BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Rotarians\, Rotaractors and guests in District 7070 are invited to :  Night of A Thousand Dinners – Proceeds to  the Canadian Landmi ne Foundation  \, Officers' Mess\, Ontario Regiment\, Simcoe Street Nort h. Tickets $125.00 per person. This elegant evening will have a the Dres s Code: Business Attire. The Bar opens at 6 pm. Dinner at 7 pm.  This is a Fundraiser for Canadian Landmine Foundation  hosted by the Oshawa Ro tary Club. Call Gordon Dowsley for tickets at 905-576-3636 and at gdowsle y@yahoo.com . Many Rotary Clubs in Canada support Canadian Landmine Founda tion. Seating is very limited to 100 patrons only. Please purchase your ti ckets as soon as possible.  Please join us. See:  https://canadianland mine.org/ Dear fellow Rotarians and Rotaractors in District 7070\, In Dece mber 1997 the Ottawa Treaty banning the use of Landmines was signed by 122 countries on Parliament Hill. Since then\, a further 40 countries have si gned up making the current total 162 independent nations worldwide. Follow ing the signing of the treaty The Canadian Landmine Foundation was formed and Rotary became an unofficial sponsor as a few board chairs are reserve d for Rotarians. Its role is to raise money to remove the mines and to edu cate children in dangerous areas as to what mines look like\, to report th em to adults and to never touch them. Many Rotary clubs contribute directl y to the Canadian Landmines Foundation from funds on hand. Others raise fu nds through a Night of A Thousand Dinners evenings and send these funds to the foundation. If you would like to join The Rotary Club of Oshawa for t his year's dinner on January 18\, 2024  (Cash bar at 6:00 pm followed by Dinner  at 7:00 pm in the Officer's Mess\, The Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury of The Ontario Regiment\,  53 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa L1G 4 R9.) This year's distinguished keynote speaker will be Lloyd Axworthy (Can ada's former Federal Minister of External Affairs\, a Companion of the Ord er of Canada\, Chair of the World Refugee & Migration Foundation\,Nobel pe ace Nominee\, a proud Rotarian\, and Leader of the Ottawa Process which le d to The Ottawa Treaty\, the outlawing of landmines in internaional law).    Ticket price for a wonderful meal in the elegant and historic surroun dings of the Officers Mees of the Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury of On tario Regiment is $125 with a tax receipt for the amount above cost. Reser ve your spot through Past District Governor\, Ron Dick   ( ron@rrdfsi.c a ) or Gordon Dowsley  (gdowsley@yahoo.com  905-576-3636). Internet tra nsfer payments can be made  through  OshawaRotaryClub@rogers.com   Pl ease indicate landmines dinner. If your club would like to partner with Os hawa Rotary Club for this year's dinner or would like a speaker on the pro gram we would be very happy to talk about the possibilities. Yours in Rota ry\, Gordon Gordon Dowsley Rotary Club of Oshawa   Night of a Thousand Di nners (N1KD) is an event that helps to raise awareness of the global land mine crisis and to raise funds for mine action.  N1KD began as a global c ampaign in 2001 and the tradition continues to this day among Rotary Clubs in Canada. Night of a Thousand Dinners is a wonderful opportunity for e veryone to make a positive difference in the lives of those living in mine -affected communities\, while at the same time sharing a meal with friends and family.  Every contribution\, no matter how small\, will affect chan ge on a global scale.       How are the funds raised for N1KD used?       Net proceeds from Night of a Thousand Dinners will be used to fun d mine action programs in Cambodia. Our unSAFE campaign supports Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD)\, an organization that operates Explosive Ordna nce Disposal (EOD) teams which help rural Cambodians who come across mines and explosive remnants of war in their day-to-day lives. You can read ab out the unSAFE campaign HERE. In addition to demining\, CSHD’s Risk Edu cation Team travels from village to village teaching people how to identi fy an explosive and what to do if they find one.       The Canadian Lan dmine Foundation is a registered charity with a mission to raise awareness and funds to end human and economic suffering caused by landmines. We par tner with other charitable organizations that meet our standards and help relieve the global and continued suffering of countries plagued with landm ines and their victims.       The Canadian Landmine Foundation (CLMF) a ims to realize the vision and goals of the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-pe rsonnel landmines by entrenching the norm\, now established by 161 governm ents around the world\, and also to meet the challenge of clearing mine-in fested lands and to offer hope and practical support to mine victims in th e world’s most mine-affected countries/communities. Additionally\, we ai m to continue raising awareness about the consequences of landmines on the landscape\, communities and families of countries around the world. We co ntinue to support organizations that achieve these goals.       Since 1 999 the Canadian Landmine Foundation and Canadians across the country hav e funded $3.7 million in mine action projects around the world\, from vict im assistance to the clearance of nearly 2 million square metres of land!     In the Photo: Ottawa\, December 5\,1997\, while the church bells ran g out across the city\, representatives of 122 countries signed the intern ational landmines treaty. Nobel Peace Prize laureate\, Jody Williams. the President of the International Red Cross\, Cornelio Sommaruga\, UN Secreta ry General Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Jean Chretien applaud as our gues t on January 18\, Lloyd Axworthy\, signs for Canada DTEND:20240119T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T144222Z DTSTART:20240118T230000Z LOCATION:Ontario Regiment SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Night of A Thousand Dinners - Jan 18\, 2024 UID:1d93446e-72de-4350-a48c-e826d2eaaa8a X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Night of A Thousand Dinners &ndash\; Proceeds to \; the Canadian Landmine Foundation \; \, Officers'\; Mess\, Ontario Regiment\, Simcoe Street North. Tickets $125.00 per person. This elegant evening will have a the Dress Code: Business Attire. The Bar opens at 6 pm. Dinner at 7 pm.  \;

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< span style="font-size:16px\;">This is a Fundraiser for Canadian Landmine Foundation \;hosted by the Oshawa Rotary Club. Call Gordon Dowsley for tickets at 905-576-3636 and at gdowsley@yahoo.com . Many Rotary Clubs in Canada su pport Canadian Landmine Foundation. Seating is very limited to 100 patrons only. Please purchase your tickets as soon as possible. \;

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Pleas e join us.

