Open House: Inaugural Meeting
Welcome to the Open House of the
Greeter this week is:
PDG Elly Contreras-Vermeulen
Opening Remarks
Good morning, afternoon or evening. Wherever you are; Today is a perfect day for E-ROTARY.
Raise your glass for a toast to the Rotary E-club of Western Canada, with which this meeting is officially started.
Thank you for joining us.
We appreciate your feedback and hope you will return.
If you have an interesting topic, or project to share please contact us at recwc@platinum.ca
If you or any you know is interested in providing Rotary Service, but not able to be part of a traditional club due to your location, business, health, family or other reasons. Please contact our membership chair or click in the image above for e-club membership application.
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Rotary E-Club of Western Canada
Greeter this week is: PDG Elly Contreras-Vermeulen
Elly joined the Rotary Club of Stony Plain in 1996 and lives in Spring Lake, Alberta with her husband Ramiro. She is the DG Representative and chair.
A warm welcome our members and guests. This meeting qualifies for a make up, provided you "attend" the entire meeting including the videos. At the end of the program, please proceed to the make up form, answer several questions and send to the address on the form.
Enjoy and share your thoughts.
Inspirational moment
Only as high as I reach can I grow,
Only as far as I seek can I go,
Only as deep as I look can I see,
Only as much as I dream can I be
~ Karen Ravn
A warm welcome our members and guests. This meeting qualifies for a make up, provided you "attend" the entire meeting including the videos. At the end of the program, please proceed to the make up form, answer several questions and send to the address on the form.
Enjoy and share your thoughts.
Inspirational moment Only as high as I reach can I grow,
Only as far as I seek can I go,
Only as deep as I look can I see,
Only as much as I dream can I be
~ Karen Ravn
Opening RemarksGood morning, afternoon or evening. Wherever you are; Today is a perfect day for E-ROTARY.
This week is very special for the members of the Provisional E-club of Western Canada. It is our very first official on-line meeting. A big thank you goes out to Bruce, Mary, Al and Glenn. They have put in numerous hours to make this meeting possible.
We have several Rotary International officers joining us this week. Our guest of honour and speaker; friend and fellow Canadian, Past RI President and Foundation Chair Elect, Wilf Wilkinson. (He will be introduced later in the program).
We also have Directors, Governors (past current and future), Club Presidents and Rotarians from all over the world.
Welcome to each of you, we are so happy that you joined us.
Our club is still growing and you can help us, by making a small donation, by joining us or refer others who wish to provide Rotary Service but are not able to attend regular (terra) meetings.
We have several Rotary International officers joining us this week. Our guest of honour and speaker; friend and fellow Canadian, Past RI President and Foundation Chair Elect, Wilf Wilkinson. (He will be introduced later in the program).
We also have Directors, Governors (past current and future), Club Presidents and Rotarians from all over the world.
Welcome to each of you, we are so happy that you joined us.
Our club is still growing and you can help us, by making a small donation, by joining us or refer others who wish to provide Rotary Service but are not able to attend regular (terra) meetings.
Please send your comments and suggestions to recwc@platinum.ca
Help yourself to a glass of champagne or juice,
Stand please for the National Anthem. by Mark Donnelly.
Raise your glass for a toast to the Rotary E-club of Western Canada, with which this meeting is officially started.
Elly Contreras
Announcements
We kindly ask, that all visitors joining us for a make up, will consider making a contribution in lieu of the cost of a meal. You contribution will help us with any future project our club will participate in.
Your donation may be made on line via the DONATE NOW button, or by sending a check to the Rotary E-club of Western Canada,
Box 1959, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta T4T 1B5.
A Little Humor
A Little Humor
Rotary Moment
The first motto of Rotary International, "He Profits Most Who Serves Best," was approved at the second Rotary Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, in August 1911. The phrase was first stated by a Chicago Rotarian, Art Sheldon, who made a speech in 1910 that included the remark, "He profits most who serves his fellows best." At about the same time, Ben Collins, president of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, commented that the proper way to organize a Rotary club was through the principle his club had adopted -
The first motto of Rotary International, "He Profits Most Who Serves Best," was approved at the second Rotary Convention, held in Portland, Oregon, in August 1911. The phrase was first stated by a Chicago Rotarian, Art Sheldon, who made a speech in 1910 that included the remark, "He profits most who serves his fellows best." At about the same time, Ben Collins, president of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minnesota, commented that the proper way to organize a Rotary club was through the principle his club had adopted -
"Service, Not Self." These two slogans, slightly modified, were formally approved to be the official mottoes of Rotary at the 1950 Convention in Detroit - "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" and "Service Above Self."
