
“I believe participating in the Model UN was one of the formative experiences of my youth."
Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, Chair - World Refugee Council, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, former Minister of Global Affairs Canada, Graduate of the 1st Winnipeg MUNA
“Taking part in the prestigious Winnipeg Model United Nations Assembly as a high school student allowed me to experience for the first time how politics is conducted, both in the public halls and behind the scenes. It gave me a taste of what it means to speak to the hopes, dreams and needs of all citizens. For the participants of the Winnipeg MUNA, it is the perfect time to hone your debating and negotiating skills, and to put your convictions into action.”
Honourable Greg Selinger, former Premier of Manitoba, graduate of Winnipeg MUNA
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- The Youth for Truth & Reconciliation project is launching this October at Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre! Please see information below for information about the launch of this new program.
- The Youth for Truth & Reconciliation project is a youth led initiative that will bring together young Winnipeggers, from a diversity of backgrounds, to share their experiences while learning about Indigenous History, Truth & Reconciliation, Leadership and Civic Engagement.
- The selection of 100 youth, half Indigenous and half non-Indigenous, will attend 4 full day sessions over 4 months set to include workshops, Indigenous teachings, and opportunities for youth to build relationships and support each other through sharing their experiences. They will also have the option to join their group in 4 volunteer days within the community as well during that timeframe. The project will lead up to an exciting large 300+ youth led gathering in March 2020 that will focus on the same themes as the sessions with engaging speakers, youth stories and entertainment. We will invite youth from all over Winnipeg and Manitoba as this gathering will promote cultural inclusion and will serve as a celebration of the similarities and differences we share as Canadians. There will also be a chance to for youth to join the youth gathering committee which will plan the event.
- The Youth for Truth & Reconciliation project is for Indigenous & Non-Indigenous youth between 14-17 and 18-29 who would be interested in or could benefit from joining. Sessions will take place once a month in Oct, Nov, Jan & Feb on a Saturday in Winnipeg. We will provide honorariums, meals and rides for the youth who attend and a certificate of completion at the end.
- Registrations for this program are now open until Sept 27th and the first session begins Oct 5th.
Contact: Trisha North
Youth for Truth & Reconciliation Coordinator
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc.
445 King Street
Winnipeg, MB R2W 2CS
P: 204-925-0300 | C: 778-859-5213
tnorth@mamawi.com | www.mamawi.com





At our June 26 lunch-time meeting, we were delighted to be visited by our former Rotary Exchange student - Joao (John) Lopez and his family. John was a 16 year old exchange student from Brazil who was hosted by The Rotary Club of Brandon in 1983-84 when club president was Ed Jarvis (later District Governor). John attended Vincent Massey High School. John made many lasting friends and has carried on a very long lasting communication with Will & Jane (Harding) Lamont. In fact, their friendship is a large part of John and his family’s visit back to Brandon.
John decided to bring his family to Brandon and show them where he spent a year learning English, Canadian culture, and making life-long friends. Pam (pictured below) and Jack Stacey were one of John's host families in 1983. John told us that even after 35 years, he still gets emotional when describing his experience to his children.
On Sunday, May 6 members from the Brandon and Minot Rotary Clubs met at the International Peace Garden for a morning of gardening at the 9/11 Memorial Site. The 9/11 Memorial Site was created in May 2002 in memory of those who lost their lives in the events of September 11, 2001. Ten pieces of steel from the wreckage of the World Trade Center form the centrepiece of the memorial.
Brandon Club members were Cheryl & Roger Winger, Bernie Chrisp, Marty & Elaine Snelling, Michelle Fortin, Bill Anderson, Pam Stacey, Jane & Norm Neil, Rick Felstead, Chuck LaRocque, Ron Adams, and daughters Hannah & Carsyn. From the Minot Club were Kevin Harman, C. J. Craven, and two others (names not recorded). Also participating were International Peace Garden staff Tim Chapman, CEO and Connie Lagerquist, Horticulturist.

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He became acquainted with Rotary, first through RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), a four day camp which has had only highly positive feedback from the participants, leaders and even those responsible for transport to the camp. From that he went to the Exchange Student program. Only two weeks after his graduation from Vincent Massey high school, he was on the plane heading for South Africa. As much as he thought he was independent (worked, saved for his own car, fought my own battles) you’ll never be as independent from your parents and friends when you step off that plane.
The Shelterbox program is an unbelievable program to give the opportunity to an individual or a group to be able to step up and give a huge amount of help to people in need.
For example, the Shelterbox provides sustained shelter for people dealing with disaster in the Philippines.
Shelterbox already has two response teams on the ground in the Philippines who are working with the help of Rotarians to provide emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
The total cost of a Shelterbox is $1,500, but you can contribute a portion which can be gathered together with other donations to make up enough to purchase a Shelterbox.
Some 90 countries have received Shelterboxes. And more than 130,000 Shelterboxes have been deployed since the Rotary Club project since 2000.
For some more info, see: http://www.shelterboxcanada.org/
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RI President-elect Holger Knaack encouraged the leaders to take advantage of the many options that Rotary provides to create change in the world.
“Rotary is not just a club that you join. It is an invitation to endless opportunities,” Knaack said Monday, 20 January, at the annual training event held in San Diego, California, USA. “It opens opportunities to serve in a project as big and historic as End Polio Now and also in a small community project, where you just plant a tree. ... Everything we do opens another opportunity for someone, somewhere.”


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