Stories
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February 2023 Directors Report |
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Challenges in North Scarborough |
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The Warm Hands Project
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Good To Be Back!
It is always a good time meeting in person. For the second time since the pandemic, we met physically at our pub night last Thursday. It was breathtaking to fellowship, share smiles and have great conversations. We are all certainly looking forward to resuming in-person meetings soon. |
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President Danny Cassidy scoops prestigious award.
Today we celebrate our very own President Danny Cassidy. Danny recently scooped the prestigious Scarborough-Guildwood community volunteer appreciation award after being nominated for his exceptional #volunteer services in the community. |
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Paul Harris Fellow 2021
Meet Jay Woo, recent recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award from our club. Jay is not only deserving of Rotary's greatest honour, he has earned it.
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Report on St Vincent volcano disaster |
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Remembrance Day 2020 |
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Paul Harris fellowship awards |
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August 12, 2020 Caribean Festival |
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August 5, 2020 |
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July 29, 2020 |
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July 22, 2012 Trivia night |
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July 8, 2020 |
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June 10,2020 |
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June 3, 2020 |
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May 27, 2020 |
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May 13,2020 |
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SHN Opens New Stroke Centre Article Source and Photo: SHN Website In April 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, the Scarborough Health Network remained focused on keeping a promise to the Scarborough community by opening a new Stroke Centre of Excellence at the Birchmount Hospital Campus. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Canada.
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Nature And Nurture by Diana Schoberg; Picture by Ricardo Morales Portillo Source: Rotary International The traditional model of maximizing profits has its limits in certain communities; that's where social entrepreneurship comes into play. With help from a Rotary Foundation Global Grant, a community in rural Costa Rica is using ecotourism to enrich their families' future.
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May 6, virtual meeting #5 |
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April 29, 2020 |
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Arthurs Presentation COVD-19 |
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April 15, 2020 |
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1st pandemic virtual meeting |
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Scientist, Farmer, Innovator by Bryan Smith photography by NashCO “The most successful businesses are the ones that are profitable but that also help improve the lives of other people. A plainsman with a PhD, Bob Quinn uses his 4,000-acre Montana spread as a laboratory to revive an ancient grain, rethink agricultural practices, and reinvigorate rural communities." Click here to read the entire article https://www.rotary.org/en/scientist-farmer-innovator-rotarian |
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Trick or Treat Source: Rotary International By Stephen Yafa. llustration by Studio Warburton "We all know plastic bags are trash, but sea turtles are often tricked into thinking they’re a treat. They munch on the floating bags, mistaking them for jellyfish, or eat other bits of plastic that look like algae or seagrass. More than 50 percent of the world’s sea turtles are estimated to have eaten plastic — and some of them have ingested hundreds of pieces of it.
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March 11, 2020 |
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A Trip To The Bahamas |
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YouthLink |
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"Bird Photography" Frank Allison |
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Feb 5,2019 |
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January 29, 2020 |
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White Elephant Lunch |
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Hoops on the Hudson Article by: Bryan Smith; Image credit: Fiona Aboud Published: Rotary International website "In Yonkers New York a basketball court provides life lessons for kids and adults alike. You hear the miracle before you see it. Shouts, laughter, the “thump!” “ping!” of bouncing basketballs colliding with a chain-link fence. The pounding of running feet, the shrill peal of whistles, the cries of encouragement.
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East Scarborough Storefront Picture: East Scarborough Storefront website In December 2019 Storefront launched a fundraiser to replace two stove that no longer worked. The stoves in the Eco-Hub Community kitchen are a critical part of their community kitchen, which is also used to run programs like culinary training programs, helping participants develop foundational kitchen and food service skills.
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Our Warm Hands Program is underway! Our members are in the process of delivering gloves to elementary schools across Scarborough; this is part our our Warm Hands program, started over 20 years ago in
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December 4, 2019 |
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November 27, 2019 |
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November 20, 2019 |
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Remembrance Meeting |
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Oct 30' 2019 |
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Breaking down Barriers Since 1951 the Rotary Club of Ottawa has sponsored 'Adventure in Citizenship', a program that brings together youth from across Canada for a four day workshop
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October 23, 2019 |
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OCT 23, 2019 |
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October 9, 2019 |
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October 2, 2019 |
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Wednesday September 25, 2019
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Who's Hungry in Toronto |
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September 11, 2019 |
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September 4, 2019 |
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August 28, 2019 |
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Nigeria reaches crucial polio milestone Photo by Andrew Esiebo / Article by Ryan Hyland Source: Rotary.org. "It’s been three years since health officials last reported a case of polio caused by the wild poliovirus in Nigeria. The milestone, reached on 21 August, means that it’s possible for the entire World Health Organization (WHO) African region to be certified wild poliovirus-free next year."
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August 21, 2019 |
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Adopt a Village - Laos Rotarians in Laos. With a successful 2018/2019 winter season, approximately 25,000 rural villagers now have access to clean water.
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August 14 2019 |
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Aug 7, 2019 |
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July 31, 2019 |
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July 24, 2019 |
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July 17, 2019 |
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July 10, 2019 |
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July 3rd, 2019 |
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June 26,2019 |
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June 12, 2019 |
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June 5 2019 |
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May 29, 2019 |
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May 15,2019 |
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Remembering Bill Patchett We're saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Patchett, longtime philanthropist, community builder and member of the Rotary Club of Cobourg. Bill was also Past District Governor and Past Foundation Chair for District 7070. He continued to work tirelessly for Rotary's Foundation and we can think of no better way to honor Bill's legacy than to focus on the good work of the Foundation.
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May 8, 2019 |
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May 1, 2019 |
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April 24, 2019 |
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Milliken Park Cleanup - April 27 |
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Join Us at Milliken Park on April 27! |
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Roots of Peace Heidi Kühn, Rotary Club of San Francisco Source: Rotary International; Photo by Ian Tuttle Heidi Kühn, of the Rotary Club of San Francisco, founded a nonprofit called Roots of Peace to remove land mines and revive farmland. |
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April 4, 2019 |
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March 20th, 2019 |
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Disaster Relief - Shelterbox Picture: Shelterbox Canada Tropical Cyclone Idai has torn through Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Thousands of families have been left homeless and urgently need shelter. Join us in providing much needed help via Shelterbox, Rotary's strategic partner in delivering aid where it's needed. To learn more: http://www.shelterboxcanada.org
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March 13, 2019 |
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March 6, 2019 |
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RI President-Elect Announces 2019-2020 Theme By Arnold R. Grahl Photos by Alyce Henson; Source Rotary.org "Rotary International President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney called on leaders to expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative membership models. Maloney urged leaders to offer alternative meeting experiences and service opportunities to make it easier for busy professionals and people with many family obligations to serve in leadership roles. This should complement family activities, not compete with them."
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February 20, 2019 |
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The Dynamic Leadership Speaker Series |
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February 13, 2019 |
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Dynamic Leadership Speaker Series |
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Rotary Clubs Unite to Fight Opioid Crisis Source: Rotary.org Article by Ryan Hyland Lana K. Rouff, a member of the Rotary Club of Binghamton, New York, USA, knew she had to do something after attending the funeral of a young man who died of an opioid overdose. After months of doing research and consulting with health officials, substance abuse experts, educators, and media professionals, they had a plan: a Rotary Foundation global grant project, totaling more than $107,000.
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January 24, 2018 |
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January 17, 2019 |
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Jim Boyko's predictions for 2019. |
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January 3, 2019 |
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Sushil Kumar Gupta Named Rotary International President in 2020 |
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Christmas lunch |
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December 6, 2018 |
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November 29,2018 |
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November 22, 2018 |
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November 15, 2018 |
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Remembrance Day Lunch |
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November 1, 2018 |
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A Commitment to Positive Change Rotary clubs in Canada invest in the PACT program, an urban peace initiative that aims to break the cycle of youth crime. Participation, Acknowledgement, Commitment and Transformation (PACT), founded over twenty years ago by Rotarians Dave Lockett and Dan Cornacchia focuses on teaching youth at risk essential life skills. Article By Ryan Hyland Produced by Andrew Chudzinski Source: Rotary International website
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October 25, 2018 |
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October 18, 2018 |
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October 11, 2018 |
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October 4, 2018 |
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September 20, 2018 |
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September 13, 2018 |
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Supporting the Local Community |
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September 6, 2018 |
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Thursday August 23rd 2018 |
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Thursday August 16,2018 |
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Rotary partners with Mediators Beyond Borders Source: mediationbeyondborders.org Preventing conflicts from escalating into violent crises is 60 times more cost effective than intervening after violence erupts, according to the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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August 9, 2018 |
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August 2,2018 |
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Thursday July 19th, 2018 |
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Forging A New Family By Jonathan W. Rosen Produced by Kate Benzschawel After fleeing conflict in their own countries, a group of young Rotaractors is healing wounds and bringing cultures together in a Ugandan refugee settlement. Through the process the people in the club become replacements for those people they have lost.”
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Thursday July 12, 2018 |
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Thursday July 5, 2018 |
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Thursday June 28, 2018 |
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Accepts Award for Polio Eradication Article: By Teresa Schmedding and Arnold Grahl Photos by Alyce Henson Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accepted Rotary's Polio Eradication Champion Award at the 2018 Rotary International Convention in Toronto. The award was established in 1995 to recognize heads of state, health agency leaders, and others who have made a significant contribution to polio eradication.
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The Ride to Conquer Cancer |
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The Paul Harris Scholarships Recipients We congratulate the six recipients of the 2018 Paul Harris Scholarships (pictured above).
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Friday May 25, 2018 |
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“No wills, Old wills and Poor wills |
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Friday may 11, 2018 |
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Local Food Drive |
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Milliken Park Cleanup Members of our club participated in the annual park clean up for Earth Day 2018.
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Habitat for Humanity |
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Friday April 27th |
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Mackenzie's Hope |
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Two Former Sault Ste Marie Residents Meet in Toronto Arthur Retnakaran, Director of Community Services at RCNS poses with Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. |
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April 4 2018 |
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Wednesday March 28, 2018 |
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March 21, 2018 |
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Nowhere to Turn Source: Rotary International. Article By Rhea Wessel Produced by Andrew Chudzinski When thousands of refugees arrived in Berlin, Rotarian and Physician Pia Skarabis-Querfeld felt the need to do something to alleviate the strain on Germany's health care system. |
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Vision Quest: Insights from Barry Rassin Source: Rotary International Photos by Alyce Henson "There’s a disconnect between what we do at Rotary International – and do really well – and what Rotary clubs are doing. I’d like to bridge that gap. One of our strategic priorities is strengthening clubs, which involves things like membership and Foundation giving."
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PACT |
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March 7, 2018 |
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Convention Host Hospitality Event |
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Diabetes Canada |
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Celebrating 50 Years of Roteract Source: Rotary International Roteractors from around the world gathered in Taipei, Taiwan to celebrate 50 years of Roteract. They focused on sharing experiences and participated in workshops for new ideas to take back to their clubs. To read more visit: https://www.rotary.org/en/interota-2017-recap
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Valentines Day |
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Wednesday Feb. 7, 2018 |
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Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 |
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Wednesday January 24, 2018 |
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Director Reports |
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Jim Boyko's Predictions 2018 |
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White Elephant Sale |
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Christmas Lunch |
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Wednesday Nov 29 2017 |
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Visiting the Caribbean |
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Wednesday November 15th |
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Remembrance Day 2017 |
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Toronto Rotary Online Auction - now on eBay! Our 2017 fundraising auction has gone online! New items will be added weekly from Nov 5 - Dec 3 so be sure to visit often. All items are donated and proceeds benefit both local community initiatives and international projects. Click here to visit the auction site: http://rotaryonline.auction
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Gerd’s - The Road to Dempster Highway |
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Wednesday Oct. 25, 2017 |
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2018 International Conference |
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Wednesday Oct. 11 2017 |
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Honorary members Lunch |
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Wednesday September 27, 2017 |
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Summerside PEI |
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2017 Foundation Walk Thanks to all who supported the Foundation Walk - together we raised over $1000!
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Action against Hunger |
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The Poverty Project ...What If we all made a difference? Photo by: Chun-Ta Lin/RI Sloane Public School students, staff, parents and community engaged in a social justice project on poverty called the What If... ? Poverty Project. Students learned that poverty is not something that occurs only in poorer countries; it happens in our own backyard. With support from three Rotary Clubs - North Scarborough, North York and Toronto Eglinton - one of the project initiatives took place in May 2017 when the school held a food packing session.
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Wednesday August 30, 2017 |
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Toronto Real Estate Market |
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Flying To Fight Polio Skydivers raise thousands for Polio Eradication. Toronto Rotarians benchmark Michigan's fundraiser, raise money and have fun in the process.
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Join us for the District 7070 Foundation Walk Celebrate 100 years of the Rotary Foundation at the 2017 District 7070 Foundation Walk! Visit the District website - Link at top left of this page for additional detail. |
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Wednesday Aug. 16, 2017 |
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Adopt a Village in Laos |
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Inspiration Around Every Corner |
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St Vincent & The Grenadines |
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White Whale designed to promote Peace and Self-Esteem "We want to show young people that they can make small changes to change the direction of their lives" Gabriel Kenji, Interact Club of Pinhais, Parana, Brazil
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Habitat for Humanity Updated |
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Wednesday July 12,2017 |
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Wednesday July 19, 2017 |
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Rosewood Food Drive |
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Strength in Diversity Members of the Rotary Club of Solo Kartini in Surakarta, Indonesia collaborated with the Rotary Club of Westport CT, USA in order to reduce the risk of dengue fever. This collaboration crossed religious and cultural boundaries in order to address one of the country's biggest public health threats.
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Final Club Meeting of 2016 - 2017 |
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Wednesday June 21, 2017 |
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Wednesday June 14, 2017 |
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Wednesday June 7, 2017 |
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Courtney Fisher of Scarborough Rosewood Foundation |
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Foundation Walk |
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Welcome to Toronto |
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Wednesday May 17th |
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Agincourt Community Services |
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Muscular Dystrophy Canada |
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A Century of Doing Good in the World We should not live for ourselves alone but for the joy in doing good for others. Arch C. Klumph. To learn more about Foundation Activities, please check out:
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Welcome Wagon |
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Ride to Conquer Cancer |
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Let's Focus on Saving the Environment - Earth Day 2017 For the second year in a row our Club participated the clean-up at Milliken Park in North Scarborough.
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8,000 Kilometers to Peace |
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Park Properties Thank You Luncheon |
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We're pleased to support Dinner & A Song in Scarborough! |
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Join us for the Annual Milliken Park Clean Up! .png) April 22, 2017 @ 10am-12 noon Meet at: Milliken Recreation Centre 4325 McCowan Road, Scarborough (S/E of McCowan Rd and Steeles Ave E)
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Buy Good Feel Good Expo |
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Wednesday March 29, 2017 |
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Are you using the Rotary App? Download now! |
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What Makes Us Unique “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody.” Saint Teresa |
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Transcare Community Services |
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Jacqueline Smith Classification |
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Better Transit for ScarboroughJoin us for a Town Hall with Mayor John Tory
Learn more about the plans for a new transit network in Scarborough
Monday, March 13 2017
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Centennial Recreation Centre - Scarborough
1967 Ellesmere Road (west of Markham Road)
RSVP and enquiries to: scarboroughtransit@gmail.com
Sponsored by: SCRO
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Director's Reports |
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Giving the Gift of Rotary Eradicating Polio is only one of the initiatives we lead. Help us change
the world one community at a time. Consider joining our club or......
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District 7070 Youth Exchange |
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Julliette's Place |
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Emmanuel International Canada. |
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Action Against Hunger Canada |
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Doing More Together |
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Emerging Markets |
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Pub Lunch |
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Jim Boyko's Predictions 2017 |
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White Elephant Auction |
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Christmas Meeting |
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Supporting Mackenzie's Hope |
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Fogo Island |
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P A C T |
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Mt Kilimanjaro Climb for Polio Plus |
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Rotary Foundation Named 2016 World Outstanding Foundation |
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TV Auction |
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Thank You for Making the 2016 Rotary Auction a Success! |
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Rotary International Toronto Convention 2018 |
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Because I am a girl |
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Virtual Reality Films Add New Dimension to Fight Against Polio October 24, 2016 was World Polio Day. At the celebration in Atlanta, Rotary harnessed the power of virtual reality technology to build empathy and inspire action in our fight to eradicate polio.
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30 Years of Service Celebration - November 8, 2016 |
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October 24 is World Polio Day - www.endpolio.org Immunization efforts continue in Africa, where recent setbacks underscore the need for vigilance everywhere until polio is eradicated worldwide.
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Toronto City Mission |
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Warm Hands Gloves Distribution |
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Canadian Diabetes Association. |
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Disorders (FASD) |
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Paul Harris Scholarship Awards |
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Habitat for Humanity |
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Rotary Youth Leader Awards |
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City Hope Summer Camp for Kids |
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Adventure in Citizenship |
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Another Successful Ribfest! Thank you for supporting the Rotary Ribfest held in Thomson Memorial Park Jul 29-Aug 1
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City Hope. Summer Camp |
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Climate Change |
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TV Auction |
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President Basil and the year ahead. |
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Canada Day Citizenship Ceremony
The first-ever Canada Day Scarborough celebration was held on July 1 at the Scarborough Civic Centre and Albert Campbell Square, from noon to 10pm. This two-day festival consisted of a Citizenship Swearing In ceremony, multicultural performances, food, kids activities and many more. On Canada Day, sixteen rotarians from all five Scarborough clubs welcomed ninety-four new Canadians who emigrated from twenty-eight countries; after the swearing-in ceremony at the Scarborough Council Centre, everyone enjoyed the festivities! Welcome to Canada!
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Zica Virus |
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RAPTIM Humanitarian Travel |
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ACSA and Syrian Refugee Settlement in Scarborough |
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Global Medic |
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Precious Blood School Update |
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"If Trees Could Talk" |
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Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services |
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Adopt a Village.Laos |
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The Lung Association |
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Trailblazers Presentation |
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Hope Air
Our Club is pleased to support Hope Air, an organization that arranges free flights for Canadians who need healthcare. Participants in the presentation include from left to right: Jim Burton, Chairman of the Board,and Rotarian (St. John's), Doug Keller Hobson, a recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship medal and current Club President Gerd Wengler. Hope Air is the only registered, national charity that provides free flights to people who cannot afford the cost of an airline ticket to get to medical expertise or specialized medical technologies that usually exist only in larger urban centres. This is done primarily through one of three programs: 1. The Commercial Airline Donation Program 2. The Flight Purchase Program 3. The Volunteer Pilot Program To learn more about Hope Air, please visit www.hopeair.ca |
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Stephen Lewis Foundation |
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Canadian World Education Foundation - Tanzania |
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Pan-Am Gold Medal Winner & Olympic Hopeful Our Club is pleased to provide support to Arthur Biyarslanov. Arthur won a gold medal in Boxing in the Men’s light welterweight category at the 2015 Pan Am games held in Toronto.
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Amarok Society Global GrantAmarok Society teaches literacy to uneducated mothers in the slums of Bangladesh in Bangla, English and numeracy.
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Warm Hands A total of six hundred and seventy two pairs of gloves were delivered to seventeen elementary schools throughout Scarborough last fall as part of our annual “Warm Hands” initiative. |
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Operation Eyesight
For many years now, we have been purchasing certificates from Operation Eyesight Universal as our ongoing gift of restoring vision to individuals with cataracts in Africa and India. |
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Mass Marketing Fraud Scams |
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Canadian Armed Forces |
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Frank Lippa's Vocational talk Rota-Teller | Wednesday February 24, 2016National Anthem: Basil Dias Grace: Al Meredith Toast to the Queen & Canada: President Gerd Wengler |
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Date: December 2, 2015
Attendance: 17
(including 2 guests: Our speaker, and our soon-to-be-inducted member, Frank Lippa)
Anthem: Gord Brown
Grace: Kevin Moore
Announcements:
- David Seemungal as Foundation Chairman suggested that every member throw $50 at the Rotary Foundation. Some complied immediately by hurling photocopied Fifties at David. Member donations will be matched by the foundation.
- Gord Brown needs final numbers for the Dec. 11th Christmas Party by this Friday.
- Gerd passed around a donation sheet for members to commit to this year’s Christmas card fund.
- Gerd also read out a response that he had received from our newly minted Minister of Defence, which was not a form letter but a detailed reply to Gerd’s inquiries. Gerd was quite impressed.
Marbelous Draw was won, and lost, by President Gerd.
Sgt-at-Arms Davis Seemungal levied some fines for those without Rotary pins or badges.
Since Kevin Moore provided Dave Hardy’s badge to him at the meeting, he ratted him out to our Sgt-at-Arms, indicating that Dave would have been badgeless without Kevin’s timely intervention.
Jack Holman donated a Happy Buck because an elf had finally cleaned up the Rotary box.
The Induction of our newest member, Frank Lippa, was carried out by Dave Hardy, Mike Mushet, Dave Seemungal and President Gerd, and Frank indicated his gratitude for being welcomed into our Rotary club.
Program:
Kevin Moore introduced our guest speaker, Arthur Biyarslanov. Arthur is an amateur boxer who won the gold for Canada at this summer’s Pan Am Games. Arthur was a refugee from Chechnya who arrived in Canada ten years ago and became a Canadian citizen three years ago. When Arthur arrived in Canada, he settled in the St. Jamestown area and trained at the Cabbagetown Boxing Club for six years. His brother was a boxer and introduced him to the sport, and with determination he trained hard until he had mastered the sport. He soon became the Canadian national boxing champion in his division. Although his first love was soccer, when he had to make a choice two years ago as to which sport upon which to concentrate his efforts, he chose boxing. So, he turned down a budding soccer career in order to train for the Pan Am Games as a boxer. He is now training for the Olympics. Canada has not won a gold in Olympic boxing for 40 years, but Arthur plans to change that in the next Olympic Games. Arthur plans to turn pro after the Olympics.
Frank Allison thanked Arthur for a very interesting talk, and shared with the club his own boxing successes in his native Liverpool. Suffice it to say that you’d better not mess with Arthur or Frank.
Program recording: https://www.dropbox.com/s/saiz2v9dq6qba92/Rotary%20Dec%202nd.wav?dl=0
Gerd then terminated this very interesting meeting.
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Nov 18,2015Posted by Dhanni Ramdeen
November 18, 2015
Chair: Gerd Wengler
Anthem: Alan Meredith
Grace: Gordon Brown
Attendance: 19.
Guests: 3 – Past District Governor, Ralph Jones, David Lockhart from PACT and speaker Ian Brown.
Announcements:
David Seemungal – Read a letter on Rotary Foundation giving.
Dhanni Ramdeem – International Services Group meeting next Wednesday, November 25th, at the Baton Rouge Restaurant after the regular luncheon meeting.
Kevin Manual – Appealing for volunteers to sign up for the TV Auction and distribution of the TV Auction signage.
President Gerd called upon Dave Hardy, member of Community Services to present a check to David Lockhart from PACT in the amount of $2500. David thanked our club for continued support to the project. Basil Dias indicated that PACT started as an Urban Peace initiative when Ralph Jones was District Governor.
President Gerd commented on the terrible terrorist attack in Paris and strongly urges that the Muslim leaders need to come forward and take an active role in the communities to condemn such acts.
Marbelous Draw: Mike Mushet
Frank Allison won the consolation prize of $5 which he quickly relinquished in the spirit of not having Alan Meredith leading the singing of the Anthem again.
SAA – David Seemungal.
Emmanuel Nwankwo thanked David Lockhard for the great job he is doing at PACT.
Sad Bucks from Jack Holman in losing a very good friend.
Happy Bucks from:
Basil Dias introduced the speaker Ian Brown, Economic Development Officer of the City of Toronto. Ian, an MBA graduate has been with the city of Toronto for the last 8 years and has been very helpful in the urban renewal campaign. Did you know Ian and John Tory, mayor of Toronto, went to the same high school?
Please tune in to the link for Ian’s presentation. https://www.dropbox.com/s/oypsmn6nb3ldj8h/Ian%20Brown.MP3?dl=0
Frank Allison thanked Ian for the great job he is doing. Frank said that he has been in Canada for 50 years and although he did not live in Scarborough, he has been actively been doing business in Scarborough and presented Ian Brown with a certificate from Operation Eyesight.
Ian responded that he is so proud of the work that Dave Hardy is doing in the Scarborough Renewal Campaign.
President Gerd thanked Jack Holman to personally arrange for the funds to be sent out to the Bahamas for the Eleuthera project. Thank you Jack and be sure to get your money back from the club.
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The science of aging.Date: Nov. 4/15
Attendance: 16 with no guests Anthem: Carolyn Nicholson Grace: Basil Dias Announcements:
- Donna announced that there will be a Group 1 meeting following the luncheon meeting.
- Gordon reminded everyone about the upcoming Pub Night.
- Dhanni reported that our club has collected $16,000 in sponsorships and cash for the TV Auction.
- Gerd announced that in order to accommodate incoming VP Danny Cassidy, the board meetings will be held on the last Thursday of the month commencing January.
Mike Mushet conducted the Marbelous Draw which was won, and lost, by Arthur.
Sgt-at-Arms Al Meredith levied some fines and asked for Happy Bucks:
All were fined for not wearing poppies over the objections of Barry Smith who pointed out that they fall off too easily and Jack Holman who stated that the law provides that poppies are not to be worn until November 6th. These complaints fell upon the deaf ears of our beloved Sgt-at-Arms.
Arthur tossed in happy bucks for his Sault Ste. Marie visit and speaking engagement.
Dhanni was happy that she wasn’t fined.
Roland was happy that he’d just sold his house in Utah.
Carolyn was just happy.
Program:
Gord Brown introduced today’s speaker, our very own Arthur Retnakaran, who spoke on the topic of “The Science of Aging”. Arthur received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin and was a research scientist with the Forestry Lab in Sault Ste. Marie from 1968 to 2004, working on Insect Molecular Biology.
Unfortunately, the reporter was operating on High School science, so this report is the dumbed down version of Arthur’s scholarly talk.
Arthur commenced his talk with a summary of the molecular make-up of living creatures, pointing out that the DNA template exists in the nucleus of every cell and is fed by the protein produced by the nucleus. At the genetic level, every gene is composed of three parts: the promoter, the coding region, and the termination sequence. The promoter turns the gene on and off, whereas through the coding region the cell can be programmed for different uses. Therefore, a cell can be coded to be a skin cell, a muscle cell, an organ cell, a nerve cell, etc. Genetics affects aging as well as everything else in the body, and what scientists are trying to achieve through various techniques is a balance between the death of cells and the creation of ‘immortal’ cells. As cells die, the body dies. Cells becoming ‘immortal’ is another term for becoming cancerous. So, the goal is to maintain our cells’ health.
DNA damage can be caused both by aging and by damaging agents (free radicals). Examples of damaging agents would be smoking and radiation. An indicator of aging is the Sirt 1 enzyme. The Sirt 1 level goes down as we age.
Arthur then provided examples of how different parts of our bodies age, and how and why this happens.
The brain is the most complex organ of the body. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that results from clumps of protein growing in the brain and damaging brain cells. Scientists are looking at solutions to this brain disease, such as introducing inhibitors that can control these adverse effects. Feeding of the brain’s neurons is one possible solution. Coconut oil is rich in Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) which feed the brain’s neurons.
The heart is a much simpler organ, but if it is starved of oxygen, it will also be damaged and age.
The pancreas controls insulin secretion. All cells require insulin or they will become starved. So, if the pancreas is damaged, the result is that the entire body will age through the condition known as Diabetes.
Arthritis is another condition that can contribute to aging through joint and bone damage. Hip replacements and similar relatively new procedures and drugs are being used to compensate for this aging factor.
Macular Degeneration represents an aging of the eye, which is related to the over expression of the VEGF gene.
So, to summarize, our genes control our bodily functions and, as they are damaged in one fashion or another, our bodies begin to break down. Accordingly, the scientific community is concentrating on finding ways to reduce and repair this genetic damage, and the future looks very promising in this regard.
There are basically three major methods that are being researched to combat aging:
1. Stem Cell Research - Stem cells can be programmed into becoming and therefore replacing or increasing the numbers of those types of cells that have been damaged, whether they be skin cells, nerve cells, brain cells, or any other type of cells in the patient’s body.
2. Gene Editing - This process allows scientists to deactivate, reactivate or replace genes, i.e. to repair the actual DNA of the patient, in order to cure diseases. This type of genetic engineering is a very promising approach that may very soon be able to cure such diseases as hemophilia.
3. Immunotherapy - This process involves producing antibodies in a test animal with respect to certain diseases that can then be injected into the patient. Arthur told the story about a woman who thought that drinking and bathing in the blood of hundreds of murdered young women would keep her young. There appears to be some truth to this theory, since scientists have rejuvenated old mice by flowing blood into them from young mice. Furthermore, they have isolated the protein in the blood that causes this rejuvenation. It is the GDF11 protein, which researchers feel has the potential of rejuvenating an aging body.
Arthur summarized that old age is a disease caused by genetic defects, and that new genetic technologies are being developed in order to correct these defects and, hopefully, at least delay the aging process.
Dhanni thanked Arthur for a very interesting and informative talk, but told him that he left out the fact that stress also contributes to aging, but that a lot of sex and Jack Daniels can relieve that stress, or at least act as a pleasant diversion from the aging process.
Gerd terminated the meeting while this reporter’s mind was still struggling with his aging brain to comprehend what the heck Arthur had been talking about.
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Oct 28, 2015October 28, 2015.
Chairman- President Gerd Wengler
O Canada-Gordon Brown
Grace- Basil Dias
Attendance- 10 Members
Guests- 2 Guests- Steve Rutledge and Garry
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Amerok SocietyAnthem: Jacob Lakirovich
Grace: Mike Mushet Toast: Gerd Wengler In attendance: 22 (including guests) Guests: Earl Creighton immediate past President of the Rotary Club of St Vincent south Mike Conway from the Agincourt Rotary Club
Deepak Gupta and Amit Lahiri from Centennial College who are working with us on the creation of a new Roteract club
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Copy of Amerok SocietyAnthem: Jacob Lakirovich
Grace: Mike Mushet Toast: Gerd Wengler In attendance: 22 (including guests) Guests: Earl Creighton immediate past President of the Rotary Club of St Vincent south Mike Conway from the Agincourt Rotary Club
Deepak Gupta and Amit Lahiri from Centennial College who are working with us on the creation of a new Roteract club
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Julia Bubrin Classification TalkOct 14/2015 Rotary Luncheon
"Julia Bubrin Classification Presentation"
Chairperson: President Gerd Wengler
National Anthem: Jacob Lakirovich
Grace: Rocco Colangelo
Attendance: 13, including 2 guests: Lillian Colangelo and Jacquelyn Smith
Announcements:
Jacquelyn Smith read a Thank You letter she received from Pamela Serti on behalf of Goodwill TENCO for the significant amount of donation given by the Rotary Clubs in Scarborough in June 2015
Jacob - last call for the upcoming concert!
