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25.01.2022 I am proud to share that Rotary International has created a new area of focus: supporting the environment. This new area of focus to support the environment wil...l give Rotarians and Rotaractors even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact. Learn more: https://on.rotary.org/3i4zNxl See more

23.01.2022 Wendy Caspar presented to our club meeting on Wed 17th June and gave us a wonderful insight to her achievements at Youth Projects. The first thing that you cant escape being inspired by her passionate commitment to her work which has seen her rise to the role of Executive Manager Employment, Training and Social Enterprise after starting as a youth outreach worker, a team leader and then manager, Along the way she obtained a Bachelor of Youth Affairs. Her experience as a fa...ce to face worker gives her a very strong understanding of issues faced by young people in her current role of managing her team and staff contacts. Although she misses the direct interaction with young people on a daily basis she is fulfilled by helping people and building teams to enable far greater impact to be achieved to support a young person on their pathway to true independence (a job). Youth Projects has a strong base in the North West of Melbourne and also provides services to young people across the Melbourne CBD and the North and West of Melbourne, and has been around for over 35 years providing front line support to young people and individuals experiencing disadvantage, unemployment, homelessness, alcohol and other drug issues. The organisation has also taken steps to increase help for those looking to re-engage with learning and employment Youth Projects runs a local Youth Advisory Group providing a direct youth voice and feedback to shape our programs, services and initiatives. The main point of difference of Youth Projects is that services for young people are very diverse and are taken from the point of engagement right through transition back to school/training and ultimately a job. This is a specialist youth service and is holistic in its program structure. Wendy was quick to note this has taken a long time to get evolve and recognises that more is still to be done. Wendy emphasised to us that maintaining hope is a challenge, especially with many young people struggling with training courses and have difficulty breaking down key messages heard in the media.During the COVID-19 pandemic Youth Projects has continued to operate with all of staff and programs are still running with recognition of the need to adapt. Despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions Youth projects have maintained a level of face to face servicing to our most vulnerable and clients in crisis and is now also delivering a number of previous face to face service delivery models virtually using video conferencing, phone, email and text (group and individual based). Wendy told us that many young people expressed their personal concerns about being scared during the COVID-19 pandemic and many are now scared about reintegration back into the community. There is much anxiety about safety. Wendy left us very impressed and inspired, especially with her message that young people have struggling to adapt with COVID-19 and need all of our support .

21.01.2022 As our world's pandemic continues many of our family members, friends, neighbours and people we don't even know are experiencing very difficult times... Check i...n on them safely, offer a few kind words, lend a helping hand #worldmentalhealthday #togetherwearestronger #weareallinthistogether #mentalhealthmatters See more

21.01.2022 The Brunswick Tool Library is a place where the community can borrow and share tools and resources; it has approximately 1,000 tools and other items for borrowing, things you may only need occasionally such as whipper snippers, circular saws and cordless drills. The library is based on the principle of carry in and keeping waste out of landfill and is based in East Brunswick off Lygon Street. The average product that people buy has a service life of 15 minutes so it may make...Continue reading

20.01.2022 INCF Executive Officer Ben Rodgers presented to the club at our meeting on 24 June with a general update and an outline of their initiative to establish a fund to support the community impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was good to hear Ben, who is well known by Moreland Rotary. INCF - http://www.innernorthfoundation.org.au/ - is an independent community foundation based in Melbournes Inner North, and manages philanthropic donations to provide funds for projects that creat...e prosperous, connected, and cohesive communities in Melbournes Inner North, particularly encouraging pathways to employment. The Foundation was established in 2007 as an initiative of IntoWork Australia, and is supported by the three local Councils; the Cities of Moreland, Yarra and Darebin. Ben outlined the following hey points on the INCF Covid-19 fund. The Covid-19 fund was launched on March 20th To date INCF have raised $450,000 and granted $250,000. Grants of funds are directed in to Emergency relief vouchers for families to buy essentials from local traders, with vouchers allocated by local charities. Rapid Response grants for not for profit community groups to respond in flexible and creative ways. Pathways to Employment projects that support people in our community impacted by Covid-19. Ben covered a range of matters which included the following incisive summary of emerging trends from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic: Emergency Relief: access to essential items is critical and they are increasing. This is in particular for people seeking asylum, international students and indigenous groups. Family violence: there remains a concern that the impact is not yet known. There have been reports that the incidence level of injuries resulting in hospitalisation due to family violence has increased in the previous months and the demand for support services in this area have significantly increased. Youth engagement: there are mixed results on lockdown on young people, with VCAL teachers reporting a higher level of engagement for some young people, with other services reporting a 40% decline in youth mental health referrals. Internet access: some vulnerable populations do not have the hardware or access to internet, which is compounding access to participate, and find out what services are open. Creative economy: there continues to be a sense that artists and arts organisations are being left behind by federal government schemes. The Victorian government response is positive, but the Foundation continues to be approached by the arts community, both individuals and organisations.

