As the world faces COVID-19, we are here to provide a platform to bring our communities together. We are taking action against this pandemic by providing constant updates, sourcing important information and building a platform of unity.
Learn more about the impacts to our communities and the inspiring response to Covid-19 through the lens of the Community Hubs Initiative, with our partners at United Way of Calgary and Area, and the City of Calgary.
Keynote Speaker
Karen Young
President & CEO, United Way of Calgary and Area
Karen Young joined United Way of Calgary and Area as vice president and chief operating officer in 2014. On April 26, 2016, United Way’s Board appointed Karen as president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2017. Karen came to United Way from The City of Calgary where she served for 26 years as an award-winning leader. As the director of Community and Neighbourhood Services at The City, Karen led change management, strategic planning and policy, partnership management, funding and grant programs, financial administration, community relations, and program development initiatives.
The COVID-19 Community Response Fund is a collaboration with The City of Calgary (including the Calgary Emergency Management Agency), and United Way of Calgary and Area, to support community agencies who are working diligently to keep Calgarians safe and well.
Even when you can’t hold training meetings in person, members can still develop new skills and knowledge by taking courses online. Rotary’s Learning Center offers courses on everything from managing training sessions and mentoring to leading change and dealing with conflict. See the course catalog on My Rotary, which includes links to each course.
Rotarians can learn basic information through the Learning Center courses, then attend more in-depth webinars or online meetings to generate ideas together, make action plans, and even organize community projects.
Courses are available in 20 languages, including Mandarin (listed under “traditional Chinese”), Swedish, Thai, and several Eastern European languages.
To gauge members’ online learning, district leaders can get Learning Center reports for their districts. They’ll first need to complete the Access to Learning Center Reports course. Rotary staff will then set up automatic weekly emails with the reports for them.
The following district leaders have been enrolled in that course and can receive reports after they complete it:
District governors-elect
Current and incoming district trainers
District membership chairs
District Rotary Foundation chairs
For district leaders that get these emailed reports, we will soon start sending two reports: one about the courses members have taken and the other about their learning plans.
Also be sure to register for the webinar Optimizing Rotary’s Learning Center, 21 April, 14:00-15:00 Chicago time (UTC-5). You’ll find out how you can use the social learning features available in Learning Topics to continue engaging members online.
You can also register for the Connect With the (Online) Rotary World webinar, 28 April, 15:00-15:45 Chicago time (UTC-5) to hear from Rotarians who are leading their clubs and districts in connecting with each other online.
The Calgary Stampede 2020 is just around the corner!
Join people from around the world at The Calgary West Rotary Club's 27th annual Stampede Parade Gourmet Breakfast on Friday, July 3th, 2020, 7:00–9:00 am. Parade to follow. Enter on the SW Corner of 7th Street SW. The breakfast quickly sells out so click on TICKETS to purchase yours today. Don't miss out on the fun!
