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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning July 24, 2023
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning July 24, 2023
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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 Keith
Rotarian Keith
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Canadiana
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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?
June 18. Interesting video of the building of the Alaska Highway. It brought back memories of our tour of Yukon and Alaska in 2009 and included some facts that I learned on the decision to build the highway.
June 25. Fascinating Canadiana story about Igor Gousenko, Soviet spies, and the start of the Cold war.
-- David Werrett, Rotary E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
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Announcements
This month's Rotary theme
Maternal and Child Health
Calendar changes for 2023
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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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
10430 135 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
Canada T5N 2C6
(780) 267 4547
Environment
Humour
- contributed by Rotarian Vicki
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English is the only language where you DRIVE IN PARKWAYS and PARK IN DRIVEWAYS. It’s also the only language where you RECITE IN A PLAY and PLAY IN A RECITAL.
The Word QUEUE is just a Q followed by four silent letters.
JAIL and PRISON are synonyms, but JAILER and PRISONER are antonyms.
Your fingers have FINGERTIPS, but your toes don’t have TOETIPSs; yet you can TIPTOE, but not FINGERTIP.
When you transport something by car, it’s a SHIPMENT. But when you transport something by ship, it’s called CARGO.
- contributed by Rotarian David
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New members' corner
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Rotary minute
ShelterBox
Shelterbox beginning
In 2000, the idea for ShelterBox was hit upon by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in Cornwall, when Rotary encouraged members to come up with projects to mark the Millennium.
The Helston-Lizard Club was an established group of around 40 people, who had been involved in a variety of charitable activities, both at home and abroad.
The idea was sparked by watching the news and wanting to do more after seeing that people seemed to be left with nothing after disaster. The club loved the idea of helping in a practical way to make a tangible difference.
ShelterBox was launched by the club that same year. The initial hope was to help 8 to 10 families a year, with each box containing a family-sized tent, sleeping bags, water purifying tablets, trenching tool, and pots and pans.
In the first year, this group of passionate volunteers developed the idea into something more.
They investigated the emergency items people need and worked to understand transport and logistics. They spoke to manufacturers and found a sturdy box. They visited the Rotary International Conference to drum up support and float the idea more widely. In the first year, Rotary Clubs alone donated £88,000. The faith shown by the Rotary community led to the first-ever response supporting families affected by the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, India.
ShelterBox became a registered charity in 2003, with the trustees and board members all belonging to the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard.
In 2000, the idea for ShelterBox was hit upon by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in Cornwall, when Rotary encouraged members to come up with projects to mark the Millennium.
The Helston-Lizard Club was an established group of around 40 people, who had been involved in a variety of charitable activities, both at home and abroad.
The idea was sparked by watching the news and wanting to do more after seeing that people seemed to be left with nothing after disaster. The club loved the idea of helping in a practical way to make a tangible difference.
ShelterBox was launched by the club that same year. The initial hope was to help 8 to 10 families a year, with each box containing a family-sized tent, sleeping bags, water purifying tablets, trenching tool, and pots and pans.
They investigated the emergency items people need and worked to understand transport and logistics. They spoke to manufacturers and found a sturdy box. They visited the Rotary International Conference to drum up support and float the idea more widely. In the first year, Rotary Clubs alone donated £88,000. The faith shown by the Rotary community led to the first-ever response supporting families affected by the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, India.
Boxes being loaded onto an aeroplane at the airport in the UK, to be delivered in India, following the devastating earthquake in Gujarat.
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Food for thought
Further to a discussion on June 22 at the FellowSip
The process of standardizing American spelling and diverging from British English spelling began in the late 18th century and continued into the 19th century. However, it is important to note that this was not a sudden or uniform change. The variations in spelling between American English and British English were influenced by a variety of factors, including linguistic preferences, cultural developments, and the influence of prominent American lexicographers.
One significant figure in this process was Noah Webster, an American lexicographer and language reformer. In 1828, Webster published his influential dictionary, "An American Dictionary of the English Language," which aimed to standardize American spelling and pronunciation. Webster advocated for simplifying and rationalizing the spelling of words, often favoring phonetic representations. As a result, he introduced several changes to the traditional British English spellings.
Some of the changes that Webster proposed and that eventually gained acceptance in American English included dropping the "u" in words like "colour" (color) and "honour" (honor), replacing "re" with "er" in words like "centre" (center) and "metre" (meter), and changing "s" to "z" in words like "realise" (realize). These alterations were aimed at aligning the spelling more closely with pronunciation.
It's worth noting that not all of Webster's proposed changes were universally adopted in the United States, and spelling variations still exist between American and British English. Over time, other factors like the influence of American literature, technological advancements, and the spread of American media further contributed to the divergence of spellings between the two varieties of English.
Source: OpenAI. "When did the US lose the 'our' in many of its originally English/British spellings?" ChatGPT. Last modified June 22, 2023. Accessed June 22, 2023.
One significant figure in this process was Noah Webster, an American lexicographer and language reformer. In 1828, Webster published his influential dictionary, "An American Dictionary of the English Language," which aimed to standardize American spelling and pronunciation. Webster advocated for simplifying and rationalizing the spelling of words, often favoring phonetic representations. As a result, he introduced several changes to the traditional British English spellings.
Some of the changes that Webster proposed and that eventually gained acceptance in American English included dropping the "u" in words like "colour" (color) and "honour" (honor), replacing "re" with "er" in words like "centre" (center) and "metre" (meter), and changing "s" to "z" in words like "realise" (realize). These alterations were aimed at aligning the spelling more closely with pronunciation.
It's worth noting that not all of Webster's proposed changes were universally adopted in the United States, and spelling variations still exist between American and British English. Over time, other factors like the influence of American literature, technological advancements, and the spread of American media further contributed to the divergence of spellings between the two varieties of English.
Source: OpenAI. "When did the US lose the 'our' in many of its originally English/British spellings?" ChatGPT. Last modified June 22, 2023. Accessed June 22, 2023.
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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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Four-way Test
To close the meeting, Rotarian Neil recites the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.
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