banner
Stories
Page 1 - 2022-23

 

THE PARKWOOD JOURNAL

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

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

2022-23 ROTARY THEME: “ IMAGINE ROTARY ”
 
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT:   Jennifer Jones – Rotary Club of  Windsor-Roseland, Windsor, Ontario, Canada  
 
R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR:     Iosif Ciosa - Rotary Club of  Etobicoke , Ontario, Canada
 
ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Gord Wallace – Rotary Club of Bowmanville , 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 Robbie Larocque at 905-576-8500 or our Club Vice 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?

 

Read more...
Page 2 - Sept 28, 2021

MINUTES OF  MEETING:  Tuesday, September 28 , 2021

                              Editor:  Allan Finnigan

Meeting Called to Order Past President Sue McKinnon

Rotary Grace  Tim Dwyre

O Canada  Bill Creamer

Toast to the Queen Ted Morrison

 

Guests:

Welcome to our Guest Speaker Oshawa Fire Chief Derrick Clarke, Past President Andy Lyons and Nazar Rejab, husband of Ana.

 

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: 

Happy Birthday to John Kellam on Sept. 29 (ChaChaCha)

                             Craig Porritt on Oct.3

                             Laura Carey and Hilda Finnigan on Oct. 4

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Manure and Tulip sales going well; North Oshawa Farmers Market on Saturdays 8am – 1pm; order on line or call Hilda Finnigan 905-431-4258

Catch the Ace – not doing so well, need to encourage ticket buyers

Bingo – Saturday October 2nd – evening; Team 2 – be at the hall at 5pm

KSV meeting Wednesday October 13 – 7pm – at the Village

Board meeting – Thursday October 14 – 7pm – ZOOM

Regular Meeting – Tuesday October 5 will be via ZOOM – 6  PM START with District Governor Ron Dick -  NO Meeting at the Golf Club; HERE IS THE LINK: https://rotary7070.org/event/dg-club-visit---7070-central-east-clubs/

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 sometime in             November  2021 – he will contact the Jubilee and other clubs          

 

ACE OF SPADES:  Sgt at Arms  Tim Dwyre

Winner  Robbie  Larocque  Card Drawn  Queen of Spades

 

Happy Bucks

David Andrews happy to welcome Andy Lyons

Andy Lyons happy to be here with friends

Sue McKinnon Happy to have her son, daughter in law and grandson on the weekend although their dietary needs made cooking a challenge

Ted Morrison happy to see so many at the Foundation Walk, sold +++tulips

Al Finnigan happy for Market sales and fellowship

Ana Rejab and Nazar had a great birthday dinner and celebration in downtown Toronto

Bob Stewart not so happy the Market Crashed

Hilda Finnigan enjoyed seeing Rotary friends at the walk, happy to see Andy, just 10 boxes of tulip bulbs left to sell

 

SPEAKER: Oshawa Fire Chief Derrick Clarke

Shared a video of fire department in action

Explained how firemen work in teams

Re-organized management team and added 2 new professionals to assist in administration

Updated the Oshawa Fire Underwriter Survey

The department go to approximately 100 major fires a year over $5,000.00

Fire department Programs include: Tiered Response; Fire prevention; Car seat clinic; Coffee with crews; Community safety on wheels; Fire safety education initiative; Meals on wheels for seniors; Safety Village.

Fires in residential housing units are up and are their main concern, industrial and commercial buildings are not as frequent.

Diversity and hiring is being addressed.

Derrick was thanked by our former Rotary Club Past President Andy Lyons

 

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  5 –Regular Weekly Zoom Meeting – 6 PM to 7:30 PM – District Governor Ron Dick’s

                                               Official Visit to 5 Rotary Clubs: Oshawa, Oshawa-Parkwood, Bowmanville,

                                          Courtice  and Port Perry.

