Suddenly at his home on Monday, May 13, 2013, David Ray Patterson, long time Palgrave Rotarian, in his 75^th year,
beloved husband of Pamela Patterson for 49 years.  Loving and guiding father of Warren and his wife Heather, Natalie and her husband Brian James.  Proud grandfather of Blake, Liam, Sydney, Evan and Chantal.  David was honoured to be
appointed as District Governor for Rotary and he believed in everything Rotary stood for.  Funeral service will be held
at Egan Funeral Home, 203 Queen Street S. (Hwy. 50), Bolton on Thursday morning, May 16 at 10:30 o’clock.
A reception will follow at the funeral home.  A private family interment will be held at Morningside Cemetery, Palgrave.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the

Palgrave Rotary Foundation
P.O. Box 844
Bolton L7E 5T5

or

Sleeping Children Around the World
28 Pinehurst Crescent
Toronto M9A 3A5. 

Condolences for the family may be offered at

 www.EganFuneralHome.com

3 May 2013

Dear Canadian Rotarian:
 
Over the course of the past year we have asked you to reach out to your Member of Parliament to encourage Canada’s continued financial support for global polio eradication as our highest priority. We are pleased to report that the Canadian Government has heard and responded to the collective appeal of Canadian Rotarians.
 
In addition to the $2.27 million provided by the Canadian Government to match the funds raised by Canadian Rotarians through the Pennies for Polio initiative, Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino announced a commitment of C$250 million through 2018 at the Vaccine Summit held in Abu Dhabi.
 
Earlier this week, we were asked by the Minister to attend a small ceremony on Parliament Hill to celebrate the most recent milestone in our longstanding collaboration toward a polio free world. Some twenty five Members of Parliament joined to show their support and commitment. Both CIDA and Rotary issued press releases highlighting this collaboration, and the Wall Street Journal picked up the story.
 
We could not have achieved this result without your active participation and support. We can be proud of what we have achieved and in the knowledge that our actions have had a genuine impact – one that will forever change our world for the better. We encourage you to thank your Member of Parliament for their support of global polio eradication, but this message is really to THANK YOU for your contribution to this positive result.
 
We are this close to a polio free world. We could not have come this far without you and we look forward to the day when we will make history by conquering polio.
 
With sincere appreciation,
 

Wilfrid J. Wilkinson                                            Bryn Styles
Chairman, The Rotary Foundation                       Member, Rotary International Board of Directors

Bob Scott                                                          Richard Clarke
Chair, International PolioPlus Committee              President, The Rotary Foundation - Canada

Rotary World Peace Scholarship

District 7080 of Rotary International is accepting applications from candidates interested in post-graduate studies in World Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Rotary goals and expectations are simple, to seek peace in the world and resolution of disputes by orderly process and peaceful means.

The Rotary Centres for Peace Studies focuses on preventing and resolving conflict by addressing its root causes – responding to hunger with food security, disease with health care, literacy with education and poverty with sustainable development.

Eligibility Criteria:

·       Hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited university

·       Have proficiency in a second language

·       Possess proven leadership skills

·       Demonstrate a commitment to peace and international understanding through service, academic or professional achievements

·       Three year’s work experience working in third world countries

·       Hold Canadian citizenship

·       Live or work within the boundaries of District 7080 ( Ingersoll to Mississauga and north to Orangeville)

Deadline date for applications is June 1, 2013

Interested applicants can receive information and application forms by contacting Fred Sweeney at;

 905 319-1583 or fsweeney@cogeco.ca

Informational is also available on the Rotary.org website

http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/RotaryCentersForInternationalStudies/Pages/ridefault.aspx

More than 200 Rotarians from across the District attended the Club Leadership Training and Assembly on Saturday, at the Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre and by all accounts the day-long session was a huge success.

In addition to conducting the business of the District, members attended workshops on a variety of subjects including Membership, Public Relations, Fundraising, Chairing an Effective meeting, ClubRunner and Membership. There were also workshops for Presidents-elect, Secretaries and Treasurers and sessions on Rotary Foundation and New Generations.

