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Mark Jacklyn
April 29
 
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Steven Blakey
April 17, 1998
25 years
 
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Apr 19, 2023 7:00 AM
Quinte Sailability
Apr 26, 2023 7:00 AM
Helping Hands Northumberland
May 03, 2023 10:55 AM
Walleye Fishing Derby weigh station training
May 10, 2023 7:00 AM
Children's Play Station Applefest
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News
Brighton Rotary News April 19 2023
Members: 9
 
Guests: Terri Lynn, Brett and Angela Lyons.
 
 
Correspondence:
 
 
DG Iosif’s weekly report:
 
Upcoming Happenings in our District!
Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup - Message from Dan the GLWC Chair:
 Our 3rd Annual Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup Event is 6 days away, Sat-Apr-22 (we know that some Clubs have chosen different dates)
  • THANK YOU for your enthusiasm to make this our biggest and best GLWC yet!
  • We have nearly 80% participation from our Rotary Clubs, and several Toronto based Rotaract Clubs are banding together to tackle the Don Valley (Don't Mess With The Don)
  • We even have several Interact Clubs participating!
  • It's going to be another great day to show 'Rotary In Action'
My ask is that you take lots of pictures to post to your social media, and send your one best photo to our chair - dancoombes4@gmail.com
  • There will be a "prize" for the Club with the best picture (depicting lots of enthusiasm, Rotary in Action, having a lot of fun, showing off Rotary shirts and logos/tents etc.)
Rotary District 7070 Assembly
To be held at Centennial College 8th floor
937 Progress Avenue Toronto
In view of the annual turnover of Rotary leadership each year, special effort is required to provide club leaders with appropriate instruction for the tasks they will assume. The annual district assembly is the major leadership training event in each Rotary district of the world. The workshops offer motivation, inspiration, Rotary information and new ideas for club officers, directors and key committee chairmen of each club. Some of the most experienced district leaders conduct informative discussions on all phases of Rotary administration and service projects. The sessions give all participants valuable new ideas to make their club more effective and interesting.
Normally 5 to 7 delegates from each club (officers, directors, committee chairs, and all interested Rotarians both experienced and new to Rotary, etc.) are invited to attend the training session. 
It is mandatory for President Elects to take part in the assembly, they will need to approve the 2023-2024 District Budget. This year the Assembly Fee is $50 per person it includes all meals and parking. Most clubs pay for their members to attend, members can register individually and the club can remit payment by cheque for all their members that register. 
Rotary Clubs in District 7070 - Few spots left!!

The 2023 Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium (RYLS) is taking place, May 11-14, 2023 at the Ganaraska Forest Centre!  The 3-night experience is geared toward youth between the ages of 17-23 and will offer an inspiring program including: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Reconciliation and Land Based Education, Hands-on Activities, Group Dynamics, Public Speaking, Outdoor Survival and GPS Geocache adventures along with campfires, friendship and tons of fun and learning!!!  All this for only $375 per participant which covers all programs, accommodation, and meals.  Rotary Clubs are encouraged to find and sponsor eligible participants within their community, as well as members of the Rotaract and Interact Clubs that they host.  There are only 30 spots available!  Applications and further information for RYLS 2023 can now be found at this link:   https://rotary7070.org/stories/rotary-youth-leadership-symposium-(ryls)-is-may-11-14-2023-apply-today A few spots still available, apply today!  #rotary7070
 Special Luncheon - HOMES FOR HEROES -Toronto Club
The Rotary Club of Toronto has joined forces with Homes For Heroes to create a village in the Toronto area of small homes for veterans experiencing difficulties and facing homelessness.
On May 11th at 11:45
at the National Club 303 Bay St. Our speaker will be;
Dave Howard, President and CEO of Homes for Heroes. The foundation was started after meeting with over 200 veterans who were struggling with their transition to civilian life. The focus is on building tiny home villages, with social support services for Canadian Veterans experiencing homelessness. There are villages operating in Edmonton and Calgary with villages in the construction phase for Winnipeg and Kingston.
Introducing Dave Howard is
Lieutenant-Colonel Sandra Perron
Sandra Perron is the founder and CEO of The Pepper Pod, a retreat center for women veterans. She is the bestselling author of "Out Standing in the Field" a memoir (soon-to-be movie) about her career in the Canadian military and her experience as Canada’s first female infantry officer. Sandra served in the Royal 22e Régiment, the famous “Vandoos.” She deployed for two United Nations peacekeeping tours in Bosnia and Croatia as an anti-tank platoon commander during the war in former Yugoslavia.
 THE NEWEST CLUB IN OUR DISTRICT - TORONTO TIBETAN - CHARTER EVENING
Friday, 12th of May 2023 
Please add this to your calendar and come to celebrate the Newest Club in our Great District!
Click on the link below to register!
 Have a great week! 
 Cheers, DG Iosif -Final thought: This sentence contains exactly threee erors.
 
Smile: blush
 
R Steve S shared that he and Stephanie celebrated 43 years married last week. People ask how they did it. Steve said it takes a little wine, candle light dinner and dancing. She goes on Tuesday and Steve on Friday.
 
