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THE PARKWOOD JOURNAL

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

Mailing Address: 96 KING ST. E., OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA L1H 1B6

2024-25 ROTARY THEME: “ THE MAGIC OF ROTARY ”
 
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT:   Stephanie Urchick – Rotary Club of  McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA  
 
R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR:    Virginia O'Reilly - Rotary Club of  Toronto East , Ontario, Canada
 
ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR:  Shauna Moore – Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise , Ontario, Canada
 

 

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO:

ROTARY – People of Action

Rotary is where neighbours, friends, and problem-solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change.

 

We're made up of local business, professional, and civic leaders. 

We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships and through that, we're able to get things done in our community. 

It's up to YOU.............Join leaders in our community

Be sure to share this with all of your friends and associates and ask them to get in touch with our Club President President Hilda Finnigan at 905-431-4258 or Club Past President Linda Porritt at 905-626-6386 

You are invited to our next Rotary meeting. You may wish to become a Rotarian. Dinner is on us. Isn't it time to give back to your community?.

 

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY

is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful

occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of

business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

 

Rotary Code of Conduct provides a framework for ethical behaviour that all Rotarians can use, together with The Four-Way Test, in their business and professional activities.

ROTARY CODE OF CONDUCT

As a Rotarian, I will

  1. Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviours and activities

  2. Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary

  3. Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others

  4. Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings

  5. Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society

  6. Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community

  7. Honour the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide and not do anything that will bring disfavour or reflect adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians

  8. Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship

 

THE ROTARY FOUR-WAY TEST

of things we think, say and do:

  1. Is it the truth

  2. Is it fair to all concerned?

  3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

  4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

 

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Page 2 - Sept 10, 2024

MINUTES OF  MEETING:  Tuesday, _Sept. 10, 2024

                                Editor: __Ted Morrison

Meeting Called to Order at 6:30 PM: by President Hilda Finnigan

Grace:   Kim Tan

Toast to the KING  : Irina Roudenko

Land AcknowledgementWe 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  : Peter Hernandez

Visiting Rotarians and Guests

Jim Scott, Past President of the Oshawa Rotary Club

Vernetta Calvin , Retired Diplomat of Trinidad and Tobago,

Rotarian Dr. Pareek and his wife Rotarian Suman Pareek from India

Rhonda Kirkland, Past President of the Oshawa Rotary Club.

Dr. Pareek presented his club banner to Hilda and she gave him one of our banners. As is the custom in India he gave out some ceremonial scarves to Hilda and a few others. Dr Pareek then said a few words.

 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:   Happy Birthday today, to Janet Duke

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • please see Linda Porritt to pay your dues

  • Ted talked about the Jasper Wildfire Disaster fund and how we should help rebuild Jasper as a healthy community. He asked members to consider making a pledge as we did with the Fort MacMurray wildfire disaster fund a while ago. Ted started the donations off with a $100 donation. Ted passed around a pledge sheet . We collected $1,250. Thank you so much. Treasurer Linda will send off a cheque as soon as all the money has been collected.

  • Sue reminded everyone about our yard sale on September 14. Bring items after Sept 10th to MAK funeral home parking lot (to the trailer). Sue asks if you have a truck we could use that to take left over unsold items to value village. Sale starts at 9am on Sept.14 till just after 1pm.

  • Tess asked if anyone would like to be a "grad parent" to a graduate student at Ontario Tech university for students studying kinesiology . Let Tess know if you would consider that.

  • Ted passed around a pledge sheet for the upcoming Foundation Walk on October 6 in Newmarket. He encouraged members to attend the walk if they were able. So far it looks like we will have 10 members attending. Great !!!

  • Lennis Trotter announced the annual Halloween event at the Kids safety Village on  the weekend of October 25-27. Volunteers needed to help.

  • Next Bingo is Thursday September 19 we still need one volunteer for that session. Ted, Lennis, Robbie  and one more

  • Hilda reminded members of upcoming District events :

  • District Conference Oct 25-27,There is now unbundled pricing if you only want to go for part of the weekend.

  • We host DG Virginia O’Reilly’s official club visit to the two Oshawa clubs at the Oshawa Golf Club Tuesday Nov 26

  • Rotary club of Whitby Sunrise have invited us to the unveiling of “the Peace Pole” to celebrate international Day of Peace Saturday Sept 21 @ 10am at the Whitby waterfront trail. This is a first for Durham Region.

