THE PARKWOOD JOURNAL

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OSHAWA-PARKWOOD

Mailing Address: 96 KING ST. E., OSHAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA L1H 1B6

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

1. Exemplify the core value of integrity in all behaviours and activities

2. Use my vocational experience and talents to serve in Rotary

3. Conduct all of my personal, business, and professional affairs ethically, encouraging and fostering high ethical standards as an example to others

4. Be fair in all dealings with others and treat them with the respect due to them as fellow human beings

5. Promote recognition and respect for all occupations which are useful to society

6. 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

7. 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

8. Not seek from a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship

THE ROTARY FOUR-WAY TEST

of things we think, say and do:

1. Is it the truth

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

MINUTES OF  MEETING:  Tuesday, July 19, 2022

                                          Editor:  Ted Morrison

Meeting Called to Order at 6:31 PM: by President Robbie Larocque.

Land Acknowledgement:

We respectfully acknowledge that we are hosting this Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood meeting from land within the jurisdiction of Williams Treaties and on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. This acknowledgement reminds us of our responsibilities to our relationships and the ancestral lands on which we learn, share and live.

Rotary Grace:  Linda Porritt

Toast to the Queen   David Andrews             Toast to Canada   David Andrews

 Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

Chuck Taylor, Past President Rotary Club of Uxbridge  

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES :

Since this is our first meeting back , here are just a few of our Many “Happy’s”. Our very best wishes:

Happy Birthday to Linda Porritt – July 17 and to Esther Trotter on July 25

Happy Anniversary to Robert & Caroline Kipling  - July 8 and on July 11 to Florin & Roxanne Popa and on July 11 to Colin and Elizabeth Carrie.

SGT AT ARMS:             Bob Koski

ACE OF SPADES:       Linda Porritt – did not draw the Ace of Spades

Happy Bucks:

Linda Porritt

Ted Morrison

David Penney

Bob Koski

Robert Kipling

Robbie Larocque

David Andrews

Leon Efraim

Announcements

Ted Morrison announced that in the August issue of the Rotarian magazine on page 20 there is a very good one-page article on the Foundation. Everyone should read it

President Robbie:

Committee Lists being passed around. Please sign up for at least 3 committees per member. It sure helps everyone keep the work load spread among all of us.

Aug 13 – Inter Club Social  - Blue Jays Game - Join The Rotary Club of Courtice for some Inter Club fun taking in the Saturday August 13th Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians, 3:07 PM game.  Ticket cost is $65 per person and includes round trip bus transportation and 1 ticket in Sections 204-205 rows 4 through 8. We will be offering bus pick up from the Courtice Community Complex at 2950 Courtice Road and another pick up at the Chuck E Cheese Parking lot in Whitby, departing from Courtice at 12:30pm sharp and Whitby at 12:45pm sharp.  Please note that this is a Vladdy Victory Bobblehead Giveaway Game for the first 15000 to enter the building.  The return buses will depart the Rogers Centre at 6:15pm sharp and return you to your original pick up location. We are offering this to Rotarians and family first then we will open it up if we have extra tickets.  Don't delay sign up today!  REGISTER HERE: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/1131/Event/blue-jays-baseball-inter-club-social

SPEAKER: Chuck Taylor          Topic: The Tornado in Uxbridge

Chuck described the devastation in Uxbridge caused by a recent tornado. Unfortunately, his MAC computer and the golf club projector could not hook up together so we could t see a lot of his pictures. The tornado hit mainly the economically depressed area of town.

There are at least five families that are temporarily being house at Durham College until September. After that they have no where to live and lo food to eat.

The Rotary Club of Uxbridge has been taking donations from other Rotary Clubs and from the Town of Stouffvile.to help with the recuperations. Here are some  links to some videos that show the devastation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOj5gVnuZ7s

https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/def67f2c-da33-11ec-9904-0242ac110005/?jwsource=cl

and

https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/775dc7bc-dbaf-11ec-8757-0242ac110008/?jwsource=cl

and

https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/7d0e3158-da1d-11ec-9b8d-0242ac110003/?jwsource=cl

https://www.thestar.com/local-uxbridge/life/2022/06/14/we-need-rentals-and-we-need-them-badly-tornado-leaves-uxbridge-residents-scrambling.html

From the Uxbridge Rotary Club’s website:

Tornado Relief Donations

We are grateful to all who have reached out with offers of support after a tornado touched down in Uxbridge on May 21 2022 and caused catastrophic damage. We know many lives have been changed. The Rotary Club of Uxbridge is glad to be able to provide a central place to receive donations through the Rotary Club of Uxbridge Charitable Foundation.

We are working with Durham Social Services and the Township of Uxbridge to assess the specific needs of the community including supporting families and individuals who have been displaced and those dealing with food insecurity. All funds donated will be distributed as quickly as possible to local charitable organizations serving the community.

To learn more and to make a personal donation , see: https://uxbridgerotary.com/our-foundation/

President Robbie closed the meeting at 7:45 pm.                                                           

MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER ROTARY EVENTS

JULY 23 – BINGO – RED BARN – Matinee – 11 AM – Team # 1 – Linda Porritt, Ted Morrison, Sue MacKinnon  and Bill Creamer

JULY 26 - Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club   

                                                            Speaker: Simon Gill, Director Economic Development & Tourism Durham Region

            For more info see: https://www.durham.ca/en/economic-development/index.aspx

AUG  2 –  Regular Weekly Meeting – – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club   

                                                            - Speaker: ­­­­­________­­­­­­_________________

AUG  3 – BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – 7 PM

AUG  6 – BINGO – RED BARN – Evening – 5 PM – Team # 2 - Al and Hilda Finnigan, Dave Andrews,   David Penney

AUG  9 - Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club   

                                                            - Speaker: Dan Carter, Mayor of Oshawa

AUG 16 - Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club   

                                                            - Speaker : Steve Rutledge – Adopt A Village Laos

AUG 23 - Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM . Oshawa Golf Club   

                                                            - Speaker: ­­­­­________­­­­­­_________________

AUG 27 – BINGO – RED BARN – Matinee  -11 AM – Team # 3 – Sue MacKinnon, Larry and Kay Hurren,   Bill Creamer

AUG 30 - Regular Weekly Meeting – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM .   NO MEETING AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB

                                                             SOCIAL NIGHT – SPOUSES INVITED

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 Sue MacKinnon, or give your make-up card to the attendance/registration officer at the next club meeting.