The event, chaired by Howard Pell,  is organized by the District Training Committee.  Great job everyone!

District 7080 is among the very first districts in Rotary International to achieve First Class Status under incoming Rotary International President Ron Burton's First Class Initiative.

Rotary Clubs in the Halton region banded together, in partnership with the Degroote School of Business and sponsoring companies to design and successful implement D7080's newest Vocational Services Event!  The successful Pythons' Pit took place on March 23 at the DeGroote School of Business in Burlington where Rotary and sponsors hosted 6 amazing Pythons - Nadir Ansari, Don Dalicandro, Randy Pilon, Susanne Mikler, George Minakakis, and John Romano who listened, mentored and offered financial contracts to 8 High School Teams and 6 Open Category teams.

The presentations were amazing - from one student braving it as a Grade 9 entrepreneur to Grade 11 and 12 students - all were equally passionate about their business ideas and were well prepared with their business plans.  Ideas ranged from pre-packaged, custom made Indian food to sports training devices, to online job search resources to a unique proposition of high heel shoes that were adjustable! Others included designing your own bra, mobilization of restaurants for staffing and order delivery to the ultimate winner of a family brand hot sauce distribution company.  

The Open category saw adults with propositions in gluten-free muffins, totem bags, custom coolers and 3 highly technical offerings in the dental, medical and corporate worlds.  

Kudos to all the participants and organizers of this event!  Watch for details in the fall for next year's Pythons' Pit!

It was Rotary’s New Generations members’ turn to share in President Sakuji Tanaka’s Rock Star presence.   On Friday March 1st, an informal evening reception hosted by the Rotary Club of Toronto at the city’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel saw over 200 participants from Districts 7010, 7040, 7070 and 7080 in attendance.  Good food, fellowship, and entertainment aside, it was the opportunity to meet Mr. Tanaka that brought these guests together.  

Javier Ortiz presents the "Dr. Abe Kottuthara Outstanding District Award" to District 7080 Youth Exchange Chair Chris Byrnes in Orlando Florida on Saturday Feb.16^th. This award is presented annually by the (Rotary) North American Youth Exchange Network in recognition of exemplary youth exchange programs in Rotary districts across Canada, United States, and Mexico. In particular, District 7080's selection processes, recruitment, training programs, and funding process were highlighted as the award was presented.

Pictured Chris Byrnes with Javier Ortiz right.

Rotary International Director Bryn Styles joined the RC of Guelph Trillium for their regular Wednesday morning meeting. Pictured below is Bryn Styles, DG Ian Ferguson, DGN Mike Gauthier, DGNN Patsy Marshall and Rotarian Peter Moore. We are "This Close" to ending Polio!

Rotarian Will Pugh of the Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore has been selected as your District Governor Nominee Nominee

I am pleased to inform you that Will Pugh of the Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore has been selected to serve as 7080's District Governor for the year 2015-16.

Will has been an active Rotarian since 1993 having served his club as a director and as president in 2009-10. He has been a host family for seven exchange students and an inbound Group Study Exchange team member. He served as the Burlington area Youth Exchange Coordinator for five years.

He has been very active as a member of the district team and currently serves as District International Projects chair and is the the district's representative on the Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) Board of Directors.

Will has a Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Geography) degree from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from York University.

Will is widowed and has two children and three grandchildren and resides in Burlington where he operates a company supplying products for the home construction industry.

Will joins a strong line-up of future district leaders, DGE Mike Gauthier 2013-14 and DGN Patsy Marshall 2014-15 who are all pledged to pursue the district vision of creating an environment within which clubs can succeed and prosper.

I thank Will for his commitment to Rotary and look forward to his leadership in the district in the years to come.

Sincerely yours,

Ian Ferguson

District Governor 2012-13

We promised the PR presentation delivered by Dave Andrews and Stephen Rhodes at the excellent joint District conference over the weekend would be available online. A copy is available here. 

 There are more Public Relations resources available here.

Share your best practices in 300 words, with any imagery you have and we will post them on the District website.