MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday April 10, 2018
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.
Grace: Sue MacKinnon
O Canada: Peter Dueck
Toast To The Queen : Robert Kipling
President Ted led a "Moment of Silence" in Tribute to the Humbolt Broncos
President Ted opened the meeting with an entertaining music video of "Side by Side" . Very funny. Well done
GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:
Tim Dwyre welcomed Sharron Morrison, Caroline Kipling, Linda Biddle, Esther Trotter and our Guest Speakers Grace Dueck and Carolina Rodrigues. And we all welcomed back our snowbirds - Hilda and Ted
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
Happy Birthday to Walt Stewart on April 13, and Happy Anniversary to Esther & Lennis Trotter on April 17
ANNOUNCEMENTS and PRESENTATIONS AT OUR CLUB BUSINESS MEETING:
Pres Ted - announced several upcoming events - a BUSY couple of months. Please check out our Calendar of Events for the whole story.
Pres Ted - April 14 – Rotary Leadership institute – Encouraged everyone to register for Rotary Leadership Institute on April 14, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at Centenial College Event Centre, 937 Progress Ave., Toronto, ON M1G 3T8 . This is your opportunity to learn more about Rotary and share your ideas with other Rotarians. And it is a great learning experience for newer Rotarians. Be sure to register on line today. Watch for the District website for details. For all Rotarians who have joined a Rotary Club in District 7070 in the last year, our Rotary District will pay your tuition fee for Rotary Leadership Institute part one !!! And our Rotary Club will reimburse you for Parts I, II and III if you have been a member longer than one year. All you have to do is sign up online at http://rotary7070.org/event/rli-centennial-college-event-centre-1/
Pres Ted - April 22 - Earth Day District 7070 Tree Planting – from 10 am to 1 pm
Where: Sunnybrook Health and Sciences Centre & Veterans Care Facility. 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto. This Earth Day, you have the opportunity to plant a tree towards the challenge. Rotarians, friends, and family are invited to attend a Rotary District 7070 tree planting in collaboration with Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Lets carpool. SIGN UP TODAY. Please register in advance through the following link.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=oar7tivab&oeidk=a07ef922mja9c4aee74
VP Linda - announced the City of Oshawa is hosting a Communities with Brooms event, on Wednesday, April 25. It is an initiative organized by the City (with the support of the BIA) every year and this is the 10th year for the program. There are numerous volunteers who join with staff from the City to generally pick up garbage around Downtown, along the creek etc. At the end of the 2 hour activity, Colin Carrie's office hosts a bbq for all to enjoy.VP Linda had asked Garth Johns (Executive Director of the Downtown Oshawa BIA) if the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood could focus their attention on the park across the Creek from Childrens' Arena. This is absolutely acceptable. It just requires a registration with the John Howard Society so we know who is working where and we don't end up with 2 or 3 different groups in one area bumping into each other. The clean-up is from 11am to 1pm, on the east side of the Oshawa Creek in the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens. Plan to meet at the Rotary Gazebo, at10:30 and Linda will arrange to get the garbage bags and gloves, etc. And we have a BBQ to follow afterwards, sponsored by Colin Carrie. Be sure to wear 'Rotary' clothing. This is a great Hands-On Service we can do together. SIGN UP TODAY. Please let Janice know if you (and your family member) can help. For details , see: https://downtownoshawa.ca/pec-events/communities-with-brooms and https://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/community-clean-up.asp
Pres Ted and VP Linda – Reminded everyone about the April 28 District 7070 Rotary Poker Walks for AIDS – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at The Beach – Toronto, Leuty Pavillion, Lee Avenue and Alfresco Lawn, Toronto Ontario, Canada, M4E1A1 For Belleville , check their exact time and location on the http://rotaryaidswalk.ca/ . Our club could form a team, raise funds, go on the walk in Toronto, and help people right here in Durham Region who have AIDS. Who wants to Champion this worthy cause?
Pres Ted April 28 - The Rotary Club of Courtice presents its Youth and Community Leaders Dinner and Dance in support of Mental Illness initatives in Clarington and Durham Regions, at the Garnet B Rickard Recreation Complex, 2440 Hwy 2, Bowmanville. Doors open at 5:30 pm, Dinner at 6:15 pm . $60 per person. Corporate tables at 8 seats for $600. To register for the event please visit the Courtice Rotary Club website. Or call 905-240-4015. Speaker: TSN's Michael Landsberg, one of Canada’s most vocal advocates for mental health awareness. Relating his own struggle with depression, he explains why mental illness isn’t a weakness and how, together, we can beat stigma, fight back, and save lives.
Pres Ted - May 1 is our Annual Joint Meeting of the Kids' Safety Village with the Optimist Club of Ajax, the Whitby Lions Club, Durham Regional Police Service, the Whitby Lions Club and our Rotary Club. At the Oshawa Golf Club.
