MINUTES OF MEETING: Tuesday, July 9nd, 2024
Editor: Ted Morrison
Meeting Called to Order at 6:30 PM: by Vice President David Mankiewicz
Grace: Janice Coupland
Toast to the KING : Sue MacKinnon
Land Acknowledgement:
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 : Irina Roudenko
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
We welcomed Rotarian James Ilenikhena (just moved to Oshawa from Nigeria), Rotarian Shashi Bhatia (Pickering), Jim Lee Oshawa City Councilor, Linda Lowery and Ted Dionne (our guest speakers), and Pam Loveless, a prospective member. A warm Oshawa Parkwood welcome to all.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
Happy Birthday to Kay Hurren on July 8th
Also on July 8th Happy Anniversay to Robert & Caroline Kipling and on the same day to Colin and Elizabeth Carrie
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Reverse Draw Review Meeting 2pm July 11 @ 1349 Belair Cr.
Board of Directors meeting at 4:30 pm at the Oshawa Golf Club
Two dates set aside for Social evenings – July 30 and Aug 27
What would you like to do? – Great Canadian Brewhouse? Please let Janice Coupland where you might like to go.
Ribfests Volunteer opportunity Whitby Sunrise July 14-16 Oshawa Aug. 16-18
Bingo on July 18th Robbie, Ted, David A., Finnigans!
Thanks to Peter Hernandez and Irina Roudenko for volunteering as Bankers
Rotary club dues are now due. please see Linda Porritt to pay your dues
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION:
The club inducted Penelop
e Williams into the club. The induction was led by Dave Andrews. In the absence of President Hilda Finnigan, Vice-President David Mankiewicz presented Penelopie with her Name Badge and Membership Certificate. Penelopie is transferring from the Oshawa Rotary Club. She told everyone she very excited to be in our club and remarked at how welcoming everyone has been.
SGT AT ARMS Al Finnigan
ACE OFSPADES David Mankiewicz drew the King of Diamonds
HAPPY BUCKS:
Irina Roudenko happy to be at the meeting and she and her family are about to leave on a three week vacation to their home in Mexico
Sashi Bhatia happy to be at our meeting and happy to join our club
David Andrews happy to see so many at the meeting and to induct a new member
Linda Lowery is happy to be here to a very supportive club
Robbie Larocque was suffering “vacation Hangover” back to work after a week at the cottage
SPEAKER: LINDA LOWERY - HEADS UP DURHAM
David Andrews introduced Linda Lowery, Founder and director of Heads Up Durham along with her “AV man” and husband and also cofounder of Heads UP Durham ,Ted Dionne.
Linda explained that the organization she and Ted founded Is to create awareness, educate, and hopefully prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). She showed statistics that demonstrated that TBI is a silent epidemic. There are way more cases than the average person is aware of.
She outlined all the causes of TBI with car crashes heading the list.50% of homeless men have had TBI before they were homeless. 40% of female prisoner entered jail having BTI.
The cost of treating BTI is staggering . To treat a mild case is $85,000. To treat a moderate case is $94,000 and to treat a serious case is $3million.
She described the PARTY program that she first saw at Sick Kids hospital and she brought the program to Durham. PARTY stands for Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth.
Life is full of choices…chose well!!
This was a very informative and inspiring talk.
Their Vision:
Durham Region: a community where traumatic brain injury awareness, prevention and support is evident in all aspects of our lives as we learn, work and play.
Their Mission:
To weave traumatic brain injury awareness, prevention, policy and support into the fiber of Durham Region through community action.
Their Goals:
To create an increased awareness of traumatic brain injury, and its widespread cause and effects, by disseminating information to all citizens in Durham Region society through a multitude of channels.
To promote the prevention of brain injury in all areas of society through enhanced communication, education, policy and enforcement.
To enhance the support provided to Durham Region citizens who have experienced a TBI and/or their caregivers.
We encourage everyone to support this worthy cause. Please donate today . All funds directed to Heads Up! Durham are managed by The Brain Injury Association of Durham Region (BIAD) as a welcome in-kind donation.
Charitable tax receipts will be issued by BIAD at https://biad.ca/donate-2/
For more info, be sure to visit: https://www.headsupdurham.ca/
Linda and Ted were thanked by PDG Ted Morrison
L to R: Oshawa Ward 2 Councillor Jim Lee (who suggested we get Linda and Ted back again to talk about Heads Up Durham) , Linda Lowery, and Ted Dionne
Vice President David Mankiewicz closed the meeting at 8: 05 pm.
MORE INFORMATION IN THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, YOU CAN MAKE UP: Go online at www.rotary.org go to the club locator and find a club or clubs near your destination. Or you can add the free App Rotary Club Locator to your phone for instant look up of any club in the world. Please mail or fax your make-ups to Secretary Sue MacKinnon, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.