Reminder of Foundation Miniseries – Peace Centers – Saturday Feb 13 – 11 am to 11:45 www.rotary7040.com – the calendar is on the left-hand side of page – scroll down and see link to Zoom meeting.
RC of Orleans is hosting a virtual wine and cheese event on February 26th with our local sommelier David Caird who is the husband of one of our members.Thanks to Chris Cochrane for hosting us via zoom.Link for tickets is Link for tickets is https://wineandcheesezoom.eventbrite.ca
District 7040 Announcments (https://www.rotary7040.com/)
May 12 – Virtual Foundation Gala, details to follow
Rotary International (RI) is not conducting in person meetings for the rest of this Rotary year (June 30th) . RI will not support any in person meeting. RI is encouraging all project visits and Committee and Club meetings to be virtual. The International Rotary Convention scheduled for June in Tapei, Taiwan will now be entirely virtual.
Rotary Foundation –Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation= 2:1 match when we give $50M US to Polioplus
Darini Vedarattiname is our NEW District Social Media Chair – will post weekly in the various platforms.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rotary7040/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rotary7040
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rotary7040
District Conference Oct 29 - 31st, 2021 – in person or virtual– refundable if it changes to virtual only – NEW Members get a special discount
Pre/Post PETs (President Elect Training) Feb 13th 9-10:30
There will be a PETS series on the 17th of each month from May - August
Team Training Seminar (TTS) 2 sessions March 27 9-10:30 and April 8 from 7-8 pm This is an opportunity to prepare for the Rotary year ahead - to understand your role and responsibilities, hear about the incoming District Governor's goals and objectives for the District, hear about new District initiatives, and learn how you can support our District clubs.
District Training Assembly (DTA) monthly sessions starting in September. Details on DTA forthcoming
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards will be virtual again this year - video link, applications, all the information you need is here: https://www.rotary7040.com/page/ryla Promote to Schools, Clubs, and young people that you know.
From the City of Kingston ….. the idea of challenging Rotarians to support environmental initiatives with money saved due to the impact of Covid-19...
"Donate your gas savings to double your impact
Reducing waste helps reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) that are changing our climate. So does driving less – and taking/supporting climate actions.
Are you driving less due to COVID-19? Donate some of the money you have saved on gas to the Kingston Climate Action Fund to double the impact of driving less. Direct your donation toward one, or both, of these local climate actions:
Habitat for Humanity is seeking $26,000 to install air source heat pumps its clients in four new townhomes on Rose Abbey Drive.
Martha's Table is seeking $45,000 to purchase an electric vehicle to serve.
Queen's Rotaract Club Pie Day (March 14th)
As many of you will know, the Queen's Rotaract Club has typically run a made-to-order pie sale during the month of March in order to raise money for Easter Seals. However, the covid-19 pandemic has seen us revamp our event into something new and exciting. Thus, I present to you, the Queen's Rotaract Pie Day Baking Competition! This is a competition where we invite anybody from the community and beyond to submit a picture of their pie, alongside a minimum donation of $5, for a chance to win one of four fabulous prizes.
The instructions for entry are as follows:
Step 1: E-Transfer a donation of $5 or greater to queensrotaract@gmail.com (we have auto deposit enabled, so no need for a password)
Step 2: Fill out the google form linked on our event FB Page. Please give your name, email, social media account name, and confirm that you've donated.
Step 3: Post the pie to your social media of choice (FB, Instagram, etc) alongside the hashtag #Pies4ES
Submissions will be judged according to 4 categories:
- Design
- Tastiness
- Creativity
- Bribery (highest donation)
Winners of categories 1-3 will receive a $10 gift card of their choice, while the winner of category 4 will receive an ironic certificate and congratulatory social media post.
Please be sure to share it with your friends and family. Every dollar raised through this competition goes to helping children in need.
Thank you all so much and happy baking!