Sgt Tim Dwyre conducted our Draw tonight. Thank you, Tim. ACE OF SPADES DRAW: Winner: Sue MacKinnon Card Drawn: 8 of Hearts … the deck of Cards get smaller. DUTIES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH: On The Front Door: Sandy McDowell Bulletin Editor: David Mankiewicz Greeter: David Mankiewicz HAPPY TOONIES Dan – Happy to see the latest acquaintance here tonight, guest Paul Carson. Larry Hurren – He’s been away in Costa Rica and would recommend this as a warmth and friendly country. When he returned, he was taken to task, babysitting his grandchildren, ages 5 and 7. Linda – Chided Robert Kipling who spoke last week about attending the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada: The World’s Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, with over 1,000 exhibitors, 3,500 investors and 25,600 attendees from 135 countries and guest speaker Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who would also be speaking at another meeting tonight. Sue – Gave a Happy $5. Her co-worker explained to her that breaking glass (which she recently did) was a sign of bad luck ending and good luck beginning. So the co-worker was on to something as Sue won the draw and received the toothpaste. Janice – Kris and Janice had a good time in Florida. It was reported there would be iffy weather but the entire week was in the high 80’s. They did many activities, including taking a boat cruise, shopping, visiting the beach and more. GUEST SPEAKER: Founding Oshawa-Parkwood Club Rotarian Terry Giles. Terry, the 1st Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood president in 1976, spoke about his youth and his time in the war years. In 1944, Terry quit the boarding school he attended in England and applied to join the Royal Naval College. Since the Navy was all about who you knew in order to get in, he met a friend and went to Liverpool to hop aboard a Merchant Ship called the M.V. La Pampa. He told his mother he had joined a ship and would return in about 6 weeks. It turned out that he was gone for 17 months. While he was on his way to Brazil the war had ended. From Brazil, they sailed to Singapore, then went back through the Suez Canal, on to America (Boston and New York), before returning to Singapore. They went back to America again, south, and on to England where he disembarked. Then he got a letter saying he got into the Navy. He told them he wasn’t interested because he had just finished sailing around the world. But they said he had to go, where he became a medical attendant. Since his father was a builder and in construction, the Navy put him to work laying patio stones, where he served 4 months. That was the end of his Naval career. He later met his wife Jean and they came to Canada in 1952 where he settled in Scarborough and got a job at AP Taylor. He studied engineering at night school (Ryerson) for three years and was hired in the city of Oshawa where he became Chief Building Inspector, and retired after 27 years. He also moved to Oshawa where he and his wife raised two daughters. He now has two granddaughters and one great grandson. Terry will be 90 on May 2. He is also the author of books and wrote a poetry column called Poet’s Corner for one year for the Sunday Sun. Here is a sample of one of his poems: A Contented Man Just enough happiness to be glad Just enough sorrow to sometimes be sad Just enough trials to challenge each day Just enough success to keep failure away Just enough hope to look to tomorrow Just enough faith to deal with sorrow Just enough money to pay one’s way Just enough want to earn one’s pay Just enough love to pass around Just enough charity to astound. These attributes, and a loving wife Are the formula for a contented life… Dec 23 1999 by Terry Giles IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, 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 Robbie Larocque, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting. NEXT PAGE: REMINDER – REGISTER FOR THE 2019 DISTRICT CONFERENCE AND BOOK YOUR ROOM. SEE YOU THERE.
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