The Rotary Foundation reaches mothers and children in need by giving communities the help and training they need to take control of their own maternal and infant health care.
Today is one of those days where snow flurries are still making an appearance. Spring is around the corner however.
I love spring as it is a season of renewal and hope. This spring season lets carry that message into our own clubs. Here are five ideas of how to do just that:
1. Develop and administer a club member survey (there are lots of sample ones at My Rotary). Ask members if there are some old ways / customs in your club that they would like to see be changed or stopped. If we don’t ask these questions, we will never know where the majority of the opinions lie.
2. Hold a club assembly in May or June and have each committee report out on what it has accomplished for the year plus what are 1-2 suggestions they have for the 2022-2023 Rotary year that they hope the committee would consider adapting. Life depends on change and renewal. Same can be said for our Rotary clubs. Encourage the conversation.
The Rotary Foundation Scholarship Committee of District 7090 is accepting applications for 3 scholarships to deserving high school graduating students!
New Generations Service Exchange (NGSE) is coming to District 7090! NGSE is a young adult exchange program offered by Rotary International. The Exchange is available for anyone ages 18-30 years old, and the successful applicant is provided the opportunity to learn more about their career/vocation in another country.
Without the right tools, becoming a good writer, active reader and critical thinker can be tough. But third-grade students in 6 area schools are getting some help in developing comprehension and communication skills that will serve them the rest of their lives with their own personal dictionaries. The dictionaries provided through this fund include maps, weights and measures, the Constitution and a list of the United States Presidents, along with other data.
On March 24, the Rotary Club of Buffalo hosted an event at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Dnipro. Buffalo Sunrise and Medical Campus clubs were invited to join us in this wonderful evening of fellowship, Ukrainian food, drink and culture. Buffalo Rotary and its Foundation made a $5,000 gift for humanitarian relief at the event, and we learned more about this beautiful community resource. In addition, close to $2,000 additional dollars were raised in personal contributions.
The Rotary Club of East Aurora has scheduled its annual Bunny Hop 5K Race for Saturday, April 16. The race takes place each year the day before Easter.
The starting and finish lines are at the East Aurora American Legion Post #362 off of Center Street. The course is USATF certified. Entries close at 10:15 a.m. and the race starts promptly at 10:30 a.m.
Grand Island Rotarians had spent almost three months collecting the furniture, bedding, full kitchen and dining room furnishings plus household supplies needed to properly start one of Journey's End Resettlement Afghan refugee families toward a life in Buffalo.
A wait for three weeks, then the quick call; there is an apartment available – please clean, furnish and stock it this weekend, we have a family ready to move in!
On March 2nd, Club members packed a record 360 bags of food in under an hour. The “dream team” was joined by brand new Provisional Member Wayne Riddle.
Pictured is the Dream Team.
Later that month, Food4Kids Committee Chair Marlene was pleased to present Executive Director Amber with a cheque for a further $2500 bringing our 2021-22 contribution up to $5000 (plus a much appreciated District Grant for $2000 U.S.)!
Rotary aims to connect with, remain relevant to, and do good in the community. The Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise (RCNS) in Norfolk County believes in this and has a great history of community support and involvement. We are actively Strengthening Rotary through our involvement.
THE NEED IS GREAT - PLEASE SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE
A Ukraine colleague who recently fled her native country said:" Believe me, it is very difficult to find yourself in a situation where you are forced to leave your native country with two suitcases and a child, no understanding when we will be able to come back. Morally and emotionally, it is terrible, the concept of "tomorrow" is completely absent."
Members of the Rotary Club of Brantford are pleased to donate $10,000 to the Rotary Foundation for Disaster relief in Ukraine. This money is going directly into Ukraine. To quote John Germ, Chair of The Rotary Foundation, "This is the priority"....to direct all funds knowing that disaster response grants to supply water, food, medicine, shelter and clothing will be put to use quickly and effectively in the regions most in need. Our relief fund works with our partner Shelter Boxes and the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. The Rotary Action Group for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration is also mobilizing its resources to assist in this crisis.
Maryann Cogdill, director of OB/GYN Services at the Center for Women at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, named the Nurse of Distinction for Western New York in January 2022, visited the Rotary Club of Lewiston, NY & Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON on March 9. After informing the club of the evolution of services for newborns and mothers in the greater Niagara Falls, NY area, she received a contribution to help improve those services, .
Pictured are (L to R) Nurse Cogdill and President Leslie Scibilia.
The Rotary Club of Hamburg at its March 8 meeting at Uncle Joe’s Diner heard a presentation by financial planners Matthew Shontz and Linda Banks of Equitable Advisors.
Picured (left to right) are: Membership Chair Tim Straube, President Michele Hanley, Matthew Shontz and Linda Banks.
The Rotary Club of Fort Erie sends kudos to 20% of its club members, to the International Services committee, to Lorne White and Busie Thembie, who quietly work behind the scenes with Gordon Crann in helping a new applicant for a Rotary Peace Fellowship.