20.01.2022 For sure!! But we all know what to do now, dont we??

19.01.2022 Nicole Hill is a PhD candidate in suicide prevention at Orygen, the University of Melbourne and is the recipient of a PhD partnership scholarship with Australian Rotary Health. Nicoles research involves preventing suicide clusters and suicide contagion and helping young people who have been affected by suicide. She has a particular interest in public health interventions and policy for youth mental health and suicide prevention. Background:...Continue reading

18.01.2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many areas of everyday life but perhaps none so much as school education. There has been a considerable amount of debate as to whether schools should be open or not for students given the potential risk of spreading infection. However, wherever one stands on this, there is no doubt that our schools have had to adjust to a vastly change situation and have had to do so very quickly. It was with that in mind we thought that we should hear from...Continue reading

18.01.2022 The journey to achieving this goal actually started in 2000 when, as a dairy farmer, I had an accident that caused a severe break and significant damage to my right ankle and lower leg, the injury is called a Maisonneuve fracture. I spent periods of time over the next 2 years in a wheel chair to prevent further damage and complications. The normal procedure to repair this is an operation that fuses the ankle making is completely rigid but fortunately for me I was eventually...Continue reading

17.01.2022 Join us for our virtual changeover ceremony this Wednesday! This is very short notice but we would like to invite you to our club changeover ceremony which will be held via Zoom this Wednesday morning, 15 July 2020 between 7.30-8.30 am. The Zoom link is: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3068589175 We will thank Brian Bennett for a wonderful year as Club President and welcome David Redfearn as our new President. ... David will be formally installed and present our Annual Report which will be sent out later this week.

17.01.2022 The club was privileged to have Senior Constable Shanice Abdelrehim speak to us at our meeting on 19 August. Shanice was the winner of the Rotary District Peter Toomey Community Police Award in 2018-19 and prior to that winner of the Preston Rotary Club award. She was then based in Darebin and developed a very good relationship with the Rotary Club of Preston....Continue reading

15.01.2022 We are still in business! We find ourselves in uncharted waters and the word unprecedented has gained a currency and notoriety not seen in our lifetimes. The COVID - 19 virus presents an extraordinarily worrying challenge to the health and fabric of our community and it will have profound effects on the wellbeing of our fellow citizens with highly uncertain health, social and economic consequences. We also find ourselves increasingly constrained in our daily lives in a fran...tic race to contain the spread of this very new and potentially dangerous contagion. Rotary, as an important player in civil society and local communities, will also have to dig deep to confront this huge challenge and stay connected with our fellows. Our role in a community response will become clearer as time passes and the scale of the challenge becomes evident but we also face immediate disruption in not being able to gather for our meetings and public activities. Moreland is no exception and we have suspended our weekly breakfast meetings until the situation becomes safe which may well be some time. With that in mind, we have decided to hold virtual meetings and to maintain publication of The Morelander to stay connected within our club, with our fellow Rotarians but, most importantly, with our valued friends and our local community. We hope that this will play a part no matter how humble in keeping our club and our community connected and help us all feel safer and more supported in these difficult times. We wish all our readers well and we ask you all to stay safe and to help your loved ones do so as well; we will get through this. To read the latest Morelander, go to: https://bit.ly/2WE8xxF

14.01.2022 Another highly successful meeting of Moreland Rotary via Zoom and another magnificent guest speaker in Nicole Hill who spoke clearly and passionately on youth suicide prevention drawing on her research as part of her doctoral studies at the University of Melbourne. Nicole works for Orygen which provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25 and her PhD research is supported by an Australian Rotary Health Scholarship. We will follow up with a compreh...ensive report on Nicoles presentation but she emphasised that we need to listen to the views of young people in addition to doing academic research and that research based evidence can provide very useful data and analysis but there also needs to be action to follow. Very welcome visitors to our meeting were local upper house MP in the Victorian Parliament, Fiona Patten MP; District Governor Nominee Anne Reid; Assistant Governor Emma Davis; former Australian Rotary Health Chair Terry Grant and Nuray Jarkin from Youth Services at the City of Moreland.