        HERE IS THE LINK :  https://rotary7070.org/event/dg-club-visit---7070-central-east-clubs/   

                                       NO MEETING AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB

 

OCT 9 – Grow Green With Rotary and Tulip Sales – 9 am to 1 pm – North Oshawa Farmers Market – 1661 Harmony Rd N, Oshawa

OCT 12 - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club  

  •             : Todd Rollauer, Chief, Durham Regional Police

 

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/

Read more...
Page 3 - Aug 19, 2021

MORE ROTARY INFORMATION:

 

THANK YOU FOR ZOOM:

To our very own Oshawa-Parkwood Rotarian Eric Guernsey for arranging the Zoom Meeting sharing with Heather McMillan, Executive Director of the Durham Workforce Authority, The Durham Workforce Authority is the acknowledged provider of local workforce information and champion of workforce development initiatives unique to Durham Region. Their Mission is to produce and offer comprehensive Labour Market Information to our stakeholders, to facilitate workforce solutions by engaging community partners and employers and to encourage development and maintenance of a sustainable and dynamic workforce. It was so nice to be able to have a whole hour for our Zoom meeting. We look forward to all of our Zoom meetings and thank you both, for all of your help.

 

OUR REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS STILL ON ZOOM AND WILL NOT BE AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

We will let you know when and if we return to the Oshawa Golf Club. As it stands right now, the Oshawa Golf Club is not hosting any outside organizations (such as ourselves) at the present time.

 

FUNDRAISERS UPDATE:

# 1: GROW GREEN WITH ROTARY – Fall 2021.

Pre-order starting Sept 1. Delivery Sept 7. PLUS we will be at the North Oshawa farmers Market on Sept 11, 18 and 25 and Oct 2 and Oct 9

FUNDRAISER# 2: CATCH THE ACE:

IT’S HERE. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS.  – PLEASE GET REVVED UP TO GET YOUR “ASK” IN GEAR AND GET ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS TO BUY TICKETS EVERY WEEK FOR A CHANCE FOR THE BIG JACKPOT AND “CATCH THE ACE”. THE WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING . DRAWS EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 PM.

 

FUNDRAISER# 3: END POLIO NOW TULIP CAMPAIGN – FALL 2021:

Coming SOON:

OUR REGULAR WEEKLY ZOOM MEETING LINK:

Topic: Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood Weekly Meetings on ZOOM, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Time: 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

       

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99926166884 
Meeting ID: 999 2616 6884

Pass Code: 2020
Dial by your location        
        +1 647 558 0588 Canada       
Meeting ID: 999 2616 6884


Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abpb4qHfvS

 

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.

Read more...
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Dan Pantaleo
April 10
 
Colin Carrie
April 11
 
Susan MacKinnon
April 29
 
Anniversaries
Lennis Trotter
Esther Trotter
April 17
 
Speakers
Apr 11, 2023 6:30 PM
Annual Update of Kids Safety Village to our club
Apr 18, 2023 6:30 PM
Dean & Head of Trent University Durham
Apr 25, 2023 6:00 PM
No Meeting at the Golf Club
May 09, 2023
COME TO THE REVERSE DRAW DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION ON MAY 11
May 16, 2023 6:30 PM
Their Trip to the Far East
May 23, 2023 6:30 PM
Spouses Invited
May 30, 2023 6:00 PM
No Meeting at the Golf Club
View entire list
Upcoming Events
Rotary Club Board of Directors Meeting
DG Biddle Boardroom
Apr 05, 2023
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Bingo at The Red Barn - Team
Red Barn
Apr 29, 2023
11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
 
Rotary Club Board of Directors Meeting
DG Biddle Boardroom
May 03, 2023
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Bingo at The Red Barn - Team
Red Barn
May 06, 2023
5:00 PM – 9:30 PM
 
2023 Reverse Draw, Dinner & Silent Auction Gala
Courtyard by Marriott
May 11, 2023
6:00 PM – 10:30 PM
 
Bingo at The Red Barn - Team
Red Barn
May 27, 2023
11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
 
View entire list
Executives & Directors
President
 
Vice President
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Director - International Service
 
Director - Rotary Foundation
 
Director - Membership
 
Director - Club Administration
 
Director - Community, Vocational,Youth Service
 
Past President
 
Director - Public Relations
 
Executive Secretary
 
RSS Feed

The keynote speakers at the 2023 Rotary International Convention are transforming health care, rethinking cities, advancing the cause of peace, and working to protect our environment.

 

After historic wildfires, an economic recovery in Turkey aims to preserve a traditional culture.

 

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action the United States, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and Uganda.

 

Rotary Peace Fellow Ronald Kasule dedicates himself to providing others with the opportunities that were denied to him.

 

High in the Andes, an indigenous community had been waiting more than a decade for clean drinking water.

 
Advertisement for Russell Hampton
Advertisement for ClubRunner
Advertisement for ClubRunner Mobile