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Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston

The Courier

October 20th, 2020
 
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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Oct 20, 2020 7:00 AM
World Polio Day
Oct 27, 2020 9:30 AM
Madras Centrale and CK Rotary - sister clubs.
Nov 03, 2020 7:00 AM
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Virtual Meeting Report October 13th, 2020

Attendance

Guests: Paul Jupp - Auction Supporter, Guest of Murray Cotton, Reno Viola, Guest of the Club, Lise Coghlan, Guest of the Club and former member.
 
 
Visiting Rotarians and Past Rotarians
Tamas Zsolnay, Victoria Harbourside (moved to Kingston); Hadi Mortada, District Governor, Rotary Club of West Ottawa, speaker.
 

Member Sharing

Fun Master - John Farrow

John Farrow helped us to find out some fun facts about Canadian Thanksgiving.  The reason it occurs in October isn’t because November is cold.  It’s because in November, it would conflict with Remembrance Day.  In the USA, our date falls on the same weekend as Columbus Day.  The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Frobisher in 1578, to mark his safe landing on shore.  It was set as the second Sunday in October in 1957.  Did you know that turkey makes you sleepy, not from over indulgence but from the tryptophan that it contains naturally?  In 2015, 2.2 million turkeys made it to Canadian tables, but Thanksgiving consumption is only about 35% of the annual turkey sales.  On to pie.  Pumpkin pie is actually not the most popular pie in Canada.  Apple comes first followed by lemon meringue.  Pumpkin is way down the list at number five. (editor's note: my late Father always said, "there are no bad pies, some are just better than others" - words to live by)

Happy/Sad Bucks

Bill Egnatoff enjoyed pie made from a home-grown pumpkin.  Sunday afternoon he was paddling a canoe in Dog Lake with his son, and later, Zoomed with his daughter and family in Quito, Ecuador.  Rick Fiedorec paid a large sum as a thank you for the special pain treatment Ana gave him for shingles.  FYI it’s called That Stuff for Pain and it’s sold at Home Hardware!  Rick Frasso was happy to see Lise at the meeting as it brought back fond memories of a dance floor.  Robert Reid was happy to share the achievements of the National Committee.  Thanks to some information from Bill Gray, we have connected with three Rotary Clubs in Saskatchewan, that are going to join us on a greenhouse project in that province.  John Gale has his boat out of the water with the winter tarp on, earlier than usual.  John Farrow was sad to see the hinge on his laptop give up the ghost, but now a new laptop will be his to enjoy.  John also was glad he was able to attend a presentation about polio eradication on Zoom.  One of the highlights was the attendance of Jennifer Jones, who is going to be the first woman to become the Rotary International president.  Heather Kembel had to wave madly to get attention, so John fined himself for not noticing her.  Heather paid $25 for her 25 years with Colborne and Kembel Architects.  It also marks her official retirement!  Lise agreed that her memory of a dance floor with Rick Frasso was a fond one, but neither one of them gave any further information about that.  😊 
A sad news buck came from John Farrow to let us know that Anita Mercier, who spent most of a year with shingles has found out she has an aneurysm on her optic artery. Reach out to her if you can.

Announcements

Hold the date, as it is still to be confirmed.  On Tuesday October 27th, we are hoping to have a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Madras Centrale.  This will be at 9:30 a.m. rather than our usual meeting time, in order to make it possible considering the time zone difference.  Stay tuned.
 
The District Conference opens on Friday.
 
This week there will be a Covid 19 Food Security meeting to prepare in advance for further need.  There will also be a multi-club meeting of Kingston Rotary, regarding the Paul Harris awards for the centennial year.  Further, there is to be a Communications Committee meeting, all of which will have occurred before The Courier for the week is published.
 
Bill Egnatoff, Chair of Local Community Projects, said that we have received the first application for the new mini grants.  He will update us on the regular grant applications after the deadlines for each have passed.
 
Wear purple to Rotary next week (Oct 20th) for World Polio Day which is October 24th.
 
Auction:  There are currently 262 items posted on the auction website, with about 10 received that still have to go up.  It is expected that at auction time we will have about 275 items.  We need to keep working on this!  Posters and cards are now available through John Farrow at Kingston Dodge.
 