Alan Meredith reminded us once again that we only have less than a third the minimum numbers of items required for the TV auction and please don't wait till the last minute to bring items in to avoid the last minute rush to enter the stuff on the system.
Gerd reported that he has $15K of sponsorships and possibly more in the way Thanks Gerd, Dhanni will be happy to record them for our Club.
Marbelous Draw: Jack Holman conducted the draw Gerd had the lucky ticket however the mutant marble wasn't found and lives another day.
SAA – Basil Dias - asked for happy Buck$ there were many from Arthur, Gerd, Jack and others
Program: Alan Meredith - had the pleasure to introduce Julia Bubrin to speak to us again but this time being a member of the North Scarborough Rotary Club and tell us about herself.
Arthur Retnakaran - Thanked Julia for her interesting talk and welcomed her to the Club.
Please follow the audio link to hear Julia's interesting presentation. President Gerd also thanked Julia and welcomed her to the Club and closed the meeting.
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Honorary Members LunchReporter: Rocco Colangelo
Rotary Luncheon
Oct 7th 2015
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Directors' Reports September 2015Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller
Wednesday September 30, 2015
By Basil Dias
Attendance: 9 members, no guests.
Anthem: Jacob Lakirovich
Grace: Donna Salamalay
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Gerd Wengler
Announcements:
Club Service (Group1) meeting at Basil Dias’ on Thursday October 8th at 7:00 pm. Community Service/Vocational Service meeting at Baton Rouge on Wednesday October 7 at 2:00 pm. Jacob announced the upcoming Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra concert on Saturday October 24 at 8:00 pm at the Salvation Army Citadel. This performance, “Breaking Bad: Colourful Characters in Music”, is sponsored by our club. The program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture To Don Giovanni; Alexander Rapoport’s “If Elvira Hadn’t Arrived In Time”; Georges Bizet/Pablo De Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”; Igor Stravinsky’s “Petroushka”; and John Williams’ “The Imperial March (Darth Vader Theme) from Star Wars. Kevin reminded us that the TV Auction needs LOTS of quality items, with only one month left to bring them in. Alan also announced that to date (Sep 30) only two members had brought in items. Remember that we need hockey and other sports tickets, restaurant vouchers, hairdresser gift certificates, items from the local hardware stores, cameras, watches, jewelry, etc… Everybody we see or do business with each day is a potential donor. Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Kevin Manuel and won by Alan Meredith. The elusive mutant marble continued to elude Alan, who had to settle for $5.00. Sergeant at Arms: S/A Alan fined all in attendance who had not yet brought in TV auction items; this even included members who had items with them but hadn’t yet turned them in. Happy bucks were collected from Gerd for his enjoyable trip to the East Coast, and from other happy members. (We’ll get you unhappy folks next time) Today’s program was Director’s Reports, with Alan reporting for Dhanni and Basil reporting for
Gordon. It was emphasized that it is important to RSVP to invitations early, so that the
Event Chair can properly plan the event. Please accept or decline early.
A link to the recording of the Directors reports follows.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/asg3xosiy1v0h39/Directors%27%20reports%209-15.MP3?dl=0
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TV Auction 2015 "Kick Off"Rotateller for September 9th, 2015
Past President Maddy opened the meeting
Anthem: Frank
Grace: Arthur
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary – Past President Maddy
Attendance: 11 including 2 guests
Guests: Maddy’s daughter Diya and Kevin Manuel’s wife Sharyn
Announcements:
Gordon announced that there will be a Club Service Group meeting at Carolyn’s tomorrow Thursday September 10th at 7.00pm
Marbelous Draw:
Peter conducted the draw and Maddy’s daughter drew the ticket which was claimed by Sharyn Manuel, but she couldn’t find the mutant marble so was given $5 as a consolation. Sergeant-At-Arms:
Kevin Manuel didn’t fine anyone, but just asked for Happy Bucks: Kevin Moore contributed as he was happy to be in attendance. Jack Holman was happy to be 84 today. Dhanni contributed as she had recovered from an accident involving her thumb and a blender and having to have quite a few stitches! Peter was surprised last Saturday at the Baton Rouge with a surprise 80th birthday party for him with a lot of family members. Yet another birthday contribution from Arthur who was taken to a Blue Jays game for his birthday. Maddy was happy her daughter was back from a lot of traveling- including being at a music camp. Kevin Manuel was happy that Sharyn joined him for dinner and contributed the $5 that Sharyn just won! Program: Our speaker today was Past President Maddy with her ‘TV Auction Kick Off’.
(Before she gave her presentation she reminded us of the Foundation Walk on September 20th at Morningside Park.) The Auction this year is on November 27, 28 and 29 (the 29th being just for ‘pick up’). Important dates to be noted: item entry and sponsorship deadline is October 30th delivery of items is November 6th and sorting November 7th. There are 5 teams this year and she will be e-mailing everyone in the next few days advising of the teams. Maddy gave out some packages with information including a flyer that can be used, sponsorship information and item entry form. She advised that if you want to buy some hockey tickets (at cost) and then donate them you can contact Al Meredith. Maddy also advised that she had confirmed with Doug that tax receipts can be issued to individuals (not companies) for items that have a ‘clear value’. Dhanni is the sponsorship coordinator, so any sponsorships should be given to Dhanni. [The noise from the birthday party next door during Maddy's presentation has made listening to her difficult. Here is the link]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zwh7zx6b7iylvad/Maddy%20TV%20Auction.MP3?dl=0 Dhanni thanked Maddy for her presentation and the hard work she had done (and will be doing) for the Auction.
There being no further business Past President Maddy closed the meeting.
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District Governor Michael Bell's 2015-2016 prioritiesRota-Teller
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Assistant District Governor Dr. Ravi Chouljian
District Governor Michael Bell
Anthem: Peter Masson
Grace: Basil Dias Toast to the Queen & Rotary: President Gerd Attendance: 15 including 4 guests
District Governor Michael Bell, Jo-Ann Bell Assistant District Governor Raffi Chouljian David Seemungal’s daughter Dana Announcements:
1. Basil (to everyone’s surprise) had no announcement!
2. Dhanni announced that the International (Group 4) would meet later this afternoon 3. Donna announced that the Community Services (Group 2/3) would meet Sept 2nd. 4. Board of Directors to meet @ Gordon Brown’s home Monday August 31st. 5. A dinner meeting is scheduled for Sept 9th @ 6:30 pm. A special Baton Rouge menu will be provided for those attending. 6. Club dues are now “due” . Same amount as last year but no meal tickets will be included. 7. September 20th is Foundation Walk. 8. Oct 23-25 is the District Conference at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. 9 Gerd advised that the President’s Party generated $1,300 for the Foundation and about 30 attended on the Wengler outdoor patio on August 22nd. 10. October 7th will be Honorary Members day at the Baton Rouge. Correction (It will be a FREE lunch for the honoraries and Rotary wheels will be available for those who don't want to take UBER) Marbelous Draw:
Donna was the winner of the draw but only $5 which she graciously returned to the club treasury. Seargeant at Arms:
Peter Masson together with Mike Mushet toured the room soliciting “happy” bucks. Much was returned to the club’s treasury from members attending. Your scribe offered his thanks for a successful driver’s examination the day before he left for a two week vacation through Quebec and the Maritimes. That was followed by his 80th birthday on August 24th. He has discovered the folly of telling Facebook your birth date. He was inundated with a gaggle of greetings from near and far. Program:
ADG Raffi introduced DG Michael Bell. Michael has only been a Rotarian since 2005 but has gone on to be president of the Etobicoke club on two occasions and to chair the fabulously successful Toronto Ribfest held on July 1st weekends from 2011 to 2015 raising $650,000 for charitable work as a result. Raffi described Michael’s commitment to volunteer service including his activities at the District level. Of note is that during the three years that he was club president he was instrumental in the addition of 42 new members during the last three years. Michael then began his talk by taking us with him (figuratively) to the gathering of all incoming presidents of Rotary when President Ravi Ravindran urged all Rotarians “Be a gift to the World”.
Please listen to the complete recording of Raffi’s introduction and Governor Michael’s presentation in the following link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c136lvq1k6d5cqk/Governor%20Michael%20Bell.wav?dl=0
President Gerd closed the meeting after a short Q and A session with DG Michael.
Next week’s program: September 2nd
Victor Lal, 2015 Paul Harris Scholar Battling Depression
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RYLA 2015Reporter - David Seemungal
Rotary Luncheon
August 19th 2015
1. Chair - President Gerd Wengler
2. National Anthem - Gordon Brown
3. Grace - Jim Boyko
4. Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary - Gerd Wengler
5. Attendance - 16
6. Guests - Mike Conway, R.C Agincourt; Mike Zenteno, R. C. Markham Sunrise Basil's guest.
7. Guest Speaker - Anthony Poon our RYLA attendee who is also a member of Rotaract at York University.
8. Announcements - September 20th is Foundation Walk. Registration begins at 8:AM.
We still need sponsorships for the walk. Forms available from David Seemungal or President Gerd Wengler.
International Group will meet after regular meeting at Baton Rouge on Wednesday 26th. Hosted by Chair Dhanni Ramdeen.
President Gerd invited all Directors to meet with District Governor and ADG at 11.45am
before our regular meeting on Wednesday 26th. Please be on time.
President’s Party at President Gerd’s home in Milton on Saturday 22nd at 4pm.
9. Marbelous Draw - Alan Meredith, the mutant marble drawn belonged to the Mike/Gerd Coalition
who donated the consolation prize back to the club coffers.
10. SAA - Mike Mushet only asked for happy bucks, there were too many to recall.
The program today was a report from this Year's RYLA Candidate.
Rocco Colangelo - introduced the speaker, Anthony Poon, a Rotaractor who we sponsored to attend RYLA earlier this year.
He gave an interesting talk and answered several questions from members.
Please follow the attached audio link to hear all Anthony's presentation.
Dhanni Ramdeen - thanked Anthony for his presentation and presented him with an Operation Eyesight Certificate.
President Gerd closed the meeting reminding us of the DG visit next Wednesday August 26th.
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Air CadetReporter: Arthur Retnakaran
Rotary Luncheon
August 12th 2015
Mike Mushet thanked our speaker and presented Anne with a cheque in support to Air Cadet from our Club.
To listen to Anne Kozich's presentation, please follow the link.
Conclusion – Gerd thanked everyone for attending and concluded the meeting by ringing the bell (In 1922, U.S. Rotarians organized an attendance contest; the challenge was that the losing clubs would join in giving the winning club a prize. The Rotary Club of New York City was declared the winner and to them was awarded as a prize a bell from a popular patrol boat, which was placed on wood that came from HMS “Victory”, Admiral Nelson’s vessel at the battle of Trafalgar. And thus began the tradition of bell ringing!)
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Danny Cassidy "Ride to Conquer Cancer"Chairperson: President Gerd Wengler
National Anthem: Dave Hardy
Grace: Carolyn Nicholson
Attendance: 13, no guests
Announcements:
Basil - thanked all those who participated in the Ribfest last weekend; this was a success!
Dave – during Ribfest ten people expressed interest in potentially joining Rotary, one attending
Scarborough Twilight’s meeting tonight; we also had three Rotarians from Belleville who were
interested in the Renewal Campaign.
Gordon – Group 1 meeting later this week
Gerd - The President’s party will be held on August 22. Please respond to the invite if you have not yet done so.
Gerd - Our meeting on September 9th will be a dinner meeting starting at 7pm.
Gerd - The Foundation Walk will be held on September 20th; we still need sponsors & support.
Marbelous Draw: Jim had the winning ticket, however the lucky marble eluded him; the consolation
prize was donated back to the pot.
SAA – Peter Masson gave the group a brief overview of the Civic Holiday; August 1, 1834 is also known
as “Emancipation Day”, the day when slavery was ended in the British Empire; this holiday is celebrated
in many former British colonies in the Caribbean. Peter then proceeded to collect happy bucks as
follows:
- Danny: celebrating his son’s recent wedding
- Danny: recently selected to join the Regional Advisory Council for the Rouge Valley Hospital
- Jack: appreciated the article on the front page of the Sun, regarding a previous co-worker
- Carolyn: on successfully passing an exam and is now a member of the Canadian Academy of Floral Art.
- Basil: appreciating his great grand-father’s trip from Africa to St. Kitts, allowing Basil to ultimately migrate to Canada
Program:
Gordon introduced Danny Cassidy, our guest speaker this week. Danny shared his experiences
regarding the Ride to Conquer Cancer, proceeds of which go to the Princess Margaret Hospital. The first ride in
Toronto in 2008 raised $14.0M, in 2015 this increased to $19.6M; Danny estimates that he has cycled
over 224K KM during these rides.
Statistically Cancer is the leading cause of death amongst Canadian men and women. In 2015 it is
estimated that 41K men and 37K women will get cancer, with lung cancer being most prevalent form of
the disease for both sexes. The focus at Princess Margaret is on individual therapies versus “generic”
treatments. Danny then entertained the group with details of his 2015 ride, which included being stung
by a hornet, falling off his bike and ending up soaking wet in the rain.
Gerd thanked Danny for an entertaining presentation and presented him with a token of our appreciation.
He then concluded the meeting by wishing everyone a happy week.
Here are the links to listen to Danny's presentation
Next Week’s Program: The Blackhawk Air Cadets, Speaker: Cecile Thompson
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Aga Khan FoundationRota-Teller
29 July 2015
Chairperson: President Gerd Wengler
National Anthem: Peter Masson
Grace: James Burchell
Attendance: 15 including our guest speaker
Announcements:
Gerd - The President’s party will be held on August 22. Please respond to the invite if you have not yet done so.
Gerd - Our luncheon meeting on September 9th will be replaced by a dinner meeting. This is a trial to see if it will better accommodate our members’ schedules.
Gerd: -the key to access the Rotary box (for materials used during our weekly meetings) has been replaced with a combination lock. The secret code was shared with meeting attendees.
David S - The Foundation Walk will be held on September 20th. Registration will begin at 8AM. We are seeking sponsors so please advise if you have potential candidates.
Dave H - We have a replacement for Julia’s activities on the Renewal Campaign
Gerd - We have received a membership application that will be reviewed at the next board meeting
Donna - The first Community Services meeting will be held on Sept 2; location forthcoming.
Marbelous Draw: Won again by the Wengler-Muschet consortium!
SAA - Dave Hardy fined anyone who is not participating in the upcoming Ribfest this weekend. He then solicited Happy Bucks from the group as follows:
Program:
Our Guest speaker this week was Asif Pradhim, who is part of the Speakers’ Bureau with the Aga Khan Foundation. They meet with different groups to educate local communities about the non-for profit’s activities. The Aga Khan Foundation was established in 1967; the Canadian arm (AKFC) was established in 1980. AKFC is a registered Canadian charity and an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network, a group of development agencies with individual mandates that address social, economic and cultural dimensions of development. Active in 30 countries, these agencies share a mission to improve living conditions and opportunities for the poor, without regard to their faith, origin or gender.
Asif has an educational background and shared his experiences in Chitral, a town near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. He discussed the fact that educators in the region are committed to developing young minds, regardless of the limited training materials available to them – the focus is on active learning and the ability to stimulate a child’s learning.
“Education is the most powerful force you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela
Asif's presentation can be heard on the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2chsr8xy7xebxxo/Aga%20Khan.mp3?dl=0
Conclusion: Gerd concluded the meeting by wishing everyone a happy weekend holiday
Next Week’s Program: Ride to Conquer Cancer, Speaker: Danny Cassidy
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Habitat for Humanity This photo is of the presentation of $1,800 to Habitat for Humanity
Left to right: Jeff Abraham (H for H), Arthur Retnakaran, President Gerd Wengler
Rota-Teller
July 22, 2015
Chairperson – President Gerd Wengler
National Anthem – Peter Masson
Grace - Jim Boyko
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary – Gerd Wengler
Attendance – 19 including 4 guests
Announcements –
Basil Dias – Urgent call for volunteers for the Scarborough Ribfest
David Hardy – Invitation for Guild Alive Art Festival
Gerd Wengler – President’s party on August 22nd at his residence (212 Queen St Street, Milton). No food or drink but a generous donation towards our club is requested.
Gordon Brown – Raised $575 at his Garden Party & BBQ. Maddy & Sameer donated all the food
Happy Bucks – Sai Foo, Dave Hardy and Basil Dias had reasons to rejoice
Marbelous Draw – Jim Boyko conducted the draw and Frank Alison was the winner but not the magic marble and was rewarded with the consolation prize of $5. There was a unanimous sigh of sympathy from the audience!
Sergeant-at-arms – Frank Alison asked a question, “What do you know about Geriatric?” Apparently there is a soccer player named Geriatric (although I could not find it on Google). He collected quite handily.
Impromptu visit by the Assistant District Governor, Rafi ------?. He congratulated the joint effort of the Scarborough Rotary Clubs in supporting Dave Hardy’s ground breaking initiative of the Scarborough Renewal Campaign. He announced the spin off effect of starting a Business Initiative. He presented a video message from the District Governor, -Michael Bell, which among other things had a rousing message from the Rotary International President, Ravindran asking all of us to “Be a gift to the world”.
Speaker – Jeff Abraham from Habitat for Humanity was introduced by Arthur Retnakaran and he gave a presentation on the activities of their organization. The program was started by Jimmy Carter in 1976 in the small town of Americus, Georgia where they built 62 homes. Habitat is active in 65 countries and a new home is built every 5 ½ minutes. Habitat runs a Social Service as well as an Outreach program building houses and running Habitat Restores that sells donated building materials and household goods. In order to qualify a low income family should invest 500 hours of “Sweat Equity” as a down payment. They provide 0% mortgage for the family. Their motto, “Not a hand-out but a Hand-up”
He was presented with a check for $1800 by our club by Arthur Retnakaran and Gerd Wengler and it was in honour of Arthur’s late wife, Sarsi who was a tireless volunteer at Habitat Restore in Sault Ste. Marie. The donation was a collective effort of Arthur, his 2 children, our club and the generosity of many members.
The Habitat for Humanity slide show follows : https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyxnxbzk1zuidcf/Rotary%20Club%20of%20North%20Scarborough.pptx.lnk?dl=0
Jeff Abraham's remarks are found at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h35v8a3r2oj4jey/Habitat%20intro%20%26%20Jeff%20.MP3?dl=0
Conclusion – Gerd Wengler concluded the meeting by wishing everyone a happy week.
Next week's program: Aga Khan Foundation, Speaker Asif Pradhim
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Club Priorities for 2015/16 President Gerd Wengler congratulated by
David Seemungal,
Foundation Chair re Paul Harris Award
Rota-Teller
July 15, 2015 Chair: Gerd Wengler
Anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Carolyn Nicholson Attending 16 including Gerd Wengler’s guest Frank Lippa (P.H.Fellow)
Announcements:
● Standing ovation for support by Frank Lippa for the club and its programs after Gerd introduced Frank as our visitor to-day. ● David Seemungal announced that Gerd Wengler has purchased another P.H. Fellow (as the Rotary Foundation urges us all to do) ... #4 pip for his pin. ● Scarborough Rib Fest is coming July 31 to August 3. Basil is anxiously awaiting volunteers to fill our roster for parking and promotion of Rotary duties.. ● Next week Gerd will be advising who has been assigned to which group. Most have indicated that they would remain in the same groups as last year. But recent new members will be assigned after they have indicated their preferences. ● Jack Holman reports that he may only be contacted by phone, postal service or by carrier pigeon until his laptop has been resuscitated. ● Dave Hardy reported that there has been a good response for the Art in the Park event July 25 & 26. Marbelous Draw:
Mike asked our guest, Frank, to pull the winning ticket. This week it was Gerd again who held the winning ticket stub. But $5 was the consolation prize ... returned shortly afterward. Sergeant at Arms:
●Dave Hardy asked for hands up if you had volunteered for the Civic Holiday RibFest. Not many hands went up. So the point was made .... we need the money and Basil is anxiously awaiting for volunteers to contact him. ●Gerd gave a happy (?) buck for his and Dorothy’s exhausting week. Yes, this is what happens when an 8 week old puppy takes over your home. Their laundry basket is being re-organized one sock at a time and she tears around the house as if she were on a racetrack then collapses only long enough to recharge her batteries. ● Basil confessed that when he visited the Scarborough club on RibFest business he was advised to be “Packett light” in his funding requests for the Foundation. ●Many others contributed happy bucks as we settled into our new routine of soup and our choice off the menu before the program part of the meeting. Program:
James was given the honour of introducing President Gerd (even though he has been a regular fixture at the podium this past year). But this time it was to look ahead to the new Rotary year 2015/16 when he is club president. Gerd began by introducing our new R.I. President Ravi Ravindran from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). Gerd personally met him at R.I.’s Evanston head office when the 7070 group was visiting as part of the PETS program. The July issue of the Rotarian magazine tells a part of his story. First having his tea business taken away from him and his family and then starting anew with an idea that all tea bags must be labeled and thus the growing business of packaging and labeling this most valuable commodity which is one of Sri Lanka’s major exports to the world. Now as R.I. president he is lucky to have more than a couple of days to return to visit his home country.
Gerd introduced President Ravi’s new Presidential Citation to be awarded to clubs directly by R.I. during his year in office. These citations are intended to encourage clubs to make strides in the following areas:
Membership Development and Retention
Foundation Giving Online Tool Adoption Humanitarian Service New Generations Public Image All clubs are to set at least 15 goals and pay semiannual dues on time.
Each member is to receive the pamphlet that was handed out to all attending. It will be the focus of the club membership and the Board as we prepare our response to the presidential challenge.
Donna thanked Gerd for his presentation and assured him that we will work toward achieving the goals that will crown his year with a Presidential Citation.
Links to a recording of Gerd’s presentation are attached: (Sorry but I was unable to join the two parts in order to integrate them.
Part 1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/qfat0qbk6vas53r/150715_001.wav?dl=0
Part 2 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jz0krzrme7x0rn1/150715_002.wav?dl=0
Next week's featured presentation:
Enloe Wilson for Habitat for Humanity
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ACSA donation Susan Caswell, Park Property Management, Mike Mushet Rotary Club of North Scarboroough, Lee Soda Executive Director of Agincourt Community Services Association
Representatives of Park Property Management and the Rotary Club of North Scarborough present a cheque for $6,000 to the Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA)
Mike Mushet, 2014/15 Director of Community Services for the Rotary Club is joined by Susan Caswell, Manager, Human Resources of Park Property Management Inc. and Lee Soda, Executive Director of ACSA. They are presenting a $6,000 cheque to advance the work within the Scarborough communities.
ACSA has been serving the Scarborough community since 1974 providing essential programs and services to over 70,000 community members yearly through their multiple sites. Complete details can be found at their website: www.agincourtcommunityservices.com
North Scarborough Rotary Club has been a supporter of ACSA for many years and recently partnered with Park Property Management of Markham which has contributed $4,500 toward ACSA’s annual $50,000 goal to fund the local community in efforts to sustain and maintain the ACSA food bank. ACSA’s food bank served over 15,000 unique individuals in 2014.
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Afghanistan experience Captain Ian Chen
Rota-Teller
June 10, 2015
Chair: Incoming VP Basil Dias
Anthem: Alan Meredith
Grace: David Seemungal
Attendance: 16.
Guests: 1; Captain Ian Chen
Announcements:
Basil Dias – There will be a Goodwill “Donation Drive” on June 24th, organized by Jacklyn Smith. Please start collecting items such as gently used clothing, small household items, (no furniture) books, CDs, DVDs, Posters, etc...
Basil Dias – As part of the Arts & Cultural component of the Scarborough Renewal Campaign, there will be a “Dinner and a Song” event at the Olde Stone Cottage on June 21st.
Basil Dias – We were informed by the Delta Toronto East hotel, effective July 1st, the luncheon cost will be increased to $30, plus HST and gratuity with a minimum of 15 attendees. Parking for the first 2 hours is included, thereafter parking is $4/hr. The contract will be on a month-to-month basis. The Board was advised and a decision will be made soon. The members will be informed accordingly.
David Hardy – Dave met with UTSC and they agreed to sponsor the Renewal Campaign conference on Oct. 15th.
Peter Masson – The Ribfest 2015 will be on Friday June 27th to Sunday June 28th at the Markham Civic Centre. Please speak with Rocco to book the time you will be volunteering.
Jack Holman – Congratulated Peter Masson on receiving his third Paul Harris pin at the annual PH Scholarship event last week.
Dhanni Ramdeen – The International Services group meeting will be next Wednesday, June 17th at the Delta Toronto Hotel right after the regular weekly meeting.
Dhanni read out an impressive beautifully framed “Thank You” letter from Bridge to Health expressing their gratitude for our contributions to their work on the Maternal Health clinics in Uganda. This was a District Grant project in 2013. (See below)
.jpg) Marbelous Draw: Barry Smith
Dhanni won the consolation prize of $5 which she quickly turned over to the pot.
SAA – Alan Meredith.
Fines were given out to those who did not wear their Rotary pins and who will not be at the Ribfest.
Happy Bucks from:
Basil Dias introduced the speaker Captain Ian Chen on his experience in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Ian joined the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve where he was active in the Logistic Division. From there he went overseas to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2008. When he came back safely to Toronto, he completed his Executive MBA degree where he met Madhavi
Mike Mushet thanked our speaker for his service to our country and presented him with a certificate from Operation Eyesight.
Next Week: President Maddy Chandrasekaran will give us her "Swan Song" and the members will all be able to offer their analysis of her performance (otherwise known as a ROAST)
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Palliative Care Society of Trinidad & Tobago.This article was extracted from an article in the Newsday Magazine in Trinidad & Tobago
It was submitted by David Seemungal who was responsible for bringing this need to the attention of our club. North Scarborough Rotary supported the program as part of International outreach.
Gateway to Heaven By ANGELA PIDDUCK Tuesday, June 2 2015 Scores of patrons shared bowls of soup in the Hilton’s Ballroom at the Palliative Care Society of Trinidad and Tobago (PCSTT) Annual Poor Man’s Dinner on May 23. Unlike Oliver Twist, starved and mistreated, empty bowl in hand, after his allotted bowl, who mustered the courage to approach his master saying “Please, sir, I want some more”, this was rich and tasty vegetable soup, chicken soup and fish broth with dumplings, served with warm rolls, and second helpings were allowed. This dinner is an annual fund-raiser organised by the Society to upkeep The Palliative Care Unit at Caura, now accepted as the first state-funded, specialist unit within the Caribbean, and is referred to by the Caura staff as the “Caura Hyatt” or by others as the “Gateway To Heaven.” The unit is a joint venture between the PCSTT and the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA). It was founded in April 2011 by Satyernand “Saty” and Chan Seemungal of Maraval in memory of their daughter, Trudy-Ann Seemungal-Velauytham, who died of lung cancer at age 48, in 2009.
Working with an extremely dedicated team at Caura Hospital, NCRHA and the PCSTT identified and renovated a formerly derelict building within the hospital to produce the Caura Hospital Palliative Care Unit, a 12-bed, in-patient unit that provides high quality, compassionate end-of-life care for patients with any terminal illness in a peaceful and serene environment. Palliative care is, in essence, about caring for patients with illnesses that cannot be cured, relieving their suffering and supporting them and their families through difficult times. The aim of Palliative Care is therefore to improve quality of life.
One of only two physicians in Trinidad with formal palliative care training – Dr. Neil Nijhawan – who is in charge of the Caura Unit – gave diners a comprehensive talk, accompanied by slides, on the services offered since the unit opened on August 9, 2014. The other physician, Dr. Ravindra Maharaj, runs a clinic located at the National Radiotherapy Centre in St James.
Already, said Seemungal, president of PCSTT, more interest is being generated through a Master’s programme at the University of the West Indies, Mount Hope, now in its third year, with 30 students graduating from the last programme. Some of the services offered include “a ward-based palliative care consulting service at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC)”, explained Nijhawan. Patients remain under the care of their primary team, with the palliative care team providing specialist input; and out-patient clinics at the Caura Hospital Palliative Care Unit, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8 am to 1pm, by appointment only, so that patients do not have to come to clinic hours before their appointment and wait.
“Referrals are accepted for adult patients with a diagnosis of any advanced, progressive, life-limiting illness. This includes end stage cancer, end stage organ failure (kidney failure, heart failure, dementia) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Typically, patients referred to the palliative care service have an expected prognosis of less than a year. Referrals are usually for the following reasons:
* Complex symptom control, e.g. severe, uncontrolled pain.
* Complex psychological or spiritual distress.
* Respite following radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery or other palliative interventions.
* Care of the actively dying patient.”
“Effective palliative care requires a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. We are fortunate at Caura to have a team that comprises nurses, doctors, patient care assistants, dieticians, social worker, chaplain and medical students, Nijhawan said.
“Since the unit opened, we have had in excess of 300 referrals from all corners of TnT. Referrals come from hospital teams, GPs in the community, patients/relatives at home and ‘walk ins’. While palliative care has been traditionally affiliated with oncology/cancer services, it is not limited to patients with end stage cancer. At present, 83 percent of our referrals are for patients with end stage cancer (lung cancer being the most common – which mirrors worldwide statistics). But we are getting increasing numbers of referrals for dementia and other organ failure.”
Nijhawan also spoke of the success rate of the unit.
“We have had just over 130 admissions to the in-patient unit since we opened. Seventy-four percent of the admissions are for end-of- life care, 22 percent for symptom control and four percent for respite. A common perception is that once someone is sent to a palliative care unit, they never go home again. However, at Caura, our discharge rate is approximately 40 percent - meaning that 40 percent of the patients who are admitted to the palliative care unit are well enough to return home.
Unfortunately, quite a large number of patients referred to us (30 percent), pass away within 24 hours of that referral being made. This reflects (1) the fact that many patients are diagnosed with a terminal condition at a very late stage and (2) medical teams wait too long before they refer to the palliative care team – this is improving as we are now receiving referrals at the point of diagnosis. Obviously ensuring that more doctors are familiar with palliative care is a priority and this has already started with fourth- year medical students being introduced to palliative care at both the NRC in St James and at Caura.
