Test.
To close the meeting, our District 5370 Governor-elect, Jim Ferguson, recites the Rotary Four-Way Test.
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