MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, November 21, 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: Secretary Robbie Larocque
O Canada: Director Janice Coupland
Toast To The Queen : Myles Fisher
GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:
Welcome to our guest Speaker Nancy Shaw
Welcome to Dr. Tess Pierce and also Ab Gilbert from the Rotary Club of Oshawa.
BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday to Bob Stewart on November 25 and Happy Anniversary to Launi and Bob Elliott on November 23 !!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Director of Service Kim Boatman - thanked all of the members of the Youth Service Committee for their recent efforts to re-establish a Youth Exchange Program in our Rotary Club: Sonya Thompson, Chidinma Iboanugo, Pat Dyck, Janice Coupland , Lennis trotter, and also to Ab Gilbert from the Rotary Club of Oshawa who is now part of our Joint Oshawa Rotary Clubs Youth Exchange Committee. Kim then introduced Pat Dyck and Ab Gilbert to talk about Youth Exchange.
Pat and Ab said that although we have asked all schools in Oshawa to submit students who may be interested in Youth Exchange, only one came forward and the application has been withdrawn for this year. In order for our clubs to send out an exchange student, we have to commit to host a student for one year (a minimum of 2 host families and an ideal number would be 4 host families , hosting one student for a 3 month period. They asked our members to consider hosting a student. Ab and Pat and President Ted praised the program and the students too and said how rewarding it is to host a student. Ab has hosted 6 students ove rthe years. Ouw own Rotary Club has hosted 10 inbound students and sent 3 students outboud for a year, over our 41 year history. Many of them are good friens on facebook today. Ab and Pat went over some of the criteria: students should be 15 to 19 years of age. Our District insists that they be a minimum of 16 when and a maximum of 18 they leave. Host families do not necessarily have to be from our Rotary Club. The cost of the program to our Rotary Club would be approximately: $4,200 for an inbound student and $820 for an outbound student (if we send out a student, we must also host a student). For more info, be sure to look at: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges and https://my.rotary.org/en/take-action/empower-leaders/start-exchange
Treasurer Devon Biddle – will be doing the month end banking and also sending money to the Rotary Foundation next week. If you wish to make any donations to the Rotary Foundation, just see Devon and he will look after it for you. Act your money to him be next week. Nov 28.
Tess Pierce – The Oshawa Rotary Club is holdong the Annual Polar Bear Swim on January 1 at 12 Noon at the beach at Lakeview Park . Your cost of admission for the eventi is $30 with the proceeds going to The Rose of Durham. Tess is going to swim , again this year. Her goal is to raise $1,000 and she has set up a 'Go Fund Me “ page and anyone can donate and help Tess raise the money. And thank you, Tess for the candy canes that we all received tonight at our meeting.
President Ted - Membership – Priority ONE Seminar – in Aurora!!! on Saturday Nov 25. Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Check in 8 to 8:30). Location: Aw Shucks Seafood Bar & Bistro – The Pearl Room; Address: 15230 Yonge St, Aurora, ON. L4G 1P2 Phone: (905) 727-5100 The workshop is limited to the first 50 registrants. There is no charge to participants (however no shows will be charged $25). Lots of parking behind the restaurant, with elevator access if needed. Please register on line on the www.rotary.org website
President Ted – Encouraged ALL of our member to attend the Annual Breakfast in suport of Sharon's Kids.
On Dec 9 , from 8 am to 11 am at the Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Road East. We are focusing on ages 13 yrs & Up!
(Sample Gift Items: HMV gift certificates/ toiletries/blow dryers/curling irons/ makeup/shaving kits/ watches/calculators/socks/Chapters or Future Shop g/c). Bring an unwrapped gift & breakfast is compliments of The Tartan Tavern
Sonya Thompson – Our partners at the Kids'Safety Village, The Whitby Lions Club is holding a New Year's Eve Party on Dec 31 at Heydenshore Pavillion Cost $80 per person (early bird price). Always nice to help out our partners. 589 Water St, Whitby. Doors open 6:30 Dancing until 1:30 Enjoy a served sit down meal at 7:15 Beef tenderloin and Chicken breast & veg Followed by a Trio of deserts. There will be Midnight snack /sweet table and coffee. Festive decorations & New Year's party favors. We will have a Silent Auction, Raffle also Spot prizes. We have fantastic music by DJ Serge. This is a Adults only event. With a CASH bar. Tickets $ 170 per couple. Call Lion Christine at 905-576-6060 for tickets and more info
President Ted – Nov 28 is our Annual General Meetings of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood and also of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood Charitable Foundation, the election of officers of both organizations, and the presentation of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood Strategic Plan. And that will be the end of the business meetings for 2017. Dec 5 is our participation House Christmas Party. Dec 12 is our Party at Kris and Jan's and we do not meet on Dec 19 or Dec 26. BUT WE DO MEET ON JANUARY 2, 2018.
