-World Rotaract Week -Meeting with RI President Tanaka Recap -Rotaract Mississauga Harlem Shake!!

1. Rotaract Mississauga
General Meeting
March 6, 2013

2. Agenda
Member of the Week (1 min)
Happy Quarters (5 min)
World Rotaract Week (10 min)
Singfest Update (2 min)
Club Business & Committee Updates (15 min)
In the District (5 min)
Meeting with RI President Tanaka (2 min)
Harlem Shake (10 min)

3. Happy Belated Birthday
Jenn!

4. Member of the Week
Jerryl
Leading The Charity Martial Arts Drop-In!

5. Happy Quarters! 
“Ignorance is a menace to peace.”
- Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary

6. World Rotaract
Week 2013
Every year, Rotaractors and Rotarians around
the world celebrate World Rotaract Week
during the week of 13 March to commemorate
the founding of the first club in 1968.

7. Rotaract Club of Adentan
District 9100, Ghana

8. Rotaract Club of Adentan
District 9100, Ghana
Otinibi Library Project
Club members adopted a school in the community
and raised US$8,000 toward the cost of a new
school library. The library was designed by an
architect at no cost to the school and the site was
surveyed by a Rotarian from the sponsoring club.

9. Rotaract Club of Paraiso
District 3780, Philippines

10. Rotaract Club of Paraiso
District 3780, Philippines
Beginning and Basic
Literacy Integrated Support Services
Club members provided basic literacy and reading
intervention programs to children in urban poor
neighborhoods who have difficulty reading. A
number of Rotarians from the district have visited
schools as guest storytellers.

11. Rotaract Club of Tullamarine
District 9800, Australia

12. Rotaract Club of
Tullamarine
District 9800, Australia
Helping under-privileged people in
Cambodia
Rotaract Club of Tullamarine helped raise $8000
which was used to construct rain water tanks and
the members themselves went over recently to
Cambodia to assist in their construction.

13. Rotaract Club of Amersfoort
District 1570, Netherlands

14. Rotaract Club of Amersfoort
District 1570, Netherlands
Monopoly Amersfoort
In 2011, the Rotaract Club of Amersfoort,
Netherlands created a local-edition of Monopoly
and raised € 30,000 for the Dutch Leukaemia
Foundation!
 Street names and business were sold to locals
 1,100 games were sold!

15. Rotaract Club of
Brussel Coudenberg
District 2170, Belgium

16. Rotaract Club of
Brussel Coudenberg
District 2170, Belgium
Rotaract Hearts to South Africa
 They visited different local schools and decided to
help out the deaf and mute children’s school/orphan
house to upgrade their sleeping facilities
 Joined forces with Warriors Rotaract Club and Rotary
Letaba to work on this together
 Recent project: Yingisani, School for deaf-mute
children located in Limpopo, a region that is the most
poorest and has high HIV prevalence
 168 deaf-mute kids, 80% orphans; age 3-14
 Poor facilities needed upgrade, upgrading bedrooms
Get Involved! www.rotaracthearts.com
Promotional video: http://youtu.be/h0dz-bTtcaA

17. Rotaract Club of
University of Lethbridge
District 5360, Canada

18. Rotaract Club of
University of Lethbridge
District 5360, Canada
Siaqtuut – A Journey Together
Club members held an event that raised US$14,000
for a family resource center that serves aboriginal
communities in Canada, and also secured a
donation of two airline tickets to allow community
members in the far northern part of the country to
access the resources of southern Canada.
Numerous Rotarians attended the fund raising
event and invited Rotaractors to speak about the
project at Rotary club meetings.

19. Rotaract Club of Ambato Cosmopolita
District 4400, Ecuador

20. Rotaract Club of Ambato
Cosmopolita
District 9800, Ecuador
Rotaract 10K: Corramos para
Erradicar la Polio (Let’s Run to
Eradicate Polio)
Club members coordinated a 10K race that
included 1,400 runners, increased awareness of
Rotary and Rotaract in the community, and raised
US$4,000 for PolioPlus.

22. At the Rotary Ribfest July 20th 2013
Audition on Youtube before May 25th
Next Meeting:
March 18th 7pm
Clubhouse
Do you know any
Teachers or Musicians?
Call for Auditions!!!
We want 14 to 24 year olds who want to sing!!

