THE PARKWOOD JOURNAL

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

P.O. BOX 54023, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA  L1H 8T2

2014-2015 ROTARY THEME: “LIGHT UP ROTARY”

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT:   Gary Huang – Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan

R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR:               Brian Thompson -  Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise , Ontario, Canada

ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Wayne Routly – Rotary Club of Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

 

MINUTES OF MEETING :  SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

 

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 2014-2015                                        

President:  Robbie Larocque

Past President: Allan Finnigan

Vice President: Mike McLaren

Treasurer: Devon Biddle

Secretary: Pat Dyck

Club Administration:  Shawn Kellam

All Service Projects: Robert Kipling

Membership: Lennis Trotter

The Rotary Foundation: Ted Morrison

Public Relations: Eamonn Doyle

Sgts-at-Arms: Allan Finnigan / Andy Lyons / Alan Nason / Bob Koski

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Grace:                             Past President Hilda Finnigan

 O Canada:                      Peter Dueck 

Toast To The Queen :      Past President Larry Hurren 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES 

GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:  WELCOME ONE AND ALL !!!

Guests:

Sharron Morrison, wife of Past District Governor Ted Morrison

Karen Thompson, wife of District Governor Brian Thompson

 

Visiting Rotarians:

District 7070 Governor Brian Thompson - Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise

Past District Governor Valarie Wafer – Rotary Club of Whitby

Assistant Governor Wayne Routly – Rotary club of Bowmanville

Richard Gauder – Rotary Club of Port Perry

Isaac Arulappan – Rotary E-Club One of District 5450 (Colorado)

 

ACE OF SPADES  DRAW:

Winner: Marsha Chambers     Card Drawn: Jack of Spades 

 

NEXT WEEK: On The Door :  Past President Dave Andrews

NEXT WEEK: Bulletin Editor:  Past President Dave Andrews

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

HAPPY TWOONIES

1. Richard Gauder – Thanked our Rotary Club for helping the Port Perry Rotary Club with their orphanage project in India and happy to have Isaac here tonight from India who is on the receiving end of the project. Isaac is a Rotarian with the Rotary E-Club Number One located in Colorado .
2. Past President Kris Sachdeva  - Happy to be here tonight.
3. Assistant Governor Wayne Routly happy to hear that Past President Al Finnigan has been behaving himself.
4. Past President Hilda Finnigan – happy to see so many guests and visiting Rotarians from all over the District and the world.
5. Vice President Mike McLaren – happy to have had a great down east vacation complete with a caliph in PEI, a jigs dinner in Newfoundland and a great golfing story.
6. Marsha Chambers – happy to have moved again, This time in the east end of Toronto and closer to her home Rotary Club.
7. Past President Larry Hurren – happy for his nephew the musician Jeff Gunn who has been at our Rotary Club entertaining over the years. Jeff wrote 2 songs for the movie “The Good Lie” which had its debut, at the Toronto International Film Festival. See www.thegoodliemovie.com
8. Past President Dave Andrews very happy to see our District Governor Brian Thompson who used to make up attendance some 30 years ago at our Rotary Club, Brian is a long time friend of our Rotary Club. Well done Brian. And Dave thanks Kris Sachdeva for his friendship and guidance this week.
9. Past District Governor Ted Morrison happy o see District Governor Brian Thompson and to see Sharron who came in specially from her lawn bowling tournament in Bobcaygeon to be here tonight, and a special hello and welcome to our Past District Governor Valarie Wafer for coming back tonight to our Rotary Club for a visit.
10. Past President Devon Biddle remarked that in 1987-88 Devon was President of our Club, and Brian was President of the Whitby Sunrise Club and Bob Scott was our District Governor. Bob Scott went on to be Chair of the Rotary Foundation for the entire world, and Brian has gone on to be District Governor and Devon is still in our Rotary Club.
11. Past President Al Finnigan was puzzled  to see the peanut butter and bread out on the counter , and  the suit cases out. Then Hilda announced that she was going away to a Red Hat convention this weekend – the same time as their wedding anniversary.
12. President Robbie Larocque told us about Elliott and his school mis-adventures.

ANNOUNCEMENTS   

1. Isaac Arulappan thanked our Rotary Club for assisting the Port Perry Rotary Club with the orphanage project in India – stairs for the school, washrooms too. (He runs the orphanage in southern India we helped with www.dksha.org).
2. Past President Terry deYoung announced that former member Frank Fanciulli needs our help on Saturday, October 4 from 19 am to 2 pm with his son’s Karate Club at the Knights of Columbus park on Ritson Road North. Frank gets us tires fro our Silent Auction and has helped us raise a lot of dollars . If you can volunteer your time on sat Oct 4, please tell Frank. His email is frank.fanciulli@gm.com .
3. President Robbie announced in Bob Koski’s absence that Bob has the tickets for our big Fundraiser on November 7  - the Live Act showing of The Queen of Whitby, and they are available for sale. Cost is $65 per person. A portion of the sale will be tax deductible. And if you can get raffles prizes (any value will be most appreciated – such as dinner for two at your local restaurants) , please pass them on to Bob. This is a big fundraiser for our club. Your help with selling tickets to your friends and neighbours is most appreciated.
4. Past President Al Finnigan reminded everyone to go into Facebook and “LIKE” Laura Carey’s Facebook Page: “LAURA CAREY – STATE FARM INSURANCE”. Laura will donate $2 for every “LIKE” from a Durham Region resident that she receives in the month of September to a maximum of $500 with all of the money going to The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood. What a kind gesture on Laura’s part. Tell all of your friends to go into Facebook, and  GO DIRECTLY TO  “LAURA CAREY – STATE FARM INSURANCE”. and LIKE her page. https://www.facebook.com/LauraCareyInsurance
5. Past President Larry Hurren talked with Jack Dyck (Ken’s brother) and updated us on Ken’s medical condition in Bowmanville hospital and told everyone to say a prayer for ken and to wish Pat well. We miss her and Ken very much.
6. Treasurer Devon Biddle announced that there are a number of members that have not yet paid their Rotary Club Dues. And the dues are due. Please arrange to pay Devon as soon as you can.
7. Past President Devon Biddle announced that the Rotaract Club of Durham College and UOIT Fundraising Event to aid UOIT student tuition will be held in mid March 2015 and not on November 13. It will be at the Alger Building, 61 Charles Street in Oshawa. Rather than a sit-down dinner, this evening will be a cocktails and hors d’oeuvres event with the cost at $100 per ticket. And a portion of that money will be tax deductible. Last year, our Rotary Club members (and friends) had 2 full tables at the event. Please see Devon for tickets. https://www.facebook.com/events/734122323289528/

