September is New Gen-

erations Month. In 2010

New Generations became

Rotary’s 5th Avenue of Service. The idea actually began when Past

RI President Luis Vicente Giay coined the term New Generations

and shared his vision at the 1996 RI Convention in Calgary where

he said: “Our vision for the future, now more than ever, is the dif-

ference between success and failure. The New Generations are

our investment in the future. Let us begin to build that future to-

day.”

Our District supports, encourages and welcomes New

Generations into our Family of Rotary. In the manual on New

Generations RI recognizes that “New Generations Service” recog-

nizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults

through leadership development activities, involvement in com-

munity and international service projects, and exchange programs

that enrich and foster world peace and cultural understanding.”

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2 Fran’s Feature ~ continued from front

page Service Above Self in Honduras? 3 Make Deams Real 2012—conference info 4 Rotaract District 5020 Conference 5-6 Martha’s Corner ~ Peace Within, Between and Among Us 7 Rotary Four-Way Test Multimedia

Competition 2012-2013

8 A Message from the Desk of the Youth

Exchange Committee Chair

9-10 Rotary Youth Exchange

11 RYLA 2012 12-13 RYPEN 2012—at Eagle’s Nest Ranch 14 The 2012 Calgary Microcredit Conference—An Event You Don’t Want to Miss 15 July 2012 Attendance

Rotary International District 5360 Newsletter

September 2012

Fran’s Feature

Official Newsletter of District Governor Fran Leggett

Fran’s Feature (continued)

We have a number of programs that focus on our youth, RYLA, RYPEN, Interact, Rotaract, and Youth Exchange.

In addition, many of us take part in “Adventures” programs that other Districts offer. Our youth are the future of Ro-

tary, they bring enthusiasm and passion to our lives and we hope they will become future Rotarians.

I have been travelling throughout the District and meeting with you and your boards. It has been an amazing

experience to listen to all that you do in your communities, internationally and with the New Generations. Clubs are

providing scholarships, sending youth to RYLA and RYPEN, sponsoring Interact Clubs supporting Rotaract and hosting

our Youth exchange students. We will soon have a new Rotaract club in Red Deer and thanks to all who have sup-

ported this venture.

This month the newsletter is all about our New Generations programs. Each group has been asked to tell us

about their program. I know you will enjoy learning more about them and the excitement and passion they generate

with our youth.

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One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars for Microcredit in Honduras goes a long way. That's why D5360 Micro-credit Task Force and Opportunity International, Canada have partnered to expand microcredit and financial ser-vices to Santa Cruz de Yojoa, 2.5 hours outside of the capital city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. In the accompany-ing summary article, you can read about borrowers that continue to borrow from the folks that had faith in them when no one else did. If you our your Rotary Club wish to join in the matching funding for this project please contact the Microcredit Task Force Chair, Wally Gardiner, Pres. Rotary Club of

High River, Alberta (gardinercomputer@shaw.ca). For those who like to see the projects first hand, we also have an In-sight Tour to the microcredit banks Honduras plus a visit to the 19th year of the Central American Project Fair called Uni-endo America.

What Could Service Above Self Look Like in the Country of Honduras?

Submitted by Steven Rickard

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MAKE DREAMS REAL— 2012

When you think of words like inspiring, educational, motivational, topical, or even perspirational, what comes to mind? Well I hope you said that it reminded you of last year’s Make Dreams Real Conference in Calgary. This year on Oct. 27th at the Greenwood Inn in Calgary, we are hosting a new format for the ever popular Make Dreams Real Conference. While Make Dreams Real has traditionally been part of the PE training, a few years back we changed the format to a motivational program featuring speakers with engaging presentations on projects and pro-grams. At that time the event became available to all Rotarians, not just President Elects but this doesn’t seem to be widely known. In addition to President Elects, current leaders, future lead-ers, Rotaractors, Interactors, and all Rotarians will find this an inspiring day. In order to accommodate participant requests for more time to ask questions of the speakers, we are ar-ranging for four breakout sessions with two simultaneous sessions at one time. Sessions will allow for presentations for half of the allotted time, and half of the time for questions and comments. In addition, we will have three keynote addresses in the form of Martin Parnell and Martha McManus. Our lunch time guest speaker will be Christie Johnson representing the APU Girls School in Malawi. Other speakers are being confirmed as you read this article. In an effort to make this conference affordable to everyone, we have kept fees to a bare minimum. President Elects will be able to register without cost, with the hope that they bring someone else with them from their club, or a prospective new member. The second and subsequent registrants will only pay $50 each. Servus Credit Union has made it possible for limited funding for Rotaract, Interact, Rotex, RYLA and RYPEN grads to come and join us FREE of charge for the first 75 registrations. Registrations can be made at: http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Events/EvpEventDetails.aspx?accountid=50011&eid=07b66168-0e39-4064-9c3d-c02e47503208&tid=2. Payment can be made on the day of the event. We have also arrangements to start the conference at 9 am so that as many of you can pile into your van and take members along without having to incur the cost of a hotel. (okay that does not work if you are from Kindersley or Swift Current).

