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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning
May 25, 2026
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The Rotary theme for 2025-26 -
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Greeter this week
Rotarian Doug
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Inspirational story
Miracle League Provides Opportunity for Youth to
Experience the Joy of Baseball
On April 10, Brian Caine of the Miracle League of Greater Flint shared about a passion project of his that he has been working on since he was 15 years old. Growing up, he played baseball and also volunteered with kids with special needs. After learning about a Miracle League program in Lansing, he was inspired to start one in the Flint area. In the last two years, that vision has come to fruition with the Miracle League field at Munday Miracle Commons just south of Flint.
According to the Genesee Intermediate School District, there are approximately 9,000 children in the county who could be eligible for the program. Last year, which was the first year of the program, 100 youth participated. This spring, Miracle League of Greater Flint hopes to serve 150 young people. Registration is open until April 20 and is open to any young person age 4 and up with a physical or cognitive disability.
Brian invited Rotarians to see the program in action at any of their upcoming games. With the exception of the 4th of July weekend, the Miracle League of Greater Flint will host games from 10 am- 1 pm each Saturday from June 13 to August 23. The ballpark is located at Mundy Miracle Commons behind the Home Depot on Hill Rd.
Source - RC of Flint Newsletter, April 15, 2026
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Indigenous dance
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Canadiana
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The Last Mile -
...And closer than ever to seeing a resurgence!
By Bill Gates published on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025
When most Americans think of polio, we probably picture President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1921, at age 39, he was paralyzed by the virus and never regained the use of his legs. His story helped turn polio into a national cause. But in many ways, his experience was an anomaly.
After all, polio is overwhelmingly a childhood disease, with the vast majority of cases affecting those younger than five. That was true when FDR fell ill, and it’s true today. The typical patient isn’t an adult with an already established political career—it’s a little kid, often a little kid in a low-income country, who might never get the chance to take his first steps.
That injustice is one big reason I've spent the past two decades working to eradicate polio. The other reason is that eradication is actually possible, realistic, and well within reach. This is a disease we can get rid of—not just control, but eliminate everywhere. That is a rarity in global health.
The world has already made extraordinary progress. Back in 1988, when Rotary International and the World Health Assembly set the goal of eradication, the virus was paralyzing more than 350,000 children each year across 125 countries. Since then, cases have dropped by 99.9 percent.
The strains known as Type 2 and Type 3 wild poliovirus have been eradicated. The entire African continent is certified wild-polio free. Only two countries—Afghanistan and Pakistan—still have persistent transmission of Type 1 wild poliovirus.
Now we're closer than ever to total polio eradication. But the last mile is proving the hardest because viruses find ways to exploit any immunity gaps or weaknesses. Wherever vaccination rates slip—even briefly—they can resurface.
One of the biggest challenges comes from what are called variant outbreaks. In communities where immunization is low, the weakened virus used in the oral polio vaccine can circulate asymptomatically and rarely, over time, mutate enough to regain the ability to cause paralysis in unvaccinated children.
While most variant outbreaks happen in places with extremely low vaccination coverage, poor sanitation, and weaker health systems, no place is risk-free until the world is polio-free. In 2022, the United States confirmed its first paralytic polio case in nearly a decade, and the virus was detected in New York wastewater samples. In the time since, variant polioviruses have also been found in the U.K., Ukraine, Indonesia, and other countries.
The good news is that today’s tools are better than anything we had even five years ago, and they make every dollar spent on the cause go further than ever before.
- We have a new oral vaccine, nOPV2, that’s far less likely to mutate and lead to new variant outbreaks; nearly two billion doses have already been given worldwide.
- New regional labs in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda that test wastewater samples and sequence viruses have cut detection times by over 30 percent, which gives health workers a critical head start on outbreak response.
- And the surveillance network for polio is one of the most sophisticated ever built—also helping alert public health officials to outbreaks of cholera, measles, Ebola, and even COVID-19 at the height of that pandemic.
Click here to read the full article and watch a short video.
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Archived Meetings
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ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
As a Rotarian, I will:
1. Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life
2. Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect
3. Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world
4. Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians
5. Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities; report any suspected harassment; and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment
Rotary’s Code of Conduct provides a simple but powerful guide for ethical behaviour, emphasizing honesty, accountability, and respect for others. Along with the Four-Way Test, it encourages thoughtful reflection on how we live and interact, helping us become better citizens and better human beings.