8. President Robbie Larocque reminded everyone about the September 21 Rotary Foundation Walk in Toronto. Please get your sheets back to treasurer Devon Biddle with your funds so that he can send in one big cheque from our club. And Devon will ensure that you will receive a tax receipt as well. Be sure to let President Robbie know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, how many members will be going on the walk. It is open to you, your spouse, children, grandchildren and your friends and neighbours. https://www.facebook.com/events/1559869124241368/
9. President Robbie Larocque also announced the dates for the Rotary Leadership Institute session for this year. They are also in the last District 7070 Newsletter and on the District 7070 website: www.rotary7070.org . Sept 27 at Loyalist College in Belleville, November 15, 2014 in Oshawa at The Golf Club, and in April 18, 2015 at the Finch Campus of Seneca College. For more info, please go to:  http://rotary7070.org/sitepage/rotary-leadership-institute-1/ . You can sign up online on the District Webpage and tell our very own Past District Governor Ted Morrison, who is Chair of the Rotary Leadership Institute for District 7070. It is a great way to learn more about Rotary and you will certainly bring back some excellent ideas to make our Rotary Club more effective. Excellent for Club Board of Directors, Secretaries, Treasurers, Committee Chairs, (past , present and future).
10. President Robbie Larocque reminded everyone about the Rotary Club of Courtice’s all you can eat Fish and Chip FUNdraiser on September 28 at Fisherman’s Fish and Chips. There are 3 sittings. Cost is $20 per person. Please see President Robbie for details. Past District Governor Ted Morrison encouraged everyone to go to this event to help support the Rotary Club of Courtice. Here is a link: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/1131/Stories/all-you-can-eat-fish-and-chip-fundraiser
11. President Robbie Larocque also reminded everyone that the annual Rotary District 7070 Conference is on October 24 – 26, 2014 at The Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto. Have you registered? Have you booked your room? Now is the time. Be sure to go to the District 7070 website www.rotary7070.org or go directly to the District Conference Website “Shakened and Strirred “  http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal/SitePages/SitePage.aspx?accountid=50157&pid=92682 and register today. Please mark your Calendars for the District 7070 Rotary Conference in Toronto at The Westin Prince Hotel on  October 24 - 26, 2014. And we will hear more on Sept 23 when someone from The Conference Committee will be coming to our club and will talk about the District Conference. It is a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary, chat with fellow Rotarians from 55 Rotary Clubs in Southern Ontario and have some fun and fellowship.
12. President Robbie also reminded us about the Apple Harvest Festival put on by the Rotary Club of Colborne this Saturday.
13. President Robbie reminded us about the visit to the Rotary Club of Toronto of incoming Rotary International President Ravi Ravindran. Go to the Rotary Club of Toronto website www.rotarytoronto.com and you can sign up and purchase your tickets.
14. President Robbie asked for volunteer to go to the GO Train in Oshawa and hand out End Polio Now brochures on World Polio Day , Oct 24.

ROTARY MOMENT   None tonight

GUEST SPEAKER  :

Name of Speaker:

District Governor Brian Thompson – Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunriise

Introducer: Assistant Governor Wayne Routly

Thanked By: President Robbie Larocque

 

District Governor Brian’s Remarks:

District Governor Brain shared with us one of his many Rotary Moments, when he attended his first Rotary International Convention, in Toronto  with PDG Ken and Dorothy Hobbs of Whitby, back in the very early 1980’s. He was introduced to a gentleman named Clem who had help inoculate children in the Philippines to help prevent polio. District Governor Brian was impressed with the calibre and character of this Rotarian and knew that he joined the right organization. The next day, he discovered that “Clem” was Past President of Rotary International Sir Clem Renouf who stood up at Maple Leaf Gardens in front of 20,000 Rotarians and announced that the Philippines was Polio Free.

District Governor Brian went on to talk about the new Rotary Brand. After surveying 20,000 people (Rotarians and non-Rotarians) worldwide, it became very clear that people know what Rotary is but not what Rotary does. It was time for a change. Be sure to log in to the www.rotary.org website and read about the Rotary Brand. https://brandcenter.rotary.org/en-GB The survey firm found that Rotary was in a category of One. We do great things in the world, using our leadership skills and talents as professionals, but what sets us apart is that we connect club to club to meet our many challenges and the perseverance of Rotarians is unique and sets us apart from any other organization.

Through a District 7070 Quiz, District Governor Brian led us through our challenges with membership, donations to The Rotary Foundation by everyone in the club, every year, and he reminded us of our challenge from Rotary International President Gary Huang to Light Up Rotary, and have a Rotary Day in Oshawa to tell everyone who we are and what we do. Most of all District Governor Brian encouraged us all to have fun in what we are doing.

And he ended be telling everyone about our very clear mission that eradicating Polio from the face of the earth remains our number one priority, and our promise to the children of the world..

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.