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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning
January 12, 2026
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The Rotary theme for 2025-26 -
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Greeter this week
Rotarian Angel
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January 28
While the concept of a “culture of peace” was formally articulated at the International Congress on Peace in the Minds of Men, held in Côte d’Ivoire in 1989, the idea itself was inspired by the educational initiative Cultura de Paz, developed in Peru in 1986, and by the Seville Statement on Violence, adopted the same year by leading scientists worldwide.
This statement declared that war is not biologically inevitable but a social invention. Consequently, “the same species that invented war is capable of inventing peace.”
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Inspirational moment
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Chips and So Much More
November 17, 2025 - by Paula Hodges - Michigan, USA
It was 1967, the year I turned 11. My father was in the hospital with cancer, and it was a very bleak December. It was very cold and snowy, and an old furnace ruled our household with demands for fuel and attention. The neighbor had the required touch on the reset buttons, and when awakened by nocturnal phone calls, never failed to respond with a visit to our basement.
One night, as I sleepily pushed the sequence to restart the furnace, I looked toward the garage doors. My heart stopped as a jumble of unfamiliar shapes cast odd shadows. The weak flashlight beam revealed a heap of grocery bags. I was now totally confused. Grocery store trips were boring, once-a-month excursions; we never left bags in the garage. Why would there be grocery bags there? But I was sleepy, so I took my cold, bare feet back upstairs and into bed.
At breakfast the next morning, I asked Mom, “How come you have all those grocery bags in the garage?” She looked at me with her “You have no idea what you’re talking about!” expression. She replied, “It’s probably just detergent boxes.”
I interrupted, “It’s grocery bags, Mom, I’m gonna go see.”
“Sit,” she commanded, “I’ll find out what’s going on.” She was gone so long that we got nervous. Then she came slowly up the stairs, her arms full of bags, a disbelieving look on her face. She put the bags on the kitchen table and sent the twins down after the rest. I looked at the bags and then at Mom.
These were not our groceries. The things in th ese bags were things we looked at but never bought. Potato chips in bright yellow bags, Shredded Wheat, coconut, chocolate chips, jellies, canned soups, 12 boxes of Jello! One bag was meat, another held fresh vegetables and and dairy, even cottage cheese and chip dip! Chip dip! Wow! It took forever to put it all away. There was a turkey, cola, and so much more. It was like Christmas, better than a birthday, and my mom’s face was young and glad that whole morning.
Not until I was a grown woman did I find out the answer to that December mystery. The local grocer, Mr. Weston, had been our Santa Claus. Kind and generous, he had filled those bags to feed the hearts of three lonely kids.
To us, it was a miracle. Long after the cottage-cheese carton held odd buttons, the feeling of sweet well-being stayed on. All through that hard winter, we talked about the morning the groceries came.
Thank you, Mr. Weston. I just wanted to tell you how much we appreciated the groceries.
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Canadiana
The Day Canada Saved the Apollo 13 Mission
(Yes — Canadians really played a crucial role.)
When the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft was limping home in April 1970, NASA scientists feared they wouldn't be able to calculate a critical trajectory correction because of limited data.
A Canadian physicist, Dr. Arthur McDonald, working at Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario, and a team of Canadian nuclear technicians helped NASA model the spacecraft’s power and battery profiles.
But the real unsung hero?
But the real unsung hero?
A Canadian-built computer in Ottawa — the DRTE Computer — which NASA used to run emergency simulations when their own systems were overloaded.
The calculations allowed NASA to plan the course correction burn that brought the three astronauts safely home.
It remains one of Canada's quiet contributions to space history — often overshadowed, but extraordinary.
It remains one of Canada's quiet contributions to space history — often overshadowed, but extraordinary.
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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.
Would you please send us your comments and enjoy the comment below. Thank you, Patrick!
January 5. Dr. Jaime Seeman.
Why Women Need to get Serious about Strength. Great speaker today. I see many examples of what she spoke about every time I’m in the gym.
-- Patrick Gibson, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
-- Patrick Gibson, E-Club of Canada One, District 5370
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Visual Poems - Claude Monet
Step into the Frozen Silence of 1880
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Archived Meetings
- All meetings are archived. Click here to see a list and choose what you wish to view.
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Announcements
Rotary Focus for January
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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Just so you're aware -
Our Club's Ongoing Projects -
We provide ongoing support for the following projects:
Click the links below to find out more about each project!
And we're doing great!
Ask for more information if you'd like to be involved!
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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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- 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
14008 101 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB
Canada T5N 0K3
(780) 267 4547
Environment
Humour
I had a phone conversation this morning with a very nice young fella from India. This is how it went:
"Hello sir, how are you today?"
"I'm very well, thank you for asking. And how are you? And, more to the point, WHO are you?"
"Sir, my name is Sanjit, and I'm calling you from Microsoft."
"Microsoft, eh? Is that a city in India? How's the weather there today?"
" No, sir - MICROSOFT, the computer company. I'm calling to tell you that we have found a problem with your computer am
"Yes sir, it can become very serious indeed, but thankfully I will be able to fix it for you. Now, if you-"
"No, I meant it's very concerning because you see I don't HAVE a computer."
"You don't?"
"I don't."
"Ahh, it must be a problem on your laptop sir -"
"Don't have one."
"Ipad?"
"Nope."
"Tablet?"
"Nope, I have none of those things. As a matter of fact, I don't even have a telephone."
After a few seconds of silence he said, "Ah, sir, you are lying to me now!"
I said, "Well, you started it!!" and hung up.
"Hello sir, how are you today?"
"I'm very well, thank you for asking. And how are you? And, more to the point, WHO are you?"
"Sir, my name is Sanjit, and I'm calling you from Microsoft."
"Microsoft, eh? Is that a city in India? How's the weather there today?"
" No, sir - MICROSOFT, the computer company. I'm calling to tell you that we have found a problem with your computer am
"Yes sir, it can become very serious indeed, but thankfully I will be able to fix it for you. Now, if you-"
"No, I meant it's very concerning because you see I don't HAVE a computer."
"You don't?"
"I don't."
"Ahh, it must be a problem on your laptop sir -"
"Don't have one."
"Ipad?"
"Nope."
"Tablet?"
"Nope, I have none of those things. As a matter of fact, I don't even have a telephone."
After a few seconds of silence he said, "Ah, sir, you are lying to me now!"
I said, "Well, you started it!!" and hung up.
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Rotary members' corner
Vocational Service Message for January
January invites each of us to pause and consider the impact we make through the work we do every day.
Whether our vocation is active or retired, paid or volunteer, specialized or quietly ordinary, it shapes how we touch the lives of others.
This month is not about job titles — it’s about the values we bring into every conversation, every decision, every challenge.
It’s about choosing fairness when it’s easier not to, offering kindness when no one is watching, and using our skills — whatever they may be — to lift someone else just a little higher.
Vocational Service asks only this:
As you move through your week, notice one moment where you can bring your best self to someone else’s day.
Here’s to a month of purpose in action, one thoughtful choice at a time.
Vocational Service asks only this:
As you move through your week, notice one moment where you can bring your best self to someone else’s day.
- A word of encouragement
- A solution offered without being asked.
- A step taken with integrity.
- A skill shared generously.
Here’s to a month of purpose in action, one thoughtful choice at a time.
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Rotary minute
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Food for thought
Fix your focus
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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!
THIS WEEK - Claire de Lune - Neil Sedaka
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The Four-way Test
To close the meeting, Rotarian Gillian recites the Four-Way Test of the things that Rotarians think, say, or do.
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