So many times we hear family or friends not wanting to use heavy pain killers but this doctor so well qualified in this field spoke about “Morphine for pain control as a global human right. Morphine availability varies around the world with some depressing statistics – 8 percent of the world’s morphine is consumed in North America and Europe but low and middle-income countries are home to 50 percent of all the world’s cancer patients. It is impossible to provide good quality pain control without a decent supply of morphine, and while we do have access to morphine in Trinidad and Tobago, there is room for improvement.”
Nijhawan made the comparison, “If Uganda can compound its own liquid morphine for US $2 a bottle, then what is our excuse? Currently it costs approximately TT$ 500 for a 500ml bottle which is often beyond the means of many of our citizens.”
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F.A.C.E. in EgyptRota-Teller
May 27, 2015
 Sai Foo Lau thanks Nevie Yasso for her presentation
 The certificate given by the R.C. Cairo Rhein-Nile club to
R.C. North Scarborough
Rota-Teller
May 27, 2015
Chair: VP Gerd Wengler
Anthem: Arthur Retnakaran
Grace: Basil Dias
Attendance: 16.
Guests: 2; Jacklyn Smith; Anna Panno
Announcements:
Marbelous Draw: Mike Mushet
Saifoo Lau drew a meager consolation prize of $5, the beginning of a new 50-50 draw after our Lawyer, Barry Smith scooped up the mega prize last week of over $400.
SAA – Barry Smith.
Our SAA is still elated by his winnings last week that he decided not to fine anyone this week.
Happy Bucks from:
Program:
Dhanni Ramdeen introduced our speaker, Nevine Yassa who started out as a Rotaractor in Egypt. She had the pleasure of translating Rotaract’s constitution from English to Arabic. Navine, has been a Rotarian at the Rotary Club of Scarborough since migrating to Canada.
Navine has worked on many International projects including the FACE project, a project that our club was a participant in to qualify for the District grant. The total application of funds was for $18,500. She went to Egypt to deliver and witness the disbursement of the funds. This project was in partnership with 6 Rotary clubs, including the Rotary Club of Rhein-Nile in Egypt.
Please listen to the Navine’s presentation from the link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nxurxo2df9l9kyg/FACE%20May%2027.MP3?dl=0
Navine's Power Point presentation follows:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpu8a6rtrmm3171/FACE%20delta.pptx?dl=0
Next meeting June 10 :Captain Ian Chen "How experience in the Canadian Armed Forces prepares you for life"
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Scarborough Renewal Mayoral Event Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller Apr. 21, 2015 Special Meeting with Mayor John Tory regarding the Scarborough Renewal Campaign held at Centennial College
In attendance: over 160 Rotarians and Guests
Program:
Mike Cooksey of the Scarborough Club welcomed all to the event and introduced Ann Buller, President and CEO of Centennial College.
Ann gave a rousing talk on the history of Centennial College and the future of the College as she sees it.
Dave Hardy of the North Scarborough Club provided information on the Scarborough Renewal Program development and on the new recommendations from the Program. He then introduced Mayor John Tory.
Mayor John Tory spoke about many things:
- He thanked Rotary and all involved for their work in the creation of the Renewal Program and related Action Plan and urged us to continue.
- He advised that Government is not the solution to such things but that individuals will make it work
- He also advised that Government will have a role but will need encouragement from us to get their part done.
- His role is to unite various parts of the City, not to pit them against each other
- He further pushed his concept of Smart Track and also the Scarborough Subway.
- As part of this effort he referred to the Federal Gov’t Budget Transit initiative
- He praised the new Scarborough Business Association
- He advised that he wants to bring jobs to Scarborough. He felt that development will follow transit and jobs will follow development. He committed to moving some City jobs to the Scarborough Area.
- He praised the Renewal Campaign
- He advised that he is reviewing tax tools that the City has to attract business to Toronto and to Scarborough
- He praised the Renewal’s initiative to rebrand Scarborough and applauded the “Food branding” concept, and felt that it was the first step in rebranding Toronto itself.
- He referred to the Austin Music Festival which started in a similar way as the proposed Scarborough Music plan
- He raised concerns regarding Youth Unemployment and felt that education was an important step leading to employment.
- He felt the biggest Toronto issue is the employment and Wealth gap and felt that dealing with this is a business and moral imperative. Immigrants are seen as crucial to the process.
- He felt that this effort, with the support of Rotary, will help achieve this and offered his leadership assistance and requested we advise him of the top three issues we need his assistance with.
Mayor Tory was thanked by Mike Cooksey for his presentation who invited all to partake in the fine beverages and food presented by the College Students.
Press coverage and be found at this link: http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5570768-city-will-move-some-employees-to-scarborough-to-spur-investment-tory/
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PDG Mike Cooksey's update on RI Convention in Toronto 2018 & Foundation Walk Past District Governor Mike Cooksey
Rota-teller for April 15, 2015
Attendance: 13 members and 1 guest
Anthem: lead by Gordon
Grace: by Basil
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: Vice-President Gerd
Announcements:
Marbelous Draw was conducted by Mike Muchet. Our guest speaker Mike Cooksey drew the winning ticket with Arthur claiming the lucky ticket, unfortunately he couldn’t find the mutant marble, but was given $5 as a consolation.
Sergeant –At-Arms today was Basil. He fined anyone who was not wearing their Rotary pin. He also asked several members if they remembered what R.I.’s theme was when they were President – the only one who could remember was Barry Smith! Basil then asked for Happy Bucks. Frank contributed as he thanked Basil for doing all the research on the aforementioned Rotary themes. Arthur gave back his $5 winnings as he was happy his daughter had just told him she got a $20k increase in salary at her job! Sai Foo contributed as he was happy that he will be going with his son to London (Ontario) to compete in a karate competition. His son has a black belt in karate – and he is only 9 years old! Gerd also contributed as he enjoyed his trip to the Bahamas last week.
Program Basil introduced Past District Governor Mike Cooksey. Mike spoke on three different topics:
A recording of Mike’s presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkk8m4tfyahq90k/Mike%20Cooksey.MP3?dl=0
Alan Meredith thanked Mike for his presentation and presented him with one of our 50th anniversary scotch glasses.
There being no further business Vice-President Gerd closed the meeting.
(No regular meeting next week because of Mayor John Tory meeting Tuesday April 21st)
Next meeting April 29th:
Plamen Petkov-VP Ontario - Business Resource- Canadian Federation of Independent Business Services
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RDSP planning for persons with disabilities Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller Wednesday April 8, 2015 Attendance: 9 members, prospective member James Burchell and our guest speaker Joanne Niblock. Anthem: Frank Allison Grace: Arthur Retnakaran
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: Chair, Past President Gordon Brown Announcements: • Club Service (Group1) meeting at Frank Allison’s on Thursday April 9th at 6:30 pm. • Gordon reminded us of the evening of cocktails with Mayor John Tory on Tuesday April 21st at Centennial College, 940 Progress Avenue (East of Markham Rd.) at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. This is a presentation of the final report for the 2014 Scarborough Renewal Campaign and a celebration of this campaign. The club luncheon on Wednesday April 22 has been cancelled to encourage all members and friends to register for this fantastic event. To register please follow this link: http://bit.ly/1BJrI4l
• Gordon also reminded us to register for the “Fireside” at Gerd’s office on Friday April 17th at 6:30 PM. This is a great opportunity for members to give guidance to the incoming president on club direction and future wish lists. Please make the effort to attend and remember that partners are welcomed. • Kevin Manuel announced that the TV Auction meetings for this year are starting, and club participation is requested. Please contact Kevin to offer your help. Marbelous Draw: Conducted by David Seemungal, drawn by Joanne Niblock and won by Basil. (only $5, the big pot is still available). Sergeant at Arms: SAA Frank Allison fined members who had enjoyed an extended vacation in Cancun, and members who enjoyed a special meal, fruit and tea. James was happy that his daughter has been accepted for the masters program in education. Jack was happy with the comedy show, and Arthur was ecstatic that his son and daughter have both contributed towards the Habitat for Humanity matching fund in honour of Arthur’s late wife. Program: Gordon Brown introduced our guest speaker, Joanne Niblock, District Vice President, Retail Sales with Mackenzie Investments. Joanne presented a very informative and enlightening talk on Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSP’s), a program we previously knew very little about. Launched in 2008 by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, there are matching contributions by both Federal and Provincial governments. To qualify, a beneficiary must be a recipient of a disability tax credit, be less than 60 years old, and have a valid SIN number. We heard about Canada Disability Savings Grants, Canada Disability Savings Bonds, maximum lifetime contributions and age eligibility.To learn more, please listen to Joanne’s presentation, or talk to David or Gordon. Editor’s note a short portion of the presentation was not recorded but Ms. Niblock’s presentation for the most part is attached at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tkvy2z3kh3m7x06/RDSP%20presentation.MP3?dl=0
The slide show presentation is attached.: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ur5oiq1kmao8bqg/2015%20RDSP%20Investor%20Presentation.pdf?dl=0
Kevin Manuel thanked Joanne and presented her with an Operation Eye Sight Certificate. Next meeting April 15th, Mike Cooksey will brief us on this year's Foundation Walk
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Directors ReportRotary Club of North Scarborough - Wednesday April 1, 2015 - Rota-Teller “DIRECTOR'S REPORT”
Chair: Gerd Wengler, VP
Anthem: David Seemungal
Grace: Arthur Retnakaran
Toast to the Queen, Canada & Rotary: Gerd Wengler
Attendance: 15 including 2 guests
Guests, Michael Conway from the Agincourt Club and Karl Kramer from the Toronto Club.
Karl explained that the # 55 on his name tag doesn't indicate his age but the # of his club, the Toronto Club chartered in 1912.
Trivia: The Rotary Club of North Scarborough is # 4653 Chartered 1962. Announcements:
Mike Mushet reported that the board has agreed that the Club will match Arthur's $500 in support of Habitat for Humanity in honour of Arthur's late wife.
Mike Conway talked about the fast approaching RYLA event and the District is encouraging Clubs to sponsor candidates for this excellent youth program; our Rotary Club is already searching for a candidate as it was announced by president Madhavi a few weeks ago. Mike also reminded us that the Agincourt Rotary Club is having a ‘Light Up Rotary’ benefit concert on April 11, 2015. If interested please contact him or Barry Smith. - See more details at: http://northscarboroughrotary.org/#sthash.KK8itJDE.dpuf
Gerd reminded us that president Madhavi sent us an e-mail informing us that the regular club meeting on Wednesday April 22 has been cancelled and would like to see maximum participation of all our members at the Mayor's Address Event on April 21st (see details below). Note: We are required to register and pay in advance on line for this event.
Mayor's Address Event
Community Renewal Campaign Cocktails with Mayor John Tory
Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Centennial College, 940 Progress Avenue
$35.00/person
Culinary tapas style food will be served. Cash bar available.
Marbelous Draw - Was conducted by Rocco. Roland List held the winning ticket drawn by Donna, however since he didn't find the mutant marble only $5 consolation prize was awarded to him. The pot keeps growing...
Sergeant @ Arms - today was Gordon Brown. Gordon encouraged everyone to register for the special meeting on April 21st.
He asked for happy $$:
Program:
The program today was the director's report. VP Gerd Wengler, introduced the respective group directors for their updates:
A quote from our treasurer Jack Holman - "We Are Not Broke"
Gerd thanked the directors for their reports, all attendees including guests.
There being no further business for the good of Rotary VP Gerd closed the meeting.
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Gerd's report on meeting RI President Gary HuangRotateller for March 25, 2015
Attendance: 9 (no guests)
Anthem: lead by Arthur
Grace: by David Seemungal
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: Vice-President Gerd
Announcements:
Marbelous Draw was conducted by Mike Muchet. Barry Smith drew the winning ticket with Arthur having the lucky ticket, unfortunately he couldn’t find the mutant marble, but was given $5 as a consolation.
Sergeant –At-Arms today was Rocco. He just asked for Happy Bucks. Barry was happy that he and Glennys had a great vacation in Bermuda – even though there was a delay in his flight, but because of the airline’s error they ended up flying First Class the next day. Gordon contributed as he and Susan had spent the past week (March Break) in Myrtle Beach. Arthur gave back his $5 winnings – tomorrow will be the anniversary of his wife’s passing and he told us that all the support he got from Rotary members helped a lot. Roland gave some bucks as he was happy he had just finished building a machine that makes hailstones and he will be sending it to China to be tested in a wind tunnel he had also built (if you want to know any more about this please contact Roland!). Roland was also happy that he was going to be attending a reunion of some fellow scientists.
Speaker: We had no speaker scheduled for today, so Gerd told us that he attended the dinner last night in Richmond Hill where the R.I. President Gary Huang was speaking. Gerd was expecting a very ‘commanding’ speaker; instead he said that he was the complete opposite - a very ‘humble’ person. While he was speaking though, Gerd said “you could have heard a pin drop”.
Gerd and Arthur also entertained us with some jokes which we cannot publish! So no recording is attached today. There being no further business Vice-President Gerd closed the meeting.
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Travelogue to China and IndiaRota-Teller
Mar. 18, 2015 Anthem: Rocco Colangelo
Grace: Gerd Wengler Toast: Gerd Wengler In attendance: 12 (including guest) Guests: Joan Masson; Announcements:
Kevin Manuel announced TV Auction dates and invited all to 1st TV Auction mtg. on April 15th at 7 PM. Contact Kevin for further info.
Gerd announced that our firetruck donated to Eluthra, Bahamas was actually used successfully recently. Further opportunities may be forthcoming.
Peter Masson announced that he will be collecting more PH scholarship applications - looks like 12 received so far (now 15.)
Marbelous draw conducted by Alan Meredith was drawn by Dhanni Ramdeen and won by Rocco Colangelo.
The mutant marble was not found and the $5 consolation prize was awarded
Sergeant at Arms. Rocco Colangelo
Fines: Our SAA fined himself his winnings
Happy bucks were provided by: Jim Boyko that the Leafs are out of playoffs.
Joan Masson was happy but I couldn't hear why.
Arthur "sold" some coasters from his trip.
Frank Allison's grandson is working out with Toronto Argos.
Gerd did his taxes and his accountant agrees that Canada is a nice place and many immigrants to our country have been rewarded.
Program:
Today’s speaker, Arthur Retnakaran, was introduced by Dhanni Ramdeen and he spoke about his recent trip to India and China.
Arthur was thanked by David Seemungal for his presentation and presented with a scotch glass.
A sound file of the presentation is attached as
A photographic tour of China and India follows:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1grbrr0hhtizf0/China%20-%20India%20Trip%20-%20Copy.ppsx?dl=0
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Sarah Palmer (NeuroConnect) on Personal Injury Accidents Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller  Wednesday March 4, 2015 By Basil Dias Attendance: 9 members and 1 guest speaker plus a late (better late than never) Rocco. Anthem: Gordon Brown Grace: Basil Dias
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary:
Chair, President-Elect Gerd Wengler Announcements: Basil announced the arrangements for Carole Jones, late wife of Past District Governor Ralph. Visitation on Friday March 6th at the W. John Thomas Funeral Home, 244 Victoria Street East, Alliston, from 2 to 4 pm and from 7 to 9 pm.
Visitation on March 7th at the First Baptist Church, 550 Grove Street East, Barrie, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm, followed by the funeral service at 3 pm. The Agincourt Rotary Club is holding a benefit concert for Rotary on Saturday April 11, 2015, from 7 to 9 pm at 105 Gibson Centre (enter from Gibson Road); admission $30.00. Contact Ivan Leong at advanced@istar.ca
An evening of music, singing and dancing featuring SANTHA. Club Service (Group1) meeting at Rocco’s on Thursday March 12th at 6:30 pm.
Today was the first $25 luncheon at the Delta. Many members lost electrical power today (no relationship to the $25) or had an extended commute because of non-functioning traffic lights. Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Frank Allison and won by Roland List (only $5, the big pot is still available … but only for those who attend and pull the mutant marble).
Sergeant at Arms: SAA Gordon Brown fined all members who hadn’t been able to attend the wonderful euchre night generously hosted by Ruth and Danny Cassidy.
Peter Masson contributed happy bucks for the end of the Vocational/Community Service POD. Program: Gordon Brown introduced our guest speaker, Sarah Palmer, Director of NeuroConnect. Sarah’s company provides advice and assistance after accident injuries, related to obtaining proper legal and medical advice and care. Approximately 50,000 Canadians per year suffer brain injuries, with 40% resulting from car accidents. Sarah discussed some of the benefits available from insurance, including income replacement, medical and rehabilitation, attendant care and death and funeral expence benefits.
A separate recording of Sarah’s presentation is attached.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8dtwld5xv7xcxlb/Sarah%20Palmer%20NeuroConnect.MP3?dl=0 Peter Masson thanked Sarah and presented her with an Operation Eye Sight Certificate. Next meeting March 11th Vicky Branco, TDSB Model Schools in Scarborough |
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Chinese New Year (The Year of the Sheep}Chinese New Year 2015.jpg) Commemorative $150 coin minted for Chinese New Year beginning Feb 19, 2015
.jpg) Basil Dias, Jane Pang (Principalof Clearview School of Arts & Culture) and Saifoo Lau
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller Wednesday February 11, 2015 By Basil Dias
Attendance: 14 members and 3 guests
Anthem: Gordon Brown
Grace: Mike Mushet
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: Chair, President –Elect Gerd Wengler
Guests: Joan Masson, Peter’s valentine, Jason (a friend of Wei-Chien’s) and guest speaker Jane Pang.
Announcements: Jacob remined us of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra concert on May 2nd, 2015 at the Salvation Army Citadel. Each Rotarian will be asked to sell 4 tickets for this amazing event, featuring Mozart. Basil announced that Carole Jones is in hospital with what may be liver cancer. Our prayers go out to Ralph and Carole at this time.
Gerd reported on the Pre-Pets (president- elect training) this past weekend, also attended by Dhanni and Donna for the International Grants sessions. We heard about the up-coming Rotary Leadership Institute sessions, and the visit by R.I. President Gary Huang to the Richmond Hill Club on Tuesday March 24th (cocktails at 6:00 P.M.)
Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Alan Meredith, drawn by Wei-Chien and won by Frank Allison (only $5, the big pot is still available).
Sergeant at Arms:
Saifoo introduced our guest speaker, Jane Pang, Principal of Clearview School of Arts & Culture.
A recording of Jane’s presentation follows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e71dfyygu1t75yr/Chinese%20New%20Year.MP3?dl=0 Jane, who speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin, comes from the southern part of China where the customs are somewhat different than the north. She spoke to us about the traditions associated with Chinese New Year, including the 12 Zodiac animals rotating to represent the different years. This year of the sheep, alludes to peace, harmony and tranquility. Sheep are tender, polite, filial, clever, kind hearted and sensitive to art and beauty. The Chinese symbols for sheep are similar to those for beauty and compassion, and the word for sheep is similar to the word for sun. Traditional customs include giving lucky money envelopes, paper cutting, the lantern festival (which marks the end of the 15 day New Year’s celebration), lion dances and Chinese dumplings which sometimes contain lucky money. Kung Hey Fat Choy Roland thanked Jane for an insiteful presentation, and Gerd presented an Operation Eyesight certificate.
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Scarborough Renewal UpdateFEBRUARY 4th, 2015
Sorry but the recorder did not pick up Julia's address but we will have a further update. Better luck next time with the "Record" button.
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Climate ChangeROTARY LUNCHEON JANUARY 28, 2015
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Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA) Lee Soda
ROTARY LUNCHEON JANUARY 21, 2015
Lee Soda's presentation is attached at the following link: Next Week's topic: Earl Salzman speaking about Climate Change |
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Boyko's 2015 Crystal Ball (sports,economy,politics international & Cda & investments)
Saifoo pinning Wayne with his Rotary pin as our newest member Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Attendance- 18 including guests Announcements- Marbelous Draw- Sergeant at Arms- New Member Induction: Gordon Brown then read the four parts to the object of Rotary; 1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; Finally, Saifoo Lau pinned the Rotary wheel on Wayne and all in attendance welcomed Wayne as our newest member. Program- Then we were all awaiting his forecast of things to come in 2015. Again, he gave us his sports predictions, declared that Toronto’s politics will be more boring now that John Tory is in and Ford is almost out. Many questions surround the future leadership of the Ontario PC’s and the NDP whose leader virtually called the election that she lost. Now the rumour mill is awaiting a decision on THE DATE for a federal election. Harper seems to be awaiting news of a financial fairy godmother to solve his post oil-shock election timing. As to international events, Jim expects the oil prices will not go anywhere but down, the Keystone XL pipeline won’t get a nod until after Obama leaves office and the republicans take hold of congress and the presidency. In his discussion about the economy, both in Canada the US and now Europe, the “Quantitative easing” policy now in vogue at central banks is still a mystery to Jim. If only some bright economist will explain how printing more and more money to buy bonds backed by doubtful debts e.g. Freddy Mac and Faney Mae mortgages will not be a recipe for runaway inflation to occur, Jim wishes he or she would speak up and enlighten us all. Jim’s whole story of the past and the future can be listened to on the attached link. Even his investment recommendations are there again. https://www.dropbox.com/s/kt4uahfhhxofclp/Jim%20Boyko%27s%202015%20predictions.MP3?dl=0
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Christmas White Elephant auctionRotary Club of North Scarborough
Auctioner Al at work
Attendance- 21 including guests Announcements- Marbelous Draw- Sergeant at Arms- -Basil Dias tossed $20 (or was that $40) into the fine box to celebrate his birthday ..... but it was noted that he had a free lunch provided by Dexter. It’s so nice to have friends when we grow older! -Jim Boyko was happy that he had family join them over Christmas from Vancouver and they brought along what seemed to be a thousand pictures of their trip to Kathmandu in Nepal. Well they settled for just over 150 which was an eye popping experience. Marti’s sister and brother-in-law just got out of Nepal after the tremendous ice and snow storm hit that killed many who were unprepared for the severe weather conditions in Nepal’s mountains. Barry Smith was fresh back from his son’s wedding (location not revealed but warmer than Toronto) and Mike who, together with Sandra, joined them encouraged him to cough up money for the pleasure of seeing his son on his way ...even though there was 2 minutes of rain while away. Mike also encouraged him to pay up for his birthday as well and for the treat that the bride’s family picked up the bill at the end of the party. Gerd was happy to be back home after their visit with dog in tow to western Canada where they survived -40 C winter weather in Banff and in Saskatchewan. Beautiful in winter but they preferred the fireside and mugs of Christmas cheer to going outside .... and the dog?? Program- White elephant auction This was Al Meredith’s opportunity to surpass the auction record that has stood for years when Jack Wiley was the club’s auctioneer. Well after much coaching and cajoling auctioneer Al collected $265 for the club’s treasury. You can hear the process which was recorded as Allan pulled the dollars out of our pockets. https://www.dropbox.com/s/tq2gglxz4o1kux9/White%20Elephant%20.MP3?dl=0 Next Meeting Jan 14th |
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Christmas Carol Sing under the direction of Kevin MooreRota-Teller
Attending: 26 including guests: Announcements: •
Sargent –at- Arms: – Alan Meredith. Alan gave out fines to Arthur Retnakaran for pushing and shoving during the buffet lunch earlier today. Happy Bucks from: Program: Kevin stressed the need for both Christians and Moslems to live peaceably with one another to ensure the light in Bethlehem never diminishes. The Hotel Staff were presented with Christmas gifts for the wonderful service for the year ended. Gordon Brown thanked both Kevin and Mark for their uplifting program to celebrate the Christmas season. Our next meeting January 7, 2015 will be our annual White Gift fun/fund raiser. Bring your offerings for so that others can be winners even though you might not have been! Listen to the whole program on the attached link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5i0sdarz5dv9fz3/Christmas%20meeting.MP3?dl=0 Your scribe to-day was: Mandy Nwobu |
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Funeral preplanning
Eric Tappenden of Chapel Ridge Funeral Home Rota-Teller December 10, 2014 Chair: VP Gerd Wengler Anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Arthur Retnakaran Attendance: 12. Guests: 2; Eric Tappenden; ADG, Raffi Choujian Announcements: None
Marbelous Draw: Mike Mushet Frank Allison was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms – Barry Smith. Fine was given out to Frank Allison who arrived late, snuck in and won the 50/50 consolation prize. Happy Bucks from:
Kevin Manuel introduced the guest speaker, Eric Tappenden, owner of the Chapel Ridge Funeral Home in Markham. Eric is a past member of the Markham Sunrise Rotary club and a Paul Harris Fellow in 2010. Gordon Brown thanked the speaker and presented him with an Operation Eyesight certificate. Please listen to the Eric’s presentation from the link. https://www.dropbox.com/s/qpeaaaohmzp2c29/Funeral%20preplanning.MP3?dl=0 Join us next week Dec 17th for our annual Christmas Carol sing with Rotarian Kevin Moore and his guest musicians. All members and guests are welcome. |
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Dreams Take FlightDecember 3, 2014
Chair: VP Gerd Wengler Anthem: Alan Meredith Grace: Peter Masson Toast: Gerd Wengler Speaker: Josie Canning Topic: Dreams Take Flight
Attendance: 18 including our guest speaker.
Announcements:
Marbelous Draw: David Seemungal Suspiciously won again, by Mike Mushet and Gerd Wengler – defeating the laws of probability!
Sergeant at Arms: David Seemungal
Happy Bucks from:
Other: A quick “mini” auction was completed of three remaining items from last week’s auction. Congratulations to Peter and Gord on their successful bids.
Program: Josie Canning is the Secretary of the Toronto Chapter of Dreams Take Flight – an organization that focuses on giving children a special experience in order to give flight to new hopes and dreams.
Dreams Take Flight is a non-profit organization made up entirely of volunteers from the Air Canada family in Canada and the USA. Teams organize the trip of a lifetime for physically, mentally or socially challenged children, ages typically ranging from six to twelve years. The destination is Disney World, Florida or Disneyland, California. There are approximately eight trips annually, between April and November and at the end of 2014 it is estimated that over 20,000 children would have benefited from this experience.
New volunteers are always welcome! Anyone interested in participating please contact the organization at www.dreamstakeflight.ca Josie's presentation can be heard by connecting to the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4knv7o4b7gosu5d/Dreams%20Take%20Flight.MP3?dl=0 “There’s nothing in this world that you will ever do that’s better than helping a child” Sparky Anderson |
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Post TV Auction Report by Kevin ManuelRota-Teller Bulletin Notes: Date: November 26, 2014
Attendance: 13 members with no guests Anthem: Gordon Brown Grace: Jim Boyko Announcements: Frank Allison advised that Jack Holman is doing well and is in good spirits, realizing that it could have been much worse. Gerd Wengler injected a little humour into the meeting, indicating, apparently quite seriously, that there is a difference between ravens and crows in that one has a different number of pinion feathers than the other. He said that this difference between ravens and crows is therefore simply a matter of a pinion.
David Seemungal conducted the Marbelous Draw, which was won, and lost, by Roland List.
Sgt-at-Arms, Al Meredith, levied some fines and asked for Happy Bucks. Those who did not volunteer at the TV Auction were fined. Those without Rotary pins were fined. These fines still left a few Happy Bucks to be had: Basil contributed a Less-than-Happy Buck, because he had a wardrobe malfunction at the auction and had to go on the anchor desk after his pants split unexpectedly. Arthur was happy from his China and India trip.
Program: Acting Chairman Gerd introduced Kevin Manuel to report on the TV Auction.
Firstly, Kevin requested post-mortem comments from everyone. A lot went wrong this year, even though it was not apparent. So, feedback is encouraged to ensure that we are better organized for next year’s auction. This year’s auction had 983 items, the best number so far, with a retail value of about $175,000. Our club’s contribution was 171 items worth about $35,000. Using an estimate of 65% of gross, he estimated our net proceeds to be about $22,700. The overall net auction results were about 62% of gross receipts, but our club’s items did better. In fact, our club had the best return on items out of all of the participating clubs. We recovered $3,400 on the furnace. We did have 12-15 items that have to be returned. Some were not picked up, but others just did not receive sufficient bids. By comparison, from the 2013 auction, we received net proceeds of about $16,000, so we’re up over $6,000 from last year. These proceeds are also not including sponsorships which is an additional revenue for the club. Gerd interjected that sponsorships should be about $15,000. So, this is the best TV Auction to date, since gross revenue finally exceeded the $100,000 net receipts barrier. Our club brought in 23% of the auction value, so our club was well represented in this combined auction project. There is, however, a problem this year with the expenses, which are up from last year, bringing the net receipts down, perhaps to about $88,000. This may also bring our net down to about $19,000, which is still up $3,000 from last year. The reasons for the increase in expenses from $8,000 last year to $15,000 this year are multi-fold. Firstly, the auction committee has set aside $2,000 as a float for next year’s auction, so that there will be funds to cover the next auction’s set up costs. Secondly, there were items missing from, and furnishings not returned to their proper location at, the East York Civic Center. Two $1,200-$1,500 carts are missing, and we will receive a bill from the civic center for replacement of these carts plus clean-up and furnishing re-location costs. These problems resulted from a lack of volunteers to ensure that items did not go missing, that all clean-up was performed, and that everything was returned to its proper location. We had Goodwill volunteers, but we needed more Rotarians to properly supervise them. With respect to scheduled volunteers, twenty of them failed to show up for their slots. These are matters that will be further addressed in the post-mortem meeting. Kevin also urged our club to participate to a greater extent in the TV Auction Committee. Next year’s committee work will start in March 2015. The frequency of committee meetings will increase to once every two weeks in October-November, 2015. Kevin is looking into the possibility of having these meeting by way of conference call. For next year, we are probably losing our warehouse and chef. So, these are items that will have to also be addressed for next year. Kevin thanked all those members who donated items and/or volunteered at the auction. After his first year as auction chairman, Kevin confirmed that this Metro Toronto TV Auction is 3 to 4 times more complicated than our club’s previous TV Auction. Being in the top job, he can finally see all that is involved. Rogers has confirmed that the Metro Toronto TV Auction is the #1 rated program on Channel 63 bar none! So, we have a piece of a good project, and we should ensure, through participation on the TV Auction Committee, that we continue to have input and increased involvement in all future auctions. Kevin fielded questions and was thanked by all of the members in attendance for all of his hard work on the TV Auction.
