We had named our Club Assembly at last Thursday's meeting "Taking the Pulse" since the focus was less on the Board members giving you information on what's happened since the last Assembly and more you, our members, telling us how you felt the club was doing. We asked you to tell us what makes you feel good about the club and what worries you. It was very satisfying to see so many of you stand up and tell us what was on your mind and it is clear from what you said that we have a strong and vibrant club.
It wasn't just a feel-good exercise however. We noted your concerns and that information will be used to dig a little deeper. Later in the month we will send out a survey to ask what (specifically) are the most important areas to focus on and ask for your ideas on how we can improve in these areas. Once we have shown you the results, we will then use the information to plan what specific actions the various committees, or the club as a whole, should take over the 12-18 months.
On January 26, 2017 the three Rotary Clubs in Oakville recognized 6 community members with Paul Harris Fellowship Awards. In addition to the Paul Harris awards the recipients received certificates from the Provincial and Federal governments. Photographs of the evening can be accessed in the Photo Album section at www.rcot.ca.
Paul Harris Fellowship Community Award 2017 Recipients
Diana Berriman
Gerald Popp
Carol Goriup
Artemis Karabelas
Katy Joaquim
Ruth Renwick
Katy Joaquim
Katy Joaquim is a lifelong practitioner of empathy. In the summer of 2015 the Syrian refugee crisis was not yet front page news but Katy was already working to sponsor a refugee family and advocating with the then Conservative government to increase the number of refugees allowed and expedite their arrival into Canada. Shortly after the picture of young Alan Kurdi dead on a beach was published around the world Katy helped organize a demonstration attended by about 150 people in Oakville's town square which received national news coverage and made many citizens of Oakville more aware of the crisis. Not only did Katy work with a sponsorship agreement holder group comprised of the three Abrahamic faiths (Abraham's Children Together) to bring the Al Balkhi family into Canada but she has responded to the pleas of many other local families with relatives in the refugee camps to help them navigate the process to bring their families to Canada. Substantial funds were raised and Katy has helped to ensure that these monies would be used not only to help the Al Balkhis but other refugee families as well. Over the last year, Katy has been a leader in the success of the reception and settlement of the Al Balkhi family. The experience has been a classic example of "many hands make light work". Katy and her family were blessed with the opportunity to live with the Al Balkhi family for a short time allowing them to experience up close their loving, tight knit family dynamic. This experience allowed the Joaquim family to know for certain that "they" are exactly like us in their core values. "They" love their children and they value their freedom to live without fear.
Gerald Popp
Resident of Oakville for 27 years, married with 3 adult sons. He retired as a tax partner with Grant Thornton in 2010. He was elected Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 2009. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
Gerald is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Oakville Community Foundation having served for 6 years as Board Member. He also served on the Board of the United Way of Oakville for 6 years as well as on its Campaign Cabinet for 3 years. He received the Outstanding Campaign Volunteer Award in 2009. He also chaired the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and served on its board for 8 years, and Co-Chaired the Oakville Awards for Business Excellence. Gerald Chaired the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Foundation Gala Committee on which he also served as a member for 3 years. He also served on the board of the Canadian Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled for 5 years.
Carol Goriup - Florence Meats
lorence Meats is a family owned and operated business since 1977. This year they will be celebrating 40 years of serving the Oakville community. They take pride in the products they sell and the customers they serve. As a small retail butcher shop, they differentiate themselves from the “large chains” by approaching each customer with an exceptional quality product and excellent personal service. Being part of the Oakville Community for almost 40 year has been a most gratifying experience for their family. They have met many people, made many friendships and even witnessed an over-the counter courtship become a marriage! Giving back to the community has always been important to them. There have been numerous charities, BBQ’s and clubs to which they have contributed. Dearest to their heart, is their involvement with Dreams Take Flight, a Rotary Club of Oakville West’s Youth Initiative. Every year, they host a draw for a Big Green Egg BBQ to be held on Father’s Day. The prize is certainly a huge attraction for their customers, but the fact that the proceeds from this draw go to help underprivileged children right here in Oakville is a satisfying one. They have often said, they have the “best” customers, and to see their response in generosity to such a worthwhile cause is certainly a nod to their good nature. Together, they have contributed $12,600 over 6 years to “Dreams Take Flight”. It has been the most rewarding contribution they have made to date and they are very proud of it.
