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The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning September 23, 2024
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning September 23, 2024
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Complete the form for a make-up!
Rotary International President – Stephanie Urchik
And for our clubs -
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Greeter this week
Rotarian Tammy
Rotarian Tammy
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Thank you from Bill Gates
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Inspirational moment
Lifted by Kindness – HeroicStories
Liz Brannan - Black Forest, CO
My story took place in Kansas on Interstate 70. It was September 4th, 2014, and I was riding a Harley Electra-Glide Classic. I was by myself and in a hurry, trying to make it to Hays to take a conference call.
Needless to say, the bike and I went down. I don't remember hitting the interstate, but I remember rolling. According to the state trooper who responded, I rolled 475 feet from where the bike hit the road.
When I stopped rolling, I was face down. The white stripe marking the left side of the road was by my left hand. I was still in the road. I heard the cars I had just passed approaching. Afraid cars would be dodging bike parts and not see me, I rolled over one more time and off the road. The first car slowed as it passed me. Before it even stopped, the passenger was out the door running back to me. She had already called 911 and was talking to the operator as she got to me. She was calm as she relayed that I was awake and talking. Shortly after that, the next two cars stopped. While some helped take care of me, others gathered my possessions and bike parts off the highway.
These people stood in the very hot Kansas sun talking to me and keeping me calm. They found my phone and purse so I would have them at the hospital. When I had too much sun on my raw arms, they found a blanket and umbrella. They stood in the sun making shade for me.
As I heard the ambulance approach and realized my leathers would be cut off, I panicked and tried to get up. These strangers calmed me down and figured out how to unzip my leather overalls without allowing me to move so the ambulance attendants wouldn't cut them off.
The kindness of ordinary people didn't stop there. At about 10 pm, I was in a trauma center when I realized I needed my insulin pump supplies, which were still with the motorcycle. My son called the owner/operator of the tow truck company that had hauled my bike off and explained I really had to have the contents of my saddle bags that night. This kind man left his house, drove back to his yard, and placed the contents of the bike where my son would be able to get them. It took him almost an hour of his family time. He didn't have to. He could have said no.
People stopped what they were doing and delayed where they were going to help a stranger. They didn't have to. They got no recognition. They got no thanks. I don't even know their names. I was and I am lifted up knowing that some people will take care of a stranger when the stranger can't care for themselves.
Originally published as HeroicStories #888 on December 2, 2016
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...submitted by Rotarian Vicki
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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?
July 29. The Good News that you might of missed! Excellent speaker! The Last Tourist! What an excellent documentary! (Thanks, Doug!) And Quite shocking the disappearance of Antarctic sea ice!
-- Neil Rogers, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
August 6. Great as always. Loved the foster parenting story!
-- Patrick Gibson, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
August 11. Very moving TEDTalk, “The world needs more builders – less US vs Them.”
-- David Werrett, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
Why the world needs more builders. Need to build up committees of builders of understanding and peace. Many who talk about to not hate still do not change. That is why we need builders.
-- Martin Secker, Rotary Club of Kingston, District 7040
From President Vicki.
Our weekly posted meetings are awesome! Several weeks ago, a man told how his mom’s acquisition of a washing machine changed his life. The connection? Once the mom got a washing machine, she had more time to read to him. Being read to opened his eyes and his mind to the world and knowledge. And also gave him the craving for an education.
This got me to thinking: Mayan women in poverty spend an awful lot of time washing clothes by hand. And at our organization, we have a washing machine – and a library. So……I told this story to our librarian and suggested we could do this! The result, she has made a deal with the moms who go to the nearby public wash stations. They can use our washing machine, and while the clothes are doing their thing in the machine, the moms spend that time in our library reading to their children.
Benefits abound. The moms are enjoying the respite from handwashing, and the kids are getting a taste for books!!
-- Vicki Horsfield, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
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Announcements
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JUDY AND RON BROWN ARE ACTIVE ROTARIANS
IN A FELLOWSHIP
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARIANS (RVFR)
Club member, Judy & husband Ron
RVFR CALGARY RALLY will be held June 16 - 20, 2025. We will all be camping at the Mountain View campground in Chestermere, AB, which will be our home base until the end of the RI Calgary Convention on June 26. There will be a large tent set up at the campground for meals and fellowship.
There are a few RV sites left in our group, so if you are interested in joining us, send me an email.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARIANS (RVFR)
Rotary Fellowships offer Rotarians the opportunity to make friends with others in Rotary who share a common vocation, hobby, or recreational interest.