24. Club Business &
Committee Updates

25. Announcing
Reela as our Professional
Development Director!

26. Accepting Applications!
2013-14 Exec
 President  Vice President
 Web Master  Local Service Director
 Sergeant at Arms  Int’l Service Director
 Secretary  Social Director
 Communications  Professional
Director Development Director
 Treasurer

27. Next
Induction
Ceremony
April 3, 2013

28. International
Service

29. “The Pennies and More
for Polio” Initiative
 Through matched funding, CIDA and the Bill &
Melinda Gates foundation will provide funds to
the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at a ratio
of $2 for every $1 raised by Rotarians in Canada,
up to a maximum of $1 million.
CONGRATS ON AN
AWESOME JOB
COLLECTING!!!

30. Penny Drive; The Reveal!
Goal : 75 lbs of coins to earn a Pizza Party
How much do you think we raised???

31. Total Weight
110 lbs (including Happy Quarters)

32. Our Total Donation:
Pennies – 15,729
Nickels – 765
Dimes – 884
Quarters – 467
Loonies – 15
Toonies – 13
Total Coins = 17,873
Total Donation = $467
(becoming $1,401 through matched funding!)

33. Enjoy the Pizza Party!
Thanks to the Rotary Club
of Mississauga, please
stay after the meeting
and enjoy some pizza!
Thank you for all
you efforts and
dedication to
collecting coins for
the Polio Penny
Drive!

34. Saturday, March 16th, 12pm-5pm
Martial Arts Fundraising Event
Special Rotaract Discount: $10 ticket
Have tons of fun while raising money for
a great international event!

35. Rotaract International Service
Trip Grant (RIST) 2013
 “Service Above Self”
 $500 Service Trip Grant for
Rotaract Club of Mississauga
members
 Application must be
submitted for review
 Post-Trip Presentation
required
 Through generous support of
the Rotary Club of
Mississauga
 Stay tuned for details!

36. International Committee Meeting
Come on out to our next International
Service Committee meeting!
Next meeting:
Wednesday, March 13th @ the Clubhouse
(meeting after the combined committee
meeting to plan for the Martial Arts event!)

37. Local Service

38. Catch a Match! In Review
What is the event?
 A dating event for singles aged 22 – 30
 Consists of multiple stations with activities and
speed dating opportunities
 Each station is called a mini-date
 A scorecard is given to each participant to
check off participants they are interested in
 Date: Feb. 21 @ FAILTE IRISH PUB
 Proceeds benefit Rape Crisis/Sexual Assault
Centre of Peel

39. Catch A Match! In Review
What went well? What to improve?
 Well-structured stations  A contingency plan for late
comers, no-shows
 Engaging activities at the
stations  Numbered scorecards
 Less speed dating stations, more
 Great venue activity stations
 Started on time  A mini-map to show where each
station is
 Ample back-up volunteers on
standby to step into the event  More volunteers to marshall the
area
 Removing stations ahead of time
based on the number of coupled
dates

40. The results are in!
Money raised…
 $1,100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matches made…
 22 couples
 20 matches found
 Number of relationships…to be determined

41. Give us that first push!
When: Monday, March 25, 2013
Where: Heartland Town Centre
(beside Marshalls)
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
SIGN ME UP!

42. Upcoming Projects
 Plant a Tree with Creditview Conservatory
 Adopt a Road Cleanup
 Relay for Life Cancer Fundraiser &
Recognition Night
 Ongoing blood drives
….stay tuned for more updates!

43. Local Service
LOCAL IN A NUTSHELL…
Join us! Joint Committee Meeting:
Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Clubhouse
Questions? Come see Wendy or email me at:
wendy.li@rotaractmississauga.com

44. Social

45. Next Social Event:
Roller Skating!
March 23 @ Scooter’s Roller Palace

46. Come out to the next social meeting –
Wednesday, March 13th
CHEERS!!

47. Combined
Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 13 @ 7:30 p.m.
Location: Clubhouse

48. In the District
2013 District 7080 Conference – Looking for Leaders!
Mar. 19: UTM Rotaract Career Panel
Apr. 20: Rotaract Oakville 3 on 3 Hockey Tournament
Apr. 28 – May 3: RYLA District 7080
Jul. 2 – 7: RYLA North America Conference 2013

49. Meeting with Rotary
International President
Tanaka

50. Harlem Shake!

51. Enjoy the pizza!
Next meeting
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013
@ 7:30 p.m.
Rotaract Mississauga
Clubhouse