What is Rotary ?

We're made up of local business, professional, and civic leaders. 

We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships and through that, we're able to get things done in our community.

 

It's up to YOU.............Join leaders in our community

Be sure to share this with all of your friends and associates and ask them to get in touch with our Membership Chair Linda Porritt at 905-626-6386 or our Membership Director Lennis Trotter at 905-985-0963 or our Club President Mike McLaren at 905-571-4222.

You are invited to our next Rotary meeting. You may wish to become a Rotarian. Dinner is on us. Isn't it time to give back to your community?.

 

2016-2017 ROTARY THEME: “ROTARY – SERVING HUMANITY”

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: John Germ – Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee,USA

R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Jim Louttit - Rotary Club of Toronto-Sunrise in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Beth Selby – Rotary Club of Cobourg in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

 

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.

 

Rotary Code of Conduct provides a framework for ethical behavior that all Rotarians can use, together with The Four-Way Test, in their business and professional activities.

ROTARY CODE OF CONDUCT

As a Rotarian, I will

1. Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviors and activities

2. Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary

3. Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others

4. Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings

5. Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society

6. Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community

7. Honor the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide and not do anything that will bring disfavor or reflect adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians

8. Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship

 

THE ROTARY FOUR-WAY TEST

of things we think, say and do:

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?

 

ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2016-2017

President: Dave Andrews

Past President: Mike McLaren

Vice President: Ted Morrison

Treasurer: Devon Biddle

Secretary: Robbie Larocque

Club Administration: Shawn Kellam

Community & Vocational Service: Kim Boatman

International Service: Linda Porritt

Youth Service: Kim Boatman

Membership: Lennis Trotter

The Rotary Foundation: Ted Morrison

Public Relations: Dave Andrews

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

 

COMMITTEES:

CLUB ADMINISTRATION: Hilda Finnigan (Chair) / Larry Hurren / Dave Andrews / Linda Porritt /Janice Coupland / Ted

Morrison / Stanley Igboanugo

MEMBERSHIP: Linda Porritt (Chair) / Ted Morrison / Larry Hurren / Kris Sachdeva / Robbie Larocque / Peter Dueck /

Dave Andrews / Janice Coupland / Robert Kipling

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Janice Coupland (Chair) / Myles Fisher (Vice Chair) / Hilda Finnigan / Bob Elliott /

Bob Stewart / Robbie Larocque / Alan Nason / Pat Dyck / Marsha Chambers / David

Mankiewicz / Devon Biddle / Bob Koski / Chidinma Igboanugo

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE: Kris Sachdeva (Chair) / Janice Coupland (Vice-Chair) / Pat Dyck / Devon

Biddle / Bob Stewart / Bob Elliott / Larry Hurren / Peter Dueck / Myles Fisher / Robert

Kipling / Bob Koski

YOUTH SERVICE: Bob Stewart / Robbie Larocque / Pat Dyck / Shawn Kellam / Larry Hurren / Chidinma Igboanugo

ROTARY FOUNDATION: Kris Sachdeva (Vice Chair) / Pat Dyck / Dave Andrews / Devon Biddle / Peter Dueck /Larry

Hurren

PUBLIC IMAGE: Kim Boatman / Myles Fisher(Vice Chair) / Robbie Larocque / Janice Coupland / Bob Elliott / Bob

Koski

CLUB'S FOUNDATION: Devon Biddle / Ted Morrison / Dave Andrews

KIDS' SAFETY VILLAGE: Board Members: Lennis Trotter / Linda Porritt / Sandy McDowell /

Committee Members: Hilda Finnigan / Shawn Kellam / Robbie Larocque / Devon Biddle / Dave

Andrews / Robert Kipling / Larry Hurren

FUNDRAISING: Ted Morrison / Robert Kipling / Alan Nason / Dave Andrews / Devon Biddle

REVERSE DRAW: Kim Boatman (Co Chair) / Robbie Larocque (Co Chair) / Dave Andrews / Kris Sachdeva / Devon

