It was billed as a “therapy walk” to celebrate National Indigenous Day, so perhaps 13 Rotary Club of Kingston, Rotarians and their 2 guests, should not have been surprised by the slowness of what turned out to be “a slow stroll” in the woods.
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On National Indigenous Day a slow stroll in the woods, brings peace to Rotarians
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John Borst
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2022-06-27 04:00:00Z |
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Cataraqui Creek Conservation Authority,June 21 2022,National Indigenous Day,Rotary Club of Kingston-Frontenac,Therapy walk |
How the KFLA Maltby Centre helped such children in the Kingston area. Founded in 1996 as Pathways for Children and Youth, for the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) area, The Maltby Centre employees 130 staff spread over five communities in the region: Kingston, Napanee, Sydenham, Sharbot Lake and Northbrook.
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How did children with mental health issues or autism survive the pandemic?
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John Borst
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2022-06-16 04:00:00Z |
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Autism,COVID,Child and Youth mental health,KFLA,Kingston Frontenac,Lennox & Addington,The Maltby Centre |
About ten years ago, Kingstonian Bernie Robinson donated a plot of land for a community garden. Shortly afterwards, Bernie spoke to The Rotary Club of Kingston looking for volunteers to help him manage the garden. Then something unanticipated happened.
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To grow food for people in need, Kingston Rotarians enjoy planting Robinson's Community Garden
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John Borst
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2022-06-16 04:00:00Z |
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Robinson Community Garden,Rotary Club of Kingston,volunteering |
A new and exciting program is being launched on October 29th, 2022, with the involvement of club Rotarian, Matt Hawksley at Queen’s University, titled Advanced Leadership in Social Impact (ALSI).
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Advanced Leadership in Social Impact Program to launch in fall of 2022, at Queen's University
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John Borst
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2022-06-13 04:00:00Z |
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ALSI,Advanced Leadership in Social Impact,Change,Fellowship,Paul Harris Fellowship Awards,Queen's University |
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2022-06-07 04:00:00Z |
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2022-06-07 04:00:00Z |
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Six months ago, with everything still uncertain, the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) planning team made the commitment to having an in-person gathering. Although it was not without casualties, organizers were overjoyed at its resounding success.
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Rotary Youth Leadership Academy meeting in-person has D7040 clubs overjoyed
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John Borst
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2022-06-07 04:00:00Z |
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District 7040,RKY Camp,RYLA,Rotary Club of Kingston,Rotary Youth Leadership Academy |
Editor's Note: The following notice is from the Rotary Service newsletter of June 3, 2022 On 5 June, join us in celebrating World Environment Day. With the environment as one of our areas of focus, Rotary is committed to facing some of our greatest planetary challenges: the quickening pace of biodiversity loss and climate change, and the need for sustainable, equitable environmental solutions.
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Rotary International Encourages Clubs to Celebrate World Environment Day: June 5th
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2022-06-03 04:00:00Z |
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Rotary International,Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment,United Nations,World Environment Day,celebration |
Instead of a regular meeting on June 2nd, The Rotary Club of Kingston held a “Service Day’. It was a chance for members to take on one of several work projects and to end with an evening of fellowship.
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'Service Day' is a chance for Club members to enjoy fellowship
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Carol Cartier
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2022-06-02 04:00:00Z |
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Fellowship,Monarch Butterfly Garden,Rotary Club of Kingston,environment,volunteering |
The overwhelming reason, a community citizen is motivated to join a Rotary club is because they want to support and improve the city in which they live. However, it doesn’t take long for them to learn that there are many communities throughout the world who also need help much more desperately than we do in our affluent country and community.
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Street kids in Tanzania have beds, thanks to Kingston Rotary club, now need mattresses
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John Borst
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2022-05-31 04:00:00Z |
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Lake Victoria,Mwamzia city,Rotary Club of Kingston,Street kids,Swahili,Tanzania,Upendo Daima,bed frames |
Interact clubs bring together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. They are Rotary-sponsored service clubs that give young people an opportunity to participate in fun and meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills and meeting new friends. Interact clubs organize at least two projects every year, one that helps their school or community and one that promotes international understanding.
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Three Kingston Interact Clubs share good news stories with Club
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Don Heath
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2022-05-29 04:00:00Z |
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4H,Interact,Kingston,LaSalle High School,Leahurst Academy |
In September of 2017, the Caribbean Island of Dominica (population 71,000) was hit by a category 5, hurricane, called Maria. It is considered the 10th ranked storm in North America. The total estimated damage, including the addition of the islands of St. Croix and Puerto Rico are valued at $91.6 billion. Among the Dominica's most serious losses were its bees. Farmers even have had to hand pollinate their own crops.
