Our club, The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, in Rotary International District 7070 (in an area of Southern Ontario including Toronto, and stretching north to Alliston and east to Belleville), is part of one of the greatest service organizations in the world. 
 
Members attend Dinner Meetings held each Tuesday at 6:30 pm at the Oshawa Golf Club, 160 Alexandra St, Oshawa , where we gather in friendship, talk about upcoming events and service projects, and listen to guest speakers  (usually local and sometimes international leaders of our community).
 
Comprised of both young, dynamic, and dedicated newer members as well as devoted energetic and well respected long standing members of the community, the men and women of the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood aim to “make a difference” at home in Oshawa, in Ontario, throughout Canada and around the world, by devotedly living the Rotary motto "Service Above Self". 
 
Oshawa-Parkwood Rotarians believe also in the importance of being active in all seven Areas Of Focus and the five Rotary Avenues of Service – Club Administration, Community Service, International Service, Vocational Service, and Youth Service (formerly called New Generations). 
The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood members not only vocalize their concern for the local community and abroad, they actively participate in finding unique ways to meet the needs of the many organizations and causes.

AVAILABLE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2025: Thank you everyone in Oshawa and beyond for treating yourselves , last year, to some beautiful tulip bulbs for your garden.. This year our bulbs are from Van Noort Bulbs, headquartered in Langley BC with facilities in Ontario and the Netherlands.

You can order a box or more of these Canadian grown tulip bulbs and help Rotary End Polio Now. Rotarians have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. We are 99.9% polio free in the world, but we need your help to get to the finish line. The End Polio Now project, perhaps the largest of its kind ever undertaken by a service organization, has been hugely successful with only a few very small pockets of the disease remaining.

Call Rotarian Hilda Finnigan at 905-431-4258  or Ted Morrison at 905-623-3810 to place your order and make arrangements for pick up or delivery.

We are determined to complete this task and rid the earth of this devastating disease. Proceeds from this sale will go towards Rotary’s End Polio Now Campaign. 

Cash or cheque made out to the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood OR order online on our fundraising page funditrotaryoshawaparkwood.ca and pay by credit card.

20 bulbs for $ 20.00 (tax included). 

Once again this year, as has been the tradition for over 43 years, the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood is selling Holiday Fruit Cakes (this year from McFadgen’s Bakery, Glace Bay, NS) and Smoked Hams (again, this year from Brandt Meats), it was announced, today, by Ted Morrison, Past President of the Rotary Club and Chairman of the fundraising event.

The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood supports many community services such as Lakeridge Health – Oshawa, the Colonel R. S McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre, Senior Citizens, challenged adults in our community, the Kids Safety Village of Durham Region, Participation House, Grandview Children’s Centre, YMCA, Simcoe Hall Settlement House, Feed The Need Durham, the Back Street Mission, Waverly Public School, Ontario Tech University and Durham College and many other services, here in the Durham Region and throughout the world, like the eradication of Polio.  

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THANK YOU TO OUR PSONSORS, OUR TICKET BUYERS, OUR SILENT AUCTION ITEM DONATORS FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL  2025 Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood's Reverse Draw , Dinner  & Silent Auction

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025 AT THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, 1101 BLOOR STREET EAST IN OSHAWA.

WE ENJOYED A FABULOUS DINNER, BID ON SOME SENSATIONAL ITEMS IN THE SILENT AUCTION.

AGAIN THIS YEAR, WE WILL BE OFFERED , THANKS TO ALL OF OUR TREMENDOUS DONATORS , A FABULOUS  SILENT AUCTION TABLE - OUR GOAL IS 75 ITEMS VALUED AT OVER $16,000.00

WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE 2026 REVERSE DRAW , DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION ON THURSDAY MAY 7, 2026 AT THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT.

SAVE THE DATE !!!

THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD. PROCEEDS GO TO OUR MANY ROTARY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS

The proceeds from this Gala event will be used to support many community service projects of The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood such as: The Kids Safety Village of Durham Region, hospital equipment for Lakeridge Health Oshawa , the Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Regional Cancer Centre, Participation House (for mentally and physically challenged adults), Ontario Tech U, Durham College, Feed The Need in Durham,  Simcoe Hall ,  the Eradication of Polio through Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign, Children's Aid Society of Durham Region, and Grandview Kids, and many more.

THINKING ABOUT BEING A CORPORATE SPONSOR IN 2026 ?  MAY 7, 2026 IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

Rotary connects 1.4 million members from 200 countries and geographical regions. Our work impacts lives both at the local and international levels, from helping families in need, right here in Oshawa, to working toward a polio-free world.

Rotarians are neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world. With differing occupations, cultures, and countries, Rotarians are given a unique perspective. Their shared passion for service helps Rotarians accomplish the remarkable.

The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood has been serving the Durham Region for over 45 years through various fund raising endeavors. If you would like to learn more about Rotary or become a member please call President Linda Porritt at 905-626-6386.

Look for us at www.rotaryoshawa-parkwood.org and like us on Facebook Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-Club-of-Oshawa-Parkwood/144377628968467?ref=tn_tnmn

The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood was at the Oshawa Peony Festival June 7 and 8 at the Oshawa Botanical Gardens, selling Maple Syrup, Bird Houses and Ploughman's Choice all from Ontario. So nice to see our new MP and fellow Rotarians Rhonda Kirkland, Mayor Dan Carter, Deputy Mayor Bob Chapman, Oshawa Ward 2 Councillor Jim Lee, Regional Councillors Ward 4 Rick Kerr, and Titi Dante Marimpietre Ward 2 Oshawa drop by and say hello. And who dropped by , as he does every year, but Past District 7070 Governor Mark Chipman.