MINUTES OF MEETING: Tuesday, September 21 , 2021
Editor: Sue MacKinnon
Meeting Called to Order
Rotary Grace Linda Porritt
O Canada Sue MacKinnon
Toast to the Queen Bill Creamer
Guests:
Don Lovisa , President of Durham College and Catherine Hardman, Development Officer, Office of Development & Alumni Affairs
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES:
Trent James - Happy birthday on September 27
John Kellam – Happy birthday on September 29
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dave Penney announced the Catch the Ace jackpot is now $840; keep on selling tickets! Dave will be contacting BUMP to inquire how they can assist with marketing.
World Polio Day – Polio flags will be at City Hall and Regional Headquarters from September 18 to 24
Dave Andrews provided details of World Polio Day Broadcast on October 22
Foundation Walk is on Sunday, September 26 and $1,275.00 has been raised: Al & Hilda, Ted & Sharron and Dave Andrews plan to walk
Hilda will be taking tulips to walk; great idea
President Dave will be away for two weeks and Jan will take his place
Sue announced a letter of appreciation has been received from the City of Oshawa for our clean up efforts in the spring
Peter Dueck is recovering from a heart attack and is how at his daughters house in Whitby. He would be happy to hear from his fellow Rotarians: 905-668-0435 or cell: 905-706-7137
Matinee bingo on Saturday , September 25 -Team 1
ACE OF SPADES: Sgt at Arms: Al Finnigan
John Kellam drew the 7 of clubs
Happy Bucks
Dave Andrews happy Catherine is helping with World Polio Day
Dave Penney happy his boat is coming out of water on Thursday BUT it is suppose to rain
Don happy to be at our meeting
John Kellam happy he bought a ticket
Sue happy she has company coming on Saturday
Terry, as a former president, also happy to be at a meeting
Hilda welcomed Catherine and happy to meet her!
Guest speaker
Dave Andrews introduced Don Lovisa, President of Durham College.
Don will tell you he has the best job anywhere in Canada, how is that for compassion! He has been in post-secondary education for 35years, the last 14 at Durham College, starting as vice-president of Academic. Don has a Bachelor of Arts, Masters in International Management, a diploma in Adult Education and has completed the course work for a PhD in Community College Leadership through the University of Toronto.
Don shared his enthusiasm with many recent accomplishments, pertaining to the Covid 19 pandemic. Vaccination policy for staff and students is in place and the requirement is to be fully vaccinated prior to October 17. All 24 Ontario Colleges have the same policy.
The college expects to be 100% back to school, January 2022.
Other highlights:
Global Classroom renamed to Rotary Global Classroom
For 10 years in a row, Durham College has been a top 10 employer and for 5 years maintained the greenest college in Canada status
Many local students and stay local with 1,800 international students
8 full bachelor degrees are now offered
Within a week of lockdown, classes were on line for a total of 44,000 classes on line
Durham is a top research college with 5 areas of focus; expanding to 6; capital projects saw success
Companies from all over GTA, rely on Durham College for their innovation in trades; recently rocket testing;
7,000 applications received for trade with 2,300 openings1,800 students graduated in June, precautions were taken
Enrollment is on budget; covid has significantly impacted budget, creating a deficit
College business course is affordable, $2,700 per year; $8,500 elsewhere with International students paying $11,000 per year, International students coming from 85 countries with India and Pakistan being the top 2
Answers to Questions:
Bistro is now open; food Bistro was not able to use was donated to Community Care
No problem with students from other countries (Russia) when campus had gaming competition
Global competitions, 8 Varsity Gaming Teams compete from Durham College.
Don was thanked by Lennis Trotter
AS OF AUGUST 24, 2021, 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
SEPT 25 – Grow Green With Rotary and Tulip Sales – 9 am to 1 pm – North Oshawa Farmers Market – 1661 Harmony Rd N, Oshawa
SEPT 25 – Bingo at the Red Barn – Be there at 11 AM. Start at 12:30 PM – Team # 1 - Linda Porritt, Ted & Sharron
Morrison and Lennis Trotter
SEPT 26 – District 7070 Rotary Foundation Walk – 9 am to 12 noon OR 1 pm to 4 pm. Click here for details, the route preview video and to register. We look forward to seeing you! Can't make the walk but want to donate to The Rotary Foundation? Click here to donate now. Thank you
SEPT 28 – Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club
: Derrick Clarke, Fire Chief, City of Oshawa
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. LINK : A District Zoom Link will be provided soon.
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
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 8:15 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/