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Ping Pong Table Project
May 07, 2015
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Good Shepherd Ministries
May 14, 2015
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May 19, 2015 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
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May 22, 2015 Ends: 1:00 p.m.
The Rotary Flame is travelling the world and will be at our meeting on May 22nd (note offsite location, change of day to Friday from our usual Thursday, and change of time to 12 noon). The meeting will be held at the BMO, Manulife Center, 3rd Floor. A lunch will be provided for $20.00 per person. We are honoured and privileged to have the Rotary Flame at our meeting, a symbol of the great strides made by Rotary clubs around the world to eradicate polio. There is a particular focus on celebrating and sustaining the eradication of polio in India as part of the "Keep India Polio-Free" campaign. The campaign began following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 that South-East Asia is polio free. The Rotary Flame will end its journey in June at the Rotary International Convention in Sao Paulo Brazil, after its travel to eight countries, including to our meeting on May 22nd! Past District Governor David Ing will be our speaker and will provide further information about polio eradication efforts and the involvement of Rotary in this initiative.
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Rotary Flame Comes to Toronto-Forest Hill
May 22, 2015
The Rotary Flame is travelling the world and will be at our meeting on May 22nd (note offsite location, change of day to Friday from our usual Thursday, and change of time to 12 noon). The meeting will be held at the BMO, Manulife Center, 3rd Floor. We are honoured and privileged to have the Rotary Flame at our celebration, a symbol of the great strides made by Rotary clubs around the world to eradicate polio. The Rotary Flame will end its journey in June at the Rotary International Convention in Sao Paulo Brazil, after its travels to eight countries - and to our meeting on May 22nd! There is a particular focus on celebrating and sustaining the eradication of polio in India as part of the "Keep India Polio-Free" campaign. The campaign began following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 that South-East Asia is polio free. Past District Governor David Ing will be our speaker and will provide further information about polio eradication efforts and the involvement of Rotary in this initiative.
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International Education in Ontario Schools
Jun. 04, 2015
On June 9, the Ontario Ministry of Education is going to launch a new strategy for international education in its K-12 schools. Key areas of focus of the new strategy include the benefits of global education and experience for Ontario students and educators, the benefits to our schools, communities and economy of international students studying in Ontario schools, and benefits to our post-secondary institutions when international students continue their studies in Ontario. Kathy has been leading the development of the new strategy document within her role as Director of Field Services at the Ministry of Education. She will share the story behind the new strategy and the next steps as the strategy is rolled out across the 72 school boards in Ontario. |
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Jun. 06, 2015 9:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Sakura Tree Planting Ceremony in Toronto
Jun. 11, 2015
Mr. Sugunuma, the President of the Sagimaihara Rotary Club, and Mr. and Mrs. Sugioka, the President and his wife of the Sagamihara Commerce and Industry Association (and former President of the Sagamihara Rotary Club), and Ms. Hiromi Moriyama from the Rotary Club of Sagamihara will visit Toronto to plan the Sakura Tree Planting Ceremony to be held in Toronto on July 6th. They wiill speak to our club about their experience at the RI Convention in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the partnership between Sagamihara and Toronto, sister cities for 24 years, that has resulted in the planting of hundreds of cherry trees in Toronto. They meet us in the spirit of Rotarians around the world who are dedicated to improving our society, and hope that the Rotary Club of Toronto - Forest Hill and Sagamihara Rotary Club will become sister Rotary clubs in the near future. |
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Jun. 18, 2015 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Please join us for a game of ping pong and a picnic lunch on the beautiful campus of St. Michael's College. This annual event celebrates the inaugural ping pong table dedicated to our club, installed on the campus through Dianne Moore's initiative. As we heard from Dianne recently, dozens of ping pong tables have been installed throughout Toronto - certainly something to celebrate! You must register for this event so that we can order the box lunches. Please note that parking is available at the southwest corner of Bay and Charles, very close to St. Michael's College. Please also note that the best way to get to the ping pong table is through the main entrance to the College at 81 St. Mary St. The cost is $20.00 per person, to be collected at the picnic.
