MINUTES OF MEETING OF
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Editor: Past District Governor Ted Morrison
Meeting Called to Order at 6:00 PM: by Incoming President David Mankiewicz
Grace: led by Robbie Larocque
“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 : Bill Creamer
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 : Kim Tan
Visiting Rotarians and Guests :
Bob Stewart welcomed Camille Miquel-Farfan, and our guest speaker, our Assistant Governor Shauna Moore (who is also a member if the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise)
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
January 18 – Happy Birthday to Pat Dyck
January 21 – Happy Birthday to Patty Koski
ANNOUNCEMENTS / REMINDERS:
1. President Hilda sent an acknowledgement from Joe Solway thanking us as one of the 7 Rotary Clubs in Durham Region that sponsored the Feed the Need Concert last December. The concert raised $28,000 which can be transformed into 56,000 meals for the needy in Durham. Well done.
2. Dave Mankiewicz reminded us of our upcoming 50th anniversary of our club. We want to put on a gala party with over 100 attendees. We will need to have a committed committee to work on the preparations for this event. David passed around_ a sheet for members who would be willing to sit on this committee.
3.David Andrews now has the tickets for the reverse draw. See him to get yours. He has received the first picture of a silent auction item 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. Dave has supplied everyone with the silent auction 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.
Dave Andrews reminded members that tickets for the reverse draw will be here soon. Members should start thinking about who they sold to last year. Members were encouraged to think about possible sponsors for this event. Dave has supplied everyone with the silent auction and ticket sales lists from last year, and sample “ask” letters, and promo posters for this year.
REMINDER: The next bingo is January16 at 11 AM at the Red Barn with Ted , Dave A, Robbie and Lennis. Note to sellers: the books at the front door have all increase by one dollar.
SGT AT ARMS Larry Hurren
ACE OF SPADES The draw was won by Calimme.. She drew the Queen of Hearts. Only 17 cards left, for next meeting. The pot grows even bigger.
HAPPY BUCKS: Thank you to Larry for collecting our Happy Bucks
1. Shashi was happy to be here among friends at Rotary.
2.Linda Porritt a saddened to hear of the devastation in California due to wildfires. Members who wish to assist can donate on the Rotary website to the disaster fund.
3.Bill Creamer is happy to be back. His health problems are mostly cleared up
4.Dave A. is happy to have Shauna here to talk about here specialty diversity and inclusion.
5. Shauna is always happy to be among good people. Thank you, Shauna.
6.Donald is very happy to be backed after a 3 month absence attending to a sick cousin in the US. His cousin died in late December. So sorry for your loss Don
7.Larry was happy to hear we are going to have craft talks again He recounted a funny story of his craft talk as a dentist.
SPEAKER: Shauna Moore, Chair of the Rotary District 7070 Diversity, Equity and inclusion Committee
Not only is Shauna the Chair of our Rotary District 7070 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, she is also the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Lead at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences.
She continues to develop and lead the equity and inclusion initiative, which aims to foster an environment of belonging for patients, staff, volunteers, and the community.
She is also a part-time professor at Durham College in the Social Service Worker program.
She is passionate about creating barrier-free spaces for students to learn and achieve success.
She built a post-secondary program, the RISE Program, that supported under-served and equity-deserving youth to find pathways to post-secondary education and she has worked to create pathways to meaningful employment for students with learning and intellectual disabilities.
Shauna is committed to building community and creating spaces where everyone can find their place, have their voice heard and be celebrated for their uniqueness.
Shauna based her talk on the 4-Way Test.
She outlined what a Rotary club would be like if they followed the 4-way test when it came to membership.
Is the club “a Place to Belong” ?.
She asked us : Is our club accessible not only physically but also culturally, emotionally and socially?
It was a very interesting talk and reaffirmed that how we are treating, not only new members, but all our members, is making our club irresistible.
Shashi Bhatia and Peter Hernandez thanked Shauna for a very thought provoking talk.
To read more about Rotary’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and inclusion, please see: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/diversity-equity-and-inclusion
MORE INFORMATION IN THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Be sure to check out our Calendar for details.!!
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