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DG Bette Douglas
“When
do you start that big job with Rotary?” a
friend of mine asked. I laughed and said, “soon.” What
I didn’t say was that the job of District Governor, for me,
started two years ago, when past District Governor Dorothy
called and said I had been selected. After the initial shock I
said to Dorothy that I would accept on one condition; that I had
the support from several past District Governors and Assistant
District Governors. Dorothy assured me I would have. Then, my
job, as District Governor began. It involved reading, learning
and seeking advice from Duncan, Dennis, Gord, Dorothy, Tom,
Pete, Wayne, John, Trevor, Tom Davies, Moe Rodgerson and Kathryn
Atkin. Each one has been most generous with their wise counsel
to me. (more)
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Our
District
Bonded by the North Atlantic and our rich marine heritage, we have been pursuing the Object of Rotary here since 1913, when the Rotary Club of Halifax was chartered. Subsequently, Rotary was introduced in Charlottetown (1917), Sydney (1920) and St. John’s (1921) in what was then the country of Newfoundland. The international character of the District was further enriched in 1989 when the Rotary Club of Saint Pierre et Miquelon of France was sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Sydney and North Sydney.
Geographically one of the largest of Rotary International’s 529 Districts, we are a family of 46 Rotary Clubs and 1800 Rotarians in an area twice the size of Great Britain. We embrace the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador; Isles de la Madeleine (Québec) and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (France). Our current clubs are enclosed within a giant triangle formed by Yarmouth in the southwest, Labrador City-Wabush to the north (1025 air kms) and St. John’s (1185 air kms) to the southeast.
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News
Rotary District Conference, Amherst, NS - May 29 - June
1. To link to the website click here
The Rotary
Leadership Institute, Atlantic
Division Atlantique - May 3, 2008, Fredericton, NB click
here
District
Youth Exchange Policy click
here
District Membership Committee
The District Membership
Committee members are available to present, facilitate or
participate in all Club ventures dealing with identification,
induction, orientation, training and retention of Rotarians.
We can even assist with extension if there is interest in
forming a new club in our District. Contact is Dorothy
Britten (902) 889-3755 or thepond@accesswave.ca
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