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Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston

The Courier

January 5th, 2021
 
We meet every Tuesday 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
At present we meet via Zoom.
When in person meetings resume,please join us at Odd Fellows Hall, 218 Concession Street, Kingston ON.

The Rotary Four Way Test

Is it the truth?  Is it fair to all concerned?  Will it build goodwill and better friendships?  Will it be beneficial to all concerned

Rotary Reflection

For food in a world where many walk in hunger
For peace in a world where many walk in fear
For friends in a world where many walk alone
And for the opportunity to serve others through Rotary,
May we be truly thankful!

The Loyal Toast 

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Queen of Canada!

Acknowledgement of Territory

We are gathered on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory. we are grateful to be able to join together in Rotary Fellowship on these lands.
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Jan 05, 2021 7:00 AM
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Jan 12, 2021 7:00 AM
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Jan 26, 2021 7:00 AM
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Gabriela Calizaya - My Life Since Rotary Exchange
 
Rick Fiedorec introduced our speaker Gabriela (Gaby) Calizaya who needed little introduction because we all had such a great chat prior to the bell. For those who are newer to the club and don't know Gaby, she was our inbound Rotary Exchange Student in 2011-2012, almost 10 years ago!
 
Gaby spoke about her life since her Rotary Youth Exchange experience with our club, which took place during 2011 – 2012.  Returning to Peru when that ended, she applied to University in August.  As students usually begin university in March, they asked her why she had waited.  When she explained that she had been taking part in the Rotary Youth Exchange, they were very interested in that, and saw it as an asset.  She was speaking English very well due to her experience here.  In 2015, she had an opportunity to do a university exchange and went to attend school in Spain, in Ávila, about an hour from Madrid.  It is a very small town with an ancient city wall, with the new city beyond it.  While there, she took the opportunity to see a lot of other places.  During March there was a two-week break, and she visited places like Rome and Santiago Compostela, walking part of the Camino de Santiago.  They started in Ávila, and walked 15 to 20 km. every day for five days.  Spain has a lot of holidays, and with Ávila being such a small place, she took the opportunity to visit many other places.  She visited Salamanca, and Valencia which is close to Barcelona.  She also enjoyed the seaside.  Other interesting trips were to Marrakech, Morocco, and Madrid and the small towns near there.  When she finished her time at university in Ávila, she still had six months on her visa, so she traveled around Europe.  She visited many places, including a second trip to Madrid and Rome, and then Napoli, the Isle of Capri, and Florence in Italy, and Santorini and Athens in Greece.  She ventured as far as Prague, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Paris.  Returning home, she still had two more years of university.  In Peru, before you can receive a degree, you must complete an internship, and she did that at an oil and gas company in Lima, working in their finance department for a year.  After that she wrote her thesis, a marketing plan, and completed more classes before her final degree.
 
 
The first case of Covid 19 in Lima was found in early March this year.  This began a two-week quarantine beginning in mid-March.   By April, Covid was getting out of hand, and the whole country shut down.  Lima was very quiet.  No traffic in what were usually very busy streets.  Until the end of July, people were only allowed out of their homes one day a week for food.  It was difficult for some people, as Lima has a population of about 8 to 10 million, and it wasn’t until June that people were allowed to take public transportation.  They couldn’t leave their houses without a reason and the military were watching.  Hospitals were full and many people were dying, and it was very tragic.  Currently they are experiencing a second wave.
 
In November there was a crisis in their government, and there were many protests.  In December many people were out and about in crowds.
 
Gaby will be finishing school soon, and she has accepted a job just yesterday.  Her hope is to eventually get a job working for the government.
Her Youth Exchange experience in Canada was the first time she ever travelled without her parents, and she learned a lot during that time.  One of the important things she learned was to be able to adapt, and because of this, she has been able to help other young people she has met who are experiencing their first time away.  She has met many friends while travelling, and keeps in touch with them.  While in Paris she actually connected with a girl she knew from attending high school in Kingston.
 
Heather Kembel provided our traditional thanks, with the new tradition…a virtual loaf of bread.
 
