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MINUTES OF ZOOM MEETING:  Tuesday, January 12, 2021

                              Editor:  Bob Koski

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES  

Jan 12 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Rhonda Stewart

Jan 18 - Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Pat Dyck

Jan 21 - Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Patti Koski

On the Zoom Call Tonight:

Bill Creamer,  Tim Dwyre, Hilda Finnigan, Bob Koski, Robbie Larocque, President Sue MacKinnon, Ted Morrison, David Penney, Linda Porritt, Lennis Trotter and Larry Hurren.

Guests :   

None tonight

THANK YOU FOR ZOOM:

To our very own Oshawa-Parkwood Rotarian Eric Guernsey for arranging the Zoom Meeting sharing with Heather McMillan, Executive Director of the Durham Workforce Authority, The Durham Workforce Authority is the acknowledged provider of local workforce information and champion of workforce development initiatives unique to Durham Region. Their Mission is to produce and offer comprehensive Labour Market Information to our stakeholders, to facilitate workforce solutions by engaging community partners and employers and to encourage development and maintenance of a sustainable and dynamic workforce. It was so nice to be able to have a whole hour for our Zoom meeting. We look forward to 2021 with your help. THANK YOU.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

JANUARY 18: KIDS SAFTEY VILLAGE MEETING:

There will be a meeting of the Board and Committee at 7 pm (on Zoom).

JANUARY 30, 2021 BOTTLE DRIVE:

SAVE THE DATE AND SAVE YOUR EMPTIES. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 - FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. AS THIS ISSUE GOES TO PRESS, THE BOTTLE DRIVE IS STILL ON FOR JANUARY 30.

Put your empties to work for your Community on January 30, 2021. Proceeds support Rotary community service projects.

Members of the Rotary Club of Oshawa and the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood have joined forces to raise money for the community. SAVE YOUR EMPTIES NOW and donate them on January 9. Anything the Beer Stores and LCBO Stores accept !!! DROP OFF (10 am to 4 pm):   LOCATION: Oshawa Centre - Stevenson & King, 419 King St W, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K5 North West Parking Lot . 2 Great Rotary Clubs in 1 great community!

Janice Coupland mentioned that their condo building has collected over 200 bottles already for the January 30 Rotary Bottle Drive. Thank you Janice and Kris.

OUR REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS STILL ON ZOOM AND WILL NOT BE AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

We will let you know when and if we return to the Oshawa Golf Club. As it stands right now, the Oshawa Golf Club is not hosting any outside organizations (such as ourselves) at the present time.

MEALS ON WHEELS:  

Thank you to several members of our Rotary Club who have stepped up and are volunteering for the Monday delivery by our Rotary Club. We are so proud of our club members for volunteering to help with this service to our community.

BULLETIN EDITORS REQUIRED:

Volunteers Are Still Required. Please let Hilda Finnigan know as soon as you can.

MEMBERSHIP RELATED ZOOM SESSIONS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR ROTARY CLUB

Here are as few sessions that may be of great interest to you and our club members. They include a New Members Get-togethers, and a Grow Rotary Workshops for all Rotarians and Rotaractors (register for the following workshops online at rotary7070.org.)

GROW ROTARY WORKSHOPS:

Approximately 90 minutes on a Saturday morning - currently all slated on Zoom – interact with Rotarians from all over the District. Get ideas and offer ideas how we can grow our club membership. Here is a link to the recorded  Oct 3  Zoom Grow Rotary Workshop. https://youtu.be/M8m5B0kJes4

Many excellent ideas to grow Rotary in this session. Are you interested in your club’s path to Grow Rotary ?  Having a strong vibrant Rotary Club involves Membership - looking after our members - new, seasoned and potential;  Public Image – reaching out to our communities showing them what we do and showing the power of what we can do; and The Rotary Foundation.  This is your chance to hear from some District 7070 Clubs that are successfully Growing Rotary in this current situation.  We encourage at least 3 members from a club to attend so you can share the discussion and work on plans integrating Membership, Public Image and Foundation in your growth strategy.

NEW MEMBERS’ GET TOGETHER:

One hour get togethers on a weekday evening – currently all slated on Zoom – what an excellent opportunity for any member, new or old, to learn more about Rotary. Everyone is welcome.

 

District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee Members Still Wanted:

Bob Wallace is still looking for new members for the District Foundation Committee to help spend our Rotary District 7070’s money (grant money that is). See the District website www.rotary7070.org (centre column) for more details.  Isn’t it time that you volunteered beyond your own Rotary Club?

 

GREAT LAKES WATERSHED CLEANUP – APRIL 24, 2021:

The plan is for all clubs, not only our District, but in all of the Districts surrounding the Great Lakes, to participate !. Plans are underway to team up with all Clubs/Districts within the Great Lakes watershed on April 24, 2021 to clean up the shores of our waterways.  Save the date! President Sue is looking at cleaning up the Oshawa Creek Valley Bike Path area as a possible project for our club. Details will follow. Perhaps with the Oshawa Rotary Club too. We are encouraging all Rotary Club members to join the Facebook Group by clicking here.

