MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, January 10, 2017

 

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: Past President Larry Hurren

O Canada: Past President David Mankiewicz

Toast To The Queen: Treasurer and Past President Devon Biddle

 

GUESTS:

• Don Lovisa, President of Duham College

• Linda Marco, President, Durham College Foundation

• Jennifer Clark, Senior Development Officer, Durham College.

VISITING ROTARIANS: There were no visiting Rotarians

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:

January 10 - Margaret Nason’s birthday

January 12 - Rhonda Stewart’s birthday

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Pres. Dave is still looking for guest speakers, just a few dates are available up to end of June.

• Pres. Dave noted that Larry Hurren and Lennis Trotter had done a terrific job at the Kids Safety Village Night at the Oshawa General Hockey Game on Sunday and thanks to all the volunteers and to the Durham Regional Police Association for paying the entry fee.

• Pres. Dave extended a special welcome to our guests from Durham College.

• Pres. Dave – dates upcoming
  • Jan 16^th is the Safety Village Board/Committee at the Safety Village at 7 p.m
  • Feb 13^th – Harpo’s for Valentine’s event. 6: 00 pm Start. Spouses Invited
  • Mar 14^th St. Patrick’s Day at Fionn McCool’s. 6:00 pm start . Spouses Invited
  • May 10^th Revers Draw – looking for a lot of silent auction donations . Our goal MCs 100 items on the table.

• Pres. Dave sad to announce that Shawn Kellam’s grandfather has passed away

• Larry Hurren – January 8^th Oshawa Generals Game fundraiser for the Kids Safety Village, Larry reported that we raised about $3,200..Devon Biddle rose to express thanks to Larry for all his hard work.

• Ted Morrison – York Rotary Club is hosting a Chinese New Year’s Celebration on February 3^rd.

• Ted Morrison - On Feb. 9^th (Thursday) Whitby Sunrise Rotary is holding Savour the Flavour at Deer Creek. Tickets are $85.

• Ted Morrison - Reminder about the international conference in Atlanta June 10-14, 2017. It should be a great one as we celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation.

• Pres. Dave – there is a new rotary.org website as of this week. Encourages everyone to check it out.

• Bob Stewart – Modeled the scarf left behind at the Christmas Party, still looking for the owner.

 

DUTIES FOR JANUARY:

Front Desk: Ted Morrison & Stanley Igboanugo                           Bulletin Editor / Greeter: Linda Porritt

 

DUTIES FOR FEBRUARY:

Front Desk : Kris Sachdeva                           Greeter/Bulletin : Janice Coupland

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

 

SARGEANT AT ARMS: Myles Fisher.

 

ACE OF SPADES DRAW

Winner Robbie Larocque                  Card Drawn: JackDiamonds

 

HAPPY BUCKS

• Myles Fisher – told a very funny joke. Is going to South Africa – Victoria Falls..

• Ted Morrison – Got caught up in the traffic jam as a result of the tremendous accident this week on the 401. Took Ted 4 hrs to get home from Cobourg. Bill Patchett Took Ted to lunch when Ted went down to turn in the ticket money for the Diamond watch draw. Ted thought Bill looked good.

• Sue MacKinnon – $5 - had a nice visit with her daughter in Abu Dhabi over Christmas, but missed seeing her son.

• Robbie Larocque – Happy to have won the Ace of Spades draw two weeks in a row.

• Devon Biddle – In the coin collected at the Hockey Game, Devob found lots of pennies, a British ound, 30 cents from Bermuda, American dimes and nickels, and the centre of a Toonie!. It was a fun evening.

• Dave Andrews – Remembered that long ago the club had a tour of south Oshawa campus of Durham College, hosted by Don Lovisa who is with us tonight..

ROTARY MOMENT none tonight

Guest Speakers

Pres. Dave Andrews Introduced Don Lovisa President of Durham College and Linda Marco, President of the Durham College Foundation and Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs. They will speak to us tonight abouththe 50^th Anniversary of Durham College and about the launch of a new building at the Simcoe Street North campus.

Don Lovisa spoke about 50 Amazing Years – the Community College system is also celebrating 50 years. It was started in Ontario in 1967, and Durham College was started in the same year.

Currently there are over 11,000 students per year. This is a 63% increase since 2008. Analysis shows that the College has an $816 million dollar economic impact on Durham Region every year. The College system has grown enormously, with online courses, partnering with UOIT, helping students complete high school on their way to a college education,, and soon to be offering degree programs

Linda Marco.spoke about the new Centre for Collaborative Education that is being built as a legacy project in honour of the 50^th anniversary of Durham College. The Building will cost $40 million, the province has committed $22 million. The Federal government is contributing $13 million and Durham College is raising $5 million from the community. The building is scheduled to open in April 2018. There will be an Innovation Centre which will incubate Entrepreneurial Activities. Unique to Ontario there will be a Global Glass, a network of 45 institutions worldwide with whom Durham College partners.

Linda also thanked the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood for its donation of $15,000 in support of the signature Whitby campus initiative now known as the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food.

President Dave thanked the speakers and presented them with Certificates showing donations by the Club to the Polio Foundation in their honour.

Pres Dave Adjourned the meeting..

 

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