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/