As the official thanker, Peter Masson thanked Kevin Manuel for his report, but also for all of his work as Chairperson of the Metro Toronto TV Auction. Without Kevin, North Scarborough Rotary Club would not be a major player in the TV Auction. The meeting was terminated |
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TV Auction 2014November 19 2014
Chair: VP Gerd Wengler Anthem: Gerd Wengler Grace: Basil Dias Toast: Gerd Wengler Speaker: Kevin Manuel Topic: 2014 TV Auction
Attendance: 13 including one guest. We welcomed Maghfarur Rahman, a consultant with Manx Tek Inc.
Announcements:
Marbelous Draw: Alan Meredith Suspiciously won by Mike Mushet and Gerd Wengler – same as last week
Sargeant at Arms: David Seemungal No fines given out this week
Happy Bucks from:
Program: Kevin Manuel advised that everything is ready to go with regards to the TV Auction
Total Our Club
850 Coxwell Avenue – NW Corner of Coxwell & Mortimer Parking at the Civic Centre in the South Lot was free after 6:00 pm Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday last year and we expect the same thing this year but we need to confirm. There is also paid parking prior to 6:00 pm. Do not park in the metered parking in the driveway to the Civic Centre as that is never free.
Kevin Manuel's update on the TV Auction to start November 21st is attached as a link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xet7wj81n0oe8x6/TV%20Auction%202014.MP3?dl=0 |
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Free The ChildrenRota-Teller by Dhanni Ramdeen November 12, 2014 Chair: VP Gerd Wengler Anthem: Barry Smith Grace: Basil Dias Toast: Rocco Colangelo Attendance: 12, including guest speaker – Kevin Brouer. Announcements:
Marbelous Draw: Alan Meredith Gerd, Barry and Mike were awarded the consolation prize of $5 which Barry held in trust for a brief moment. Sargeant at Arms – Barry Smith. Barry gave out fines (which he paid from the temporary trust fund) to members whom were absent from the luncheon. Happy Bucks from:
Program Mike Mushet introduced the guest speaker from “Free the Children” organization, Kevin Brouer. It you can recall, Mike was the one who brought this project to the club. Thanks Mike. Kevin Brouer hails from Manitoba and is a music major. One his long term goal is to do a bike tour in Europe. Kevin job is to connect and support clubs in Toronto with the hope of getting rid of poverty Roland List thanked the speaker. Please listen to the presentation form the link. https://www.dropbox.com/s/oaqgkziwrle650x/141112_002.MP3?dl=0 |
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Remembrance DayRemembrance Day Nov 5, 2014 By David Seemungal Chair: VP Gerd Wengler O Canada: Danny Cassidy Grace: Kevin Moore Attendance: 16 including guests Guests: Clare Martin, James Burchell Announcements: Jack Holman shared a pin that his father received for his service in the First World War. Group 1 meeting at Frank Allison on Thursday. Gerd reported that Carolyn N. will be stepping down as Director of Group 2/3 after many years of service to our club in that role. Mike Mushet has stepped into the breach as Interim Chair. Thanks to Mike for stepping up. Marbles draw: Alan Meredith 2nd prize winner was Mike Mushet Sergeant At Arms: Alan Meredith Alan quickly relieved Mike of his winnings due to his Submarine Dive Warning phone ring which had gone off during the meeting. Alan then asked for happy bucks, there were many happy to be present. David S. introduced Kevin Moore to conduct our Memorial Day observance for the Servicemen and women who have given their lives and service for our country over the last 100 years. He spoke about the recent loss of two servicemen to acts of terrorism and then introduced Clare, a friend of Basil D. who read 2 poems which illustrate the horror of war while at the same time honouring those who serve nonetheless. They were: Dolce et Decorum Est and In Flanders Fields. Kevin and Clare were thanked for their presentation and VP Gerd declared the meeting closed. The attached recording has these and the rest of the proceedings. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14127905/Rotary%20Remembrance%20Day.wav |
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Directors' Reports October 29 2014Rotary Club of North Scarborough Grace: Dhanni Ramdeen Chairman- Incoming President- Gerd Wengler Attendance- 15 Members Guests- 0 Announcements- -November 2 is the Auction cut-off – to Rocco Colangelo -Basil Dias suggested that we auction off a weekend for two at Camp Enterprise. - Gerd Wengler informed us that he had flown an endangered owl so to a breeding facility over the weekend. -On a lighter note- Gerd Wengler had a blonde joke, Jim Boyko told a golf story and Al Meredith had a joke to finish off. (You had to be there!) Marbelous Draw- Rocco Colangelo did the honours and he pulled his own lucky ticket. Incoming President Gerd Wengler stepped in and insisted that Rocco’s luck was genuine and should stand. Unfortunately, the mutant marble eluded his grasp and lives for another day. Sergeant at Arms-Arthur Retnakaran fined everyone who did not know that Antarctica has the most southern Rotary Club in the world. -Arthur then fined anyone who didn’t know that Jonas Salk was very important to Rotary and that he was celebrating his one hundredth birthday Happy Bucks- -Al Meredith reported that he had a great cruise. -Carolyn Nicholson was happy to report that their trip to China was the trip of a lifetime. -Basil Dias had spent a wonderful weekend in Niagara-on-the-lake with Dorothy, who enjoyed a little retail therapy. Basil figured his bar bill and Dorothy’s therapy probably came out nearly the same. -Arthur Retnakaran was happy to be asked to go to China and speak on “The day before yesterday, the science of aging”. On November 2, Arthur will travel with his son to China, then on to India. He will return home around November 24. -Rocco Colangelo was happy to return his winnings and reminded everyone to respond to Kevin Manuel with their availability for the TV Auction, so that he can complete the schedule. Program- Today’s program was Director’s Reports. Due to the detailed nature of the reports please listen to the voice file for all the details. https://www.dropbox.com/s/788w0oo0u1r5wps/Directors%27%20reports%20Oct%2029th.MP3?dl=0 Incoming President Gerd Wengler thanked everyone for their reports and the meeting was dismissed.
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FACE for Children in EgyptRotary Club of North Scarborough
National anthem: Cheryl (a member of the Delta Hotel staff) Attendance: 15 including guests: Announcements: Marbelous Draw: Sergeant at Arms Basil Dias: To-day he invited all who wished to contribute happy bucks. But first he asked a dollar from everyone who did not know the meaning of the Rotary program called WASHRAG which provides water where it is needed in the world: ● Frank Allison was happy to be back from their tour of the old sod including Scotland this time. They took a vessel down the Clyde and back to Liverpool via the Mersey. Frank said that the ship was just approaching Liverpool at sunrise on his 70th birthday. He left Liverpool 47 years ago for a new life in Canada where he didn’t know a soul. ● Gerd shared his flying Snowy Owl experiences with us including seeing one that was far too south for normal residency suggesting that climate change is affecting these birds too. Presentation: A Power Point presentation was provided and is attached for your viewing
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dhannit Ramdeen makes presentation to Wayne Chih ROTARY LUNCHEON OCTOBER 15, 2014
- Rocco – too bad – here is your $5.00
Dr. Chih gave an excellent presentation of the brief history and workings of Traditional Medicine, Acupuncture, etc. Conventional medicine is basically modern chemistry.
Trans medicine uses similar chemistry based on physics of medicine. Time, Temperature, Pressure and Speed. It also looks at the 5 key parts of the body and the body’s system. These are Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lungs and Kidney.
Depending on one’s facial colours, one can tell which body part is not working properly. For example, redness in the face indicates possible heart issues. Green means liver and black implies kidney issues. Then it is that body part that is treated with specific herbs to resolve the problem.
Acupuncture is somewhat similar as it relies on reducing pressure (which causes the pain) in the area of the body that is adversely affected. The link to Wayne's presentation follows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8r1kytn3whghubj/Traditional%20Chinese%20Medicine.MP3?dl=0 Dhanni Ramdeen thanked our guest speaker for a very informative presentation with a Restoration of Eyesight certificate.
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PACT and its role in our community
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Tony Baker Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: Chair Jim Boyko Guests: Jan Lee (friend of Saifoo), Chan Seemungal (mother of David) and guest speaker David Lockett. Announcements: Kevin Manuel announced that a total of 24 items have been received to date for the TV auction. We need to start soliciting and bringing in items! Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Kevin Manuel, drawn by David Lockett and won by Rocco (only $5, the big pot is still available). Segeant AT Arms: Doug Strype, new to this role, asked easy questions regarding the Leafs (when is first game, against whom, and name of coach). Everybody was happy because of the unusual buffett, and therefore the happy bucks flowed Basil introduced our guest speaker, David Lockett, who updated us on PACT, and received a cheque for $3,000.00. David reminded us that PACT (Participation, Acknowledgement, Commitment, Transformation) resulted from the Rotary Urban Peace initiative started by Past Ri President Luis Giay (“Build the Future with Action and Vision”). From the original PACT program there is now PACT Cooking, PACT Fashion, PACT Film, Grow-to-learn Garden, PACT Meditation and other programs to help youth get out of trouble and stay out of trouble. Great programs and fantastic results, where spending approximately $5,000.00 can save approximately $2,000,000.00 per person. David was thanked by Basil. A recording of David’s presentation follows https://www.dropbox.com/s/0dn5i8gkqx92xq2/PACT.MP3?dl=0 Basil's history of Rotary and PACT follows as part of the club's presentation to David Lockettt. https://www.dropbox.com/s/syfc79t8qaqt32s/PACT%20%20History%20%26%20presentation.MP3?dl=0 |
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District Conference October 2014
Rotary Club of North Scarborough October 1, 2014 Chairman- Incoming President- Gerd Wengler Sai Foo Lau thanked Katherine Babony for her presentation and presented her with a certificate for the restoration of eyesight for a person in Keyna, from Operation Eyesight.
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Cross Border Shopping IssuesRotary Club of North Scarborough
Attendance- 21 including Announcements- ● Peter Masson reminded those concerned that the Board of Directors will meet at his home on Monday Sept 30 th at 6:30 pm. ● As introduction of guests took place, a special greeting was given to Tony Baker recently returned from Malaysia. ● David Seemungal advised that the Scarborough Renewal meeting (sponsored by our club) will be held Tuesday September 30th at the Malvern Presbyterian Church, 1301 Neilson Road. Rotarians are asked to come at 5:00 pm to help set up for the meeting which starts at 6:00 pm. Marbelous Draw- To-day Jacob pulled the marbles but only got the consolation prize of $5.00 Program- https://www.dropbox.com/s/jk6gjlve2irknfm/Cross%20Border%20%20Shopping.MP3?dl=0 Next meeting: Katherine Babony will report on the upcoming District 7070 Conference. “Shaken & Stirred” It will be held at the Weston Prince Hotel October 24 to 26. |
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Goodwill Industries Client Services
Attendance- 16 Members Announcements- Rotary Moment- Marbelous Draw- Sergeant at Arms- Program- Jacqueline is the Employment Placement Specialist at Goodwill Industries. Jacqueline pointed out that when asked, most people are aware that Goodwill has stores and blue bins, but they do not know about the services that they offer. Their Employment Services Office helps find work opportunities for the disadvantaged. There are two offices, one at Kennedy and Eglinton and one at Islington and the QEW. Here they provide use of computers, offer counseling, career coaching, workshops on interview preparation and follow up services. Please listen to the voice file at this link for the full presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1slt87gbpefqzn1/J%20Smith%20Goodwill%20Industries.MP3?dl=0 President Madhavi thanked Jacqueline Smith for her presentation and presented her with a certificate from Operation Eyesight. |
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TV Auction Launch Rotary Club of North Scarborough
ANNOUNCEMENTS : Because of the format of this meeting we have recorded it in two parts. This link illustrates the fun that the members have when they josh one another jas they fit in the business of the meeting. https://www.dropbox.com/s/u70vb9dn9s7weuz/Sept%2010%20meeting.mp3?dl=0 Some highlights of the meeting: Sept 11 Gordon Brown - Pub Night at “The Fox Runs Free Inn” Pickering 7:00 pm MARBELOUS DRAW : Saifoo again won $5 dollars ! SARGEANT AT ARMS :Jacob Lakirovich HAPPY BUCKS : PROGRAM The details of Rocco Colangelo presentation will be provided via a voice file separately. The second part follows where the TV Auction was launched with questions and answers and exhortations to get out and knock on doors to obtain donations. https://www.dropbox.com/s/570qmhev0o00rsr/Sept%2010%20meeting%20part%202.mp3?dl=0 Dhanni thanked Rocco Colangelo for his presentation, Rocco distributed the TV Auction Donation Packages to members and urged them all to get going .... This is our club’s main fundraiser. |
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TV Auction Pep Talk
Significant Events that occurred at our meeting Sept 3 2014 Rota-Teller
Anthem: Arthur Retnakaran Grace: Gerd Wengler Announcements:
Presentation: Monica and Shirley told us: · The place we buy our car, get it maintained, buy gas, groceries are all places to approach for Auction gifts. A recording of Shirley and Monica’s presentation can be found at the attached link: Monica and Shirley were thanked by Past President Rocco in his role as Club TV Chair. © 2002–2014 ClubRunner. All rights reserved. Privacy Statement | Online Help | System Requirements | Unsubscribe |
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District Governor Brian Thompson visitsRotary Club of North Scarborough Anthem: Peter Masson Attending: 24 including Announcements: ● Gordon Brown has given notice of a Pub Night now being planned for September 11th in Pickering at The Fox Runs Free. ● Kevin Manuel brought to our attention that the Rotary TV Auction needs many additions to the donations for that auction in November. None of the items so far received have come from our club and he is hoping for a significant increase in our club’s donations this year. We have been far below what has been achieved in the past. This year he wants at least 160 items to be donated by our club members. Marbelous Draw: Sergeant at Arms: Program: Our District Governor was introduced by ADG Raffy Chouljian. Raffy outlined Brian Thompson’s 30 years as a Rotarian leading from many roles in his Whitby club onto those at the District level and now as District Governor. He was born in Toronto, attended U of T and graduated as a P. Eng. in mechanical engineering. His several interests include flying, video production for education and training as well as his previous career in the nuclear energy industry with Ontario Power Corp, much of it in public relations. He brings his own experiences with Rotary and the challenge given all Rotarians by Rotary International’s President Gary Huang to “Light up Rotary” as this year’s motto indicates on his banner and on pins which were handed out to all members. We need to keep growing Rotary membership. Worldwide we have been stalled at 1.2 million members for years. We have many strengths through leadership in the 34,000 communities that our clubs serve and through our clubs’ interconnectedness. When a challenge is taken up as it was in 1985 to free the world of Polio. We are almost there so perseverance has brought us so close to that reality. Please listen to the whole presentation which can be found on the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1wxwjf1yol1r5k/District%20Gov.MP3?dl=0
Reminders, September is just around the corner: Emmanuel Nwankwo Sept 8 th Spouse Birthdays none reported in Sept Anniversaries Peter & Joan Masson Sept 8th 52 years Next meeting: Sep 03, 2014 |
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Bridge To Health in Uganda: Dr. William Cherniak
Rotary Club of North Scarborough In attendance: 19 (including guests) Announcements: Saty Seemungal announced that the 12 bed palliative care unit we have supported has opened in Trinidad. Dhanni Ramdeen announced that a Bridge to Health event in Toronto on Thursday Sept 4 will be open to a few members of our club. Dr. Geoffery Anguyo, Executive Director of the KAHIFO foundation, will be here from Uganda and he and Dr. William Cherniak will be speaking. KAHIFO is a medical project in Uganda that we have been supporting, along with several other Rotary Clubs. President Maddy thanked all who had submitted Rotary moments and also thanked all volunteers currently acting as chefs for the Habitat for Humanity. Volunteer spaces are still available. She also announced a Directors Meeting on Monday Aug 25, at Gordon Brown's at 6:30 pm Marbelous draw conducted by Mike Mushet was drawn by Dr. William Cherniak and won by Saty Seemungal. The mutant marble was not found and the $5 consolation prize was awarded Sergeant at Arms. Frank Allison Fines: Our SAA fined all who have not provided a Rotary Moment $2, and all who have not nominated a speaker in last 12 months, were fined $1 Happy bucks were provided by: Saty Seemungal donated his marbelous winnings back. Arthur Retnakaran provided a cooking story from a friend of his daughter regarding an egg timer. I will not repeat it. Jack Holman was happy we are not broke-encouraging news from your Treasurer. Basil Dias went to Garrison and learned much about scotch and some other less interesting beverages. David Seemungal was happy his father was here. President Maddy was happy she completed her green belt in the Six Sigma process(waste elimination concepts), this past weekend. New Member Induction: Arthur Retnakaran, Basil Dias, Al Meredith, and President Maddy inducted our newest member, Donna Salamalay. Program: Today’s speaker, Dr. William Cherniak, was introduced by Dhanni Ramdeen and he provided an update presentation on Bridge to Health, the KAHIFO Project we support in Uganda, along with three other clubs, and a district grant. Further info is available at www.bridgetohealth.ca and www.to-theworld.org Dr. Cherniak was thanked by Arthur Retnakaran for his presentation.
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Canadian Blood ServicesRotary Club of North Scarborough
Hailu Mulatu of Canadian Blood Services President Madhavi opened the meeting Peter Masson thanked Hailu for his presentation and gave him a certificate from Operation Eyesight confirming the restoration of a lady’s eyesight in India. Next week: Dr. William Chemiak to provide an update on the R.I. District Grant project in Uganda
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Candidate for Mayor of Toronto: Karen Stintz Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Candidate for Mayor, Karen Stintz, being thanked by President Maddy for her presentation
Attendance: 17 members and 6 guests Anthem: Gordon Brown Grace: Peter Masson Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Madhavi Chandrasekaran Guests: Ralph and Carole Jones of the Allison Rotary Club, Julia Bubrin, Jacqueline Smith, Elana Metter and Councillor Karen Stintz. Announcements: Marbelous Draw: Conducted by Frank Allison, drawn by Ralph, and won by Frank. The resulting $5 was subsequently contributed because Frank was happy. Sergeant At Arms: Elana Metter, campaign assistant to mayorial candidate Karen Stintz, introduced Councillor Stintz, a councillor with 11 years on council, and past chair of our TTC. A link to a recording of Karen’s presentation is attached Councillor Stintz stated: Following her presentation Ms. Stintz asked for questions and a number of members made comments or observations that are included on the recording. Next week's speaker "Canadian Blood Services and Rotary partnership"
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UNICEF's First Millenium Development Goals
Congratulations to Dave Hardy and Julia Bubrin for the Tibor Gregor Community Service Award Guests: We all welcomed Dave Hardy's family: his wife Judy, his daughter Michelle, and his Grand daughter Leam, Julia Bubrin was also back with us, Mark Robertson guest of Danny Cassidy, in Danny's absents, Alan Meredith performed the duties of introducing Mark to us. We had Jacqueline Smith visiting and the soon to be inducted as a member of the Club Donna Salamalay and of course our guest speaker Oyi Chi. Next week's program: Councillor Karen Stintz, Mayoralty Candidate to provide her "Vision for Toronto"
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Justin Ladrillo presents his guitar music
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Attendance: 23 including guests: Announcements: 2. Maddy brought to the members’ attention that Bill Pachett has sent around a Fund raising e-mail (so what else is new from Bill)? “Daughters for Life” is the charity that the fund raiser is devoted to. Maddy will forward details to all. It is a “Million Dollar Dinner” to be held at the Duncan House on September 17 th, 2015. You can be his guest for a donation of $1,000. 3.Also if our club has a nomination for R.I. Director 2016/2018 from District 7070 to forward this to the district. 4. Maddy also announced that the first meeting of the 2014/15 Board of Directors will take place at their home, 230 Roywood Dr. on Monday, July 28th at 6:30 pm. Marbelous Draw: Seargeant at Arms: Happy bucks were called for and Gordon was pleased to donate for the recent arrival of a new baby grandaughter “Charlotte” (9 lbs. 14 oz.) to his stepdaughter. Program: |
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Induction of new member Mandy Nwobu and President Maddy on TeamworkRotary Club of North Scarborough Anthem: Peter Masson Mandy Nwobu (Guest for the last time)
Basil Dias announced that we received a letter from our recent PH fellow Doug Keller-Hobson, thanking us for the presentation at the Charter Party. Gerd Wengler spoke about auctioning his Blue Mountain gift coupon. Basil bid $200. Bidding will close soon. Madhavi Chandrasekaran reminded us about the Presidents Party and Dockside BBQ on Aug 9/14 at her house. Madhavi also followed up on any suggestions on her presentation of last week and reminded us to send her our 'Rotary moment' Marbelous draw conducted by Gordon Brown was drawn by Dr Charlotte Young and won by Gordon Brown. The mutant marble WAS found - amazing. Your scribe must make a connection – the last time I was responsible for the Bulletin at our meeting was Feb. 12, 2014 and...Gordon Brown also picked the mutant marble at that meeting too. Hmm..
Fines: not today Happy bucks were provided by: Dave Hardy for his new Land Rover in exchange for his antique truck. Carolyn Nicholson donated her tip money from the Rib Fest. Arthur Retnakaran for his son's award last night. Gerd Wengler for Germany's FIFA win. Frank Allison for Danny Cassidy being present today. Peter Masson for hosting a family reunion-he survived. Program: Started with the induction of our new member Mandy Nwobu by Basil Dias, Dave Hardy and president Madhavi Chandrasekaran. Today’s program was introduced by Madhavi Chandrasekaran who provided a presentation on social networking (with assistance by Dave Seemungal, and Gerd Wengler) and group piano playing. Madhavi was thanked by the club for her presentation. 2014/15 President Madhavi Chandrasekaran and Director-at-large Basil Dias present Mandy Nwobu with her induction certificate
A sound file of the induction follows.https://www.dropbox.com/s/9x9047smv1vjw91/Mandy%20induction.mp3 And of Maddy's presentation of Facebook and Teamwork: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4lhblt0bhqpwet1/Maddy%20Facebook%20presentation%20Teamwork.mp3 |
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President Madhavi "The Year Ahead"DATE: July 9, 2014 Anthem: Arthur Retnakaran Grace: Peter Masson Toast: President Madhavi Attendance: 19, including 7 guests Guests: Stephen Cozier visiting from Barbados, Sameer Dhawan, Madhvi’s spouse, Yasser Lone, Hailu Malatu, Kamran Akbar, Maghfaur Rahman and Donna Salamalay, all new prospective members. (Sorry for any misspelled names) Announcements: Gerd Wengler reported that he successfully completed the Bruce Trail 50km hike in 11 hours thanking the Club and all individuals who sponsored him. Basil Dias was glad the Ribfest is over and thanked everyone that helped. Of course we all thanked Basil for all his hard work. Dave Hardy announced that the Scarborough Clubs got an award for the renewal campaign. Basil announced that Gerd Wengler had put his name in the hat to run for the VP position. QUICKLY an election was held and the vote was unanimous electing Gerd as the new VP. Congratulations Gerd. Marbelous Draw: Charles Whitney conducted the draw, Rocco was the temporary 2nd prize winner. Sergeant At Arms: Gordon Brown Gordon, was in good mood today, could be because of all the World Cup soccer games we have been enjoying and only asked for happy bucks. Sameer, was happy that while Madhavi is the President he is not the only one that has to obey orders. Basil, happy that since he is no longer the VP, he may now resume planning his well deserved future vacations. Peter Masson, happy for the upcoming family reunion. Roland List had great time in Switzerland and happy to be back.David Seemungal, Arthur, Charles, Rocco and many others all happy for the fellowship. PROGRAM: Our Speaker today was our President Madhavi Chandrasekaran. Madhavi told us the RI Presidents for this Rotary year is Gary C. K. Huang from Taiwan, the 2014/2015 Rotary theme is "LIGHT UP ROTARY" And gave us an outline of what we need to focus on for the coming year like: Membership, Monthly Group Meetings, weekly meeting attendances, and Fellowship. Madhavi wants us to review our last Fireside Plan, follow the POD system and always live by the "4 WAY TEST". Madhavi promised to do her best to get this Club to grow even stronger and "LIGHT UP ROTARY" the RCNS way! With everyone's help and support it can be achieved. YES MADHAVI, WE ARE ALL BEHIND YOU. Please follow the link for the MP3 audio file to listen Madhavi's presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x3ugeh7hlhqu2kk/President%20Madhavi.MP3 |
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Presidential Changeover & Ribfest preparations
Presentation tp Habitat for Humanity June 18th Rota-Teller Remember No Meeting on July 2nd Anthem: Carolyn Nicholson Attendance: 19, including 4 guests: Prospecting member – Mandy Nwobu, and Donna Salamalay, Julia Bubrin, Lillian Colangelo. Announcements:
Next meeting on July on July 2nd is cancelled. Instead, members are asked to come out and help with the cleanup at the Ribfest location. Marbelous Draw: Basil was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms – Alan Meridith The coffer was heavy today with Alan fining most of the members for not knowing the names of the next RI president and his spouse. Happy Bucks from:
Our outgoing President, Rocco gave his final report. He had a wonderful year, it was better the second time around. The directors did a marvelous job in their roles. He promised the District to end the year with an additional 2-4 members. There were 4 new members; 1 resignation and 1 honorary member. The speakers were of high caliber and hope to have a consistently better attendance in the new year. The District Governor was pleased with his performance and he wished our new President Maddy a great year. THANK YOU PRESIDENT ROCCO FOR A FABULOUS YEAR!! The Presidential plaque and past president pin were presented to Rocco by Madhavi. A special “Thank You” to Lillian for her support to our President Rocco and to our club. Roasting of the President:
Basil spoke on Ribfest Kick-off
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Scarborough Revitalization ProjectRotary Club of North Scarborough Anthem Carol Nicholson Attendance: Announcements: President Rocco read a ‘thank you’ letter from Operation Eyesight. Carolyn Nicholson read a ‘thank you’ letter from the student who we sent to Adventures in Citizenship. Gordon Brown had 3 announcements: Gerd Wengler reported on his training for his 50 km walk. He is also taking a break from Hope Air in order to fly animals in the Pilot & Paws program. Supposedly, he will be flying an owl too, because he thinks it will be a hoot! Basil Dias reminded us to set aside June 28th to July 1st for the Rotary Ribfest! Jack Holman announced that Tom Milton has resigned his membership, reluctantly. This is because he is joining the Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls and cannot be a member of two Rotary clubs at the same time. Tom will continue to support our TV Auction though. Arthur Retnakaran announced that he attended his former Rotary Club in Sault Ste. Marie for a celebration of his wife’s life, and brought back a banner from the Sault Ste. Marie Club. Marbelous Draw was won, and lost, by Basil Dias The fill-in Sgt-at-Arms Barry Smith asked for Happy Bucks, firstly from Gerd who was listed as Assistant Sgt-at-Arms on the duty roster. Gerd was happy to donate and submit to Barry’s bloodless coup with respect to taking over the Sgt-at-Arms duties for the day. Further Happy Bucks were received for: Peter Masson’s son Paul's Ride to Conquer Cancer and the success of the Paul Harris Scholarship Awards dinner. Barry donated for his son, Kyle’s, climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in July in the footsteps of Past President Emmanuel. Jim Boyko was happy after two weeks in Paris, France including a visit to Vimy Ridge. Frank was happy to be back after 3 months away. Other happy bucks were collected leading to a fair haul for the day. Program: The Revitalization of Scarborough Julia (our unofficial member) introduced James Burchell to talk about our partnership to elevate the name of Scarborough! James outlined his vision for Scarborough. His campaign is to change the perception of Scarborough through various means and by partnering with other interested organizations, such as Rotary. In his campaign he is using the question “Why do you love Scarborough?” in order to obtain specific responses from Scarborough residents. James says that we are considered to be a poor cousin to other sections of Toronto by being referred to as Scarberia. Scarborough politicians recently took offense to this derogatory reference to Scarborough. [Editor’s Note: The Urban Dictionary defines Scarberia as: Found in the east end of Toronto. An entire city (600,000+) of hoodlums, scumbags, druggies, gangsters etc. Also known as Scarborough, Scar‑town, Scarlem. Was notorious in the early 90's as the crime capital of Canada. The population is generally low‑brow.] James says that it’s up to Scarborough residents to change this inaccurate perception of Scarborough. By way of his own background, James emigrated to Scarborough from East York, but has now resided in Scarborough for 25 years. He was laid off by the OMERS pension plan about 22 months ago, and this gave him the opportunity to contribute his time to the Scarborough Revitalization initiative. James is interested in people. He feels that people need people, and this is what community should be all about. So, he created a grassroots movement to show Scarborough in a positive light. His slogan is “Sell-abrate Scarborough” (using the amended spelling of ‘celebrate’). His Scarborough MPP helped James to partner with school boards, initially with the elementary school board. Students were asked the question, “Why do you love Scarborough?”, and provided responses in the form of prose and artwork which will be compiled by James into a book to help promote a positive view of Scarborough. He will next move into the high schools with the similar question, “What inspires you in Scarborough?” James says that we need to remember our roots, including the neighbourhoods within the greater Scarborough community, such as Agincourt, Wexford, the Beaches, Bendale, and other localized neighbourhoods that together make up the larger Scarborough community. Amalgamation has threatened to blot out the identities of these communities, as well as Scarborough as a whole. James is hoping to partner with our club and other organizations to reverse this tendency to underplay and actually insult our Scarborough communities. He is already partnering with all three levels of government. He feels that we should all do our part to get the word out that Scarborough is Awesome! James concluded his talk with a slide show showing some of the students’ prose and artwork setting out, “Why I Love Scarborough”. Roland List thanked James for a very interesting and informative talk. His presentation is available on this link Meeting was terminated by President Rocco
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Paul Harris Scholarship Awards Banquet
Five Rotary Clubs in Scarborough join together to present $2,500 Scholarships to six Scarborough students. A gathering of nearly 90 Rotarians and their guests met at the Delta Toronto East hotel on Wednesday evening, June 4th. The occasion was to present $2,500 scholarships to each of the six graduating students chosen from 19 applicants for the Paul Harris Rotary Scholarship program. All applicants were from Scarbourgh high schools. They were judged on their demonstrated leadership skills and involvement in their school and extracurricular communities. The students were presented to the audience by members of the jury drawn from the five Rotary clubs which joined together to underwrite the program. This year was the 17th annual awards event that Rotary has sponsored for Scarborough students. This photo shows the students seatede in front of (L to R) Chris Musselman, Scarbrough R.C., Deborah Cloaky, Scarborough TWilight, Ashton Ward Scarborough Bluffs R.C., David Merrall, Agincourt R.C., Tasnim Anwar, and Rocco Colangelo, Scarborough North R.C.. Each of these presentations is
found in the attached file. The presenters were, in order, Carol Evans for Melissa Ayisi of Jean Vanier C.S.S,, Tony Soezak for Nivetha Chandra of Satec @ W.A. Porter C.I., Debbie McQuoid for Ursela Huang of Stephen Leacock C.I., Chris Musselman for Shanel Jaggon of Cardinal Newman C.H.S., Arthur Retnakaran for Munzir Rahman of R.H.King Academy, and Ashton Ward for Ramna Safeer of Delphy Secondary Alternative School. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ns38ys9vbpkdpiu/P.H.%20Scholarship%20winners%202014.MP3 The program also included a special presentation by Tasnim Anwar, a past president of the Rotaract Club of the University of Toronto, Scarborough ON. Rotaract brings together people ages 18-30 in universities and communities worldwide to organize service activities, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun. Her presentation is to be found on the following link: The meeting was concluded oby Chris Musselman on behalf of the Rotary Club of Scarborough which will be hosting the 2015 Scholarship Awards Dinner. |
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Adopt A Village in Laos Water Filter programRotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller Anthem: Al Meredith Attendance: 13 including guests Announcements: - Gordon announced that Group 1 will meet Monday June 2nd at Madhavi’s home - Carolyn announced that Group 2/3 will meet Monday June 9th at her home (7:30 pm) - Peter announced that next week’s noon-hour meeting has been cancelled. The Scholarship Awards banquet will replace it Wednesday June 4th in Delta’s Room “C” . Come early, for the 6:30 pm start-up and bring your vehicle licence plate number to the desk for complimentary parking as usual.
