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MINUTES OF MEETING : JANUARY 26, 2016
 

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

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

2015-2016 ROTARY THEME: “BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD”

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: K. R. “Ravi” Ravindran – Rotary Club of Colombo, Sri Lanka

R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Michael Bell - Rotary Club of Etobicoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Aziz Saleh – Rotary Club of Markham-Unionville, Ontario, Canada

 

 

Rotary Grace

O 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.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

1. Is it the truth

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build good will and better friendships?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2015-2016

President: Mike Mclaren

Past President: Robbie Larocque

Vice President: Dave Andrews

Treasurer: Devon Biddle

Secretary: Bob Koski

Club Administration: Shawn Kellam

All Service Projects: Kim Boatman

Membership: Lennis Trotter

The Rotary Foundation: Ted Morrison

Public Relations: Kim Boatman

Sgt-at-Arms: Bob Koski / Alan Nason / Linda Porritt / Larry Hurren

 

COMMITTEES:

CLUB ADMINISTRATION: Hilda Finnigan (Chair) / Robbie Larocque / Bob Koski / Dave Andrews / Linda Porritt

MEMBERSHIP: Linda Porritt (Chair) / Ted Morrison (Vice Chair) / Larry Hurren / Robert Kipling / Peter Dueck /

Dave Andrews / Janice Coupland

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Marsha Chambers (Chair) / David Mankiewicz (Vice Chair) / Hilda Finnigan / Myles Fisher /

Bob Stewart / Lennis Trotter / Alan Nason / Janice Coupland / Peter Dueck

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE: Kris Sachdeva (Chair) / Robbie Larocque / Pat Dyck / Devon Biddle / Terry DeYoung /

Bob Stewart / Bob Elliott / Larry Hurren /

YOUTH SERVICE: Marianna Herczeg (Chair) / Bob Stewart / Robbie Larocque / Pat Dyck / Shawn Kellam / Larry Hurren

ROTARY FOUNDATION: Pat Dyck / Dave Andrews / Terry DeYoung / Peter Dueck

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Kim Boatman / Myles Fisher / Bob Koski / Janice Coupland / Bob Elliott

CLUB'S FOUNDATION: Devon Biddle / Ted Morrison / Dave Andrews

KIDS' SAFETY VILLAGE: Lennis Trotter / Robbie Larocque / Linda Porritt / Devon Biddle / Sandy McDowell /

Hilda Finnigan / Robert Kipling / Shawn Kellam

FUNDRAISING: Dave Andrews / Devon Biddle / Bob Koski / Kris Sachdeva

REVERSE DRAW: Kim Boatman (Co Chair) / Robbie Larocque (Co Chair) / Dave Andrews / Kris Sachdeva / Devon Biddle / Ted Morrison / Larry Hurren / David Mankiewicz / Terry DeYoung / Janice Coupland

LIVE ACT: Bob Koski (Chair) / Robert Kipling / Kris Sachdeva /Laura Carey / Linda Porritt / Devon Biddle

PURPLE WOODS: Robbie Larocque (Chair) / Marianna Herczeg

CAKES & HAMS: Devon Biddle / Dave Andrews / Robbie Larocque

YARD SALE: Bob Stewart (Co Chair) / Laura Carey (Co Chair)

TONIGHT'S MEETING:

Grace: Past President David Mankiewicz

O Canada: Kim Boatman and Sandy McDowell

Toast To The Queen: Past President Alan Nason

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

A very Happy Birthday to everyone:

Pat Dyck on January 18; Patti Koski on January 21; Marion Mills on January 21; and Myles Fisher on January 27

GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:

From the Rotaract Club of Durham College & UOIT : President Carolina Rodriguez and Chad Groves

Marianna Herczeg, our Chair of Youth Services, was kind enough to think of purchasing a birthday card, and getting all of our Rotarians to sign and present the card to Carolina her when she introduced Carolina as a visiting guest (her Birthday is this week). Marianna also out loud said:

MAY YOUR BIRTHDAY AND EVERYDAY BE FILLED WITH WARMTH AND SUNSHINE, THE HAPPINESS OF SMILES, THE SANDS OF LAUGHTER, THE FEELING OF LOVE AND THE SHARING OF GOOD CHEER!

(Well done Marianna. That was a really lovely touch you are extremely thoughtful!)

