MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday July 24, 2018
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.
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Grace: Robbie Larocque
O Canada: Peter Dueck
Toast To The Queen : Tim Dwyre
GUESTS AND VISITING ROTARIANS: A warm Rotary welcome to our guest speaker and fellow Rotarian (from the Rotary club of Whitby Sunrise) Steve Rutledge and a warm Rotary welcome to Colleen McLaren (and Mike was very glad that she could be here tonight). And a very warm welcome to one of our Honourary member, Past President Alan Nason. So glad to see you.
BIRTHDAYS AND : Happy Birthday to Esther Trotter on July 25 and Happy Birthday to Greg McDowell on July 31. If you get a chance,be sure to wish them both Happy Birthday !!!ANNIVERSARIES
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dave Andrews – Rotary District 7070 Friendship Day at Parkwood Estate September 8 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm with optional tours planned afterwards. Mike McGovern, Chair of Rotary International PolioPlus Program is our guest speaker, at our luncheon, who will provide the very latest on Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio. Cost $75.00 per person, with a portion of the ticket price going to The Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund and will be credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow Award. There will be a luncheon and a cash bar on the grounds at Parkwood. Please register here and please register as soon as possible. There is a massive amount of planning being done by the Committee (Rotarians from the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood) and tickets sales will start to pick up as the Committee gets around to all clubs in the District in the next few weeks. Don't be left out. Spouses, guests, and prospective member are most welcome. We will be asking for Rotary volunteers to go around to our neighbouring clubs to promote this event during August. Please say YES when you are asked.
Dave Andrews – Thank you to the Public Image Committee for attending our Committee meeting tonight and for your willingness to volunteer. If you would like to become a member of the Public Image Committee, please let Dave know.
Dave Andrews – once again this year, we will be helping the Rotary E Club of Southern Ontario Western New York with the sale of tickets (750 this year) for the Big Game #53 in Atlanta on Feb 3, 2019 at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Tickets will again be $5 each or 5 for $20. And this year , we have 5 prizes . Stay tuned.
Dave Andrews – World Polio Day 2018 will be held right on the date, Wednesday October 24, 2018 at Durham College in the new Global Classroom of the new Centre for Collaborative Education. We will cancel our regular weekly meeting on Tuesday October 23 and urge everyone to attend this grand event. Please register at the District Wensite as soon as you can. All of the Clubs in Durham Region have been invited and urged to register as soon as possible. The cost for the event will be $25 with a portion of the ticket price going to the Rotary Foundation's PolioPlus Program and will be credited to youe next Paul Harris Fellow. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar. There will be a fellowship time from 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm followed by a welcome from Durham College and Rotary District Governor Mary Lou Harrison. At 5:45 pm we will feed in the live stream Rotary Polio Program, live from Philadelphia this year from 6 to 6:45 pm . We will continue broadcasting live from Oshawa and the two Rotary Club Presidents from Oshawa will receive their Proclamations from the Mayor of Oshawa, and the 10 Rotary Club Presidents and District Governor Mary Lou Harrison will receive their Proclamations from the Chair of the Regional Municipality of Durham. Dr. Bob Scott, the immediate Past Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee will bring us up to date and hopefully , bring in some of his associates from the Polio stricken countries , again, live. Questions and answers will follow and then an after-party, finishing at 9 pm. The entire event will be available , by computer , through a URL for any Rotary Club to view. In addition, the broadcast will be sent live all over the world to the colleges and universities on the Durham College Global Classroom network.
Sonya Thompson – announced that there will be a Youth Services Committee meeting on August 14 starting at 5:15 pm. If you are interested in joining this committee, please send Sonya an email as soon as possible. Sonya hopes that last year's Youth Services Committee member ( Chidinma, Pat, David Penney, David Mankiewicz, and Lennis) will stay on for another year. Please confirm with Sonya as soon as you can.
Kim Boatman has asked anyone who is interested in serving on the Community and Vocational Service Committee to let Kim know, with an email, as soon as you can. A meeting will be called in the next few weeks.Kim hopes that last year's Community and Vocational Service Committee member ( Janice Coupland as Chair, also Sonya, Sandy, Sue, Chidinma, Hilda , Kris, Robbie, Robert Kipling, Myles and Tim) will stay on for another year. Please confirm with Kim as soon as you can.
PDG Ted Morrison – Urged everyone to volunteer for committees. This is where the real work is done in every Rotary club, especially in our Club.
Pres Linda – agreed with PDG Ted and said that this is your opportunity to serve. Serve on a committee. Recommendations go from the Committee to the Board of Directors. Your participation and your voice counts.
ATTENTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: AS SOON AS YOU HAVE YOUR COMMITTES IN PLACE, PLEASE SEND THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND MEMBERS TO DAVE ANDREWS SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE THE 2018-19 COMMITTEE CHART.
Pres Linda – announced that there will be a Free Swim Hosted by Rotary Club of Oshawa on July 26, 2018 at Rotary Park, Oshawa (Corner of Center St. and Gibb St.) 1:30 to 4:30. Come join in the free swim and free BBQ (hamburgers/hot dogs while supplies last).
Pres Linda – Eman Attallah has decided to resign from our Rotary club. She was a member for a number of years. We have said that when she can find the time to come back to Rotary, she will be most welcome.
