President Brenda Kell-Kotwa called the VIRTUAL MEETING to order at 7:30am. She welcomed Visiting Rotarian Aaron Carlson. Registrar Paul Roth reported 18 Lincoln Rotarians in attendance.
To start, Brenda offered "Tips from Grandma" for reflection...
Don't go where you're not invited.
Don't talk about what you don't know.
Don't open the fridge in other people's house.
Don't call someone after nine o'clock at night.
Don't visit someone at lunch.
Don't enter other people's bedroom without permission.
Always flush the toilet when you use it.
Always, always ~ speak the truth.
Please & Thank You are good words ~ use them often.
Love the soul of people, not their physical ~ it is what is inside that matters.
Be kind to your fellow humans & all living things.
Give from the little you have, expect nothing in return.
Be conscious of your words ~ they matter!
Wake up & be grateful.
Pray daily because prayer brings peace to our heart & soul.
Sue Foster followed with her Point of Pride about the awesome things Lincoln Rotary has done internationally through our Global Grant Project in Guatemala, which is wrapping up after three years of implementation, & locally through our most recent District Grant Project with the delivery of new laptop computers to the Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre for distribution to Afghan families through the Refugee Assistance Program (RAP).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WINTER CELEBRATION FELLOWSHIP EVENT for Rotarians, Family & Friends
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm @ Just Cooking, Vineland
UPCOMING CLUB MEETINGS
December 13, 2022 - In Person @ Cave Springs Camp
RCL Annual General Meeting - Agenda to include presentation of 2021-22 Financial Statements & annual elections for the RCL Board of Directors & RCL Foundation Inc. Board of Directors. This will be our final club meeting of 2022.
January 10, 2023 - In Person @ Cave Springs Camp
District Governor Lisa Bishop & Immediate Past District Governor Anne Bermingham will be joining us.
GIFTS FOR KIDS
Shopping is underway for RCL's gifts for children and families to be distributed by Community Care of West Niagara & Village of Hope this holiday season. Stay tuned for details via email.
Dr. J Edgar Davey Elementary School HOLIDAY BREAKFAST - Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Thanks to many Lincoln Rotarians who are supporting Joanne Serkeyn with organization for this very special event. Joanne will continue to provide updates via email.
DISTRICT 7090 FOUNDATION CELEBRATION - November 19, 2022
Rob Foster shared highlights of this very successful event held at St Catharines Museum with a shout out to Sandi Chard & Lezlie Murch for their leadership at the helm of the D7090 Rotary Foundation Committee. He was pleased that he had the opportunity to present on RCL's District Grant Growing Tunnel Project at Khazimula Children's Home. Lincoln Rotarians Sue Foster, Gayle Lucas-Roth, Paul Roth & Margaret Andrewes were also in attendance at the event.
TOWN OF LINCOLN 2022-26 COUNCIL INAUGURAL MEETING - November 21, 2022
Congratulations to Rotarian Anna Murre who was officially sworn in as a Town of Lincoln Councillor at this meeting held at Vieni Estates. She joins Mayor Sandra Easton & seven other elected community members forming the Council to serve the people of Lincoln over the next four years.
PROGRAM
TOPIC: Strategic Planning & Rotary Foundation Health Check
GUEST FACILITATOR: Aaron Carlson
Member of the Rotary Club of Lockport; Assistant District Governor, Area 12 (Akron-Newstead, Clarence, Eastern Hills, Lockport and Middleport Rotary Clubs); 2022-23 Club District Grant Chair supporting all D7090 clubs in accessing funds from the Annual Fund SHARE program to implement their service projects that impact their local communities. Aaron resides in Medina with his partner and two akitas. Professionally, Aaron is the Executive Director of Hearts and Hands a non-profit supporting older adults with access to transportation.
Opening his presentation tailored to our club with FOUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES, Aaron proceeded to build the case for tying Lincoln Rotary's STRATEGIC PLAN & District 7090's Foundation Strategic Plan Priorities to Rotary International's ACTION PLAN to...
> Increase our impact
> Expand our reach
> Enhance participant engagement
> Increase our ability to adapt
Aaron touched on many of RCL's initiatives as he expanded on additional opportunities under each of these FOUR goals as set out in RI's ACTION PLAN. He concluded with an analysis of RCL's contributions to The Rotary Foundation in recent years.
RCL's support for The Rotary Foundation (TRF) - While RCL has continued its annual contributions of $2000 CAD to the TRF PolioPlus Fund, the club has not donated directly to TRF Annual Fund-SHARE since 2018-19. Instead, individual members are urged to make personal donations of $25-$100 USD in support of the Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) initiative that asks every Rotarian to support The Rotary Foundation every year.
Through the SHARE system, contributions to The Rotary Foundation are transformed into grants that fund local and international humanitarian projects, scholarships, and activities. At the end of every Rotary year, contributions directed to the Annual Fund-SHARE from all Rotary clubs in the district are divided between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund (DDF), after 5% is deducted for operating expenses.
To conclude his interactive, thoughtful & clear presentation, Aaron focused on how OUR MONEY donated to The Rotary Foundation is STEWARDED at the international & district levels. He ended with the following hyperlinks ready for exploring & a slide featuring the team of Rotarians who are leading the way for The Rotary Foundation in District 7090.
D7090 Home Page - https://www.rotary7090.org/
D7090 Contact List - https://rotary7090.org/districtorganizationchart
D7090 Foundation Page - https://rotary7090.org/page/the-rotary-foundation-1
D7090 Foundation Newsletters - https://rotary7090.org/page/rotary-foundation-district-newsletter/
D2090 2023-24 Grants - https://rotary7090.org/page/rotary-foundation-grants-2023-24
D7090 Plug and Play Videos - https://rotary7090.org/Stories/plug-and-play
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