 

FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY:

On The Door : PETER DUECK

Bulletin Editor: SANDRA MCDOWELL

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

  1.  Past President Dave Andrews - Reverse Draw, Dinner & Silent Auction tickets are available NOW. Please sell them to your friends and neighbours to help our     biggest fundraising project of the year, and please keep looking for silent auction items $50 - $100. 14 weeks and counting. Dave will send out some letters to    our members via email to help them with their selling efforts.
  2. PastPresident Robbie Larocque – Our Rotary Valentine's Day Party will be February 9 at 6pm at Harpo's. If you have not signed up the sign-up sheet with Robbie, please give him a call to confirm TODAY.
  3. Past President Robbie Larocque – confirmed our Club's participation to help with the annual Maple Syrup Festival at Purple Woods Conservation Centre during the March break . The coordinators have cooks and kitchen help this year but need about 12 of us to work – they want to cover building front to back to work
  4. Past District Governor Ted Morrison encouraged everyone to purchase a ticket to the Bill and Delphine Patchett Salute on Feb 28, 2016 at the Quality Hotel and Suites on Bloor Street – our dear friend “Pickpocket Bill Patchett” he has done so for the Rotary - he has raised millions of dollars for the Rotary Foundation over the last 8 years – there is a celebration on Sunday February 28th at 12:30 pm – this is not a fundraiser . It is more of a recognition of Bill’s achievements – tickets are going fast – please order this is going to be a wonderful event. Go to the District Website at: http://rotary7070.org/event/district-7070-salute-to-bill---delphine-patchett/ and get your tickets today
  5. Janice Coupland - Finn McCools – St. Patrick's day party will be at Finn McCools's on March 22 with a 6 pm start and St. Patrick’s Day event has been confirmed for Tuesday, March 15. It will be held at Fionn MacCool’s 214 Ritson Road North in Oshawa in the Costco plaza. We will meet at 6:00pm. There will be live entertainment, great food and hopefully some games to play, that Janice Coupland is co-ordinating. Spouses are invited. 22 people have signed up so far. Please sign the sheet or call Janice as soon as possible.
  6. Kim Boatman – Talk For A Cure is on Saturday April 30 as Frank Scanga attempts a Guinness World Records for Speeches – 24 Speeches in 24 hours - A Talk For A Cure. . Our Rotary Club is repsonsible for the speech at Adelaide House, from 12 noon to about 12:30 pm. We are asking that we get at least 12 people ( a combination of Rotarians, their spouses, and friends to attend – We also need two Witnesses - one Rotarian and then a lawyer or a doctor to be the second witness. Proceeds are going to the Canadian Cancer Society here in Durham Region
  7. Kim Boatman also announced that Denise House, the emergency shelter for abused women, that assists over 1,000 abused women and the children per year, . The women are abused and have to leave their residence sometimes without a toothbrush – the building is in ill repair the building is very old there is going to be a new building. They are in need of $4,000,000 : 1/3 from the government, 1/3 from the sale of the current building and 1/3 from fundraising. They are asking for $500,000 and do we know of anyone in our community who could spearhead such a campaign and start with a sizable donation. Please contact Kim with anyone you know who could assist. . Past President Dave Andrews noted that our Rotary Club mada a donation , in the late 1970's to Denise house with an Industrial freezer and cutlery. At that time, Rotary was still a men's service club and it was very important that our Rotary Club helped Denise House. Other service clubs then folllowed suit . We should be very proud that we paved the way, in those early years to tell the world that a men's service club helped out a shetler for abused women. We have done great work!!!!

ACE OF SPADES DRAW: Our Sargeant At Arms for tonight, Past President Larry Hurren asked if “Miss Columbia would please draw a ticket”

Winner: Past President Devon Biddle Card Drawn: Ace of Diamonds

We are down to 9 cards in the deck for next Tuesday evening !!! .

 

HAPPY TOONIES conducted tonight by Our Sargeant At Arms for tonight, Past President Larry Hurren

  1. Past President David Andrews – Jennifer Jones, our current Director of Rotary Intenrtaional, and a member of the Windsor-Roseland Rotary Club in Windsor, Ontario, is going to be, starting July 1, 2016, Vice President of Rotary International – First woman to become a VP of Rotary International
  2. Sandra McDowell – Happy to say another grandchild on the way – they are breeding like rabbits
  3. Martha Chambers – happy to have her own car back in Oshawa and also went to a Celtic event the Claymores needless to say the leader of the band entertained Martha for a few brief moments but she is not at liberty to say
  4. Past President Pat Dyck Mark Wafer, owner of Tim Horton’s , a member of the Rotary Club of Whitby and also the Co-Chair of District 7070 Rotary At Work Committee, has offered to give anyone who has lost their job at Goodwill, a job in one of his franchises. Mark is an advocate of helping people in general including people with disabilities.
  5. Past President Alan Nason – He gave a loonie for toothpaste and asked Past President Larry Hurren if he could trade it for an appointment
  6. Past President Kris Sachdeva – January 26, today is Indian Republic day –Republic Day honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force on, in 1950 replacing the Government of India Act (1935)as the governing document of India. And Kris just got back from Hondorus had a very good time.
  7. Past District Governor Ted Morrison – told Sharron that he needed new winter boots and she said I can do one better “We are going to “Kinky Boots” the live show in Toronto
  8. Bob (Koski or Stewart) – enjoyed watching on tv, the antics of the southern States in regards to the ig snow storm
  9. President Mike McLaren – Last Saturday, he found out that the house he had reserved a year in advance, in Arizona, is not available and he was not happy but luckily they have friends in Phoenix who have offered them their home instead

 

What Is Rotary? - It’s a leadership organization…We’re made up of local business, professional and civic leaders. We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships, & through that, we’re able to get things done in this community. “ARE YOU OPEN TO THAT?”