The 1989 Council on Legislation established "Service Above Self" as the principal motto of Rotary, since it best explains the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service.
From ABCs of Rotary
From ABCs of Rotary
Food for thought
The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr.
Speaker Program
We are very honored to have PRIP and Foundation Chair Elect, Wilf Wilkinson as our presenter this week.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson was a founding partner of Wilkinson & Company, a public accounting firm. After retiring, Wilf served as the part-time executive director of the Quinte Ballet School of Canada. He has also been chair of the Belleville Cheshire Home for Physically Handicapped Adults and the Loyalist College Board.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson was a founding partner of Wilkinson & Company, a public accounting firm. After retiring, Wilf served as the part-time executive director of the Quinte Ballet School of Canada. He has also been chair of the Belleville Cheshire Home for Physically Handicapped Adults and the Loyalist College Board.
A Rotarian since 1962, Wilf has served as RI president, vice president, director, and Foundation trustee.
He has also been an International Assembly group discussion leader and 2005 Chicago Convention Committee chair, and is a member of the International PolioPlus Committee. He has participated in National Immunization Days in India, Kenya, and Tanzania, and administered polio vaccine to children of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
He has also been an International Assembly group discussion leader and 2005 Chicago Convention Committee chair, and is a member of the International PolioPlus Committee. He has participated in National Immunization Days in India, Kenya, and Tanzania, and administered polio vaccine to children of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Wilf was honored in 2001 by Pope John Paul II with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal. In 2007, the governor general of Canada appointed him a Member to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor. During his year as RI president, he was honored by Italy, Madagascar, and Pakistan. He is also the recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award, the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World, and the RI Service Above Self Award.
Message from PRIP Wilf Wilkinson:
Dear Members of the Provisional Rotary e-Club of Canada:
Congratulations on the commencement of your new Rotary e-club. On behalf of all the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, may I extend our very best wishes to you.
As you start out on your Rotary journey I urge you learn all you can about your Rotary Foundation, one of the cornerstones of Rotary. Few international organizations experience such continued and dynamic change as the Foundation. Every year we learn of a new approach to manage formidable challenges. Every year, I am proud to note, we see fresh ideas in circulation. The one common denominator is that all our efforts are directed toward the ultimate aim of achieving the noble goal of Rotary: Service Above Self. However, as each of you knows, the price for continued success is demonstrating sound stewardship over the funds donated.
We Rotarians embrace the two pillars of support for The Rotary Foundation – the Annual Programs Fund (through the Every Rotarian, Every Year effort) and the Permanent Fund.
As we work towards the eradication of polio, support the Rotary World Peace Fellows, and as we adopt and implement the Future Vision Plan of The Rotary Foundation, we are contributing to making this a better world, where all will be in a position to enjoy a better life.
May your future endeavors with Rotary be successful and may you continue your valuable support of our Foundation for years to come.
Wilfrid J. Wilkinson
Chairman-elect, The Rotary Foundation Trustees
Thank you Past RI President Wilf for being part of our program for this week.
We are very much inspired by your work and your kindness, and are proud to be your fellow Canadians and Rotarians.
Please view this 4 minute presentation in honor of PRIP Wilf, featuring our Rotary Foundation, as part of your make up qualification.
Please view this 4 minute presentation in honor of PRIP Wilf, featuring our Rotary Foundation, as part of your make up qualification.
Thank you for joining us.
We appreciate your feedback and hope you will return.
If you have an interesting topic, or project to share please contact us at recwc@platinum.ca
Interested in joining our club?
If you or any you know is interested in providing Rotary Service, but not able to be part of a traditional club due to your location, business, health, family or other reasons. Please contact our membership chair or click in the image above for e-club membership application.