RVFR HISTORY: The fellowship began in 1947 in Great Britain. In 1967 the International Caravanning Fellowship of Rotarians (ICFR) was started by a group of British Rotarians who decided to travel with their caravans to the RI Convention in Nice, France. Germany, New Zealand, and France are part of their fellowship with their own charters.
In 1971, ICFR North America was formed, and in 1985 it was rechartered as Recreational Vehicle Fellowship. In 2014, RVFR North America and RVFR Australia (which was formed in 1994) decided to combine as RVF International. Between us we have 750 members (250 North America).
RVFR North America has 4 Zones - Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. Every year there is a Rally in each zone, an Annual Rally for all zones, and when the RI Convention is held in North America, members from all over meet for a rally before and during the convention.
My Rotarian husband and I joined the RVFR in 2022 after we purchased our Roadtrek Camper Van. Our first Rally was the Annual Rally in conjunction with the Houston RI Convention. We drove from our home at Pigeon Lake, Alberta, to Houston and stayed in the campground with the other RVFR members for the Rally and during the convention. What a great time we had with the wonderful, fun-loving group!
The next year the Annual Rally was held in McMinnville, OR. Again, we traveled there and had a fabulous time with the group and seeing the local sites. At that Rally, my husband and I were asked if we would serve as Wagonmasters (organizers) for the Annual Rally in conjunction with the RI Convention in Calgary, June 2025. We accepted, and since that time have been working with the Rally committee to secure a campground and all of the logistics for the rally.
This past June the Annual Rally was in St. Louis, MI. We stayed at a campground in nearby St. Charles and again had a great time. I was asked to serve as the Canadian Director for RVFR.
RVFR HISTORY: The fellowship began in 1947 in Great Britain. In 1967 the International Caravanning Fellowship of Rotarians (ICFR) was started by a group of British Rotarians who decided to travel with their caravans to the RI Convention in Nice, France. Germany, New Zealand, and France are part of their fellowship with their own charters.
In 1971, ICFR North America was formed, and in 1985 it was rechartered as Recreational Vehicle Fellowship. In 2014, RVFR North America and RVFR Australia (which was formed in 1994) decided to combine as RVF International. Between us we have 750 members (250 North America).
RVFR North America has 4 Zones - Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. Every year there is a Rally in each zone, an Annual Rally for all zones, and when the RI Convention is held in North America, members from all over meet for a rally before and during the convention.
My Rotarian husband and I joined the RVFR in 2022 after we purchased our Roadtrek Camper Van. Our first Rally was the Annual Rally in conjunction with the Houston RI Convention. We drove from our home at Pigeon Lake, Alberta, to Houston and stayed in the campground with the other RVFR members for the Rally and during the convention. What a great time we had with the wonderful, fun-loving group!
The next year the Annual Rally was held in McMinnville, OR. Again, we traveled there and had a fabulous time with the group and seeing the local sites. At that Rally, my husband and I were asked if we would serve as Wagonmasters (organizers) for the Annual Rally in conjunction with the RI Convention in Calgary, June 2025. We accepted, and since that time have been working with the Rally committee to secure a campground and all of the logistics for the rally.
This past June the Annual Rally was in St. Louis, MI. We stayed at a campground in nearby St. Charles and again had a great time. I was asked to serve as the Canadian Director for RVFR.
There are a few RV sites left in our group, so if you are interested in joining us, send me an email.
Judy Harcourt Brown, PDG District 5370
Rotary E-Club Canada One, and
Ron Brown, Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona
Wagonmasters RVF Rally Calgary 2025
Email: judymhbrown@gmail.com
Phone: 780-906-0917
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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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A follow-up from the
Thursday morning, CoffeeSip
8:00 a.m. Mountain Time
Thursday, September 12
Another topic raised at the September 12 Thursday morning FellowSip – spraying fields by drone. Here’s a short video that may interest some of you –
Thursday morning, CoffeeSip
8:00 a.m. Mountain Time
Thursday, September 12
Another topic raised at the September 12 Thursday morning FellowSip – spraying fields by drone. Here’s a short video that may interest some of you –
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Real-time meetings
Each 3rd Thursday 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.
The time is 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) in lieu of the weekly Coffee Chat except for July and August when there are no FA’s. Here is the zoom link:
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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Environment
Humour
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New members' corner
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Rotary minute
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Food for thought
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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Literacy is the answer
The Four-way Test
To close the meeting, Rotarian Keith recites the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.
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