THE PARKWOOD JOURNAL

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

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

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?

MINUTES OF  MEETING:  Tuesday, July 23, 2024

                                Editor: Ted Morrison

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

Grace:   Janice Coupland

Toast to the KING  : Tess Pierce

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  : James Ilenikhena

 Visiting Rotarians and Guests  

Mayor Dan Carter; Assistant Governor Shauna Moore; and Gord Wallace our former ADG.

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: Esther Trotter on the 24^th

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• please see Linda Porritt to pay your dues

• Robbie passed around the latest membership list with telephone numbers, email , and addresses for everyone to check.

• Oshawa ribfest needs volunteers. Contact Karen Dick

• Bingo this week is Hilda , Dave P Bill, Lennis

• Janice announced that this month’s social will be held at the Brewhouse on July 30 at 6 pm.

• President Hilda announced of our next reverse draw will be Thursday May 8^th 2025.

• We go back to the market August 31 plan to have tulip bulbs by then.

• Ted announced the Kids Against Hunger date will be Saturday November 2 .

• Our Assistant Governor Shauna Moore was here and commented on how happy she is to be our ADG.

SGT AT ARMS  Al Finnigan

ACE OFSPADES Shauna Moore drew the four of diamonds… and the pot continues to grow

HAPPY BUCKS:

1.Mayor Carter was happy to be back here with us. He is happy it is summertime.

2. Shashi continues to be happy to be here and looks forward to doing good in the world with us.

3 David A was happy to have a very  productive Rotary Information Meeting with four of our prospective new members. They asked a lot of questions and are eager to get started in the club.

4. Tess is also happy to be at the meeting tonight.

5. Linda P welcomed Dan, Shauna and Gord to the meeting.

6. Lennis attended a car show on the weekend (sorry Lennis I did not write down where it was)

7. Emmy was glad to be at this meeting when Mayor Dan is speaking.

8. AG Shauna put in $15 to say she was happy to be here and she found out very quickly that AL F is cute he is also  not innocent

9. President Hilda welcomed everyone . It is nice to see a crowd again.

10  Al F announced he bought a new car—a Cadillac and he even gets to drive it sometimes when Hilda lets him.

•   David Andrews introduced Mayor Dan Carter.

The Mayor told everyone he is PROUD to be the Mayor of the “ Great City of Oshawa”.

He said people should be curious and not judgemental about Oshawa.

Our history shows that we were leaders in industry from a very early time right up to today.

Mayor Carter spent much of his time talking about the opiate crisis. It is getting worse. We had 500 overdoses last year on the streets in Oshawa. This year we have 800 overdoses . Last year there were 46,000 deaths in Canada. He told a heart-breaking story about a mother who called him about her addicted son. He was on life support at the hospital and they called her to get her permission to pull the plug.

Oshawa continues to grow we are over 200,000 now. We have the lowest unemployment rate in Canada.

Mayor Carter’s speech was spellbinding. He was inspirational and his enthusiasm for Oshawa IS INFECTIOUS.

Terrific Talk.

President Hilda Thanked Mayor Carter for his inspirational talk.

MORE INFORMATION IN THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS be sure to check this out!!

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.

TIME FOR ALL OF US TO PRE-SELL TULIPS FOR POLIO – AVAILABLE FIRST PART OF SEPTEMBER 2024