GUEST SPEAKER: District Governor Mark Chipman
Introduced by both Assistant Governors Jay Cannings and John Burns (who also chaired our 5 Club joint meeting) , Mark has been a passionate and engaged Rotarian since 2006 and has gained a wide range of experience at both the Club and District levels. With Whitby Sunrise, he served as Club President in 2011, Fundraising Director from 2008-11, Ribfest Director from 2013-15 and has participated in humanitarian service for club projects in Laos, Thailand and the Dominican Republic. At the District level, Mark has served as Chair of the District Conference in 2014, Rotaract Chair from 2016-2018, Assistant District Governor from 2014-16 and Chair of the District Foundation Walk this past year. He has also facilitated several workshops and breakout sessions related to fundraising and membership at District Assembly and President-Elect Training Seminar events.
Mark has been very active in his community having served on the Durham Environmental Advisory Committee, the Brooklin Downtown Development Steering Committee, Durham Big Brothers, the 100 Men of Whitby and the RBC Run for the Kids event.
Mark started his career in urban/environment planning, however for the past 22 years has been in the Information Technology field including 18 years at RBC. He is currently an Agile Program Director for RBC’s Business Financial Services Technology & Operations group in Toronto delivering digital and online services to business clients. Mark is passionate about sports (he is always willing to talk about his beloved Leafs) and travel, having had the opportunity to visit and explore all 7 continents.
Mark and his wife Leslie have been married for 22 years (even though Leslie works at TD Bank) and currently, live in Whitby. Leslie has also taken a very active role in Rotary participating in sweat equity projects, fundraisers and fellowship events and in the community, as part of the Big Brothers organization and a board member at Whitby Station Gallery.
District Governor Mark talk about:
our District 7070 and how we fit into Rotary International
Rotary's Vision Statement (Together we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities and in ourselves )
R I President Holger Knaack's Theme : Rotary Opens Opportunities (see: https://www.rotary.org/en/holger-knaack-sees-opportunities-rotary-change-thrive#:~:text=Knaack%2C%20a%20member%20of%20the,%2C%20USA%2C%20on%2020%20January. )
Opportunities and accomplishments of clubs in our District during the COVID-19 pandemic
Many elements of our Rotary District 7070 Strategic Plan and how our clubs can participate. (see: https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000050157/en-ca/files/homepage/2020-23-district-7070-strategic-plan/FINAL-Rotary-7070-District-Strategic-Plan.pdf
We learned about so many events (past, present and future) in our District.
Mark noted that “service” brings in new members, not dinner meetings
Highlighted Super Heroes in each of the 5 Rotary Clubs
Highlighted the new District 7070 Committees – Leadership, Environment, and Diversity / Equity / Inclusion
He talked about having our own Rotary Foundation Walk, Tuesday Talks, Grow Rotary Workshops, New Member Info Sessions, attending the District Conference in April
Asked us to collaborate with other clubs and with the Rotaract Clubs in our District
Each Club President the talked about the activities of their club since the beginning of this Rotary year and the many activities regarding how they have been able to meet, add members, and serve the local and international community , all during COVID-19.
Joe Solway talked about the Dec 20 Feed The need Virtual Concert, asking all clubs to purchase and sell tickets and help out on the committee, if they can. It will be like a telethon, running for a few hours. People can come in and out… and there will be a link to donate. co-hosts this year are Ellis and Archer - Carolyin Ellis and Jerry Archer - the morning show team on KX96. Carolyn has been one of the hosts for our live shows. We have unbelievable talent again from across Durham: Just to name a few -- Kalista Wilson, Ugly Horse, Hunter Sheridan, Leah Daniels, Cale Crowe, Andy Earle, and an incredible gospel singer, Nicole Sinclair who for many years was the lead soloist for the Toronto Mass Choir… also a couple of local dance troops that we couldn’t have when it was live on a stage with bands… and many many more. last year the concert brought in over 14,000 dollars… that translates into 98,000 dollars worth of food… because for every dollar donated, Feed the Need can distribute 7 dollars worth of food… this year the need is particularly great… Executive Director Ben Earle tells me that the demand for food assistance has gone up by 30 percent since Covid began. we’re going to be relying on public donations and on sponsors - and I know that some of the clubs have already made a commitment to help out - thank you very much for that. If you know of anyone who’d like to be a sponsor, let me know. We can approach them or you can approach them yourselves. The levels will go from 250 to 250 hundred dollars. We’re working on a sponsorship package now which should be ready very soon . Also - if anyone has any ideas or would like to help out, please let me know. My email is solwayjj@gmail.com . Again, the date we’re looking at is December 20th.
What an inspiring night and so proud to be a Rotarian, here in Oshawa and here in District 7070 in Ontario, Canada .
Here is a link to the Youtube video of our 5 Club Meeting, now available on the new District 7070 Youtube Channel.
https://youtu.be/_zXjuPtHz7M?t=167
Mark was thanked by Jay and John.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING:
Oct 13 at 7 PM: Tuesday Talks. District Secretary Charles Bridle will send you a LINK.
NEXTSCHEDULED MEETINGS:
Topic: Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood Weekly Meetings on ZOOM, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Time: 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Oct 20, 2020 - – No Meeting – INSTEAD - Please tune in to World Polio Day in Durham Region on Oct 22.
Oct 27, 2020 07:00 PM
Nov 3, 2020 07:00 PM
Nov 10, 2020 07:00 PM
Nov 17, 2020 07:00 PM
Nov 24, 2020 07:00 PM
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