OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

Mailing Address: 96 KING ST. E., OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA L1H 1B6

 

2015-2016 ROTARY THEME: “BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD”

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: K. R. “Ravi” Ravindran – Rotary Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Michael Bell - Rotary Club of Etobicoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Aziz Saleh – Rotary Club of Markham-Unionville, Ontario, Canada

 

 

MINUTES OF MEETING : OCTOBER 13, 2015

 

 

Rotary Grace

O Lord, The Giver of all good,

We thank Thee for our daily food

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways

Help us to serve Thee all our days.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

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?

 

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2015-2016

President: Mike Mclaren

Past President: Robbie Larocque

Vice President: Dave Andrews

Treasurer: Devon Biddle

Secretary: Bob Koski

Club Administration: Shawn Kellam

All Service Projects: Kim Boatman

Membership: Lennis Trotter

The Rotary Foundation: Ted Morrison

Public Relations: Dave Andrews

Sgt-at-Arms: Bob Koski / Alan Nason / Linda Porritt

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Grace: Miles Fisher

 

O Canada: Marsha Chambers

 

Toast To The Queen : Past President Hilda Finnigan

 

 

ATTENDANCE THIS WEEK:

 

Rotarians – 16

Guests – 0

Guest Speaker - 1

 

Minimum Number of attendees required - 20

 

We have 29 members. This week alone, we are 3 attendees short of our minimum, at the Golf Club and “our Rotary Club” must pay for these meals! Who is “our Rotary Club”? “Our Rotary Club” is you and me. We pay for these meals.

 

We need your help:

If you notice that a member is missing, please give them a call and encourage them to come out to the weekly meetings. They are missing the fun and fellowship that makes our club tick. And please do your very best to attend. We need everyone in our Rotary Club to come out to our meetings.

 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

 

None Reported.

 

 

 

GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:

 

Guest: Peter Ginsberg, President of the Rotary Club of Newmarket      

ACE OF SPADES DRAW:

 

Winner: Janice Coupland Card Drawn: 2 of Clubs

 

On The Door Next Week: Janice Coupland

 

Bulletin Editor: Past President Robbie Larocque

 

(Editor’s note: If you cannot be on the door , please find a replacement)

 

 

HAPPY BUCKS

 

Past District Governor Ted Morrison – enjoyed Thanksgiving with his family; He remarked how his grandson has enjoyed politics and attended a recent talk with Justin Trudeau

 

Past President Kris Sachdeva – enjoyed Thanksgiving with his family

 

Past President Hilda Finnigan – enjoyed Thanksgiving with family; Go Jays Go!!!

 

Past President Bob Koski – enjoyed Thanksgiving with family; he was happy to see the Jays win two games in Texas to tie the Series

 

Past President Lennis Trotter – has spent time with Old Cars lately at two different events

 

Marsha Chambers – missed last week (was not in Jail); while visiting in Toronto she had some work done to her car and hit up her mechanic for a prize for our Live Act show

 

President Mike McLaren – enjoyed Thanksgiving at home; was happy to see fish in Oshawa Creek while golfing; he also saw several ducks on the golf course

 

Past President Robbie Larocque – enjoyed Thanksgiving with family; enjoyed going to the Archery range with Elliott

 

Robert Kipling– he was happy about a Costco trip, several months ago, where he met and spoke to Justin Trudeau who was autographing his latest book. Robert wished him luck and said he may be our next Prime Minister. Who would have guessed it may come true.

 

Past President Alan Nason– happy to be here

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Past President Lennis Trotter – announced that a meeting will take place at Kids’ Safety Village next Monday evening October 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

 

Past President Bob Koski – Live Act tickets now on sale; our goal is 150 seats; he announced that the first few payments for tickets have been made; Past District Governor Ted Morrison needed more tickets

 

 

NEWS FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMUNITY:

 

Director Kim Boatman and the Community Service Committee have been very busy and as a result, many local organizations are going to be helped by the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood. Here is a list of the organizations that are being helped by the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood:

 

1. A student at R..S.McLaughlin C.V.I will receive an monetary award at their November 13 Commencement which will be presented by Rotarian Bob Stewart.