 
Announcements:
  • Outbound youth exchange student Nika will be going to Poland on exchange, her first choice. Next get together for students April 22. Our inbound student is Marcos Gabriel from Brasil.
  • Next board meeting will be held at R Steve S's home on Tuesday April 25th at 6:30pm
  • We are looking for speakers for May
  • Bottle drive Saturday we collected about 5,300 pieces (filled trailer), then an extra load from R Joyce at the end of the day, plus R Daniel bought a mountain bike via R Craig from a yard sale and donated $40 to the cause for total raised on the day of $740. 
  • No Frills raffle before May long weekend. .Tickets sales start April 21. Duty roster circulated.
  • Rotarian's have to update 'Smart Serve' certification by July 1.
  • Kiwanis Fishing Derby is on and we need volunteers for weigh station starting midnight May 6 to 4PM Sunday May 7. Knights taking half the shifts.
  • Watershed Clean up April 22  We have registered for Keep the County Clean challenge. Show up at the parking lot at the sewage wetlands at 10am and we'll pick up garbage for couple hours along County Road 64.
  • It appears we don't have a student for Adventures in Citizenship program. Student that appeared to express interest has not materialized.
  • Spring Valley Fun Fair June 8, asked Rotary to BBQ. R Jeff B and Bob volunteered with Joy.
  • Still looking for more volunteers to help decorate Tim's Smile Cookies to raise money for TMHF.
  • R Clay advised that Elizabeth has a delay in refugee status due to local government offices moving??
Song: Row Row Row Your Boat
 
Sharing Pot: $23 won by R Chris who donated it to Quinte Sailability
 
Happy Bucks: Presentation, wonderful program, should do it, Fletch pushy, enthusiasm of presenter shines through, great bottle drive, cannot have it better, weekend in Halifax for grand kids birthdays, Sailing, great time in Chicago, get grand kids this weekend..
 
Rotary Minute:
 
District 7070 Zone 24
Rotary came to Ontario to what is now District 7070 when the Rotary Club of Toronto was chartered in 1913. No more clubs were formed until 1920, when Clubs were chartered in Belleville, Guelph, and Oshawa. The number of Clubs increased steadily and by 1956, the District (then 247) had sixty clubs in an area that extended from Belleville and Picton on the east to Guelph and Alliston on the west and north as far as La Sarre in Quebec. In 1957 District 247 was divided into District 707(0), with thirty-two clubs, and District 701(0), with twenty-eight clubs. By 1986, the number of Clubs in District 7070 had increased to sixty-five and further redistricting was necessary. Seventeen Clubs on the west side were moved to a new District 7080. Today, District 7070 has fifty-three clubs with twenty-three hundred members and extends from Picton west to Metropolitan Toronto. Four international conventions have been held in the District, all in Toronto.
Stories
Quinte Sailability 2023
R Rudy a long time sailor introduced Brett Lyons, a younger sailor.
 
Brett was raised in Frankford and started sailing with Quinte Sailability at age 5. He is 27 now. Brett is on the board of Quinte Sailability. Brett has CP.
 
 
Brett said Fletch mentored him, sometimes pushed him. But Brett appreciates it. Sailing has become a large part of his life.
 
At Quinte Sailability their motto is no limitations on water, so why limit yourself.
 
He identifies as a sailor. It is athletic and competitive. In their program, they have two special olympians who have transferred to sailing. It is both physical and mental. There are no speed limits.
 
Brett likes to push and encourage the other sailors from the dock. And he has the voice for it.
 
Brett thanked Rotary for support over the years. Rotary was there from the start. They try to keep their costs down by applying for student grants etc. Many of their sailors are on fixed incomes.
 
They had to move from the marina at the Air base a few years ago to Belleville. They still get a lot of volunteer support from the base. People at the base have a lot of skills.
 
He showed us the Martin 16, an un-tipable boat. Brett has tried. This boat is called 'Rotary Way'.
 
They have access dingy's as the starting boats affectionately called a bathtub with a sail. Can't sink it. First time sailors often come in with the boat full of water and they are floating in it with their life vest.
 
They have a tri-morran that to sail it you have to accomplish something, it is used as a reward to the sailors.
 
Their instructors are great, a big part of their program. Usually college or university students.
 
Racing is a big part of the program. They race on the bay every Thursday evening to practice. One of his biggest accomplishments was convincing his mother to let him race on Lake Ontario when he was 11 years old.
 
At a Hamilton Regatta, Brett placed in gold fleet. He is the race team captain. It is exciting for other sailors to beat Brett. It took him some time to get over that. He thinks the progress of the other sailors is great. They start the season at a regatta in Nepean on the river.
 
The Mobility Cup is a big race. CN Rail will transport their boats for them.
 
He belongs to Able Sail Network. Quinte Sailability is a small club in small community and they help other groups get started.
 
Brett is proud to follow in Fletch's footsteps. He has gained confidence. Sailing gives him a competitive outlet.
 
Service Above Self