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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning May 20, 2024
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning May 20, 2024
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Complete the form for a make-up!
Greeter this week
Rotarian Jim Kenyon
Rotarian Jim Kenyon
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Inspirational moment
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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
- Winston Churchill
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Canadiana
Niagara Falls, the iconic waterfall at the border of Ontario, Canada, and New York state, is fairly young, as waterfalls go. It began to form more than 12,000 years ago, toward the end of the Wisconsin Glacial Stage.
The deluge of the melting ice from the retreating glaciers carved into the rock layers of the Niagara Escarpment, beginning near what is now Lewiston, New York. The rocks have continued to erode over the millennia, and the falls eventually reached their present location and size. (Source)
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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?
March 24. Amazing TED talk that could see us no longer have a computer on our desk or on our phone. It would be AI controlled and could recognize our voice or speak in another language.
-- David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One District 5370
Fight for Justice even if you don’t live to see it. Such powerful words by the poet/mystic was faced with her imminent death in 1848 for not wearing a hijab in a room of men, "You can kill me...but you cannot stop the emancipation of women". What a powerful legacy...such an inspiration 200 years later.
-- Velma Noble, Rotary Club of Calgary Heritage Park, District 5360
March 30. Quite the eye-opener regarding the Grizzlies and how climate change is affecting them.
-- Neil Rogers, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
What is Public Health. Knots demonstration is very good. Wish I could run it off. Public Health can mean a large saving in money.
-- Martin Secker, Rotary Club of Kingston, District 7040
April 1. Public Health. I learned a lot from this speaker, plus she had a sense of humour!
-- Vicki Horsfield, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
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Announcements
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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
Stunning sculpture by Isacc Cordall is titled “Politicians Talking About Climate Change”
…contributed by Rotarian Vicki
...and Queen Star Brian May cares about the environment -
Humour
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New members' corner
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Rotary minute
In case you missed it
Paul Alexander – American lawyer and writer
Paul Richard Alexander was an American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer, and writer. The last man to live in an iron lung, he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of six.
Alexander earned a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor at the University of Texas at Austin, and was admitted to the bar in 1986. (Wikipedia)
Born: January 1946, Dallas, Texas, United States
Died: March 11, 2024 (Age 78 years), Dallas, Texas, United States
Books: Three Minutes for a Dog: My Life in an Iron Lung
("This book is a product of a lifetime. For over five years he has used an improvised stick in his mouth to type every word in this manuscript. This book is his story of courage against all odds told straight from his heart.") Source
Education: The University of Texas at Austin (1984)
Until 1974 in the USA women were unable to open a bank account or acquire a line of credit without a man co-signing.
The financial services industry was led by (usually white) men. So eight women came together to turn everything around by opening their own Women's Bank.
Carol Green, Judi Wagner, LaRae Orullian, Gail Schoettler, Wendy Davis, Joy Burns, Beverly Martinez, and Edna Mosely founded the bank's board by each pitching in $1,000.
On 14 July 1978 The Women's Bank opened for business. People stood in line down the street in downtown Denver to deposit their money.
The first day's deposits exceeded $1 million.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Photo and more info https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/womens-bank
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Every week we'll have a draw and the lucky person will see their song featured!
Speaker Program
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Food for thought
…contributed by Rotarian Vicki
Until 1974 in the USA women were unable to open a bank account or acquire a line of credit without a man co-signing.
The financial services industry was led by (usually white) men. So eight women came together to turn everything around by opening their own Women's Bank.
Carol Green, Judi Wagner, LaRae Orullian, Gail Schoettler, Wendy Davis, Joy Burns, Beverly Martinez, and Edna Mosely founded the bank's board by each pitching in $1,000.
On 14 July 1978 The Women's Bank opened for business. People stood in line down the street in downtown Denver to deposit their money.
The first day's deposits exceeded $1 million.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Photo and more info https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/womens-bank
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!
THIS WEEK - All you need is love
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And a submission from Rotarian Doug -
Doug says, “I just discovered these guys. So much talent. Fantastic Cat.
I always love finding new music (to me) to
listen to.”
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The Four-way Test
To close the meeting, Rotarian Angel recites the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.
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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.
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