REMINDERS:
President Ted : One of the items that our Club member wanted , as a result of the Visioning exercise is to increase the profits from the 2018 Rotary Reverse Draw Dinner and Silent Auction . Ted said that one of the most dramatic ways to do so is to increase the profits from the Silent Auction. We can do that in two ways: dramatically increase the number of items (from 50 to 100 items) and dramatically increase the value of each item ( to at least $100 if not more towards the $200 to $500 range). And now is the time to start looking and asking.
Past President Hilda – In her role as Chair of Club Administration asked everyone to bring EXACT CHANGE to the Rotary meeting for registration $22 and for Draw $2. And Happy Twoonies would certainly follow suit unless you wish to be every more happy.
Past Pres Lennis Trotter - January 8 – the next Kids' Safety Village Board and Committee Meeting (start at 7:00 pm) - at the Kids'Safety Village
Janice Coupland – Janice is arranging dinner on Friday, December 1 at Bella Notte Restaurant on Brock Street North in Whitby. This is a social event of the Fellowship Committee of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood. Guests welcome too. Sign up TODAY with Janice Coupland.
President Ted and Janice Coupland – Dec 5 – Participation House Christmas Party - Oshawa Golf Club - Our spouses and kids and grandkids are also invited. Cost $40 per person. 6:00 pm drinks, 6:30 pm dinner . SIGN UP SHEET IS BEING CIRCULATED. Please tell Janice Coupland YES or NO and if your spouse or kids or grandkids are attending with you. she is working out all of the details. Please let her know as soon as you can. Sign up sheet is being circulated with Janice
President Ted and Janice Coupland – Dec 12 – Club members Party at Kris and Janice condo in Ajax – please dress up for the party (shirt and tie gentlemen) . Cost is $30 per person and bring your own refreshments. Sign up sheet is being circulated with Janice. Please let her know as soon as you can. And Please pay her on Nov 28.
Past President Dave – Cakes and Hams – Sell , Sell, Sell - $25 each. Delivery Dec 1 . Thanks to Co-Chair Devon for helping the Club again. President Ted will offer to the Rotarian , a bottle of your choice, if you can outsell him on the hams. Order deadline is 4 pm on November 24.
President Ted – Rotary Club of Etobicoke is asking for gently used hockey equipment to send north tou our indigenous people. A huge project of the Rotary club. Got something to donate? Equipment will go to MasterCard Centre, 400 Kipling Ave, Etobicoke, ON M8V 3L1 and benefit First Nations youth in remote northern Ontario communities.
Read more about Rotary Club of Etobicoke's ongoing hockey equipment drive to benefit First Nations youth in this Inside Toronto story: http://bit.ly/2fMI8VX
VP Linda Porritt: She is collecting volunteer hours for all of our service projects this year, starting July 1 2017 and ending June 30, 2018 and they will be entered into the projects at on Rotary Club Central for all of us to see. Keep track of all of your hours and report them to Linda for each project (committee meetings, research, investigation, donations, etc).
VOLUNTEERS - MONTH OF NOVEMBER
Front Desk - Kris Sachdeva
Bulletin/Greeter - Dave Andrews
(Editor’s note: If you cannot be there, please find a replacement)
ACE OF SPADES DRAW Conducted by our Sargeant At Arms Bob Koski
Chidinma Igboanugo pulled the 2 of Hearts and for her efforts received a pen (from an unknown source not announced) and note pad from Lennis Trotter Architect. And so the pot grows.
HAPPY BUCKS:
Robert Kipling – Robert was saddened by the loss of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, in the eastern Final against the Argos. Next year for the Grey Cup.
Jance Coupland – finally saw her one-month-old grandson for the first time
Kim Boatman – thanked Ab Gilbert for coming to our meeting and helping out with our Joint Youth Exchange Program. Ab has been a Rotarian for 47 years.
Sect Robbie Larocque – Last weekend, they were inAurora to a hockey tournament and her daughter's team came in second.
Past Pres Larry Hurren – He and Kay were out at the Kids Safety Village to assist with the Holiday Lights one evening and were really thrilled (over 200 people in attendance) and he encouraged everyone in our club to go out and see the lights and help out.