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: April 9, 2024

                                   Editor:  Al Finnigan

Meeting Called to Order: by President Linda Porritt

ROTARY GRACE: Led by Hilda Finnigan

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

TOAST TO THE KING: Led by Larry Hurren

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We respectfully acknowledge that we are hosting this Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood meeting from land within the jurisdiction of Williams Treaties and on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. This acknowledgement reminds us of our responsibilities to our relationships and the ancestral lands on which we learn, share and live.

SINGING OF O CANADA:  Led by Bob Stewart

Visiting Rotarians and Guests: 

A warm Rotary welcome to our many guests from the Kids Safety Village Board of Directors and Committee (Will and Christopher Luchford, Karen and Andrew, Ron and Jill Mortson, Andy and Donna Elliot, Gerry and Linda Bedford), members of the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise (Hal and Marion Alleyne, Peter Irvine, and Robert Monpetit ); our guest speaker Vanessa Ford (DRPS) accompanied by her spouse Spencer Ford. Our guests also included:  Zach Dowdall ; and Linda Biddle, Willie Kellam, Caroline Kipling, Sharron Morrison, and Esther Trotter.

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:

Happy Birthday to Colin Carrey on April 11, and Happy Anniversary to Ester and Lennis Trotter on April 17.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

APR 10 – Rotary Club Board of Directors Meeting at 6 PM at Robbie Larocque’s office at DG Biddle & Assoc, 96 King St E, Oshawa).

APR 16 – Regular Weekly Meeting – Note the Start time: 6:15 PM to 8:00 PM at the Oshawa Golf Club.              - Speaker: LEARNING TUESDAYS  - ZOOM MEETING   – PUBLIC IMAGE WORKSHOP – “ROTARY -What’s In a Name?” featuring Rotary Public Image Coordinators for Zones 28 and 32: Mary Lou Harrison and Laura Spears along with Rotary International Brand Specialist Liz Thiam. Bring your questions on the Rotary Brand.

APR 18 – is  next Bingo Matinee with Ted, Al, Robbie and Lennis. At 11 AM . Please note that nine members currently volunteer  for Bingo. It is our second largest fundraiser. Would like to see more volunteers. Many hands make light work. Please see Hilda or Linda if you can volunteer.

APR 20 – Rotary Club of Port Perry “All That Jazz” Spring Gala. Starting at 5:30 PM. Tickets are $175. At Royal Ashburn Golf Club. For tickets, please email 2024springgala@gmail.com with your name and people attending with you. See all of the details on the front page of their club website: https://rotaryclubofportperry.com/

APR 20 - 8 am to 2 pm In-person Rotary Leadership Institute Training at Centennial College Scarborough- Please sign up TODAY for Part 1. The club will pay your registration fee of $70. Register here: https://rotary7070.org/event/rotary-learning-institute-(rli)-spring-session/

APR 24 - Rotary District 7070 Environmental Symposium at the Rotary Global Classroom at Durham College 7 pm to 9 pm. Zoom or in-person event. Details will follow very soon. Register here for the LIVE in -person event at the Rotary Global Classroom : https://rotary7070.org/event/dei-symposium-rotary-global-classroom-durham/

APR 27 - 2024 ROTARY GREAT LAKES WATARSHED CLEANUP:

Great Lakes Water Cleanup – 9:30 am to 11:30 am at The Second Marsh with Oshawa and Courtice  Rotary Clubs. Please let Dave know as soon as possible if you are attending. We need to advise numbers by April 15. Bring your own water (in a reusable bottle) and a picker if you have one. Wear boots. It will be wet walking. 9 Civic Leaders so far will be attending. Park along Col Sam Drive near Second marsh sign (on south side of road). Rotary Great Lakes Watershed T Shirts are available for $15. Please let Dave Andrews know if you wish to buy a T shirt by April 15.

