MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, August 28, 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: Kim Boatman
O Canada: Peter Dueck
Toast To The Queen : Kris Sachdeva
GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:
A warm welcome to our guest speaker and fellow Rotarian Rob MacArthur, Past President of the Rotary Club of Ajax
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES : Happy Birthday Cha Cha Cha to Kim Boatman on August 22, to Devon Biddle on Aug 28; to Dave Andrews on Aug 31 and Happy Anniversary to Linda and Craig Porritt (their 32nd) on August 29.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Past Pres Dave Andrews – World Polio Day 2018 will be held right on the date, Wednesday October 24, 2018 at Durham College in the new Global Classroom of the new Centre for Collaborative Education. We will cancel our regular weekly meeting on Tuesday October 23 and urge everyone to attend this grand event. Please register here at the District Website, as soon as you can. All of the Clubs in Durham Region have been invited and urged to register as soon as possible. The cost for the event will be $25 with a portion of the ticket price going to the Rotary Foundation's PolioPlus Program and will be credited towards your next Paul Harris Fellow. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar. There will be a fellowship time from 5:00 pm to 5:45pm followed by a welcome from Durham College and from Rotary District Governor Mary Lou Harrison. At 5:45pm, we will feed in the live stream Rotary Polio Program, live from Philadelphia this year from 6 to 6:45 pm . We will then continue to broadcasting live from Oshawa. During this live Oshawa portion, the two Rotary Club Presidents from Oshawa will receive their Proclamations from the Mayor of Oshawa, and the 10 Rotary Club Presidents and District Governor Mary Lou Harrison will receive their Proclamations from the Chair of the Regional Municipality of Durham. Dr. Bob Scott, the immdeiate Past Chair of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee will bring us up to date and hoepfully , bring in some of his associates from the Polio stricken countries , again, live. Questions and answers will follow and then an after-party, finishing at 9 pm. The entire event will also be available, by computer, through a URL for any Rotary Club in the world to view. In addition, the broadcast will be sent live all over the world, to the colleges and universities on the Durham College Global Classroom network.
Past Pres Dave Andrews - Big Game 53 (Superbowl) tickets have arrived from the Rotary E Club of Southern Ontario Western New York are now available for sale - $5 each or 5 tickets for $20.00. Great prizes, first being 4 nights lodging and 2 tickets to the game plus $1,000. Plus many more great prizes. Final day to have money and ticket stubs returned is November 20.
Past Pres Lennis Trotter – Kids Safety Village Board and Commmittee Meetings on Aug 27 at the Village at 5:30 pm
AND Kids Safety Village Board and Commmittee Meetings on Sept 17 at the Village at 5:30 pm AND The Grand Re-opening of the Kids' Safety Village will be on Sept 22 from about 10:30 am to about 2 pm at the Kids Safety Village , 1129 Athol Street, Whitby. We would like as many member as possible to be there for our Signature Project.
Past Pres Lennis Trotter – has two remaining Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood logo hats for sale $20 each. Please let him know if you care to purchase one or both.
Janice Coupland – We now have had a number of buffets and she asked everyong to get back to her how hey like them so that the Committee could let the Golf Club know .
Past Pres Hilda Finnigan – Rotary District 7070 Friendship Day at Parkwood Estate September 8 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm with optional tours planned afterward (send Dave an email if you are going on the tour – only a very few available) . Mike McGovern, Chair of Rotary International's PolioPlus Program is our guest speaker, at our luncheon, who will provide the very latest news on Rotary's efforts to eradicate polio. Cost $75.00 per person, with a portion of the ticket price going to The Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund and will be credited towards your next Paul Harris Fellow Award. There will be a luncheon and a cash bar on the grounds at Parkwood. Please register here and please register as soon as possible. There is a massive amount of planning being dome by the Committee (Rotarians from the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood) and tickets sales will start to pick up as the Committee gets around to all clubs in the District in the next few weeks. Don't be left out. Spouses, guests, and prospective members are most welcome. Tours of Parkwood will be available at no charge to the fiorst 30 people . You must email dave Andrews to get on the guided tours. First come – first served. Still some tours available. We will be asking for Rotary volunteers to go around to our neighbouring clubs to promote this event during August. Please say YES when you are asked. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL DAVE ANDREWS ANDHE WILL REGISTER YOU AND YOUR GUEST.
Past Pres Hilda - It is that time again to help out our Rotary Club and volunteer for the Registration Desk and to write the weekly Bulletin. She thanked everyone who have volunteered so foar for Bulleting and Registration but there are still a few holes. Please sign up. If you were away this week, please call her and volunteer your time and talents.
REMINDER: President Linda Porritt – We are going to have a Program for Rotary District 7070 Friendship Day 2018 and to help us defer some of the costs and ensure as much of everyone's ticket price as possible, will go to the Rotary Foundation, you and your company can advertise in the Program. Cost will be $100 for a business sized ad. Please let Linda know as soon as possible.
Kim Boatman – received a very nice thank you card and letter from Mark Cullen, Canada’s best known gardener and President of Mark’s Choice Ltd , and also Campaign Chair & Co-Founder of the Highway of Heroes Campaign for our generous donation of $1,500 toward 2 million trees that will be planted honoring those who have fought for our country and the 117,000 that will be planted along the Highway of Heroes in honour of those who died for our country in war time. Thisfall, there will be a tree planting at Camp X and hope that we would participate. Kim then read “In Flanders Fields”. Thank you Rotarians and thank you Mark Cullen,
Sandy McDowell – thanks ted's team for doing Bingo on August 25 and we are going to do bingo again this Saturday., September 1. On deck are Hilda and Al, Lennis and Esther, Pat , Sue, and Dave and perhaps Sonya this week – 4:30 pm sharp at The Red Barn. We will also need extra help for this long weekend (Sept 1 Bingo).