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Rebuilding Dominica's Bee Colonies: a story of a Global Grant's success
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John Borst
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2022-05-19 04:00:00Z |
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Bee keeping,Dominica,Global Grant,Hurricane Maria,ISRAAID,International Services Committee,Rotary Club of Bracebridge |
The more you spend, the more you save! If you haven't yet tried the TruEarth line of environmentally safe cleaning products, now is the opportune time to do so. At the same time you are helping the club raise funds for further environmentally sustainable initiatives.
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Tru Earth Sale a Win-Win: You save $: We help the Environment; & the Club raises funds to enhance Environmental Sustainability
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John Borst
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2022-05-17 04:00:00Z |
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Environment,Fundraising campaign,Laundry EcoStrips,Tru Earth |
Continuing to build Long Term Care facilities for seniors is economically unsustainable, especially when one in four does not need to be there. Those 90 or over are the fastest growing cohort in Ontario. To stay healthy such seniors need to maintain good relationships with friends and relatives, always feel useful and do things for other people.
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Oasis: a simple idea which saves money and improves the health of seniors!
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Paul Van Nest
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2022-05-12 04:00:00Z |
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Helen Cooper,Homestead Land Holdings,Innovation,Kingston,Long Term Care Institutions,Oasis,Queen's University,Seniors over 90 |
How Climate change and the reappearance of algae blooms are linked.Editor's Note: This presentation took place in September 2021. I just found the video of the talk and felt it important enough to publish it at this time as part of our focus on the environment. As northerners we Canadians love the extra month of summer and the milder winter weather we have had over the past few years. But for those of us who like to visit our many lakes for swimming and fishing each summer we are seeing more algae blooms, that blue green stuff floating on the water, at the same time?
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Long, hot summers we love, but do they endanger a lake’s health?
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John Borst
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2022-05-12 04:00:00Z |
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Algonquin Park,Dickson Lake,Eutrophication,John Smol,Lake of the Woods,algae blooms,blue green algae,climate change,longer summers,thermal stratification,threat multiplier |
Have you ever wondered how energy efficient your home or business is or could be? Sustainable Kingston, a growing Non-profit, headed up by COO, Cedric Pepelea and his three staff can help you answer both of those questions.
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With Incentives Available, Sustainable Kingston's Services are in High Demand
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John Borst
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2022-05-05 04:00:00Z |
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Enbridge/Union Gas,Incentives Available,Mobilize for Climate Change,Partnerships,Services in High Demand,Sustainability |
To close out the month of April, the Rotary Club of Kingston held a special evening hybrid meeting combining Online attendees and live attendees at a wine and cheese social. The reason was the presentation of Paul Harris Fellowships to four members and two citizens from the community. Each in a special way went over and above the norm in personifying Rotary's motto "Service Above Self".
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Club Awards Six Paul Harris Fellows for Community Service in 2022
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John Borst
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2022-05-05 04:00:00Z |
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Easter Seals Society,International Service,One Thousand dollars USD,Paul Harris Fellowship Awards,Smitty's Pancake House Kingston,The Rotary Foundation |
During the 2019-20 Rotary year, Rotary International's Board of Directors added a seventh area of focus "Supporting the Environment." Shortly after the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group was formed, called ESRAG for short. To encourage clubs, ESRAG through the Districts created a Gold, Silver, and Bronze Status system award levels. For their efforts in 2021-22, under the leadership of club president Elsabe Falkson, the Kingston Rotary Club has been designated an Eviroclub at the Bronze level for 2022-23 which begins on July 1, 2022.
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Kingston Rotary Club Awarded Bronze Level Enviroclub Status by District 7040 for 2022-23
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John Borst
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2022-05-03 04:00:00Z |
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Areas of Focus,Enviroclub designation,Environment,Sustainability |
Dr Ryan Danby, Director, and Associate Professor of the School of Environmental Studies at Queen’s University has discovered that the Bathurst caribou herd, one of Canada’s 21 major migrating tundra herds, has declined from a past high of 500,000 to around 10,000 today.
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Canada's majestic Caribou herds are in significant decline in its far north, why?
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John Borst
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2022-04-25 04:00:00Z |
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Boreal Caribou,Climate change,Dr Ryan Danby,Migratory Tundra Caribou,Mountain Caribou,Queen's University,caribou herd numbers decline |
Hydroponics, Rockwool slabs, closed loop growth navigation systems, bumblebee hives, yellow sticky tape, deep water culture, monorail work systems, air pump oxygenation, supplemental lighting, and computer-controlled irrigation and climate are all new terms and processes as they apply to the modern-day greenhouse.