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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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Kettle and Stony Point youth to join
national Indigenous dance showcase
110 Indigenous Youth From Across Canada Bring Dance Fusion and Indigenous Culture to a Toronto Stage Outside Looking In
Youth from the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation will take the stage in Toronto this May as they join the 19th Annual Outside Looking In showcase.
The local students are part of a record-breaking group of 110 performers from 11 Indigenous communities across Canada participating in the high-school accredited dance program.
The inclusion of Kettle and Stony Point marks a significant expansion for Outside Looking In (OLI), a program that uses dance as a "hook" to keep students engaged in their education.
Throughout the school year, the local youth have rehearsed with professional choreographers as part of their curriculum, preparing or a performance that blends contemporary dance with traditional Indigenous culture.
The inclusion of Kettle and Stony Point marks a significant expansion for Outside Looking In (OLI), a program that uses dance as a "hook" to keep students engaged in their education.
Throughout the school year, the local youth have rehearsed with professional choreographers as part of their curriculum, preparing or a performance that blends contemporary dance with traditional Indigenous culture.
The program is designed to address systemic gaps in educational outcomes for Indigenous youth. According to OLI, participating communities have seen high school graduation rates as high as 96 per cent, significantly higher than the national average of 46 per cent for youth living on Reserve.
Beyond the choreography, the program offers tangible academic and mental health benefits for the students involved:
• 86 per cent of participants report academic improvement in their other classes.
• 83 per cent of youth report improved mental health and self-esteem through the program.
• 90 per cent of students indicate they place a higher priority on their education after participating.
The showcase also serves as a graduation ceremony for students in OLI’s Certificate Program in Professional Studies. This career-readiness initiative supports youth after high school graduation, offering mentorship in fields ranging from the arts and entrepreneurship to climate leadership and the trades.
By centring the voices and talents of Indigenous youth, the program shifts the narrative away from institutional statistics and toward the lived resilience and artistic expression of the students themselves. The performance remains a powerful act of storytelling, ensuring that the strength of these young people is seen and heard by a national audience.
Source - SarniaJournal.ca on April 15/2026
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Just so you're aware -
Our Club's Ongoing Projects -
We provide ongoing support for the following projects:
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And we're doing GREAT!
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Real-time meetings
Once a month - Fellowship Assembly. 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.
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For further inquiries or suggestions please contact: info@rotaryeclubcanada.ca
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RECCO POD Meeting at Ricky's Diner, Whitehorse – Clockwise from Left - Ron & Judy, Jim & Jocelyne, and Jim Kenyon.
Left
- Jocelyne and Jim Ferguson with Rick Hanson!
Right – Ron and Judy with Rick Hanson!
Pinning ceremony and
Changeover. Ramesh hands off to DG
Jeanette Bancarz 2026-27.
“Miss Vicky” –
with Jim, Judy, Ron
A barrel sponge is a type of marine sponge (a simple aquatic animal) that has a large, cylindrical or barrel-like shape—hence the name.
Appearance:
Barrel sponges look like big hollow tubes or barrels with an opening at the top (called an osculum).
Habitat:
They are commonly found in tropical oceans, especially on coral reefs in places like the Caribbean.
Size:
Some species can grow very large—up to several feet tall—making them some of the biggest sponges in the ocean.
Function:
Like all sponges, they are filter feeders. They draw in water, filter out tiny food particles (like plankton), and then release the water back out.
Nickname:
They are sometimes called the “redwood of the reef” because they can live for hundreds of years.
Scientific example:
One well-known species is Xestospongia muta (giant barrel sponge).
Even though they look like plants, barrel sponges are actually animals—they just don’t move around like most animals do.
Appearance:
Barrel sponges look like big hollow tubes or barrels with an opening at the top (called an osculum).
Habitat:
They are commonly found in tropical oceans, especially on coral reefs in places like the Caribbean.
Size:
Some species can grow very large—up to several feet tall—making them some of the biggest sponges in the ocean.
Function:
Like all sponges, they are filter feeders. They draw in water, filter out tiny food particles (like plankton), and then release the water back out.
Nickname:
They are sometimes called the “redwood of the reef” because they can live for hundreds of years.
Scientific example:
One well-known species is Xestospongia muta (giant barrel sponge).
Even though they look like plants, barrel sponges are actually animals—they just don’t move around like most animals do.
Humour
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What is Interact?
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Connection between Interact/Rotary
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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.
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THIS WEEK - Me & Bobby McGee
And a short below - The "great fire" of Banstead
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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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