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As a group of Rotaractors, we feel that our trip to the District 5020 conference was an astounding success. We joined thirty or forty other Rotaractors from within district 5020 and other districts - some as far away as Oregon. From the start of the conference, it became very apparent that district 5020 has an incredibly strong focus on youth programs, including Youth Exchange, Rotaract, Interact and the like. As part of the opening ceremonies they wel-comed approximately fifty youth exchange students from around 25 different countries. We found that along with the strong focus on youth programs, district 5020 also has a very strong focus on cross-border fellowship. As part of the conference, the Rotaract Club of Victoria hosted a Rotaract session early Saturday morning involving all Rotaract delegates. The session focused on three different areas: club services, Rotary-Rotaract relationship management, and integration of service and fellowship. There were presentations on all three areas by three differ-ent Rotaractors, followed by group discussions and collaboration regarding all three sections. All notes were re-corded for future distribution to the attendees of the conference. From this session, we took back a number of dif-ferent ideas that each of us can integrate into our own Rotaract meetings, including running effective meetings, identifying strengths and interests of the members for better engagement, keeping a strong balance of fun in each meeting, bribing members with cookies, and engaging members with responsibilities as quickly as possible.

Equally important to the session content, each of us feel that networking with Rotaractors and Rotarians from out-side our district has created a bank of collective knowledge that will enable all of us to develop model practices. Many ideas were exchanged regarding fundraising and service projects, such as microcredit, water and sanitation, peace and conflict resolution, and effective crisis response. The Rotaract Club of Victoria arranged some great team-building exercises for the Rotaract delegates. It seemed to be that they ordered the weather, as we all learned how to quickly work together in a cold, windy rainstorm. On Saturday afternoon we broke off into teams and hit the downtown core of Victoria for a couple hours of random acts of kindness. The host Rotaractors had a great compe-tition-style method to this activity which engaged us all and created a great team atmosphere. Each and every one of us came back feeling cold, wet, and fulfilled. Above all else, the relationships that were formed over the weekend were truly the highlights of the whole experi-ence. It was wonderful to come together with individuals that share the same passion for service as we do in district 5360. As a group, we came to this conference to create friendships and get inspired. Mission accomplished!

Rotaract District 5020 Conference -Submitted by Mike Feduniw

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Martha’s Corner by Martha McManus ‘Emotions are essential components of conflict, ignore them at your peril’… I have taught conflict resolution in communities across Canada, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. I do not want to sound too simplistic, but we human beings are more alike than different. A mother grieving for her dead child, a brother talking to his brother about a dangerous lifestyle, a family trying to be safe in the face of poverty and escalating violence; we all feel hurt, fear, anger, sadness, and frustration. We learn to express our feelings in our homes, from the adults who are our role models. In my work with disrupted communities (Sri Lanka, Ro-mania, Great Lakes, Africa, Iraq, First Nations…),uncertainty, danger, loss and violence mean many adults model frustration to anxiety, sadness to despair, anger to rage. (You may remember Kubler-Ross identifying the experience of dealing with loss: denial, anger….and certainly loss of safety, home, life, work, community, freedom are very real in war torn communities). Adults have few resources to manage their own emotions, and no support in helping the children in their communities develop skills to manage their emotions. Daniel Goldman in his book about Emotional Intelligence describes 5 key elements to EQ: 1) Self awareness-know your own emotions, values, goals and impacts on others 2) Self regulation-managing and controlling disruptive impulses and emotions 3) Social skills- managing relationships, respecting emotions 4) Empathy- aware of and considering others feelings 5) Motivation- mobilizing yourself to achieve goals –alone and with others In conflict, issues with different perspective are complicated by perceptions and emotions. Many students of conflict resolution say they would like to work with workplace conflict, because family conflict is so messy and emotional. Parent-child, school and home, divorce, step families, siblings dealing with an aging parent, settling estates, emotions often flood the process. They are often surprised to learn of the degree of intense emotions in workplace conflict. Stress leave, har-assment claims, wrongful dismissal, cliques meet in small groups; when conflict is not addressed in a proactive way, work performance diminishes. On the international stage, I think of Jimmy Carter’s story of the Camp David Accord. At a conference he told us that ne-gotiations had been unproductive and all parties were preparing to go home; Sadat and Meir and their Egyptian and Is-raeli teams were leaving. President Carter brought out pictures and asked the leaders to sign them. He explained that he wanted to tell his children and grandchildren that they had tried to reach agreement. The group began to talk about their future generations and their hopes and dreams for their own children. All parties can-celled their departures and worked to complete the Camp David accord. This example demonstrates what Johnathan Haidt writes about in Happiness Hypothesis. The Buddha’s metaphor of the

