MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Editor: Dave Andrews
Rotary Grace – Pat Dyck
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.
O Canada – Peter Dueck
Toast to the Queen – Robert Kipling
GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:
Visiting Guests: Florin Popa (for the last time as a guest); Dr Roxana Popa (Florin’s wife and dentist); and Debra Mattson our guest speaker from the YWCA in Oshawa.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
February 23 – Happy Birthday to Ted Morrison
February 23 – Happy 115th Birthday to ROTARY
February 27 – Happy Birthday to Larry Hurren
It was a pleasure to get everyone up off their seats and sing Happy Birthday to Ted and Larry and to Rotary. Happy Birthday to everyone, cha, cha, cha !!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS-
Treasurer Devon Biddle announced that he, Mike McLaren and Dave Andrews, met the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club regarding our weekly meals. There had not been a price change since April 2016. Please note that our weekly dinner meal will increase from $22 to $25 starting March 3. The draw will remain at $2 per ticket and the Happy Twoonies will still be $2. A portion of the increase will help offset our speakers’ meals.
Ted Morrison announced that Sharron is in Bowling for Kids Sake fundraised for the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of South West Durham Region and sure would like our members to sponsor her. Thank you.
President Lennis Trotter announced the Kids Safety Village Board and Committee Meeting on March 11 at 7:30 PM at the Kids Safety Village in Whitby.
Kim Boatman and Sandy McDowell – The Oshawa Express has a suite for the Oshawa Generals home game at the Tribute Communities Centre on Sunday, March 15 at 6:05 pm. Please arrive at 5:30 pm. A sign up sheet is going around tonight. Cost of $25 per person, will help cover the meal and snacks. If you are not at this meeting, please contact Kim or Sandy or Janice as soon as possible. NOTE: WE STILL HAVE SEATS AVAILABLE. THIS IS OPEN TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ($25 per person).
Janice Coupland is taking names and asking everyone to sign up for our March 17 St Patrick’s Day Dinner / Party starting at 6 PM at Harpo’s. We will be able to order chicken, salmon or beef dinners ($35, $37 or $42) . Ordering will be doen when you arrive at Harpos and you will be billed accordingly. Please tell Janice how many will be attending. NOTE: THE NEW DATE FOR OUR ST PATRICK’S DAY DINNER. MARCH 17. No Meeting at the Oshawa Golf Club on March 17. THERE WILL BE A REGULAR WEEKLY ROTARY MEETING ON MARCH 10 AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB AT THE REGULAR 6 PM TIME.
President Lennis – The third annual Rotary District 7070 Curling Bonspiel will be taking place at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club on Sunday March 22 from 9 am to 1 pm. ONLY IF THERE ARE MORE TEAMS AND PEOPLE REGISTERED. WE MAY LOSE THIS EVENT IF WE DO NOT GET MORE TEAMS. Registration is by team (open soon) – so get your foursome together. Don’t have a team? Well, rustle up your fellow Club members. If you’re keen to curl and can’t find a team, send PDG Neil Phillips your position and he’ll see if he can hook you up. Lunch is included – served between first and second draw (11:30 ish) let us know if a vegetarian or special meal is needed. And of course…there may be some prizes for the top team(s)! Cost is $50 per person, registered as $200 per team. Be sure to register your team on the District 7070 website on the March 22 Calendar of Upcoming Events. For more details Neil can be reached at nphillips@dgn-marketing.com .
President Lennis – On March 23, 2020, the Rotary Club of Oshawa - Speaker - Vice President of Corporate and Environmental Affairs of General Motors Canada Company, David Patterson, talking about the future of General Motors in Oshawa. If you would like to attend, please contact Oshawa Rotary Club President Jay Cannings at jaycannings@gmail.com .
President Lennis – Invited everyone to the 90th Anniversary party of the Rotary Club of Etobicoke on March 29, on behalf of our Club President, Iosif Ciosa, and their Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to extend an invitation to you to come and join us at their 90th Anniversary Celebration: Sunday, March 29th, 2020; 2:00pm – 4:30pm; Cloverdale Common (Located at the North end of Cloverdale Mall, near the former Target store). To register and pay, click this link: https://rotaryetobicoke.org/event/etobicoke-rotary-90th-anniversary-celebration/. This will be an informal event bringing together our club members and our community friends and partners to enjoy fellowship, light refreshments and entertainment. In addition, during the event, we will conduct a special ceremony to honour two new inductees as Honorary Paul Harris Recognition recipients. And finally, we want you to know that a Group Photo will be taken of all current and past Club Members. Make sure you are in it!! This will be a ticketed event. The ticket price of $10.00 will assist in covering the costs for food and entertainment.
President Lennis – The President and Members of the Rotary Club of Belleville cordially invite you to attend our 100th Anniversary Celebration on April 1, 2020 at the Ramada Inn. Guest Speaker: Jeffry Cadorette, Rotary International Director. Attire: Business or black tie optional. TICKETS $100 each includes 3-Course Dinner and Wine RSVP by Friday, February 28th, 2020 via www.rotary-belleville.org or Tracy Bray at info@drtracybray.ca .
