C.I.R.C.L.E at CARABRAM

For the weekend of July 14,15 and 16 the Rotary Club and District C.I.R.C.L.E. had a very busy booth at the Canada Pavilion. This was organized by Donna Keuhl, from Oneida Circle.  There was indigenous and traditional Canadian entertainment (cloggers, country and western singers, line dancing, and indigenous fashion, drumming and dancing.  The event was opened by MPP Andrea Horvath, and several politicians gave opening remarks.  Rotary distributed about 750 balloons to children – including a prediction about their future career.  For example, if a child said he/she wanted to be a chef we wrote on the balloon “Future Chef” in permanent marker, and tied the balloon to their arms.  Thank you to John, Marilyn and Kim Lomax who helped with the food; Luisa Mocon who arranged the helium –and the 15 youth volunteers who helped out over the very busy weekend.

FIRST ANNUAL EID LUNCHEON
The Canadian Pakistani Friends of Osler, under the leadership of Badar Shamim and Maureen Sheahan (Wm Osler Foundation) was held on Saturday at Bombay Palace on Dixie Road.
Almost 300 attendees enjoyed the opportunity to network, and to hear of the ground-breaking work being conducted by Dr. Naveed Muhammad.  He is taking medical teams to Pakistan to see how their hospitals work.  (No triage, little waiting time to see a physician, family can attend at the hospital).  It certainly gives thought to potential improvements here at Emergency Depts. in Canada.
A Rotary display was set up and Carole Berry, helped by her husband, and Rotary Director, Joshua Cherian, spread the news of progress with polio.  Only 8 cases this year – 5 in Afghanistan, 3 in Pakistan.
We collected small donations to help with immunisations and gave every donee a sticker End Polio Now.  A great networking and awareness event for Rotary.

 

The club said goodbye to our Rotary Youth Exchange student Susana Fujita this week.