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NSRC Bulletin Mar.3 2021
 
 
President Gordon started the meeting with a ring of the Rotary bell and a toast to The Queen, Canada and Rotary.
 
Attendance:
17 (including 3 guests,  Dorothy Evans, guest of Basil and past president of the Markham Sunrise Rotary Club, Joan Masson, guest and spouse of Peter Masson, Happiness Aduwa Ozassi.  Member prospect
 
 
Program:
 
 
 
        Dan Coombs
  • Rotary - Rotary Club of Whitby (Member for 3 years); Current President Elect (formerly Secretary); Director of Whitby Environmental Action Committee (new Committee started Jul-1-20); Member of District Environmental Action Committee
  • Personal - Retired from role in Corporate Communications, Consult in organizational governance; Member of 5 Not For Profit organizations
  • Boards of Directors (including Rotary Whitby); Coached all three children in soccer and hockey (before joining Rotary)
Dan gave a talk on the upcoming Great Lakes Watershed Cleanup. A new Rotary 7070 undertaking.
Details on this program and information on how to contribute are on the following link:
 
 
Basil Thanked Dan for an informative presentation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Announcements:
 
 
Gordon:  Madhavi has had a death in the family. Her sister in law and a close friend passed away last week. Frank will send a letter of condolences from the club.
 
Danny:  SHN has asked if the club can assist in spreading the news about virus vaccination locations and times. More to follow.
 
Dave Hardy was pleased to report that the Scarborough Walk of Fame is now a part of SCRO.  SWOF has been a stand-alone organization since its founding in 2006. 
The two organizations have been working towards this goal for some time. 
Also  Elizabeth (Liz) Buller, President and CEO of Scarborough Health Network will present COVID and the Community March 4, 2021, 6:30 PM.  As part of the new OUR SCARBOROUGH - SPEAKER SERIES which occurs every other Thursday.
For information please click on the link: Scarborough Community Renewal Organization (scro.ca)
 
Alan in Rocco's absence let everyone know about the club services meeting next Monday at 7pm. Link to follow.
 
 
Sgt-at-Arms, Basil, requested Happy Thoughts from everyone and the contributions included:
 

President Gordon When taking his grandson to soccer was pleased to see that the soccer field had no snow on it on a nice sunny day.

 

Basil and Dorothy While Basil's wine club on Niagara on the Lake was having computer problems his wine did arrive yesterday! The invoice however is lost in cyberspace.

 

- Alan While using a new "comb" bought by Cheryl he discovered his hair in the sink. The "comb" had a blade in it and was designed for thinning out hair. For people who have lots of hair. Not Alan.

 

- Gerd commented that with Dhanni around the sun is always shining! He also told a joke.

     Two Irishmen, Patrick & Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth. This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three. Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into Guinness!" The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the genie vanished.  Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances. Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke: "Nice going Patrick! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat."

 

Barry Managed to get registered for the COVID vaccine through Sunnybrook Hospital. He told his friends who also tried. By that time the system had crashed. There's a lawyer joke in there somewhere!

 

- Dhanni said Alan could borrow her blow drier and was happy that the sun was shining and that she could take pleasant walks again.

 

Mike was happy that it looks like the sailing season is on its way and he is hoping to get his vaccine soon.

 

-Mandy was appointed to the Ontario Heritage Trust recently and loves the good weather today, DaveHardy congratulated Mandy on her appointment.

 

-Peter: Suggested that the rouge river would be a good place for the cleanup. He was also happy that Joan and he have appointments for the vaccine.

 

-Happiness: Was happy to be at the meeting and further meetings will make him happier.

 

-Arthur: After losing his son in law his family is slowly coming to terms with the loss. They have been in contact with family in India.

 

-Hans: Told the story of his faulty computer and his trip to BestBuy only to find that the plug had come out of the socket at the back of the desk.

 

-Saifoo: Likes the idea of the education bank being put in place to help students who cannot afford basic learning tools. He also commented that the club had previously worked to clean up Milliken Park and he mentioned that if he didn't visit a barber soon he would have a ponytail.

 

 

 
President Gordon then terminated the Meeting and wished everyone a good week ahead.
 
 
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