President Joanne Serkeyn welcomed 18 Lincoln Rotarians and Visiting Rotarian and Guest Speaker Frank Adamson.
Pod #2 member, Terry Kotwa, opened the meeting with the land acknowledgment followed by his invocation...
May we as Lincoln Rotarians enjoy the many offerings of Rotary.
May we abide by Rotary fundamentals that have been established, those of trust, fellowship and ethics.
And, may we always test ourselves and our efforts to be sure they are the truth, good for all concerned, of benefit to mankind, and provide peace and understanding.
He invited a toast to Canada, Rotary International and our great little club.
Vernah Fleming came well prepared for her Point of Pride (POP). Inspired by National Tartan Day (April 6 2024), she was sporting an Anderson tartan sash and carrying a broom. Vernah explained that she had recently discovered there was an International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians. It all began in 1956 when Rotarians from Scotland, Canada & the USA organized a curling tour in Scotland. The following year, the Scots came to North America. Since 1978, the Fellowship has organized a tournament every two years. This week (April 5-12), the Rotary 2024 World Curling Championship is being held in Ontario at the Peterborough Curling Club. The tournament is touted as a clash of 23 top-tier teams from the powerhouse curling nations of Canada, the USA, Scotland, and England. Each team has battled through national Rotary curling competitions to secure their spot in this global spectacle celebrating sport and fellowship. IMPRESSIVE!!!
Clickherefor some great images of the Rotary 2024 World Curling Championship
HAPPY BUCKS
Lots of happiness for the wondrous spectacle of the total solar eclipse yesterday (April 8)! Nancy described her eclipse experience as fascinating with immediate cold, shadows, darkness, no birds but a coyote calling. Maria was amazed at how scientists could predict the exact time of the eclipse.
Margaret - for her much anticipated introduction to the amazing West Niagara Secondary School Theatre during the recent open house at the new school
Vernah - pleased that RCL’s current eco-series has gone so well and excited about upcoming Earth Day activities coming up later in April
Sue - for Frank’s visit today and plans for the Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup event in Beamsville on April 22
Andy & Nancy - that hockey season is over for their respective grandkids; Nancy now looking forward to lacrosse starting soon
John K - that his grandson’s hockey team won a regional championship
Joanne - for new carbon wheels in anticipation of lots of cycling events this spring
Barb - for this morning’s amazing sunrise
Rob - for curling where he met Sue 36 years ago
Gayle - celebrating Eid al-Fitr over dinner with Muslim friends
Paul - for Unicorn Day today
Terry - for a wonderful family vacation in Mexico where he flourished in the warm weather; Getting back on his bike to gear up for the Enbridge Ride for Cancer in June.
50/50 WINNER
Gayle Lucas-Roth pulled the Ace of Spades!
PROGRAM
Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup (GLWC) from the District's Perspective
with Frank Adamson, Past District Governor,
Member, Rotary Club of Fonthill
To begin, Frank pointed out that EARTH and HEART have the same letters so the protection of our environment all makes sense.
The Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup (GLWC) initiative was hatched at the RI Assembly in San Diego, California, where he and Governors-Elect from around the globe were meeting in preparation for their year as District Governor (2020-2021). In anticipation of the addition of “Protecting the Environment” as Rotary International’s 7th area of focus, Frank and his fellow DG-Elects from Cambridge, Whitby and Ottawa, determined that there was far-reaching potential for this environmental project with 16 RI Districts and over 18,000 Rotarians associated with the Great Lakes Basin.
And so it was that GLWC was launched as a district-wide service project during Frank’s term as District 7090 Governor in 2020-21 based on the following facts:
“Best of Friends” cross-border district
64 Rotary & 8 Rotaract Clubs - opportunity for all clubs to participate
Bounded by Lake Ontario & Lake Erie
Niagara River Corridor - 12 clubs on both sides of the border
Erie Canal in New York State
Welland Canal in Niagara
The project was pitched as a way to grow Rotary’s presence by garnering media attention and new members as clubs took the opportunity to partner with neighbouring clubs and invite the involvement of family, friends & workmates, other service clubs & community organizations.
GLWC is an effort that has grown from a District 7090 service project covering a small portion of Lake Ontario & Lake Erie into a multi-district initiative to focus Rotarian's attention on all five of the Great Lakes plus the streams and waterways feeding them. Our goal every year is to make this the single largest cleanup event coincide with Earth Day in April.
In closing, Frank highlighted that alongside Fonthill Rotary’s GLWC on Earth Day 2024 (April 20), conducted in collaboration with the Town of Pelham and other community partners, the club will enrich Pelham's green canopy with 400 new trees, thanks to community partnerships and a Rotary grant. He was pleased to report that the “Native Tree Giveaway” has already achieved a high level of public participation.
Here’s Frank (red cap) with fellow Fonthill Rotarians and the “giveaway trees” sourced from Willowbrook Nurseries in Fenwick.
BRAVO Frank for your outstanding contribution as the originator of GREAT LAKES WATERSHED CLEANUP and the abiding support of your Rotary Club of Fonthill!
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Vernah Fleming came well prepared for her Point of Pride (POP). Inspired by National Tartan Day (April 6 2024), she was sporting an Anderson tartan sash and carrying a broom. Vernah explained that she had recently discovered there was an International Curling Fellowship of Rotarians. It all began in 1956 when Rotarians from Scotland, Canada & the USA organized a curling tour in Scotland. The following year, the Scots came to North America. Since 1978, the Fellowship has organized a tournament every two years. This week (April 5-12), the Rotary 2024 World Curling Championship is being held in Ontario at the Peterborough Curling Club. The tournament is touted as a clash of 23 top-tier teams from the powerhouse curling nations of Canada, the USA, Scotland, and England. Each team has battled through national Rotary curling competitions to secure their spot in this global spectacle celebrating sport and fellowship. IMPRESSIVE!!!