President Linda Porritt - read a ncie thank you note from Grandview Childrens Centre for our 3 year commitment and to stay tune for more news as the building gets completed.
Pres Linda - reminded everyone to register for the Rotary Foundation Walk in Kleinberg at the McMichael Gallery. And Please make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, as part of your walk. Join fellow Rotarians with friends and family on Sunday September 30, 2018 for the annual District 7070 walk in support of the Rotary Foundation.
Enjoy a leisurely morning as you choose how to enjoy the renoun McMichael Art Gallery. Registration from 08:30 to 10:00 am. There will be structured 2km and 5km walks starting between 9:30 and 10:00 in collaboration with the Humber Valley Trail Association. The gallery is available for your viewing pleasure following the walk. Lunch and fellowship gathering 11:00 am onwards. Note: Space is limited to 250 attendees due to venue capacity limitations. Individual pledge forms can be downloaded by clicking on the pledge form link. Please co-ordinate all club pledges with your club delegate for the foundation walk. Clubs should submit one cheque per club directly to Rotary Foundation. Here is a place to get an get all of the information you will need. Please bring your own lawn chair and blanket .
REMINDER: President Linda Porritt – We are going to have a Program for Rotary District 7070 Friendship Day 2018 and to help us defer some of the costs and ensure as much of everyone's ticket price as possible, will go to the Rotary Foundation, you and your company can advertise in the Program. Cost will be $100 for a business sized ad. Please let Linda know as soon as possible.
REMINDER: Past Pres Lennis Trotter – Kids' Safety Village Board and Commmittee Meetings on Sept 17 at the Village at 7:30 pm to go over the final details of the Grand Re-opening of the Kids' Safety Village will be on Sept 22 from about 10:30 am to about 2 pm at the Kids Safety Village.
REMINDER: Sue MacKinnon – Are you interested on serving on the Membership Committee this year. Please let her know . So Far , we have Sue as Director and Mike McLaren as Chair. Please volunteer your time and talents to the growth of our Rotary Club. We have a membership Plan. We have a Strategic Plan. We need your help to make them work.
REMINDER: Treasurer Devon Biddle announced that our annual club dues invoice will be sent to us by email BUT you can pay right now at the front Registration Desk. Dues are $210 for the year (may be paid now or one half now and one half Jan 1, 2019). On the invoice , there will be a voluntary contribution of $100 for the Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund and $20 for Polio Eradication, if you so desire to pay, and Devon will ensuire that you get credit towards your next Paul Harris Fellow Award. Spouses may pay $165 annual dues for their membership, as long as one spouse pays the $210. You can start paying TODAY at the front Registration Desk, when you come in to the meeting. Invoices will be emailed shortly.
REMINDER: Incoming Presdient Lennis Trotter - District 7070 Conference – Rotary Reunion in Prince Edward County – Register at http://rotary7070conference.org/ . Casual country all day and evening. 8:30 a.m. – Arrive and enjoy breakfast snacks between. All day Programming – Fun and learning through the six areas of focus. Lunch – Picnic lunch as you enjoy Reunion activities; 6:00 p.m.– Gather for the Rotary family banquet. Sunday– Prince Edward County area activities will be highlighted for personal enjoyment. The cost for the day is $99 per person.
REMINDER: TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: AS SOON AS YOU HAVE YOUR COMMITTEES IN PLACE, PLEASE SEND THE NAMES OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND MEMBERS TO DAVE ANDREWS SO THAT WE CAN UPDATE THE 2018-19 COMMITTEE CHART.
SERGEANT AT ARMS REPORT: Tim Dwyre
ACE OF SPADES DRAW: Devon Biddle,the Birthday Boy, was the lucky winner tonight but alas, he drew the 4 of
Spades. The deck gets smaller and the pot grows.
DUTY ROSTER: FOR September
Front Desk Tim Dwyre
Bulletin Editor/Greeter Kris Sachdeva
(Editor’s note: If you cannot be available for these duties , please find a replacement)
HAPPY TOONIES:
Dan – had a nuce lunch with his son today who graduated from Fanshawe College in urban forestry and is now going to be a teacher at the College in the same fireld.
Kim – a great Autofest number 25 this year and Lennis Trotter's son, Blair was the President for the second year in a row. Over $ 25,000 was raised for Grandview Childrens Centre while they attended Autofest at lakeview Park.
Rob MacArthur - happy to be here with us at the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood again, and happy to be expecting his 10th grandchild in December.
Devon – Happy to be here tonight celebrating his birthday with us. His birthday with the family was last weekend.
Robert Kiping – amazed that Devon would spend his real birthday with us at Rotary. Now that is DEDICATION.
Devon – added 10cents
Ted – said that he was at the Rotary Club of Cobourg this week talking about Freindship Day . In 30 minutes, the club raised over $800 in happy bucks (anywhere from $5 to $50 to even $100) . That takes our club all year to do that. He encourage everyone to make the donations .
ROTARY MOMENT
None tonight.