December 4, 2019

Chair:  President Barry

 

Anthem: Peter

 

Grace: Courtney 

 

Toast to Queen, Canada and Rotary: President Barry

 

Attendance: 15 members

Guests: 2. Lee Soda Executive Director @acsaToronto,      Doctor Beauty Ewuruigne: Visiting Rotary member from district 9142 Nigeria and Author.

 

 

Frank announced that a fund has been setup in the memory of Steve Zelinsky . At the time of writing the fund had reached $500.00 which was matched by Barry . more donations were added and more are expected.

 

Danny asked that unwrapped toys be brought in to the next meeting for Kevin Moore's Christmas toy drive. Danny takes toys that Mersey Heating donate down to Saint James Town mission every Christmas.

 

Barry Presented a cheque for $5,000.00 to lee Soda for the Agincourt Community Services Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barry presented a cheque for $1,000.00 to Danny Cassidy for the ride to conquer cancer which Danny participates in every year. This 220km bike ride raises money for cancer research at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Gerd will host the next meeting at his office. A note will be sent out.

Beauty drew and Arthur won the consolation prize.

 

 

 

Gerd was happy that he missed a pile up on the 401 at Kingston

 

Courtney was just happy.

 

Frank paid for his error in not introducing Beauty as Doctor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rocco.

Rocco spoke about the POD system. It works well most of the time. Director of each group is responsible for the group's designated month. This month is the responsibility of Rocco. director of club services.

Rocco noted that the Christmas lunch is December 18th. with Kevin Moore  Please register for this. 

December 13th is the Christmas Party at Scarborough Golf Club. Gordon has sent out an email on this. Please register yes or no. We have 22 at the moment.

Family and friends are always welcome to events and our meetings.

 

 

Lee Soda prefaced Arthur's report with a personal story: 

Lee told us a story of how people in need are all around us and are people we would not easily identify as being in need.  Her daughter became upset one day while volunteering at the food bank to find that one of her close friends was spotted picking up food with her mother at the side door. Lees young daughter in tears asked her mother" Is she poor?  Are we poor?"

 

Lots of requests which need to be prioritised.

 

Current funds go in part to:

ACSA

Habitat For Humanity

The Ride To Conquer Cancer

The Rosewood food drive

Hope Air

Chinese Family Services.

Black hawk air cadets

Scarborough Philharmonic

Warm hands program. This year toques, socks and mittens. members at the meeting volunteered to deliver these

Adventure in citizenship.

Youth Link program.

 

Grant for Palliative care society of Trinidad and Tobago. 

presented them with an oxygen concentrator.

 

Hoping to buy more machines to loan out to those who need them.

 

Sleeping Children. Ken Dryden spotted kids sleeping on the street so set out the sleeping children around the world foundation.

Bed kits are made locally which helps local merchants. Millions of kids benefit around the world

 

Water sanitation project in Laos . Improves quality of life those affected.

 

Caribbean hurricane relief. "Shelterbox" contents replenished.

 

For an accurate account of Dhanni's presentation and the others please listen to the attached links