Fred Wright District Governor 2019 – 2020
Email: fred.wright2020@gmail.com;
Email: fred.wright2020@gmail.com;
Phone: (807-219-1727)
“Rotary Connects the World” is our Rotary International Theme this year. Through positive peace, starting with ourselves, we can connect in meaningful ways with each other and the world.
I grew up believing that I could do anything that I put my mind to. Life challenged that often, but I learned not to say can’t and recently came across a great way to look at this. Rather than saying something cannot be done, let us say: “What if we do?” *
It is a humbling honour to serve you, our District Governor Team and our District Board. In serving you this year I hope that you will help us all to see what if we do.
*Guiding principle for Thankyou (an Australian Social Enterprise) developed by Daniel Flynn and his team, keynote speaker at the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany
DISTRICT 5550 STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS
Vision: We create lasting change by uniting people of action with a passion for peace.
GOAL #1
That every child inD5550 has food, clean potable water, clothing, & education without limits of finances. This will be achieved with an emphasis on RI's six areas of focus. Essentially, this goal is meant to reduce child poverty and ensure every child has an opportunity to succeed. We are defining Poverty as the lack of secure access to:
GOAL #2
Membership District 5550 will work towards developing an engaged and growing membership, strong clubs, and projects that promote the six areas of focus. Net 3 new members growth for each club in our district per Rotary year. (135 is 10% growth)
GOAL #3
Develop a consistent Rotary public image throughout our District.
GOAL #4
Develop an effective team of district and club leaders
Goal #5
Encourage our clubs to be involved in International Service.
A visiting Rotary Friendship Exchange team from District 9780, an area West of Melbourne, Vic, Australia, was in Northern Saskatchewan Aug. 15 - 29 this year. The D9780 Team were hosted by RC Hudson Bay, RC Melfort, RC Prince Albert and RC Saskatoon Meewasin. This picture includes the 12 Australian visitors and members of the Prince Albert Club during the visit there. The exchange included Rotary Club events, visits to local Industries, Historical Sites, Recreational Activities and more.
An RFE Team from across our District had been in D9780 in March of this year. All participants have reported that these RFEs were a rewarding Rotary experience, the best part being meeting Rotarians from around the world.
Click to see Photos of the Club visits to Prince Albert, Nipawin, Hudson Bay, Melfort, Creekside Orchard and Flyover of Nipawin and Melfort.
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Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana Program - Nazeem Muhajarine - U of S Mozambique Project
Asit Sarkar introduced Nazeem Muhajarine of the faculty of Community Health and Epidemiology at the U of S. Nazeem spoke about the Mozambique/Canada Maternal Health Project, of which he is Principal Investigator. The project's goal is to improve sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health in the province of Inhambane, Mozambique. A five-year project that began in April 2017 and is funded by Global Affairs Canada, the project is a partnership between the Inhambane Provincial Health Directorate and the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, which is the implementing agency. The headquarters is in Inhambane City and the Canadian office is in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan. Nazeem said there are 489 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in Mozambique compared to 7 to 10 deaths in Canada. In seeking to improve maternal health outcomes, the project has found it beneficial to take steps to reposition women as leaders in their families and communities and to fund micro projects, such chicken production and flour grinding. For more information visit: http://www.maternalhealthmozcan.ca/. Walt Pawlovich expressed the club's thanks.
