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THE ROTOR


 
This Rotor can also be found on the FRONT PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE,
on the right side (where it used to be).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Pres. Jeff announced that all club meetings are planned and posted online for the next two months.
  • Next week is a hybrid meeting and the first joint meeting hosted by the R.C. of Regina on MONDAY at noon at the Delta.  Meal arrangements are the same as in the previous months.  Each club will collect from their own members and will need a volunteer to sit at the desk.  Eastview members are encouraged to pay in advance by e-transfer to:  treasurer@eastviewrotary.org. This meeting will be an assembly offering information and fellowship.
  • THERE WILL BE NO NOON MEETING ON THURSDAY NEXT WEEK.
  • The R.C. of Regina will send out their newsletter following the meeting to both clubs.
  • A tentative date of May 18 has been booked for the Mâmawêyatitân centre for presentation of a Community Paul Harris Fellow award.  More details to follow.
  •  The Changeover meeting and dinner will be held June 16 at the Royal Regina Golf Club.
  • The Eastview Golf Tournament will be held July 7 at Tor Hill.  Details will be provided by John Van Koll.

FELLOWSHIP DAY WITH PRESIDENT JEFF!

The speaker scheduled to speak to the club today was unable to attend due to a flight delay.  Pres. Jeff is very good at coming up with ideas for fellowship and did not let us down today.  He accepted the task of inviting all of us to ask questions related to Rotary which he would try to answer.  Not an easy task and on a call for a volunteer to assist there were no offers so Jeff proceeded on his own.  This was an opportunity for all of us to learn more about Rotary and that we did.  Some of the questions that came forward and some of which Jeff could answer, were as follows:
Where was Mrs. Paul Harris Buried? A. Scotland; When was Rotary a century old?
A. 2004-2005--Shreedhar knew this as he was club president that year; What are the two kinds of Grants?  A. District and Global Grants; When was Eastview established?  A.1959.  Do we still have the President Elect Training program?  Yes, on zoom and now known as the District Leadership Seminar;  What is the greatest distance from Chicago where the Rotary banner has been displayed?  A. The moon carried by Astronaut Frank Forman on Apollo 8 from the R.C. of the Space Center at Houston in 1968; What was the first Rotary community project?  There were 2 named--a Rotary club purchased a horse for an itinerant pastor and a public comfort station was built for women in Chicago; When was Jeff last the President of Eastview?  In 2008-09 and the RI conference was in Los Angeles.  Natalie Cole was the entertainer.  Thank you Jeff.  We are all a little wiser and it was a fun exercise.  Jeff noted he will make a donation to the Foundation in honor of his answers.
The Rotary Banner from the Rotary Club of Space Center at Houston carried to the moon on Apollo 8 by Astronaut Frank Borman
Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary
The Family of Rotary
 
  • On Sunday, Doug Mortin will celebrate his birthday.  Happy Birthday Doug.
NEWS FROM THE ISP COMMITTEE
On Wednesday evening this week, the ISP committee met via zoom with the Rotary Club of Retalhuleu in Guatemala.  For some time, the two clubs have been working on the WINS project (Wash in Schools Project).
The following notes by Peter Peters summarize the meeting.  Peter noted that at our First ZOOM Meeting on April 19, 2022, Retalhuleu representatives identified their preferred next project was a water, sanitation and hygiene project for a cluster of schools in their area. These schools were sites of previous Ripple Effect projects. 
A week later Mike Espana provided Eastview with 9 power point slides which described the project and the potential positive impact this would have on the lives of 1400 children and their respective communities.  Recognizing the importance of a safe water source, clean and safe toilet facilities and the focus on education and hygiene, Eastview’s ISP Committee explored the possibility of moving this project forward with the Canadian Ripple Effect Committee (CREC). In September Mike advised the Project received a $25,000.00 gift from District 4250 Endowed Gift Fund, and $10,000.00 from the RC of Encinitas Coastal (District 5340, California, USA) with some potential to receive supporting District Designated Funds (DDF) District 5340.
Based on this information the ISP Committee presented a proposal to the Regina Eastview Club to support the project in principle with initial $20,000.00 cash from the Club.
When advised that DDF from the California District was not possible Eastview was pleased with the financial support received from CREC and Rotary Clubs in the District 5550, which allows for work on the Global Grant Application to proceed.  The estimated cost of the project is now just over $113,000.
Another meeting will take place in May.  It is estimated the project will take about 2 years,
These 2 pictures (L & Below) from the Guatemala club tell the story.
FELLOWSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • President-Elect Al Hoeft was Sergeant today.  
  • Al decided to check our memory on our Rotary history.  Yesterday was Paul Harris's birthday.  Various members were selected to provide answers--where was Paul Harris born--Racine Wisconsin; What universities did he attend--Vermont, Princeton, Iowa; what did he study--law; where did he practice? ChicagoThese were some of the questions that some knew answers to--Bottom line--most of us need to review our Rotary history!
  • Have a good week everyone.
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Philosopher's Corner

"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want."
                                      Zig Ziglar

Today's guests

Bob Durston-R.C. of Neepawa
Bill Fitzsimmons-R.C. in Calgary

Next Meeting Responsibilities

Host: R. C. of Regina
Hybrid meeting: 12 noon
MONDAY: APRIL 24
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
Apr 20, 2023 12:00 PM
Makespace and projects north of Dewdney
Apr 24, 2023 12:00 PM
Inaugural Joint Lunch
Apr 27, 2023
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Board of Directors Meeting
May 11, 2023 5:15 PM
 
Board of Directors Meeting
Jun 08, 2023 5:15 PM
 
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