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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:   Stanley Igboanugo

                                   

O Canada:  Pat Dyck

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Toast To The Queen:  Tim Dwyre

 

UESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:  Welcome to Mark Blackmore (Heather’s fiancé), Mackath Blackmore (Mark’s Daughter), and for the last time Heather Drakes

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS     

Robbie Larocque announced the application to participate in the Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival in March 2019 has been submitted. We will know on December 11 if we were lucky or not to work that event. Thank you Robbie.

 

Vice President Lennis Trotter thanks everyone for volunteering for the nights at the Kids Safety Village for the Annual Christmas At The Village, which was open from Nov 16 to 24 for Christmas fun and $1,700.00 was collected to go towards the upkeep and maintenance of the Village.

 

Sandy McDowell donated 2 free tickets to the Oshawa Museum, Lamp Light Tour.   Thank you, Sandy.

 

Past District Governor Ted Morrrison – FREE big breakfast for Sharon’s Kids at the Tartan Tavern in Oshawa on Saturday, December 1 at 11:00am. The annual charity breakfast in support of Sharon’s Kids will take place at the Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Road East in Oshawa from 8 to 11 a.m. This is the breakfast’s first year in this new location. Bring in an unwrapped gift and breakfast is compliments of the Tartan Tavern. Proceeds from the breakfast will be donated to Sharon’s Kids program, supporting the Durham Children’s Aid Foundation Holiday Hope program. Excellent breakfast; bring a toy for a teenager or gift card etc.

 

 

Past District Governor Ted Morrrison - Hams and Cakes – orders were placed on November 21.   Thanks to all, sales are good. Delivery expected on Dec 3 at The Biddles. $25 each for the Brandt Meats 2 kg Black Forest Ham and $25 each for the 2lb 8 oz Heritage Bakery Fruitcake. We ordered a few extra. If you run out, be sure to give Ted a call.

 

Past Pres Dave Andrews – Thank you ALL. We have SOLD OUT on the Big Game 53 (Superbowl) tickets from the Rotary E Club of Southern Ontario Western New York. Approx $1,100 for our Club.

 

Director Janice Coupland  - DEC 4 - Participation House  Christmas Party with the residents and staff of Participation House. Our spouses and kids and grandkids are also invited. Dinner and Carol Singing. Cost $40 per person. 6:00 pm  drinks,  6:30 pm dinner .  SIGN UP SHEET IS BEING CIRCULATED. We will be hosting 54 guests from Participation House this year. Please let Janice Coupland know, as soon as possible, YES or NO  and if your spouse or kids or grandkids are attending with you.

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Director Janice Coupland Club members and guests Christmas Party –  DEC 11 - spouses  /  guests are invited. This year it will be a dinner at Chatterpaul's,  3500 Brock St N, Whitby, ON L1R 3J4. Start time: 6;00 pm.  A 3 course meal for a cost of $39.99 per  person.   Please let  Janice Coupland know as soon as you  can.                                     

 

Bob Stewart represented admirably, the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood and presented the Commencement Award to a McLaughlin C.V.I. student, at their annual Commencement awards. The event this year was too large to be at MCVI, so the Community Church on King Street , just west of Stevenson Road, was the venue. We were very proud of Bob as he presented our award to Indigenous student Elenoor Morano.

 

Pres Linda passed around the two Proclamations presented to our Club for our dedicated work to eradicate polio from the City of Oshawa and from the Regional Municipality of Durham, which were presented by the Mayor and the Regional Chair at Durham College on October 24, World Polio Day

 

Pres Linda presented to Past President Ted Morrison, the 2017-18 Rotary Citation from Rotary International President 17-18 Ian Riseley. Ted thanked everyone in the club who helped reach our club goals last year.

 

Pres Linda thanked Past Presidents Ted Morrison and Dave Andrews for their efforts in the two projects: The Big Game 53 and the Cakes and Hams.  

 

Pres. Linda thanks all of our Club members who attended and supported the NOV 21 – Night of A Thousand Dinners – Proceeds to the Canadian Landmine Foundation 6:30 pm , Officers' Mess, Ontario Regiment, Simcoe Street North.  Tickets $75.00 per person. Fundraiser for Canadian Landmine Foundation by the Oshawa Rotary Club. Many Rotary Clubs contribute directly to this organization. The Rotary Club of Oshawa would like our club to co-host this event next year.

 

Pres Linda  - CONCERT TO FEED THE NEED IN DURHAM – DEC 16 - Sponsored by the Rotary Club of                     Bowmanville , TWO SHOWS: 3 TO 5 PM AND 7 TO 9 PM AT BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL , 49 Liberty Street, Bowmanville. Tickets are $25 for Adults and $15 for children (12 and under).  For details and tickets, please see:    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/concert-to-feed-the-need-in-durham-tickets-51522515230     

and also:   https://bowmanvillerotaryclub.org/event/rotary-variety-show---the-sounds-of-the-season-2     

 

Past President Hilda Finnigan (and Al) attended the RMG Exposed 2018 event at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, on Saturday November 24^th. And presented an award on behalf of our club.  Our Rotary Club has sponsored an award  for the upcoming Robert McLaughlin Gallery fundraising event called RMG Exposed, which raises funds for their free child and family programs run throughout the year. They average 63 free programs open to the public each year.
Artists submit photographs (we received over 400 this year) and a professional jury narrows down the field to just 40 that are auctioned off by silent auction. The artists are given the chance to receive a cash award and we are their final sponsor.
The event is well attended and supports amazing work. Attached is the proposal with photos of last year's event and sponsor benefits. https://www.rmgexposed.net/

 

DUTY ROSTER:   FOR  December 4:

Front Desk  Dave A and Hilda      Bulletin Editor AND Greeter  None

 

DUTY ROSTER:   FOR  January:

Front Desk  Peter Dueck      Bulletin Editor AND Greeter  Robbie Larocque