  • David A. reminded everyone of the upcoming End Polio Day on Friday October 18. You have to register online. There will be no meeting at the Golf Club that week

  • SEP 18 – Rotary Club of Whitby - The Rotary Club of Whitby would like to invite you and your members to join us for an evening of Rotary fun and fellowship on Wednesday, Sept. 18. We have reserved the opening night of the award-winning musical "Million Dollar Quartet" in Whitby for Durham Rotary clubs only (including spouses/partners). This high-quality production is being staged at the Centennial Building and is produced by DreamCo, a professional theatre company founded by local artistic director Phil Nero. It has sold out to audiences in other communities, so we promise a great show! Tickets are just $28 plus tax ($31.64) and are available for purchase here - https://rotarywhitby.org/event/million-dollar-quartet/ . We also invite anyone attending to enjoy a meal before the show at KB Food or The Brock House in Whitby. These restaurants have generously agreed to donate a portion of your dinner tab to the Rotary Foundation.   To facilitate this we would ask that you first reserve your dinner reservation then click on the 'Dinner' button on the page above so we can email you a ticket you present at the restaurant. KB Food: 120 Brock St. N.   905 430-0236; The Brock House: 918 Brock St. N.  905 493-4031. Please share with your members and let me know if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!   Danielle Harder President | 2024-2025 Rotary Club of Whitby – ph 289.886.0189

  • Reminder:  the Kids Against Hunger date will be Saturday November 2 from 8:30 am to 2 pm at the   Jubilee Pavillion. We will need at least 20 Rotarians, spouses and family members from each of the 6 clubs participating.

SGT AT ARMS  Tess Pierce

 ACE OFSPADES David Penney drew the Seven of spades---so sad-too bad

HAPPY BUCKS:

Tess challenged the club to think of the "best or Worst" thing they ever bought at a yard sale.

1 Janice told of  the golf cart she bought

2. Linda told about a mirror alligator that turned into a lizard?

3. Sashi says she really likes coming to our club because everyone is always smiling

4  David bought a computer stand for your lap. However too small for his computer so the stand goes back into the yard sale this year.

5  David Penney shared that he has NEVER bought anything at a garage sale

6  Robbie shared that on September 18 there will be a party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Founding of Biddle and Associates, now his company. he invited us to go just let him know in advance.

7. Rhonda shared that her mom and dad were avid yard sale buyers.

8  Robert said his best purchase was a Galaxy S2 tablet for $45. His wife then bought a carrying case for it and the case cost $50

9  Lennis shared that they were in Frankenmuth Michigan with the Kellams last weekend

10 Tess recited the story of the Four Way Test  written by Herbert Taylor

11. Al told about a great bass fishing lure he bought only to find out that all the gears had been stripped inside

 

SPEAKER:   Dr Colin Carrie – Fellow Rotarian and Member of Parliament for the Oshawa Riding

Colin was elected to represent Oshawa for the first time on June 28, 2004. He was successfully re-elected in six general elections: January 2006, October 2008, May 2011, October 2015, October 2019 and most recently, in September 2021 -- tying former MP and federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent's record of seven consecutive federal wins in the riding.

During the former Conservative government's minority (2006-08) and majority (2011-15) governments, Colin had the privilege of serving as a Parliamentary Secretary in three busy portfolios: Industry, Health and Environment.

He was a pivotal part of the process that lead to the creation of the Rouge National Urban Park, the first National Park to be established inside a Canadian municipality.

In recent years, Colin has served as the Conservative Party's Shadow Minister for Canada-U.S. Relations and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

In the 42nd Parliament he served as the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Canada-U.S. Relations. He continues to be deeply involved in all aspects of our national and international industrial, trade and regulatory issues.

 

He has remained a tireless supporter of our local and national manufacturing industries since his election to Parliament and is a long-time advocate for several important health-related issues including autism, obesity, natural health products, Hepatitis-C victims, and families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

He has served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

In the 42nd and 43rd Parliaments, Colin worked very closely with several brave Oshawa-based survivors of human trafficking to advocate for new measures to stop its scourge in the Oshawa and Durham areas (and farther afield in Canada)

In the closely-related matter of victim's rights, Colin has, over the past six years, worked closely with several Oshawa and Durham-based criminal justice and victims rights advocates, including Oshawa's own Lisa Freeman, whose father was murdered in Oshawa in the early 1990s, to push for stronger measures which ensure that victims of crime and their families are not adversely impacted by Canada's troubled corrections and parole systems.

Colin started his remarks by saying how proud he was to be a member of Oshawa Parkwood Rotary club and he considers it an honour to be a Rotarian. He made some brief comments of what's happening in Ottawa but said he would rather answer questions from our members about topics they would like to hear about.

Topics raised  were violent crime, US/China relations and International students ( with input from our own Rotarian Don Igbokwe).

 Colin said Canada's best days are ahead

Peter Hernandez thanked Colin on behalf of the club members.

 

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.

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