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Kingston's Sun Harvest Greenhouses, leaders in structural design and modern growing
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John Borst
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2022-04-14 04:00:00Z |
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Kingston,Sun Harvest Greenhouses,bedding plants,hydroponics,lettuce,tomatoes |
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a serious disease which affects 240 million people worldwide, twice as many women as men, severely limits people’s mobility and increases the risk of heart disease. There is no cure.
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Can Queen’s biomechanical engineers find a better way to relieve Osteoarthritis pain?
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John Borst
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2022-04-07 04:00:00Z |
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Human Mobility Research Labratory,Queen's University,artifical intelligence,gait analysis,osteoarthritis |
Alison Cummings, a Learning & Development Specialist at Queen’s University, immersed Rotarians in the topic of “Mentorship for Inclusion and Belonging”.
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How can being a mentor help build 'inclusion and a sense of belonging'?
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John Borst
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2022-03-31 04:00:00Z |
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Change,Culture,DEI,Diversity Equality and Inclusion Committee,Emotions,Groups,Perceptions,Queen's University,ancestral memory,biases,interculturalist |
Krishna Burra, Director of Education for Limestone District School Board described the March 21st removal of the mask mandate in schools on the heels of the March Break as having a significant impact, because it was feared by some and a relief to others.
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Limestone Board hopes to please parents who fear and welcome the end of COVID mask mandate?
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John Borst
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2022-03-25 04:00:00Z |
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COVID,Limstone District School Board,Mask mandate,fear,parents,welcome |
If you are a Rotarian and you have a focus on preserving our environment, ensuring everyone has clean, safe, fresh water, and want to support the 2021-22 Presidential goal of empowering girls and young women then African Women in Science who are young with a specialist in aquatic research, each of whom lives on one of the 7 Great Lakes of Africa (GLA) then you might want to help them to learn from the organizations and research institutes we have on the Great Lakes of North America (GLNA).
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Why would you want to help 'African Women in Science' learn in North America?
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John Borst
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2022-03-18 04:00:00Z |
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ACARE,AWIS,African Centre for Aquatic Research and Education,African Women in Science,Empower Girls and Young Women,Experimental Lakes Area,Fundraising,IISD,International Institute for Sustainable Development |
Mi'Kmaw elder Albert Marshall spoke to the Rotary Club of Kingston on how Indigenous knowledge, concepts could merge with non-Indigenous ideas to build a stronger approach to create joint stewardship of our planet.
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How can 'Two Eyed Seeing' help us solve our Climate problem?
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Lori Sweet
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2022-03-13 05:00:00Z |
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Climate change,Etuaptmumk,Globalisation,Indigenous knowledge,Two-eyed seeing,reconciliation |
Since the institution of Community Outreach Grants in 2015 The Rotary Club of Kingston has given out $129,000 to small charitable foundations. This week, another $22,445 was given to 12 organizations.
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11 Community Outreach Grants Announced on Kingston Rotary’s ‘Annual Day of Giving’
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Paul Van Nest
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2022-03-05 05:00:00Z |
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Almost Home,BGC South East,Big Brothers Big Sisters,Camp Outlook,Community Outreach Grants,Go with the Flow,Kingston Youth Shelter,Lionhearts Inc.,Loving Spoonful,RKY Camp,Rotary Club of Kingston,South Frontenace Community Services,Youth,charitable foundations |
Two options you can activate when posting a “news story” in ClubRunner are a series of six social media icons and a comment section with a star in the right-hand corner above the comment box.
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HOW TO USE THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS AND COMMENTS BOX AT THE END OF A ‘NEWS STORY’
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John Borst
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2022-03-02 05:00:00Z |
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ClubRunner,Comments,Google analytics,Likes,News Story,Page views,Social Media,Statcounter |
There are an estimated 1400 Rotarians in 35 clubs in Southeastern Ontario. If each of those Rotarians convince 9 or 10 people to donate just $5.00 to the Easter Seals Campaign during March 2022, then the Rotary goal of donating $65,000 to Easter Seals will be reached.
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Southeastern Ontario Rotary Clubs', Easter Seals Big Target for 2022 is $65,000
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John Borst
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2022-03-01 05:00:00Z |
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Easter Seals,Easter Seals 100th Anniversary,Fundraising campaign,Northeastern Ontario Rotary Clubs,Rotary Club of Kingston |
Kingston Rotary kicked off March 2022, as Easter Seals month with five presentations at their Feb 24th meeting.
