Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) 7911 Forest Glade Drive, Windsor, Ontario N8T 3R7
Tel: 519-253-6382  Fax: 519-253-7723  
 
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Program for Monday, September 9th, 2019

 
Steve Colombo, Author and Research Scientist. 

For Today's Event:

Registrar: Charles Clark
Front Door Greeter: Bob Fields
Back Door Greeter: Mark Campbell
Invocation: Jim Adkin
Four-Way Test: Emma Bufton

Upcoming Meetings:

  • Monday, September 16 – Speaker: Armand (Arms) Bumanlag, Spokesperson for Erie Shores Healthcare and Social Media Podcasts. Topic: Engaging Your Audience Authentically - From HealthCare to Business - Navigating Your Brand on Windsor Essex Online
  • Monday, September 23 – Speaker: Kitty Pope, CEO - Windsor Public Library. Topic: Windsor Public Library is Moving!
  • Monday, September 30 – Speaker: Mary Ann Mulhern, Poet Laureate. Topic: A Poet Speaks, A Heart Sings.

Program from Monday, August 26th, 2019

 

Last Club meeting was jam-packed! Our Club warmly welcomed 2 new members: Mary Zugcic, sponsored by Milt Grant & Vatika Trikhas, sponsored by Rick Caron. The Club is honoured to have them both and is looking forward to years of getting to know them. Please add these new members, as well as new member Mohamed El Sadeek, into your rosters that were recently distributed. Updated rosters will be made available shortly.

Name Email
Primary Phone
Mary Zugcic au1572@wayne.edu 519-818-3289
Vatika Trikhas v.trikhas@live.ca 519-739-2168
Mohamed El Sadeek mohsadeek@gmail.com 519-992-7155

 

We loved having children at this meeting! Don Snyder ran the PHF ceremonies, while District Governor John Chambers and Past District Governor Rick Caron pinned the recipients. Both Karen Howard and Tony Mancinone made their grandchildren Paul Harris Fellows. Gerry Pocock became a Paul Harris Fellow, as did Greg DeHetre, who at the same time honoured his wife Eva Kate with her own PHF. As a birthday surprise, Mary Lou Drake had arranged for her husband Gord Drake to also receive his upgraded pin (PHF+3 saphires). Happy Birthday, Gord!

Sandeep Nayati of Rotary Club of Jaipur Midtown, India spoke about his involvement with the Widows Assistance Program, a project he works on in collaboration with our Club member Om Chandna, who started the program to help widowed women and their children. He explained that in India, life can be very hard for women who have lost their husbands, and the program has raised funds every year to help support the education of the affected children. Sandeep presented his Club flag to President Gord and a pin to Om, in recognition of his work with this very important project.

Our Club welcomed District Governor John Chambers, who began his talk by speaking about the importance of getting young people involved in Rotary. It’s a two-way street: Including youth in meetings and projects not only teaches the next generation about the importance of Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self, it also allows for new and innovative ideas! As an example, the Governor told a story about how at the International Conference, he was sitting next to a Rotaractor who, after listening to what was being said, was able to 1) identify the problem and 2) solve the issue. “We need that type of insight - youth makes a difference!” He also explained both Rotary International’s theme of “Rotary Connects the World” and his District theme of “Doing the Right Thing”, which corresponds to Rotary’s 4-Way Test. For all his Official Club Visits, he asks the Club President to select someone who has done “the right thing”, and President Gord chose Karen and Tony Howard, for whom a certificate was made.

The Governor urged everyone to attend the upcoming District Conference on May 15-17, 2020 at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. Retired astronaut Mike Foreman, a Rotarian and the Mayor of Friendswood, will be a guest speaker. Registration is open now; for more conference information, and to register, visit http://rotary6400.org/?page_id=3251

Last but not least, our new Youth Exchange students Sara (Brazil) and Jan (Germany) presented their Flags to our Club.

Click here for more pictures of this meeting

Upcoming Events

Fish Fry
Friday, September 6th
4:00pm - 8:00pm
 
Saturday, September 14th (Family Doubles)
9:00am-2:00pm
College Boreal
7515 Forest Glade Dr, Windsor, ON N8T 3P5
 
September 21-22, 2019
10:00am - 5:00pm
Central Park Athletics
3400 Grand Marais Rd E, Windsor, ON N8W 1W7
 
Sunday, September 29th
10:00am
Sprucewood Winery
7258 County Road 50, RR #5, Amherstburg, ON N0R 1G0
 
38th Annual District Governor’s Golf Outing
Monday, September 30th
Fox Hills Golf Club
8768 N Territorial Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170, USA
For more information, click here: http://rotary6400.org/?page_id=7106
 
Every Wednesday
5:15 - 6:45 pm
The Salvation Army
355 Church St, Windsor, ON N9A 7G9
 
 
Members celebrating their birthdays for the next 2 weeks:
  • Sushil Jain
  • Gary Champ
 
Members celebrating their Club Anniversaries for the next 2 weeks:
  • Gary Champ (44 years)
  • Bob Fields (40 years)
  • Margaret Ann Prince (23 years)
  • Lou Valente (21 years)
 
Sharing some great pictures taken by Gord Drake of Club members helping out at the "Rotary 24-Hour Gleanathon" last month at Southwestern Ontario Gleaners. Incredible initiative that takes the vegetables we chopped, dries them and turns them into dry soup mixes. Packages are then distributed to those in need - both right here in our community and abroad. Thanks to all participating Rotary Clubs in areas 9 and 10 for this awesome project! Over 22,000 lbs of food was dehydrated, and more than 100,000 meals will be generated. Together, 250 volunteers participated during this 24-hour marathon.

Click here for more pictures from this event (courtesy of Gordon Drake).

District 6400 One Rotary Summit


"Who Wants to Be a Rotarianaire"
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Dinner: 5:30pm
Program: 6:15 - 9:00pm
VisTaTech Center, 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152, USA
Cost:  USD $30.00  - Dinner provided.
 

38th Annual District Governor’s Golf Outing

Monday, September 30th
10:00am
Fox Hills Golf Club
8768 N Territorial Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170, USA
For more information, click here: http://rotary6400.org/?page_id=7106
 
The Salvation Army needs your help with their Soup Kitchen on Wednesday nights. For more information, please contact Susan Falodun at 

falodun@uwindsor.ca, call her at 226 347-1565 or sign up online!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our Youth Exchange program is open to high school students between the ages of 15.5 to 18. If you want to explore the world, experience new cultures, meet tons of new people and make life-long friends (or if you know someone who would!) learn more about the program and apply to be a Rotary Exchange Student today! Visit https://rotary1918.com/sitepage/youth-exchange or call the office at 519-253-6382
 
Be a part of the Club's significant fundraiser. To volunteer please contact Coordinator Walter Willms at 519-966-7150 or walter.willms.windsor@gmail.com. He, or a designate, will be in attendance at every bingo.
 
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Battery Box Program

The Battery Recycle Box Program is active. Please drop your used batteries, light bulbs, ink cartridges and other recycle items in the battery box at the back of the room.

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