Diana Berriman
Diana came to Canada in 1972 along with her husband, John, and sons David and Simon and their border collie Tinker. They settled in Oakville, where John was to remain a teacher and housemaster in residence at Appleby College for the next 32 years. Diana spent the next 20 years caring for her family and teaching English and Science at Dearcroft Montessori School and Fern Hill School. Retiring from teaching in 2004, Diana was eager to find rewarding work in the volunteer field. Sometime after this, she met Pam Arnold, the co-founder of The Oakville Strokers, and they became firm friends. It was not long before Diana joined the Strokers and became a regular volunteer. Soon, she took on the job of Volunteer Representative and joined the Board. This continued for 5 years. When it became urgent that the group find a new Director to follow in the footsteps of Liz Webster and Jay Corder who had done an outstanding job, she jumped at the opportunity. It wasn’t long before Diana’s enthusiasm and drive brought The Strokers to the attention of the wider community of stroke survivors. Numbers began to rise. With this came the need for more dedicated volunteers to make the programme work. Many of our present group still chuckle as they reminisce about the time they encountered Diana in her “recruitment” mode. Friends, family, members of her Bridge Group and casual acquaintances ….all were fair game for her persuasive story. The group has grown from about 20 stroke survivors to the present number of 32 along with 45 volunteers. Diana’s vivacious and happy personality makes her a perfect fit for this job in which she is much loved by all of us at The Oakville Strokers.
Deeply disturbed by the daily news of the plight of millions of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria, in September 2015 Artemis reached out to neighbours to create a fledgling private initiative to raise funds to sponsor a refugee family. By December 2015 there were 14 committed families who populated committees to manage finances, accommodations, furnishings, clothing, ESL, education, health needs etc. As a group the families met weekly for close to a year planning all the logistics. By the end of January 2016 applications to sponsor 2 families were submitted thanks to the tremendous response in fundraising and in-kind donations. Family 1 was in Jordan; Mom, Dad, boys aged 8 & 4, plus Mom was expecting August 2016. Family 2 were in Turkey; Mom, Dad, 2yr old daughter and a baby born January 2016. The first family arrived in Canada in June and were settled in Kerr St. Village. In August Mom delivered a baby girl at OTMH. The boys are flourishing in school, while the parents are working hard in ESL programs and planning their careers. Family 2 finally arrived in November and are also living in Kerr St. area. Learning English is their priority and they are anxious to find work soon as well. Members of ONHR are involved daily in assisting both families transition to successful lives in Oakville. Over $85,000 of the $100,000 budget has been raised, wonderful new friendships have been built, plus two refugee families are safe and eager to be assets to our community.
ONHR Members: Artemis Karabelas, Pascal Barakat, Andrew & Shana Barker, Steve & Thao Choi, Neil & Anne Conway, Heather & Ravindra Conway, Claire Conway, Sally Cooper, Diego & Kate Garzon, , Lisa Piorczynski, Kathy Scantlebury, Brian Simpson, Ralf & Kimberley Soeder, Gene & Leith Truant.
Ruth Renwick
The story of Inside the Dream started on 2003, when it came to our attention the pain that a single mother was suffering because she wasn’t able to send her daughter to celebrate her graduation, the coronation of her efforts as an A+ student. This mother arrived in Canada as a refugee with her two daughters running from physical, emotional, police and religion abuse against women; they were going to circumcise the girls and force them to early marriage plus other ways of torture. Inside the Dream was born after giving this girl the perfect outfit, shoes, jewellery, etc., she was able to be “one of the girls” proud and strong, without lowering her head, later she continued her studies and worked at Carleton University. So far, Inside the Dream was able to bring magic to 3500 students and more than 400 students will benefit this year. Inside the Dream is run by volunteers and Ruth Renwick is the Executive Director, she is a Social Worker by trade and for the last 27 years employed by the Region of Peel in the homeless portfolio; her daily work gives her the opportunity to witness the impact of poverty and homelessness on children of our community. Ruth was recognized by the Region of Peel for her contribution towards the betterment of the community. Ruth was also internationally recognized as a Woman of Distinction by the American Publisher Harlequin and its “More than Words Award” and has been nominated as one of the 10 most influential Ladies in Canada.