14.01.2022 At our first Zoom meeting we had a fantastic response from club members and we spent a very enjoyable and productive hour in each others company. Not quite like enjoying a breakfast at the Sorrento Bar but the next best thing. Dr Kerry Mack became our impromptu guest speaker which was a real bonus as Kerry drew on her long experience in practising psychiatry to talk about the importance of maintaining mental health during the current pandemic as people are forced into isolat...ion to prevent the spread of the novel COVID - 19 virus. Kerry also strongly emphasised how essential hygiene and infection control measures are for reducing the risk of catching this most contagious novel virus for which there are as yet no cures nor vaccination both of which may well be many months away. Kerry made a number of suggestions for strategies and programs to help deal with isolation. Above all Kerry felt that staying connected was paramount and she is also a strong advocate of leading from the rear if leadership at the front is not forthcoming. For more information and links to the various resources mentioned by Kerry, go to: https://bit.ly/3aylM73

12.01.2022 In this weeks Morelander we explore how some of our projects and activities have been deeply affected by the CoVID-19 pandemic. Although confronted by many barriers Rotarians have shown resilience and determination to keep a focus on delivering many valuable outcomes. 1. Fundraising tap turned off....Continue reading

12.01.2022 The challenge ahead - President David Redfearn It is an honour and a real delight to once again assume the presidency of our club. We may be a compact team but we certainly dont lack for commitment, inspiration and energy with a membership that gives above and beyond at all times....Continue reading

12.01.2022 Thomas (Tom) Bailey is an Honours student in Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne and based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). As part of his honours year, he is conducting a research project which he started in February this year. More on that below. On finishing school in his hometown of Adelaide Tom came across to Melbourne to start his undergraduate degree in Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne majoring in Neuroscience. In 2018 he was fortunate to get a...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Fiona Patten MP, Member for the Northern Metropolitan Region and Leader of the Reason Party in the Victorian Parliament It proved to be very timely to have our good friend and one of our local members, Fiona Patten MP, Leader of the Reason Party in the Victorian Parliament, visit and address our weekly meeting last Wednesday 26 August. Fiona is well known to Moreland Rotary as an occasional visitor to our weekly meetings and events such as our Australia Day Merri Creek walks....Continue reading

11.01.2022 The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most parts of our society to rapidly adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Few could have imagined at the beginning of the year what this would mean for nearly all of us particularly as crises instinctively pull us together but this one is distinguished by requiring the very opposite in that we are forced to stay distant from each other and also isolate ourselves. The social and community sector which is inherently ...Continue reading

09.01.2022 Join us (virtually)!! At our first Zoom meeting we had a fantastic response from club members. We held another meeting last week and we were so impressed that we would love to invite you to join us for a virtual breakfast meeting via Zoom at 7.30 am on Wednesday 15 April to hear a first class guest speaker, Nicole Hill, who is doing research into suicide prevention. Nicole is a PhD candidate in suicide prevention at Orygen, the University of Melbourne and is the recipient o...f a PhD partnership scholarship with Australian Rotary Health. Nicoles research involves preventing suicide clusters and suicide contagion and helping young people who have been affected by suicide. She has a particular interest in public health interventions and policy for youth mental health and suicide prevention. If you would like to join us for this fascinating presentation, please call or email David Redfearn on 0448 852 747 or [email protected] by COB on Tuesday 14 April for the link to the Zoom meeting and instructions on how to join us. Its really easy!!!

09.01.2022 Our third virtual meeting on Zoom today and it was a small one as we were holding our monthly Board Meeting. It went very well though and was very productive. Dont forget that next week we have a terrific guest speaker in Nicole Hill who is doing her PhD at Melbourne University with research into youth suicide prevention. All on Zoom and not to be missed so dont forget to tune in with a coffee and a bowl of muesli at 7.30 am next Wednesday morning (15 April). Contact David Redfearn on 0448 852 747 or [email protected] for more details and the link to our conversation.

