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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 - Aug 6, 2024

                        MINUTES OF  MEETING:  Tuesday, August 6, 2024

                                              Editor: Dave Andrews

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

Grace:   Al Finnigan

Toast to the KING  : Bill Creamer

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  : Robbie Larocque

 

 Visiting Rotarians and Guests  

Steve Rutledge – Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise

Madimba Tshibuabua and his wife Ntumba, and children

Olga Yasmine – guest of Linda Porritt

Tess Pierce

Shashi Bhatia – Rotary Club of Pickering

James Ilenikhena – Rotary Club of Utako Abuja in Nigeria

 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:

Happy Birthday to Shashi Bhatia on August 4

Happy Birthday to Leon Efraim on August 6

Happy Anniversary to Larry and Kay Hurren on August 3

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • please see Linda Porritt to pay your dues

  • Rotary Oshawa Ribfest needs volunteers for Aug 16-18, 2024 - Contact Karen Dick

  • Bingo on August 15 – Robbie, Al Finnigan, Dave A, and Bill C

  • Thank you to Janice Coupland for arranging our July 30 social with spouses at the Brewhouse (see the photos in the photo album on our Club website). Our next social with spouses is on August 27.

  • We go back to the North Oshawa Farmers market on Saturday August 31 (the Labor Day Weekend)  from 8:30 am to 2 pm. We may even have tulip bulbs by then. We will be selling Ploughman’s Choice and Bird Houses. Al and Hilda Finnigan will volunteer for the Aug 31. We need volunteers for the following Saturdays (Sept 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct 5). Please get out your calendars and let Hilda know when you can help.

  • Hilda read a lovely “thank you” note from our Assistant Governor Shauna Moore for her visit last week. Shauna is looking forward to many more visits to our club.

  • Ted reminded us that 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

  • Committee Lists will be emailed this week. Be sure to check which committee you are on and if you wish to sign up for more, please contact Hilda or Dave A.

  • We need helpers to clean up at the yard (behind Meineke Muffler on King St E) where we store the Ploughman’s Choice this week (about 4 volunteers) for about an hour to move plastic over to MAK Funeral Home bin and pile up used pallets. . Please let Hilda know if you can help. There are a few bags that have split open, if you want no charge Ploughman’s Choice, bring a shovel and a container and it is yours.

  • Lennis Trotter called a meeting of our club’s Kids Safety Village committee for Aug 20 at 5 pm at the Oshawa Golf Club and then the complete Board and Kids Safety Village Committee meeting on Aug 26 at 2 pm at the Kids Safety Village.

  • Ted Morrison announced that the number of wild polio virus cases this year is 18 (9 in Afghanistan and 9 in Pakistan). Our funds are required more than ever. Ted encouraged us to donate to the Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Fund. 

  • Dave A announced WORLD POLIO DAY LIVE FROM THE ROTARY GLOBAL CLASSROOM AT

                 DURHAM COLLEGE – 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm (LIVE BROADCAST) –  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.   Reception with light lunch and beverages being planned from 6 PM to 7  PM.  Cost is $35 if you are   coming to Durham College ($10 of which will be donated to the PolioPlus Fund in your name).   Be sure to invite you spouse, relatives, business associates, and prospective members and all clubs in District              7070. We will see the live Rotary International livestream event and we will also broadcast our event live to  Rotary Clubs and to Universities and colleges worldwide.  All clubs in the District are invited. Proclamations from City and Region to our clubs. We will connect with PolioPlus Volunteers and special guests from around the world. Please register today: https://rotary7070.org/event/copy-of-world-polio-day-2023-live-from-durham-college/

 

SGT AT ARMS   Don Igbokwe

ACE OF SPADES Ted Morrison drew the 9 of Hearts and received a consolation prize of an all leather tote bag, courtesy of George Mc Cormack (Oshawa Rotary Club)   … and the pot continues to grow

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Al – Happy $5 for a great holiday trip and just checking to see if Emmy runs out early tonight.

Shashi – Happy to be joining her new Rotary family and happy to see the youngsters too, Rotary’s next generation.

Emmy – Happy $5 for a great time last week at the Great Canadian brewhouse. Thank you to Jan for organizing our outing. Congratulations to all of our new inductees tonight.

Tess – A happy $5 to be joining our club.

