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District 6400
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The chartering
of the Windsor Club in 1918 launched Rotary in this southwest
corner of Ontario, famous for its waterways, beautiful countryside
and its world class Bird Sanctuary. In fact, you can get no further
south in Canada than Pelee Island in the Essex County area of
District 6400. With a membership of over 2,000, the District is an
international district with nine clubs in Ontario and 42 clubs in
northern Michigan. The Canadian clubs are in Zone 22 and the
Michigan clubs are in Zone 28.
Club Service
Club service
and camaraderie is generated in the nine clubs in Zone 22 – Windsor,
Amherstburg, Essex, Leamington, Harrow, Cottam, Windsor-St. Clair,
Windsor-Roseland, Belle River and a new club is pending.
A
notable feature over the last thirty-four years at the District
Conference is the Dick Hedke Award for the club judged to have the
best balance in the promotion of the four avenues of service.
Vocational service
Club meetings
provide the opportunity to exchange ideas for improving service and
efficiency in all occupations and maintaining high ethical
standards. The strong participation of the Zone 22 Clubs in the
Group Exchange program has proven to be beneficial all around.
Community Service
The third
avenue of service, has the widespread attention of the Clubs in this
corner of the Zone 22 Rotary World. For instance, the Harrow Club
raised funds for the expansion of their arena and for a new town
library. The Leamington Club worked to expand the town arena
complex. The Cottam Club updated the local park. The Amherstburg
Club operates the historical Park House. The Windsor Club is a
founding partner and a major supporter of the Essex County
Children’s Rehabilitation Center, and a major supporter of the
Windsor Rotary Children’s Safety Village and other similar projects.
Indeed, the Windsor Club has a long history of support for crippled
children have instigated the formation in 1922 of the Ontario
Society for Crippled Children. The Windsor-St. Clair Club received
recognition including the Frank Devlyn Exemplary Public Relations
Award for its projects. The Belle River Club is engaged in a
project to build a pedestrian railroad overpass for the local hiking
trail. The Windsor-Roseland Club with its low average age
participates enthusiastically in many community projects.
International Service
From huge programs like Polio Plus to important through small
international community service projects and through exchange visits
these Zone 22 – District 6400 Clubs find a wide variety of ways to
participate and contribute. Some Rotarians have participated as
R. I. Volunteers in the
various phases of these programs. The District Governor’s Golf
Outing held every spring in Kingsville raises funds for
international programs.
Youth exchange initiated in the 1980’s is a popular District
program. Opportunities are provided for personal and vocational
growth of students in both directions. This District finds
additional benefits in the host home experiences and in spurring the
growth of Rotoract and Interact Clubs.
Group exchange has a good track record with the Zone 22 Club in
District 6400 who have been willing to do more than their share –
and the activity is producing new Rotarians. |