APR 27 – Bingo at the Red Barn – 11 am to 3:30 pm

APR 27 – 6 PM – Rotary Club of Bowmanville 100^th Anniversary at the Marriott in Oshawa. Please register as soon as possible. Details in our Rotary Club Calendar.  Register here: https://bowmanvillerotaryclub.org/event/rotary-club-of-bowmanville---100-year-anniversary/

REMINDER: It is RIBFEST Season. Be sure to volunteer your services and help the neighbouring Rotary Clubs  at any one or more of the following Ribfests coming very soon:

Ajax - May 24-26; Bowmanville - June 7-9; Pickering - June 14-16; Whitby-Sunrise - June 12-14; Oshawa Aug. 16-18.

Ted Morrison announced that Silent auction items are needed SOON. Take a picture of your contribution and send it to Dave Andrews for publication/advertising.

Ted Morrison - reminds us to bring cash for briefcase, heads or tails game and table tickets.

Dave Andrews - reminded everyone that he has Reverse Draw Tickets for us and that the marketing material he has provided for us should be utilized. Over 150 tickets out so far. Our goal is to sell all 200 tickets. Get your Silent Auction items as soon as you can and send photo and retail price and donor name to Dave A so he can create posters.

President Linda Porritt – welcomed the Board of Directors of the Kids Safety Village and thanked them for their service: Lennis Trotter-President; Will Luchford-Vice-President; Andy Elliot –Treasurer; Sue McKinnon-Secretary and Directors-Linda Porritt, Scott Tyner, Bob Bryan, Geof Wilkinson, Ron Mortson and Hal Alleyne

REMINDERS:

Hilda Finnigan – Ploughman’s Choice Sale for 2024 is ON NOW. We will be at the North Oshawa farmers market starting on May 11 for 4 weeks and also there for 6 weeks in the fall.

Hilda Finnigan – Our Club will be selling Ploughman’s Choice 100% composted livestock manure and Bird Feeders at theBrooklin Fair (June 1 and 2) and at the 2024 Peony Festival in the Oshawa Botanical Gardens on June 8. Volunteers are need to help sell . A volunteer sign-up sheet will be passed around very soon

SGT AT ARMS:  Larry Hurren

Larry Hurren won the Ace of Spades raffle and drew the Two of Diamonds.  The pot grows.  

HAPPY TWOONIES:

Larry Hurren - happy that the kids at the Kids Safety Village Easter Extravaganza choose chocolate over tooth paste, good for the dentist

Hal Alleyne - was impressed with the Kingston Eclipse viewing

Bob Stewart- happy to have the black squirrel with the white spot back in his yard

Robert Kipling– Happy to see the eclipse from his house. AND he announced that the Friends of the Oshawa library are  having their sale of used book program at the library again on Saturday and he gave out handouts

Hilda Finnigan- happy to see everyone there for the annual Safety Village joint meeting

Dave  Andrews - this was his favourite meeting of the year – the annual update on the activities and programs of the Kids Safety Village Annual meeting at the golf club – so many different groups , from different backgrounds, all with one common goal for 30 years – to see the success of the Kids Safety Village.

Peter Irvine- told a funny seagull joke

Lennis Trotter -welcomed everyone to the Kids Safety Village annual get together here at our Rotary Club

Ron Mortson - happy with maple syrup

GUEST SPEAKER:   Durham Regional Police Constable Vanessa Ford  - Kids Safety Village

Lennis Trotter introduced Vanessa Ford, the Durham Regional Police Constable in charge of the Program at the Safety Village .

Vanessa outlined what is new:

• The introduction of the RSVP helped the attendance flow and was well accepted by the visitors at the special events.

• There is a new updated Web Site (coming in June 2024)

• There is a new Community helpers/911 program

• There will be a smart bike program grades 3 and 4 this summer.

• There will be a virtual Reality sex trade session added to the safety curriculum.

• Special events are so well attended:  10,600 in attendance for Halloween ;   6,000 in attendance for Christmas; 4,800 in attendance for Easter; and 5,000 students planned for the summer program.  

• The school year is booked up.

President Linda Porritt thanked Vanessa for her excellent work, and address this evening

President Linda Porritt closed the meeting at 7: 55 pm.              

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 Sue MacKinnon, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.