Steve Rutledge – A Happy $5 for surviving 4 days at the Rotary Scarborough Ribfest.

Hilda – Also a happy $ 5 for a great trip last week and it is a great pleasure to see Madimba and his whole family here for the induction ceremony.

Bill – Had a great time last week at his daughter’s cottage watching all of grandkids swim. The swimming lessens sure paid off.

Madimba – Very happy to be joining our Rotary Club – a real gift, along with another gift  - his whole family here tonight too.

 

Induction of 4 members to the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood:

A historic night at the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood as we welcomed 4 members: Madimba Tshibuabua (new to Rotary), transferees Shashi Bhatia (from the Pickering club), and James Ilenikhena (from the Rotary Club of Utako Abuja in Nigeria) and we welcomed back to Rotary Dr Tess Pierce (previously with the Oshawa Club).

SPEAKER: 

  •   David Andrews introduced Steve Rutledge – founder of Adopt A Village Laos.

For the last 14 years (minus the Covid years) Steve, a member of the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise, has ventured into Laos serving the rural villagers with the most basic of needs for sustained life.

Since 2009, Adopt A Village in Laos has completed over 100 villages with filtered water, one family at a time, serving just over 40,000 rural villagers, constructed 25 permanent water supplies, repaired numerous others, built about 50 banks of toilets, 12 school construction projects and continues to sponsor a host of primary, secondary and university students.

Steve started with a video of the work that he and his team did this past winter in Laos: laying PVC pipe, building dams, reservoirs, banks of toilets, providing feminine pads to girls in villages, building a community centre, and providing 800 families in 15 villages, with clean water with filters, for the first time in their lives.

 

Now that the Covid lockdowns are over, AAVIL is restarting its feminine hygiene program.
In addition to providing feminine hygiene pads to secondary school students, full hygiene training is provided, including washrooms dedicated to the female students and special waste containers, plus a daily washroom cleaning program.

 

 

 

Steve noted that Rotary is so well known in Laos because of clubs like ours for assisting Steve over the years.

Steve told us all about the water filters which we, as individuals, can purchase for $125 each, and they will be placed into the hands of a family in Laos to get their clean water. One filter will look after a family of 6 to 8 people with clean water for 8 years. They are even taught how to clean the filter. The filter proves 99.99% clean water. (And it is tax deductible). See:

  • for details.

 

As a result of providing clean water to families in Laos, infant mortality has decreased from 8,1% to 3.3%.

Steve even explains to villagers all about bacteria, how it spreads and what washing their hands does to stop the flow of bacteria.

Be sure to read all about Adopt A Village Laos at https://aavil.org/

Next year, (Dec 1, 2024 through to April 2025) Steve is planning on building 2 full complete water projects(from the rivers in the mountains down to the villages ) and also a school with 3 classrooms and a office , and toilets. You are most welcome to come and help.

International service Director and Past President David Penney thanked Steve for his talk tonight and for his true dedication to the families in Laos.

 

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.

 

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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Patricia Dyck
January 18
 
James Ilenikhena
January 28
 
Timothy Dwyre
January 28
 
Spouse Birthdays
Rhonda Stewart
January 12
 
Patti Koski
January 21
 
Speakers
Jan 14, 2025 6:00 PM
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Jan 21, 2025 6:00 PM
His Annual Update to Our Club
Jan 28, 2025 6:00 PM
Dinner Out with Spouses
Feb 04, 2025 6:00 PM
Committee Updates to The Club members
Feb 11, 2025 6:00 PM
Valentine's Dinner Out with Spouses
Feb 11, 2025 6:00 PM
Challenge League Sports
Feb 18, 2025 6:00 PM
Alzheimer Society of Durham Region
Feb 25, 2025 6:00 PM
Activities at Hearth Place
Mar 04, 2025 6:00 PM
Humane Society of Durham Region
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Upcoming Events
Bingo - Red Barn
Jan. 16, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
 
Bingo - Red Barn
Jan. 25, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
 
Club Board of Directors Meeting
Feb. 05, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Bingo - Red Barn
Feb. 22, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
 
Bingo - Red Barn
Feb. 27, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
 
Club Board of Directors Meeting
Mar. 05, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Night of A Thousand Dinners -March 6, 2025
Ontario Regiment
Mar. 06, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
 
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Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Director - International Service
 
Director - Rotary Foundation
 
Director - Membership
 
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