2. An amount of money has been set aside for the Partners In Service activities that provide medical assistance to individuals in need, in the Durham Region. Partners In Service is comprised of 24 service clubs (Rotary, Kinsmen, Kiwanis, Optimists, Knights of Columbus, B'Nai Brith, etc) and organizations in the Durham Region that recognize that there are many individuals that need medical assistance (beds, special chairs, lifts, etc) that are not all covered by the various provincial agancies.

3. The Durham Region chapter of the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) will receive monetary support for children with vision challenges.

4. Windreach Farm will receive a monetary donation to support their program for physically challenged persons.

5. Distress Centre Durham will receive a monetary donation to support their service.

6. Cottage Dreams Cancer Recovery Initiative will receive a monetary donation that will support families in the Durham region.

7. Willow Park Housing Co-Op will receive a monetary donation to assist with the transportation of food to their food bank which MCs affiliated with the Feed The Need Food program..

8. Participation House residents and their stafff will be our guests at the annual Christmas Party on December 1. The cost of this event to our Rotary Club includes the transportation busses, food, enterntainment, gifts and Santa Claus.

9. Simcoe Hall Settlement House will receive a monetary donation to food hampers for the needy at Christmas.

10. The Salvation Army in Oshawa will receive a monetary donation for food hampers for the needy at Christmas.

11. Sharon's Kids will receive a monetary donation to provide gifts to needy kids at Christmas.Most of the funds raised by Sharon's Kids support the Children's Aid Holiday Hope Program.  This program provides a Christmas to some of the neediest families in our community.  Holiday hampers provide food for a holiday dinner, basic food provisions for the month, and gifts from Santa for every child.

 

 

 

ROTARY MOMENT

 

WORLD POLIO DAY IS OCTOBER 24, 2015 - WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR AREA?

 

As you all know, October 24 is World Polio Day when Rotarians around the world focus on telling the world that we are this close to eradicating polio from the world. So what’s happening?

 

Just as an example, On Oct 5, at Oshawa media debate of candidates for the federal riding of Oshawa, at the Oshawa Golf Club. The debate’s moderator was none other than Terry Johnson. We raised $120 from guests at the debate. That will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Canadian Government so that $600 will go to the End Polio Now campaign to rid the world of this terrible disease.

 

Here are some more events, happening this week and next:

 

Terry Johnson of Radio Station CKDO will be interviewing District Governor Michael Bell and Dr. Bob Scott in two separate interviews. Bob Scott, as most of you know, is Rotary’s immediate past chair of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The interviews will be broadcast later in the week as World Polio Day approaches.

 

Mayor John Henry will present proclamations to the Presidents of the two Rotary Clubs in Oshawa (Geoff Lloyd of Oshawa and our very own Mike McLaren of Oshawa-Parkwood) at noon hour meeting of the Rotary Club of Oshawa on October 19 at the Oshawa Golf Club.

 

Roger Anderson, Durham Region chairman, will be presenting a proclamation to the 10 Rotary Club Presidents in Durham Region on Tuesday October 20 at the Oshawa Golf Club at the regular evening meeting of our Rotary Club with District Governor Michael Bell in attendance to accept the proclamation. And the 10 Rotary Club Presidents and Assistant Governors and Michael Bell will be here for dinner with us.

 

These same type of events are happening in Richmond Hill and other towns and Cities throughout Southern Ontario and around the world.

 

During the week of Oct 19, hundreds of Rotarians from Rotary Clubs all along the GO Train routes will be at GO Train stations very early in the morning handing out our End Polio Now brochures to tell the public about World Polio Day and how the public can support this final push to end Polio.

