MINUTES OF MEETING: Tuesday, _Sept.3, 2024 Editor: __Ted Morrison Meeting Called to Order at 6:30 PM: by President Hilda Finnigan Grace: Linda Porritt Toast to the KING : Dale Duke 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 : Emmy Iheme Visiting Rotarians and Guests: Sam Richardson , Curator of the Canadian Tank Museum (speaker) and Grant Desjadine , President of the Oshawa Rotary Club BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: Ana and Nizar Rejab anniversary today 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 will pass around a sheet next week for members to pledge. Donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt. Sue reminded everyone about our yard sale on September 14. Bring items after September 10 to MAK funeral home parking lot (to the trailer)at 152 King Street east in Oshawa . Sue asks if you have a truck we could use that to take left over unsold items to Value Village after the yard sale. Sale starts at 9am on Sept.14 till just after 1pm. President Hilda thanked Janice for organizing another successful social evening last week. They started back at the North Oshawa Farmers market last Saturday . We sold some manure and a birdhouse. 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. Hilda announced that the Oshawa Community Cleanup is this Saturday September 7 at the Second Marsh 9am. Volunteers needed. Help preserve our environment, one of Rotary’s areas of focus. 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 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. Oshawa Senior Center has invited us to attend their OPEN HOUSE on Thursday Sept 5 at Northview Community center @4pm. This is a free event. Hilda reminded us of upcoming Rotary events: District Conference October 25-27 DG Virginia O’Reilly’s official club visit to the two Oshawa clubs at the Oshawa Golf Club Tuesday Nov 26.
RLI parts 1 - September 11,18,and 25 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. Our club’s Board meeting is next week September 10 at 4:45 in the nook OGCC Grant Desjardine gave a heartfelt thank you to our club members who volunteered at their successful Ribfest in August. They really appreciated our support.
SGT AT ARMS Tess Pierce ACE OFSPADES Robbie Larocque drew the 8 of Diamonds ( a popular winner) HAPPY BUCKS: 1. Robbie was happy to return from his vacation alive . He almost sat on the largest spider he has ever seen at the cottage! 2 Robert Kipling confirmed the size of the spider from a picture on Robbie’s phone 3. Lennis went to Autofest this year in Uxbridge. He also saw his grandaughter off to University of Ottawa for her first year. 4. Sashi enjoyed a picnic in Whitby as part of the African-Canadian cultural organization. Don and Emmy and Penelope were also in attendance. 5. Grant was happy to see his family growing as they welcomed two new babies into the family. He is also glad to see ribfest is over. 6. Kim travelled to Ottawa and stayed with friends . She convinced family member to join Rotary in Ottawa and the teenage son to pursue Rotary exchange. 7. Hilda was happy to see a large crowd out tonight . 8. Ted googled Shashi and found out she was an actress. She appeared on “Friends” and Seinfeld”. Alas, Shashi says it is a very common name. 9. Bill visited the Kinmount Fair on the weekend . Loved it 10. Bob Koski was back after a two month absence . Glad to be back at the meeting. 11. Dave A was happy to see the return of Bob K. 12 Janice cooked duck for the first time .It was at the request of Kris’s grandson. It was a hit at the party. 13. Tess told us, she too, was an actor in her early days. She was told by her teacher that her comedic timing made up for her lack of talent! SPEAKER: Sam Richardson, Curator of the Ontario Regiment Museum Sam talked about the history of events that led up to the formation of the Ontario Regiment. This history stretched from 1866 through to the present and included the Fenian raids. Tanks were introduced in WW1 but it wasn’t till 1940’s when the tank became an effective battle weapon. The Canadians used the Sherman tanks in Sicily in 1943. The Ontario Regiment helped to rebuild the Netherlands in 1945. In the 1980’s members of the Ontario Regiment were used as peace keepers in Golan Heights, Cambodia, and in 2006 in Afghanistan. This was a very interesting history lesson. Sam then announced the expansion of the Canadian Tank Museum and Heritage Park to a brand new facility and he is reaching out to community organizations, like ours for assistance. The Ontario Regiment RCAC Museum, which houses North America’s largest collection of operational historical military vehicles, announced today that the museum will have a new name and image moving forward; The Canadian Tank Museum. This was announced on June 27, 2024, along with a number of exciting developments for the museum located in Oshawa, Ontario. The Museum kicked off a capital fundraising campaign at the event and revealed to museum supporters, special guests and the community the vision and plans for an expanded museum complex and a purpose built new facility. The new museum building will be built on the North side of the current museum campus and will house the world famous collection in a way that will be more accessible for visitors to enjoy. The new museum grounds will encompass the existing structures and Oshawa’s Heritage Conservation District, which contains the last Second World War buildings at the Oshawa Executive Airport, into a larger curated heritage complex. The Ontario Regiment Museum is not going away; but will remain a component of the larger overall museum, and continue to house and protect the artifacts and heritage of Durham Region’s militia unit: The Ontario Regiment RCAC. This Regimental museum will be an integral part of the visitor experience when visiting the enlarged museum facility, but will be alongside other galleries and displays including the extensive collection of military vehicles and Tanks. According to Alan Duffy, Museum President “As our museum has grown and been recognized both Nationally and internationally, it was time to highlight that this has become a great Canadian institution in a global context. We are moving from our Regional identity and focus to a National identity that is more inclusive of the stories these vehicle artifacts tell, well beyond that of our local Regiment” 
Here is a link to the video of the planned facility: https://youtu.be/K1C2Ui-g2_s?si=FxkvpxwWDoulzRy2 Here is the Global News link: https://globalnews.ca/video/10642232/ontario-regiment-rcac-museum-in-oshawa-re-branding-in-30-million-expansion Don Igbokwe thanked the speaker for his very informative talk. 
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