to this week's meeting ofThe Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning June 15, 2026
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to this week's meeting of
The Rotary E-Club of Canada One
For the week beginning
June 15, 2026
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Complete the form for a make-up!
The Rotary theme for 2025-26 -
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Greeter this week
Rotarian Patrick
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Inspirational moment
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Canadiana
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Input from our guests and members
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Would you please send us your comments?
*** For the common good ...from the Foundation Trustee Chair (2025-26) Nearly a year ago, I wrote my first message to you as Rotary Foundation trustee chair, encouraging you and all our members to take a fresh look at the Foundation and its unique way of making the world better.  Your donation to The Rotary Foundation already makes a difference. However, I would like to take it a step further and encourage you to think bigger: Consider making a targeted investment in the area most important to you. Each of us has a particular passion. Yet we all share something in common: We want people around the world to be better off. In Rotary, your dreams of a better world can become reality with the help of The Rotary Foundation. Because Rotarians don’t just dream – they put their dreams into action. And these actions make a real and lasting difference in so many lives. With your investment in polio vaccinations, you work to ensure that no child will ever contract polio again. With your investment in Rotary Peace Centers, you contribute to world peace. By investing in our Annual Fund, you ensure that effective projects will continue to be sustainably funded. Not every contribution to the Foundation needs to be large. Every gift helps us achieve the lasting impact you have read about this year. The world needs Rotary more than ever. It needs our courage, optimism, and commitment to the common good. This is why we need you. We have a variety of areas of focus in Rotary. Whether you choose to support maternal health in Nigeria, literacy programs in Belize, economic empowerment in communities recovering from hardship, or freshwater protection projects, your investment will create a lasting, measurable impact. |
Giving to the Foundation is about so much more than funding projects. It’s a way to show compassion and empathy for others. As I have said many times before – and I believe more now than ever – everything we do opens an opportunity for someone, somewhere.
I am grateful for this opportunity to serve.
HOLGER KNAACK
Foundation Trustee Chair, 2025-26
I am grateful for this opportunity to serve.
HOLGER KNAACK
Foundation Trustee Chair, 2025-26
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Chonkers
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A Rotary Podcast
Talking Rotary Zones 28 & 32 is a podcast that features the work of Rotary International, the service organization.
Rotary Club of Atlantic
International Passport
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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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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.
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
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.
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
14008 101 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB
Canada T5N 0K3
(780) 267 4547
A little Canadian Quiz
Canada in the 1990s.
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Environment
Humour
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A little quiz
A little quiz for those who “live by the sea,” perhaps.
As you probably know, there isn’t just one kind of whale. There are many types, in many sizes, with different names. This is true of many sea animals.
Below are the scrambled names of ten sea animals, with four of their types as clues. See how many of the solutions you can unscramble.
BOSTLER
red, banded, armoured, velvet
RABC
fiddler, arrow, decorator, king
CLOAR
carnation, pillar, fire, cactus
KARSH
cookie cutter, lemon, cow, goblin
NURCIH
cake, reef, heart, pencil
MALNSO
sockeye, pink, chum, coho
PRIMHS
barber pole, peppermint, sponge, snapping
SALE
leopard, bearded, crabeater, ribbon
AWELH
fin, minke, narwhal, pilot
GUPNEIN
macaroni, rockhopper, emperor, chinstrap
Have fun! :)
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Rotary minute
At its core, Rotary is not just about meetings or even projects—it’s about seeing.
• Seeing the neighbour who could use a helping hand.
• Seeing the student who needs encouragement.
• Seeing the quiet gaps in our communities that others might pass by.
Through Rotary International, Rotarians learn to look a little closer—and to act.
Service doesn’t always begin with a grand plan. More often, it begins with awareness… and a willingness to respond.
• A park is cleaned because someone noticed.
• A family is supported because someone cared.
• A life is changed because someone chose not to look away.
That is how stronger communities are built—not all at once, but one thoughtful action at a time.
In Rotary, we don’t just ask, “What can be done?”
We ask, “What can I do—right here, right now?”
And then… we do it.
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Rotary Members
Take, for example, the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. Members from around the world connect through a shared passion for aviation—organizing fly-ins, sharing experiences, and forming lasting friendships that go far beyond club meetings.
Whether your interest is cycling, music, wine, photography—or even something as simple as enjoying a good conversation—there is likely a Rotary Fellowship waiting to welcome you.
Because in Rotary, service may bring us together—but it is friendship that keeps us connected.
Food for thought – Learning English.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
Rotary Jukebox
For a small donation, your favorite musician will be featured on one of our next e-meetings for everyone to enjoy.
Click Here to send your request.
THIS WEEK - Adrian Roboff (Chopin)
In Canada, the most recent national data (2024) estimates
that about 36,000 people are experiencing chronic homelessness.
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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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Invite friends to Like our page and enjoy our posts. Also, please take the time to Share our posts on your Facebook Page.
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Archived Meetings
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Program Donations
Our E-Club is a dynamic club comprised of ordinary working and retired people who acknowledge that Rotarians are people who are generous with their time and their resources.
Our club and the program you have just enjoyed, either as a member or a visitor, is funded only by donations.
We are developing ideas for fundraising with our members who are scattered across Canada, USA, Central America, and Europe, but we do need your help.
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