 

BINGO AT THE RED BARN: NEXT ONE: To Be Announced

Our next BINGO is To Be Announced. When we do get going, we will need to be there by 5 PM. Note: Only 4 volunteers at the Bingos at the present time: ONE Banker. TWO front desk Sales People and ONE U Pick Em Sales Person. Please see Hilda or Sandy as soon as possible if you can be on a team. We need your support. Bingo Volunteers Are Still Required Ongoing basi .Things are different under COVID-19. When we get going again, there will be  only 2 bingo sessions a day, we may only get one bingo per month. Stay tuned.  PLEASE NOTE: Doors will be opened at 11:30 am for our 12:30 pm session and 5:45 pm for the 6:45 pm session. We will have to be there well before the doors being opened.

 

Rotary Leadership Institute  - On Zoom for 2020-21 - Register Today for the February 2021 Part III

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) has a mission to strengthen Rotary clubs through quality leadership education. As Rotarians, you are already a leader in your community and in your profession. The purpose of RLI is to give you the skills and competencies to be an effective leader in Rotary. Rotarians new to Rotary and even those with many years of service will benefit from learning how we can create strong clubs with vibrant members who are engaged and committed to Service Above Self.  Now more than ever, the world needs Rotarians to create a more peaceful and equitable world for all.

Part II: Wednesday, January 13, Wednesday, January 20, Wednesday, January 27 (Sold Out)

Part III: Wednesday, February 10, Wednesday, February 17, Wednesday, February 24 (REGISTER TODAY). Part III is open to any Rotarian or Rotaractor who has completed Part II 

TIME:  6:00 pm to 7:30 pm via Zoom videoconference. FEE:  $50 donation to the Rotary Foundation is being requested for each Rotarian

REGISTER TODAY : Classes will be 15+ in size.

FOR PART III: https://rotary7070.org/event/district-7070-rli-part-3-feb--10th--17th--and-24th--2021/

For more information, please contact Susan Hunter at susan.hunter@rotarytoronto.com

 

FUNDRAISING:

JANUARY 30, 2021 BOTTLE DRIVE:

AS OF THIS DATE, IT IS STILL ON FOR JANUARY 30. SAVE THE DATE AND SAVE YOUR EMPTIES. SATURDAY, JANUARY 309, 2021 - FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. AT THE OSHAWA CENTRE PARKING LOT (NORTHWEST CORNER).

 

DINNER ORDER & PICKUP FROM BISTRO 238:

President Sue and her committee are looking at having a VIRTUAL DINNER with Bistro 238 in the near future. It may even be on an ongoing basis, every two weeks. This will be pick up and / or delivery. We will need volunteer drivers for one evening, every two weeks. Please let President Sue know as soon as you can. Lots to planning taking place for this new fundraiser. We need your help. Be sure to check out the Bistro 238 website for a sample of their

offerings: https://www.bistro238.com/.

 

“THE FUTURE OF ROTARY” WITH R I SECRETARY JOHN HEWKO -  ZOOM MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:

Past District Governor Ted Morrison attended this Zoom meeting which featured Rotary International General Secretary, John Hewko. Ted reviewed some of the content with our club members about the state of Rotary.

About1,200 attended from almost all Rotary Districts worldwide. 

Current status of Rotary:

  • About 775 employees in in Rotary International, 550 in Evanston. All working from home courtesy of Zoom.

  • RI is sound financially - some US$ 30 million available in global grants to respond to Covid-19, membership +/- 1%.

  • A 1% loss in membership equates to US$ 1 M LOSS!  Polio eradication was suspended for a short while.

  • Only 30% of Rotarians are from North America, and it is decreasing on an annual basis.

  • Only 5% of Rotaractors have joined Rotary to date.  New Rotarians leave after one to two years.  Membership retention is needed.

 

The Future of Rotary:

  • Need to utilize technology: Zoom, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

  • Must use Virtual Fundraising Projects - not unlike the highly successful ALS Ice Bucket Challenge of a few years ago.

  • Be more committed to Zoom as a Rotary Club.

  • The NEW Rotary has few or no rules.  Do whatever works for your club.  Rotary begins and ends in your club, not in some central office.

  • Be proud of being in Rotary and use fellowship in other organizations to recruit new members.

Ted indicated the entire RI  meeting is only about 30 minute in duration and he would supply the “linkage” for us.

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Lennis Trotter noted that the relationship between Rotaract and Rotary has been identified at our club level and we are working with Shauna Moore, our District Rotaract Committee chair, and The Rotary Clubs of Whitby, Whitby-Sunrise, and Oshawa to get a community-based Rotaract Club going in the future, in the east end of Durham Region.

 

Happy Bucks:

None in this abbreviated Parkwood Rotary Zoom Meeting.

President Sue concluded our meeting at 6:55 pm so that we could then attend the Tuesday Talks.