Both Thanksgiving and Hallowe’en fell in October, our activities in October showcased both.
We held a celebratory luncheon on Thursday, Oct 12th to ‘thank’ our sponsors of the 2017 Ribfest. Present at the event were 20 of the 30+ sponsors; also present were five representatives of the several community organizations supported by us and 5 friends of Rotary, the non-Rotarians who help us plan and the annual event. The event was reported by the Beaver in their Oct 19th issue, the issue that also had a one page ad on Rotary and Polio Plus. A week later, we kicked-off the planning for the 2018 Ribfest, scheduled for June 22 to 24th.
Here comes the scary part. It overlaps with the 2018 Rotary International Conference in Toronto that is scheduled from June 24th to 27th, and our club has committed to the following:
Hosting 45 to 50 Past District Governors, courtesy Will Pugh, PDG, District 7080, at the Ribfest VIP tent on Saturday, June 23rd
Active participation in the ‘Beyond Borders’ dinner hosted by PDG Ian Ferguson at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Sunday, June 24th
Jointly with other the two Oakville clubs, hosting a dinner at the Oakville Golf Club on Monday, June 25th for 45 - 50 of the International Rotarians attending the Conference
In addition to these commitments, John Carr of the Host Organizing Committee visited our club on October 19th to present an overview of the 2018 International Conference and solicit volunteers for the event. The Committee is expecting 35,000+ guests from around the World.
This overlap does require better resource planning on our part, but I am sure we will come through, making both events a great success.
On October 26th, we had a good-sized crowd enjoy another successful Wines & lines fundraising event at the OE Banquet Hall on Speers Road.
The three guest authors: Shari Lapena, Ian Hamilton and Kate Hilton, conversed with panel host, the Right Honourable Member of Parliament for Oakville North-Burlington, Pam Damoff. The evening concluded with a raffle draw for 30 bottles of wine that was happily won by Don Blunt. A very big thank-you goes out to Janice Tobia and Jennifer Deighton for organizing the event.
In November, we are observing Remembrance Day at our meeting on November 9th and Paul Harris Awards for Club members is scheduled for November 23rd. Details on these two events are covered on our Website or elsewhere in this issue of RIOTS.
ROTARY ONLINE AUCTION - November 4 - November 18, 2017 ... Register as a Bidder!
Thursday November 23rd - Evening Event - Paul Harris Fellowship Awards and Club Recognition Dinner at Le Dome. Cost is $25.00 per person. Advance registration is required. Please speak with Cathy Whittaker.
Thursday December 7, 2017 - Evening Event - Christmas Party - Speak to your POD Captains for details.
In the orchestra image our Karen Milner sits with the musicians just before the conductor. 7-8 guests had a chance to experience the sounds with the players.
A number of club members were in attendance and this is the one selfie we received!
Club members have expressed a desire to have more 'hands-on' involvement with the community.
In RIOTS and the Weekly Courier we are now showing where there are opportunities to be 'hands-on' and be involved as either a volunteer, a participant or both. We'll keep this section going as long as we have the content to support it.
Thanks to all members who have contributed items to the Online Auction.
A reminder that there is still time to register and join us for a full and fun day of Learning about Rotary and Leadership.
It will be held at:
Holiday Inn Kitchener
SATURDAY 21 October, 2017
8:30AM to 4:00PM.
The Rotary Leadership Institute Program consists of three parts, I, II and III, to be taken progressively. Each part is a one day seminar, those taking Part II must have completed Part I; to take Part III, Part II must have been completed. The Parts are divided into 6 modules of approximately 55 minutes each. Attendees register for one part only at a cost of $75.00 which covers welcome refreshments, breaks, lunch and materials. (This fee is reimbursed by most club. Please check with your President.)
We will again be offering this training to new Rotarians at no charge to them or their clubs. However, we would request that you make the payment in the registration process and we will reimburse these new members upon completion of the training.
Courses are fun, topical, and interactive. They are geared toward busy business and professional community leaders who wish to be knowledgeable about Rotary and be more effective leaders in their Vocation and in their Rotary Club.
Rotary Clubs are encouraged to select at least two candidates for R.L.I. training annually.
Please enjoy the HEWRAG September 2017 Newsletter. It has information about HEWRAG's events and activities plus timely and relevant articles about cervical cancer prevention, oral health and nutrition, autism, and a very unique fund-raiser.
We supported a WASH project in Uganda with Rotary Eglinton as the lead International Club. Below is an update.
we are pleased to share with you the first pictures of Phase 1 of our WASH program in 4 schools in the Bugiri District of Uganda.
The Global Grant was approved on June 16, 2017 and the official launch of the program was held on August 19 at the Niagoma Primary School. Rotarian Nilam Bedi of Rotary: Toronto Eglinton visited Uganda in August and met with members of our partner club Ntinda and the newly formed Bugiri Rotary Club
You will notice the involvement of the community members, school staff and students in construction of latrines and rainwater harvesting tanks.
In in the spring the site will again be evaluated before moving ahead with Phase 2.
Do you know any awesome students, born between Sept 1, 2000 and March 1, 2003, who deserve the opportunity of a lifetime? Learn a new language, experience a new culture, go to high school and make friends from around the world? There is no better opportunity to mature, explore, ignite the mind. This is it!
Our Rotary club is looking for that next very special student to spend 2018-2019 in one of the following countries: Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland, Brazil, Peru or Argentina. (students do not pick their country...they must be open to any opportunity).
Rotary Youth Exchange is the LARGEST student exchange program in the world, run by dedicated volunteers so it is also one of the least expensive and offers the most support.
Applications are now being accepted for outbound students 2018-2019. Deadline is Oct 31st.
RIOTS - Rotary International Oakville Trafalgar Service is a monthly newsletter published online by the club and is sent to all members and friends of the club via email. It is available in electronic format to anyone with email.
Content for RIOTS is subject to editing and should be submitted to rotary2359@gmail.com in a non-PDF format.
WEEKLY COURIER is a free weekly bulletin sent to members via email recapping announcements and other information related to the weekly meetings. It is also the primary location for rotary and non-rotary advertisements.
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