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Jun. 21, 2015 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Please kindly spread the word about this fundraiser - all are welcome. Cost is $100.00 per person. Please register by clicking the link below or by emailing kathy.verduyn@ontario.ca or calling Kathy at 416-305-9834. Please support this worthwhile cause! |
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Jun. 23, 2015 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
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Jun. 25, 2015 6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Please join the celebration of our President and his achievements during this year in Rotary. The evening will include dinner and drinks, door prizes and even a little dancing, thanks to the excellent event-planning skills of our esteemed past-president, Milo Vassallo. We will be entertained by gifted saxophonist Igor Babich. This will be a fine social occasion to celebrate our President Iosif, who has done so much for our Club this year. Please join us for this evening! The cost is $65.00 per person.
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Jul. 04, 2015 9:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Jul. 07, 2015 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
James and Chako have invited all members of our Rotary Club to a dinner party at their home in honour of the visiting delegation from the Sagamihara Rotary Club. This delegation is in Toronto for the Sakura Tree Planting Ceremony, held earlier in the week. Through the partnership between Sagamihara and Toronto as sister cities for 24 years, hundreds of cherry trees have been planted in Toronto. These visiting Rotarians are also visiting our club on June 11 and will provide more information about this very successful initiative. The cost per person is $25.00. RSVP is required so please accept below or email kathy.verduyn@ontario.ca or call Kathy at 416-305-9834. |
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Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program
Jul. 16, 2015
The powerful stories of Holocaust survivors not only serve as a reminder of the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust, but also raises awareness about the important issues and values that affect our everyday lives. The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program collects and publishes stories written by Holocaust survivors who came to Canada after the war. Each story is a personal account of their experience before, during and after the war, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the Holocaust. All participants will receive a free copy of one of the memoirs published by the Azrieli Foundation. Elin Beaumont has been with the Azrieli Foundation for 7 years as their Educational Outreach and Events Coordinator. Elin has planned and organized numerous educational events across the country, and has created programs to enlighten governments, schools and the general public about the importance of Holocaust remembrance.
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Celebrating our Inaugural Ping Pong Table
Jul. 23, 2015
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Jul. 23, 2015 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Please join a game of ping pong and enjoy a picnic lunch at our ping pong table, St. Michael's College. Please register for this event so we know how many lunches to order. We will enjoy our picnic lunch on the beautiful terrace near our inaugural ping pong table. Please use the Mary St. entrance to the College. Parking is available at the corner of Charles and Bay. |
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Aug. 04, 2015 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Good afternoon members and friends, Dinner will be provided at a cost of $20.00 per person. Registration is required for this event so please click below or email me at kathy.verduyn@ontario.ca
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Support Our Kids
Aug. 06, 2015
Cost is $20.00 per person. Location: JCCC, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, M3C 1Z5
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Aug. 06, 2015 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Good afternoon club members, As you also know, our club has played a role in supporting this initiative so we hope that members will join our club luncheon on Aug. 6 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Center when we will have the opportunity to hear the students talk about their experiences and background. Please attend this luncheon in support of James and Chako and this important initiative! |
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Aug. 15, 2015 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The 10 students from Japan are busy with camp and homestays in Toronto. Club members and their guests had an opportunity to meet the students and hear their presentations at the welcome party and at our meeting at the JCCC last week. They are a bright and lively group!
Time flies and the farewell party is approaching. It will be held on Sunday, Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the JCCC. There is no cost. Please join the farewell party and prepare for lots of tears as the students say goodbye to their homestay families and new-found friends.
Please note that there is a fabulous musical performance happening at the JCCC theatre just before the Farewell Party: EISA - Rhythm of Okinawa will be performing at 3 pm. Cost is $20 or $15 for students and seniors.
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"Delicious Moments" - Savouring the Beauty of Wholesomeness
Aug. 27, 2015
Mami Ishii is a "Delicious Life" mentor, educator, speaker, writer and licensed Naturopathic Doctor. With a long-standing passion for the integrative holistic care, she practices combining various therapeutic modalities and understandings, including naturopathic medicine, music therapy, psychotherapy, Chinese medicine and Reiki healing. Synthesizing the modern scientific understanding of mind-body-spirit medicine with the ancient traditional healing practices, especially Japanese traditions, she enjoys working together with her clients and their families and communities to reconnect, restore, and flourish and share joy together. After completing her training in music therapy at the University of Miami, Mami worked as a crisis counselor in Toronto and Japan. She then completed her medical degree at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is co-director of the Integrative Mental Health Center in Toronto where she practices. She is also a lecturer, writer, and presenter. On a personal note, as Mami is from Japan, she incorporates her Japanese background into her practice, including "delicious meaning" - savouring the beauty of wholesomeness |
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Sep. 05, 2015 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Vimy Ridge Oaks
Sep. 17, 2015
Monty McDonald, a chemical engineer, was close to Leslie Miller, the Canadian soldier who salvaged a handful of acorns from a dying oak tree in the aftermath of the battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. He's at the forefront of an effort to repatriate the trees, now growing in Scarborough, back to Vimy in time for the battle's centennial. The event will mark the planting of 100 trees, descended from acorns collected from the battlefield by a Canadian soldier, at Vimy Centennial Park — outside the newly constructed Vimy Visitors Centre and adjacent to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. No oaks survived the battle, and the ridge has been barren ever since. Miller’s trees will change that, serving as a living monument to a defining moment in Canadian history.
