MINUTES OF MEETING: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Editor: V.P. Tess Pierce (with help from Dave Andrews)
Meeting Called to Order at 6:30 PM: by President David Mankiewicz
Grace: Bob Koski
Toast to the KING: Dale Duke
Land Acknowledgement: President Dave
We respectfully acknowledge that the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood is meeting on the traditional territory of the Mississauga’s of Scugog Island First Nations, within the jurisdiction of the Williams Treaties. We are committed to our responsibility of stewardship, in these relationships and for this land on which we learn, share and live.
Toast to CANADA: Dave Penney
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Linda Biddle
Caroline Kipling
Rhonda Kirkland, our speaker
Alex Down, Rhonda’s Chief of Staff
Yvonne Henry, prospective member
Beverly Fiddler, prospective member
Birthdays and Anniversaries
- Mike & Coleen McLaren - Anniversary
Launi Elliott - Birthday
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ways & Means committee meeting Tuesday August 19 at 5 pm. This is the meeting where we decide on budgets and fund-raising for 2025-26. Please plan on attending it you have any ideas!
Reminder the District Conference at Fern Resort is Oct 24-26. There is still time to register.
Rotary Foundation Walk Sept 28 at Nort Johnson District Park in Vaughan
Our club’s BBQ is Sept 13. Our host is Fahim Fikrat, 158 Taylorwood Court, Oshawa, Ontario. More information to follow.
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION: ULZAA YANJMAA
Shashi introduced our newest member, Ulzaa Yanjmaa. Ulzaa’s impressive resume includes civic organizing, diversity initiatives, community leadership, and the importance of family. As an organizer, Ulzaa is the Founder and Board Chair of the Mongolian Association of Toronto. She is dedicated to supporting marginalized individuals and groups, especially in the areas of intergenerational trauma and colonization. She celebrates diversity and, this year, participated in a Water Blessing ceremony at Indian River and walked in the Toronto Pride Parade. Ulzaa is a community leader who worked as a language instructor teaching Mongolian for the Toronto District School Board. She volunteers as a computer coach and supports the Belmont House, where she helps those with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Ulzaa completed the Social Service Worker program at Seneca College, holds a diploma in Network System Technology, and earned a bachelor’s degree in law from Bucharest University in Romania. She has a master’s in Human Rights and Intellectual Property Law from Lund University, Sweden. She is a true polyglot. She speaks, English, Mongolian, Russian, and Romanian. She is currently working to improve her French. She is the proud mother of three children. In her thank you remarks, Ulzaa expressed her gratitude for her new Rotary family, and she looks forward to participating and volunteering. Lennis Trotter and Ted Morrison presented Ulzaa with her new member packets. Dave Andrews welcomed Ulzaa on her new journey as Rotarian and explained what that means.