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Published by PeaceDays.ca

First Contact is a film series that is part of the Rotarian and Friends inspired 9th annual Peace Days Festival of Peace and Compassion that launches September 11, 2018. Peace Days begins with a raising of the Peace Days Flag with the Mayor at City Hall in Winnipeg at 9:00 AM, and culminates on September 21st,  the International Day of Peace 2018. Rotarian inspired and co-created with Indigenous Peoples, Honouring Indigenous Peoples (HIP), and the Rotary Club of Winnipeg, they are using this transformative education film series to be a catalyst and inspiration for an informed dialogue between Rotarians, friends, supporters of Rotarian service, and Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond. The goal is to build understanding, goodwill, and peace. And to inspire others to do the same. 

By Wes Granger and Christopher DiRosa, Published in Rotary International

In June 2017, with the help of the Rotary Club of Longmont in Colorado, USA, and in partnership with the non-profit, The Inclusion Collective, we along with three other community members from Colorado volunteered in Kiev, Ukraine, in specialized settings for children with disabilities. By every measurement, this project was a success. This opportunity never would have happened without the life changing support of Rotary members.

By Sharon Bay, Published in Rotary International

I had only been a Rotarian for a year, and was eager for another opportunity to serve, when I was asked by the committee chair of District 5340’s Music Camp Youth Exchange if I would be interested in hosting two talented musical students for three weeks that summer. My husband and I had hosted an exchange student from Bolivia several years prior and had enjoyed the experience. This would only be for three weeks, and we felt we knew what to expect, so we enthusiastically said yes.