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MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, November 22, 2016

 

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.

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Grace: Eman Attalla

O Canada: Peter Dueck

Toast ToThe Queen: Bob Stewart

 

GUESTS: Stanley Igboanugo, Chidinma Igboanugo, and Arshad Salam

VISITING ROTARIANS: None Tonight

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Bob Steward - Happy Birthday CHA CHA CHA on November 25

Bob and Launi Elliott – Hapy Anniversary on November 23

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Ted Morrison – Thank you to everyone who supported the Rotary Foundation during Rotary Foundation Month

  • Janice Coupland – Dec 6 – Participation House Christmas Party - Oshawa Golf Club - 6:30 pm start - she is working with Past President David Mankiewiczon all of the details. Cost $40 per person. Sign up TODAY with Janice

  • Janice Coupland – Dec 13 – Club members Party at Kris and Janice condo in Ajax – please dress up for the party (shirt and tie gentlemen) . A tour of their condo and then to the Party in the Party room. Details and cost will follow shortly. Cost $ 25 per person. Sign up TODAY with Janice

  • Pres Dave represented our Rotary Club at the District 7070 Rotary NIght at Whitby Dunlops game on November 19. An excellent event with 4 Rotary Clubs in attendance . Thank you to Oshawa Rotarian and Whitby Dunlop owenr for hosting us. District Governor Jim Louttit and Oshawa Rotary Club President Margaret Wallace officiated in the ceremonial face-off to start the game..

  • Pres Dave thanks everyone for coming to the Rotaract Club of DC-UOIT Meet and Greet at 7 pm to 9 pm at the 61 Charels Street Campus on Nov 17. Many Rotary and Rotaract Clubs were represented , along with many District officials. Great job by the Rotaract Club. 7 new members were inducted.

  • Sandy McDowell announced that we STILL need volunteers for the remaining time Nov 23 thru Nov 26 Christmas Lights and Parade event at the Kids Safety Village 5 to 8 pm

  • Lennis Trotter announced that on Friday and Saturday, there will be a Santa Claus Parade in the Holiday Spirit Display at the Kids Safety Village from 5: 30 to 8 pm on Friday and Saturday night at the Kids Safety Village. The first weekend saw 400 people and $400 raised for the Safety Village. He and Esther decorated the Rotary Building for this Holiday special event. Pres Dave thanked all those who have volunteered to be at the Safety Village during the Holiday Spirit Week to assist the the activities.

  • Past President Larry Hurren announced that NOW is the time to SELL tickets for the January 8th Kingston and Oshawa Generals hockey game. We need YOU to sell tickets for $19 each . Please start TODAY. And we will need a large number of volunteers to pass the bucket for the Kids Safety Village Durham that night. Speicla thanks to the Durham Region Police Association for paying the $5,000 fee for this to be DRPA Night at the Oshawa Generals in support of the Kids Safety Village of Durham Region. Larry Hurren will start a Volunteer Sign Up List for the Bucket Passing and Safety Village Promo Desk at the Game

  • Pres Dave thanked everyone for participating in the selling of raffle tickets to win a trip to the Super Bowl game. We sold OUT all 300 tickets. Our Club will profit by over $300. Special thank you to Lennis Trotter's son in law, Kris sachdeva, Ted Morrison, and Robbie Larocque who sold lots of the tickets. The draw is Dec 11 in Indian Rocks Beach. Stand by and good luck to everyone. Thank you to the Rotary Club of Southern Ontario Western New York for this opportunity. And thanks to Sharron Morrison for the BIG Assist.

  • Past Pres Robbie Larocque announced LAST CALL to order Cakes and Hams – oders must be in by Nov 25 at the latest. Delivery is tentatively scheduled for the week of Dec 5. and Past District Governor Ted Morrison challenged anyone to outsell him and said you can have a nice bottle of your choice if you can beat sales of 80 hams. ALL ORDERS IN BY NOV 25. (LAST POSSIBLE TIME IS NOV 25 AT 10 AM)

  • Pres Dave reminded the Board of Directors of our meeting at 5 PM on November 29.

  • Pres dave reminded the members to search for speakers that you feel will interest the Club. All Club members are on this Program Committee. Jan, Feb and March are filling up fast.

  • Pres Dave thanked everyone for taking part in last week's Fundraising Projects review . The Fundraising events have been approved for in depth research and asked that each Committee report back to the members when their review of budget, anticipated profit, planning, and volunteer hours requirements is completed: Each event needs a committee of a minimum 4 people. The evnts to be reviewed and the Chairs for each event are:

    • Past Pres Mike McLaren – 50/50 Draw - GOLF event

    • Janice Coupland – Fashion Show

    • Sue MacKinnon – Man Cave Tour

    • Past District Governor Ted Morrison – Boston Pizza

  • The final review reports to the members are scheduled for April 4, 2017. If anyone else has an idea to raise funds, please be our guest to form a committee, conduct the in depth research and review of budget, anticipated profit, planning, and volunteer hours requirements and be prepared to present it to the members on April 4. Thank you to everyone.

DUTIES FOR NOVEMBER:

Front Desk: Kris Sachdeva                     Bulletin Editor / Greeter: Janice Coupland

(Editor’s note: If you cannot be present , please find a replacement)

 

SARGEANT AT ARMS LARRY HURREN:

ACE OF SPADES DRAW Winner: our guest Arshad Salam drew the Jack of Hearts

HAPPY TOONIES

  • Larry Hurren happy that the the Reverse Draw is May 10th and we need 100 Silent Auction items everyone lets start early and make this a big success!

  • Marsha Chambers – good news I can drive now but have to give up my Z34 (1994)

  • Marilyn Taylor – went to a Craft Show – she took her quilts to Eastdale it was a great success! A table to rent for the event is $120. Admission was $2 per person and the profit of $5,000 went to Durham College - $335 a Table there are great possibilities for us to do the same thing she is going to look into what we can do as a group. Perhaps marilyn will form a committee and we just might have another fundraising projet to review on April 4.

  • Mike Mclaren – went golfing with Al Finnigan – Al said the closest to the hole gets a free beer – wow it was the best tasting beer ever! Mike won !!!

  • Ted Morrison – said that Bill Patchett has acquired a RADO diamond wrist watch from a jeweler. Draw tickets are $10 each or 3 X $20. Ted forgot the tickets tonight but will bring then next week proceeds go to Rotary – draw is March 31, 2017

 

ROTARY MOMENT none tonight