09.01.2022 We received a very impressive presentation at our meeting last week on the Growing Farmers project by founders Alice Crowe and Leila Alexandra. The presentation gave us valuable insights to the project as well as identifying ways in which could work with them to fulfil some especially important community and environment objectives. The project was bought to the club by recent member Elly Gardner whose passion for work in the community and environment are an excellent fit wi...th the objectives of Growing Farmers. It is also very timely given the recognition given by Rotary International for supporting the environment as a seventh area of project focus.. Elly has been working with Alice and Leila and her team for sometime and decided that Moreland Rotary involvement would represent a highly effective partnership. The purpose of the presentation was to inform members of the project and help decide on the merits of a partnership. Both Alice and Leila have amazing credentials and demonstrated how well the project has been developed. The key points of the presentation included: Background and Vision To promote effective use of available community land for the provision of food to the needy, as well as training in effective community farming, especially for young and disadvantaged people Community Farm Growing Farmers have been focussing mainly on a community farm on a piece of community land in Fawkner Backyard Farmers Pilot Program The team have been working hard on this program which involves access to surplus private residential land for community farming Large traditional blocks of land owned by elderly residents are seen as a good option Two options have been identified and all the issues researched before seeking a Moreland Council Thrive Grant Proposed partnership ideas with Moreland Rotary It was decided that there are excellent synergies for our involvement including support for the Council Thrive Grant Application developing community relations and connections Supporting fundraising initiatives and hands on volunteering Read our latest bulletin: https://bit.ly/30r5aLV

08.01.2022 Rotary Peace Fellow Michael Chew tells us about his work with young people in Bangladesh helping them tell stories of their local community and environment through photography. Quite an uplifting story in these somewhat somber times. Michael Chew, a Brunswick local, was recently awarded a Rotary Peace Fellowship with the enthusiastic support of our club. Michael said that he has a strong connection to Rotary his grandfather being a founder of Brunswick Rotary Club and Mich...ael a former Rotarian at that club. He has just completed a PhD at Monash University based on his work in Bangladesh and China through a story telling and photography project which featured in a recent exhibition at the Monash Caulfield Campus. It all began while he was working for an NGO in Bangladesh and he was taking photos of river boats carrying workers from across the river in Dhaka to work in the more affluent areas. Going over to the opposite bank, he noticed the informal settlements in this less privileged area and was told of how local goons had destroyed them. He wanted to tell the story of these people and this developed into an exercise in environmental storytelling though photography. He also wanted to use this to break a dependence on charity relationships. These people needed the tools to tell their own stories and the eventual outcome of the project was an exhibition showing photos and stories by children. The campaign was crowd funded with camera phones being donated. There are 272 photos in the exhibition all promoting positive stories looking at their environment from their own personal experiences addressing themes of environment and wellbeing and waste as well as greenery (or the lack of it). In Bangladesh education is normally based on rote learning but these young people were exposed to an education method based on stories. These were kids who were at the bottom of the social ladder and were not used to being heard so this was very innovative. Schools in Hampton and Mount Waverley in Australia became involved and a pen pal exchange took place. It is a good thing for young Bangladeshis to know that their stories are being listened to. Many he encountered also wanted to practice English. In China Michael worked with a local environmental group, the Friends for Nature. Michael canvassed the idea of setting up a display in this area. He also asked what might fit in with Rotary especially now environmental issues are now a focus for Rotary. Michael would also like to bring students to Australia and would like a sister school connection. Perhaps there is also an opportunity for a global grant. Why stop at stories though? In 2018 an extended community map was started e.g. where trees could grow, buying plants and planting as well as cleaning up. He said that during a rubbish collection the kids were applauded by the local police.

07.01.2022 We welcomed Grant Godino to our weekly club meeting last week where he presented a comprehensive outline of his work in gaining inclusive acceptance of LGBTQ+ within Rotary. Grant is president-elect of the LGBT Rotarians and Friends Fellowship and member of the Rotary Club of Strathmore, and helped us develop our knowledge and appreciation of just what LGBTQ+ means and how we as Rotarians can become more comfortable in embracing LGBTQ+. Grant identifies as a gay cisgender mal...Continue reading

06.01.2022 The Club recently enjoyed an entertaining and inspiring presentation from UK based oceanographer, author, educator and Rotarian, Gloria Barnett, who was introduced to our club by President David Redfearn who met her by chance via social media about 10 years ago. This involved taking our Zoom experience to a new level with Gloria presenting from her home town of Dover in England....Continue reading