A summary of fines for September was sent out. Please send your money to Rick. Ana has past month records in case you need them. This is our only way of raising funds for our operations.
le: Next week visit, our guest speaker is our District Governor Hadi Mortada.
 
 
 

Chase the Ace!

The draw was won by Ana Sutherland.  As she drew the King of Clubs, she only won $10, which she donated to the club.  The pot now stands at $320.
 
Meeting notes by Elizabeth Cohoe
News
Speaker October 13th - District 7040 Governor Hadi Mortada
Our speaker introduction today was by Ana Sutherland:
Hadi Mortada, our District Governor.
Hadi was born and raised in Beirut Lebanon, and received early education at St Joseph school. Hadi completed a diploma in Electronics Technology at the Beirut Technical College. In 1985 he moved to the United States where he completed English studies and pre-engineering at the University of Georgia. In 1986 Hadi moved to Colorado where he completed Electronics Engineering Technology at the University of Southern Colorado. Hadi is also a Microsoft Certified Professional MCP (1998).  In late 1989 Hadi moved to Canada and completed Sales & Marketing Certificates at Algonquin College. At the same time, he was part of a team that started a daily news paper in Ottawa, "The Ottawa Sun" where he worked with the company for 27 years.
Hadi's Rotary involvement
  • Member of the Rotary Club of West Ottawa since 2003
  • Club President 2013-14
  • Years as AG 2014-2019, 5 years
  • District Legislative Committee
  • Completed all levels of Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI)
  • Paul Harris X 2
  • Bequest Society
  • Lloyd Loynes Volunteer award recipient (Rotary Club of West Ottawa)
District Conference committee 14-15, 15-16, 16-17 PR & Sponsorship
 
Hadi's roles in his club include - Public Relations committee chair, Calendar Committee, Mums Committee, Membership committee, Club President, Music for Humanity committee, Club Co-Treasurer, Chair Social & Recreational Committee. Hadi also played an instrumental role in developing the club's website. He is Social Media liaison for West Ottawa and the Ottawa area clubs.
 
Conventions Attended Montreal, Lisbon, Atlanta, Toronto, Hamburg, and many District Conferences
 
Hadi is a landlord of rental properties, and a renovator, builder, and gardener. His hobbies are travel, cycling, rowing with Dragon Boat Team, classic cars enthusiast and restoration.
 
Hadi has always been impressed by our club, and what we accomplish both locally and internationally.  He told us about how he became involved in Rotary.  Back in 2002, a friend and client invited him to have lunch at a Rotary meeting, and he eventually joined the club in 2003 while he was still working.  In 2007, he became ill with Crohn’s disease, and had to take time off.  In January 2008, he was hospitalized for three months.  He and his wife had no family here in Canada, and it was his friends in Rotary that responded and supported him.  This is when he came to realize that there is a Rotary family that everyone has.  Rotarians care about each other as well as doing service work together.  People seem to join for one reason and stay for another…this often being the friendships that develop. 
 
Rotary offers everyone a lot of opportunities.  During this time of Covid 19, we needed to adapt and have often turned a negative thing into different positives.  Rotary is a team.  We were able to use Covid 19 as an opportunity.  It is important that we set goals as they give us direction, whether or not we actually achieve them all.  They can change, but they are important in providing a road map.  We achieve more when we have set goals.  It’s important for Rotary to maintain visibility in our community.
Hadi worked on membership in his club, and has realized that it’s easier to get members than it is to keep them.  Rotary needs to be accessible and affordable.  Maybe we should consider gathering differently and break away from “the way we have always done it”. 
We should look to other organizations for new possible ways to do things.  Invite other service organizations to join us on a project.  We can achieve more that way.
We should be aware of the new Area of Focus on the environment that was introduced by Rotary International.  We should promote District activities among our members.  The first ever virtual District Conference is about to happen, and it’s going to be great. 
 
In answer to a question, Hadi let us know that we can register for the District Conference up to Friday at noon.  There are going to be some great presenters, and great break out sessions.  Also, there is going to be a drum circle.
 
John Gale thanked Hadi with our now traditional virtual loaf of bread.
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