LIFE INTERRUPTED CONFERENCE: DEMENTIA EDUCATION FOR CAREGIVERS
The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville (RCWM) Year 2021-2022 District 7090 Grant project directly supported education and awareness, the improvement of health, and the advancement of world understanding regarding the plight of families contending with the tasks of in-home elderly care, particularly care for elderly battling the ravages of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, and provided 2-year American Heart Association First Aid, CPR and AED Use certification to further support Caregivers in the event of a health event or emergency.
Rotary members in Ukraine are helping neighbors return to their homes, distributing supplies from other countries, and organizing long-term aid — all despite being affected by the war
Across Europe, Rotaract members are using digital tools to share information and coordinate to help people who have been affected by the war in Ukraine
Six Rotary members were honored in March as People of Action: Champions of Girls’ Empowerment during Rotary Day with UNICEF in New York City. This distinction recognizes the honorees’ commitment to improving girls’ access to education, health, and sanitation and hygiene resources, as well as their work to create environments where girls can flourish.
Two cargo planes packed with tons of medical equipment have already been flown from Chicago, USA, to Ukraine where members helped to unload the supplies.
Rotary responds to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in UkraineEVANSTON, ILL,. April 5, 2022 – Rotary announced today that it has raised more than $7 million to support locally-led relief efforts
New Generations Service Exchange (NGSE) is coming to District 7090! NGSE is a young adult exchange program offered by Rotary International. The Exchange is available for anyone ages 18-30 years old, and the successful applicant is provided the opportunity to learn more about their career/vocation in another country.
Some of you have been asking about the activities of Shelter Box in the Ukraine:
Without the right tools, becoming a good writer, active reader and critical thinker can be tough. But third-grade students in 6 area schools are getting some help in developing comprehension and communication skills that will serve them the rest of their lives with their own personal dictionaries. The dictionaries provided through this fund include maps, weights and measures, the Constitution and a list of the United States Presidents, along with other data. 
On March 24, the Rotary Club of Buffalo hosted an event at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Dnipro. Buffalo Sunrise and Medical Campus clubs were invited to join us in this wonderful evening of fellowship, Ukrainian food, drink and culture. Buffalo Rotary and its Foundation made a $5,000 gift for humanitarian relief at the event, and we learned more about this beautiful community resource. In addition, close to $2,000 additional dollars were raised in personal contributions.
The Rotary Club of East Aurora has scheduled its annual Bunny Hop 5K Race for Saturday, April 16. The race takes place each year the day before Easter.
Grand Island Rotarians had spent almost three months collecting the furniture, bedding, full kitchen and dining room furnishings plus household supplies needed to properly start one of Journey's End Resettlement Afghan refugee families toward a life in Buffalo.
2nd, Club members packed a record 360 bags of food in under an hour. The “dream team” was joined by brand new Provisional Member Wayne Riddle.
GTHENING ROTARY CAMPAIGN '22 - STEP #2
A Ukraine colleague who recently fled her native country said:" Believe me, it is very difficult to find yourself in a situation where you are forced to leave your native country with two suitcases and a child, no understanding when we will be able to come back. Morally and emotionally, it is terrible, the concept of "tomorrow" is completely absent."
Members of the Rotary Club of Brantford are pleased to donate $10,000 to the Rotary Foundation for Disaster relief in Ukraine. This money is going directly into Ukraine. To quote John Germ, Chair of The Rotary Foundation, "This is the priority"....to direct all funds knowing that disaster response grants to supply water, food, medicine, shelter and clothing will be put to use quickly and effectively in the regions most in need. Our relief fund works with our partner Shelter Boxes and the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. The Rotary Action Group for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration is also mobilizing its resources to assist in this crisis.
Maryann Cogdill, director of OB/GYN Services at the Center for Women at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital, named the Nurse of Distinction for Western New York in January 2022, visited the Rotary Club of Lewiston, NY & Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON on March 9. After informing the club of the evolution of services for newborns and mothers in the greater Niagara Falls, NY area, she received a contribution to help improve those services, . 
The Rotary Club of Hamburg at its March 8 meeting at Uncle Joe’s Diner heard a presentation by financial planners Matthew Shontz and Linda Banks of Equitable Advisors.
The Rotary Club of Fort Erie sends kudos to 20% of its club members, to the International Services committee, to Lorne White and Busie Thembie, who quietly work behind the scenes with Gordon Crann in helping a new applicant for a Rotary Peace Fellowship. 
The Rotary Club of Westfield-Mayville (RCWM) Year 2021-2022 District 7090 Grant project directly supported education and awareness, the improvement of health, and the advancement of world understanding regarding the plight of families contending with the tasks of in-home elderly care, particularly care for elderly battling the ravages of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, and provided 2-year American Heart Association First Aid, CPR and AED Use certification to further support Caregivers in the event of a health event or emergency.