 

ROTARY MOMENT

In honour of our Rotaract club members visit to our Rotary Club tonight, Past President Dave Andrews told our club memebrs about Rotaract in his Rotary Moment:

What is Rotaract?

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30.

Rotaract brings together people ages 18-30 in universities and communities worldwide to organize service activities, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun.

Rotaract was founded 48 years ago, with the Rotaract Club of North Charlotte, Carolina being the first club to be chartered - on March 13, 1968.

The program’s name, Rotaract, was created by Rotary International as a combination of the words “Rotary” and “Action”

Rotaract is a way for young adults, who may not be ready or eligible for Rotary membership, to become involved in the Rotary family and contribute to their communities and world, in keeping with Rotary ideals.

Rotaract helps members with leadership skills, career development, community and international service and the development of good friends and good fun.

Rotaract is often described as being like Rotary, but with better parties .

Rotary clubs sponsor them, but Rotaract members manage and fund their clubs independently.

Rotaract members work closely with their local Rotary club, and may join after their Rotaract membership ends.

This makes them true Rotary Partners and key members of the family of Rotary.

As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 184,000 memebrs in 7,868 clubs in about 170 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Their mission is simple: to incubate responsible citizenship among students and empower youths to become the leaders of tomorrow.

And here is what they say: “Rotaract = Rotary In Action. Together we create a better future.

There are six Rotaract Clubs in our District:

  • University of Toronto – St George Campus,

  • University of Toronto – Scarborough,

  • Durham College & University of Ontario Institute of Technology

  • York University,

  • Loyalist College - Belleville

  • and community based Rotaract Club in Toronto

And there will soon be two more Rotaract Clubs: one at Humber College and another Rotaract E Club in our District

The District 7070 Rotaract Representative is Kelly Ku from the Rotaract Club of Toronto.

And that is tonight's Rotary Moment.

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GUEST SPEAKERS:

Name of Speaker: Carolina Rodriguez and Chad Groves

Introducer: Marianna Herczeg

Thanked By: Past President Ted Morrison

Carolina and Chad, on behalf of the Rotaract Club of Durham College & UOIT , presented to our Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood, $65.00 tonight to our group which is absolutely outstanding, for The Rotary Foundation's End Polio Now campaign. Past District Governor Ted Morrison, our District of the Rotary Foundation Committee for our Rotary Club, accepted the donation and said, that hwen this money MCs matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and with the Government of Canada , the $65 will become $325 as you know five times the amount is the end result. Outstdanding work by the Rotaract Club of UOIT – Durham College.

Next year is the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation and also the Rotary International Convention will be in Atlanta, Georgia and we hope at that time, we may have conquered Polio. “We are This Close”.

 

Carolina and Chad's Remarks:

 

Rotaract of DC/UOIT meet every Tuesday from 3-4pm. We currently have about 11 active members.

Last semester we:

  • Donated towards the Durham Region's Children's Aid Society's Sharon;s Kids program . We donated $50 that went to buying a kid a Christmas gift.
  • Polio fundraising included a booth where we had jars of candies, donated by the Grandparents of our member Brady Bodley. Students would pay one dollar to make a guess on the amount of candy in the jar. The one closest to the amounts won.
  • Attended 2015 Rotary District Conference at the Harbour Castle in Toronto. It was a great way to connect, especially since it was the first time, all the Rotaract clubs were able to meet, this Rotary year. Allowed us to network among ourselves as well as continue to build lasting relationships with Rotarians.
  • We had our “Meet and Greet” with Rotaractors and members of our two sponsoring Rotary Clubs: our own Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise, where we had 4 new members get inducted as Rotaract members.

This semester we have:

  • Water project is in conjunction with the Science Council President and Rotaract member Chad Groves. We aim to put a speaking event on that will raise awareness on water quality issues, access, and water activism currently going on.
  • Cancer project, where we will be hosting France Scanga at UOIT. He will be attempting to break a Guinness world record by doing 20 speeches in 24 hours. Therefore throughout the semester we will be creating awareness and raise money that we will donate to him the day off, April 30th, 2016.
  • Shelter box fundraising will emulate fundraising we have done in previous years. By setting up a shelter box tent in the major atrium of our school we will aim to fundraise through raffling off swag kits and donations given.
  • OUR BIG EVENT ON MACRH 2, 2016 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    1. It will be a night where students will get sit down with a professional (a mentor) and be able to ask a series of questions. This is a “speed dating” style kind of event. There will be many tables; tables for mentors, resumes, interviews, Volunteer and get to know what Rotary/Rotaract is about. For this event we ask that 5 Rotarian volunteers from our Rotary Club as mentors for that night.