Special Presentation(s) In return, Gerd was given a $1,000 cheque from the club to support the work of the Bruce Trail Conservancy for which Gerd has been conditioning himself for a brisk hike on the trail helping to raise funds for the maintenance of the Trail. Marbelous Draw: Our guest Steve Rutledge was the winner of the $5 consolation prize. The big prize remains to grow larger another week. Sergeant at Arms: David Seemungal fined whoever he could for sitting in the same location as he/she did last week. He wants us to mingle more with other club members. Happy bucks were called for and amongst others Peter reported that the mast on his sailboat fell off its support crutch just as he entered the Port Credit marina. He had pulled it all along the 401 and 427 & QEW from Scarborough. Thank heavens that after almost 20 years the support decided to break at the end of the journey rather than while on the 401. Gerd put in 10 cents for every km he had hiked last weekend. Program: Steve Rutledge, a member of the Whitby R.C. made his presentation about the needs of the Villages in Laos. His program “Adopt a Village in Laos” focuses on the need for improved sanitation especially water hygiene in the remote mountain villages. His literature indicates that their mandate is to provide new water sources, clean water, education facilities and sponsorship, hygiene training and hygienic toilets in Laos with greater focus in rural regions. Steve and Mike went on to give us a slide show which illustrated the work that they have been doing with volunteers who have been gathering from many parts of the world to improve the health and education of the people in many of Laos’ rural communities. A recording of Steve’s presentation is attached. Steve was presented with a cheque for $800 to support the Adopt A Village program and thanked by Alan Meredith on behalf of the club and Group 4. The recorded presentation can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/081tpxu9efwhg96/Laos%20Village.MP3
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Progress Report on Scarborough's Economic Development Discussion PaperRotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller May 21, 2014 Anthem: Al Meredith Grace: Dave Hardy Toast: President Rocco Attendance: 13 (with no guests) Announcements: - President Rocco announced a Directors Meeting for Monday, May 26th at 7:30 pm at Doug Strype’s home. - Barry Smith informed the Club that former member, Bill Manuel, who is also Kevin Manuel’s uncle, passed away on May 15th, 2014, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, at the young age of 63 years. Visitation is on Thursday, May 22 from 1-4 pm and 6-9 pm with funeral on Friday the 23rd at 10 am. Details are posted at: www.heritagefuneralcentre.ca - David Seemungal announced that he has the paperwork available for anyone who wants to purchase a Paul Harris Fellowship. - President Rocco announced the incoming board nominations and the following board was unanimously elected: Madhavi Chandrasekaran (Incoming President), Basil Dias (Vice President), Dave Hardy (Secretary), Doug Strype and Jack Holman (Treasurers), Gordon Brown (Group 1 Director), Carolyn Nicholson (Group 3-4 Director), Dhanni Ramdeen (Group 4 Director), David Seemungal (Foundation Director), and Rocco Colangelo (Past President). Marbelous Draw was won, and lost, by Dave Hardy. Sgt-at-Arms Al Meredith asked for Happy Bucks: - Barry Smith had a happy toonie for his oldest son’s wedding at the end of the year. Kyle will be married in St. Lucia. - Madhavi is happy that she is getting her voice back. - Jack Holman was disappointed, because he thought Madhavi would sound more like Lauren Bacall with her new voice. (Many younger members wondered, ‘Who is Lauren Bacall?’) - Basil is set to surprise Dorothy with the news that they’re going to Rio in June 2015... for the Rotary International Convention. - Jack Holman announced on behalf of Jacob that $2,830 was being sent to the Scarborough Philharmonic from concert ticket sales. Program: Since our scheduled speaker did not arrive, Rocco introduced our very own Dave Hardy to update the Club on our Rotary media initiative. Dave advised that Julia was working hard on forging partnerships with various organizations such as the Chinese language newspapers as well as Metroland and Global in order to get the word out about Rotary into the Scarborough community. A mailing list is being assembled plus a electronic mailing list in order to update the community on Rotary news, plus a letter to Scarborough businesses is being put together with the hope of reaching business people who may be interested in Rotary and/or its projects. A meeting to discuss Scarborough business and future business is being planned to take place at the hotel. A major thrust of this initiative is to circulate a series of discussion papers in order to engage businesses and the community in general to several community concerns being raised by Rotary in these papers. This will develop interest in Rotary plus demonstrate Rotary’s interest in the Scarborough community. The first paper is the Economic Development Discussion Paper. This paper will be used in a planned discussion with the Toronto mayoral candidates. This will be followed up with a Social Development Discussion Paper, which will involve the assistance of the University of Toronto as they are in support of the issues to be addressed in this paper. The third paper, the Land Use Discussion Paper, has been written and will be circulated in about two weeks. Oxford Development is also assisting with this paper. The Arts and Culture Development Discussion Paper is being put together with the assistance of the Scarborough Philharmonic. The Transit Discussion Paper still has to be written and will raise many relevant issues for Scarborough. All of these papers are being, or will be, circulated by various means including posting on the Internet where they are already garnering interest and feedback. There will be a planning meeting with the Twilight Club in order to further promote the message, “How to Improve Life for Scarborough Residents”. The planning group is proposing having the Toronto mayoral candidates speak to the Scarborough Rotary Clubs and address the issues raised in these discussion papers. All of these initiatives will help to get Rotary’s name out there as an organization that cares about its community, thus raising Rotary awareness while at the same time taking the initiative in addressing important community concerns. President Rocco thanked Dave for his very informative, off-the-cuff presentation.
The meeting was terminated.
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Riding "The Wave in Arizona" in a Range RoverRota-teller
Attendance: 11 with no guests Anouncements: * Peter Masson reported that the Paul Harris Scholarship (PHS) Committee met at the Delta on Monday. They have managed to whittle the record field of 19 down to 6 winners of the $2,500 scholarship. Funding for the additional scholarship this year will come from the local Scarborough CPA Association. * Lunch meeting of Wednesday June, 4th , 2014 will be cancelled for the PHS banquetr that evening at 6.30pm at the Delta Toronto East. Cost will be $25 per person which includes the cost of parking, So remember to tell your guests not to pay at the machine. Simply log their vehicle's registration at the desk. There will be a cash bar....drink enough to pay the barman, but not enough to pay the magistrate/City of Toronto! * Gordon Brown is reported to be on the road to recovery after his operation. He has been dischared and to return home for a month or so of gentle return-to-normal activity. * Day at the Races: Alan and Charles reported that it is set for Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Woodbine. We need 22 attendees; so far has 12 so get those confirmations in before your out of luck! * Gerd reported that he had cancelled attending his high school reunion in Germany to undertake walking 50km of the Bruce Trail in just 12 hours! They are trying to raise $25,000 towards upkeep of the trail and have reached a total of $12,000 so far (including the $4,000 raised by Gerd himself). This begs the question: Hanging out with old friends, eating and drinking vs. hanging on for dear life on a cliffside trail or running from a bear in the woods; which would you choose? I know I'd have made a different choice!! Marbelous Draw was conducted by Charles; with Sai Foo pulling the lucky ticket from the box, our very own SAA Alan presented the winning ticket , unfortunately he couldn’t find the mutant marble, but was given $5 as a consolation which he informed us would not be fined or donated back. Sergeant-At-Arms today was Alan Meridith. He asked for a Rotary question: with none forthcoming he moved on to extract Happy Bucks. Notably, Basil was happy to have spoken to Enbridge about being a sponsor for the Rotary Ribfest. He was actually happy about Cheryl Meridith's blueberry muffins which were the real reason he went to the meeting! Program: Gerd promised to make an encore presentation after he has their 1,000 plus photos organized and ready for a slide show. Rocco thanked Gerd his talk, closed the meeting, and sent us on our way at 1.50 Follow link to hear more of Gerd's adventure https://www.dropbox.com/s/r2it9zmjvw481sb/Gerd%20Arizona.MP3
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Rotary Foundation PresentationRota-Teller May 7, 2014 Anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Arthur Retnakaran Toast: Rocco Colangelo Attendance: 15, including 1 guest: Prospecting member – Mandy Nwobu Announcements: President Rocco read out a “Thank You” note from Belleview Rotary Club on our participation in the Amarok Society project in Bangladesh, thanking us for our financial contribution. President Rocco: - SPO concert and the Fireside events were a success. Jack Holman – made a Vote of Thanks to Rocco and Lillian for hosting the Fireside. Such a great evening as some members left the event early morning of the next day. Basil Dias – Our Incoming President is having much trouble finding an incoming vice president. Basil announced that he will be stepping in to take up this position. Thank you Basil. President Rocco: - In the absence of our incoming president who is currently recuperating from a throat surgery, announced some of the members of the new Board as follows: Group 1 - Gordon Brown Group 2/3 - Carolyn Nicholson Group 4 - Dhanni Ramdeen Foundation - David Seemungal Basil passed a note to announce the “Celebration of life of Sarsi Retnakaran, beloved wife of our club member Arthur Retnakaran, who passed away on March 26th, 2014 at the North York General Hospital. Our deepest Condolences go out the Arthur and his family. Marbelous Draw: Alan Meridith was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms – Alan Meridith Fines were passed out to members who did not attend the Fireside and the concert. Happy Bucks
The speaker this week was David Seemungal. The topic – Rotary Foundation. The mission of the Rotary Foundation is to promote goodwill and peace by engaging the service of Rotarians around the world. There are six key areas of focus:
The Foundation is asking every Rotarian to contribute $100.US every year to support the above mission. The money is distributed as follows:
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Getting Ready for the Scarborough Renewal InitiativeRotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller 23 April 2014 National anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Mike Mushet Toast to the Queen & Canada: President Rocco Attendance: 10 including a prospective new member Joe Peters Announcements: April 28th 7:00 pm Board Meeting at Carolyn's home May 2nd 7:00 pm Club Fireside meeting at Colangelo’s home. All members and significants welcome May 3rd 8:00 pm Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra at Salvation Army Citadel. (Silent auction starts at 7:30 pm and continues during intermission) All funds raised for the SPO. The Scarborough Renewal Panel scheduled for that evening was also announced and a number of our members attended as Dave Hardy mc’d the evening. Global TV provided media coverage in their 11:00 pm news. Notes taken during the evening are attached. 50/50 Draw Seargeant at Arms: Somehow we then switched to telling stories about cows. First Jacob then Arthur. I wasn't quick enough to catch the punch line so you will have to hear the bull and cow story straight from Arthur. Program No program was planned for to-day in light of the Scarborough Renewal Campaign kick-off that evening. So read the notes to see what this initiative by the six Rotary clubs in Scarborough are doing.
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Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra "Russian Showpieces"Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller
16 April 2014
National Anthem: Peter Masson Jackie Davis Toronto R.C., Kaye Royer, our guest speaker on behalf of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra Nahla Chandour, Toronto Earlscourt R.C. Mandy Nwobu guest of Emanuel N, a potential member Announcements: (I didn’t hear of any but here are some to keep track of) ✏April 23rd Leaders’ Panel Discussion, Scarborough Renewal Campaign at Scarboro Golf and Country Club 7:00 pm ✏ Club Fireside Friday, May 2nd 7:00 pm at Rocco and Lillian’s home (all members and their spouses are welcome. Please advise Charles Whitney of your intentions) ✏ 8:00 pm Saturday, May 3rd Salvation Army Citadel (Lawrence at Warden) Russian Showpieces, supported by the Rotary Clubs in Scarborough Marbelous Draw: Charles officiated at the draw and it was our stalwart Jack Holman who had the winning ticket.... but could only exclaim “son of a gun” when he was only received $5.00 for his efforts. Sargeant at Arms: Jim Boyko took time away from his pile of tax forms to act like the Receiver General and fine any of those present who were unaware and those who were that the Montreal Canadiens are the only “Canadian” team in the hunt for the NHL Stanley Cup. Then happy bucks were solicited from many who were happy that the previous day’s snowfall was slowly disappearing. (Your scribe having just returned from many warm months in Florida and also in Hawaii wasn’t sure if he chose the right month to return!) Program: Jim Boyko, in the absence of Jacob Lakirovich, introduced guest speaker Kaye Royer. She plays in six orchestras as well as teaching clarinet and is married to the SPO conductor This time she did not bring her clarinet but explained that she will be playing it as one of the principals in the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra’s production of Russian Showpieces on Saturday May 3 at 8:00 pm. The concert will be held at the Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel 2021 Lawrence Ave East (at Warden). The concert program will include masterpieces by the Russian composers Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Khachaturian. Kaye explained that it is a tradition in Russia to gather together young people and have them play string instruments together. Jacob Lakerovich has eleven of his students joining the orchestra on this occasion. The Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 will be a main program feature and as Kaye says “it is almost impossible to stay seated when it’s finished”. The featured pianist “Elista” is also the second pianist at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Another symphony that will be featured is Shostoakovich Symphony No. 9. He worked under the heavy hand of the Stalin regime “who was not the nicest individual”. The Gulag always had open doors for non-conformists, especially musicians. Kaye mentioned a DVD that is available on You-tube “Shostakovich against Stalin , The War Symphonies” It is a film by Larry Weistein. It illustrates how a musician worked under the influence of that regime. This symphony is nicknamed “the Circus Symphony” which seemed to be light hearted and not what Stalin had expected to hear at the conclusion of the Great Patriotic War as WW 2 is called in Russia. Much more can be learned by tuning into the recording of Kaye’s introduction of the program to be heard on May 2nd. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ryxiqtt7ndd1gir/Kaye%20Royer.MP3 The meeting was concluded with a thank you for her presentation by Mike Mushet |
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Saifoo Lau's Classification TalkRotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller Wednesday April 9, 2014 By Basil Dias Rota-Teller for April 9, 2014 Attendance: 16 members and 2 guests Anthem: Alan Meredith Grace: Mike Mushet Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Rocco Colangelo Guests: Flo Forde of the Scarborough Bluffs Rotary Club and Jim Kennedy of the Gate City Rotary Club in North Carolina. Announcements: · Kevin Manual presented the club with a cheque for $16,705.94, including his donation of his expenses in the amount of $85. (In actual fact, Kevin made a donation of $100.00) · Kevin will be this year’s chair of the Toronto Rotary Auction. Congrats, Kevin, and thank you! · Gerd Wengler presented the club with a cheque for $5,000 from Park Properties, to be given to Agincourt Community Services. Thanks, Gerd and Park Properties. · Gerd also announced that he will be taking part in a 50K hike over 12 ½ hours, to raise money to safeguard the Bruce Trail and perhaps even expand it. All donations to this worthy cause will be appreciated and gratefully accepted. · Charles Whitney announced that the “Day at the Races” at the Woodbine Race Track has been scheduled for Sunday June 8, 2014. The cost is to be finalized, but is anticipated to be the same as last year, $40 per person. Please let Charles know as soon as possible regarding attendance, as he has to guarantee 20 people. · President Rocco announced that he and Lillian will be hosting this year’s Club Fireside at his home on Friday May 2nd. Charles will determine the required contribution for food and refreshments. · Just a reminder that the SPO concert is on Saturday May 3rd. Please sell your tickets and get more from Jacob! The marbelous draw was conducted by Charles Whitney. The winning ticket was claimed by the Gerd/Mike syndicate, but the mutant marble lives another day. The life of the lucky fiver was short! Sergeant-at-arms Frank Allison relieved all and sundry of a looney for not joining Gerd on the short 50K hike. Mike was happy to be able to pack heat. Alan, Frank, Rocco and Jack made a significant donation to Habitat in the Soo. Alan was relieved of a couple of coins for harrassing poor Flo, and Gerd was happy to be leaving for a three week drive in his new Range Rover to California. Gerd, remember to keep the rubber side down! Basil Dias introduced today’s speaker, our very own Saifoo Lau, who gave his classification talk. Saifoo was born in 1948 in Northern China, although he does have three birthdates (way to get lots of presents). From there he moved to the south of China, and then to Hong Kong in the early 1950s. Saifoo worked for many years with the Standard Chartered Bank, where he experienced several bank robberies. He was then transferred to China with the bank, where he travelled extensively, including the sea-coast cities. He has also lived in Taiwan and Macau (no, he doesn’t speak Portuguese). Saifoo speaks Mandarin and Cantonese, and perfect Hong Kong English. Since immigrating to Canada, he has always lived in the Scarborough area. He has a boy and a girl, both competitive swimmers, and both having gone to the University of Waterloo. Saifoo has worked in the Banking industry with Scotia, before transitioning to Real Estate for the last 20 years. His passion is volunteering in the community, and he is looking forward to working with our club to improve our community. Saifoo heard about our club from visiting the Rotary tent at our last Ribfest. Arthur Retnakaran thanked Saifoo for an excellent classification talk, and presented him with a Rotary water bottle. A recording of Saifoo’s presentation will be sent separately. Here is the link to listen to Saifoo's Presentation https://www.dropbox.com/s/xnpc9eyh01dzapm/Saifoo.MP3
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Update on Scarborough Community Renual CampainEditor Carolyn Nicholson April 2, 2014. Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Past President Jacob Lakirovich Grace- Gordon Brown Attendance- 11 Members Guests-Mandy, a corporate lawyer from Nigeria (potential member) and Julia Bubrin, Public Consultation Coordinator for Hardy Stephenson (Guest Speaker) Announcements- -President Rocco and the club were glad to see Arthur Retnakaran . -President Rocco pointed out to Jim Boyko that the Leafs won last night. -Gordon Brown announced that the Group 1 meeting will be hosted by Madhavi on Monday night, April 7, at 7:30pm. -David Seemungal is willing to help anyone who wishes to make a donation to foundation, with the paperwork involved. - Carolyn Nicholson announced that there will be a location change for the Group 2/3 meeting scheduled at Jacob’s house on Monday night. Group members will be contacted with the new location. -Past President Jacob Lakirovich noted that each member is being given four tickets to sell, for the SPO Concert on May 3, 2014. Cheques are to be made payable to North Scarborough Rotary. He also informed us that there would be a silent auction at the event. Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honours and Jack Holman held the lucky ticket. Unfortunately, once again, he was unable to find the mutant marble and was presented with the consolation prize of $5.00. Sergeant at Arms- -Past President Jacob fined everyone who did not know who the featured composers for the SPO Concert were. Happy Bucks- -Jack Holman was happy to donate his winnings. -Charles Whitney was just happy. -David Seemungal was happy that the anthem was over. Rocco happy for an Anniversary. -Arthur Retnakaran had very sad bucks, as his wife of 53 years, passed away last Wednesday, after a month in hospital. -Emmanuel Nwankwo was happy that Mandy could join us for lunch. - Gerd Wengler was happy that he and his friend got to visit Ground 0, in New York last weekend. Gerd was also very happy to see Arthur Retnakaran. Program- Carolyn Nicholson introduced our Guest Speaker. The details of Julia Bubrin’s presentation will be provided via a voice file separately but she advised us that things are progressing well as we begin to lay the ground work for the Scarborough Revitalization Project. She has had a meeting with Metroland and received good feedback. It was suggested that we try to connect with other groups with the same initiative and join forces. There is also a chance that Metro Morning might be interested. We were encouraged to tweet #scarboroughrenewal in order to help get the buzz going. The Leader’s Panel is being held on April 23, 2014 at the Scarborough Golf and Country Club, and everyone is welcome. Due to the detailed nature of this presentation, please listen to the voice file of this presentation to get it`s full impact. Jim Boyko thanked Julia for her presentation and presented her with a certificate to restore the eyesight of a gentleman in India in honour of her presentation. President Rocco Colangelo closed the meeting. Follow link to listen the audio https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ud75k28ne56qk5/Julia%20Bubrin.MP3 Follow link to download the Leaders Panel Discussion https://www.dropbox.com/s/d5ciuwistq4oztm/Save%20The%20Date.jpg |
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Atzin - Service in Tlamacazapa MexicoEditor: Carolyn Nicholson March 26, 2014. Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- President Rocco Colangelo Grace- Carolyn Nicholson Attendance- 13 Members Guests- Julia Bubrin, Public Consultation Coordinator for Hardy Stephenson, Janice and David Brown (Thomasburg), Ann Rempel (Caledon), friends of our speaker, and Susan Smith (Guest Speaker) Announcements- -President Rocco announced that the Board will be meeting at Kevin Manuel’s, Monday, march 31, 2014 at 7:30pm. -Dhanni Ramdeen announced that there will be a Group 4 meeting following our lunch meeting, that will be hosted by Barry Smith. Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honours and Jack Holman held the lucky ticket. Unfortunately, he was unable to find the mutant marble and was presented with the consolation prize of $5.00. Sergeant at Arms-Dave Hardy relieved Jack of his recent winnings. Happy Bucks- Jim Boyko was happy that he was not fined. - Gerd Wengler was happy to announce that Bayer Munchen was indeed a German champion, and that there were only eight games to go to the European Title. -David Seemungal was happy to be here. -Barry Smith was happy to announce that his granddaughter celebrated her first birthday on March 19. - President Rocco was happy to have so many guests join us for lunch. - Jack Holman was happy that he arrived early. Program- Janice Brown introduced our Guest Speaker. The details of Susan Smith`s presentation will be provided via a voice file separately but she advised us that she was here thanks to the Belleville Rotary Club. Since arriving to speak to the Belleville Rotary Club, she has managed to visit and speak to several other clubs, as well. She has been working at her current job, in Tlamacazapa, Mexico, for the past seventeen years. Susan works with people entrapped in poverty. She is the founder and Director or ATZIN. Please take a moment and pull this up on your computer for a more in-depth understanding of who Susan is and what she had done and is doing. Tlamacazapa is a small town of 6200, in the mountains of southern Mexico, east of Acapulco, in the narcotics corridor. Here the women and girls make traditional palm baskets and the men and boys of the village sell them. Half of the population lives in acute poverty. They survive on two small meals a day, consisting of tortillas with perhaps a small bit of cheese or meat. Fourty percent of the children do not attend school and fifty percent are illiterate. The people here are very concerned about the eroding of their culture. One of the main concerns in the area is water. There is good water that is now pumped into the area, but it must be purchased, so most make do with the open well in the town. The average income here is one dollar per day. The people here also suffer from toxic assault, from the metals in the water, malnutrition as well as poverty of spirit. When Susan arrived here in 1997, her main focus was women. She created circle in which to exchange ideas and build trust. She then educated midwives and encouraged safe motherhood. In 2006 they set up a dental clinic. Income generation and nurturing the people came to the forefront. They facilitated an open air school, where fourteen to twenty year olds acted as teachers to the younger children, with focus on math, literacy and personal development. Please listen to the voice file of this presentation to get it`s full impact. Mike Mushet thanked Susan for her presentation and presented her with a certificate to restore the eyesight of a gentleman in India in honour of her presentation. Jack Holman noticed that in the picture Susan had on the screen, the youth had smiles on their faces and a sparkle in their eyes. He asked her how long it took before that sparkle was there. Susan responded twelve years.
Follow this link to listen to Susan's presentation https://www.dropbox.com/s/peiery5apj68cxy/Susan%20Smith%2014-03-26_001.MP3 |
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A Program Filler: What Happened to MH 370 with 239 people on board?Rota-Teller March 19, 2014. Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Gordon Brown Grace- Al Meredith Attendance- 13 Members Guests- 1 Guests- Donna Ryce Announcements- -Past President Jacob Lakirovich announced that the SPO/Rotary Concert will be held on May 3, 2014, at the Salvation Army Citadel in Scarborough. It will be featuring the violin ensemble. The tickets will be half the price of last year, as there will not be a VIP Reception prior to the concert. The pre-concert talk will be held -Mike Mushet announced that Group 4 will be donating $1000 to “Free the Children”, this year. Craig and Marc Kielburger are co-founders of this organization. Last year the Kielburgers were inducted into Canada’s “Walk of Fame” for their humanitarian efforts and their work to empower youth to change the world. Their original focus was against child labour. They are now busy building schools in Haiti, Africa, China etc. The organization holds “We Day” which focuses on volunteerism and youth. “We Days” have taken place in Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle etc. Ninety percent of all donations go to the front line. Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honours and Carolyn Nicholson held the lucky ticket. Unfortunately, she was unable to locate the mutant marble among the mass of available choices. Sergeant at Arms-Jacob gave us a reprieve and moved directly to Happy Bucks. Happy Bucks- Gerd Wengler was happy that he set his eyes on his wife in August 1994, but he was also sad because he will have to take care of himself, while Dorothy is away visiting her father, for two whole weeks. Gerd also felt that he had a good theory as to what happened to the missing plane. -Donna Ryce had a happy $20 as she is delighted to be beginning her retirement with six weeks in Florida. -Carolyn Nicholson was happy to have had a chance at the mutant marble and that her floors are finished. -Gordon was happy as he and Sue just returned from a great vacation in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and that Chelsey is in the quarter finals. -Madhavi Chandrasekaran was happy that her daughter’s school placement has been finalized and was anxious to hear what happened to the plane.
- Emanuel Nwankwo was glad to be back. He thinks that he can manage two meetings a month with his new schedule.
-Jack Holman was happy to see Donna Ryce.
-Charles Whitney was his usual happy self.
Program-
There was no speaker scheduled for today, so we decided to explore some of the many theories as to what happened to the missing plane.
Gerd's theory was that it was aliens.
Mike’s theory was that it was hijacked, as it was transporting a large amount of Chinese gold, and somehow the secret got out.
Some members felt that perhaps some of the more powerful countries already know what has happen and are just not saying.
Jim’s theory was that CNN was running out of news and needed a good story.
Consensus was ½ and ½ that the plane would be found on land or at sea.
President Rocco thanked the participants and closed the meeting.
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Scarborough Economic Strategy
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller
March 12, 2014
Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Gerd Wengler Grace- Mike Mushet Attendance- 9 Members Guests- 2 Guests- Ian Brown and Al Brooks. Announcements- -Dave Hardy announced that we should have all the Scarborough Rotary Clubs on board, regarding the strategy, by mid-April Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honours and Gerd Wengler and Mike Mushet, held the lucky ticket. Unfortunately, the mutant marble eluded their grasp and lives for another day. Sergeant at Arms-Basil gave us a reprieve and moved directly to Happy Bucks. Happy Bucks- Gerd Wengler and Mike Mushet let us know that they were very unhappy about not finding the lucky marble, but donated their $5.00 anyway. -President Rocco was very happy with his vacation in Jamaica. - Carolyn Nicholson was happy that she had reached the half-way point in her renovation, and noted that Basil was taking good care of the situation. Program- Dave Hardy introduced our Guest Speaker Ian Brown The details of Ian Brown’s presentation can be found on the link below. Ian works out of the Toronto East Office in Scarborough and he brought it to our attention that Toronto is now larger that Chicago in both population and economic activity. Mr. Brown's slide show follows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xlwrrgc6t5i2jbo/2014%20Ian%20Brown%20Slides%20presentation.ppt Nm Saifoo Lau thanked Ian Brown for his presentation. A certificate to restore the sight of a person in India was presented for his presentation. |
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Directors' Reports
Rota-Teller
March 6, 2014.
Chairman- Carolyn Nicholson
O Canada- Gordon Brown
Grace- Al Meredith
Attendance- 13 Members
Guests- Manohar Keesari(Scarborough Bluffs Rotary Club).
Announcements-
-Group 2/3 Meeting, Monday, March 10, at President Rocco's at 7:30pm.
Marbelous Draw- Jim Boyko did the honours with the able assistance of Charles Whitney. The lucky ticket belonged to David Seemungal, but unfortunately he was unable to locate the mutant marble.
Sargeant at Arms- Jim Boyko fined everyone who was not depressed by the weather that we have been having. Needless to say, not much was collected.
Happy Bucks-Gerd was happy that his trip to Germany was a success. His contract is secure for another year.
-Gerd was also happy to report that his friend's Porche passed a BMW, on the autobaun, at 270 km per hour.
-Mamhar Keesari was happy.
-Basil was happy to see so many old friends at the visitation for Paul Sorley, Monday night.
-Jack was happy to share a story of when Paul Sorley came to his house to see an old set of wooden golf clubs from 1931. Paul was so excited he could hardly stand it. Paul later had the clubs cleaned, restored and actually had the opportunity to play with them.
- David Seemungal was happy that he had had the chance to find the mutant marble.
Program-
Today's program was the Director's Reports.
Gordon Brown reported for Group 1 Club Service.
Carolyn Nicholson reported for Group 2/3 Youth and Community Service.
Dhanni Ramdeen reported for Group 4 International Service.
David Seemungal reported for For The Foundation
Basil Dias reported for Membership.
These reports were all quite detailed, so please listen to them on the audio attachment in order to be fully informed on what the club has accomplished so far. (When Peter figures out how to open Gordon's .amr file!)
Carolyn Nicholson thanked all the Director's for their reports and closed the meeting. Next Meeting: MARCH 12TH Mr. Ian Brown, Economic Development Department, City of Toronto
Carolyn Nicholson thanked all the Director's for their reports and closed the meeting.