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elephant and the rider describes a powerful elephant of emotions and the conscious thinking mind of the rider, trying to control things and move forward. No matter how skilled or wise the rider, it is not possible to move forward in life’s goals without the engagement of the emotional elephant. In President Carter’s example, a discussion of children engaged the emotions of the negotiators and motivated the elephant. In conflict situations, it is not possible to override emotions, rather we seek to acknowledge emotions, engage emotions in a goal of moving forward to a better place and engage discussion of moving forward to resolve conflicts with both the rational rider and emotional elephant in mind. The Shia, Sunni and Kurdish staff I worked with in Iraq had very intense emotions in their experience of violence and loss. They wanted to learn to manage their own emotions and help the groups they were teaching expand their emotional in-telligence too. Emotions cannot be discounted, as the elephant is powerful and dominant and capable of trampling others when out of control. The goal becomes engaging emotions by acknowledging then, moving forward to how resolution can create positive outcomes. And rider and elephant together can move toward positive goals.

One staff member, Said teaches his children that the Prophet speaks against expressing and acting on anger. Over the last three years he has worked with his family and now there is no beating children or hitting his wives; as Said learns to man-age his anger and models this for his family, coworkers and those he teaches in workshops with teachers, police, parents and community members. In my next column I will write about anger as was requested. If you have thoughts, questions, comments and/or sugges-tions, please write to me at marthamcmanus@hotmail.com.

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Rotary District 5360

Rotary Four-Way Test Multi-Media Competition 2012-2013

For High-School Students in Grades 10-12

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT – Sept. 2012

Overview As the Rotary District 5360 Four-Way Test Multi-Media Competition Committee, we would like to have as many students as possible compete this year. Thus we request your help in advertising this to students, to hold local competitions, and to help forward the best presentations on to our District competition. As the student-year is filled with obligations, it is important to start now, in September! Purpose Using technology (e.g. Power Point or Video) to integrate multiple types of media, to present or explain the Rotary 4-Way Test. This states that: Of the things we think, say, or do, 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build good will and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Presentations are to be 6 – 8 minutes long. Students can work individually or in teams of 2-3 students. Possible winning teams share the respective prize. Prizes are planned as: 1st $700 2nd $400 3rd $250 Judging Criteria: Content (40%), Creativity / Originality (40%), Technical (20%). (see the District website: http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/home.aspx?did=5360 Select ‘New Generations’ under ‘Site pages’ in left column; Then under ‘Related Pages’ select ‘4-way Test Multimedia Contest’ i.e. http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/SitePages/SitePage.aspx?accountid=50011&pid=56605&sid=80979 and select ‘4-way Test Information’ for ‘Details and Judging Criteria’. Additional pages, related to registration of students, details for judges, etc. will be added as they are developed. Appeal to Rotarians in our District with direct linkages to schools (e.g. via Interact Clubs or other contacts) – their Ro-tary Clubs and relevant Assistant Governors: As DG Fran has tasked us (a small committee of 3 now) with organizing this Four-Way Test Multi-Media Competition, we need your help to contact and inform students and to run initial competitions. Initial competitions could be arranged at a school or several Rotary Clubs could organize a smaller ‘regional’ competition. PLEASE USE THE SAME GUIDELINES AS WE HAVE PREPARED. Feb. 1, 2013 is the suggested ‘deadline’ for submissions to such initial competitions. March 15, 2013 is the ‘deadline’ for submissions to the District competition. Only presentations rated as achieving at least 75% should then be forwarded to us for District-level judging. May 3-5, 2013 is the Rotary 5360 District Conference, held in Lethbridge, where the winning Four-Way Test Multi-Media Competition entries will be presented and the winners will be announced. Give us a ‘heads up’: Rotarians with relevant school contacts who would like to try to get student participation for this year’s Four-Way Test Multi-Media Competition, please let me know that you are ‘out there’ and through which Rotary Club, School, Interact Club you would try to pursue this. That would be a great help! Thanking all those willing to try to enhance student participation in this endeavour in 2012-13, Hans-Henning Mündel (Chair), Rotary District 5360 Four-Way Test Multi-Media Competition Committee,

