January's Rotary theme is Vocational Service. When thinking of Vocational Service, my thoughts go to The Rotary Cadre of Technical Advisers which is a group of volunteer Rotarians and Rotaractors with professional expertise in various fields. The Cadre supports The Rotary Foundation by reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating grant projects around the world to ensure effectiveness, sustainability, and proper stewardship of Rotary funds.
Purpose: To provide technical expertise and project evaluation for Rotary Foundation grants, ensuring projects meet Rotary’s standards.
Membership: Composed of professionals with proven skills and experience in areas like engineering, medicine, education, finance, and project management.
Activities: The Cadre reviews grant proposals, conducts site visits, monitors progress, and provides technical advice to ensure successful and sustainable projects.
any Rotarian can reach out to this group of people for help with initiating, planning and completing their projects
Rotary Cadre of Technical Advisers play vital roles in helping Rotary maximize its humanitarian impact. the Cadre ensures technical quality and responsible stewardship of grant funding.
Dave Hansman, Sr. VP from Redpath Mining was our guest speaker on Tuesday and he gave us some great insight into the importance of mining and gave us a better look at what mining is today. We have amazing support from Redpath for so many worthwhile causes not just that our club is involved in but all across our community. Thank you to Redpath for all your give back to this community and around the world.
Sgt. At Arms Steve shared with us that Rotary Club of Bursa-Uludag, Turkey, established the Rotary Community Corps of Aksu Village in 2011 to support local women in establishing or expanding small businesses. The club provided equipment and a place for the entrepreneurs to sell their products, which include fruit pastes, jams, vegetables, and homemade breads. Rotary Community Corps is a group of volunteers who plan and carry out projects in their communities in collaboration with Rotary clubs. Bursa, Turkey. _____________________________________________________
Don't forget about the Bingo Stuffing on Monday, January 12th. Doors will be open at 4:30 so come by for some great fellowship, lots of laughs and pizza at the end. Rorab Shrine Hall on Brookes! We are also looking for some Rotarians to help out with delivery of Bingo envelopes to retailers in North Bay. It is roughly 2 -2.5 hrs of work on a Thursday morning averaging once per month. If you can spare some time on Thursday to help delivering to retailers, please contact Bingo Chair, Jeff Serran.
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One of Rotary's best programs is Youth Exchange. This program is a great way to promote Peace in this world and helps to develop incredible young people. We have a student selected to be part of this program - Tala Woodhouse. She will be coming to a meeting to tell us about herself in March so watch for that meeting date. Also, if you know of anyone that would be interested in being a host family, please let either Bill Hagborg or Gisele Lynch know - we do need 2 families for 3 months each. This is important to have in place so the Youth Exchange program succeeds.
Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur - at our Family of Rotary Joint Meeting
We are pleased to invite members and guests of the Rotary Club of North Bay and the Rotary Club of Nipissing to a special joint Family of Rotary meeting on Wednesday, February 4th at noon, held in person at Average Joe’s Restaurant. Mark Sherry will our guest speaker. Mark, a local serial entrepreneur, has been personally involved in starting at least 9 North Bay enterprises. They have been instrumental in his journey of championing local business. He has a personal blog entitled “Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur” that is very entertaining. The organizers highly recommend you check it out before his presentation. This gathering is about fellowship, strengthening relationships, and enjoying time with fellow Rotarians and Friends of Rotary in a relaxed and welcoming setting. While Zoom will be available as usual, we strongly encourage members and guests to attend in person, as face-to-face connection is what will truly make this joint meeting a success.
Please complete the online registration and use the Guest option. Please RSVP by January 28th.