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Type 2 Diabetes & the RESET-IT Program
Rota-teller 26th February 2014 Chairperson : Rocco Colangelo National Anthem : Frank Allison Grace : Mike Mushet Toast to the queen : Rocco Colangelo
Attendance : 14 Guest(s) : 1
Announcements : Gordon Brown : Group 1 Meeting next Monday, 03rd March 2014, Thank You letter from last week’s speaker Roger Keeley, copy to be circulated. Rocco Colangela thanked Danny Cassidy for hosting the Euchre night, more so as he won all the moolah! However, the Prez did give away a $10 Tim Horton’s card claimed for $10 by Frank Allison. Induction of Saifoo Lau by induction team of Gordon Brown, Basil Dias, Rocco Colangelo, Jim Boyko, Charles Whitney and Madhavi Chandrasekaran. Welcome to a better world with Rotary Saifoo!
Marbelous Draw : Basil Dias’ lucky number was called and he was quickly relieved to the $5 gain by the Sergeant at Arms – Frank Allison. SAA - fined all those who failed to turn up at the Euchre party as well as those who are yet to grace our very own Rotary Club of North Scarborough pages on Facebook and LinkedIn. For fellow sinners, here’s your chance at redemption : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Northscarborough.rotaryclub LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/pub/north-scarborough-rotary-club/37/b12/653 And wait, we have Twitter too: #NorthScarborough RC Happy Bucks : Madhavi had Happy Bucks for her daughter’s admission into all the schools of their choice for Grade 7, Jack Holman was happy for his computer savvy that gained him access to our FB and LinkedIn pages.
Program:
Basil Dias introduced our Guest Speaker Dr. Ravi Retnakanaran, son of our very own Arthur Retnakaran. Dr. Retnakaran gave a very enlightening presentation on “New Strategies for the Treatment of TYPE 2 Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus = DM)”. DM is caused by genetic as well as environmental factors that lead to the diminished production of insulin by the beta cells in the pancreas. The incidence has grown to epidemic proportions thanks to our modern lifestyle contributing to obesity in all demographics of the world. As a result, the insulin produced is insufficient to counter higher levels of blood glucose, leading to DM and its complications. It could also be caused by resistance to Insulin. The new strategy as launched by Dr. Retnakaran and his colleague at the Mount Sinai Hospital through the ‘RESET-IT’ program aims to offer Insulin Therapy much earlier rather than later upon diagnosis to stem the deterioration of the Beta cells. This could induce a ‘remission’. Risk factors include: Cardio Vascular (heart and stroke). End-stage kidney disease, Blindness and Non-traumatic lower limb amputation. Please listen to the recording for a much better low-down on the latest treatments. Recording of the presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zqo4y6ncx1do510/Ravi%20Retnakaran.MP3 Slide show: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fpzaslzdtyhp7av/DM2%20Talk%20for%20Rotary%20Club%20Feb%202014%20--%20Retnakaran.pdf Jim Boyko echoed the sentiments of all present in thanking the speaker for presenting such complex but very useful information in a manner that the simplest amongst us (???) could follow and presented him with a certificate for restoration of eyesight for a woman in India, funded by our club.
Reminders: Next week is Directors’ Reports.
Reporting by Madhavi Chandrasekaran
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Passion for Business Roger KeeleyRotateller for February 19 , 2014 Attendance: 14 including 2 guests Anthem: lead by Gordon Brown Grace: by David Seemungal Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Rocco Guests: Steve Heyward from Toronto Twilight Club and our speaker Roger Keeley Announcements: · Steve Heyward advised us that his club - Toronto Twilight – are having a fundraiser on February 28th called ‘A night to play’. Tickets are $50. More information at their website http://www.torontotwilightrotary.com/ · Gordon reminded the members going to Euchre night that it is this Friday (21st) at 7.00pm – if you are registered and unable to attend then please let Danny know. · Dhanni advised there is to be a Group 4 meeting at The Delta after our lunch meeting. · Rocco reminded us that there is a Directors’ meeting on Monday February 24th at Basil’s. Marbelous Draw was conducted by Charles; our guest Steve Heyward drew the winning ticket with Rocco having the lucky ticket, unfortunately he couldn’t find the mutant marble, but was given $5 as a consolation. Sergeant –At-Arms today was Basil. He asked a Rotary question: whose daughter helped found the Toronto Twilight Club where our guest Steve is from. A few fines were collected from those who didn’t know. The answer is PDG Mike Phelan’s daughter. Olympic Happy Bucks: Frank Allison – a friend of his daughter’s is skating at the Olympics and she did much better than expected. Arthur - Brad Jacobs on the men’s curling team is from Sioux Ste. Marie where Arthur lived for a few years. (We found out after the meeting that they are through to the final.) Other Happy Bucks: David Seemungal went skating on the weekend and fell and bumped his head, but he seems to have recovered alright. Gerd flew to Sioux Ste. Marie to pick up an autistic boy and when he landed there were ice patches on the runway, but everyone ‘survived’ alright. Gordon donated $25 being happy that he won the 50/50 draw last week.
Speaker: Gordon introduced our speaker Roger Keeley. Roger is General Manager of the Polyethylene Division for Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. in Scarborough. A native of Vancouver with a background of achievement in the packaging industry, Roger progressed through the ranks from a Salesman to Sales Manager to General Sales Manager through to Director of Marketing prior to his present responsibilities. He is a most active individual who believes wholeheartedly in the competitive free enterprise system. Roger is renowned in the business world as high-energy motivator with a fine sense of humour. Roger was a football official (not the soccer kind) for over 30 years. He worked 4 Vanier Cups followed by 5 years in the CFL. Roger spoke on leadership. Items of note: · A survey showed that business is lost 9% of the time and 82% of the time because of a bad management attitude · MOTIVATION gets you started, but HABIT keeps you going. · Leaders are made not born. · Best ways to control stress (v) exercise (iv) diet (iii) open communication (ii) focused relaxation (i) goals and values. · Traits for success: ability to communicate, enthusiasm, appearance, balance, leadership, to work co-operatively with others in your group. Roger stated that he had the opportunity to talk to Larry King once and Roger asked him of all the people he had interviewed what was the ‘common thing’ that made them successful. His reply was ‘a passion for what they do and have fun doing it’.
Frank Allison thanked Roger for his speech and presented him with a certificate confirming the restoring of a person’s eyesight in India. A link to Keeley's audio file follows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7hbc2gryfe4mhj/Roger%20Keeley3.mp3 A link to his presentation follows:
There being no further business President Rocco closed the meeting.
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Social Media & networking via TwitterRotary Club of North Scarborough Anthem: Gordon Brown
Kevin Manuel announced that the TV Auction 2014 will be Nov 21/22 Gordon Brown reminded us about the euchre nite and asked that we register as soon as possible Gerd Wengler advised that we have 1 TV Auction sponsorship already Basil Dias advised that the Ribfest meetings are underway but it is too early to really comment
Marbelous draw conducted by Mike Mushet was drawn by Leslie Hetherington and won by Gordon Brown.
The mutant marble was found (WE HAVE A WINNER!!!) on his second try and Gordon Brown took home $436. Starting over again...
Fines: Charles Whitney fined all for the good job our Olympians are doing in Sochi. Anyone not in attendance for the next 2 weeks was also fined-a few members paid. Anyone going away without their wife was fined-Frank Allison paid heavily for these two items which seemed to be highly directed. Hmm...
Happy bucks were provided by: Madhavi for her daughter’s 11th birthday-and her dog’s 3rd. Arthur got pneumonia by being Canadian, but is now back to health. Frank Allison's granddaughter was accepted at Carleton and for his successful heart test-after all the fines levied today, he still has one. Jim Boyko recommended single malt scotch for Arthur instead of antibiotics. Basil Dias contributed for his upcoming trip with Dorothy
Program: Today’s program was introduced by Dave Hardy who introduced Leslie Hetherington who provided a presentation on social networking, specifically Twitter.
Leslie was thanked by new Peep, Kevin Manuel(@KMstargazer), for her presentation and a certificate for Operation Eyesight was presented to her in appreciation.
A sound file of the presentation, including a PDF of the material, will follow separately follows: To listen to the presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ftlra7hxfwmsljz/Leslie%20Twiter%20140212_001.MP3 To see the handout material: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rrm3gvepx87x46p/Twitter%20Basics%20for%20Rotary%20Handout.pdf
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Christmas encore at RC of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller December 18, 2013 Anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Kevin Moore Toast:Rocco Colangelo Attendance:22, including7 guests Guests: Ralph and Carol Jones, Marti Boyko, Dexter Gonsalves, Brian Reid, John Mills, Cheryl Meredith, and Judy Hardy.
Announcements: Rocco- Thanks to Carolyn Nicholson –The Christmas party was fabulous and enjoyable. No Meeting on Dec 25th and January 1st Next meeting in Jan 8th- come prepare bearing gifts and have some fun at the “White Elephant” auction. Oh! and remember to bring lots of cash with you. Marbelous Draw: After a lengthy search for the magic marble and the winning ticket, Steve Zielinski was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms–David Seemungal Fines: - Mike Mushet - for “eating” into the speaker’s time in seeking out the magic marble. - Frank Allison - for missing his beautiful wife, Betty, at this joyous meeting. - Dave Hardy – for bringing his “current” wife of many years to the meeting.
Happy bucks: - Peter Masson – good to be back with friends. - David Seemungal – settling on his fender bender ordeal. - Alan Meredith - was blown away when his son surprised him on their recent cruise to Hawaii. - Ralph Jones – happy to join his friends at the meeting Gerd Wengler creatively introduced our speaker Kevin Moore by singing through his introduction using the beat of “Oh Christmas tree”. Great job Gerd but keep your day job! As usual, Kevin put on a great show with his best man John Mills. They captivated the audience with his Christmas stories and carols singing. Stay tuned and listen to the enjoyable audio. https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqshfu31e1ypah4/Rotary%20Christmas%202013.MP3 MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL and A VERY HEALTHY 2014
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Christmas at North Scarborough Rotary Club
The photo is of the Christmas Tree that is donated every year by the City of Halifax to the City of Boston as a thank you for their generous help when the Halifax explosion demolished the city during December 1917 Rotary Club of North Scarborough December 18 2013
Anthem: Peter Masson Attending: 20, when I counted, including guests Marbelous Draw: Seargeant @ Arms: Program: By that time the battlefield toll had risen to 37 million casualties! Attached is the link to the recorded program. You will enjoy our Rotarians and guests singing with gusto. https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqshfu31e1ypah4/Rotary%20Christmas%202013.MP3 Let there be Peace on Earth and let the spirit of the Christmas season prompt us all to share well wishes throughout the year ahead.
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Rotary Awareness Month is JanuaryRota-Teller December 4, 2013 Anthem: David Seemungal Grace: Jim Boyko Toast: Rocco Colangelo Attendance: 17, including 1 guest, Gerrard Baribeau from the Rotary Club of Scarborough. Announcements: Rocco read out a “Thank You” note from Operation Eyesight thanking us for our ongoing financial support. Dhanni - Thanks to Jack Holman and Cheryl Meredith who contributed $500 each to purchase one shelter box that will be matched by the federal government for the Philippines disaster. Dhanni – encouraged all to come out to next week’s meeting and be part of the presentation of the big cheque to the Kizegi Maternal Health camp project in Uganda. Marbelous Draw: Basil Dias was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms – Barry Smith - David Seemungal was fined for not attending and fulfilling his SAA duties at last week’s meeting. - Late arrivals were not fined as Barry was happy that they all attended the meeting.
Happy Bucks - Charles Whitney was happy for no reason. - Basil is ecstatic about his vacation to Jamaica for 3 weeks. - Joan is excited about her vacation in January to Atlantis in the Bahamas - Gerd enjoyed being entertained by the Prime Minister at 2 separate functions. - Jim Boyko was happy on his saving of $100 on car rental on his upcoming trip to Florida.
This week’s topic is Engaging Rotary. January is Rotary Awareness month and Gerrard Baribeau, from the Scarborough club, asked us to promote Rotary through getting sponsorships of business card size advertisements in the Scarborough Mirror. The cost is $275 each and the objective is to get 40 sponsors in a 4 page space and the Mirror will donate the rest of the space to Rotary. There are 7 participating clubs, 5 from Scarborough clubs and York and East York clubs. https://www.dropbox.com/s/byvj1bt3ido5s96/08-09_V1_SCA_SENC_JAN11.pdf Basil Dias spoke on Rotary Engagement and reminded us of the core values of Rotary. · Service · Fellowship · Integrity · Leadership · Diversity
Basil closed by quoting RI President, Ron Burton who invites all Rotarians to make a choice to “Engage Rotary and Change Lives” – the theme this year.
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TV Auction 2013Rotary Club of North Scarborough
November 27, 2013
Attendance: 13 (no guests)
Anthem: Barry Smith Grace: Arthur Retnakaran
Announcements: Al Meredith is still collecting from members for the annual Club Christmas Card, the proceeds from which will be applied towards buying school desks through the Laos project. Dhanni announced that we have received a $2,000 cheque from the Markham Sunrise Rotary Club towards our joint Uganda project. Dhanni also announced that the Club will be sending a Shelterbox to the Philippines.
Marbelous Draw was won, and lost, by Jack Holman.
Sgt-at-Arms Al Meredith levied some fines and asked for Happy Bucks:
All who aren’t traveling to Hawaii were fined for some inexplicable reason. All those not wearing badges were fined. Happy bucks were contributed by Jack Holman and Kevin Manuel. Gerd contributed a happy buck, since his wife had left him... temporarily... and so he and his dog drove around Lake Erie one day just for kicks. Apparently, the dog didn’t share the driving duties with Gerd. Basil won the $48.50 lucky draw at the Agincourt Rotary Club, so contributed a portion of his winnings.
Program: President Rocco introduced Kevin Manuel to talk about the TV Auction. Most of the work has now been completed on the auction and preliminary figures are available. The TV Auction proceeds (not counting sponsorships) was about $96,000. This was up 17% from 2012's $82,000. The recovery was 60% of retail value, the same as last year despite the inclusion of lots of hockey tickets, which is surprising. Our Club’s portion is 19.7%, which put us in third place amongst the contributing Rotary clubs. The Auction expenses were about $12,000. So, our share of the proceeds will be about $16,500 plus our sponsorships. Kevin wants any comments that members may have about the auction and how it can be improved, so that he can present these suggestions at the post mortem meeting in Jan/Feb. 2014. The TV Auction warehouse is now gone, and we are looking for a new warehouse location for next year. Until then, the auction supplies will be stored in our Club’s storage facilities. The lawn signs are generic, so they should be returned, or stored, for next year’s auction. Kevin reminded members who have incurred auction-related expenses to bring them forward for reimbursement. Cheques will be distributed to the participating Rotary clubs at the TV Auction Committee’s Post Mortem Meeting in Jan./Feb. Next year, the volunteer list will be more extensive. In addition, a new Auction Chair and Chef will be required for next year. The TV Auction Committee will be set up as a separate entity with its own bank account, credit card accounts, etc., since for the first three years of the combined auction, we were piggybacking on the East York Rotary Club’s bank account, etc. The Committee is now satisfied that the combined auction is working, and therefore should be set up as a separate entity. Kevin thanked club members for their support of the auction, specifically Basil, Jacob, Charles, and Carolyn who had the most items with 43, which made her the 3rd largest contributor overall. There was a lot of Internet interest which even overloaded our server on the Friday night. Hopefully, Rogers will continue this live video streaming for next year’s auction. Kevin’s talk elicited many questions and comments. Amongst them, Frank Allison commented on the diminishing returns, and stressed that our club has to look at ways to increase our fund-raising efforts. With respect to a question about ‘thank you’ letters, Kevin advised that each club sends out their own ‘thank you’ letters to their donors as there is no central database for this purpose. Auction Chairman Jacob will be looking after this task.
President Rocco thanked Kevin for all of his hard work on the TV Auction as well as for a very informative auction report.
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Hope Air
Rota-Teller
November 13, 2013
Following are links to the presentation by Gerd Wengler about the work of Hope Air. Gerd participates in this program and has attached both his recorded presentation and a Power Point presentation made at the club's meeting.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hegjno2l83o2esm/Gerd%20Wengler%20Hope%20Air.MP3
The write-up of the meeting has been delayed and will be forwarded when available. For those who wish to connect to the Rotary TV Auction Friday Nov 22nd and Saturday Nov 23rd here is the link: The banner should link to:
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Remembrance Day 2013
Photo of the Korean War Memorial in Peel County, Ontario Rota-Teller November 6, 2013 Anthem: Gordon Brown Grace: Jim Boyko Toast: Rocco Colangelo Attendance: 20, including 5 guests Guests: Jack Page, Dexter Gonsalves, Sai-Foe Lau, Elsa Allison, Sandra Whiting Announcements: Basil Dias – Bob Butteral’s club is having a “Rum tasting” event on Nov 20th. Carolyn Nicholson – Christmas party is on Fri, Dec 13th at the Scarborough Golf club. Price is the same as last year - $55 pp. Notice will be out soon to sign up. Marbelous Draw: Our president, Rocco was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms – Alan Meredith Alan announced that the Christmas card signing will be taking place starting Nov 20th. He encourages all to sign up and donate. You will receive a tax deduction receipt for a minimum donation of $50. The proceeds will be used to purchase water filtration systems which cost $75 each. These units will be given to single families in Laos. Happy bucks: - Jack Page celebrated his 68th birthday - Kevin Moore is now the father of a 30 year old. Program: Carolyn Nicholson introduced Kevin Moore, the speaker of the day to celebrate Remembrance Day. Kevin talked about the Canadian involvement in the Korean war 60 years ago when the conflict ended in July 1953. Seeing that we did not have any war veterans at the meeting, Kevin asked the members to share their memories of the wartime and several of the members shared their wartime memories. Kevin also talked about the falling soldiers of the Afghanistan War. He remembered one instance when a fallen soldier was brought back home, seeing a little girl in the vehicle following the hearse, and thinking about that little girl growing up without her dad. ..What a moving experience. We broke for silence. Kevin then called upon Jim Boyko to recite “In Flanders Field” poem. Mike Mushet thanked Kevin to come out from his busy schedule and once again continue to do a better job each subsequent time. https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1tsw9oot122fvp/Remembrance%20day%202013.MP3 |
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Boyko's European Travelogue October 23, 2013 Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Gordon Brown Grace- Al Meredith Attendance- 18 Members Guests- Art Nicholson Announcements- -President Rocco extended a warm welcome to Tony Baker and Barry Smith. It is great to have them both in our midst. - The Board Meeting Monday night has been moved from Basil’s to David Seemungal’s. David’s Mom is in town. -Carolyn Nicholson announced that the Warm Hands Project is ready to roll out next Wednesday. -Carolyn Nicholson thanked everyone who participated in Camp Enterprise. It was a great success. -Charles Whitney and Peter Masson were commended for the great effort they put forth in recruiting the twenty two participants for Camp Enterprise. -Frank Allison reported that we had a great line up of speakers at Camp Enterprise and encouraged us to ask them to return next year. -Dave Hardy was thanked for his part in securing the speakers. Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honours and Art Nicholson held the lucky ticket. Unfortunately, the mutant marble eluded his grasp and lives for another day. Sergeant at Arms-Jacob fined everyone who did not know the name of the Brazilian soccer player born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, November 23, 1940, seventy three years ago. He was known as Pele. -Jacob asked everyone to pay for the privilege of having lunch with Tony Baker. Happy Bucks- Art Nicholson was happy that he could join us and donated his lucky $5. -Carolyn Nicholson’s grandson Max is six today. The eldest of six, now referred to as the six and under. -Basil will be attending the District Conference this weekend and offered to sell Dorothy’s wine tasting ticket to Rocco, since the wine tasting is sold out. -Arthur Retnakaran was sick for two weeks; then he went for a walk in the rain and had a relapse. He had plans to go to Montreal, to see his son receive” the Young Investigators Award”, for his work in Diabetes. Thanks to antibiotics, he was able to make the trip. - President Rocco said that he was young at heart, but some parts were a little older. TV Auction Report--Jacob Lakirovich asked for TV Auction Reports -Carolyn Nicholson reported that her TV Auction Group has 45 items so far. Update from Tony Baker- Tony has been working, in India, for five years, as a Global Worker, teaching in Bible Colleges and orphanages etc. His knowledge of the Hindu faith has proven a great asset to him, as he understands that being Hindu is more than a religion, it is part of their DNA . Therefore they are quite resistant to Christianity. He has been watched carefully, while working there, as he is not an Indian. This placement has proven to be a great experience. Tony has returned just ten days ago, and he has been asked to move to Malaysia. He will be working in Kuala Lampur, South East Asia, Thailand, and Vietnam to name but a few. He has been named the Education and Leadership Specialist for South East Asia and will spend much of his time training others in his field. Tony and his wife are off on a well-earned vacation, then will spend their time fundraising and will be returning to Asia in January 2014. Program- Basil Dias introduced our Guest Speaker. The details of Jim Boyko’s Presentation will be provided via a voice file separately. Jim shared,with us, the picturesque back to back cruise that Marti and he took last spring. Please listen to the voice file to enjoy the port by port experiences that they experienced. They started their adventure in Venice, on to Dubrovnik and Athens; they went back in time at Ephesus, visited a carpet weaving factory and visited Split before returning to Venice. They then departed Venice on route to Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos and Katakolon returning once more to Venice. Both Jim and Marti enjoyed the additional time that they spent in Venice this trip. The extra time that they had allotted allowed them the opportunity to see more of this beautiful city. Barry Smith thanked Jim Boyko for his travelogue, as he felt that he had now been there as well. Think of the money that he saved! Barry then presented Jim with a scotch glass for his presentation. Here is Jim's audio presentation. |
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Rotary FoundationOctober 16, 2013 Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Al Meredith Grace- Carolyn Nicholson Attendance- 14 Members Announcements- -President Rocco was glad to see Kevin Moore back at the club. The entire club seconded that emotion. -President Rocco has sent out the constitution to everyone and encouraged us all to read it. -Jack Holman is on the lookout for anyone who still has pledges outstanding for President Rocco’s Foundation Walk. He will be talking to Guido soon. -Gordon Brown advised that there will be a Group 1 meeting tonight at Frank Allison’s. -Gerd Wengler announced that there will be a Group 4 meeting following the lunch meeting on October 16. -Al Meredith encouraged anyone who offered to step up and contribute to the shortfall of the Ribfest to Step Up! -Dave Hardy thanked Park Property for financing Camp Enterprise, and also thanked Basil Dias, Jim Boyko and Carolyn Nicholson for their contribution and to others unnamed. -Carolyn Nicholson thanked Dave Hardy for taking the lead in making Camp Enterprise a reality. -Carolyn Nicholson also encouraged all club members to participate this weekend. Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honours and the team of Gerd Wengler held the lucky ticket. The mutant marble once again eluded his grasp. There is still hope! Sargeant at Arms-Jacob fined everyone who didn’t know that King James II of Scotland 1430, David Ben Gurion 1886 and Angela Lansbury 1925 were all born on October 16. -Anyone who had not turned in items for the TV Auction was fined. -Anyone who did not plan to read the constitution was fined. Happy Bucks- Gerd Wengler donated his winnings ($5) and asked if there was anyone who thought that the US debt ceiling would be raised today. -Kevin Moore was happy to be back.
TV Auction Report- -Jacob Lakirovich asked for TV Auction Reports- Al Meredith’s Group reported that they had 20 items to date. Al expressed concern as to the low number of items brought in so far and encouraged everyone to step it up. Time is running out! Program- President Rocco Colangelo introduced our Guest Speaker. David Seemungal’s Presentation described the restructuring of the Foundation Grants. They have been packaged into Humanitarian Projects, Vocational Training, Scholarships etc. For details go to the District 7070 website. This change will simplify the grant process. A link to the Foundation Grants structure follows: Peter Masson thanked David for the update on the changes that have been set in place by the Foundation .
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Members Have Stories to Tell
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller
October 2, 2013
Chair- President Elect MadhaviChandrasekaran O Canada- Peter Masson Grace- GerdWengler Attendance- 17 Members Announcements- - Carolyn Nicholson announced that the Group 2/3 meeting is being held on Monday, October 7, 7:30 pm at the home of Doug Strype. - Carolyn asked all members planning to attend the New Member Event on Friday night, October 4, at Scarborough Golf and Country Club, to confirm their attendance with Dave Hardy or herself. - Jacob Lakirovich urged all the members to be diligent about collecting items for the auction as well as sponsorships. - Basil Dias is looking for volunteers to help with the game at Camp Enterprise, on Friday night, October 18. We also are looking for chaperons for Saturday night, October 19. Please contact Basil if you are available. Marbelous Draw- Charles Whitney did the honour and the team of GerdWengler and Mike Mushet held the lucky ticket. The mutant marble once again eluded their grasp, to live another day. Sargeant at Arms- - Jacob asked everyone if they recognized the open letter sent out by Kevin Manuel, regarding the TV Auction. He then fined everyone who had not read it. - Jacob asked if everyone knew who their group leader for the TV Auction was. He then fined the group leaders for not being in touch with their members. - Madhavi was fined for not speaking up while leading the meeting. Happy Bucks- -Joan Manuel is happy as she has just booked a Baltic Cruise for next August. -Frank Allison, Charles Whitney, Jacob Lakirovich, and Peter Masson are just happy guys. -Basil was happy that he and Jim Boyko were travelling up to Claremont to meet with Mr Joiner in final preparation for Camp Enterprise 2013. Program- Our newest member, Roland List was prepared to give his classification talk but unfortunately we could not locate a projector for his presentation. His talk has been rescheduled for October 30, 2013. Madhavi invited the members to take this opportunity to share anything interesting that had been going on, with the members. Gerd Wengler opened by announcing that what he had to tell was confidential. He assured us that the names and places had been changed to protect the venture. Then….he closed the door. Some time ago he had made the acquaintance of a young man who was working on this Masters in Saskatchewan. Gerd and Nikito shared an interest in planes and became good friends. Nikito accepted a job in South Africa, where he did very well for himself. After a time he grew restless and went out on his own, flying engineering parts to job sites, in his plane. His fleet grew to three planes and again he prospered. As luck would have it, he met a beautiful lady on a plane and they fell in love and were married. Her job required her to relocate to the States and her employer would relocate and retrain her husband as part of the deal. So away they went. Tune in for the final installment…. in another Rotateller Madhavi was second up. She informed us that as of October 11, 2013 she will be leaving British Airways. She is looking for a new position. She is fluent in English and German, with some French. Her area of expertise is sales and marketing but with her latest degrees she has quite a large field. She asked that anyone with leads please contact her. Please ask Arthur Retnakaran about his newfie joke. Jacob shared an experience that he had while in Italy. Jacob had befriended a violin maker while in Italy. His son’s violin needed repair so he commissioned Mr. Gonzales to repair it for him. While visiting with another friend (a great Jazz pianist), he learned that Mr. Gonzales had a secret under his studio, and he was asked if he could find out what it was. During the next visit with Mr. Gonzales, Jacob inquired about the secret. Mr. Gonzales told him that he hadn’t talked about this in years, but that he would share it with him. They walked to the back of the studio and headed down into the basement. They crossed the room to another door. When they opened this door they were greeted by a stone stairway that descended another hundred steps at least. They pass through what had once been the workshop of Stradivari, and Mr. Gonzales told him that while he was working there he had often seen ghosts watching him. Some of his students had refused to go down to the workshop for that reason. As they continued down the stairs, Jacob noticed that the temperature was steadily dropping. Finally, they stopped and they were standing on what appeared to by a Roman tiled floor. They were at the entrance to the catacombs and the corridor which led to the Duomo’s residence. Mr. Gonzales pointed out the chains on the walls and informed Jacob that they were actually on the site of a prison ( 13th-14th century) and that thousands of prisoners had been executed on that very spot. What an experience! Frank Allison took a moment to remind everyone of the perils of Autism and the great need for support for research as there is so little known about it. Autism affects one in one hundred people. Needless to say if you were not here…..You missed it A great time was had by all. |
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Arthur Retnakaran's Classification talk.
Rotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller
25 September 2013
Grace: Arthur Retnakaran Anthem: Madhavi Chandrasekaran Toast to the Queen, Canada & Rotary: Vice Pres. Madhavi C. Attendance: 14 including: Announcements: Marbelous Draw: Sergeant at Arms Charles Whitney Since he was pressed into service on short notice, Charles simply asked for Happy Bucks on this occasion. -Basil offered his for their forthcoming trip to the Barbados in a week. Program: Arthur's screen graphics are in PDF format which can be downloaded from the first link,
The oral presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bhci1a8zlku15yw/Arthur%20R.%20Classification%20talk.MP3
Gordon Brown presenting Arthur with his 50th Anniversary memento.
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Agincourt Community Services Association
 Rotary Club of North ScarboroughRota-Teller
September 18, 2013
Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Peter Masson Grace- Al Meredith Attendance- 17 Members and 2 Guests Guests- Lee Soda from Agincourt Community Services Association - Thomas Mo from the Kowloon Golden Mile Rotary Club, Hong Kong. His club has 78 members and is the largest club in Hong Kong. Announcements- -Kevin Manuel asked everyone to start bringing in their items for the auction. At present there are only three items processed. -David Seemungal announced that the Foundation Walk is being held in Newmarket, on October 6/13 at 10am with lunch to follow at noon. Please register for the event as they need a count for lunch. - Thomas Mo informed us that his club is looking worldwide, for a very deserving person, to be recognized as “The One” for their service to others. (e.g. A modern day Mother Theresa ,if you will). This person will be flown to Hong Kong to receive this honour along with $150,000 US dollars. The three runners up will each receive $50,000 US dollars. For more information please contact Thomas Mo re: the application process. -Peter Masson informed David Seemungal of an article in the Globe and Mail which actually gave RI credit for leading the way to Polio Eradication. The Big Idea started in the Philippines and has grown to where it is today. Please check out the article. This is the first time, to our knowledge, that Rotary has received credit for this initiative. Sargeant at Arms: Lee Soda pulled the lucky number #456 which belonged to Jim Boyko. Unfortunately, the mutant marble lives for another day. Jim was rewarded the consolation prize of $5.00. Happy Bucks-Jim Boyko immediately gifted the club with his winnings. -Jim asked how many members thought that the Leafs would make the play offs this year. The four dreamers were fined. -Dhanni Rhamdeen was thrilled with the success of their first off- site meeting. Mike Mushet set the bar high as host. The meeting was held on his sail boat, and included an evening sail and dinner. The Club was interested to know just how much work was done. -David Seemungal wanted to thank Group 1 for pressuring Group 4 into having an off-site meeting, as he felt it could well be the best location of the year. Program- David Seemungal introduced our Guest Speaker, Lee Soda, Executive Director of Agincourt Community Services Association (ACSA). The details of Lee Soda’s Presentation will be provided via a voice file separately at: ASCA believes that it is important to give a “Hand Up” not a “Hand Out” since they are reliant on grants and donations; therefore they never know just how much they can do at any one time. Last year they were able to purchase five hundred snow pants, coats and boots with North Scarborough Rotary’s donation. These were well received by the children of many new immigrants to our city. ACSA has been busy teaching the newcomers how to garden in order to grow food. They also provide canning facilities so that they can learn how to preserve the food that they grow. This is a great savings for them. ACSA receives funding from the United Way and all three levels of Government. It is also important that they receive donations such as ours as the need is so great. Our Club presented Lee with a cheque for $4,000 to take back to ACSA . Joan Manuel thanked Lee for the update on what the ACSA is doing within our community. A certificate to restore the eyesight of a person in India was presented to Lee for her presentation.
