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Hello Fellow Rotarians,
 
Topic: Rotary Meeting
Time: Thursday, April 29, 2021 7:15AM
 
 
This meeting will be held on Zoom.
 
Jeff Shrigley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Jeff Shrigley's Zoom Meeting- Rotary
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

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Our guest speaker Steven Del Duca, Leader for the Liberal Party of Ontario, will be running for Premier in out next provincial elections. Steven told us of his vision for strengthening public health care, delivering quality education, growing the economy and protecting the environment for Ontario. He spoke about the need to focus on all areas of the province and not just the areas around Toronto, recognizing that Sudbury and all of Northern Ontario are vitally important to the future of Ontario. During a  lively question and answer period he addressed concerns raised regarding specific Sudbury issues such as Covid-19,  twinning of Highway 69 and Laurentian University. Steven was very informative and interesting!

 
 
 
 
 
Program Updates
 

The Plasma Drive needs your help to reach the donation goal! Please contact Brandi Braithwaite to sign up for a time to donate.

Rotary Events
 
 

EVENING TALK SHOW (follow the link for Zoom meeting information)

Director Dialogue - Public Imagine-Grow your Club (follow the link for Zoom meeting information)

D7010 Membership Meeting    Contact: Phyllis W. Ingram

Rotary Leadership International (Zoom)

Part 2: May 1, 2021 9AM - 12PM

Part 3: May 8, 2021 9AM - 12PM

Contact Colin Thacker for details.

 

The 2021 Virtual Convention will be better than ever, opening more innovative opportunities to learn and to engage with the family of Rotary, near and far. You’ll be able to network in virtual lounges, meet new partners in service, and join fun activities with Rotary members from around the world.

This event is open to all Rotary members and participants from 12-16 June 2021. Registration fees are as follows:

  • Promotional rate: US$49* through 11:59:59 (Chicago time - CDT) 7 May

  • US$65 - 8 May through 16 June

*Registration must be paid in full between 16 April and 7 May to receive the US$49 rate.

 
Rotary News
 
 
 
Here’s how joining a Rotary club helped enhance Ashley Holmer’s work
 
Looking for a meaningful year-abroad experience, Ashley Holmer decided to teach in Tanzania. The former college soccer star coached and taught English in a Maasai community in 2005.

But Holmer soon became more deeply involved in education in Tanzania. She co-founded the Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania (IEFT), which established a school in the village of Orkeeswa in 2008. In 2011, the leaders of Mungere village asked Holmer to help build its first community high school. That was the beginning of the Red Sweater Project, named for the color of the school uniforms. Since then, the Mungere School — and education — has been a central part of Holmer’s life.

The Red Sweater Project focuses on three main areas: quality education, gender equality, and responsible innovation. In Tanzania, many children — especially girls — leave school around age 12, in part because of costs for uniforms, school supplies, meals, and transportation. To keep students in the classroom, the project makes education affordable by reducing those ancillary costs.

In 2013, Holmer, who still spends about half her time in Tanzania, was invited to a meeting of the Lewis River Rotary club. She was struck by the way her values meshed with those of Rotary but was unable to join at the time because of attendance requirements. In January 2017, with those requirements having become more flexible, she became a member.

The club has embraced Holmer’s work and sponsors scholarships for six students each year to attend the Mungere School. “We have students whose parents are illiterate,” Holmer says. “One of my students just finished her teacher training. It’s coming full circle.”

— NIKKI KALLIO

 
 
 

 

 

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