hhmuend@shockware.com and phone 403-329-4746.

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A Message from the Desk of the Youth Exchange Committee Chair

There’s a lot to be said for the old adage, “Time flies when you’re having fun!” I must be having fun then as it seems just like yesterday that last year’s cohort of outbound students were heading off on their adventure to a different land and culture and our inbound students were arriving to begin their experience in District 5360. Well the reality is that both our outbounds and our inbounds have returned home safely and now we’re embarking on the same journey once again, but this time with 38 new faces. Our District is currently partnered with 18 countries in Rotary International’s youth ex-change program. Each year approximately 6,000 long term and 2,000 short term exchanges take place globally. Our 2012 – 2013 Outbound Students Our 2012 – 2103 Inbound Students at Kamp Kiwanis

Our Youth Exchange Committee Key Priorities for 2012-13 • Develop a 5 year Strategic Plan • Focus on Youth Protection program compliance • Strengthen communications with the Clubs • Simplify YEX program administration • Develop and launch a new and improved District YEX Training plan/program • Integrate into New Generations

Some key dates you should block off in your calendar ….. September 29 Inbound Orientation # 2 Calgary (Marlborough Community Centre) January 26 Outbound Orientation # 1 Calgary (Marlborough Community Centre) March 1-3 Outbound Orientation # 2 Weekend Calgary (Greenwood Inn) April 27 Outbound Orientation # 3 Calgary (Marlborough Community Centre) May 3-5 District Conference Lethbridge (Lethbridge Lodge)

Some other fun (optional) events that are in the works for this year’s inbound students include the Waterton Peace Park Assembly (September 14-16), Screamfest (October 27-28), Zoolights, Winterfest, Rocky Mountain Canoe Trip and Stam-pedefest. More information on the YEX program can be found on our web site www.yex5360.org.

Rick Istead Chair, Rotary District 5360 YEX Committee

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Rotary Youth Exchange From Sep 17th to Sep 19th an orientation session was held at Kamp Kawanis Bragg Creek for our newly arrived inbound students and our 2011-12 returning students. There were approximately 70 people attending, including 15 inbound stu-dents (5 still to arrive), 20 returning students (ROTEX), senior ROTEX, club counsellors and committee members. Our spe-cial guest was District Governor Fran Leggett who stayed for most of the weekend.

District Governor Fran with the Inbound Students

We have five more inbound students to arrive. They have been delayed because of the late arrival of visas. Our Chair, Rick Istead welcomed everyone on Friday evening and had everyone introduce themselves to the group. This year all of the inbounds seem to have a reasonable grasp of English. This was followed by some ice breaker activities.

Students on Friday Evening

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Students and counsellors were divided into country groups and team building exercises were conducted. Most of these exercises required tasks to be completed without any talking. It is always interesting to watch people trying to communi-cate without talking. These exercises were followed by a debrief as to ones feeling. The rest of the evening was free time where people could get to know each other. On Saturday the Inbound students were given their contracts to sign. There were sessions on Culture Shock and adjusting to life in Canada. After lunch Inbound students and their counsellors went to Heritage Park for the afternoon. The returning students spent the day being involved in debriefs on their year away. What was good? What was bad etc. After dinner the other Olympics were held. This consisted of eight events in which each team participated. If you have seen Minute To Win It on TV you get the idea. Each team made a flag and entered the arena carrying the flag. A lot of fun was had by everyone. Later that evening everyone got to toast marshmallows over the camp fire.