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Ribfest report by Basil DiasSeptember 11, 2013 Chairman- President Rocco Colangelo O Canada- Al Meredith Grace- Carolyn Nicholson Attendance- 17 Members and 2 Guests Guests- From St Vincent Rotary Club- Earl Creighton- President and Marilyn Brown in-coming Secretary. Announcements- -Roland List was welcomed as the newest member of the club. -President Rocco thanked the club for their sponsorship in the Foundation Walk, which will take place in Newmarket this year. -Basil reminded us that there will be a joint networking meeting on October 4 from 6-8pm at Scarborough Golf and Country Club. Please confirm your attendance with Basil. -Frank Allison relayed that the Rotary Picnic was a great success. Unfortunately, our club had not notified Dexter as to who would be attending. So many people attended the picnic that they ran out of food. -Mike Mushet announced that there would be a Group 4 meeting September 17, 5pm on his boat. Marbelous Draw- Roland List held the lucky ticket, but unfortunately the mutant marble proved elusive once more. Sargeant at Arms- Jacob fined everyone who had not registered any items yet for the TV Auction $1 with the warning that the fine would grow each week. -We were reminded that for a mere $100 we could purchase a pardon from fines for the year. Happy Bucks- -Gerd was happy that he was able to fix the damaged mirror on this new Range Rover. One of the many perks of his engineering background. -Jack Holman was just glad to wake up on his birthday. He also was celebrating the fact that he passed his driver’s test. -Basil was happy to be going to see a TFC game -Basil informed us that John Tesh noted that there were three keys to a happy relationship.1- more cuddle time 2- separate bank accounts 3- alone time. Dorothy’s response to this was…1- check 2- check 3- she is going to St. Anne’s Spa for a couple of days. -Jacob asked that we bring items, donations and sponsorships in ASAP. The warehouse is the same as last year and it will be open from 9-5pm Monday –Friday. November 1 is the cut-off for items.
Program- President Rocco Colangelo introduced our Guest Speaker. The details of Basil Dias’s presentation will be provided via a voice file separately. Please listen to it, as the presentation was very detailed. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ehokad2rsle5l89/Basil%20Dias%20Ribfest%20report.MP3 Basil reported that unfortunately the Ribfest lost $10,000. Our share is $2,500. He accepts full responsibility as he had assured us of the Ribfest’s success. Basil offered to pay the $2,500 himself and he felt that the club only participated to support him. Sponsorships are the key. They had a target of $80,000 but achieved only $17,000. Beer sales were up almost double. They had more ribbers and they were happy with their sales. Vendor sales were way up. An error was made, when they allowed the same midway to participate, even though they had not paid for the prior year and were teetering on bankruptcy. Overall costs were consistent with past years. They were able to give meals to the police as each of the ribbers donated 20 meal vouchers each. Basil will not ask our club to participate again. Before he will even consider getting involved with the Ribfest, it must have $50,000 in sponsorships. The Scarborough Rotary Clubs' new motto is “Act like Six, Work as One”. President Rocco made a motion the club was responsible for the loss and that we would make up the shortfall. This was seconded by Carolyn Nicholson and passed by the club. A number of the members felt that perhaps the shortfall could be off-set by private donations rather that out of club funds as had been previously promised by some of the membership. Basil was thanked for all his hard work by the club.
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Directors' Reports
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-Teller Anthem: Peter Masson Attendance: 19 including guests: Announcements: P.O. Box 194 Group meetings to be held: Mark you calendars for the Foundation Walk in Newmarket on October 6th. Details to follow Marbelous Draw: Seargeant at Arms: Induction of New Member (see photo) Directors' Group Reports: Group reports and a Foundation can be downloaded from Dropbox at: Directors Reports https://www.dropbox.com/s/qhluv5116eh2uaa/Group%20reports.MP3 Those that were submitted in written form follow: North Scarborough Rotary Group 1 update, Sept 2013 Group 1, as you know, is responsible for the running of the club. Our lunch-time meetings are organized via the POD system which has been in place now for about 4 years and it is running well. It gets members more involved in the running of these meetings and everyone seems to agree that the quality of the speakers has improved since its implementation. Of course we try to have some kind of fellowship event about every month. Last month (August) we had what we have now named the “Lifetime Achievement Award” party at Mike Mushet’s Yacht Club. This year it was in honour of Al McDougal – each year it will be in honour of one of our long serving members – most of them now being honorary members. We are trying to arrange the President’s Party at the Toronto Hunt Club for sometime in the Fall – once Charles is able to ‘pin down’ a date with Jacob! Camp Enterprise is in the latter part of October so we don’t want to arrange anything that will interfere with that. The Christmas Party is set for December 13th. Thank you Carolyn. Within our group Kevin Manuel is the speaker co-ordinator. So, if you have any speakers you would like to invite to the club, contact Kevin and check what dates are available. Joan Manuel is the sick and visiting contact – so if you are aware of someone in the club who is ill or bereaved please contact Joan and she will arrange for a card to be sent and, if appropriate, flowers to be sent as well. If you wish to advertise on our website then Rocco is the person to contact for this. We are in the process of setting up a survey through a program called Survey Monkey. The idea of this is to get club members to give us some feedback on what you like about the club, the things you think could be improved and any new ideas you might have. So when this is sent to you please take the time to respond. Upcoming meetings are on the calendar on our website – so if any of you would like to attend the meetings then we would be pleased to see you – just let us know first.
Thank you. Gordon Brown, Director, Group 1 (2013/14) North Scarborough Rotary Group 2/3 Update, Sept 4/13. We have hit the ground running this year. With our group meetings scheduled for the year, and our POD duties for September and October posted, we are ready to turn our focus to “Camp Enterprise” and our “Warm Hands Project”. We have been busy behind the scenes, and hope to pull “Camp Enterprise” together at our next meeting on September 9/13. It is essential that we move quickly, in order to get the students that we need, for the October 18-20 date. We have put in place a team for our “Warm Hands Project” and plan to get them together at our next meeting, to divvy up the work load, and set the plan in motion. We want to have the gloves in place, long before”Old Man Winter “shows up. We plan to send a candidate to “Adventures in Citizenship” in the spring, so please forward names of anyone that you know who might be interested in this amazing experience. At present, I am awaiting the application release, Our “Paul Harris Scholarships” are in the capable hands of Peter Masson. He will be talking with the other clubs involved and we will keep you posted as to the when and where, as well as what further assistance we will need. This year we will be looking into having an applicant attend RYLA. The program is usually run in May.At this time there is no information available. We plan to continue supporting our community, as we have in the past. In addition, this year, we hope that we can find some local worthy projects to support. “The people who fall through the cracks”. If you know of anyone who needs our help, please have them forward their request to Group 2/3 for consideration. We have a great team. Thank you Peter for standing in for me, I really appreciate it. I look forward to working together in 2013/2014. Carolyn Nicholson, Director, Group 2/3 |
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An Adventure to Ottawa in Citizenship: Laura Colangelo
Rotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller Wednesday August 28, 2013 Laura Colangelo’s Adventure in Citizenship By Basil Dias
Rota-Teller for August 28, 2013
Attendance: 17 including 4 guests
Anthem: Alan Meredith
Grace: Peter Masson
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Rocco Colangelo
Guests: Michelle (Hardy) Rooplal, Lilian, Diana and Laura Colangelo
Announcements: · Carolyn Nicholson announced that there will be a Group 2/3 Meeting on September 9th at Peter Masson’s. Camp Enterprise is confirmed for October 18, 19 & 20th. Sign-up sheets will be sent out to engage all club members in the great service project. Carolyn also reminded the club that Group 2/3 is looking for touchy, feely good projects within the local community, and invited members to bring such causes to her attention. · Past-President Jacob reminded the club of the importance of the up-coming TV Auction, and urged everyone to start soliciting and bringing in items. Auction packages were handed out to all attending members, and others are available to be picked up. Past President Dave Hardy suggested that we use airmiles or aeroplan points to purchase auction goods.
The marbelous draw was conducted by Gordon Brown. The winning ticket was claimed by late arrival David Seemungal, but the mutant marble lives another day. Sergeant-at-arms Charles Whitney fined all members who had forgotten the name of the current R.I. President. The coffers were filled by those with short memories. Many happy bucks were contributed, including a sad buck from Gerd for having his guest rescheduled by Dorothy. Speaker: Laura Colangelo President Rocco introduced his granddaughter, Laura Colangelo, who gave a very interesting and informative report on her recent Adventures in Citizenship in our Capital, Ottawa. This dynamic young lady kept us spell-bound with her adventures, including “crying when she left home and crying when she left Ottawa”. We heard of the initial race to catch the train to Ottawa, meeting the very welcoming host family, getting to know 218 other students from all across Canada, and hearing such outstanding speakers such as “Ray” from the organization “From Impossible to Possible”. Laura told of visiting the Museum of Civilization, touring the Parliament buildings and meeting parliamentarians, meeting the Ambassadors from the Netherlands and South Korea as well as three Canadian Diplomats, and Touring the University of Ottawa. We heard of the mock parliament elections and the campaigning conducted by the students, and finally having the opportunity to welcome new citizens to Canada. Laura will be heading off to the University of Ottawa shortly to study Political Science, and we all wish her well. Frank Allison thanked Laura and presented her with a Certificated from Operation Eyesight. A recording of Laura’s presentation will be sent separately. |
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TV Auction Nov 23rd & 24th warm-up by Gord DobbinRotateller for July 31, 2013 Attendance: 17 – including guests Anthem: Madhavi Grace: David Seemungal Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary – President Rocco Guests: Jack Page from Kingston, Jamaica; David Seemungal’s father Saty Seemungal from Port of Spain Trinidad and our speaker Gord Dobbin Announcements: · Saty Seemungal gave us an update on the Palliative Care Unit we gave a donation to his club to help build. He advised that his club were extremely pleased with the progress and it should be open in about two month’s time. · Carolyn advised there will be a group 2/3 meeting at her house on Tuesday August 13th at 7.30pm. Marbelous Draw was conducted by Joan, our guest speaker drew the winning ticket which was claimed by Madhavi, but she was unable to find the mutant marble.
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Induction of our new member Arthur Retnakaran.
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Dhanni's trip to India in 2012Rotateller for August 21, 2013 Attendance: 14 – including 1 guest Anthem: Frank Allison Grace: Peter Masson Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary – Past President Jacob Guests: David Seemungal’s daughter Dana Past President Jacob then turned the meeting over to current President Rocco. Announcements:
· Rocco announced there will be a Board Meeting at Peter Masson’s on Monday August 26th at 7.30pm. Peter advised that some ‘navigation’ would be required to get to his house as there are road works enroute. Their address is 49 Christina Falls Way and the gate house will be advised of your expected arrival.
Marbelous Draw was conducted by Joan, our guest Dana drew the winning ticket which was claimed by Peter Masson, but he was unable to find the mutant marble.
Sergeant-at-Arms:
FrankAllison fined anyone who had not attended a group meeting yet (everyone had!), as that reaped no $$ then he fined anyone who had not attended the BBQ on Friday or if they had if they had ‘more than their fair share of the 'drinks available’ – quite the collection was obtained from people confessing to that!! Happy Bucks: In combination with the fine for over indulging many people gave happy bucks for a wonderful BBQ on Friday. Joan gave a contribution on behalf of Kevin as Kevin’s son is now attending university and has moved out and Kevin and Sharyn are now empty nesters just in time to finish the house. Peter Masson contributed as he will have reached his 78th birthday on Saturday.
Speaker: David Seemungal introduced Dhanni Ramdeen who gave us a presentation of her trip to India with her son at the end of last year. They were away for 33 days and visited many cities including Old Delhi, New Delhi, Amritsar, Varanasi, Sarnath, Khajuraho, Orcha / Jhansi, Agra, Jaipur and many others which Dhanni didn’t have time to mention. They flew with Emirates Airlines and were very impressed – spotless washrooms and 500 movies to choose from in many different languages amongst other things. Dhanni reported that a lot of the cities had bad pollution and in Northern India the people tended to ‘ignore’ women. They stayed in North American chain hotels and in one instance were given the honeymoon suite with the one bed covered in rose petals which of course they had rectified straight away. A lot of the architecture of the buildings in the various cities was quite spectacular. All in all they had a great trip. A recording of the presentation will be sent separately. Jacob thanked Dhanni for her presentation and presented her with ‘Rotary Water Bottles’ for her and her son. "Our "Adventures in Citizenship" participant reports on her experiences"
"Our "Adventures in Citizenship" participant reports on her experiences"
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Frank & Bette Out of AfricaAnupam Kumar of the Crystal City Pentagon Rotary Club, Arlington VA, exchanges club banners with President Rocco. Anupam discovered us through R.I'.s new app for Club locations & meeting dates.
 Rota-Teller Anthem: Gordon Brown Attending: 14 including visiting Rotarians A. Kumar (see above), Jack Page, Jamaica R.C., Art Nicholson PHF and now grandfather of another boy. Announcements: -Sunday, August 25th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm a Rotary Clubs in Scarborough will meet at Holy Trinity Church in Guildwood Village for an afternoon picnic party. All Rotarians and their families are welcome with BBQ. Bring lawn chairs and enjoy this opportunity to meet your fellow Rotarians from other clubs in Scarborough. -Group 4 to meet after this meeting in the hotel. Sergeant at Arms: Charles Whitney
Happy Bucks:
Speaker:
A recording of the presentation will be sent separately.
There being no further business President Rocco closed the meeting.
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PACT programRotateller for August 7, 2013
Attendance: 14 – including 3 guests
Anthem: Peter Masson
Grace: Mike Mushet
Toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary – President Rocco
Guests: Jagdish Joshi who is visiting at our club with a view to perhaps becoming a member, our speakers Clayton Elliott and David Lockett from PACT.
Announcements:
· Gordon announced a Group One Meeting at his house next Monday August 12th
· Carolyn advised that she was hoping to have a group 2/3 meeting next Tuesday (13th), but as she only had two responses will try and bring it forward to Monday (12th)at 7:30 pm.
· Dhanni announced there will be a Group Four meeting after next Wednesday’s lunch meeting at the Hotel.
· Charles reminded us of the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ party in honour of Al McDougal on Friday August 16th. Please register if you plan on attending.
· Our guest / potential member Jagdish gave us a brief overview of his background. He was a member of a Rotary Club in India. He has been in Canada since 1988 and lives in Scarborough. He has been working for Davis and Henderson in Markham for the past 22 years.
Marbelous Draw:
Was conducted by Charles, our guest Jagdish drew the winning ticket which was claimed by Al Meredith, but he was unable to find the mutant marble.
Sergeant-at-Arms Joan asked three Rotary questions:
1. She gave us two different numbers of just over 1.2million and asked us which the correct number of worldwide Rotarians is. Those who chose the wrong answer had to pay up.
2. What is the month of August in the Rotary calendar? The answer being Membership month and Extension month.
3. Who are the two prominent lady Rotarians mentioned in the Rotarian magazine associated with the eradication of polio – one being a Doctor the other being a Queen? (Dr. Jane Goodall and Queen Noor of Jordan)
Boy did Joan clean up to-day!
Happy Bucks:
Peter Masson was pleased that he enjoyed and survived his sail across Lake Ontario to Wilson N.Y. and back last week. Mike Mushet enjoyed his trip to an air show in Wisconsin – he tried to find Gerd but was unable to locate him among the 10,000 aircraft there.
Program: PACT
Carolyn introduced David Lockett from PACT (Participation, Acknowledgement, Commitment & Transformation). David gave us a brief overview of PACT’s coaching program which was started 12 years ago. There are 42 youths in the program from “Belleville to Brampton”. Apparently there is a window for youths between ages 16 to 18 to try and get them out of the justice system and then if they don’t have any offences after 18 they can request that their juvenile record can be expunged, otherwise their juvenile criminal record will be attached to their adult record and then cannot be expunged.
David then introduced one of the coaches, Clayton Elliott. Clayton is 29 now, but was in the justice system in his mid-teens. He has been working with PACT for the last 18 months as a coach. Because of his past he is able to relate to the youths he works with very well and is presently working with four of them. He told us that a lot of them have a feeling of hopelessness and it is very gratifying to work with them and help give them a hopeful future. For more information on PACT: www.pactprogram.ca.
A recording of the presentation will be sent separately. Dave Hardy thanked David and Clayton for their presentation and presented them a cheque for $4,000 for the club’s ongoing support of their program.
There being no further business President Rocco closed the meeting.
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Board Meeting Dates & Locations during 2013-20142013 Peter Masson, August 26, No Meeting during December 2014 Dhanni Ramdeen, January 27
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Habitat for HumanityRotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller July 24, 2013
Chairman: President Rocco Colangelo O Canada: Carolyn Nicholson Grace: Peter Masson
Attendance : 19 including Guests: Vern Barney, Willowdale Rotary Club Jack Page, Jamaica Rotary Michael Williams, checking out our Club Diva (not sure of spelling), Madhavi’s daughter.
Announcements: President Rocco - that our 1st Club Board Meeting for 2013/14 will be held at his home Monday July 29, at 7:30 pm. Notice will follow to all involved. Kevin Manuel – next week’s speaker will outline upcoming Rotary Auction. Joan Manuel – presented pictures of Club Members present at recent Scholarship evening that were in SNAP Magazine. http://www.snapscarborough.com/?option=com_sngevents&id[]=542870
Marbelous draw: Charles handed over $5.00 to Madhavi who wasn’t able to catch the elusive marble.
Sergeant- at- Arms: Kevin Manuel.
Fines were levied if a member still hadn’t brought in an auction donation; Any member who had not visited the RI website recently; also, if the membership didn’t know what big announcement will come from RI in August. (A new website)
Happy Bucks: Madhavi donated her winnings as she was happy to have completed her course. Gerd took his relative to a Blue Jays loosing game.
Gordon Brown introduced our speaker Mary Heinmaa who spoke on Habitat for Humanity. Her remarks are included as a link to the Dropbox (below) Also included is a very clever YouTube video which she showed us during her presentation.
Frank Allison thanked our speaker for her insightful presentation and she was given a certificate from Operation Eye Sight as a “Thank You”.
 Frank Allison presenting Mary Heinmaa with Operation Eyesight Certificate Mary made a presentation of the Habitat for Humanity work in the Toronto area.
Ms. Heubnass's full presentation is available on the following link:
An infomercial which was part of Mary Heinmaa's presentation about Habitat for Humanity can be seen on the following link. http://www.torontohabitat.ca/news-media/video.html
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District Governor's Visit
Attendance: 19 including 5 guests (as below) President Rocco opened the meeting Anthem: Dhanni Ramdeen Grace: Gordon Brown Guests: District Governor Valerie Wafer, her husband Mark Wafer, Assistant District Governor Raffy Chouljian, Jack Page from Jamaica and ‘member to be’ Arthur Retnakaran. Announcements: · David Seemungal read a thank you card from Operation Eyesight, thanking us for supporting them. · Charles reminded everyone to respond to the invitation to the Annual Lifetime Achievement Award BBQ for Al McDougall on August 16th.
· Kevin Manuel reminded us that a while ago he suggested we collect one gift a week for the TV Auction – he also reminded us that next week he is Sergeant-At-Arms!! Marbelous Draw: Charles conducted the draw, DG Valarie drew the winning ticket which Al Meredith claimed, but he was unable to find the mutant marble – he was given $5 as a consolation. Sergeant-At-Arms Basil asked for donations from anyone who did not know the answer to two Rotary questions (i) the name of this year’s R.I. President Ron Burton’s wife – the answer being Jetta and (ii) Where is the International Convention being held in 2014 – the answer being Sydney Australia. Happy Bucks: Peter Masson is pleased his boat is back in the water. Gerd’s mother told him that she is pleased that ladies are now allowed in her Rotary Club! Madhavi is pleased all her studies are done and that she will be able attend meetings more regularly.
Our speaker today was District Governor Valarie Wafer. She was introduced by Assistant District Governor Raffy. He told us that DG Valarie was President of the Whitby Club in 2008/09 and has held many other positions in the District since then. She joined Rotary in 2005 and with her husband has participated in many Rotary projects abroad. Together with her husband she owns seven Tim Horton’s franchises around Scarborough. DG Valarie reminded us of the theme ‘Engage Rotary, Change Lives’. When we are recruiting new members we should let them know all the benefits of joining Rotary – among them being friendships, business development, travelling the world for Rotary projects and perhaps the most important one – the opportunity to serve – this how we (Rotary) can change peoples lives. The District is putting more of an emphasis on social media and technology to try and attract younger professionals. To help us with this, a new position at the District has been made - Liz Greenland is the chair of ‘Young Professionals Engagement’. Valarie encouraged us to make more use of social media and to ask Liz if we need help with this. The audio recording of her speech can be accessed through the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zvk53725xeorb8s/DG%20Valarie%20Wafer.mp3 Rocco thanked Valarie for presentation and there being no further business closed the meeting. |
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World's Biggest Commercial - End Polio Now CampaignTake part in the World's Biggest Commercial while raising awareness and funds to eliminate polio forever. |
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Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra "Update"Rotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller January 30, 2013 Chairman- President Jacob Lakirovich O Canada- Jack Wiley Grace- Kevin Moore Attendance- 16 Members and 7 Guests Guests- Penny Williams, proposed new member of the Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club, Mourace Scott, member of the Scarborough Twilight Rotary Club, Bill Patchett, Rotary Foundation, Vern Barney from the Willowdale Rotary Club, Kaye Royer, Conductor and member of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra , Sue Payne, General Manager of the SPO and Paul Bolton, President of the SPO. Announcements- -Charles Whitney announced that he will be hosting the Group 1 meeting on Feb 4 at 7:30pm. -Carolyn Nicholson reminded us to sign up for the euchre party being hosted by Danny Cassidy, on February 8. Space is limited, so sign up soon to avoid disappointment. -Mourace Scott invited us to join the Twilight Club for their Valentine’s Party, being held at the Highland Yacht Club, on February 15, 2013. For further information please contact Harry Hakomaki. -Bill Patchett placed crocus boutonnieres throughout the room, invited members to purchase them, and wear them, in order to increase awareness of Polio Plus. -We were reminded that our RI President, Sakuji Tanaka will be speaking at the lunch meeting of the Toronto Club at the Royal York on March 1, 2013. Detailed information is found on Clubrunner. Marbelous Draw- Penny Williams did the honours, and pulled the lucky ticket belonging to the flying aces, Gerd Wengler and Mike Mushet. The mutant marble proved elusive once more. Sargeant at Arms- Basil Dias fined anyone who did not know who the In-coming President of RI was. Then striking while the iron was hot, he fined anyone who did not know who would be heading up Foundation 2013-14. Happy Bucks- -Danny Cassidy was happy that RIM was releasing the new Blackberry today. His son is a computer programmer and had been working very hard on this project. -Danny was also very proud to recognize one of the Canadian soccer players, as a boy he had coached many years ago. -Frank Allison was very happy to find out about glucosamine Chondroitin, during lunch a couple last week. He ran out and bought some right away, returning home with renewed hope. He shared the news with Bette, then proceeded to choke on the capsule. Luckily, Bette came to his aid and he lived to tell the tale. Program- President Jacob Lakirovich introduced our Guest Speakers. The details of Paul Bolton and Kaye Royer’s presentation are in the file below. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/39890853/130130_001.mp3 Please listen to it, as the presentation was very detailed. Paul Bolton updated us on his return to the Presidency of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, after a brief retirement from the position, which he held for ten years. He assured us that the SPO was indeed in good hands, with Sue Payne taking over the position of general manager. He was happy to be in the company of Kaye Royer, who is both a conductor and member of the SPO. Kaye is currently involved with six other orchestras. Kaye Royer shared her excitement about the upcoming concerts with us. She went into great detail about some of the individual pieces that will be included in this season, and assured us that we would find the choices very entertaining. North Scarborough Rotary is partnering with the concert on May 12, 2013. Please mark the date and encourage friends and family to come out and join us for a wonderful evening. Jack Wiley thanked Paul and Kaye for their presentation and they were presented with Anniversary glasses as a token of our appreciation. |
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Jim Boyko"s predictions for 2013Rotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller
January 16, 2013
Anthem: Dhanni Ramdeen
Rocco attended the Presidents club and recommends attendance at the District Conference and the International convention
Rocco also provided 2 flyers that he received at the Presidents Club: -RI president to speak at Toronto Club's 100th anniversary Friday March 1/13; -Rotary Club of York offering Chinese New Year celebration dinner Fri. Feb 15/13 Members who can are urged to attend these events
Kevin Moore announced that the TTC was slow today which was why he was late arriving
Directors mtg will be held Jan 28 at Doug Strypes’
Marbelous draw conducted by Charles Whitney was drawn by Art Nicholson and won by Dhanni Ramdeen. Despite trying, the mutant marble was not found and she took home only the $5 as consolation. Fines: Gordon fined all who did not know this.
Happy bucks were provided by: Jack Holman as Bill Patchett did not show and he was told he would be ; Art Nicholson was happy to be invited to be with us; David Seemungal was happy to be back from Trinidad; Gerd Wengler thought that this month was called also called “January”
Program: Today’s program was our annual predictions from our own club oracle. Introduced by chair Rocco Colangelo, Jim Boyko, began by recalling his record from last year from our Jan 11/12 meeting, and provided his food for thought for the coming year.
Jim was thanked by Rocco Colangelo for his predictions and comments.
A sound file of the presentation, questions and comments will follow separately.
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All !
Rotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller December 19, 2012
Acting Chair: V.P. Rocco Colangelo Anthem: Peter Masson Grace: Mike Mushet Attendance: 21 (including 6 guest spouses, being Lillian Colangelo, Judy Hardy, Joan Masson, Cheryl Meredith, Lori Moore, and Glennys Smith) Announcements: - President Jacob could not attend, but conveyed his Christmas wishes through Acting Chair Rocco. - Peter Masson announced that the Fireside would be held on April 19th, 2013 at the Highland Yacht Club. Details to follow in due course. - Jim Boyko reminded us of the end of the world on Friday, and asked everyone to deliver their valuables to him prior to then, since they will have no further need for them. - Kevin Moore introduced his date, Lori, who has a birthday to-day but no confession was forthcoming. - Al Meredith reminded us to bring wrapped gifts to the next meeting on January 9th, 2013 for the White Elephant Auction. The Marbelous Draw was conducted by Barry Smith who thought he was choosing an honest Pastor’s wife to pull the winning ticket, until she pulled her husband’s ticket. Kevin Moore won, and lost, the draw after having Lori try her magic touch at pulling out the mutant marble. Sgt-at-Arms Al Meredith levied some not so cheerful fines and took in lots of loonies from everyone not wearing a tie and not wearing their Rotary pins. Jim Boyko was fined for trying to fleece everyone of their valuables. Jack Holman pointed out that there were only 7 Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free cards purchased, but that he’d seen about 22 in play. Obviously, we don’t have a ‘Monopoly’ on issuing these cards. Kevin was fined for gambling. Gerd donated $5 for leaving early, but wished everyone a Merry Christmas on his way out the door. Frank Allison was happy to see Steve Zielinski out at the meeting. Steve donated ten happy bucks. He had arrived in a tie, but removed it, to feel more at home with our casual crowd. Dave Hardy told the story about his partner’s crazy cousin Chris who, since a young age, told everyone that he would be an astronaut some day. Guess what? Crazy Chris blasted into space today on a mission that will see him become the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station. Program: Vice President Rocco introduced Kevin Moore who conducted our traditional Christmas luncheon, consisting of the singing of Christmas carols as accompanied by Lori Moore on guitar, and interspersed with various Christmas information, such as the origin of “Silent Night” and the amount of Christmas merchandise imported by the U.S. from China. Kevin also played a clip from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special... a timeless production. Kevin noted that not everyone’s Christmas will be happy, including those in Newtown, Connecticut who are taking down Christmas decorations in the face of the unspeakable tragedy that has devastated their town. Kevin reminded us of John 1:5 which states: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it”. There is hope as long as the light is not overcome by the darkness. Kevin suggested that the work of Rotary is to make a difference in this world by keeping the darkness at bay. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All ! Jack Holman thanked Kevin and Lori for a very enjoyable meeting and presented them with two scotch glasses, oops, that should be two punch glasses. Meeting was terminated |
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Club Forum and other thoughts
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
Rota-teller
12-12-2012
Anthem: Al Meredith Grace: Peter Masson Toast : President Jacob These notes are drawn from your scribe’s memory the day after the meeting. Group 4, which is on duty didn’t have a note taker present to-day. But I will give it a try from a failing memory. Attendance: Just 10 to-day We had hoped to get at least 12 to-day thus to celebrate 12-12-12-12 The hotel set up a buffet for us. Announcements: Just remember to come next Wednesday with your date(s) because the hotel will be serving a first class buffet and you will all be able to exchange Christmas and Holiday greetings. Let’s have a full house worthy of the hotel’s seasonal special. Kevin Moore will make it memorable. Marbelous Draw: Frank Allison, I think, was the winner, but the $5 just came back for recirculation. Sergeant at Arms Al Meredith and Charles Whitney taxed our mathematical skills and asked when another equivalent alignment of dates will occur. One of us (Gerd?) had cheated on this and knew the answer .... in eighty eight years. But the real answer was uniformly agreed upon “when we are all dead”! Meredith still fined anyone who didn’t have a Get out of Jail “GOOJ” card. Program: This was scheduled as a club forum so that the directors could provide progress reports for each of their groups. Jack Holman gave an update on our financial situation. In short, we’re alright for now. We won’t hear for several weeks what amounts will be coming to us as a result of the recent TV Auction. But we have funded the Adventure in Citizenship program for one high school student to travel to Ottawa to try to help the government to budget for the next round of fighter aircraft orders. (Fat chance, you say?) Funds have been set aside for Gift of Life, PETS, Operation Eyesight, Sleeping Children Around the World and of course Camp Enterprise is scheduled for next April and has been previously funded by Santa’s elfs at Gerd’s business, Park Properties and the date has been booked. Drawing from the November Treasurer’s report ...” based on the TV Auction we have about $30,000 to spend next year. This is about 10% down from last year”. Also “Doug reminded members that we now have a registered charity and they can get a tax donation receipt for a year-end donation (to the R.C.N.S. Foundation) if received prior to December 31st” Dave Hardy was unable to attend but Jacob reported on his behalf that with the new management in place at the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, that David’s firm, Hardy Stephenson, will be giving them assistance to improve their website and promotion activities. Danny Cassidy reported on the activities of Goup 1. • The POD responsibilities seem to be noted and then forgotten by some groups. Please help make this system work ... read your e-mails, take note of your duties and visit the web site where the Duty Roster will be posted. • Events planned during the year ahead include Dec 14th Christmas Dinner Dance at Scarboro G & C club. We will be joined by members of the Twilight and Bluffers clubs. • The Ice Wine tour has been cancelled due to lack of interest. • Feb 8th Euchre night will be held at Danny’s house .... Ruth may or may not be in the kitchen! • A Fireside is being planned for March or April at Highland Yacht Club depending upon whether Peter is back from FL or whether he can be covered off by other Rotarian members of the club. • April, the President’s Party will be held at the Hunt club • May 26th is scheduled for A Day at the Races. • June 14th will be Charter Party. Group 2/3 Jacob reported on behalf of Kevin Moore as director of this group: • An iPad has been purchased for the daughter of Nadia Moussa. She is suffering from autism and this tool would help her to communicate with others. • Camp Enterprise is booked with a slightly higher cost this year. • A candidate (from the Colangelo clan) has been found for Adventures in Citizenship. • The Warm Hands project was completed delivering dozens of mittens to 20 elementary schools in the Malvern sector of North Scarborough. Group 4 No meetings have yet to be called so we have nothing to report. Membership Danny Cassidy, Basil Dias and Dave Hardy have been designated the Membership committee trio for the club. But they have had difficulty finding a time when they could all meet together. PR Update. Peter reported that the month of January is “Rotary Awareness” month and the joint publicity club for all Scarborough clubs is planning a supplement to be run in the Scarborough Mirror in January. It will feature the work done in the community by our clubs and will be underwritten by ads from sponsors and special rate reductions from the Mirror. We will be including material featuring North Scarborough’s recent community service projects. Rib Fest Before the meeting was closed a discussion took place that revealed that the membership should have a full explanation of the budget and the options we might have regarding the annual Rib Fest. Next Meeting: Christmas carols and readings and a room filled with Christmas decorations and seasonal best wishes when Pastor Kevin will lead us in our Christmas meeting. Your attendance with guest(s) will help save us from embarrassment with the hotel mangement which will be laying out an abundant special buffet for us.