Acknowledgements
Rudy Habesch Assistant District Governor
Mistress of Ceremonies, Denyse Tyndall
Key Note Speaker, Robert Buren
Organizing Committee
Raj Phalpher – President Elect, Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar
Tareq Nasser – President, Rotary Club of Oakville
Lois Knepfllar – President Elect, Rotary Club of Oakville West
Key Note Speaker Rob Buren
On October 5th, 2008, a mountain biking accident left Rob a paraplegic. At the age of 37, he was determined to continue living life to the fullest. Sport (especially triathlon) was crucial to Robert’s recovery and continues to play a significant role in maximizing his quality of life. Over the last eight years Robert has accomplished a great deal, including 6 Half Ironman and 2 FullIronman Triathlons, making him the first and only Canadian paraplegic to complete the 226 km event. In addition to sports, Robert also enjoys inspiring the young and old with his message, going fast on things with motors and doing what most people think shouldn’t be possible.
Your Community Service started the New Year off with a number of funding proposals to be reviewed.
At the Committee’s meeting on January 16, after our usual lively discussion, funding decisions were made for the following organizations:
The Women’s Centre of Halton will be receiving $1000 to aid in administrative costs.
Literacy South Halton - $950 to aid in the design and printing of new brochures for community outreach and awareness.
Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation - $2500 to support their “Writing for the Health of It”, Level 2, program.
Children’s Aid Foundation of Halton - $2000 to assist in the upgrading of bathrooms in their “boutique” apartments.
Camp Scugog - $2000 to subsidize camp fees for two youth, to be chosen/recommended by Kerr Street Mission.
The Lung Association - $1,540 to purchase 20 Breathing Kits for Children. Note that this funding is also being matched by Oakville West.
This funding leaves the committee with some funds which are expected to be allocated later in the year.
We, as a club, are now participating in the Halton Granter’s Roundtable. For the first time, Oakville Funder’s are sitting at a common table which includes the Region, Oakville Community Foundation, United Way of Oakville, all three Rotary Clubs, Ontario Trillium Foundation, YMCA, PWC and Genworth Financial. It brings together funder of varying size, status and interests. It represents businesses, charities and government agencies, all at a common table. The significant advantage is that is provides a forum to bring to light overlooked needs in our community. One of the projects that has come out of this group is a study by two Sheridan College professors on the availability of services for youth in Oakville and Halton. Two funders, the Region of Halton and Sheridan College, stepped up to financially support this project. We are looking forward to being able to report on the findings later this spring.
Thanks go to the leadership of Trish Peden and her organization of this year’s Salvation Army Kettle Drive. Great results and excellent support from volunteers! Way to go Trish!
Please keep your eyes and ears open for a worthy “hands-on” project for our members. Or, if you have a suggestion, please let Jennifer Estall know. And keep in mind, we should also try to involve Valeria.
The Membership Committee meets on Wednesdays every 4 to 6 weeks at Cora's at Dorval and North Service Road at 7:30 a.m. over coffee and a light breakfast. If you would like to join the small but mighty membership committee please let Raj Phalpher know.
This month's MAKE A GREAT PASS TO SIERRA LEONE update is a photo library of our noble volunteers working hard through the winter snow to fill our second shipping container that is now on route to Africa.
The Rotarians involved were our wonderfully resilient President Bent, the ever smiling Don Blunt, the surprisingly strong Jennifer Estall, along with her beau Andy and a few very helpful friends (Alex and Rob). My dear friend Phil Shearn was there as always, as was the ever reliable Graham Schreiber, who has made a major contribution to this project through his constant willingness to help. We were also very pleased to have the help of the polite and pleasant Imad who was representing Oakville Rotaract. Alongside him in one photo and in the group photos is our very own, extremely hard working, European superstar Valeria. Just like Jennifer Estall I was truly impressed with her willingness to stick with every task and lift everything we put in front of her. To match their beauty and strength was my own lovely daughter Jade Jordan.
