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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning October 19, 2020
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning October 19, 2020
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Complete the form for a make-up!
Please leave a donation to assist our club do Rotary's good works!
Looking for an Archived Meeting from September 2020 and on?
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Looking for an Archived Meeting from September 2020 and on?
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Thanks!
Greeter this week
Rotarian David Werrett
October Focus - Economic and
Community Development
Inspirational moment
Rotarian David Werrett
October Focus - Economic and
Community Development
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Canadiana
Epidemiology of Polio in Canada
The incidence of polio in Canada was dramatically reduced by the introduction of immunization programs in the 1950s. The last indigenous case of wild poliovirus in Canada was in 1977.
In 1994, Canada was certified as being free of wild poliovirus by the World Health Organization. Cases of paralytic polio in Canada reported since that time have been associated with importations of wild poliovirus and the use of OPV vaccine. Vaccine programs switched from OPV vaccine to inactivated poliomyelitis vaccines (IPV) exclusively in 1995/1996.
Until polio eradication has been achieved globally, there remains a small risk of importation of polio into Canada.
To ensure that Canada remains polio-free, the Public Health Agency of Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Paediatric Society, conducts surveillance of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children less than 15 years of age.
Since 1996, between 27 and 64 AFP cases in children less than 15 years of age have been reported each year, none attributed to wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus.
The incidence of polio in Canada was dramatically reduced by the introduction of immunization programs in the 1950s. The last indigenous case of wild poliovirus in Canada was in 1977.
In 1994, Canada was certified as being free of wild poliovirus by the World Health Organization. Cases of paralytic polio in Canada reported since that time have been associated with importations of wild poliovirus and the use of OPV vaccine. Vaccine programs switched from OPV vaccine to inactivated poliomyelitis vaccines (IPV) exclusively in 1995/1996.
Until polio eradication has been achieved globally, there remains a small risk of importation of polio into Canada.
To ensure that Canada remains polio-free, the Public Health Agency of Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Paediatric Society, conducts surveillance of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children less than 15 years of age.
Since 1996, between 27 and 64 AFP cases in children less than 15 years of age have been reported each year, none attributed to wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus.
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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?
August 13. So personal: Every refugee has a story. I am a tutor for a new immigrant to Canada and she is also learning English from Television and Movies.
Sharon Blaker, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Aimee Mullins. Enjoyed the variety of subject matter. Voices of Our City Choir was wonderful.
Gary Mclelan, Rotary Club of Campbell River (Noon), District 5020
Aimee Mullins. Two very inspiring presentations: Voice of Our City Choir (demonstrating the importance of recognizing the best in people) and Aimee Mullins (the importance of recognizing the ability of a person).
Don Smith, Rotary Club of Bracebridge, District 7010
While I missed the physical contacts with other Rotarians, I did not miss one second of the District Conference. In fact, it was a welcome educational activity while doing my annual boring job of canning beets.
Jean-Michel Crepin, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
September 21. Attended regular RECCO weekly online meeting featuring main presentation by Sarah Gray speaking "Only One Way to Find Out." What a moving story about the donation of her infant son's organs to four research institutions and the impact that something the family did in their time of grief had such an impact on the world of scientific study!
Keith Evans, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Sharon Blaker, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Aimee Mullins. Enjoyed the variety of subject matter. Voices of Our City Choir was wonderful.
Gary Mclelan, Rotary Club of Campbell River (Noon), District 5020
Aimee Mullins. Two very inspiring presentations: Voice of Our City Choir (demonstrating the importance of recognizing the best in people) and Aimee Mullins (the importance of recognizing the ability of a person).
Don Smith, Rotary Club of Bracebridge, District 7010
While I missed the physical contacts with other Rotarians, I did not miss one second of the District Conference. In fact, it was a welcome educational activity while doing my annual boring job of canning beets.
Jean-Michel Crepin, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
September 21. Attended regular RECCO weekly online meeting featuring main presentation by Sarah Gray speaking "Only One Way to Find Out." What a moving story about the donation of her infant son's organs to four research institutions and the impact that something the family did in their time of grief had such an impact on the world of scientific study!
Keith Evans, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
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Announcements
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 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) is our Fellowship Assembly, and we often invite interesting speakers or Rotary Leaders for this entertaining, educational fun event.
Everyone is welcome to attend and we encourage your participation.
Please click our Event Calendar for details and access Link.
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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
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Calgary, AB
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Humour
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If you know what a wine brick is, you were drinking during prohibition. When wine was outlawed, bootleggers began to press grape concentrate into the form of bricks, which wasn’t against the law. On the label this warning was printed: “Do not let this brick sit in a gallon of water for 21 days. It will ferment and become illegal wine.” ***
A hesitant driver, waiting for traffic to clear, came to a complete stop on a freeway ramp. The traffic thinned, but the intimidated driver still waited. Finally, an infuriated voice yelled from behind, “The sign says to yield, not to give up!” ***
Six-year-old Mark was thumbing through a Japanese cookbook and asked about the squiggly symbols. His father explained that they were Japanese words, and that he couldn’t read them. Mark paused and said, “Well, sound them out!”
(Editor's late note: The same thing happened to me recently. I had been reading to my granddaughter, aged 5, asking her to sound out some of the words. In the kitchen, she commented on a candle I had burning - a lovely fragrance - and she asked what was the name of the candle's scent. Without my glasses, I had a hard time and said to her that I couldn't read it. Her response? Well, sound it out!)
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New members' corner
The history of Rotary’s work with young people dates to the 1920s, when many clubs took part in an international event known as Boys’ Week.
The Rotary Club of Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA, sponsored a float in a 1924 Loyalty Day parade.
The first Boys’ Week was held in New York City in May 1920 by the Rotary Club of New York and other local groups. The event was part of an effort to promote youth development in education, citizenship, health and hygiene, and vocation.
Read more HERE.
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Rotary minute
Food for thought
Experience the astonishing visual world of the Anthropocene in these interactive gigapixel essays based on the large-scale photography of Edward Burtynsky, and the video work of Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier.
Each of the experiences below depicts some of the most iconic and arresting locations the team explored throughout filming – from the pristine forests of Vancouver Island to the dizzying heights of the Italian Alps to the teeming streets of Lagos.
These gigapixel images are created by taking a series of incremental photos of a single scene, which are then stitched together to create one super-high-resolution composite photograph. As you zoom and pan through each location, watch for spinning icons to appear, triggering hidden content that will take you deeper into each place while expanding on the ideas of how human systems have imposed themselves on the Planet through terraforming, urbanization and resource extraction.
Click here to read more and experience this amazing site.
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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!
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Four-way Test
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To close the meeting, Rotarian Keith Evans, our President-elect, recites the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.
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Program Donations
Our E-Club is a dynamic club comprised of ordinary working and retired people who acknowledge that Rotarians are people who are generous with their time and their resources.
Our club and the program you have just enjoyed, either as a member or a visitor, is funded only by donations.
We are developing ideas for fundraising with our members who are scattered across Canada, USA, Central America, and Europe, but we do need your help.
As you have not had to buy lunch or travel to attend this program, please make a donation of a minimum of $10.00, considering you're saving in time and cost in appreciation for the experience you have enjoyed.
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