Biddle / Ted Morrison / Sandy McDowell / Larry Hurren / Alan Nason / Janice Coupland

HERRONGATE DINNER THEATRE: Bob Koski (Chair) / Robert Kipling / Kris Sachdeva /Laura Carey / Linda Porritt /

/Janice Coupland / Devon Biddle

PURPLE WOODS: Robbie Larocque (Chair) / Myles Fisher (Co-Chair) / Linda Porritt

CAKES & HAMS: Devon Biddle / Dave Andrews / Ted Morrison / Hilda Finnigan

CLUB CONSTITUTION & BY-LAW REVIEW: Ted Morrison / Hilda Finnigan / Devon Biddle / Dave Andrews

YARD SALE: Bob Stewart (Co Chair) / Laura Carey (Co Chair) / Linda Porritt / Hilda Finnigan / Robbie Larocque

40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE: Sandra McDowell (Co Chair) / Lennis Trotter / Devon Biddle / Linda Porritt /

Janice Coupland / Ted Morrison / Hilda Finnigan (Co Chair)/ Dave Andrews / Marsha Chambers

FUNDRAISING REVIEW: FASHION SHOW COMMITTEE: Janice Coupland (Chair)

FUNDRAISING REVIEW: 50 -50 GOLF CLUB DRAW: Mike McLaren (Chair) / Bob Stewart / Devon Biddle / Myles Fisher /

Linda Porritt / Marilyn Taylor / Dave Andrews

FUNDRAISING REVIEW: MAN CAVE TOUR COMMITTEE: Sue MacKinnon (Chair)

FUNDRAISING REVIEW: BOSTON PIZZA COMMITTEE: Ted Morrison (Chair)

MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, November 8, 2016

 

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.

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Grace: Mike McLaren

O Canada: Peter Dueck

Toast To The Queen : Alan Nason

 

GUESTS: Stanley Igboanugo, Chidinma Igboanigo, Becky Griffin, Darren Gilroy, Souma Sayah

VISITING ROTARIANS: Emmy Iheme, Assistant Governor District 7070 & Past President of the Rotary Club of Oshawa

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Happy Birthday to Janice on November 10^th

Happy Birthday to Kristen Colton (Shawn's wife) on November 12^th

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Janice Coupland – Dec 6 – Participation House Christmas Party - Oshawa Golf Club - 6:30 pm start - she is working with Past President David Mankiewiczon all of the details. Cost $40 per person. Sign up TODAY with Janice

• Janice Coupland – Dec 13 – Club members Party at Kris and Janice condo in Ajax – please dress up for the party (shirt and tie gentlemen) . A tour of their condo and then to the Party in the Party room. Details and cost will follow shortly. Cost $ 25 per person. Sign up TODAY with Janice

• Ted Morrison – RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute), Parts 1,2 & 3 will be here at the Oshawa Golf Club on Nov. 12th; please register on line - if you have a problem with this, contact Pres. Dave; registration fee will be reimbursed by our club, by submitting your receipt to Treasurer Devon . So far , 5 Club members are attending.

• Dave announced District 7070 Rotary NIght at Whitby Dunlops game is November 19^th – 6 pm start. Be there by 5:15 or so. Cost $10 per person. Children free.

• Sandy McDowell announced that we need volunteers for the Nov 15 thru Nov 26 Christmas Lights and Parade event at the Kids Safety Village 5 to 8 pm and we need volunteer to decorate the Rotary Building this saturday Nov 12 from 9 am to noon .

• January 8^th Kingston and Oshawa Generals hockey game. We need YOU to sell tickets for $19 each . Please start TODAY. And we will need a large number of volunteers to pass the bucket for the Kids Safety Village Durham that night. Speicla thanks to the Durham Region Police Association for paying the $5,000 fee for this to be DRPA Night at the Oshawa Generals in support of the Kids Safety Village of Durham Region

• Pres Dave announced that he will be in the Remembrance Day parade on Nov 11 carring the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood wreath and will place it on the Cenotaph in Memorial Park

• Pres Dave thanked everyone for attending the Oshawa Walk of Fame Dinner -Thursday November 3 at the Jubilee pavillion, hosted by the rotary Club of Oshawa. Outstanding evening.

