MINUTES OF ZOOM MEETING : Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Editor: Hilda Finnigan
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
June 7 – A very Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Cha Cha Cha Robert Kipling
June 11 – Happy Birthday to Bob Elliott
June 12 – Happy Anniversary to Sandy & Greg McDowell and to David & Jan Penney
June 13 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Elizabeth Carrie
June 15 – Happy Anniversary to Ted & Sharron Morrison
June 19 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Alan Nason and Moira Pantaleo
June 20 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Robbie Larocque
June 21 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Caroline Kipling
June 23 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! David Penney
June 28 – Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Linda Biddle
On the Zoom Call Tonight:
Robbie Laroque, Hilda Finnigan, David Andrews, David Penny, Janice Coupland, Kris Sachdeva, Sue McKinnon, Robert Kipling, Bob Koski, Chidinma Igboanugo, Sandy McDowell, Ted Morrison, Heather Drakes, Tim Dwyre, Lennis Trotter, Pat Dyke, Linda Porritt, Ana Rejab (while shopping), David Mankewicz, Eric Guernsey, Al Finnigan
Guest : Guest Speaker Councillor Derek Giberson, and John McLean both from The Back Door Mission
President Lennis started the meeting at 7:06 pm and welcomed everyone !!!
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO: our very own Oshawa-Parkwood Rotarian Eric Guernsey for arranging the Zoom Meeting sharing with Heather McMillan, Executive Director of the Durham Workforce Authority, The Durham Workforce Authority is the acknowledged provider of local workforce information and champion of workforce development initiatives unique to Durham Region. Their Mission is to produce and offer comprehensive Labour Market Information to our stakeholders, to facilitate workforce solutions by engaging community partners and employers and to encourage development and maintenance of a sustainable and dynamic workforce.. It was so nice to be able to have a whole hour for our Zoom meeting. We thank you both.
ANNOUNCEMENTS-
Ted reminded all of us to tell our friends and neighbours to make a donation to our Rotary Cub to help fight COVID-19 right here in Oshawa and our club will match their donation. Thank you to Kim and Sandy for their excellent half page ad in the May 13 and May 20 editions of The Oshawa Express and the news article in the May 20 edition, announcing our big fundraiser to fight COVID-19 here in our community. Thank you for the news article too announcing the matching funds donation. Our Rotary Club will match dollar for dollar, up to a maximum of $5,000, all money received from the public to go local community organizations to help them fight the COVID-19 pandemic. As individuals, we all can make a donation to help get to the $5,000 mark, and our club will match that.
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REMINDER:
JUNE 20 - 26 – Rotary International Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii ZOOM Style:
Please register today. No charge.
Saturday, 20 June, General Session 1: Together, We Connect 9 to 10:15 am
Sunday, 21 June, General Session 2: Together, We Learn 9 to 10:15 am
Monday – Friday, 22- 26 June: Featured Breakout Sessions (details now available on the riconvention.org website ) Each day, one breakout session will be offered at each of the following times:
9:00 – 10:00 am EDT and 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT and 7:00 – 8:00 pm EDT
JUNE 23 - Regular ZOOM Meeting – Regular Weekly Zoom Meeting – 7 PM to 8:00 PM (maybe longer if we don’t get cut off) . Spouses are most welcome. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99926166884 Meeting ID: 999 2616 6884
Dial by your location +1 647 558 0588. Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abpb4qHfvS PRESIDENTS’ NIGHT – SPOUSES INVITED
JUNE 30 - Regular Meeting – Our Club Meeting is cancelled . But Be sure to Tune in to the District Zoom Year End Celebration and Awards Presentations. 6:45 to 8 PM , Be sure to register: https://rotary7070.org/event/d7070-zoom-meetig--virtual-year-end-celebration/
President Lennis also noted a few more events too:
Rotary District 7070 Virtual Walk for HIV / AIDS and Community Health will take place on June 20. Please register on the District 7070 Website https://rotary7070.org/event/district-7070-rotary-aids---community-health-walk/
Past District Governor Ted Morrison, and current District 7070 Annual Programs Fund Chair of the Rotary Foundation, alerted everyone to the fact that Rotary International donations from our clubs and members for the Polio Fund of the Rotary Foundation needs our help. Bill and Melinda Gates are matching 2 for 1 our contributions. If Rotary puts in $50 million US, Gates will put in $100 million. We are currently short and we need your support for a donation before June 30. For every dollar we are short, that’s $2 dollars we will not get from the Gates Foundation.