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MINUTES OF MEETING: Tuesday, October 5 , 2021 Editor: Dave Andrews BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES October 7 - Happy Anniversary to Dan and Moira Pantaleo October 11 - Happy Birthday to Shawn Kellam On the Zoom Call Tonight: Pres. Sue McKinnon, Lennis Trotter, David Andrews, Ted Morrison, Robbie Larocque, Al and Hilda Finnigan, Linda Porritt, and others (we may have missed a few) plus members from 5 Clubs in attendance. Guests : A warm Oshawa-Parkwood Rotary WELCOME to all of the members of the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa, Port Perry, Bowmanville and Courtice . It was a real pleasure to see everyone again, and hear about all of the great things you are doing in your local and international communities. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Manure and Tulip sales going well; North Oshawa Farmers Market - this is the last Saturday Oct 8am – 1pm; order on line or call Hilda Finnigan 905-431-4258 Catch the Ace –need everyone’s help to encourage ticket buyers Bingo – Saturday October 2 – evening; Team 2 – Thank you to the volunteers KSV meeting Wednesday October 13 – 7pm – at the Village Board meeting – Thursday October 14 – 7pm – ZOOM Meeting at the Golf Club on October 19 is also cancelled – to accommodate World Polio Day on October 21, also virtual from 7-8:15pm – co-hosted by Oshawa and Oshawa Parkwood – a premier event for District 7070 – watch for the link to register for this event Kids Against Hunger – Ted Morrison announced that we will be able to have this event November 6 at the Jubilee Pavillion with the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa, Whitby and Whitby-Sunrise joining us - register with Ted if you can help SPEAKER: District Governor Ron Dick’s Official Visit to the 5 clubs DG Ron talked about this Rotary Year being a “Pivot Back Year”. He talked about one of RI President Shekhar Mehta’s sayings that Rotary gives us the power and the magic to change lives. Ron talked about the Canadian contributions at the highest levels of Rotary with RI Vice President Valarie Wafer (now in Collingwood) and Jennifer Jones (incoming RI President) from Windsor. He urged everyone to get and use the correct Rotary logo from the Brand Center, not form Google. We must show a clear consistent message that is unmistakeably ROTARY. He talked about RI Pres Shekhar’s goal of growing Rotary this Rotary year from 1.2 to 1.3 million members and challenged each District to add new Rotaract Clubs and new Rotary Clubs . Ron noted that we must be ready to accept Rotaract as members of Rotary on July 1, 2022. He encouraged us to register for Tuesday Talks all year and in particular on Oct 12 to hear Past DG Ron Denham on WASH-RAG. He encouraged clubs to sign up for their club refresh program. He thanked the Eastern clubs in our District for hosting the Rotary Foundation Walk last Sunday, and reminded us that it is our turn (clubs in the Durham Region) to host next year. He talked about the Youth to Youth program sponsored by Rotary Honouring Indigenous Peoples will take place in Sept 22. He encouraged everyone to tune in to World Polio Day at 7 pm on the Oct 21 livestream LIVE from the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College. He encouraged to attend one of the 7 Presidential Conferences world-wide, and to create Days of Service wand attract at least 25% non-Rotarians to the events. He asked everyone to register for the District Conference in Oshawa May 13-15, 2022 and the International Convention in Houston on June 4 – 8, 2022. Each Club President then talked about the activities of their club since the beginning of this Rotary year and the many activities regarding how they have been able to meet, add members, and serve the local and international community , all during COVID-19. Past President Sue did a great job for us , filling in for President David Penney. What an inspiring night and so proud to be a Rotarian, here in Oshawa and here in District 7070 in Ontario, Canada . OUR REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS ARE BACK AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER ROTARY EVENTS PLEASE READ THE SECTION AT THE END OF THIS BULLETIN OCT 9 – Grow Green With Rotary and Tulip Sales – 9 am to 1 pm –Last Saturday at the North Oshawa Farmers Market – 1661 Harmony Rd N, Oshawa OCT 12 - – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club OCT 13, 20 and 27 – (3 nights) 6 to 8 pm - Rotary Leadership Institute - Part TWO – Fall 2021 - Join us for an engaging session to learn and grow your knowledge of Rotary. . Register here: https://rotary7070.org/event/rli---part-2/ OCT 14– BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AT 7:00 PM OCT 19 - Regular Weekly Meeting – MEETING CANCELLED. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE OCTOBER 21 WORLD POLIO DAY EVENT NO MEETING AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB THIS WEEK OCT 13, 20 and 27 – (3 nights) 6 to 8 pm - Rotary Leadership Institute - Part TWO – Fall 2021 -. FOR RLI PART 2, Register here: https://rotary7070.org/event/rli---part-2/ OCT 21 – WORLD POLIO DAY IN DURHAM REGION - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm – joint meeting of Durham Region Rotary Clubs and co-hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood, in the Rotary Global Classroom in the new Centre for Collaborative Education at Durham College where we will celebrate World Polio Day with leaders from around the world. This is one of District 7070’s premier events in the Rotary year : The Rotary Foundation's Polio Eradication Initiative to END POLIO NOW. HERE IS THE LINK: https://durhamcollege.ca/globalclass/class/rotary-international-2021-world-polio-day/
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