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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning April 3, 2023
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning April 3, 2023
Scroll down to enjoy the content!
Complete the form for a make-up!
Please leave a donation to assist our club to do Rotary's good works!
Greeter this week
Rotarian Jim Ferguson
Rotarian Jim Ferguson
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A metal plate and some sand.
Canadiana
Chilliwack, district municipality, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies along the Fraser River near the mouth of the Chilliwack River, 55 miles (89 km) east of Vancouver.
It is the trading centre of an agricultural, dairying (especially milk), cattle-raising, and lumbering area. Canning and freezing fruits and vegetables are the chief industries.
Nearby are the Harrison Hot Springs resort and the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering and Canadian Military Engineers Museum with special displays from the Zulu and South African wars.
Chilliwack is a Salish Indian term probably meaning “valley of many streams.” Founded by miners returning from the Cariboo gold rush of the 1860s, the settlement was incorporated as the municipality of Chilliwhack in 1873. In 1908 the municipality split into Chilliwack city and Chilliwhack township.
Rotarian Sharon Blaker is a
resident of Chilliwack.
Prepare to be impressed: Mother Nature's finest work is on display at Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park. Click here for the source of this photo.
To witness the magic of the 60-meter waterfall for yourself, leave your car in the main car park and follow the short, well-marked trail through a forest of mossy trees. Although the hike to the trail will take you less than a quarter of an hour, some sections are steep and can be slippery in wet conditions - walk with caution, especially if you have mobility issues.
Your efforts will be well rewarded when you make it to the waterfall, where water cascades gently down the smooth rock, giving the signature bridal veil effect. The photos you'll find online are good, but the view in person is next-level impressive.
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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?
February 28. I enjoyed the interesting Canadiana story about when Britain was fighting Napoleon the British ships were built with masts made from trees that came from the Rouge National Park in Toronto.
-- David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
March 2. Loved the humour (not humor, ha ha!) Patience is always a good counsellor!
-- Angel Francisco Blanco Garcia, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
March 2. Excellent speaker! Our new Rotary International President!
-- Neil Rogers, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Rotary speaker about continuity. Very interesting. The Rotary International President-elect, R. Gordon R. McInally is very passionate about Rotary!
-- Martin Secker, Rotary Club of Kingston, District 7040
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Announcements
This month's Rotary theme
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Material Suggestions and Greeter Messages Always Needed!
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!
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Real-time meetings
Each 3rd Tuesday of the month is our Fellowship Assembly, and we often invite interesting speakers or Rotary Leaders for this entertaining, educational fun event. Plan to join us.
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.
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How do you support our club?
- The Paypal button on our ClubRunner Home Page
- The donation button on the attendance form, or
- Make an Interac transfer to rotaryeclubcanada1@gmail.com
- Send a cheque to:
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
10430 135 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
Canada T5N 2C6
(780) 267 4547
Environment
Humour
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New members' corner
Rotary's signature project is the global effort to eradicate polio, which has been ongoing for more than three decades. Polio is a highly infectious disease that primarily affects children under the age of five. It can cause paralysis, and in some cases, it can be fatal.
In 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus program, which aimed to immunize every child in the world against polio. Since then, Rotary has worked closely with its partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to vaccinate millions of children in countries around the world.
Thanks to these efforts, the number of polio cases worldwide has decreased by more than 99 percent, from 350,000 cases in 1988 to just a very few cases in 2023. Today, polio remains endemic in only two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio are made possible through the dedication and generosity of its members and partners, who have contributed more than $2.1 billion to the cause. Rotary's efforts have also been supported by world leaders, including Bill Gates, who has committed over $2 billion to the effort through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Rotary's commitment to eradicating polio has had a significant impact on public health, not only by reducing the number of polio cases but also by strengthening health systems and improving immunization rates in countries around the world.
Summary of new polioviruses at the 15th of March
• Pakistan: one wild poliovirus type 1-positive environmental sample
• Benin: one circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case
• Burundi: one cVDPV2 case and five cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
• Chad: two cVDPV2 cases
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): six cVDPV2 cases
• Niger: one cVDPV2 case
• Benin: one circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case
• Burundi: one cVDPV2 case and five cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
• Chad: two cVDPV2 cases
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): six cVDPV2 cases
• Niger: one cVDPV2 case
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Rotary minute
TEN THINGS you can do tomorrow (or today)
if you are a peacebuilder club.
1. Plan to purchase, plant, and/or dedicate a Peace Pole in your community, at schools, parks, libraries, city locations, etc.
2. Prepare to have a community event focusing on the United Nations’ “International Day of Peace” on September 21.
3. Explore the possibility of sponsoring a Peace Village (5-day summer camp focused on students grades 3 through 7 teaching skills on anti-bullying and on-violent problem solving) in your community/school district. For more details, go to http://peacevillageglobal.org.
4. Start a Peace-focused book club.
5. See if your local librarian will dedicate a section in the library devoted to Peace-related topics/studies.
6. Plan a Peace film festival.
7. Plan an event to celebrate Earth Day Saturday, April 22, 2023.
8. Plan a joint peace-related activity with another service organization in your community.
9. Arrange for a Rotary Peace Fellow to present to your Rotary Club.
10. Access The Peace Podcast presented by Ms. Barbara Gaughen-Muller at www.peacepodcast.org and listen and learn.
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Food for thought
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Food Insecurity for Thought
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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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You will have to create a free account for waterbear.com but it's free and no credit card is necessary. It's just an excellent site and always free!
Follow suggestions on the site to sign in or create your own account with your own email. Just make the password one you can remember. You'll want to visit this site time and time again.
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NOTE - I am hoping that all guests will make the effort to view this video and this site. WaterBear is such an excellent site with so
many nature documentaries – so many absolutely stunning videos. This one – Eve – is remarkable because the
girl is so young, the family so climate-conscious, and they are living truly “off
the grid.” And it’s all so relevant and
in just 10 minutes.
This site is a real gem in so many ways.
Four-way Test
There has to be fun in a meeting. So, to close this meeting, Rotarians tried (rather unsuccessfully, perhaps) to do some choral reading or reciting of the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do. How do you think we did?
Thank you for joining us. We appreciate your feedback and hope you will return and invite a guest.
Please Click HERE to leave us a comment or send a message.
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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.
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