Athletes arrive in the stadium Keep 3 balloons in the air for 30 seconds On Sunday students were given the opportunity to set some short term goals. These will be revisited later in the year. Inbound counsellors were given a lot of training as to their responsibilities during the weekend. These sessions covered every aspect of the inbound exchange experience. These sessions were conducted by the Student Co-ordinators. Following lunch on Sunday everyone made their way home. We meet with the Inbound students again at the Marlborough Community Centre in Calgary on 29th September. See you all there. There is currently a Communications and Youth Protection (safety) Coordinator position open on the Youth Exchange Com-mittee. If anyone is interested in this position, please contact Youth Exchange Chair Rick Istead at rwistead@telus.net for details.

Bob Jones

Lead Student Coordinator

District 5360 Youth Exchange Committee

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RYLA 2012 Submitted by Geoff Hughes

It was an early Saturday morning in May and nearly 100 RYLA participants and councillors rose from their beds in pictur-esque Canmore. They dressed, ate and made their way to the Radisson hotel, where the 2012 District Conference was being held. It has long been engrained in the RYLA culture to constantly be changing, expanding and renewing. This past year was no exception as the RYLA program made some big changes. Over the past few years, the program had taken place at the University of Calgary over a weekend in May. This year, along with the location, a number of changes were made and the most successful of which was the integration with the Rotary District Conference and with Rotarians. Although they were held at different locations, the two programs came together a couple times over the weekend. The first, being Saturday morning to hear Craig Kielburger. As they entered the hotel that morning, there were a lot of nervous looks painted across the faces of both the RYLA par-ticipants and Rotarians alike. No one was really sure of what to expect. They entered the big ballroom and sat amongst the Rotarians. In true Rotarian fashion, they welcomed the youth and the once quiet room was filled with sound. Kielburger came to the stage and presented. There was a quiet excitement as he spoke of what he did and the changes he made as youth and continues to make as a young adult. Following his presentation, those in attendance dispersed into breakout groups. It was here that the connection between RYLA and Rotary was solidified. The youth were involved, they provided valuable insight and they gained valuable insight. On the Sunday, the RYLA participants returned to the District Conference. On that Sunday, they presented. And did they ever present. Earlier the weekend, they had broken into groups of 7 or 8 and chose a topic that they were passionate about. This topic had to be an issue that they see in their lives and their community and they had to put together a presentation on how they were going to solve that issue. Sunday was the culmination of all their hard work. The first group stood at the front of the room and presented to a room full of Rotarians. A room full of people that they didn’t know, that were to say the very least, a little intimidating. They were a little nervous but they didn’t show it. At the end of the first presentation, a Rotarian stood up and announced if that group was interested in pursuing their idea, he would donate services from his company. As more groups presented, more Rotarians and Rotary clubs stood up to offer services and in many cases, cash to see the projects come to fruition. Sometimes people ask, “what’s so special about Rotary?” This is. What happened on Sunday is what makes Rotary and Rotarians, special. As the weekend came to an end, many Rotarians commented on the success of integrating the two groups. Many started to understand the impact that we have on youth. We often donate money to a cause, but over this weekend in May, we had the opportunity to experience and see results. Due to the overwhelming success of this year’s RYLA program and because so many of the groups have started to imple-ment their ideas and their plans, we have partnered up with the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta to hold a second RYLA in October.

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RYPEN EAGLES NEST RANCH

September 20-23/2012 will see Eagles Nest Ranch in the Cypress Hills come alive to the excitement of RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment). This is a leadership program for teens who normally don’t have the opportunity to be in-volved in leadership training. During the course of the camp, students get to be involved in many trust exercises, indoor discussion groups, outdoor group exercises, challenge the climbing wall, the Burma bridge and the zip line. Finally on Saturday evening they have a chance to show their talents at the talent show which is followed up by a dance. Some 60-70 teenagers aged 13 to 18 will gather together at the Lodge Hotel in Medicine Hat before being transported to Eagles Nest Ranch. They will come from all parts of District 5360. Also in attendance will be some 20 adult and junior leaders. At Medicine Hat all participants will be checked in and assigned a colour group along with a junior and adult leader. This will be their group for the whole of the camp.

Registration Fun & Games before departure When they arrive, these teenagers generally know just one or two people. They are usually fairly quiet and shy. However they quickly make new friends and the noise level gradually rises. Some games are played at the hotel whilst participants arrive. When everyone is checked in, it is off to Eagles Nest Ranch. Thursday evening program requires each group to compose a song which introduces all members of their group. This is followed by lots of trust exercises in the gym. These exercises help to break down barriers and give the students lots of confidence.

