• Monday, December 9, noon – Club and Foundation AGM.

• Tuesday, December 10 – No Meeting.

• Wednesday, December 11 – Socks and Bottoms Dinner at the Macedonian Centre.

• Tuesday, December 17, 7:00pm, The Safety Village – Fellowship – Pot Luck Holiday celebration.

• Tuesday, December 24 – No Meeting.

• Tuesday, December 31 – No Meeting.

• Tuesday, January 14, 6:00pm, The Safety Village – Club Assembly.

Program from Monday, December 2nd, 2019

 

The Monday meeting began by honouring Shari Cunningham with her 30-year pin – thank you for your continued Service Above Self, Shari! Shari was one of 3 women inducted into our Club in 1989, the year the Rotary International constitutional change was made to eliminate the “male only” provision for Rotary Clubs worldwide. Shari was President of our Club in the 2007-2008 Rotary year.

 

An important announcement was made during Happy Bucks: Romeo Girardi, who has been a member for 26 years and was president in 2008-2009, stated that he and his wife Gerty will be moving to British Columbia to be closer to their children and grandchildren in April. We wish them all the best, and are grateful for all the contributions made throughout his years of service.

 

We were also happy to welcome back member and honorary Club sing-songer Bill Willkinson, who had been ill.

 

Ashok Rajan introduced guest speaker Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. Dr. Ahmed focused on the importance of immunizations in preventing diseases. He touched on the history of vaccines in Canada, including the eradication of smallpox in the 1970’s – the first disease to be eradicated from all countries. Given the importance of Polio eradication as a Rotary mandate, Dr. Ahmed stated that 1994 was the year Canada was declared polio-free, however we can’t forget that the world is now a “global village”, and with the travel of people comes risk of the spread of disease. He said the biggest threat of the resurgence of diseases today is vaccine hesitancy, which is “the reluctance to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines”. Approximately 15-20% of Canadians are vaccine hesitant, and approximately 3% are vaccine refusers. Dr. Ahmed ended with the importance of vaccinations in older adults. Vaccination for children is often the focus, but older adults are also a vulnerable population that can benefit from immunizations. The routine and publicly funded vaccines for older adults include: influenza (which is recommended every year), pneumococcal vaccine (funded after 65 years), herpes zoster also referred to as shingles (funded at 65 to 70 years), and a tetanus and diphtheria booster vaccine (recommended every 10 years). Shari Cunningham thanked Dr. Ahmed.

Click here for more pictures from this meeting.

Meeting: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

Rotary Satellite Club of Windsor (1918) Evening

 

 

Our Satellite Club got creative! After a short meeting, members turned their creative skills to the production of Christmas Cards for the Happy Mail Project. This initiative was started by a local citizen who wanted to guarantee that every senior in a care facility would receive a Christmas card.  Using stickers, sequins, construction paper and markers, 70 cards were produced and will be donated to the project.

 

• Bill Howitt (48 years)
• Nick Bibic (16 years)
• Colleen Mitchell (9 years)
• Cindy Wickens (6 years)
• Ashok Rajan (3 years)

Again this year,  District 6400 - Canadian Clubs will come together and have an evening of fun and fellowship as we make a "Donation Mountain". Yes, the tradition of the Rotary Socks and Bottoms project continues.  

Socks, underwear, diapers, adult incontinence products, sleeping bags hats, mitts, and scarves will be collected by Rotary Clubs, to be distributed to various agencies to help the homeless and those in need.  This year we have added toilet paper to the items being collected.

Socks and Bottoms Dinner

Rotarians and their families are invited to attend the Socks and Bottoms dinner on December 11th, 6:00pm at St. Nicholas Macedonian Orthodox Church Community Centre, 5225 Howard Ave., to build a "Donation Mountain". Please let Rebecca know ASAP if you're planning on attending - last day to register is today, December 6th. Email her at rrivard@easterseals.org

Our Club has received 30 pieces of framed art (mostly purchased from exhibitors at Art in the Park, and purchased by Margaret and Ted Herbert over many years). We're looking to sell these quality art pieces to raise funds to drill a well in Ghana, Africa, in the donor's name.