Sunday, December 24, 2023

Our Program. The Power of Unconventional Thinking. December 25 to 31, 2023.

 

WELCOME!!

 to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning December 25, 2023

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Greeter this week
A compilation


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Inspirational moment  


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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?   

November 7. The segment on the Puffins was wonderful. We have an island just off Yarmouth Harbour that has had them all along.
   Jim Ferguson’s history of our E-club was excellent. When watching the wild BC salmon talk, I was thinking of Paul – maybe we should get him to speak on his research.
   And nice to get an update on the Polio Campaign.

-- Neil Rogers, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370

How to build and rebuild trust. Great speaker, interesting topic. Breaking down the three parts of trust is a great way to look at trust as a whole.
-- Eve Tollenaar, Rotary Club of Grande Prairie Swan City, District 5370

November 12. Good coverage of Foundation month and PolioPlus.
-- David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370

November 13. Really enjoyed the piece on Global Citizenship and Dutch water control. The Dutch are amazing dairy farmers and trendsetters in the indoor Hydroponic production of vegetables.
-- Patrick Gibson, Rotary E-Club of Canada One, District 5370

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Archived Meetings
  • For meetings before November 12, 2023, please click here. 
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Announcements 


 Rotary's theme for January is

Vocational Service

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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, Kitty Bucsko.

We'd love to hear from you!


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We appreciate donations made by our generous visiting Rotarians!

The Rotary E-club of Canada One appreciates donations made by visiting Rotarians and guests when they attend our meeting. 

In recognition of the support given to our Club by these visitors, the Club makes a quarterly donation of $100 to the Rotary Foundation.


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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.  


Each Thursday Morning from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Mountain Time) we host a casual FellowSIP Coffee Chat. 

Everyone is welcome to attend and we encourage your participation.

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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
10430 135 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
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Environment & Inspiration combined


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Humour 

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New members' corner 

THE START OF ROTARY IN SOUTH AMERICA

Rotary extended its reach to South America when the Rotary Club of Montevideo, Uruguay, was chartered on 1 February 1919.

Rotarians had been interested in expanding to South America as early as 1916, and had focused on Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. But the first club was instead chartered in Uruguay, thanks to the efforts of Herbert P. Coates.

Coates, a native of England, had lived in South America for many years.

He became acquainted with Rotary while on a business trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, in 1916. He found that many businessmen in the city were busy with the Rotary Convention taking place there.

Intrigued, he arranged to visit Rotary headquarters and asked about starting a club in Uruguay.

Coates returned to Montevideo with approval to start a club, and his work led to an organizational meeting in July 1918. That December, he and 21 other charter members submitted the club’s formal application to Rotary.

The Rotarian Minute is a creation of District 1700. Please send any comments or suggestions to laminute1700@gmail.com.


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Rotary minute 

The History of the Rotary Magazine

The first issue was published in January 1911 as The National Rotarian. It included news items from existing clubs, announcements of new clubs, and an essay by Paul P. Harris. Rotary’s founder discussed the purpose of Rotary clubs and pondered what the response would be if he asked every Rotarian, “What is the philosophy of Rotary as you understand it?”

Harris, along with Secretary Chesley R. Perry, launched the publication to share information with a growing number of Rotarians. Perry was the magazine’s first editor and held the position until 1928.

The official formation of clubs in Canada and England prompted the magazine to change its name to The Rotarian, starting with the September 1912 issue.

Early on, the magazine focused on business ethics, character development, and membership growth. Throughout the years, well-known critics and authors, along with popular artists and photographers, contributed their work to its covers and pages.

In the 1940s, the magazine published many commentaries about the effects of war by prominent writers and leaders such as Sherwood Anderson, Winston Churchill, Thomas Mann, H.G. Wells, Mohandas K. Gandhi, George Bernard Shaw, Pearl S. Buck, and J. Edgar Hoover. A selection of these articles was reprinted in three booklets from 1942 to 1947.

As Rotary clubs formed around the world, regional magazines appeared, each offering Rotary news from a local perspective. The first regional magazine was published in Great Britain and Ireland in 1915.

More than half of Rotarians worldwide receive a regional magazine instead of The Rotarian. The Rotary World Magazine Press publishes more than 30 officially licensed Rotary regional magazines. These publications are produced independently by Rotarians, distributed in more than 130 countries, and published in more than 20 languages.


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Food 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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THIS WEEK - Homeward Bound


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Speaker Program 

From World War II to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don’t always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says David McWilliams.

Using the words of W.B. Yeats, McWilliams makes the case for embracing unconventional thinkers – poets, artists and musicians – and offers a creative path towards a world filled with less confirmation bias and more understanding.



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The Four-way Test 

To close the meeting, Rotarian Judy recites the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.



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