    2. The event is happening on Wednesday March 2nd, 2016 from 7pm-9pm. We ask that the Rotarians that are interested to email us, confirming their attendance, along with the area they would like to help out in (mentorship, or Rotary/Rotaract table); If they choose mentorship be mentorship please mention please mention what area (ex. Engineer, business, etc.). We also need a small bio from the mentors, in order for us to create a booklet for that event.

  • Learn more about this dynamic Club, please visit:

  • Email: rotaract.dc.uoit@gmail.com

  • Facebook: Rotaract Club of DC & UOIT

  • Website: https://sites.google.com/site/rotaractdcuoit/home

QUOTE OF THE WEEK from President Mike McLaren:

There is no end to the adventures of what we can have if only we seek them with our yes open

 

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.

 

The “ideal of service” is the key.

It is an attitude that does not change from one version to the next.

It is an attitude and passion we all have, as Rotarians.

 

IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, MAKE UP : Past President and this year's Secretary Bob Koski has a Rotary International Directory of all Rotary Clubs in the world, when and where they meet. Or you can 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 Bob Koski, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.

 

HERE’S A LIST OF SOME ROTARY CLUBS CLOSE TO YOU.

Please check the club website to make sure their location and time has not changed:

MONDAY:

Belleville – Ramada Inn – 11 Bay Ridges at Hwy 2 - 12:00 noon

Oshawa – Oshawa Shrine Club, 1626 Simcoe St N., – 12:10

Markham-Unionville – Al Dente Ristorante, 39 Main St.N., - 6:30 pm

Port Hope – Knights of Columbus Hall, 1 Elias St., – 6:00 pm

Richmond Hill – Sheraton Parkway Hotel, 600 Hwy 7 East, – 6:00 pm

Trenton – Holiday Inn – 99 Glen Miller Rd. at 401 - 6:00 pm

TUESDAY:

Whitby – Whitby Central Library, 405 Dundas St W - 7:00 am

Pickering – Bollocks, 736 Kingston Rd, Pickering – 7:00 am

Bowmanville – Trinity Church Hall, 116 Church St. – 7:15 am

Picton – Royal Canadian Legion, 347 Main St., - 12:15 pm

Scarborough Bluffs – Loblaw’s Superstore (upstairs) – 1775 Brimley at Progress – 7:15 am

Scarborough – Scarborough Golf Club – Golf Club Rd. – 12:30

Scarborough Twilight – The Olde Stone Cottage – 3750 Kingston Rd. - 5:30 pm

WEDNESDAY:

Whitby-Sunrise – Royal Oak Pub, Whitby Shores, 617 Victoria St W – 7:00 am

Markham Sunrise – Delta Markham Hotel – 50 East Valhala Dr., Hwy 7 east of 404 – 7:00 am

Northumberland Sunrise – Ashbrook Golf Club – 7215 Dale Rd, Port Hope - 7:00 am

North Scarborough – Delta Toronto East – 2035 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough – 12:30 pm

Port Perry – Sunnybrae Golf Club, 1430 King Street, Port Perry, ON , – 6:15 pm

THURSDAY:

Ajax – (First Thursday of the month) at Public Library, 55 Harwood Ave S., – 12:15 pm

Ajax – rest of the month - McEachnie Family Centre, 20 Church Street North, NorthWest Corner Hwy 2 & Church - 7:30am

Agincourt – 6:30 pm at Rotating locations. Please contact Ron -  rdhinchliff@gmail.com to verify location.

Quinte Sunrise – Bay of Quinte Golf Club, 1830 Old Hwy 2, – 7:00 am

Uxbridge – Jersey’s, 104 Brock St W. – 7:00 am

FRIDAY:

Toronto – Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St, – 12:15

Cobourg – Best Western Cobourg Motor Inn, 930 Burnham Rd. at Hwy 2 – 12:15

Courtice – White Cliffe Terrace, 1460 Hwy 2 – 7:15 am

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Upcoming Events
Rotary Poker Walk for HIV AIDS
Leuty Pavilion
Apr 30, 2016
9:00 AM – 2:22 PM
 
Talk For A Cure
Adelaide House
Apr 30, 2016
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
 
2016 Rotary Reverse Draw, Dinner & Silent Auction
Oshawa Golf and Curling Club
May 12, 2016
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
District Training Assembly
BMO Institute for Learning
May 14, 2016
 
Rotary Club Giant Yard Sale - 2016
May 28, 2016
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
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Director - Community Service
 
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