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Ross Brewitt shares his store of Hockey Lore
Rotary Club of North Scarborough Rota-Teller November 14, 2012 Anthem: Kevin Moore
Grace: Peter Masson Toast: Vice President Rocco Collangelo Attendance: 19 including Guests: 5Guests: 1. Maurace Scott from Twilight R.C. (to be inducted to-night) 2. Douglas ...... 3. Ross Brewitt.4. Sylvie Brewitt. Guest Speaker: Ross Brewitt. Announcements: 1. Charles W. reported on current position of the forthcoming TV auction. Total value of items standing at $31000. Collection closed except for some real, real late ones. 2. Kevine Manuel: Reminded members outstanding responsibility on the TV auction schedules, calling for more volunteers. 3. Carolyn: Reminded us of our club Xmas party on Dec. 14th, to register online or let her know your interest in coming. 4. Basil: Presented the flier for the ' Songs of season concert' in Dec 02, 2012. Tickets available from him or Dorothy at $25/person. 50/50 Draw: Ticket held by Peter Masson was picked and won consolation price $5:00 donated back to the purse. Sgt at arms: Kevin Moore: 1.Called for answers to a hockey quiz and toonie donated by each members for not knowing. 2. Frank Allison donated a toonie for not knowing TV technology and panicking with his grandson's request to put a pause on a program. 3. Kevin Manuel donated for having a guest he drove all over the city partying.Program: Our featured speaker was Ross Brewitt a sports commentator and author of a book on hockey, a novel “Just Another Hat Trick” He shared a lot of stories drawn from his many years in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. His website is www.reddogdesign.ca A recording of his presentation will be sent by e-mail. |
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Remembrance Day 2012
Kevin Moore lead the meeting to-day as the club members celebrated Remembrance Day 2012 (prior to Nov 11th). It was a solemn event as we remembered the sacrifices given by Canadians and others in the Great Wars WW I , WW 2, Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and of the many peace missions that we have been involved. Slides were also projected of the battle scenes from WWI and WW 2. The meeting closed with the traditional music of the last post, The Flowers of the Forest and the Revelee. Speakers during the meeting included Danny Cassidy as he recited (from memory) "Waltzing Matilda" and Peter Masson who recited "In Flanders Fields". Both described the background and context that each of these poems was written and their almost sacred importance to New Zealanders & Australians in the case of Matilda, and of Canadians for Flanders Fields. Several members shared memories of their families involved in several sides of the conflicts during the 20th Century. Our final prayer was that these terrible conflicts should never again occur in the 21st century. |
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China's 5000 year old Cultural Traditions
JIm Zhang, whose day-time job is as a financial adviser at RBC, presented the history of the Chinese culture going back over 5,000 years. Chinese culture was almost destroyed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's. To-day, a vibrant North American Chinese community is reliving and encouraging the return to the cultural values taught in Taoism, (truthfulness), Buddhism (compassion), and Confucianism (tolerance and loyalty). |
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Joan Manuel's 15 Days on the Romantic Rhine |
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"The Future of the Scarborough Hospital" Dr. John Wright |
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Facts and Fallacies of Fitness |
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Mobile Good Food Market |
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Youth Link |
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Club AssemblyRotary Club of North Scarborough
ROTA-TELLER
Sept 12, 2012
ANTHEM: Gerd Wengler GRACE: Kevin Moore TOAST: President Jacob Lakirovich ATTENDING: 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS: - None this week. MARBELOUS DRAW: It was Peter Masson who had the winning ticket. The $5.00 was generously offered as a second prize (this time the first prize was less than the second). As a small tribute he returned the prize money to the Sergeant at Arms as thanks for the 50 years that Joan and he celebrated together on Sept 8th. SERGEANT AT ARMS: One fine was imposed by S @ A Kevin Moore to the last person who arrived, David Seemungal, who also ordered a special meal from the chef. Barry Smith gave happy bucks for learning that he and Glennys expect to become grandparents next March. (No cruising in the Med or visiting Bermuda next March, for sure)! Gerd reported on a couple of amazing weeks he has had as the Chair of the Canadian German Chamber of Commerce. He has been included as one of the five chief “poobahs” of the German Canadian business community. He started off having an intimate discussion with the visiting German Chancellor Merkel (or as intimate as any politician is likely to be these days). He then topped that off with a luncheon meeting with Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada. That must have been a “stimulating” meeting or as stimulating as central bankers are these days! Then he had meetings with the German Vice Chancellor and finally the Minister for the Economy from Vietnam. PROGRAM: This meeting was scheduled as a Club Assembly. But with only 10 members attending, we had a cozy discussion of what we knew was happening around the club. Group 2/3 We have scheduled speakers for the rest of September and October except for October 29th. Please contact Director Kevin Moore if you can recommend a speaker for that date. Funds have been set aside for Camp Enterprise thanks to our partnership with Park Property Management. But the date of the weekend next Spring must be secured. The group will consider the request by the Globe Trotters basket ball team to become involved in their fund raising project. Kevin and Lori will be investigating the specific needs for the request the club has received for assistance with a child who suffers from autism. Otherwise our funding is and unknown until after the TV Auction in November. Foundation: David Seemungal reported that we gave the District Governor our cheque for “Every Rotarian Every Year” last week when he visited our club. David also advised that there was funding at the District level that cold be used for the "Warm Hands" program. However it would involve including many more schools and many more visits to those schools. This could be a project for several clubs to become involved just in Scarborough. Other matters discussed: The promised Financial report for the 2012 Ribfest has not yet been received. We understood that our club’s participation in next year’s effort was contingent on the membership reviewing those results and examining the budget and plans for the next attempt at generating funds from the Ribfest. Our support for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra has been suspended for a year and our recent letter has precipitated the departure of its General Manager and changes to their Board. Jacob believes that we will have a much more constructive relationship with the SPO after these changes. We finished the meeting with a discussion on some issues that Tony Baker was able to share before he returned to his mission in India. He explained that most of their work in India is involved with assistance for the Dalit people (Untouchables) who are the lowest in the Hindu caste system. The Hindu system holds that if one is born into that caste there is no opportunity to escape it. Tony’s work is seen by many in the upper castes in that State as undermining the prevailing caste structure as the Christian message is that all are equal before God. This results in silly but time-consuming bureaucratic delays in visas and other government contacts in the hope that these missionaries will just give up and go back home. But Tony was never one to back off from a challenge so back he goes to face them and more rice and curry in India. BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY REPORT Member Birthdays Sept 8 Emmanuel Nwankwo Sept 9 Jack Holman Sept 14 Jacob Lakirovich Anniversaries Sept 8 Peter & Joan Masson 50 years 1962 Sept 20 Kevin & Lori Moore 32 years 1980 Sept 27 Barry & Glennys Smith 37 years 1975 NEXT MEETING: Sept 19th Diana Gibbs of "YouthLink: A community service for vulnerable youth in Scarborough" In a changing world, how can we ensure that vulnerable youth do not get left behind? Investing in the well-being of our youth is important for our future, and our present. YouthLink has been a leader in promoting youth mental health for nearly 100 years, continually adapting services in Toronto to respond to changing needs. Diana Gibbs will speak about YouthLink's current focus in Scarborough, and how the agency is helping vulnerable youth and families in our community to build a positive future. In Closing: “Behind every successful man is his woman.
Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.”
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Governor Ted Koziel's Visit
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
ROTA-TELLER
Sept 05, 2012
ANTHEM: David Seemungal GRACE: Peter Masson TOAST: President Jacob Lakirovich ATTENDING: 24 including guests: District Governor Ted Koziel and Maureen Koziel (Richmond Hill R.C.) Assistant D.G. Gord Bennett (Willowdale R.C.) Mandy Nwoby guest of Emmanuel Nwankwo ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Charles Whitney told us that the last registrations for the Wine & Dinner pairing at the Hunt Club must reach him by the morning of Sept 6th. He must submit our numbers for the event Friday evening at the Hunt Club. So far only 21 have registered. -Remember the date of the District 7070 Foundation “Walk the Talk” Sunday September 23 in Bowmanville. Registration with coffee and muffins at 9:00 am (See last week’s R-T for further details). -Charles Whitney shared a letter that he had received from Al McDougall. It said, in part: "I consider (honorary membership in the Club) a great honour, to allow me to be associated with the (Club) even though I can no longer offer active support. "I would be grateful if you would extend my thanks to the members, along with my wishes for the continued success of the Club, in all it's endeavours." MARBELOUS DRAW: It was Joan Manuel who again had the winning ticket. But this time she only receied $5 and our generous S @ A Allan let her keep it. SERGEANT AT ARMS: This time Allan dug into many pockets because only he and Joan Manuel have so far submitted donations for the TV auction. All others were required to pitch in a tooney. PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARD: While he was with us to-day, District Governor Ted was asked to present a PH Award to Past President Charles Whitney. (Photo attached) PROGRAM: District Governor Ted was introduced by our ADG Gord Bennett. Ted and his home club, Richmond Hill, will be hosting the District Conference Oct 19-21. His presentation was accompanied by a Power Point presentation but his message (the real one) was sent along to all the club members. Unfortunately, another recording was first sent but that was corrected by a second e-mail (the real one). Basil Dias thanked Governor Ted and presented him with a certificate from Operation Eyesight International. BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY REPORT Member Birthdays Sept 8 Emmanuel Nwankwo Sept 9 Jack Holman Sep14 Jacob Lakirovich Anniversaries Sept 8 Peter & Joan Masson 50 years 1962 Sept 20 Kevin & Lori Moore 32 years 1980 Sept 27 Barry & Glennys Smith 37 years 1975 NEXT MEETING: Sept 12th is scheduled for Directors’ Reports and update on the TV Auction progress. “A Toastmaster is a man who eats a meal he doesn’t want, so he can get up and tell a lot of stories he doesn’t remember, to people who have already heard them.”
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2012 TV AuctionRotary Club of North Scarborough
Anthem: Barry SmithRota-Teller Aug 29, 2012 Grace: Peter Masson Toast: Jacob Lakirovich In attendance: 15 (including guests) Guests: Saty Seemungal of Port of Spain W, Trinidad Announcements: Basil Dias sadly announced the passing of Fran Smith’s daughter Amy today. Our Club had assisted with her double lung transplant in the past. Charles Whitney reminded us of the upcoming Wine Pairing Party Sept. 7 at the Hunt Club. We need to confirm numbers by 5:00 pm Tues Sept 4 so make sure you register on the website. Jacob Lakirovich requested that all members attend next week to hear the District Governor speak. All Board members are requested to arrive no later than 11:30 for a meeting with the Governor. Jacob Lakirovich also advised of a District Membership meeting at the Sept 12 Presidents meeting and requested that someone from the Membership Committee attend. (Basil cannot so it is up to Dave Hardy or Danny Cassidy) Marbelous Draw: Marbelous draw conducted by Al Meredith was drawn by Peter Masson and won by (?) Al Meredith. Despite trying the mutant marble was not found-hardly worth it yet. Sergeant at Arms. Fines: Gordon fined all members a loonie if they could not tell him when the first official Paralympics was held – Rome 1960 (even though David Seemungal got off with a 1/2 loonie because of knowing that the original games arose when handicapped veterans of WW 2 started a competition in England in 1949. Happy bucks were provided by: Joan Manuel who has listed Dhanni Ramdeen’s brother's house and just presented them with 5 offers for it. Charles Whitney and Saty Seemungal who were happy to be there Frank Allison who was happy to have won the Marble Draw last week. Program: Today’s program was the official opening of the TV Auction. Jacob Lakirovich introduced this year’s Chair for our Club, Charles Whitney who proceeded to hand out packages, and hardcopies of the many forms and paperwork we have to assist all members in collecting items for the Auction. He also handed out the team lists and has challenged us to do better this year with items and sponsorships. Charles was also thanked by Jacob for his presentation. A sound file of the presentation, questions and comments will follow separately. BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY REPORT Member Birthdays in August Aug 14 Chandrasekaran, Madhavi Aug 15 Moore, Kevin Aug 24 Masson, Peter Aug 26 Turner, Thomas Anniversaries in August Aug 8, 2009 Gordon Brown & Susan Palmer 3 years Aug 26, 2006 Tom & Sarah Turner 6 years NEXT MEETING: District Governor Ted Koziel and his wife Maureen will be visiting our club for his annual checkup and will tell us of is goals and plans for his year as District 7070's governor. Undoubtedly he will be telling us more about the District Conference which will held Oct 19th to 21st at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel. PARAPROSDOKIANS They begin the evening news with"Good evening", then proceed to tell you why it isn't! To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research. K Manuel & PM |
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The business side of water management
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
ROTA-TELLER Aug 22nd, 2012 ANTHEM: David Seemungal GRACE: Rocco Colangelo TOAST: President Jacob Lakirovich ATTENDING: 16 including guests: Chan Seemungal, David’s mother Dayna Seemungal, David’s daughter Andrzes Schreyer and Danya Haydari both of Hardy, Stephenson & Ass’ts Fred Mandryk, Bowmanville R.C. Dan Crane, our guest speaker ANNOUNCEMENTS: -President Jacob reminded all that a Directors’ meeting is scheduled for Monday August 27th ,7:00 pm at David Seemungal’s home. -Fred Mandryk of the Bowmanville club brought us greetings and reminded us of the District 7070 Foundation “Walk the Talk” Sunday September 23 in Bowmanville. Registration with coffee and muffins at 9:00 am at the Clarington Beech Centre (28 Beech Ave. Bowmanville). Take 401 Exit 434. Proceed north on Liberty St. for 6 traffic lights. Turn left on Concession St. W, then take 2nd street on left onto Beech St. #28 is on the right. This is the last time that a single club will sponsor the Foundation Walk. In future a grouping of clubs will team up to put on the annual Walk. Two routes will be planned to start at 10:00 am. Route A, the Town Route will be a gentle walk through historic downtown Bowmanville. Total length 2.59 km. Route B- Bowmanville Valley is slightly more strenuous and passes through a more “wilderness” and rural setting during a 6.5 km walk. Lunch will be served between 11:30 and 1:00 pm. The club has set a goal of $125,000 to be raised for the Foundation through participation by all the clubs in District 7070. -Basil Dias reported that several of our members attended an organizing meeting of the Metro Toronto Rotary TV Auction. He reminded all that the Auction will be held one week earlier this year and that the “drop dead” date for donations has been set for November 1st. The paperwork has been put together for all members to get out and solicit donations and sponsorships. -Charles Whitney (while absent to-day) asked that all who wished to go to the Wine and Dinner paring at the Hunt Club Sept 7th please respond to the Club Runner invitation that was sent out last week. MARBELOUS DRAW: The number of marbles left in the bag had diminished to a scant number. Tickets were purchased in many multiples that increased the take considerably. The last person to enter join the meeting bought his ticket and it was pulled we all wondered whether the box-full of ticket stubs really had been shaken. Well, they had by young Ms. Seemungal and the winning ticket was pulled by her grandmother. Frank Allison reached in and voila he pulled out the mutant marble. We have a photo of Frank as he realized he was the winner. A cheque for $433 as his winnings. SERGEANT AT ARMS: Basil took over the duties to-day and let us off with just happy bucks. Gerd Wengler was pleased to report on his meeting with “the most powerful woman in the world” according to Forbes magazine, Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, during her recent two day stay in Ottawa. Gerd was there in his role of Chairman of the Canadian German Chamber of Commerce. Gerd didn’t get any inside info on the EU euro muddle will be resolved. Not bad for a one-time physical chemist to become top dog in the world of Hillary Clinton, Melinda Gates, Lady Gaga and Marissa Mayer (Yahoo)! PROGRAM: In the absence of Dave Hardy, Peter Masson introduced Don Crane of Hatch Mott MacDonald, Engineering Consultants. Dave Hardy’s firm have partnered with H.M.M on several projects. Don presented a slide show which focussed on developing solutions for several projects in the GTA which involved their expertise in waste water, water, tunnelling and site development. We all were impressed with the thorough research required both with the nearby communities and with the environmental issued that these projects present. Don’s remarks were longer than usual so they will be sent out as mp3 files in several parts. But go to the HMM website www.hatchmott.com for a truly eye-opening view of their work in North America and beyond. BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY REPORT Member Birthdays Aug 14 Chandrasekaran, Madhavi Aug 15 Moore, Kevin Aug 24 Masson, Peter Aug 26 Turner, Thomas Anniversaries Aug 8, 2009 Gordon Brown & Susan Palmer 3 years Aug 26, 2006 Tom & Sarah Turner 6 years NEXT MEETING: Aug 29th, Charles Whitney will launch the members not to Mars but for a successful landing at the TV Auction in November. We are one of 5 clubs working together to make this the biggest and best auction across Metro Toronto. The auction website is metrotorontorotaryauction.org. The website will be updated for 2012 when it will take place Nov 23 & 24th. This is our key fundraiser for the club’s activities and full member participation is essential for success. PARAPROSDOKIANS (A new feature this week) Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak. If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong. War does not determine who is right - only who is left. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. "You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing—after they have tried everything else." — Winston Churchill PAM |
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David Lockhart update on PACT Rotateller for August 15, 2012. |
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Rotary TV Auction 2012Rotary Club of North Scarborough Anthem: Gord Dobbin, East York Jacob Lakirovich announced that the Board will meet on Mon. July 30 at 7:30 at Jacob’s house. Directions to follow. He also advised that we had received an email from the DG thanking our Club for their hospitality and urging all of us to attend the District conference in Richmond Hill Oct 29-31. Jack Holman advised that he had been contacted by Honorary Member Paul Sorely who very greatly enjoyed our 50th anniversary Charter Party. He looks forward to attending the 100th. Me too. Marbelous draw conducted by Charles Whitney was drawn by Gord Dobbin and won by Al Meredith (your scribe was off by just 1). Despite considerable trying the mutant marble was not found. Happy bucks were provided by: Gord Dobbin for doing such a good job on the anthem; Peter Masson and Rocco as they were happy; Frank Allison on his return from Africa and getting stuck in London; Vern Barney was just happy; Jim Boyko a happy $5 for an enormously successful series of golfing adventures – at least it wasn’t a fish storey. Program: Today’s program was a report on the 2012 TV Auction. Gord Dobbin of the East York Club was introduced by Kevin Manuel and he explained that he was here as a member of the Metro Toronto Auction committee to get us going and excited on the upcoming TV Auction. He detailed some of the progress we had made last year and further progress we hope to make this year. A sound file of the presentation will follow separately.
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July 11 2012 |
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An Update on Polio |
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ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH SCARBOROUGH FOUNDATION
Registered charity status has been approved.
Registration Number is 84161 5610 RR0001
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TV Auction Prep TalkRota-Teller November 20, 2013 Anthem: Jacob Lakirovich Grace: Mike Mushet Toast: Rocco Colangelo Attendance: 21, including 6 guests; 5 from the Don Mills Club. Don Mills Club Guests: Assistant District Governor - Dr. Raffy Chouljian, President Jennifer Boyd, Past District Governor John Hemmant and his spouse Joyce, Sharky Liu. Other Guest: Vijey Senathirajah, prospective member. Announcements: David Seemungal – Was presented with a District grant cheque for $4800. for the Uganda maternal health camp project at the President and Foundation meeting. Alan Meredith – Reminded members to sign up for the Christmas card. The donation will now be directed to purchase desks for a school in Laos since they already have an overwhelming response of donations to purchase 500 water filtration units. Marbelous Draw: Alan was awarded the consolation prize of $5. Sargeant at Arms – Alan Meredith Alan was very excited in fining anyone who did not have their flu shots. He was on a roll, he then fined all who did not get their Shingle’s shots.
Happy bucks: - Carolyn was excited in relaying about her three grandsons raking leaves. - Dhanni celebrated a special birthday last week in New York city. - David’s mom – Chan Seemungal was awarded Honorary Rotarian status in his dad’s club Rotary club in Trinidad. President Rocco introduced our TV auction chairman, Jacob Lakirovich who thanked everyone for their help and contributions to the cause. He then asked Kevin Manuel to give us an update. · Kevin indicated that everything is ready to go with some last minutes challenges. There are 19 hours of air time with 6 hours set-up and 8 hours clean-up time. · 870 items value $162K, compared to last year when there were 912 items with a value of $139K. Overall, there is a 17% increase year to year in the 5 participating clubs. However, our club is virtually the same as last year in items. · The Auction is streamed Live on Rogers website. No bidding online.www.rogerstv.com/rotarytvauction · If you are on Anchor desk duty, you need to be at the studio one hour prior to air time. · All other duties, 30 mins. before your shift starts. · The job/task descriptions are the same as previous year . · There is cafeteria food service, any dietary restrictions may be accommodated with advance notification to Kevin. · Check in with the security desk upon arrival · The parking is free but can be a challenge since the East York hospital, across the street, is under construction. There is also paid parking prior to 6:00 pm. · The TV Auction is held at the East York Civic Center located at: 850 Coxwell Avenue – NW corner of Coxwell/Mortimer Roland List thanked the speaker and wished him well.
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Roland List's presentation Rota-Teller Anthem: Carolyn Nicholson Attending: 17 members. Announcements: Jacob was hauled away from his lunch by President Rocco and was presented with a Presidential Citation to celebrate the club's successes during his year as President. Al Meredith, Caroline, Joan and Gordon reported on each of their team's inputs. Kevin Manuel reported on the latest situation for the Auction administrators. He said that to-date all clubs are reporting only 533 items of the 912 slots available for the auction. Our club's contribution amounts to 94 or 58% of the 172 we reported last year. Volunteers are needed for Blocking (Nov 6th) and Warehouse block assignments Nov 16th. Both are Saturdays. Kevin also reported that there is a possibility that the auction may be shown LIVE (but delayed 20 minutes) on Rogers web service. It is the most popular program on Rogers community channel. Kevin also reported that this would be the last year that Chef Frank would be cooking up the goodies enjoyed by all during the live auction. Others will bee needed next year. Gordon announced that Group 1 will meet at Basil's home on Monday Nov 4th Carolyn announced that Group 2/3 will meet the same evening at David Hardy's home and that the mittens for the Warm Hands program are set to go to the elementary schools. Basil reported that the recently held District Conference was "Fantastic". The theme was "Back to the Future" and there was fantastic crown at Deerhurst Resort. Marbelous Draw: After much searching the winning ticket was found in Roland's pocket. It only earned him $5 so the hunt for the mutant marble goes on and on. Seargeant at Arms: Jacob shifted to happy bucks after no one was prepared to admit to not submitting items for the auction. Basil was happy to report that his credit rating has not yet been downgraded after five of hci cheques bounced due to certain administrative slips. Bet the banks will get their pound of flesh! Jim Boyko was happy that his friends and clients were able to deliver tickets for the auction. Joan Manuel is happy that her mother long ago said rainbows often follow storms (my metaphor) so after a business slump she sold 2 homes and has now booked a trip to San Francisco. Kevin Manuel was happy that we did have enough items (just enough) to go ahead with the auction. Program Presentation: Gordon Brown introduced Roland List, one of our newest members, but a seasoned Rotarian. He is Past President of the Don Mills Rotary Club (95/96), a Paul Harris Fellow for the past 10 years. His full presentation is to be found on this link. His academic career, his research activities and his family were all topics included in his presentation. You will get a real education in meteorology by listening to and watching his presentation. Hail and how it is created was the focus of much of his work. https://www.dropbox.com/s/impth8k4ldw2ykl/Roland%20List.MP3 The power point slides can be found on this link. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jfj1z2sx2pfjjfm/Roland%20List%27s%20presentation..ppt Roland was presented with a memorial Scotch glass and thanked by Al Meredith |
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TV Auction & Rota-TellerThank you to all who were bidders and all who contributed to making this year's Rotary TV Auction a success. We especially wish to thank Rogers TV and their staffers who spend many hours bringing the auction to all of the City of Toronto. And, of course, there would be no auction without the contributions made by so many businesses and individuals and the sponsors and volunteers who helped to put the show on. Next year, we hope to have Toronto Maple Leaf hockey tickets available .... if you think that they will have an agreement before the 2013 season starts! Stay tuned. Rotarians don't go on strike! We work tirelessly to alleviate the needs in our community and overseas. |
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Relief for Haiti
The Rotary
Club of North Scarborough was able to donate 8,446 pairs of shoes,
valued at $25,000, to orphanages, and other aid groups in Haiti , with
the help of Judy Irving and her organization OneXOne.The shoes were donated by the Tai Lung Group. |
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TV Auction Nov 26 & 27th |
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2010 Canada Day Ribfest
The weather was sunny but hot for the first Canada Day International Ribfest held July 1st to July 4th 2010 at L'Amoreaux Park in Scarborough. Four Rotary clubs partnered in this project: Agincourt, North Scarborough, Scarborough Bluffs and our newest club the Scarborough Twilight club. Many photos were taken by Robert Mau and you can see some of the activities by going to his facebook postings:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=233062&id=682585139&l=119414dccb and to his videos on You tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFXW5P9WF9s |
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Earthquake in Haiti
Rotary International is organizing its response to the needs of Haitians on their earthquake devastated island. Go to their webpage for details:
http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100113_news_haitirelief.aspx |
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A Million Acts of Peace
As we begin a new decade of service to our community and to the wider communities of the world, our club celebrates the initiative of Rotary International "A Million Acts of Peace". Read on to discover how individual action can bring about peace.
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Desk Duty for 2009/10
Set out below are the assignments for desk duty, and greeter for the period September 2009 to July 2010. Please arrange for your replacement if you are unable to make a meeting.
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Our Contribution to our Community & the World
We are often asked "What does Rotary do?" The answer can be described in many ways such as volunteer hours, support for community groups and raising funds for distribution in the community and beyond. Our income has varied from $45,000 to as high as $52,000 during the last 5 years, chiefly raised through our annual TV Auction held in November on Rogers Channel 63 in Scarborough and through a charity golf tournament during the summer months.
Here is a summary of what the North Scarborough Rotary Club has spent over the five years2005 to 2009. |
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Donation to 614 St. Jamestown
At its meeting on December 17th, the club presented $1,500 to Kevin Moore for the needs at his ministry in downtown Toronto.
Kevin indicated at that time that they had now collected 5,000 toys for the children in the community and they will provide 200 Christmas dinners and many much needed family hampers. |
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Shelter Box Canada
At its May meeting the Club's Board of Directors approved a $1,200 donation to Shelterbox Canada. This is in response to the recent disasters in Burma, China and in Equador. These disasters caused many thousands of people to become homeless and without basic shelter and survival equipment. This donation will provide a dry shelter, warm bed, light and heat, clean water, cooking aids and tools for 10 people. The
Shelter Box Trust was established by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard,
England. Boxes are pre-packed and warehoused in the UK ready for
shipping. The Shelterbox Canada project is administered by volunteer members of the Rotary
Club of Ladysmith, British Columbia. |
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Donation to Air Cadets
At our January 30th meeting Ahsan Rashid, Director of Group 2
(Community & Youth Service), presented a $4,000 cheque to Lawrence
Tung for the 110 Blackhawk Air Cadet Squadron.
The club has been supporting the Air Cadets for a number of years as part of our outreach program to Youth in the Scarborough community. |
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Rotary and PolioPlus
In 1985, Rotary made a historic commitment to immunize all of the world's children against polio. Working in partnership with nongovernmental organizations and national governments thorough its PolioPlus program, Rotary is the largest private-sector contributor to the global polio eradication campaign.
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Rota-Teller Wednesday March 23, 2016
Rota-Teller | Wednesday March 9, 2016
Rotary Club of North Scarborough
News Item; June 4, 2014
Due to the detailed nature of his talk please listen to the presentation, so you don’t miss any of the information presented. His talk was very informative and he has pledged his assistance as we move forward in our efforts to bring Scarborough into the spotlight.
Rotateller for July 17, 2013 
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