Dave Andrews – The Rotary Club of Oshawa is celebrating their 100th Anniversary with a big event on April 3, 2020 at the Jubilee Pavilion. Cocktails at 6 pm and Dinner at 7 pm. Keynote speaker will be the Hon. Ed Broadbent. Tickets are $100 each and are NOW available. If you would like to attend, please contact Dave Andrews and he will sign you up. You may pay the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood starting next week. Dave will arrange to get a cheque from Devon to pay the Oshawa Rotary Club. Please note the MARCH 6 DEADLINE for signing up. Please pay Dave ON MARCH 3 WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE ROTARY CLUB MEETING. We already have 9 people going from our Rotary Club. Your choice of meal: Chicken, Beef or Vegetarian. Please also let Dave know when you sign up. Tickets are going fast and they want to finalize numbers by March 6. Please see Dave ASAP.
Presdient Lennis – The Rotary Club of Etobicoke is hosting a special Event RETHINK PLASTICS – April 15, 2020 - An evening to Rethink Plastics . 6 to 9 pm at The Old Mill, - Guild Hall Room, 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto, ON. We use it everyday, it permeates every aspect of our lives. Is plastic a valuable resource, a life-altering innovation or an environmental troublemaker? The Rotary Club of Etobicoke is hosting an evening with Canadian Industry Leaders as they share unique insights to start this important conversation. Marc Cullen - Moderator- Canada's Gardening Guru; Bob Barrett - President Polytainers; John Coyne - Vice President Legal & External Affairs for Unilever & Executive Chair of Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance; Paulina Leung - VP of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, Emterra Group; Susan Dalgleish - Executive Vice-President & CFO of Polytainers; Barry Friesen - General Manager of Cleanfarms Inc. and Event Chair. Join us for this relevant evening. Cost $20 per person it includes snacks + cash bar. Seats are limited, register today! https://rotaryetobicoke.org/event/rethink-plastics-1/
REMINDER: SAVE THE DATE: Ted also announced that the 2020 date for our Kids Against Hunger was going to be Sunday May 3 at the Jubilee pavilion in Lakeview Park in Oshawa.
Dave Andrews and Ted Morrison – The 2020 Reverse Draw, Dinner and Silent Auction is fast approaching on May 7, 2020, from 6 to 10 pm at The Oshawa Golf and Curling Club. Tickets are $150 each and are available NOW from Dave Andrews. Fabulous meal, last ticket out wins $3,000.00 , every 20th ticket wins $100 and more door prizes too. On the back of each ticket this year, is your choice of entrée: beef, chicken or vegetarian. Please check off the choice on the back of the ticket when you sell. Please start getting those Silent Auction items in to Ted Morrison. Value to be $100 + if possible. Please give a photo and description and retail value to Dave Andrews so he can put them on to our website and social media pages and get the poster printed up too for the Auction. The donator will get the name of their establishment well noted on our media sites, and in our program. We have given to each member, the sample “ask” letters for ticket sales , sponsorship opportunities, and silent auction donation requests.
David Penney – Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450 million to support the global polio eradication effort. Rotary is committed to raising $50 million per year over the next three years, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars from the Gates Foundation. This expanded agreement will translate into up to $450 million for polio eradication activities. NOW is the time for all of our Rotary Club members to make a donation. Thank you.
DUTIES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
Front Door : David Mankiewicz
Bulletin Editor & Greeter : Sue MacKinnon
(Editor’s note: If you cannot attend, please find a replacement)
HAPPY TOONIES
Dave Andrews – Congratulations to Larry Hurren on his retirement. It was so nice to see his old dentist, Larry , and his new dentist, Dr Roxana Popa , both at our meeting tonight.
Robert Kipling – Glad to be back from 5 weeks in Peru and they came back in one piece (no robbed or assaulted).
Ted Morrison – For his Birthday, he and Sharron went to Rama. Great meals and accommodations. But came back with a little less than they had hoped.
Terry Giles – It was 67 years ago this week, that he began his Rotary membership. (Dave thinks that it was with the Rotary Club of Wellingborough).
Larry Hurren – 50 Happy Bucks – 45 years in dentistry and 5 more for his up coming trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
NEW MEMBER INDUCTUCTION:
Dave Andrews, Ted Morrison and Lennis Trotter, members of our club’s Rotary Information, along with sponsor Larry Hurren, all helped induct and welcome Florin Popa, our newest member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood.
The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood is very proud to welcome Florin Popa as our newest member. Florin is Director of Operations at Oshawa Dentist, 259 Simcoe Street South in Oshawa. Improving their patients’ health in the most relaxed manner has kept their patients coming back for over 30 years. Located on the corner of Simcoe Street South and Gibb Street, their state-of-the-art office and friendly staff allow patients to relax in our care. They welcome new patients every day. Florin is pictured here with his wife, and Dentist Dr. Roxana Popa, and our Rotary Cub of Oshawa-Parkwood President Lennis Trotter. Everyone in the Rotary Club is very happy to have Florin join HIS new Rotary Club and help make a difference in peoples lives, here in Oshawa, in Durham Region, in Canada and throughout the world. If you are ever out at the Oshawa Airport, Florin is also constructing the new hangar. Early last year, Ryan Terminals broke ground on a 42,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art hangar and aviation office complex. Once complete, the facility will be home to several aviation businesses with a focus on corporate and private aircraft. This new hangar brings the total hangar complement at the Oshawa Executive Airport to more than 400,000 square feet. It represents the largest hangar at the airport to date and is capable of housing multiple large corporate aircraft.
Our newest member Florin Popa, his wife Dr Roxana Popa , and our President Lennis Trotter
ROTARY MOMENT
None this week