The trucking company owner Gerry, not only donated the transportation down from Thunder Bay, but was immensely helpful in leading the crew transferring the hospital beds from the truck to the shipping container which was a truly Herculean feat. They were so heavy that a few peoples arms are permanently two inches longer than before. Last but not least and despite his back problems, my Kenyan friend Wilfred Pande also came along for a while and was good enough to donate some used office furniture to Bassie and the CANSERRA school.
Bassie and I led our respective teams of volunteers inside and outside of the container. After everyone left on the Sunday Bassie actually pulled an 'all-nighter' and after 20 hours of non-stop work slept in his car. He finally completed his mission and crammed more stuff into that container than any of us believed was humanly possible.
Bassie and I want to thank the RCOT club and our individual members for their ongoing support. As always if you want to know more, if you want to make a personal financial donation or if you just want to help us spread the word about what we are doing you can check out our project website at www.makeagreatpass.ca
Posted by Joseph Dumbuya, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Company
The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles has praised the Canadian based charity CanSerra and a local NGO Make a Great Pass Foundation for donating thirty (30) computers with accessories to the Board.
Ms. Fatmata Claire Calton-Hanciles underlined the importance of the donation as against the daunting challenges facing the Board. She said the computers will be distributed to offices around the country where they are badly needed. She added that the Board deployed thirty-five paralegals in these offices in December 2016. She said the Paralegals are funded by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) as part of their support to the primary justice system. She said the computers will also benefit the army of volunteers in these offices.
‘Some of the computers will be distributed to the new offices that will be opened in 2017 in the remaining seven districts including the Western Rural.’ Ms. Carlton-Hanciles disclosed.
She assured all that the Board will continue to work with organizations like CanSerra to promote access to justice around the country. She called on Sierra Leoneans in Canada to work with the Board to promote access to justice.
The Coordinator of the Justice Sector Coordinating Office (JSCO), Dr. Henry Mbawa expressed delight at the donation more so when it is coming from Sierra Leonean brothers in Canada. He described the Board as one of the biggest achievements in the justice sector. Dr. Mbawa encouraged Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora to also invest their expertise in the Board.
Presenting the items to the Board, the representative of CanSerra, Mrs. Mabinty Bangura-Kargbo said they are proud to donate to the Board. She acknowledged Make a Great Pass Oakville by Desmond Jordan. Sew on Fire Burlington, MEMO Cuba Thunder Bay by Jerome Harvey, Bicycles for Humanity Thunder Bay, Bikes Without Borders Toronto, Second Kicks Toronto, Rotary Club of Trafalgar Oakville, Management at Apple Storage Facility Oakville, and Global conscience Circle Thunder Bay by professor Douglas Thom, for their support to CanSerra.
King Henry II of England, a strong king, desired to have full power in his hands, was frustrated by the church which, for hundreds of years, operated separately from the state. It often used its power to check the power of Kings. To deal with this Henry, in 1162, appointed Thomas Becket, his Chancellor and a close friend, to be the Archbishop of Canterbury. Henry was confident, through Thomas, changes would be made to increase his power. However, Thomas Becket, who had been a faithful Chancellor for the King, as Archbishop, became a faithful leader of the church. Always a man of faith he took his responsibilities very seriously defending the church’s historic rights and privileges.
Eight years, in 1170, after he’d appointed Thomas, Henry was frustrated and, in a fit of anger, in front of knights and courtiers, said, "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"
Seeking the favour of the King, four knights present in the court, rode post-haste to Canterbury They murdered Becket at the altar of the Cathedral on 29 December 1170. When Henry heard of what they’d done he was devastated. He never dreamed his outburst would be interpreted as an order or a demand. Thomas irritated him but he was still his friend.
The repercussions were massive for the church, for Henry and the Kingdom. Henry was so regretful, in 1174, to show he was sorry, he walked barefoot to Canterbury Cathedral and allowed the monks to whip him all along the way.