 

In many communities, an End Polio Now Flag will be flying high over City and Town Halls.

 

And in Toronto, at the Rotary District 7070 Conference at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, on October 24, Rotarians from the 55 Rotary Clubs in southern Ontario will be on hand to unfurl an End Polio Now Sail in downtown Toronto.

 

How close are we to a polio-free world? What’s needed to finish the job? Can we make history together?

 

Join Rotary on October 23, 2015 for the third annual World Polio Day event. We’ll be streaming live from New York City, so tune in at 6:30 p.m. EasternTime to watch a global status update on the fight to end polio and take part in the conversation. Guests will include Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners, celebrity ambassadors, polio survivors and others. Watch at www.endpolio.org

 

As World Polio Day draws closer, the world is 99.9% polio free, the fight to end polio in not over and Rotary Clubs world-wide, just like ours, here in Oshawa, continue to raise funds to meet the challenge.

 

The message to world leaders is clear: support the final push to achieve eradication now while the goal has never been closer, or face the potential consequence of a new polio pandemic that could disable millions of children within a decade.

 

“It is so important to generate the funds needed to End Polio Now. To fail is to invite a polio resurgence that would condemn millions of children to lifelong paralysis in the years ahead. The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children – wherever they live – remain at risk”.

GUEST SPEAKER :

 

Name of Speaker: Peter Ginsberg – President of the Rotary Club of Newmarket

 

Introducer: Janice Coupland

 

Thanked By: Past President Kris Sachdeva

 

Peter’s Remarks:

 

Daughters for Life was founded by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish through a great personal tragedy.

 

From their website:

On January 2009, an Israeli tank shelled the home of Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish in the Gaza Strip killing three of his daughters, Bessan, 21, Mayar, 15, and Aya, 13. That heartbreaking tragedy came minutes before Dr. Abuelaish spoke live on an Israeli TV program. His anguished cries for help captured hearts and headlines in Israel and around the world. It was Abuelaish’s response to the loss of his daughters that won him humanitarian awards around the world. Instead of seeking revenge or sinking into despair and hatred, Dr. Abuelaish has called for the people of the Middle East to stop the bloodshed and start talking to each other. His deepest hope is that his daughters will be the last sacrifice on the road to peace between Palestinians and Israelis.

The Daughters for Life Foundation was established in memory of Bessan, Mayar and Aya and seeks to honour their love of life and learning and their hopes and dreams for an educated future.

The Daughters for Life Foundation believes that lasting peace in the Middle East depends on empowering girls and young women through education to develop strong voices for the betterment of life throughout the Middle East. To that end, we provide scholarships and awards for aspiring young women that enable them to pursue studies otherwise inaccessible to them. Awards are offered to students in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, as well as scholarships at the graduate and undergraduate level to study in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Our awards and scholarships are offered to young women of any Middle Eastern nationality or background, whether Arab or Israeli, and regardless of religious affiliation, whether Muslim, Jewish, or Christian. Our recipients are chosen not only for their academic achievements, often in the face of socio-economic adversity and hardship, but also for their character and commitment to improving the lives of girls and young women in the Middle East. Our goal is to invest in their potential for leadership and foster their success in whatever fields they choose to pursue.

MISSION: To invest in the education of girls and young women living in the Middle East

VISION: To create a peaceful world through the power of EDUCATION

 WE BELIEVE: Empowering girls and young women through education,is the key to long lasting peace in the Middle East and the rest of the world..  Quality Education is a human right for every girl in Middle East, regardless their ethnicity or religious affiliation.

 

Daughters for life provides post secondary education opportunities to young women from the middle east. Through a program of scholarships and awards of merit young ladies from the middle east study abroad at colleges and universities. In 2015 30 young ladies were involved in the program. To date 5 have graduated with 3 who chose not to continue in their studies. ( 3 scholars are studying in Canada )

 

Daughters for Life has been able to bridge the divide between Palestine, Lebannon and Israel, due to Dr. Abuelaish’s personal connection to the middle east.