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Sep. 20, 2015 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
2015 Foundation Walk Our annual Foundation Walk, is just over a week away. Please visit the website to learn more. |
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Flourishing Business Model Canvass
Sep. 24, 2015
Douglas Worts is a culture & sustainability specialist, with WorldViews Consulting, a Canadian consulting firm, and an Associate of The AtKisson Group, which is a global network of sustainability planners, educators and consultants. He assists organizations to develop plans that will deliver results that are both effective while being social and environmentally responsible. His services also include advice on the design and use of indicators for sustainability reporting and planning purposes. For over 30 years, he has worked in and around museums (Art Gallery of Ontario – 25 years) – specializing in experimental exhibit design, education programming, community engagement and audience research, where he explored the potential of artworks and heritage materials to stimulate viewer creativity and ‘meaning-making’. He has spoken and published widely, including activities in North America, Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand on a range of museum, culture and sustainability-based topics. In 1997, Douglas was invited to join Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD International), which is a global, cross-disciplinary network of over 2500 professionals from more than 80 countries, who have been trained in and promote local/global sustainability. In 2014, Douglas was invited to be the first scholar-in-residence, for museum studies, at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center, in Santa Fe. Through November and early December, he was in residence, working with the O’Keeffe Museum, as well as several other local museums, to develop strategies for engaging local populations in meaningful and sustainable ways that would contribute to fostering a ‘culture of sustainability’. This included cultural trend analysis, system mapping, leverage point identification, innovation development and the creation of new cultural indicators to guide experimental prototype creation. Personal Website: http://douglasworts.org |
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Strong For Life
Oct. 01, 2015
Melissa began her fitness coaching career more than a decade ago. Since graduating the Fitness and Lifestyle management program at George Brown College in 2003, she has worked in large fitness facilities, private personal training studios and then started her own business in 2008. Melissa primarily works with general & post rehabilitation populations, ages 45 and up, but has also trained teens as young as 13. This diversity has taught her how to coach and navigate clients through a myriad of health and lifestyle obstacles.She is passionate about health and fitness and strives to motivate her clients to build healthy habits into their lives so they can attain their goals. |
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Oct. 03, 2015 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Toronto City Mission
Oct. 08, 2015
Dave Addison spent 25 years in various corporate leadership roles in sales, marketing, and general management before becoming the Executive Director of Toronto City Mission in December, 2013. TCM is the oldest and longest running mission in the City of Toronto, celebrating 135 years of service. Dave has been married for 24 years to his wife, Tracey, and they have two sons, Jason and Michael. Dave and his family attend St. Paul's Blor Street where hi is a former Trustee, group leader and actively serves Sunday morning worship. Dave will share the story of his dramatic shift in life, both personally and professionally. He'll highlight the work of TCM in their service of children, youth and families impacted by poverty. |
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No regular club meeting on Oct. 15
Oct. 17, 2015
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Oct. 17, 2015 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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The Evolving Community Based Private Home Care Model
Oct. 22, 2015
Jane Teasdale is the Director of Business Development and one of the main Principals of Mosaic who set-up the company with her business partner, Nathalie Anderson in 2010. Now Nathalie and Jane have three locations in the GTA area: Corporate office at 2900 Steeles Avenue East, second location resource and educational centre also located at The Shops on Steeles and 404 lower mall and the Toronto mid-town location resource and educational centre at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
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Oct. 29, 2015 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
This event will be held in the 4th floor party room at 44 St. Joseph St. Oven, fridge and microwave are available. Underground parking is only $5.00 after 6pm. You must register so we can plan for numbers and so that we can provide names to the concierge. You will be informed of numbers attending so that you can bring appropriate portion for your potluck contribution. Don't miss this great opportunity for fun and fellowship!
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