05.01.2022 Presenting our annual report It gives us great pleasure to present to you the Annual Report for our club for the Rotary Year 2019-20. It is a summary of all our activities during the last year and we really do commend it to you. We would also like to pay tribute to Past President Brian Bennett for his dedication and leadership of our club during 2019-20. Brian is a passionate Rotarian who has served our club and community for many years and our club is stronger for his presid...ency. We hope we can build on this during the current year. To read our Annual Report, just click on this link: https://issuu.com/dredfearn/docs/annual_report_2019-20 We are very happy to send you a PDF version on request. Email: [email protected] if you would like us to do this

05.01.2022 A meeting of minds - sharing common Rotary values with different roadmaps Trevor Moyle invited four special guests to attend our meeting last weekto talk to us about their recently chartered Rotary Passport Club of Melbourne (RPM). Maria Hicks (President) , Madhuri Maskey (Director Australia Committee Community) , Sue Gannon (Director Public Relations and Communications Committee) and Jenny Foster (President elect and Membership Team Leader) all presented very positivel...Continue reading

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04.01.2022 According to the United Nations, violence against women is any act of gender based violence affects physical, sexual or psychological harm or coercion, in public or in private life. Violence against women is a global issue and is a serious but preventable human rights abuse. It is also, a public health issue and crosses cultural, social, economic and geographical boundaries. Almost every week there is a murder/death of at least one woman by violence and two in five women have...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Moreland City Council has set up an emergency response team to deal with the unprecedented situation we find ourselves in. It has been a huge learning experience for council and its staff with many council activities going on line in response to a series of rolling emergencies affecting council meetings, community distress, financial need and food relief. Council is also reaching out to other agencies for collaboration such as Merri Health and child care centres. The pandemic...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Join us again (virtually)!! We would love to invite you to join us again via Zoom at 7.30 am this Wednesday (22 April) morning to hear a first class guest speaker, Madhuri Maskey, who is Coordinator, Prevention of Family Violence at the Brotherhood of St Laurence. To join with us, click on: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3068589175 Madhuri Maskey is a community development expert with extensive experience in the prevention of family violence, violence against women, protection of... childrens rights, youth development and their participation in development process. She worked with UNICEF for more than 19 years, serving the most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in Nepal. Currently she is working with Brotherhood of St Laurence leading the Family Violence Prevention Project for migrant and refugee communities in Northern Melbourne. Besides her professional work, Madhuri is actively engaged in Nepalese community groups/organisations in Victoria to help communities in addressing social and individual issues through information/awareness and helping them to strengthen their connectivity and belongingness towards mainstreamed communities in Victoria. Madhuri is an elected member of the State Coordination Council of Non-Resident Nepalese Association of Australia (NRNAA). NRNA is a global network/platform of Nepalese diaspora established for social welfare. She is an advisor of the Nepalese Association of Victoria (NAV) and an active member of Craigieburn Nepalese Community (CNC), Craigieburn. Madhuri has a Masters degree in International Development and Sociology. She believes in collaborative partnerships and collective effort in preventing family violence through promoting gender equality and respectful relationships.

04.01.2022 It is with great sadness that we inform the many friends of our club of the sad passing of our Immediate Past President, Michael Dominic Galluzzo. We are all so... deeply shocked and saddened at his passing and offer our deepest condolences to his family and friends. A great Rotarian and a lovely man. See more

03.01.2022 Trustee Chairs message - July 2020 I believe that RI President Holger Knaacks theme, Rotary Opens Opportunities, fits the times so well. You might ask how tha...t can be, given all of the turmoil happening around us today. The following story, paraphrased from British author Alan Watts telling of a Taoist parable, helps explain why. Once there was a farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, "We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate." The farmer said, "Maybe." The next day, the horse came back, bringing seven wild horses. In the evening, everybody said, "Isnt that lucky. What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!" The farmer again said, "Maybe." The following day, his son tried to break one of the horses, and while riding it, he was thrown and broke his leg. The neighbors said, "Oh dear, thats too bad." The farmer responded, "Maybe." The next day, officers came around to conscript people into the army, and they rejected his son because he had a broken leg. Again all the neighbors said, "Isnt that great!" Again, the farmer said, "Maybe." What we learn from this is that nature is immensely complex. Its impossible to tell whether anything that happens is good or bad, because you never know what the consequences will be. All we can know is that with every action and reaction, there is an opportunity a chance to live our values, express our desires, and take action to make the world a bit closer to the way we want it to be. The Rotary Foundation is our conduit to make those meaningful changes. Through the Foundation, we do our part to help rid the world of polio. In addition, we can help support important COVID-19 projects and prepare the world for the massive vaccination effort that will be needed soon. And we can help keep some continuity in service to people in need when so many regular services are being disrupted. Will this be Rotarys great moment to become an even stronger organization in the 21st century? Maybe. Is this your great opportunity to live your values? Maybe! Its up to you and me. K.R. Ravindran Foundation trustee chair

