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MINUTES OF ZOOM MEETING: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Editor: Linda Porritt Meeting Called to Order by President David Penney at 7:00 pm 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. Rotarians On The Call: David Penney, Sue MacKinnon, Bill Creamer, Hilda Finnigan, Al Finnigan, Robbie Larocque, Ted Morrison, Lennis Trotter, Bob Koski, Dave Andrews, Larry Hurren, Ana Rejab, Tim Dwyre, Linda Porritt Guests: None BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES February 9th Margaret & Alan Nason - Anniversary February 9th Kris Sachdeva - Birthday February 11th Leon & Keela Efraim - Anniversary February 12th Bob Koski - Birthday February 14th Mike McLaren - Birthday 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. We look forward to all of our Zoom meetings and thank you both, for all of your help. See below for a schedule of meeting start times and locations for February 2022.
President Dave: We've lost one of our great Rotarians. Wayne Routly passed away suddenly, yet peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville at the age of 81. Wayne gave 35 years of committed service to the Oshawa Parkwood, Fenelon Falls and Bowmanville Rotary Clubs. Wayne also served at District 7070 as an Assistant Governor.
President Dave: FEB 9, 16 & 23 – Rotary Leadership Institute – (3 nights) 6 to 8 pm - 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 session # 1, you are registering for all three sessions. Register here: https://rotary7070.org/event/rli---part-1---spring/
President Dave : District Governor Ron Dick is still looking for participants for the 2022 Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium, May 26-29, 2022 taking place at the beautiful Ganaraska Forest Centre, Open to young people ages 17 - 33. This Symposium replaces the previous programme RYLA. The registration fee is $299. If we sponsor a participant our Club would pay the fee. Past-President.
Dr. Larry Hurren: Went to the Elderberry convenience store and the clerk said that they sell lots of Nevada Tickets, and Larry is wondering if we are receiving an income from that. Treasurer Bill Creamer said that we have not received any payment for a year, and he will look into it!
President Dave: The next meeting, February 15th, will be another Zoom meeting. Our speaker will be Dr. Robert Kyle, Medical Officer of Health Durham Region. We need a good turn-out. Please sign on. On February 22nd we plan and fully expect to have an in-person meeting back at the Golf Club
Meeting adjourned Approx 7:00 pm, and the members joined At 7:00 pm we joined District 7070’s Tuesday Talks: Richard Mewhinney, Chair of Rotary District 7070's Areas of Focus Action Committee and Rotary District 7070 Past District Governor Ron Denham (Chair Emeritus of WASH RAG - Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Rotary Action Group) hosted our February 2022 Tuesday Talks as we joined our keynote speakers, John Oldfield, the former Managing Principal with Global Water 2020 and Ryan Rowe of HANWASH (Haiti Clean Water., Sanitation &Hygiene Strategy) . TOPIC: WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene): A Foundation for Successful Sustainable Progress For Many Related Challenges Safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is a fundamental development challenge in and of itself. Often overlooked, however, are the many contributions that successful WASH programs make to early success and sustainable progress on related development challenges, including health, education, the empowerment of women and girls, and even democracy itself. John Oldfield linked many successful WASHRAG projects to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He detailed these linkages with an eye to encouraging governments across the globe to significantly accelerate progress. For those who missed it, the recording will be on our District 7070 You Tube Channel in a few days. Ryan Rowe of HANWASH (Haiti’s National Clean Water Sanitation & Hygiene Strategy) linked WASHRAG’s work in various Haiti areas helping 11% of Haiti’s population so far to date. Over $1.6 million US has been spent on projects in 7 counties in Haiti. Ryan is looking for funds from Rotary clubs all over the world, including our District, to add to the Rotary Global grant going forward. He can be reached at ryanrowe@gmail.com UPCOMING MEETINGS: FEB 15- Regular Weekly Meeting – ZOOM MEETING 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Kyle, Commissioner & Medical Officer of Health for Durham Region FEB 22 – BACK AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB STARTING AT 6:30 PM – Be sure to tell Hilda your menu choice by Feb 20. . NEW MENU CHOICES: Chicken Caesar Salad; Chicken BLT Wrap with Fries; or Fettuccine Alfredo Guest Speaker: Jason King, CEO of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
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