November is Foundation month and what better time for clubs and members to think about supporting our efforts to End Polio Now, and the awesome projects we do here and around the world. Check out these short video clips on Rotary’s six areas of focus: vimeopro.com/rotary/causes-english. Each video is about 100 seconds long with the first 20 seconds being repeated, after which each video goes on to speak to a different area of focus. They are great reminders of our causes, and also terrific meeting starters!
November 4-10 World Interact Week
November 9 Rotary Day at the United Nations, New York, New York, USA
Message from Immediate Past District Governor (IPDG) John Gilvesy
This event was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate a great effort and commitment to the ideals of Rotary. It was a year ago on September 13, 2018 that a group of eight sat around a table to explore this idea to raise $1 million for The Rotary Foundation. Senior Major Gifts Officer and PDG John Stairs explained the MDD campaign process.
We did a little better than $1 million. In fact, during the campaign, we raised around $3.5M Canadian dollars or nearly $2.9 US dollars! This was the largest ever campaign total by a single District in Zone 24 east…and in all of Canada!
For a bit of light reading, the 2019 Manual Of Procedure for Rotary is now available.
It contains the following governance documents:
• RI Constitution
• RI Bylaws
• Standard Rotary Club Constitution
• Recommended Rotary Club Bylaws
• Bylaws of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
On the 21st August, we reached another milestone in the Countdown to History. It has been three years since a child in Nigeria was paralyzed by the wild poliovirus. This means that the entire World Health Organization (WHO) African region could be certified as wild poliovirus-free as soon as mid-2020. When this happens, 5 out of the 6 WHO regions in the world will be considered polio-free.
The 2019 Council on Legislation may not have made as many dramatic changes as the 2016 Council, but it made several decisions that will shape the future of Rotary and Rotaract.
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Congratulations to the club and individuals who received recognition and awards, and a special thank you to our Changeover & Awards Committee for putting together the special evening.
District 7080 has a variety of volunteer positions that are open to all qualified Rotarians in the district. Current District Opportunities are Vocational Service Director and PolioPlus Committee Chair.
Having a consistent brand image is important to all organisations, Rotary is no exception.
In 2013, a new logo & brand image pack was developed, this was to ensure every club, in every district across the world could have the same high standard of brand recognition.
There a lot of old style Rotary graphics still being displayed on various publications, including newsletters & flyers, posts on social media and hardware items, such as banners and signs.