• Ted Morrison - Courtice Rotary Club have tickets for Men's Welsh Choir on November 19th at 3PM; - contact Marie Visser;

• Pres Dave presented a fund raising opportunity - selling raffle tickets to win a trip to the Super Bowl game - those present agreed we should participate in this venture – Tickets STILL available . All cash and stubs in by Nov 22. Our club gets 25% of what we sell. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 . Canadian Funds

• Pres Dave announced that on NOV 15, 2016 we will be reviewing Fundraising Project Ideas – 2 minutes each ion the following: Herrongate Dinner Theatre – Sue McKinnon; Bingo at the Red Barn and Bingo with the Optimist Club – linda Porritt; Regent Theatre Event – Kim Boatman and Sandy McDowell; Fashion Show – Janice Coupland; Raffle ticket selling for a ajor prize – Robert Kipling; House Tour / man Cave Tout – Sue McKinnon; Craft beer and Food Truck Festival – Lennis Trotter; Golf Tournament – Mke McLaren & Rob Bland. The club members will choose an event or two and a committee will be formed to research all the details for the events and the club members will choose what fundraisers we will do.

• Past Pres Robbie Larocque announced that it is time to sell Cakes and Hams – oders must be in by Nov 25 at the latest. Devilver tentatively scheduled for the week of Dec 5. and Past District Governor Ted Morrison challenged anyone to outsell him and said you can have a nice bottle of your choice if you can beat sales of 80 hams

 

ACE OF SPADES DRAW Becky Griffin drew 9 of Clubs

 

DUTIES FOR NOVEMBER:

Front Desk: Kris Sachdeva                        Bulletin Editor / Greeter: Janice Coupland

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

 

HAPPY TOONIES

• Eman – pleasure to sit deside Souma Sayah named after a beautiful lady from her country

• Kim – very stressful week her Mom had a heart attack (she is doing very well) and Sandy had a bad accident totaled her car – she is ok as well thank goodness

• Sandy – had a very bad accident – totaled her car bought a new truck (DODGE) if you can’t Dodge it Ram it!

• Larry - promised his grandsons $5 per goal James got one Ben got two!

• Mike – 100% What does that mean?

  • You often hear people suggest “give 100%” to something, to someone, and you will succeed.  What does this 100% mean?  Does it mean doing things perfectly?  NO.

  • What it means is that you COMMIT TO PARTICIPATING 100%.

  • It could be trying out for a part in a theatre production, playing golf, talking to your spouse, or working on a special committee at the office.  Whatever it is that you are doing, that you are participating 100% with ‘whatever it takes’ attitude to get the end result.

  • The challenge with many people is they want 100% results, but they only put in 40% or 60% or 80% effort.  When the going gets tough, they say, “I’ve done enough”, but they haven’t put in their all.  Then they wonder why they are not happy.  They blame other people or circumstances as obstacles, but really, their inner happiness meter knows the truth.  By pushing through with extra effort to get from 80 to 100%, they learn of their own excellence, and this increases self worth.

  • If we want to go for ‘magnificent’ on the results scale, we have to put in magnificent effort.  Giving 100% means committing 100% to participate 100%

• Marsha – She asked for change for a $20 got 2 Euros in it

• Hilda – glad to meet Souma welcome the guests re Trillium Gift of Life

• Robert – pleased to see Souma looking forward to her next meet to hear about the Ottawa experience

• Janice – Trump sandwich – on white bread, lots of baloney, side of Russian dressing and a small pickle

(All kidding aside Trump has won the election we wish him well and will remain positive with an open mind – he could do a fantastic job and surprise everyone!)

• Bob – went to the GP good for another year!

