GUEST SPEAKER: DR BETH DORRANS – ROTARY GLOBAL GRANT SCHOLAR
Dr. Beth Dorrans was introduced by Ted Morrison. Beth comes from Glasgow Scotland and is a Rotary Global Scholar getting her Masters of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
Beth is a physician who worked critical care at the Glasgow hospital during the Covid pandemic
She showed slides of Glasgow , the university she got her medical degree from and she also showed slides about why she is interested in Public health.
She thanked Rotary and us for our part in awarding her a global grant scholarship._
There were questions at the end . She was thanked by the club by David Penney.
Its nice to see where some of out donations to The Rotary Foundation are going and how they are helping to do good in the world.
This was a very informative and interesting talk
Meeting ended at 8:07 pm
MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER ROTARY EVENTS
MAR 12 – 3 PM – Reverse Draw Committee Meeting on Zoom
MAR 14 - Regular Meeting – tentative – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM . NO MEETING AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB
Our Club's St Patrick's Day Party
MAR 16 - Our Club's St Patrick's Day Party at Fionn McCool’s at 6 PM – order from menu. Spouses invited. Janice Coupland passed around a sign up sheet. Be sure to call Jan if you are going and how many in your party.
MAR 25 - BINGO – RED BARN – Matinee – 11 AM: Sue M, Dave A, Bill C & Ted M
MAR 28 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club
- Speaker: James Barnett, VP Advancement - Ontario Tech University
(arranged by Clive Waugh & Jodi Cowan Ont Tech U)
MAR 28 – Get Revved Up About Rotary - Third of three District 7070 Membership workshops.
APR 1 & 2 - Purple Woods Pancake Breakfast. Volunteers could include spouses , children, grandchildren, friends, neighbors. Robbie is the liaison with Purple Woods for the Maple Syrup Festival and Ted is looking after the sign up sheet. We have 13 each day! On the day of event, our names and contact info will be required. Best to arrive at 8:30 for good parking. Event open from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm (see: https://www.cloca.com/maple-syrup-festival ) Ted Morrison will organize the details of our club’s volunteer efforts in a few weeks.
APR 1- PUBLIC IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP - 8:30 AM TO 2 PM AT COBOURG PUBLIC LIBRARY. REGISTER TODAY https://rotary7070.org/event/public-image-and-technology-workshop/
APR 1 - BINGO – RED BARN – Evening - 5 PM; Sue M, David P, Bill C and Brady B (?)
APR 4 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club
- Speaker: Dan Ruby, Manager Business Development, Invest Durham
– Topic: an exciting and innovative new investment attraction plan, and
is focused on growing investment at the intersection of clean energy
and advanced automotive (accompanied by Simon Gill, Director Invest
Durham)
APR 5 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AT 7:00 PM
APR 5, 12 and 19: Rotary Leadership Institute Part THREE – 6 to 8 PM on Zoom. Register today: https://rotary7070.org/event/copy-of-district-7070-rli-part-3-nov-9-16-23-2022/
APR 7 and 8 – Kids Safety Village Easter Eggstravaganza – 10 am to 2 pm both days. We require at least 6 to 8 Rotarians (including spouses) . Please sign up with Sue MacKinnon
APR 11 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club
- Speaker: KIDS SAFETY VILLAGE ANNUAL UPDATE –
– SPOUSES INVITED
APR 18 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club
- Speaker: Dr. Scott Henderson, Dean and Head of Trent University
Durham (accompanied by Donna Doherty, Rotary Club of Oshawa) see:
https://www.trentu.ca/durham-gta
APR 19-26– WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK
APR 22 – EARTH DAY– Great Lakes Water Cleanup – 9:30 am to 11:30 am at The Second Marsh with Oshawa and Courtice Rotary Clubs. Bring your own water (in a reusable bottle) and a picker if you have one. Rotarian and families (sign up sheet will go around). Civic Leaders also invited. Park along Col Sam Drive near Second marsh sign (on south side of road).
APR 25 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM . NO MEETING AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB
SOCIAL NIGHT – SPOUSES INVITED
APR 29 - BINGO – RED BARN – Matinee – 11 AM: Hilda F, Al F, Dave A, Ted M
MAY 3 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AT 7:00 PM
MAY 6 - BINGO – RED BARN – Evening - 5 PM: Hilda F, Al F, Brady B (?), Lennis T (?)
MAY 9 – Regular Weekly Meeting – NO MEETING AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB
COME TO THE REVERSE DRAW DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION
MAY 11 – REVERSE DRAW, DINNER & SILENT AUCTION - 6 PM REFRESHMENTS, 7 PM DINNER , DRAW STARTS AT 8:30 PM AT THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, 1011 BLOOR ST E, OSHAWA
MAY 23 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club
- Speaker: PAUL HARRIS AWARDS NIGHT – SPOUSES INVITED
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, MAKE UP: Go online at www.rotary.org go to the club locator and find a club or clubs near your destination. Or you can add the free App Rotary Club Locator to your phone for instant look up of any club in the world. Please mail or fax your make-ups to Secretary Sue MacKinnon, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.