MINUTES OF MEETING:  Tuesday Feb 5, 2019

          Our Editor – Janice Coupland

 

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.

 

Grace:  Mike McLaren              

O Canada: Devon Biddle 

Toast To The Queen: Sue MacKinnon                                                           

 

GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:

GUEST – Pamela Deveaux – Boys and Girls Club of Durham     

Visiting Rotarian: Kim Tan Club Name:  Rotary Oshawa

 

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION tonight – Chinese Food and Decorations done by Sue MacKinnon and Janice Coupland

 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES  

February 8th Chris & Andrea Birrell’s Anniversary

February - Margaret & Alan Anniversary

February 8th – Peter Dueck Birthday

February 9th – Krishan Sachdeva Birthday  

February 12th – Bob Koski Birthday

February 14th – Mike McLaren Birthday

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Valentine’s Day Social – Tuesday February 12th 6:00pm sharp – Wildfire Steakhouse Stevenson Road Oshawa

St. Patrick’s Day Social – Tuesday March 12th – Finn McCools

Tribute Communities Centre – Suite – donated by Oshawa Express (Sandy/Kim) Oshawa Generals Hockey Game 6pm

Sunday March 17th (Actual day of St. Patrick’s Day)

Reverse Draw Tickets Let’s Get Selling!!!!!  February 26th Next Meeting

Bingo is February 9th – Kris and Jan will not be there – it is Kris’s birthday

RYLA – Back on the Table no cost to the Person.  the Club will cover 19 – 25 young person

Markham/Union – February 8th Chinese New Year Celebration Golden Court Abalone Restaurant - $60 6:00pm

Pouches on the table for Chinese New Year Celebration – please put money inside and give to Devon

43rd Annual Language Arts Conference - Reading For The Love of It 2019 – Hosted by Rotary East York/Scarborough

March 5th Pancake Breakfast – Rotary Port Perry

Oshawa Golf & Curling Club – Curling Bonspiel – Sunday March 23rd Scottish Theme

 

ACE OF SPADES  DRAW:

Winner:  Stanley                                                         Card Drawn: Queen of Hearts

 

DUTIES FOR THE MONTH OF February:

On The Front Door: Tim Dwyre

Bulletin Editor: Janice Coupland

Greeter:  Janice Coupland

 

HAPPY TOONIES

Dave – back to the Club – recovering nicely – Kris was there at the hospital right after the surgery and took out the stiches

Thank you to everyone for all of your support, rides, fantastic food and more!

Bob – Company loses $190 million in cryptocurrency as CEO dies with sole password – 30 year old has created chaos for his customers

Mike – went to a Chamber of Commerce presentation by CRA – Everything you need to or not need to know about taxes – trying to recruit a lawyer to come and join Rotary

Robbie – 178 people attended Bingo – Biggest Bing Old Age Supplement cheques come on the 20th

Dave Penney – HVAC system has to be inspected hopefully it is ok

Dan – Coffee tastes so good – Devon poured it – it seems now that I am a Rotarian.  I meet other Rotarians all over

Ted – went to Savour the Flavour last week with Sharron, Kris, Jan, Devon, Linda and PDG Bob and Kathy Wallace – the food was very good they raised something like $45,000

Bob Koski – first Chinese dinner he has had at Rotary

Devon said he was glad that the first person Dave saw after his operation was Kris and not Dave Mankiewicz.

Lennis sold Regional Chair John Henry a ticket to the Reverse Draw and said that John is enjoying his new job

Kim Tan – Happy New Year - find your year of your birth on the chart on the table – google what it means and Thank you for your support in sponsoring me for my latest cause YWCA fundraising event of the year