Three lessons for our time. Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers, leaders of all kinds need to watch what they say. Words spoken in anger, carelessly, can lead to unexpected consequences.
Leaders have to be aware of the damage that yes-men and women, sycophants, can get up to in your name.
Also, before one dashes off, it is wise check back to make sure you are on the right track. Amazingly a lot of conversations begin with “But I thought you wanted me to do …”
Are you interested in helping out and being part of the New Generations team? Speak with anyone of the program leads below.
Program
Club Leads
Dictionary program
Ken Auden
Student Exchange:
Cathy Whittaker
Interact:
Don Blunt
Student Awards:
John Kubacki
Camp Enterprise:
Jennifer Loker
RYLA
Dianna Dinevski
Python’s Pit
Jennifer Loker
HIEC Women as Career Coaches (WACC)
Dianna Dinevski
HIEC Men as Career Coaches (MACC)
Dianna Dinevksi
Program updates:
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
As you know RYLA is an extraordinary leadership award that leaves a life long impact on its attendees. Not only does it continue developing tangible skills like the management of value-added service projects in the framework of Rotary’s 4-way test, but it also uniquely develops the aspects of emotional intelligence required for effective leadership.
Here’s what a 2016 RYLA participant had to say about the program:
"The mindset at RYLA is very different to other leadership camps; there's a sincere openness that literally made us feel like family after only two days! It's been such an amazing experience and I'm very grateful to have been a part of it' Akita Cachia'Costa- Sheridan college, 2016 RYLArian
At RYLA 2016, we ran a successful event with 36 participants. Of course, none of this would have been possible without your support! As we restart the recruiting cycle for RYLA 2017, our goal is to have 40 participants during April 30 to May 5, 2017.
Please note the Rotary dinner on Tuesday May 2, 2017.
Our inbound exchange student is Valeria Turina who is from Italy.
Valeria has spent some time with others at Camp Wanakita.
Below Valeria is attending the Announcement Day where District 7080 learn where they will spend their exchange year. Valeria is in the front row (3rd from the right) and in the back row (top left) is our new outbound student, Morgan Loder.
Victoria Auwaerter is our outbound student in Japan. Read her latest report below.
“We All Slept on Tatami Floors” お久しぶりです。
Time has been going by so quickly here in Japan and I can not believe that it has already been three months since my last BeaverTale report. I am now approaching the six month mark and am past my halfway point.
Shortly after my last Beaver Tale I had my first switch of host families. I was so sad to leave my first family as I had gotten very close to them and they introduced me to Japanese culture. My new host family includes five people, but there are only three of them currently living at home. I have three host siblings: a 19 year old brother who attends a university in Tokyo, a 17 year old sister who is on a Rotary Youth Exchange in New York State and a 14 year old sister who lives at home with me. Over the past two and a half months, I have gotten very close with them too and again I will be sad to switch families. This host family has kept me very busy as they are always taking me places and showing me around, which I have enjoyed.
At the end of November I had my school trip and we visited Okinawa. Okinawa is in the very south islands of Japan and is surrounded by tropical beaches and corals reefs. On my trip to Okinawa, I visited many different war landmarks such as Shuri Castle and the United States Air Force base. Also, I went snorkelling in the sea and to the aquarium. As all the tours were in Japanese, it was difficult to understand everything, so I did research about most of the locations before hand so that I was able to get the most out of my experience.
At the beginning of December I had my first overnight Rotary orientation where I was able to meet all the outbound students for the upcoming year. My district here in Japan only exchanges with Canada, America and Australia so all the outbound students are working on their English. During the orientation, all the inbound students had to give a speech about themselves in Japanese and the outbound students had to give a speech about themselves in English. I couldn't imagine me giving a speech about myself in Japanese before coming to Japan! Then we all had time to interact with each other and talk to one another. Shortly afterwards, we had a buffet dinner and went to an indoor 5-story arcade, where we all sang karaoke, roller skated and had lots of fun! The next morning, we all broke up into smaller groups and talked about our home countries to the outbound students and shared information about any culture shock that we had experienced. We signed all of the Australians flags as their exchange ended in January and then all got lunch together. It was lots of fun meeting the outbound students and I wonder who is going to come to Canada.
