This Membership Month, in celebration of over 100 years of service, we dug into the archives and found any number of parallels between today's Rotary and yesterday's. Though our world is constantly changing, this gallery reminds us how Rotary's core values have remained intact through the decades.
With bloody conflicts raging in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and parts of Central Africa, the message of nonviolence and reconciliation that nations worldwide will observe on 21 September demands more urgent and collective attention.
In 2001 the United Nations designated the September date as an annual International Day of World Peace "to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence" according to a General Assembly resolution.
The day's devotion to peace connects closely with what Rotary members have been fostering since The Rotary Foundation's mission to advance world...
When a life-threatening illness stripped away many of her professional ambitions, Amanda Wirtz, a former U.S. Navy code breaker and professional violinist, turned to humanitarian service and Facebook to give her life new purpose.
Wirtz was in her twenties and pursuing a career as a fitness trainer when a sharp pain in her abdomen sent her to the emergency room. Expecting something manageable like appendicitis, she instead found herself facing a rare tumor disorder that required her to undergo 30 surgeries over the next several years.
Forced to rethink her life plans, Wirtz began focusing on...
With 12 children -- six girls and six boys -- the Labordes hardly needed to add another member to their family. But they did: Over 40 years ago, Julia Mullikin, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from the United States, became like another daughter to this large family in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
"She's been a blessing for us," says Maria Victoria Hallal de Laborde who was 18 when Mullikin arrived in 1973. Like many exchange students, Mullikin remains close to her host family. So close that when one of Laborde's sisters was diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease, Mullikin arranged to send the...
Imagine a community where the residents are all free to plant, grow, harvest, and eat healthy food whenever they want without having to pay for it.
Sound too good to be true?
That's exactly what residents of more than 20 cities and towns in France are doing through a project called Potalib. Launched by the Rotaract Club of Versailles, Potalib was inspired by the Incredible Edible project, an international food-sharing movement founded by Nick Green in England. The Rotaract members obtained Green's permission to apply the concept in France, changing the name to "Potalib," a contraction of "...
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The Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona will be holding their weekly lunch meeting starting at 12:00 noon Tuesday September 30, 2014 at Fort Edmonton Park at the Selkirk Hotel.
The history of Rotary & Fort Edmonton goes back 50 plus years. Fort Edmonton Park was a major Rotary project when it was originally constructed. There is now an ongoing renewal of Rotary Clubs in Edmonton helping develop this classic Edmonton historical park.
In order to get a better understanding of this history and the current and future plans for Fort Edmonton Park we have scheduled our lunch meeting at the Selkirk Hotel. We will have the Director of Fort Edmonton Park , Bill Demchuck as our guest speaker for the day.
This promises to be a fun and informative Rotary Club meeting. Please plan to attend and feel free to invite friends and family to join us for what promises to be a great day!
Please RSVP so we can confirm the approximate number of Rotary Club of Edmonton Strathcona members and guests to Fort Edmonton for catering and hosting purposes.
We are delighted to partner with RC Edmonton South hosting a student from Bolivia in 2014-15.
Monica Blanco Rivero arrived a few weeks ago and has already visited our club.
Monica is 16 years of age and she has two younger sisters, 6 and 8 years old.
She will be attending Victoria Comp and she is enrolled in several art courses in Drama, Guitar and Chorale. She loves sports and has already been to an Eskimo game and to an FC Edmonton game where both teams won -- Go Monica!
Monica (center) arriving in Edmonton
She is really looking forward to snowboarding ?! Yeah, that's right! You'd have to be from South America to be looking forward to winter
You are all encouraged to include Monica in your lives. there is so much we can learn from her and of course she's here to learn our way of life and our culture.
This winter, if you are going away for some winter activity, why not invite Monica along? Invite her home to a family dinner?
Rob Morley is our club's Youth Exchange coordinator and our liaison with the Edmonton South club. Please contact Rob. rob.morley@telus.net
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Slowly, we are making a difference in the lives of the children in the Colima area. Over the years, there have been many changes at Project Amigo but the need remains constant. Please help us by encouraging your acquaintances and family to get involved.
Changing Lives in Mexico
Even though we are experiencing wonderful weather in Alberta as I write this, in about 8 weeks, some of us will be shoveling snow again. Now is the perfect time to think about a winter get-away. Have you considered returning to Project Amigo? You do remember the warmth of the welcome, the genuine Mexican hospitality, the smiles of the children, and that sense of satisfaction knowing that you were making a difference in the life of a child.
Cindy and Coke, executive directors of Project Amigo, have graciously extended us a special invitation to return for another volunteer week. Take advantage of this opportunity for make new friends, to rekindle old friendships, to check out all of changes or perhaps to meet the child you sponsor.
The registration fee remains at $1,200.00 per person (shared rooms) or $1325.00 for a private room. A deposit of $600.00 will secure your place. It is also possible to make monthly payments. Depending on the room arrangements, a maximum of 24 volunteers can be accommodated for each session. Please encourage others to visit Project Amigo…have your friends, neighbors, or family join you.
Nov 8-15: Literacy and the Environment
Dec 7-14: Holiday Fiesta for Children: This would be a great week for anyone thinking of bringing kids or grandkids. What an awesome early Christmas present!!! This week is going to be very special, as it will be the 30th Fiesta Week
Jan 11-24: English Tutoring- This is a new work week started in January 2014. It was very popular. Everyone loved the “one-on-one” with the high school and college students. Sign up for only one week of the program if the two weeks is hard to schedule. The cost is $1,600.00 for the two weeks.
Mar 7-14: Literacy and the Environment
If you are unable to participate in a work week, please consider making a one-time donation or sponsor a child. By sponsoring a child for $100.00 annually, you can give a child hope and forever change their future through education.
The following link provides additional information.
Craig Kielburger CM, MSM, OMC is a Canadian activist for the rights of children. He is the co-founder, with his brother Marc Kielburger, of the Free the Children charity and of the Me to We social enterprise. Free The Children’s mission is to create a world where all young people are free to achieve their fullest potential as agents of change.
And we couldn’t have a better blueprint for success: the organization was founded by Craig Kielburger in 1995 when he gathered 11 school friends to begin fighting child labour. He was 12.
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