January 30, 2022

Upcoming Events
Passport Club - Social Gathering
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77417116547
Feb 08, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Passport Club - Business Meeting
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77417116547
Feb 22, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Passport Club - Social Gathering
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77417116547
Mar 08, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Passport Club - Business Meeting
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77417116547
Mar 29, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Passport Club - Social Gathering
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77417116547
Apr 12, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Passport Club - Business Meeting
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77417116547
Apr 26, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
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District Events

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District Governor's Foundation Moment

District Grants – Helping at Home
A Rotary club in Connecticut, USA, used a $1,800 District Grant to help purchase supplies to make 10,000 meals and 1,000 essential item kits to distribute to needy families in their community. Clubs worldwide use these grants to support similar short-term humanitarian projects in their communities.
 
Every Rotary club has the opportunity to create positive change in their community with the help of The Rotary Foundation….one project at a time.
 
What do we want to accomplish in our community?

Executives & Directors

President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Past President
 
Public Relations/Communications
 
Membership
 
Director Greater Cornwall
 
Director Greater Montreal
 
International Service
 
The Rotary Foundation
 
President Nominee
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Margaret Shibley
January 10
 
Ginette Valériote Legault
January 30
 
Join Date
Brian Patterson
January 1, 1989
33 years
 
Len Goddard
January 1, 1968
54 years
 

President's Message

Maddie Roy
member photo
January is Vocational Service Month.
 
At our last meeting we talked about some of the fun that we've been getting into since we last met back in 2021!  I challenge everyone to share one update in the month of February. You can send pictures and updates to Secretary Chris or connect with us here on our Facebook group to share!

On February 23rd Rotary will be turning 117! Zones 28 & 32 will be ringing in the big day with its second online celebration, featuring some exciting guests (including President-Elect Jennifer Jones) sure to be an entertaining night. Click here to see a video about the Zone Fundraising Gala, titled "Celebrating Our Foundation"!
 
Have a great week,
 
Maddie
From the President Elect
For those who have been wondering about the effectiveness of a smaller Board, here’s a quick capsule on the Toronto Rotary Club. “The Rotary Club of Toronto is one of the largest Clubs in Canada and oldest Rotary clubs in the world. It was organized in 1912 (Club No.55) and has acted as Host club for Rotary International Conventions in 1924, 1942, 1964, 1983, and 2018. Our members develop exciting community service projects that address many critical issues, including: children at risk, poverty and hunger, urban violence, illiteracy, drug abuse, and many more.
 
They have a five-person Board - but 19 committees, divided into 3 categories: Club Service, Philanthropic, and Governance. My guess would be that the Governance committees tend to be relatively long lived, providing stability, but the Club Service and the Philanthropic committees leave lots of room for adapting rapidly to new and changing needs and capacities, and for increasing scope of impact as the Club grows in numbers.
 
RI has given all Clubs four Action Plan Priorities - restructuring our governance structures addresses “Increase Our Ability to Adapt.” 
 
Quick reminder: Today or tomorrow at the latest, please send any comments pro or con, concerns, suggestions for improvement, etc. to any or all of the President, President Elect, or Secretary. If there are none prior to our meeting, or none that suggest areas that require a choice, there will be a single vote for the proposal document as opposed to potential additional votes on areas that may require a choice of alternatives.
 
Margaret 
 

Coffee With a Rotarian

The list for January is out and can be found HERE.