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Friday, tee shirts are distributed and group photos are taken. Friday’s highlight is a walk through the forest in the dark to the top of the mountain to an open clearing. Here they can see lots of stars (if the weather co-operates), tell stories and sing some songs. It is a very quiet and peaceful time. Saturday there are lots of outdoor activities, including hikes and the zip line.

Burma Bridge Zip Line

Sunday is the last day of camp. After breakfast and the camp is cleaned students pack their bags and board the bus for Medicine Hat. All of the leaders line up and the students file past and get a hug prior to boarding the bus.

Saying goodbye

If your club hasn’t been involved in RYPEN please consider this opportunity for young people. There are two RYPEN camps each year. The first is held in May at Camp Alexo (70 km west of Rocky Mountain House) followed by Eagles Nest Ranch in September. At $275 per student this is a great bang for your buck. Check the District 5360 web site for details.

Bob Jones – RYPEN Adult Leader

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The 2012 Calgary Microcredit Conference – An Event You Don’t Want to Miss

While microcredit is fairly well established in the international realm, microcredit has spread to North American commu-nities Canada and the USA. Why you might ask, would the wealthiest nations on earth require small loans and related fi-nancial services? That is but one question we hope to address on Saturday 13 October 2012 at the Calgary Microcredit Conference. More than a dozen presenters will delve deeply into the needs of those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid and show how those needs are being addressed through microcredit. If you have ever imagined starting a microcredit bank or have plans to donate to or invest in one, the Conference is a good place to advance your knowledge. Through meeting industry spokespersons and learning about their best practices you will be better informed plus you will leave with a wealth of contact information. A feature will be the day-ending Bear Pit session where your questions will be answered along with the thought provoking inquiries of others. While not exclusive to Rotarians, folks that like to see anti-poverty measures that really work, especially those that avoid the donor dependency techniques of simplistic handouts, invariably like the self-help processes of microcredit. Rather, by providing a hand up and not a hand out, borrowers have responded with an amazing repayment record (97%) usually re-paying on time with interest. Microfinance Institutions like FINCA or NWTF initiate the trust network but it is the borrow-ers who support each other, often through loan cross guarantees that do the real work of value - building communities. At the Calgary Danish Club, the inviting "club" atmosphere will be used to divide the day's presentations into an upstairs / downstairs theme of International and Domestic microcredit. John Hatch Founder of FINCA, one of the world's largest mi-crocredit organizations, will be the robust keynote speaker. As many as fifteen presenters, ranging from FINCA, to the relatively new South West Alberta Community Loans Association are sure to cover your every area of interest. Designed with networking opportunities in mind, the day promises to be as entertaining as informative. In but one example of a project to be presented at the Conference, the Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation will, among other topics, discuss TeleMedicine. Using picture and questionnaire capturing features of the Android phone, health care workers send symptoms to doctors anywhere in the world. In turn they help the patients apply the prescribed remedies. This is a critical advantage for the more than 60% of the rural Filipino population that might otherwise never be examined by a doctor or trained health care worker. From those who have attended the previous four Conferences we learned the following: Students attend to learn and meet potential employers. Rotarians usually meet and greet, from other Clubs, those in similar committees. Folks both new to and experienced in microcredit, use the Conference to update their knowledge. Display booths help visitors interact with all aspects of delivering microcredit and related financial services. In short, compelling speakers, excellent networking amongst like-minded people, and products that facilitate microcredit will combine on 13 October 2012 to become our biggest and best Conference, ever. The Rotarian-based Calgary Microcredit Conference Ltd. is a registered non profit corporation, designed to broaden & deepen knowledge about microcredit and its related financial services. Conference proceeds will be used in support of an application to bring to Calgary the 2016 International Microcredit Summit. Co-hosting the Conference are both the Rotar-ian Action Group for Microcredit and the D5360 Microcredit Task Force. Further details on the Calgary Microcredit Con-ference and registration ($90) are available at www.calgarymicrocreditconference.com or by contacting the conference coordinator Barb Briggs at briggsbarb@gmail.com or 403-287-0483.

We hope to see you in October!

Steve Rickard, PDG, Chair,

Calgary Microcredit Conference Ltd.

