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 Sue MacKinnon at 905-391-1501 or our Club Past President Lennis Trotter at 905-985-0963.

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?.

2020-21 ROTARY THEME: “ROTARY OPENS OPPORTUNITIES”

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT:  Holger Knaack – Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany

R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR:         Mark Chipman - Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise in Whitby, Ontario, Canada

ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: John Burns – Rotary Club of Bowmanville in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

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, January 21, 2020

Editor: Linda Porritt

GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:

Visiting Rotarians Colin O’Regan and Lynda Rainey from the Whitby Sunrise Rotary club, and Kim Tan from the Rotary Club of Oshawa. Guest Ana Rejab. Guest speaker Shannon Stuart from Ontario Shores Foundation.

Rotary Grace – Led by Myles Fisher

Oh Lord , The Giver of All Good, We Thank Thee for our Daily Food, May Rotary friends, and Rotary Ways, Help Us to serve Thee, All our Days

O Canada – led by Terry Giles

Toast to the Queen – Bill Creamer

ANNOUNCEMENTS -  

REMINDER: SAVE THE DATE: Ted also announced that the 2020 date for our Kids Against Hunger was going to be Sunday May 3 at the Jubilee pavilion in Lakeview Park in Oshawa.

January 23^rd – New Club in Toronto. Rotary Beaches Toronto . Their Charter Night at 6 pm at the Balmy Beach Club.

                                https://www.facebook.com/torontobeachrotary/

Bingo Saturday January 25 at the Red Barn – It is Robbie’s team.

January 28 – Our Regular Meeting. We will meet for dinner at 6 pm, not 6:30 pm. Alexander Gates Curator of Canadian Automotive Museum will give a brief talk, then we will go on the tour of the Museum at approximately 7 p.m. Spouses, children and grandchildren are welcome. Please sign up with Dave Andrews .

February 1 – Cobourg Rotary Club – Sportsman’s Dinner $200/ticket – see https://www.cobourgrotary.ca/event/sportsmans-night-dinner-and-silent-auction/

February 3 – Delta Bingo (Safety Village)

February 11 will be our Valentine’s Dinner at the Shrimp Cocktail. Please sign up with Janice Coupland as soon as possible.

DUTIES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY

Front Door : Kim Boatman and Sandy McDowell

Bulletin Editor & Greeter : Linda Porritt

DUTIES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

Front Door : David Penney

Bulletin Editor & Greeter : Dave Andrews

(Editor’s note: If you cannot attend, please find a replacement)

ACE OF SPADES

Larry Hurren – was our winner but drew the 8 of Hearts. So the pot grows.

HAPPY TOONIES

Larry Hurren – Exchange student Jane Griffith (from the 1970’s)  from Australia, wrote to Kay and Larry regarding their upcoming trip and will try to get together in Sydney.

Lynda Rainey – Happy to be here to support Ontario Shores.

Colin O’Regan – Jan 30/20 Whitby Sunrise is holding a Roaring ‘20s event at Heydenshore Pavilion Cost is $75/ticket

Lennis Trotter – Lennis and Esther and Willy and John Kellam just got back from Arizona where they attended the car auction. Cars selling from $4 to $5,000 to $3,000,000

David Andrews – glad to see Lynda Rainey – usually see each other while walking at the Oshawa Centre.

ROTARY MOMENT

None this week

GUEST SPEAKER:   

Devon Biddle and Colin O’Regan introduced Shannon Stuart, CEO of Ontario Shores Foundation.

Shannon spoke about the hospital in Whitby. It is one of 4 stand-alone mental health hospitals in Ontario. It is a teaching hospital, with a huge focus on the science of recovery. The hospital collaborates with professionals from health, education, justice and social services.

There is a waiting list of 3,000 for outpatient services. The wait time averages 100 days.

One in five Canadians will experience a mental health challenge in their lifetime. There are 4,000 suicides/year in Canada.

Whitby hospital has 346 beds that are occupied 24/7. The hospital has been completely paperless since 2017. Therefore they have collected huge computer metrics on patient care. They are expecting 100,000 outpatient visits in 2020. 51% of in-patients are schizophrenic.

The hospital has partnerships across Ontario to work collaboratively and share public resources.

Shannon would work with our club to find a specific purpose for any funds donated.

For more details about Ontario Shores, please see: https://www.ontarioshores.ca/foundation

Meeting Adjourned

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, 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 Robbie Larocque, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.