OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD
Mailing Address: 96 KING ST. E., OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA L1H 1B6
2022-23 ROTARY THEME: “ IMAGINE ROTARY ”
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT: Jennifer Jones – Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
R.I. DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Iosif Ciosa - Rotary Club of Etobicoke , Ontario, Canada
ASSISTANT DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR: Gord Wallace – Rotary Club of Bowmanville , Ontario, Canada
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO:
ROTARY – People of Action
Rotary is where neighbours, friends, and problem-solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change.
We're made up of local business, professional, and civic leaders.
We meet regularly, get to know each other, form friendships and through that, we're able to get things done in our community.
It's up to YOU.............Join leaders in our community
Be sure to share this with all of your friends and associates and ask them to get in touch with our Club President Robbie Larocque at 905-576-8500 or our Club Vice President Linda Porritt at 905-626-6386.
You are invited to our next Rotary meeting. You may wish to become a Rotarian. Dinner is on us. Isn't it time to give back to your community?.
THE OBJECT OF ROTARY
is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful
occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of
business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Rotary Code of Conduct provides a framework for ethical behaviour that all Rotarians can use, together with The Four-Way Test, in their business and professional activities.
ROTARY CODE OF CONDUCT
As a Rotarian, I will
Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviours and activities
Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary
Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others
Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings
Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society
Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community
Honour the trust that Rotary and fellow Rotarians provide and not do anything that will bring disfavour or reflect adversely on Rotary or fellow Rotarians
Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship
MINUTES OF ZOOM MEETING: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Editor: Dave Andrews
Meeting Called to Order by President David Penney at 6:34 pm
Rotarians On The Call:
David Penney, Ted Morrison, Sue MacKinnon, Bill Creamer, Hilda Finnigan, Al Finnigan, Robbie Larocque, Eric Guernsey, Lennis Trotter, Bob Koski, Dave Andrews
Guests: None this week.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Sharron Morrison on Dec 20
Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Chidinma Iboanugo on Dec 23
Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Eric Guernsey on Jan 7
Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Margaret Nason on Jan 10
Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Rhonda Stewart on Jan 12
Happy Birthday to YOU !!! Pat Dyck on Jan 18
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
President Dave: THANK YOU FOR ZOOM: To our very own Oshawa-Parkwood Rotarian Eric Guernsey for arranging the Zoom Meeting sharing with Heather McMillan, Executive Director of the Durham Workforce Authority, The Durham Workforce Authority is the acknowledged provider of local workforce information and champion of workforce development initiatives unique to Durham Region. Their Mission is to produce and offer comprehensive Labour Market Information to our stakeholders, to facilitate workforce solutions by engaging community partners and employers and to encourage development and maintenance of a sustainable and dynamic workforce. It was so nice to be able to have a whole hour for our Zoom meeting. We look forward to all of our Zoom meetings and thank you both, for all of your help.
President Dave :We are on Zoom for Jan 18 and 25 and stay tuned to see if that will continue.
President Dave : Our Reverse Draw is planned for June 2, 2022 at the Courtyard Marriott and before you know if, we will be selling Ploughman’s Choice in the Spring of 2022. Start lining up your customers for both events and be sure to ask them for donations to our Silent Auction.
President Dave : The Classic Car Raffle is being investigated and costs being evaluated by Lennis Tortter and John Kellam. More details to come soon.
Ted Morrison:FEB 23 – 8 PM - VIRTUAL GALA AND FUNDRAISER FOR THE ROTARY FOUNDATION - Join our hosts, Rotary International Vice President Valarie Wafer, and Rotary Foundation Trustee, Dean Rohrs, for our Fundraising Gala on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 8:00 pm ET. Special guests include RI President-Elect Jennifer Jones, Director-Elect Drew Kessler, and our MC for the evening, Past-Director Jeffry Cadorette. This 90-minute, fast-paced event celebrates the work by every Rotarian in the 43 Districts of Zones 28 & 32 to support and raise funds for The Rotary Foundation. It is simple for your District to participate. Tickets to the virtual event are available by following the link on the Zone website or clicking this link to Buy Gala Admission Tickets. Each Gala ticket includes a contribution of $100 USD to The Rotary Foundation, allocated 75% to the Annual Fund and 25% to PolioPlus. Your gift will be a fully credited donation to TRF - and you will receive a charitable tax receipt, and related Paul Harris Fellowship points. Plus, each donation is credited towards your District's Foundation Goals.
Hilda Finnigan: Excellent meeting on Zoom today with Dr. Issac Bogoch.
For this who missed it, the meeting will be available on the District 7070 You Tube Channel within a day or two. Take a look.
Sue MacKinnon: Christmas Tree Sales: Our club netted $1,400. Thank you everyone who volunteered. Note: we need more volunteers from our club for next year or we will be forced to cancel this fundraiser.
Sue MacKinnon: Got a call from Janice Coupland and thanked everyone for the plant we sent to Jan and Kris at Christmas.
Lennis Trotter: Took it upon himself to give everyone in the club a call just to see how they were. Thank you so much Lennis for caring about all pf our members.