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Club Name NR Member Count

Last Year

Member Count July

Gain/Loss July

YTD Gain/Loss

YTD Gain/Loss %

Last Year Attndnc %

July Attndnc

%

YTD Attndnc

%

July Rank

YTD Rank

Meetings- July

Airdrie 39 38 -1 -1 -2.56% 78.00% 76.84% 76.84% 5 5 5

Banff NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Brooks NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Calgary 258 247 -12 -11 -4.26% 44.19% 40.27% 40.27% 32 32 5

Calgary Centennial NR 45 0 0 -45 -100.00% 76.48% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Calgary Chinook NR 90 0 0 -90 -100.00% 66.02% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Calgary Crowchild 19 19 0 0 0.00% 52.17% 26.32% 26.32% 33 33 5

Calgary East NR 39 0 0 -39 -100.00% 71.43% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Calgary Fish Creek 22 23 0 1 4.55% 77.85% 48.91% 48.91% 27 27 4

Calgary Heritage Park 54 54 0 0 0.00% 79.77% 72.22% 72.22% 9 9 3

Calgary Millennium 17 17 0 0 0.00% 62.83% 50.98% 50.98% 24 24 3

Calgary North NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 54.51% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Calgary Olympic NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 23.20% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Calgary Sarcee 34 30 0 -4 -11.76% 60.06% 52.50% 52.50% 21 21 4

Calgary South 170 170 0 0 0.00% 74.90% 73.75% 73.75% 7 7 2

Calgary West 75 72 -2 -3 -4.00% 61.55% 67.54% 67.54% 13 13 4

Canmore 84 83 -1 -1 -1.19% 66.28% 60.06% 60.06% 19 19 4

Cardston NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 14.42% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Coaldale NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Cochrane 28 28 0 0 0.00% 69.98% 65.60% 65.60% 15 15 5

Drumheller NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Fort Macleod 16 16 0 0 0.00% 48.17% 42.00% 42.00% 31 31 4

High River 93 90 -3 -3 -3.23% 57.28% 49.70% 49.70% 26 26 4

Innisfail 47 47 0 0 0.00% 77.25% 72.00% 72.00% 10 10 3

Kindersley 28 29 1 1 3.57% 65.50% 51.30% 51.30% 23 23 4

Lacombe 49 42 -1 -7 -14.29% 70.57% 71.55% 71.55% 11 11 3

Lacombe Daybreak 22 19 -3 -3 -13.64% 71.92% 73.33% 73.33% 8 8 4

Lethbridge 113 111 3 -2 -1.77% 58.34% 47.03% 47.03% 28 28 4

Lethbridge East 29 29 0 0 0.00% 98.42% 61.21% 61.21% 18 18 4

Lethbridge Sunrise NR 36 0 0 -36 -100.00% 77.88% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Lethbridge Urban Spirits 44 43 0 -1 -2.27% 69.29% 67.48% 67.48% 14 14 4

Medicine Hat 76 70 -7 -6 -7.89% 71.74% 82.00% 82.00% 3 3 4

Medicine Hat - PACE 17 15 -2 -2 -11.76% 50.82% 46.67% 46.67% 29 29 4

Medicine Hat (Saamis) 26 26 0 0 0.00% 69.68% 75.96% 75.96% 6 6 4

Medicine Hat Sun-rise 38 34 -4 -4 -10.53% 69.85% 83.92% 83.92% 1 1 4

Olds 40 41 1 1 2.50% 62.79% 62.66% 62.66% 17 17 4

Pincher Creek 30 28 1 -2 -6.67% 66.16% 68.75% 68.75% 12 12 4

Ponoka 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Raymond NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Red Deer 96 95 -1 -1 -1.04% 60.02% 50.13% 50.13% 25 25 4

Red Deer Centen-nial 19 16 -3 -3 -15.79% 68.87% 51.56% 51.56% 22 22 4

Red Deer East 41 42 0 1 2.44% 85.83% 82.30% 82.30% 2 2 5

Red Deer Sunrise 49 49 0 0 0.00% 61.73% 42.35% 42.35% 30 30 4

Rocky Rotary NR 14 0 0 -14 -100.00% 59.06% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Rotary Club of Oko-toks 44 45 0 1 2.27% 65.37% 58.52% 58.52% 20 20 4

Stettler 38 38 1 0 0.00% 62.83% 64.00% 64.00% 16 16 4

Swift Current NR 0 0 0 0 0.00% 4.17% 0.00% 0.00% 34 34 0

Sylvan Lake 23 23 1 0 0.00% 70.20% 77.17% 77.17% 4 4 4

Totals 2002 1729 -32 -273 -11.27% 50.14% 38.05% 38.05%