SPOUSES INVITED. SIGN UP TODAY WITH DAVE ANDREWS Regular start time:Regular fellowship half hour at 6:00 pm, folloed by dinner at 6:30 pm. See: http://www.durhamsafetyvillage.com/
VP Linda reminded us about the May 5 - Kids Against Hunger Meal Packing Day – At Durham College - gather your spouse, children and grandchildren too (over 8 years of age) and come out and help pack 15,000 meals . Joint project with the Rotary Club of Whitby-Sunrise. Start time at 8:30 am at “The Onion” at Durham College. We need lots of hands on help from you, your family and friends. Pres Ted passed around a SIGN UP shett . Please let him know if you can attend. What a great time to bring out a prospective member to see how we Make A Difference.
Pres Ted - May 6 - District 7070 Rotary Foundation Million Dollar Luncheon – Scarborough Golf Club, 321 Scarborough Golf Club Road, Scarborough, ON M1J 3H2 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm. Please join us for lunch and listen to our own Ron Denham talk about this exciting new Major Gifts Initiative opportunity for making a positive difference in the world. The cost for lunch is by donation of any amount to this new Major Gifts Initiative for Water and Sanitation. Registration is via the district web site and is limited to the first 80 guests. http://rotary7070.org/event/copy-of-district-7070-million-dollar-luncheon/
Lennis – On May 8 at 5:15 pm, Past District Governor Lars Henriksson, who is also our Rotary Foundation District 7070 Grants Committee chair, will be at a photo op and will present the District Grant to the 10 Durham Region Rotary Presdients which will be used towards the rennovation and expansion of the Kids' Safety Village. Following the presentation, Lars will be attending the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood, to formally present the cheque to the Rotary Club. The Durham Region Rotary Club Presidents have also been invited to attend the photo op and the meeting, if they wish. And we have already received some favourable responses, including one from our District Governor Nominee Beth Selby. The speaker that evening will be members of our Reverse Draw Committee going over the final last-minute items for the May 10 Reverse Draw, Dinner & Silent Auction evening at the Oshawa Golf Club.Lennis also announced that the Rotary Club of Oshawa -Parkwood came in first place in the 2016-17 District 7070 Governor's Membership Challenge with a total of net 6 members from July 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017 Membership Award. And first palce include $2,500 to be use on service projects will be presented at our regular weekly meeting on May 8 by Past District Governor Jim Louttit and our Assistant Governor (also our District Governor Nominee) Beth Selby will be in attendance.
Pres Ted - May 12 - District Training Assembly BMO Institute For Learning (IFL), 3550 Pharmacy Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario M1W 3Z3 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Linda Porritt has asked all of the Board Members and Committee chairs for next Rotary year to attend and sign up on the District 7070 website. Open to all Rotary Club members Our Rotary Club will pay for your registration cost. Click here to register.
Pres Ted - JUNE 19 – RCMP Musical Ride – Two shows - 12:30 and 5:15 pm at Wiindreach Farm, 312 Townline Rd, Ashburn. Tickets . Tickets - $25 per adult, $15 per child . Arrive 1 hour prior to show time to ensure seating and parking . Visit windreachfarm.org for tickets, more information, and directions. Many Rotary Clubs in our district, including ours, has made donations to Windreach Farm. This is our chance to give back.
Pres. Ted also noted letters he had received - from Guatamala Literacy support for the ++ $$ of Canadian funds which were matched by the Canadian Government to make possible a very large Global Grant.
He also received a thank you from Durham College for Oshawa Parkwood Rotarys' donation of $10,000.00 which allows them to continue their innovative, ground breaking programs,
And he received a thank you from Rotarian Kim Boatman for our nomination and support as she was recognized in the first Leading Women/Leading Girls Building Communities Awards night.
Pres Ted also congratulated Carolina Rodriguez , Presdient of the Rotaract Club of Durham College – UOIT for receiving this outstanding award.
Lennis Trotter will order "Rotary" clothing (hats, shirts and jackets) , but he needs a minimum number - let him know if you want anything.
Lennis Trotter announced the next Kids Safety Village meeting is on May 14
Mike McLaren thanked members for assisting him in getting a sponsor for our Reverse Draw
Dave - Reverse Draw –May 10 is fast approaching Tickets have been printed . It is Time to SELL - Last year we had 125 people for dinner, with 156 tickets being sold in total. This year the ticket is $125. We need YOU to help sell more tickets this year and get more Silent Auction Items to reach the profit levels that our members said was our top fundraising priority in our Visioning Exercise and also in our Strategic Plan.
Robbie Larocque - THERE WILL BE ANOTHER A REVERSE DRAW COMMITTEE MEETING ON TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB.
Dave – With the Reverse Draw on May 10 fast approaching, we want to highlight our Silent Auction items on our Club's Facebook page and on our club website. We need your help. Dave passed around sample posters, a week ago, that are already on our club website www.rotaryoshawa-parkwood.org for you to review. When you get a Silent Auction item, take a real nice photo, get a detailed description of the item , get the name and all of the particulars about the sponsor, and get the info to Dave as soon as possible. The sponsors will like getting their names accociated with Rotary and our big event and the item they are donating. Thank you to Bob Koski who brought in a framed poster of a nice silent auction item from Skyzone. And he also got a nice service offer from Staples in Whitby. They will print posters of our silent auction items for our big event! Thank you Bob. Act your physical auction items to Ted as soon as possible.