03.01.2022 District 9790 Ride to Conference to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health The 2020 District 9790 Ride to Conference began on Saturday March 14, with twenty-eight riders and support crew departing from the Albury town centre at 7.45 AM. For the seventh year Australian Rotary Health (ARH) - mental health research and Kate, an Indigenous Health fourth year medical student - will be the beneficiary of our fundraising efforts. Australian Rotary Health is one of the largest no...n-government funders of mental health research in Australia and in 2020 more than three million dollars has been allocated by ARH for this important research and education programs. The rotary clubs of Numurkah, Corowa, Albury North, Albury West, Deniliquin, Bright, Eltham and Moreland (Rosemary and Michael Freeman) were represented in this years event. The six-day (557 km) ride, predominantly along quiet back roads and rail trails traversed through beautiful country in northern Victoria. The scenery was fabulous, with pastures and rolling hills brilliantly green after recent rain. We cycled to the Hume Weir (two nights were spent at the caravan park, with a 100 km loop ride on day 2). Subsequent nights were spent at Tallangatta, Bright and Beechworth, where the teams dinners were hosted by the rotary clubs in each town. Cyclists from Albury North had meticulously planned the route over the past twelve months and they love hills! There were plenty of them. Chris Sutton, from the Rotary Club of Numurkah, the chief organiser of the event, did an amazing job, along with the support crew that helped keep us safe on the roads, provided on road directions and sustaining lunches and morning/afternoon teas each day. The final days ride from Beechworth to Albury would normally have been part of the district conference sports day. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, District Governor Brian Peters unfortunately had to cancel the 2020 district conference. Michael and I have participated in seven or eight of these annual conference rides and we enjoy the camaraderie of other cyclists, the assistance and catering of the support crew, the cycling through some beautiful country in Victoria and southern New South Wales and the opportunity to promote Rotary and particularly Australian Rotary Health to the community. We would like to thank the Rotary Club of Moreland for their continued financial sponsorship of this event. Rosemary Freeman Secretary, Rotary Club of Moreland District 9790 Australian Rotary Health Representative t

02.01.2022 Jennifer E. Jones, of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2022-23. Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary Internationals president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organizations 115-year history. Jones will officially beco...me president-nominee on 1 October if no other candidates challenge her. Jones says she sees Rotarys Action Plan as a catalyst for increasing Rotarys impact. As we reflect upon our new strategic priorities, we could have never envisioned that our ability to adapt would become our North Star during what is inarguably the most profound time in recent history, Jones said in her vision statement. Silver linings rise out of the most challenging circumstances. Using metric-driven goals, I will harness this historic landscape to innovate, educate, and communicate opportunities that reflect todays reality. As the first woman to be nominated to be president, Jones understands how important it is to follow through on Rotarys Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement. I believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion begins at the top and for us to realize growth in female membership and members under the age of forty these demographics need to see their own reflection in leadership, Jones said. I will champion double-digit growth in both categories while never losing sight of our entire family. Jones is founder and president of Media Street Productions Inc., aaward-winning media company in Windsor. She was chair of the board of governors of the University of Windsor and chair of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. She has been recognized for her service with the YMCA Peace Medallion, the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal, and Wayne State Universitys Peacemaker of the Year Award, a first for a Canadian. Jones holds a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.). A current Rotary Foundation trustee, Jones has been a Rotary member since 1997 and has served Rotary as RI vice president, director, training leader, committee chair, moderator, and district governor. She played a lead role in Rotarys rebranding effort by serving as chair of the Strengthening Rotarys Advisory Group. She is the co-chair of the End Polio Now Countdown to History Campaign Committee, which aims to raise $150 million for polio eradication efforts. Jones recently led the successful #RotaryResponds telethon, which raised critical funds for COVID-19 relief and was viewed by more than 65,000. Jones has also received Rotary Internationals Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service. She and her husband, Nick Krayacich, are members of The Rotary Foundations Arch Klumph Society, Paul Harris Society, and the Bequest Society. By Ryan Hyland