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Five Stories to Help Celebrate 100 years of Easter Seals in Canada
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John Borst
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2022-02-27 05:00:00Z |
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An Easter Seals Mother's Story,Easter Seals,Easter Seals 100th Anniversary,Easter Seals Ambassador Program,March Easter Seals Month |
One of the most useful tools in ClubRunner is the ability to send members and friends of Rotary emails without having to create your own list. This video produced by ClubRunner is a good but short introduction to get you started.
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LEARN HOW TO SEND EMAILS USING CLUBRUNNER
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John Borst
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2022-02-22 05:00:00Z |
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ClubRunner,Email,Video instruction |
It is hard to imagine that something as simple as cow poop can change society, but that’s the key message Rotarian Jamie Kyles shared with the Rotary Club of Kingston.
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How did poor Tanzanian coffee farmers gain 'financial traction' through an affordable Rotary opportunity?
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John Borst
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2022-02-18 05:00:00Z |
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Bukoba,Global Grant,Kolcafe,Kopling Society of Tanzania,Lake Victoria,Sustainability,coffee farmers,manure,subsistence |
When Rotarian Marilyn Fitzgerald, of Traverse City, MI, was asked to help Indonesian villagers pay for their children’s education, she accepted the challenge. For three years she raised $72,000 so 1200 kids could go to school. Then one day a rice farmer asked her for a Water Buffalo instead.
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When one obstinate farmer wants a Water Buffalo over money, what does it teach a Rotarian?
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John Borst
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2022-02-11 05:00:00Z |
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Dignity,Dr Marilyn Fitzgerald,If I Had a Water Buffalo,Sustainability,microfinance |
After you have logged in and clicked on "Member Area" you will be on the Dashboard which looks like this for most members: This will take you to the documents page which looks like this:
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HOW TO ACCESS THE DOCUMENTS ARCHIVE IN CLURUNNER
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John Borst
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2022-02-11 05:00:00Z |
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ClubRunner,In Transition Newsletter,Instruction,Training |
When a young man named Jack, while a student at Queen’s University, took his own life, his parents set up a memorial called jack.org to destigmatize mental illness. This is the fascinating story of its growth across Canada.
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How does jack.org help destigmatize mental heath and prevent student suicides?
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John Borst
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2022-02-06 05:00:00Z |
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BeThere.org,Queen's University,Youth Suicide,jack.org,mental health |
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LEARN HOW TO ACCESS YOUR PROFILE AND INSERT YOUR PHOTO
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John Borst
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2022-02-01 05:00:00Z |
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ClubRunner,Edit Profile,In Transition Newsletter,Instruction,Login,Self Photo |
The Kingston Indigenous Languages Nest’s (KILN) efforts to maintain and preserve the languages and cultures of our urban indigenous population were the focus of the club’s weekly speaker, Carol Ann Budd.
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Web-based Learning Aims to Help Kingston's Indigenous Save their Language and Culture
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John Borst
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2022-01-31 05:00:00Z |
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Digital Stories,KILN,Kingston Indigenous Languages Nest,Language and Culture,Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
If two 10-year-olds and two 80-year-olds walks into the doctor’s office with a cold there will not be much difference in what the doctor considers before recommending a medicine for the 10-year-olds. Those two 80-year-olds, however, may have two profoundly different and complex health and social histories to consider before the doctor can recommend a medicine.
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How Can We Help Complex Seniors Age at Home Safely?
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John Borst
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2022-01-22 05:00:00Z |
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Complex senior,Denmark,Dr Jennifer Ingram,Home care,Long Term Care Institutions,OECD,Person Centred Care |
In his annual ‘New Year’ address to the Rotary Club of Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, said “housing is his number one priority” but added that it is “important that we address the whole continuum”.
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Mayor says Kingston Needs Help with Those Difficult to House
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John Borst
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2022-01-19 05:00:00Z |
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City of Kingston,Climate Change,Film,Homelessness,Housing,Industry,Innovation,Mayor Bryan Paterson,Pascan,Tannery lands,Those Difficult to House,Transportation,Waterfront,vulnerable residents |
 Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school. After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school.
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Helping people with disabilities make their own music
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2015-05-01 00:00:00Z |
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 For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen. After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
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Finding Safe Haven
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2015-05-01 00:00:00Z |
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 What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.
A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga.
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Saving lives in Ghana
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2015-05-01 00:00:00Z |
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 Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free." The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.
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India celebrates three years without polio
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2014-02-26 00:00:00Z |
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