To see Gaby's presentation, including the many places she has visited, follow this link;
https://portal.clubrunner.ca/1091/Documents/en-us/7d8b2103-6458-44db-95c9-3459b98441a2/1/
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Virtual Meeting Report December 29th, 2020

Attendance

 
Guests: Gabriela Calizaya, Past Rotary Exchange student and speaker; Marioly Sanchez, past Rotary Exchange student; Sheila Allard and Joan Egnatoff - Honourary Members of C-K Rotary; Lise Coghlan
 
Visiting Rotarians and Past Rotarians; Francine Allard, Ottawa Metro Rotary Club

Member Sharing

 

Fun Master - Greta Dubois

Greta issued fines to members who could not identify the author of some famous and entertaining quotations. 
“Life is like an ice cream cone.  You have to learn how to lick it.”  Charlie Brown
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”  Walt Disney
“Keep calm and carry on.”  Winston Churchill
“If you want to look thinner, hang around people fatter than you.”  Garfield
 

Happy/Sad Bucks

Heather Nogrady has a cousin in New Jersey whose family all came down with Covid 19, but are okay as of now.  She also attended the baptism of her cousin’s grandson via Zoom.  Rick Fiedorec was happy to be able to talk with Gaby today, and to see Marioly too.  He and Michelle had Rick's uncle Allan as a guest for Christmas.  John Gale was happy to meet with people this morning, as he missed seeing family and other people over Christmas and the weather was very gray, and he looks forward to these social interactions via Zoom.  Bill Egnatoff was happy to see Marioly and Gaby.  Considering our international guests, he also thought we should expand our acknowledgement of territory to include other parts of the world.  Bill and Joan delivered Christmas dinner to some family members here and gathered online with their Ecuador family.  Bill also recently reconnected with a former flute student.  Françine felt it was awesome to see Gaby and Marioly, and can’t believe that it’s been so long since they were here in Kingston.  Ann and Trevor (former members of this club) stopped by at Bernie and Sheila’s house for a front door visit from the outside.  Greta saw a beautiful moonset this morning.  Ana had a Zoom visit with her nephew and his family in Chicago.  They remain well in spite of the high rate of Covid 19 there.
 

Announcements

 
Ana Sutherland 
On’A’Got’Tay has received honourary membership from the Cataraqui Conservation Authority.  Additionally, any First Nations person can now go to the conservation areas without paying an entry fee. In addition, On’A’Got’Tay has been asked permission to post his art work on city buses in Kingston, and
On’A’Got’Tay has also been named an honourary elder because of his bringing the Ojibway language to Kingston through the Kingston Indigenous Language Nest.
 

Bonnie Black, District 7040 Foundation Committee Chair

 
Our District is offering 500 Paul Harris Recognition Points to any Rotarian who signs up for Rotary Direct between January first and February 23rd, Rotary's birthday-that's halfway to a Paul Harris Fellow before they even begin to donate!
 
Attached are the forms (ed. note - forms will be forwarded to members in an email) you can provide to members of your club when next you meet.  Your members can choose any program or area of focus they desire to support or split their giving among 2 or more programs.  There is also an FAQ information sheet attached which may clarify any questions they may have.
All Recognition Points will be credited during this Rotary year in March or April, allowing for processing after enrollment.
Let me know, if you have any questions!
Yours in Rotary Service,
 
PDGBonnie Black
District Rotary Foundation Chair

Hadi Mortada, D7040 Governor - Foundation moment

 

District Grants – Helping at Home

A Rotary club in Connecticut, USA used an $1,800 District Grant to help purchase supplies to make 10,000 meals and 1,000 essential item kits to distribute to needy families in their community. Clubs worldwide use these grants to support similar short-term humanitarian projects in their communities.

Every Rotary club has the opportunity to create positive change in their community with the help of The Rotary Foundation….one project at a time.

What do we want to accomplish in our community?

Chase the Ace!

The winner was Tomas Zsolnay, but he drew the two of spades, leaving the Ace of clubs in the deck.  The pot stands at $530.
 
Meeting notes by Elizabeth Cohoe
Duty Roster
Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston
Guests are Welcome
Odd Fellows Hall - 218 Concession Street, Kingston, Ont 7:00 am
Registration and Greeting
Members:
Guest:
Greeter:
Hall and Kitchen setup:
Hall and Kitchen clean up:
7:15 Call to Order and Welcome John Gale
7:16 Rotary Invocation and Toast to the Queen
7:17 Breakfast Parade
7:35 Welcoming of Guests and Visiting Rotarians
7:38 Announcements and Board Positions
7:43 Fun Master
7:55 Speaker Intro
8:00 Speaker "
8:18 Draw
8:19 Adjournment John Gale
Scribe:
Piano: Terry Hicks

Announcements


July 19th, 2020 - Rotary Centennial Birthday Party at Rotary Park
Sept 19, 2020 - Tree Planting - Rotary Park - Rotarians to assist in planting 100 trees
June 25th, 2021 - Rotary Anniversary Gala, St. Lawrence College