Chair:   Bill Denyar

 

 

Guests/Visiting Rotarians:  Doug MacMillan (guest speaker).

 

Katie: Happy the Oaklawn Farm Zoo opened this past weekend, it’s a great place to bring little kids!

Kim:  Bought her nephew a book by local author Matt Clairmont, and it’s great! It’s called Junior Alexander and the Balance of Power and she definitely recommends it!

Elva: Happy to have made it home safely!

 

President Bill let the club know that the District was calling for nominations for district rep and alternate – he would have more information coming. Make sure to register for Charter Night online before next Monday. Guests are welcome. There are lots of upcoming activities! The Khatib’s mother, brother and sister arrived in NS last week and actually are in their apartment in Kentville!

 

See Dr. MacMillan’s presentation below on the project to help educate new moms on the benefits of kangaroo care and help them access the supplies they need to do it.

 

 

Dr. MacMillan got a few questions from the club including: whether there are any other barriers for women (yes, attitude from the community, food for moms, and facilities are all barriers), whether the program did “Train the Trainer” (Yes, they do!), and finally whether the program uses Zoom to help train (yes, it can be used but it’s more effective in person).

 

Phyllis – Register for Charter Night, and include any food allergies. Phil is collecting money for anyone who would like to prepay.

 

Baking - Rotarians baking at NKEC last week!

 

 

 

RI Minute was shared by Phyllis

By: Yulia Zharikova, secretary of the Rotary Club of Kyiv Advance

The history of the Rotary Club of Kyiv Advance began at the end of 2013, when several like-minded people formed the Rotary Club of Donetsk Advance. We were united by the idea of community service and our passion for art and music. The club supported young talents and devoted its energies to the development of educational programs in the city.

In 2014, after the outbreak of military conflict in eastern Ukraine, many members of our club fled to different parts of the country and even abroad. Subsequently, four club members who had moved to Kyiv decided to resume our club activities under the name Rotary Club of Donetsk Advance. Four other members who had ended up abroad or remained in Donetsk subsequently decided to keep their membership as well. So, we retained eight members.

In 2020, our club officially changed its name to Rotary Club of Kyiv Advance in accordance with the policies of Rotary International. Since relocating to Kyiv, our club has attracted many new members and even received an award from the District 2232 governor for adding the most new members in the 2019-20 Rotary year.

Given our experience from the conflict in eastern Ukraine, we have made peacebuilding and conflict prevention a main focus of our community projects. One such project, running since 2017, offers training to various groups to promote dialogue toward reconciliation at multiple levels of Ukrainian society. In addition, for the past five years, club members have been involved in a large international project for the psychological rehabilitation of children affected by war and military conflict in the east.