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DESCRIPTION:Join us as Rotary District 7080 Governor Uche Okugo joins us fo
 r his official visit.  Uche Okugo is a dedicated Rotarian whose journey e
 mbodies the very essence of Service Above Self. Uche brings two decades of
  impactful service\, visionary leadership\, and international Rotary exper
 ience\, as he contributes to Create Lasting Impact. He began his Rotary jo
 urney on May 4\, 2006\, in Nigeria as a member of the Rotary Club of Asaba
  in former District 9140 (now 9141)\, and later continued with the Rotary 
 Club of Ota in former District 9110 (now 9111). Over his membership time i
 n Nigeria\, he served as Club Administration Chair\, Treasurer\, Trainer\,
  President Installation Committee Chair\, District Conference Committee me
 mber\, Club Secretary\, and President-Elect.  Since relocating to Canada 
 in 2018\, he has been an active and proud member of the Rotary Club of Bra
 mpton (District 7080)\, where he also served as President. A committed sup
 porter of The Rotary Foundation\, Uche is a Major Donor\, member of the Pa
 ul Harris Society\, PolioPlus Society\, and Bequest Society Level 2 - demo
 nstrating both his generosity and belief in Rotary’s global impact. At t
 he district level\, Uche has held several influential leadership roles. As
  Interact Committee Chair and along with a dedicated team\, the innovative
  Interact Grant Writing Initiative was launched\, empowering youth with pr
 actical skills and global awareness. He later served as Youth Service Dire
 ctor and distinguished himself as a two-time Convention Promotions Chair\,
  leading over 50 Rotarians to Rotary International Conventions in Melbourn
 e\, Australia\, and Singapore. At the club level\, his leadership has been
  equally transformative. As Membership Chair of the Rotary Club of Brampto
 n\, he developed a structured Membership Induction Ceremony and a New Memb
 er Mentorship Program\, and personally recruited 15 new members then\; str
 engthening the club’s culture of engagement and retention. In a landmark
  moment ahead of the Rotary International Convention in Calgary last year\
 , Uche led the hosting of a groundbreaking Rotary Friendship Exchange with
  District 9111 (Nigeria). This historic initiative culminated in the City 
 of Brampton proclaiming June 18 as Rotary Friendship Exchange Day - a firs
 t in Rotary’s global history. Professionally\, Uche is an Economic Devel
 opment leader with the City of Brampton\, where he drives innovation and t
 echnology initiatives focused on empowering Black founders and startup eco
 systems.  His academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Civil
  Engineering\, an MBA\, certifications in Leadership and Financial Trading
 \, and an Advanced Certificate in Economic Development from the University
  of Waterloo. Deeply engaged across the Rotary world\, Uche is a Founding 
 Member of the Rotary Fellowship of Public Speakers\, a member of the Rotar
 ian Action Group for Community Economic Development (RAGCED)\, an Ambassad
 or for the Water\, Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary Action Group (WASHRAG)\, 
 and a Peace Ambassador with the Institute for Economics and Peace. Uche li
 ves in Brampton\, Ontario\, with his wife of 15 years - a fellow Rotarian 
 and Multiple Paul Harris Fellow - and their son\, who is also a Paul Harri
 s Fellow. Together\, they represent a family fully committed to Rotary’s
  ideals and global mission.   
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LOCATION:Martindale Gardens (Lower Level)
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Rotary District 7080 Governor Visit
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us as Rotary District 7080 Governor Uc
 he Okugo joins us for his official visit.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizi
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 rney embodies the very essence of Service Above Self. Uche brings two deca
 des of impactful service\, visionary leadership\, and international Rotary
  experience\, as he contributes to Create Lasting Impact.</p>\n\n<p style=
 "box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 3
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 4\, 2006\, in Nigeria as a member of the Rotary Club of Asaba in former Di
 strict 9140 (now 9141)\, and later continued with the Rotary Club of Ota i
 n former District 9110 (now 9111). Over his membership time in Nigeria\, h
 e served as Club Administration Chair\, Treasurer\, Trainer\, President In
 stallation Committee Chair\, District Conference Committee member\, Club S
 ecretary\, and President-Elect.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border
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 ize-adjust: 100%\;">Since relocating to Canada in 2018\, he has been an ac
 tive and proud member of the Rotary Club of Brampton (District 7080)\, whe
 re he also served as President.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; 
 margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; color: rgb(34\, 
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 ust: 100%\;">A committed supporter of The Rotary Foundation\, Uche is a Ma
 jor Donor\, member of the Paul Harris Society\, PolioPlus Society\, and Be
 quest Society Level 2 - demonstrating both his generosity and belief in Ro
 tary&rsquo\;s global impact.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; mar
 gin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; color: rgb(34\, 34\
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 : 100%\;">At the district level\, Uche has held several influential leader
 ship roles. As Interact Committee Chair and along with a dedicated team\, 
 the innovative Interact Grant Writing Initiative was launched\, empowering
  youth with practical skills and global awareness. He later served as Yout
 h Service Director and distinguished himself as a two-time Convention Prom
 otions Chair\, leading over 50 Rotarians to Rotary International Conventio
 ns in Melbourne\, Australia\, and Singapore.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: 
 border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; col
 or: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; fon
 t-size: 15px\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; -webkit-
 text-size-adjust: 100%\;">At the club level\, his leadership has been equa
 lly transformative. As Membership Chair of the Rotary Club of Brampton\, h
 e developed a structured Membership Induction Ceremony and a New Member Me
 ntorship Program\, and personally recruited 15 new members then\; strength
 ening the club&rsquo\;s culture of engagement and retention.</p>\n\n<p sty
 le="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\
 , 34\, 34)\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot
 \;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0
 \, 0)\; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%\;">In a landmark moment ahead of th
 e Rotary International Convention in Calgary last year\, Uche led the host
 ing of a groundbreaking Rotary Friendship Exchange with District 9111 (Nig
 eria). This historic initiative culminated in the City of Brampton proclai
 ming June 18 as Rotary Friendship Exchange Day - a first in Rotary&rsquo\;
 s global history.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0p
 x 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; fon
 t-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\; -webkit-tap-
 highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%\;">P
 rofessionally\, Uche is an Economic Development leader with the City of Br
 ampton\, where he drives innovation and technology initiatives focused on 
 empowering Black founders and startup ecosystems.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="
 box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 34
 \, 34)\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\,
  serif\; font-size: 15px\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0
 )\; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%\;">His academic background includes a B
 achelor&rsquo\;s degree in Civil Engineering\, an MBA\, certifications in 
 Leadership and Financial Trading\, and an Advanced Certificate in Economic
  Development from the University of Waterloo.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing:
  border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; caret-color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; co
 lor: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; fo
 nt-size: 15px\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; -webkit
 -text-size-adjust: 100%\;">Deeply engaged across the Rotary world\, Uche i
 s a Founding Member of the Rotary Fellowship of Public Speakers\, a member
  of the Rotarian Action Group for Community Economic Development (RAGCED)\
 , an Ambassador for the Water\, Sanitation and Hygiene Rotary Action Group
  (WASHRAG)\, and a Peace Ambassador with the Institute for Economics and P
 eace.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; c
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 uot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\; -webkit-tap-highlight-co
 lor: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%\;">Uche lives in
  Brampton\, Ontario\, with his wife of 15 years - a fellow Rotarian and Mu
 ltiple Paul Harris Fellow - and their son\, who is also a Paul Harris Fell
 ow. Together\, they represent a family fully committed to Rotary&rsquo\;s 
 ideals and global mission.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
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