MINUTES OF MEETING : Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Bulletin Editor: Bob Stewart
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: Hilda Finnigan
O Canada: Peter Dueck
Toast To The Queen : Robbie Larocque
GUESTS/VISITING ROTARIANS:
A warm welcome to Kerri Timperly, a guest of Lennis Trotter; Heather Drakes, a guest of Stanley Igboanugo AND to Trish Best of the Rotary cLub of Oshawa
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES : Happy Birthday to Stanley Igboanugo on October 26 and we sang Happy Birthday Cha Cha Cha to Stanley led by our Past District Governor Ted Morrison.
Editor's Note: Stanley was dressed very dapper for the occasion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Past Pres Dave Andrews - We have SOLD OUT on the Big Game 53 (Superbowl) tickets from the Rotary E Club of Southern Ontario Western New York .HERE IS THE MAJOR DEADLINE: WE NEED to have money and ticket stubs returned is November 20. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. EARLIER IF YOU CAN, WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED.
Past Pres Dave Andrews – Cakes are available but no word on Hams for the 33 rd annual Cakes and Hams Sale We are waiting on our suppliers to get back to us on price and availability. If it is a go, we will need your orders for both cakes and hams in 3 weeks.
Past Pres Dave Andrews - NEXT WEEK: NOV 6 - Regular Meeting – An African Safari – presented by our very own Janice Coupland and Kris Sachdeva. The is a great night for a SPOUSES Night or bring a friend night. Please let Dave Andrews know how many (you and your guests) will be attending by Thursday Nov 1 at the very latest
Lennis Trotter – announced that there will be a Board and Committee meeting of the Kids' Safety Village on November 5 starting at 7:30 pm at the Kids' Safety Village. And decorating iof the buildings in the Kids Safety Village is underway for the Nov 16 – 24 Spirit of the Holidays at the Kids Safety Village. Lennis asked for volunteers to help with the decorations on Nov 2 and 3.
Pres Linda – Enjoyed the District 7070 Conference – Rotary Reunion in Prince Edward County Oct 26 and 27.
Pres Linda and Past District Governor Ted Morrison thanked David for the immense work he did organizing the World Polio Day event at Durham College. Dave thanked everyone. It was a Team Effort by the Committee. The event has been taped and will be available for all to see very soon at durham college global classroom class world polio day.
REMINDER: Kim Boatman – An update from the Youth Services Committee – We ask that all Rotary club members consider volunteering or be looking for suitable host families for Youth Exchnage. We are partnering with the Rotary Club of Oshawa to host and send out an exchange student.
REMINDER: Kim Boatman – An update from the Youth Services Committee – We ask that all Rotary club members consider volunteering or be looking for suitable host families for Youth Exchnage. We are partnering with the Rotary Club of Oshawa to host and send out an exchange student.
REMINDER: Past District Governor Ted - announced that the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood will have, as our guest speaker, a Rotary Peace Scholar, at our November 13 Rotay Club meeting, as part of our Rotary Foundation Month activities in November. Chenai Kadungure -a Rotary Peace Scholar - from Zimbabwe. Chenai has been involved in non-profit work since she was a teenager. In high school she was an Interact member. Interact taught her the value in “Service Above Self” and this attraction to serving the world has never left her. Chenai earned her undergraduate and master’s degree in Cape Town, where her experience of xenophobia inspired her to become a part of the solution to global conflict. She has experience in research and customer relations and has strong interpersonal skills. She has fundraised for philanthropic initiatives, and assisted NGOs, such as Open Door Education, Cycle For Understanding and The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). As a dedicated soldier for peace; Chenai volunteers for The Red Frogs, has been involved in various church leadership activities, serves on the Board of Directors of Mwala, a charity organization and she mentors in her spare time. She most recently worked for a non-profit called The Hope Factory, an Enterprise Development company owned by The South African institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) which grows people, to develop businesses and impact communities. She is committed to being “a gift to the world” and the Fellowship to study at UNC-Chapel Hill, is just the beginning for her.
Chenai holds a B.A. degree in Media, Sociology and Gender Studies and an M.Phil. in Diversity Studies from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She is currently conducting her M.A. studies in Global Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she aims to obtain the necessary skills to succeed in the international development space
Ted has asked the other clubs, who have been invited, to please let Dave Andrews know if you wish to attend and perhaps bring a guest.
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: 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 AND PUBLISH THE 2018-19 COMMITTEE CHART