 

The Rotary Club of Newmarket is looking to advance a program in support of the Daughters for Life and they are asking for our help and commitment.

 

The ask is small, we are asked to donate to this initiative at an amount of $2000.00 (lesser values would be accepted). The Rotary Club of Newmarket is persuing a District Matching Grant which would see donations increased substantially.

 

Be sure to visit Daughters For Life for more information about this organization and learn more about Dr Abuelaish..

 

 

NEXT WEEK:

Linda Porritt will be doing her Craft Talk and Roger Anderson, Chair of Durham Region will be here to issue the Proclamation that Ocotber 24 will be World Polio Day in Durham Region. He will be handing the Proclamation to District Governor Michael Bell and the 10 Rotary Club Presidents of Durham Region.

 

 

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

 

The “ideal of service” is the key.

It is an attitude that does not change from one version to the next.

It is an attitude and passion we all have, as Rotarians.

 

 

 

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, MAKE UP : Bob Koski, our Club Secretary has a Rotary International Directory of all Rotary Clubs in the world, when and where they meet. Or you can go online at www.rotary.org go to the club locator and find a club or clubs near your destination. Please mail or fax your make-ups to Bob Koski, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.

 

HERE’S A LIST OF SOME ROTARY CLUBS CLOSE TO YOU:

MONDAY:

Belleville – Ramada Inn – 11 Bay Ridges at Hwy 2 - 12:00 noon

Oshawa – Oshawa Shrine Club, 1626 Simcoe St N., – 12:10

Markham-Unionville – Al Dente Ristorante, 39 Main St.N., - 6:30 pm

Port Hope – Knights of Columbus Hall, 1 Elias St., – 6:00 pm

Richmond Hill – Sheraton Parkway Hotel, 600 Hwy 7 East, – 6:00 pm

Trenton – Holiday Inn – 99 Glen Miller Rd. at 401 - 6:00 pm

 

TUESDAY:

Whitby – Public Library, 405 Dundas St W - 7:00 am

Pickering – Chartwell Pickering Centre, 1801 Valley Farm Rd, – 7:15am

Bowmanville – Trinity Church Hall, 116 Church St. – 7:15 am

Picton – Royal Canadian Legion, 347 Main St., - 12:15 pm

Scarborough Bluffs – Loblaw’s Superstore (upstairs) – 1775 Brimley at Progress – 7:15 am

Scarborough – Scarborough Golf Club – Golf Club Rd. – 12:30

Scarborough Twilight – Stone Cottage – 1370 Kingston Rd. - 5:30 pm

 

WEDNESDAY:

Whitby-Sunrise – Sports Garden Café, Iroquois Park , 500 Victoria St W – 7:15am

Markham Sunrise – Delta Markham Hotel – 50 East Valhala Dr., Hwy 7 east of 404 – 7:00 am

Northumberland Sunrise – Dalewood Golf Club – Dale Rd, Port Hope - 7:00 am

North Scarborough – Delta Toronto East – 2035 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough – 12:30 pm

Port Perry – Crabby Joe's,14375 Simcoe St S, Port Perry, ON – 6:15 pm

 

THURSDAY:

Ajax – Public Library, 55 Harwood Ave S., – 12:15

Agincourt – Radisson Hotel, 55 Hallcrown Place – 6:30 pm

Quinte Sunrise – Bay of Quinte Golf Club, 1830 Old Hwy 2, – 7:00 am

Uxbridge – Jersey’s, 104 Brock St W. – 7:15 am

 

FRIDAY:

Toronto – Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St, – 12:15

Cobourg – Best Western Cobourg Motor Inn, 930 Burnham Rd. at Hwy 2 – 12:15

Courtice – White Cliffe Terrace, 1460 Hwy 2 – 7:15 am