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See: \;https://canadianlandmine.org/

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Dear fel low Rotarians and Rotaractors in District 7070\,

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In December 1997 the Ott awa Treaty banning the use of Landmines was signed by 122 countries on Par liament Hill. Since then\, a further 40 countries have signed up making th e current total 162 independent nations worldwide.

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Following the signing of the treaty The Canadian Landmine \;Foundation was formed and Rotary became an unofficial sponsor as a few board chairs are reserved for Rotarians. Its role is to raise money to remove th e mines and to educate children in dangerous areas as to what mines look l ike\, to report them to adults and to never touch them.

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Many Rotary clubs contribute directly to the Canadian Landmines Foundation from funds on ha nd. Others raise funds through a Night of A Thousand Dinners evenings and send these funds to the foundation. If you would like to join The Rotary C lub of Oshawa for this year'\;s dinner on January 18\, 2024&nbs p\; (Cash bar at 6:00 pm followed by Dinner \; \;at 7:00 pm in the Officer'\;s Mess\, The Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury \;of The O ntario Regiment\, \; 53 Simcoe Street North\, Oshawa L1G 4R9.)

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This year'\;s distinguished keynote speaker will be Lloyd Axworthy ( Canada'\;s former Federal Minister of External Affairs\, a Companion of the Order of Canada\, Chair of the World Refugee &\; Migration Foundat ion\,Nobel peace Nominee\, a proud Rotarian\, and Leader of the Ottawa Pro cess which led to The Ottawa Treaty\, the outlawing of landmines in intern aional law). \; \;

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Ticket price for a wonderful meal in the elega nt and historic surroundings of the Officers Mees of the Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury \;of \;Ontari o Regiment is $125 with a tax receipt for the amount above cost.

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Reserve your spot through Past District Governor\, Ron Dick \;& nbsp\; ( \;ron@rrdfsi.c a \;) or Gordon Dowsley \ ; (gdowsley@yahoo.com< /a> \; 905-576-3636). Internet transfer payments can be made  \;through \; \;OshawaRotaryClub@rogers.com  \; \; Please indicate landmines din ner.

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If your club would like to partner with Oshawa Rotary Club for this year'\;s dinner or would like a speaker on the program we woul d be very happy to talk about the possibilities.

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Yours in Rotary\,

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G ordon

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< span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Gordon Dowsley

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Rotary Club of Oshawa

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Night of a Thousand Dinners \;(N1KD) is an event that hel ps to raise awareness of the global landmine crisis and to raise funds for mine action. \; N1KD began as a global campaign in 2001 and the tradi tion continues to this day among Rotary Clubs in Canada. \;Night of a Thousand Dinners \;is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to make a p ositive difference in the lives of those living in mine-affected communiti es\, while at the same time sharing a meal with friends and family. \; Every contribution\, no matter how small\, will affect change on a global scale.

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 \;Net proceeds from \;Night of a Thousand Dinners&n bsp\;will be used to fund mine act ion programs in Cambodia. Our unSAFE campaign supports Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD)\, an organization that operates Explosive Ordnance Dispos al (EOD) teams which help rural Cambodians who come across mines and e xplosive remnants of war in their day-to-day lives. You can \;read about the unSAFE campaign HERE.

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In addition to demining\, CSHD&rsquo\;s \;Risk Educ ation Team \;travels from village to village teaching people how to identify an explosive and what to do if they find one.

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 \;< /span>The Canadian Landmine Foundation is a registered charity with a mission to raise awareness and funds to end human and economic suffering caused by landmines. We partner with other c haritable organizations that meet our standards and help relieve the globa l and continued suffering of countries plagued with landmines and their vi ctims.

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 \;The Canadian Landmine Foundation (CLMF) aims to realize the vision and goals of the \;Ottawa Treaty \;banning anti-personnel landmines b y entrenching the norm\, now established by 161 governments around the wor ld\, and also to meet the challenge of clearing mine-infested lands and to offer hope and practical support to mine victims in the world&rsquo\;s mo st mine-affected countries/communities. Additionally\, we aim to continue raising awareness about the consequences of landmines on the landscape\, c ommunities and families of countries around the world. We continue to supp ort organizations that achieve these goals.

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 \;Since 1999 \;the Canadian Landmine Foundation and Canadians across the country have funded $3.7 million in mi ne action projects around the world\, from victim assistance to the cleara nce of nearly 2 million square metres of land!

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Ottawa\, December 5\,199 7\, while the church bells rang out across the city\, representatives of 1 22 countries signed the international landmines treaty.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate\, Jody Williams. the Pres ident of the International Red Cross\, Cornelio Sommaruga\, UN Secretary G eneral Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Jean Chretien applaud as our guest on January 18\, Lloyd Axworthy\, signs for Canada

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