In the Rotary world, July 1 is not only Canada Day but it is also the start of the Rotary year for every club. This year, we welcome Jananee Savuntharanathan as our Rotary Passport Club South President and as one of the youngest Rotary Presidents in the world, we are extremely excited to have her lead us for a year where "Rotary Opens Opportunities!"
At our first meeting of the year, we were very grateful to have our members generously donate some “Happy Bucks”, we welcomed our newest member, Pari Gujar to Rotary Passport Club South and we announced our new Paul Harris Fellow Award recipients!
In recognition of their outstanding contributions, exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing “SERVICE ABOVE SELF,” our members Patricia Gagic, Norma Gamble, Jane McCormick and Jananee Savuntharanathan
recently received their Paul Harris Fellowship Awards. The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honours Rotary can bestow upon a person. Congratulations on this achievement!
The New Year is a time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make. The strategic plan for Rotary Passport Club South is focused on things we want to do more of or do more consistently or even differently to make our club better and stronger.
Membership Board 2020/2021
Once again, a warm welcome to our new board members!
President – Jananee Savuntharanathan
President-Elect - Position Open
Secretary - Brian Carmichael
Treasurer - Ana Mendez
Communication - Leeanna Tieu
Membership - Michael Pavan
Foundation - Jane McCormick
Service- Bettie Baer & John Westcott
Engagement- Lynda Cowan & Norma Gamble
Schedule your meetings
Our club meetings happen the 2nd Thursday of every month. If you would like to pre-schedule these meetings onto your calendar, please follow the calendar link below which will input the Zoom Details for each meeting onto your clandar (till December, 2020).
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SERVICE
A Message from The Service Committee
For those that are interested in some learning, we have recorded webinars on topics you may find interesting.
Topic 1) Social Prescribing (1h 18m)
"Social prescribing is when health professionals refer patients to support in the community, in order to improve their health and wellbeing."
This is particularly relevant for those who are socially, physically, medically, or otherwise isolated.
Topic 2) "Genie" (1hr)
A webinar that shows how software is being used to help Social Prescribing.
This was a follow-up session to the Social Prescribing and is lead by the creator of “Genie” and he talks about how it works and the impact it is already having in various areas of the UK where it is being introduced.
Note: the following is an MP4 download of the call, not an on-line video. It will take a minute or two to download before you can access it
Topic 3) "Understanding Non-Violent Racism" (1hr)
Not something we have on our table in the Service Team but a highly interesting and current view of the world many live in…
A mother and daughter speaking about this form of “Kitchen Table” racism facilitated by a well-known Leadership Coach (Vanessa Judelman). Not her normal practise, but she wanted to do it as she felt it was just too important not to share this message.
Vanessa is North York based and has many area clients including U of T, BMO and Sick Kids… She has also worked with the Town of Oakville.
Bottle Drive Fundraisers
- Rotary Oakville Trafalgar Bottle Drive Fundraiser: to support local charities in Oakville.
If you have bottles and cans to donate, you can drop them off at
- 1480 Seagram Ave. (Bronte residence) – leave in front of right garage door
- 428 Donnybrook Rd. (SE Oakville residence) – leave in front of garage
- 1202 Owen Court (north central Oakville, sixth line/McCraney residence) – leave in front of garage
- Film.ca (171 Speers Rd. between Dorval and Kerr) between 1pm and 8:00pm. 3 bins available.
Looking for volunteers: To continue to the fundraiser, they are looking for volunteers who would be willing to pick up and return bottles for the Bottle Drive Fundraiser. Times are flexible, and they are looking for volunteers to commit once a week or once every 2 weeks at a minimum of 2 hrs each time. If they do not get enough volunteers, they may have to discontinue the service. Contact Claire,
clairelouiseconway@gmail.com for details.
- Mississauga Rotaract Bottle Drive Fundraiser: Funds raised will go to Mississauga Rotaract to fund community and global projects. Contact Jananee, jananeesavuntharanathan@gmail.com for details
Oakvillle Rotary Relief Fund
In response to Covid-19, The Rotary Club of Oakville, Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar, Rotary Club of Oakville West and Oakville Passport Club South have established an Oakville Rotary Relief Fund to help local organizations that are experiencing challenges due to Covid-19. The fund will address needs for food, PPE, mental health and technology/educational resources.
Over $40,000 has been raised to fund 15 projects thus far. Rotary Passport Club South has received a $5,000 District Grant to support the Relief Fund.
Visit
www.rotaryoakville.ca to donate. All donations to the Fund are tax deductible and receipts will be issued by CanadaHelps.
Rotary Art for Aid Project
Art for Aid Project: Rotary Club of Oakville and the Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar are looking for new and used art and craft supplies to send to elementary schools in remote Nothern Indigeneous communities to promote Art for Aid Projects. Visit ArtforAid.ca
MEMBERSHIP
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House of Friendship
At every Rotary Convention the House of Friendship is an amazing place to visit to learn about many of Rotary's partnerships and opportunities for Service. This year they have created an ONLINE House of Friendship that Rotarians can visit until July 31. Visit:
Virtual House of Friendship
July Birthdays - Happy Birthday Michael Pavan!
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