Pres Linda said there are lots of events and important dates, all in our weekly calendar and on the club and District Websites. Here are just a few for you to consider helping your fellow Rotarians: July 27- 29 Port Perry Ribfest; August 18-20 Oshawa Ribfest; Aug 20 – Brighton Corn Roast and BBQ; Sept 8 – District 7070 Friendship Day in Oshawa
Hilda – Aug 11 is our Rotary BBQ at the home of Robert and Caroline Kipling. 2 pm to about 7 pm. There is a sign up list going around. Be sure to get on that list. Cost is $15 per couple for a BBQ steak (if you prefer chicken, please indicate). Also you will be asked to bring salads or desserts, etc.
Lennis – Rotary Club branded hats 3 for sale - $20 each. Perfect for our Rotary projects and outing. Tell everyone YOU are a member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood. If you desire to purchase clothing with our Rotary Club branding, please see Lennis.
Lennis – Sept 22 is the Kids Safety Village Grand Re-opening, from 10:30 to about 2 pm. We would like as many Rotarians out as possible to our signature project's big event of the year.
Club Service Chair Hilda Finnigan is just about finished with the revised Name and Address list. If you know of any changes to your info, please let Hilda know.(name, classification, address, phone (home and cell), email, address, birthday anniversaries, spouses birthdate,etc) .
REMINDER: Bingo Chair Sandy McDowell – Bingo Report from our first week at Bingo – our profit will be approximately $500 for the night. Our float balanced at the end of the night. Lots of helpful tips learned from night One: have dinner before you get there. Be there at 4:30 pm – there is lots to do and we start selling at 5:30 pm. Team Captains – you may want to add two more people to your team, certainly, for the first few weeks your team is on duty. The Bingo goodie bag will go from Captain to captain – it is filled with the float, calculators, pens, aprons (A big thank you to Sue MacKinnon who made the aprons). Rotate the jobs on your team so that everyone can do each job. There is lots to do to clean up at the end of our session and it must be done accurately and quickly . Need at least three team member on the floor then. The customers will be lined up for the next bingo session. If you have any tips that you see during your night, please tell Sandy and she will pass them on to everyone.
REMINDER: Treasurer Devon Biddle announced that our annual club dues invoice will be sent to us by email. $210 for the year (may be paid now or one half now and one half Jan 1, 2019). On the invoice , there will be a voluntary contribution of $100 for the Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund and $20 for Polio Eradication, if you so desire to pay and Devon will ensure that you get credit towards your next Paul Harris Fellow Award. Spouses may pay $165 annual dues for their membership, as long as one spouse pays the $210. You can start paying next week at the front Registration Desk, when you come into the meeting. Invoices will be emailed shortly.
REMINDER: President Linda announced that the Rotary Club of Brighton is having their annual Corn Roast and Karaoke Night, on Aug 20 at 5 pm, at the Comunity Hall, 75 Elizabeth Street in Brighton. Cost is $10 with a cash bar. See President Linda if you are going to attend so that you can register.
REMINDER: Vice-President Lennis Trotter announced the next Kids Safety Village meeting will be Monday August 13 at 5:30 at the Village
SERGEANT AT ARMS REPORT: Sonya Thompson
ACE OF SPADES DRAW: Steve Rutledge drew Sonya's ticket number and she drew the Jack of Spades. The deck gets
smaller
HAPPY TOONIES:
Steve Rutledge – A sad buck for the people of Laos who were hit with torrential rains, a dam burst and several are killed and many homeless. We pray for them all.
Dan Pantaleo - Very happy to be here at our Rotary club meeting. The best part of the day.
Kris – asked us all to say a prayer for those killed and injured along the Danforth this week.
Sue – very happy that her daughter is coming home on Saturday, from Dubai for 5 weeks , before moving to London, UK
Mike McLaren – glad to have Colleen here tonight but not so glad when she keeps asking him to keep the toilet seat DOWN
PDG Ted – very glad that the deck at his house is now finished, thanks in part to Richard Boatman, and glad that almost all of the gardens are also fixed up for the summer.
Kim – glad that Richard was able to help Ted with the deck and she MCs also glad that her son MCs coming home for a visit from Vancouver
Devon – Knew that Steve was coming tonight and would be talking about Laos, so he went through his vast tie collection and found one just right for the occasion - -a tie from very close to that area – it was from Vietnam. Very nice tie . Very colourful.
ROTARY MOMENT
President Linda asked everyone to look at the August edition (and every edition for that matter) of The Rotarian Magazine and in particular to page 8 in the August edition. Down the left-hand column of that page we always see three key Rotary documents: The Objects of Rotary, The Four-Way Test, and the Rotary Code of Conduct. Please take time to read them.
DUTY ROSTER: FOR July and August
July 31 Front Desk Sonya / Jan Bulletin Editor/Greeter David Andrews
Aug 7 Front Desk Mike McLaren Bulletin Editor/Greeter David Andrews
Aug 14 Front Desk Sue MacKinnon Bulletin Editor/Greeter David Andrews
Aug 21 Front Desk Sonya / Jan Bulletin Editor/Greeter David Andrews
Aug 28 Front Desk Hilda Finnigan Bulletin Editor/Greeter David Andrews
(Editor’s note: If you cannot be available for these duties , please find a replacement)