I am continuing to attend monthly Rotary meetings where I do a brief speech about what I have done in the past month. In December, my host Rotary club had a Christmas meeting where I was able to wear a kimono and see three out of four of my host families, including my first family whom I hadn’t seen since I had moved. In January, I had another Rotary meeting that included all eight Rotary clubs in my city where we had one large meeting and all of the exchange students in my city attended. There were geisha’s who performed and it was an interesting experience.
This past Christmas was my first Christmas spent away from my family. On Christmas Eve, I was with one of my exchange friends and we spent the entire day together as we were both feeling the same emotions of not being with our families on Christmas. On Christmas morning, it was definitely strange waking up in your host family’s house and not being surrounded by all your family. Shortly after waking up, I FaceTimed all of my family back home and opened all the gifts that they had mailed to me. It was nice being able to talk to them and see them all in one place, but it was definitely tough to see them all together, while you are sitting in your bedroom all alone on Christmas morning. In Japan, Christmas is not really celebrated but my host family invited their family members over to our house and we all had lunch together. I am not sure if everyone actually came over to celebrate Christmas or if it was more because it was a Sunday and the family decided to get together. The day after Christmas, most of the exchange students in my district got together and we all did a gift exchange. We were all happy to see each other and spread the Christmas spirit.
Shortly after Christmas, my host family took me to Tokyo for my first time. I am living in a city here but it was nice to see such a large city. Our first day in Tokyo, we had lunch in the Tsukishima district, had monjayaki (a type of Japanese pancake) and went to Tsukiji, which is the largest fish market in the world. I ate some amazingly fresh sushi and saw all sorts of types of fish. We finished the day with some shopping and we were all exhausted from all the walking around. Our second day, we went to February 2017 Harajuku, which is where all of the Japanese characters are and where everyone dresses up in the Japanese fashion of “cute.” Then we went to Yokohama, another city in Japan, and went to Yokohama’s Chinatown. On our last day in Tokyo, which was also the last day of the year, we went to Asakusa which is a temple and made wishes for the New Year.
We got back to Kanazawa late at night on the 31st of December and despite the fact we were all exhausted from Tokyo, I celebrated the New Year at my host family’s home with them. On New Year ’s Day we had a large family breakfast and later drove to a different part of the prefecture (province) that I am living in. My entire host dad’s family came as well and we all stayed at the hotel together. We had a traditional Japanese New Year’s dinner, helped make mochi (rice cake) and then went to an onsen (public bath). It was only my second time going into an onsen and I am still getting comfortable with the whole idea. The hotel was a very traditional style hotel and we all slept on tatami floors (which are made using rice straw). The next day we returned to Kanazawa and the entire family went to a local temple and prayed for a healthy, happy and a successful year. All of the New Year experiences were completely different from what I am used to in Canada and they were experiences that I will never forget.
When I first came to Japan, at school whenever I went anywhere the students would freak out and everyone wanted to be my friend. A few months later most of the novelty of me started to fade away, (although still to this day I have some school friends who freak out when they see my in the hallways or especially around the city), so it took some time to make good school friends. In the past month, I have gotten very close to quite a few school friends who I am now hanging out with outside of school and am always speaking Japanese with. After the Christmas break, lots of students at my school realized that I can actually speak Japanese and that I understand what they are saying which has made school a lot more enjoyable. The Japanese are pretty quiet people and a lot of the time they are nervous to approach me, but most of my classmates are now getting more comfortable with me being around.
Over the past five months my Japanese has improved so much. I am not fluent, but I am able to have full-on conversations with my host family, teachers and friends. I still attend Japanese lessons twice a week and do lots of self studying. In the past month or two, I am feeling like Japanese is finally starting to make sense and it is way less overwhelming than it was when I first came here. Choosing to go on an exchange has definitely been one of the best decisions I have ever made. I would not be in Japan if it was not for Rotary and everyone who has helped along the way. I am excited to see what the next five months will bring and I am sure that I will keep enjoying my life in Japan.
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