Ted Morrison: Let us know how Keith Ratchford is doing and to send our thoughts and prayers to Keith as he gets ready for his upcoming operation.
SPEAKER:TUESDAY TALKS:Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Founder and President, Global Footprint Network
If you missed the Tuesday Talks, here is the link:
Nilam Bedi, Chair, of the District 7070 Areas of Focus Environment Committee noted that clubs in our District get it. Last year 4 clubs had Environment Committees. This year we have 26 clubs with Environment Committees.
He welcomed our keynote speaker, Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Founder and President, Global Footprint Network. Dr. Wackernagel is an internationally recognized authority on developing metrics for ecological sustainability who published extensively and won numerous award for his work.
Title:Supporting the Environment: Are we committed to our own success?
The future has never been more predictable than today.
We know that people will want to eat, sleep, be safely sheltered, and move around. They will also live in a world with more extreme weather and climate change, as well as fewer ecological resources.
We already have a massive overshoot of our demands upon the planet relative to what it can sustain.
Dialling back this overshoot, even if we do it ultra-fast, will not be a quick-fix for the extreme weather and fewer ecological resources.
What we also know for sure: humanity will get out of overshoot one way or another - the choice is merely whether it will be by design or through disaster.
Therefore, communities, corporations or countries that do not prepare for this predictable future will be at a large disadvantage. What are we waiting for? What are our options?
Dr. Wackernagel Dr. Wackernagel explored these questions and suggested how Rotarians can get involved in tackling the threats to our planet.
Feb 1, 2022 Time, Date and Location to be announced
MORE ROTARY INFORMATION:
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS STILL ON ZOOM AND WILL NOT BE AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
We will let you know when and if we return to the Oshawa Golf Club. As it stands right now, the Oshawa Golf Club is not hosting any outside organizations (such as ourselves) at the present time.
Jan 12 – ROTARY CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS ZOOM MEETING AT 7:00
JAN 18 - Regular Weekly Meeting – ZOOM MEETING 7:00PM to 8:00 PM . Thank You to Eric Guernsey at Durham Workforce Authority for hosting Zoom Meeting. Click to Join Zoom Meeting
JAN 22 – Grow Rotary Part 2 – On Line Zoom Session - Join us for this informative and interactive workshop to engage new member and keep them too! Register here ( see: https://rotary7070.org/event/grow-your-rotary---part-2/ ). Save the Date.
JAN 25-Regular Weekly Meeting – ZOOM MEETING 7:00PM to 8:00 PM . Thank You to Eric Guernsey at Durham Workforce Authority for hosting Zoom Meeting. Click to Join Zoom Meeting
JAN 29 – Bingo – Red Barn - Matinee – 11 AM - Team #3 - Sue or Sandy, Larry & Kay Hurren, & Dave Penney
FEB 9, 16 & 23 – Rotary Leadership Institute – (3 nights) 6 to 8 pm - Rotary Leadership Institute - Part ONE – Spring 2022 - Join us for an engaging session to learn and grow your knowledge of Rotary. RLI is a three part course and each part consists of three 2 hour sessions. When registering here for part 1, you are registering for all three sessions. Register here: https://rotary7070.org/event/rli---part-1---spring/
FEB 17 – District 7070 We are excited to connect! Get to know Rotary and other Rotarians in District 7070. Join for the third membership session of the 2021/2022 Rotary year. Save the Date
FEB 23 – ROTARY'S BIRTHDAY AND WORLD ROTARY DAY
FEB 23 – 8 PM - VIRTUAL GALA AND FUNDRAISER FOR THE ROTARY FOUNDATION - Join our hosts, Rotary International Vice President Valarie Wafer, and Rotary Foundation Trustee, Dean Rohrs, for our Fundraising Gala on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 8:00 pm ET. Special guests include RI President-Elect Jennifer Jones, Director-Elect Drew Kessler, and our MC for the evening, Past-Director Jeffry Cadorette. This 90-minute, fast-paced event celebrates the work by every Rotarian in the 43 Districts of Zones 28 & 32 to support and raise funds for The Rotary Foundation. It is simple for your District to participate. Tickets to the virtual event are available by following the link on the Zone website or clicking this link to Buy Gala Admission Tickets. Each Gala ticket includes a contribution of $100 USD to The Rotary Foundation, allocated 75% to the Annual Fund and 25% to PolioPlus. Your gift will be a fully credited donation to TRF - and you will receive a charitable tax receipt, and related Paul Harris Fellowship points. Plus, each donation is credited towards your District's Foundation Goals.
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY ZOOM MEETING LINK:
Topic: Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood Weekly Meetings on ZOOM, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, MAKE UP: Go online at www.rotary.org go to the club locator and find a club or clubs near your destination. Or you can add the free App Rotary Club Locator to your phone for instant look up of any club in the world. Please mail or fax your make-ups to Secretary Robbie Larocque, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.
The keynote speakers at the 2023 Rotary International Convention are transforming health care, rethinking cities, advancing the cause of peace, and working to protect our environment.
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