ROTARY MOMENT none tonight

GUEST SPEAKER

Hilda Finnigan – Trillium Gift of Life

Guests Becky Griffin and Darren Gilroy

Becky donated part of her liver to her brotherinlaw Darren – it was VERY successful and Darren is extremely grateful to her

Go to www.beadonor.ca to get all of the information

The Organ and Tissue Donation Process

In Ontario, organ and tissue donation is coordinated and managed by Trillium Gift of Life Network. Though everyone is a potential donor, you may be surprised to learn that the opportunity for organ donation is rare, because of the need to sustain a patient on a ventilator. In fact, you are five times more likely to need an organ transplant during your lifetime than to have the opportunity to donate one. On average, only three per cent of hospital deaths occur in circumstances that may lead to organ donation. This is not the case for tissue donation, which can take place in most cases when someone has died, as long as the tissue is suitable for transplantation.

Because opportunities for organ donation are relatively rare and the impact is life-saving, it's important that Ontarians give serious thought to organ and tissue donation and register their consent to donate. By registering, you are essentially making a decision to help save lives after death through organ and tissue donation. By making this decision, you give hope to patients waiting for a life saving or life enhancing transplant and their families.

Your decision to register is confidential. It is stored in a Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care database and it will only be disclosed to Trillium Gift of Life Network at the appropriate time, once it has been determined that lifesaving efforts have failed. Specially trained staff will then share registration details with your family during end-of-life discussions, to help them make a choice about donation. By registering your consent to donate, you relieve your family of the burden of making this decision on your behalf.

Once a family has consented to donation, testing is done to confirm the medical suitability of the organs and tissue, and to determine which patients waiting for organ transplantation are the best match for the donated organs. This includes a medical and social history of the donor, similar to the questionnaire completed when donating blood. Trillium Gift of Life Network works closely with a team of healthcare professionals to support grieving families through this process, and to ensure that as many people as possible benefit from the generous gift of organs and/or tissue.

Recovery of organs occurs in the operating room and it is done with skill and respect by physicians. Donation typically does not impact funeral or burial plans, and it often occurs while families are making these arrangements and contacting others. In fact, an open casket funeral is possible. Trillium Gift of Life Network stays in contact with families during this time to inform them when organ and tissue recovery is complete and to share some general information on the recipients.

Through the Donor Family Support program, Trillium Gift of life Network provides continued support, as well as the opportunity to communicate anonymously with recipients. Donor families are recognized and honoured at an annual Celebration of Life, an event held to acknowledge and celebrate the extraordinary gift donor families have given.

Make sure your decision to save lives is known. Please take 2 minutes to register your consent

 

Meeting Adjourned by President Dave

 

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 : 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 Robbie Larocque, 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.

Please check the club website to make sure their location and time has not changed:

MONDAY:

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

Oshawa – Jubilee Pavillion Banquet Centre, 55 Lakeview Park Ave, Oshawa – 12:10 pm

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

Pickering – Bollocks, 736 Kingston Rd, Pickering – 7:00 am

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 – The Olde Stone Cottage – 3750 Kingston Rd. - 5:30 pm

 

WEDNESDAY:

Whitby-Sunrise – Royal Oak Pub, Whitby Shores, 617 Victoria St W – 7:00 am

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

Northumberland Sunrise – Ashbrook Golf Club – 7215 Dale Rd, Port Hope - 7:00 am

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

Port Perry – Sunnybrae Golf Club, 1430 King Street, Port Perry, ON , – 6:15 pm

 

 

THURSDAY:

Ajax – (First Thursday of the month) at Public Library, 55 Harwood Ave S., – 12:15 pm

Ajax – rest of the month - McEachnie Family Centre, 20 Church Street North, NorthWest Corner Hwy 2 & Church - 7:30am

Agincourt – 6:30 pm at Rotating locations. Please contact Ron -  rdhinchliff@gmail.com to verify location.

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

Uxbridge – Wooden Sticks Golf & Country Club, 40 Elgin Park Drive off Concession 7 South of Uxbridge. – 7:00 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