MINUTES OF MEETING OF
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Editor: Past President Bob Koski
Meeting Called to Order at 6:30 PM: by Incoming President David Mankiewicz
Grace: led by Bob Koski
“Oh 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”
Toast to the KING : Camille Miquel Farfan
Land Acknowledgement: by Incoming President David Mankiewicz
We respectfully acknowledge that the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood is meeting on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas 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 : Lennis Trotter
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Thank you to our photographers Emmy Iheme and Don Igbokwe for our photos tonight.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Thank you to our photographers Emmy Iheme and Don Igbokwe for our photos tonight.
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR: Rotarian In recognition of the Chinese New Year she generously provided an excellent carrot cake dessert and Mandarin oranges for our club members. She also circulated a copy of the 12 year cycle of the Chinese calendar, declared 2025 as the Year of the Snake, admitted that she is a Dragon, and that she is very happy to be a member of our club. Kim is an extraordinary ambassador of Chinese culture.. Thank you Kim.
Visiting Rotarians and Guests :
We welcomed Camille Miquel-Farfan for the last time as a guest
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
Happy Birthday to Ntumba Tshibuabua - Feb. 8: Peter Dueck - Feb. 8; and Kris Sachdeva - Feb. 9
ANNOUNCEMENTS / REMINDERS:
Lennis Trotter:
Womens Lunch - Friday Feb. 21 at Whitby Scaddabush Restaurant. Sing up with Esther Trotter.
Kids Safety Village Planning Meeting - Feb. 10, 12:30 pm;
Kids Safety Village Board and Committee Meeting Mar. 10 – 1:00 pm;
Kids Safety Village and Rotary and Partners Annual joint meeting with our club Apr. 8 at Oshawa Golf Club
Dave Andrews has Reverse Draw Tickets for you to sell.
Dave has a number of silent auction items (including a watercolour print of St George’s Golf Club from Dave Penney and a retro 7 in one record player stereo from Robert Kipling and lots of items from Bob Stewart) and he has posted to our Facebook page. Members should start thinking about who they sold tickets to last year. Members were encouraged to think about possible sponsors for this event. Robbie has secured Miles Goacher of Goacher Wealth Management as a platinum sponsor. Dave has supplied everyone with the silent auction items and ticket sales lists from last year, and sample “ask” letters, and promo posters for this year.
Ted reminded members that they should be on the lookout for silent auction items. May 8 will be here before we know it.
REMINDER: … Maple Syrup Sales Fundraiser: Everyone should start taking their orders now. Delivery will be in the spring (when the trees give it up). Bottles are One liter for $25. Tess suggested that you could buy a case and donate it to the food bank (and get a tax receipt).
SUPER BOWL POOL: BOB KOSKI:
Super Bowl Pool tickets numbers were drawn by Camille and recorded by Bob Koski. Our participation in this activity achieved the winner's prize of $100 and the excess of $155 will be donated to End Polio Now. Enjoy the game this Sunday from New Orleans. Winner will be awarded prize money at our next Rotary meeting.
SGT AT ARMS: Don Igbokwe
ACE OF SPADES No draw tonight. Superbowl pool instead..
HAPPY BUCKS: Thank you to Don for collecting our Happy Bucks
Donald Igbokwe collected Happy Bucks from the following members, each and every one of them graciously welcoming Camille to our club: Robert Kipling, David Andrews, Bob Koski, David Penney & Kim Tan.
Ted Morrison - enjoyed attending another Rotary club's fund raising dinner this past week.
Robbie Larocque - attended a very expensive lunch.
Dale Duke - apologized to Lennis for not being available to attend Red Barn Bingo as Lennis' last minute replacement. Dale had another more pressing item scheduled for that day.
Lennis - was ticketed courtesy of a speed camera on Rossland Road after last week's Rotary Meeting.
Emmy Iheme - has been nominated for a King Charles Medal for his community service volunteering.
David Mankiewicz - noted that the 50 th Anniversary Committee realized our anniversary will not take place until 2026.
INDUCTION OF OUR NEWEST MEMBER:
Congratulations and welcome to Camille Miquel Farfan, our newest member. Camille was introduced by the Rotary Information Committee (Ted Morrison, Lennis Trotter and Dave Andrews) and Vice President David Mankiewicz.
SPEAKERS: Board of Directors Update to the Club
David Penney summarized our International Service activities: Shelter Box, Burundi Ambulance, School rebuild in Uganda, water project in Uganda, Adopt A Village water project in Laos, cancer screening mobile van in India, WAKAM public health malaria initiative in Western Kenya, and along with R.C. of Bowmanville working to improve maternal and child health care in Uganda.
David Andrews reviewed the activities of our Public Relations Committee: working to obtain R.C. Excellence Award from Rotary International. We are maintaining our social media digital communications, working with Oshawa and Durham region media, updating our Club Brochure, and are using our new R.C. Of Oshawa-Parkwood sandwich boards. We continue to maintain a presence in Oshawa Chamber of Commerce Directory, and we hope to design and offer for sale RC of Oshawa-Parkwood shirts.
Ted Morrison stated that our club's Rotary Foundation and Polio Eradication annual goals have been reached. He reminded us that we can continue to make donations and that he would be happy to help any member to become a bequest society member. He noted that so far this year there have been 98 polio cases worldwide compared to only 12 in the previous year.
David Mankiewicz adjourned the meeting shortly after 8 pm.
Here is the “Old Guard” (Bob Koski, Don Igbokwe and Dale Duke) at our registration Desk Tonight: Thank you all very much. Thank you to Mandy for taking the photo.
MORE INFORMATION IN THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Be sure to check out our Calendar for details.!!
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