Brighton Rotary Service Wheel Oct 12 2022 (Oct 14, 2022)

Members: 10

Guests: Terri Lynn Jenkins

Correspondence:

DG Iosif’s weekly report:

**EXCITING NEWS!**

Last Friday, we had our first community meeting with the Tibetan Community in Toronto. Very excited to announce that after the meeting there are 21 Tibetan Community Members that have agreed to create a Rotary club in the Tibetan community. DGE John and Joan our Membership Chair and I were warmly welcomed by leaders of the Tibetan Community. We will work together over the next months to establish the new club.

Happenings in Our District!

20th of October, 2022 WORLD POLIO DAY 2022 - LIVE from the Rotary Global Classroom at DURHAM COLLEGE in Oshawa, Ontario, CANADA ON 06:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Region Rotary Clubs (plus the Rotary Club of Port Hope) invite YOU to join us LIVE IN-PERSON OR LIVE ON-LINE in the Rotary Global Classroom in the Centre for Collaborative Education at Durham College where we will celebrate World Polio Day with leaders from around the world, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood, and Durham College.

JOIN US LIVE IN PERSON STARTING AT 5:45 PM - ONLY 100 SEATS AVAILABLE: PLEASE REGISTER TODAY RIGHT HERE ): Cash bar and a light lunch will be served. Cost $ 35 per person to be (and a portion - $10 - will be donated to The Rotary Foundation's Polio Plus Fund and will be credited to your next Paul Harris Fellow. Spouses, guests and prospective members are invited. We will see the live 2022 Rotary International World PolioDay video and District 7070 will broadcast our event live to Rotary Clubs around the world and to Universities and colleges worldwide. Please contact Dave Andrews for more details.

29th of October, Rotary Fundraising Jack-O’-Lantern Jubilee Gala For The Phillips House & Maddie’s Healing Garden

The Rotary Club of Willowdale and the Rotary Clubs of North York and York are organizing their third and last year of the unique fundraising project for the Phillips House and Maddie’s Healing Garden, a North York General Hospital facility dedicated to children and youths with mental health issues. The Jack-O’-Lantern Jubilee Gala Dinner will be on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the Grand Luxe Event Boutique, located at 3125 Bayview Ave, Toronto, at 6:00 PM. Join a festive evening of elegance, Halloween-themed cheer, delicious food, music, and the accustomed Rotary hospitality.Reserve your tickets via our Rotary contacts heatheregraeme@gmail.com or csdoldron@rogers.com, and also via our Canada Helps page at the following link: Jack-O’-Lantern Jubilee - CanadaHelps

Cheers, DG Iosif

Final thought: Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Smile:

When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future. ~Bernard Meltzer

Announcements:

Looking at a Bowling Party for members and friends sometime
Next board meeting will be held at R Emily's home October 25th. Possible Margaritas
We are looking for speakers
Sleeping Beauty a Panto Awakening at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope Thursday December 15th. We have tickets. And Dinner reservations at Trattoria Gusto at 5:45pm.
We are looking for advertisers for the 2023 Diners and Duffers book

Upcoming Rotary Events:

We Have A Dream - District Conference October 14 to 16 at Nottawasaga Inn.
World Polio Day 2022 Live from Durham College October 20 from 6pm to 8pm.
Go to District web site for more information on any of these events.

Check out the District Facebook Page, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin and Youtube channels to see what is happening in the District. Past Tuesday Talks available for viewing.

Song: You Are My Sunshine

Sharing Pot: $23 won by Rudy who donated it to the Rotary Foundation.

Happy Bucks: presentation, Ireland talk, doctors trying to figure out what is wrong with him, getting past COVID, fantastic trip, trip of a lifetime, sons graduation, going to Edmonton, to be a part of everything, two turkey dinners, live narrative and photos.

Rotary Minute:

Remember Truth and Reconciliation and 94 Calls to Action. It is a road map home. We have an opportunity to be part of the solution.

Education

6. We call upon the Government of Canada to repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

7. We call upon the federal government to develop with Aboriginal groups a joint strategy to eliminate educational and employment gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

8. We call upon the federal government to eliminate the discrepancy in federal education funding for First Nations children being educated on reserves and those First Nations children being educated off reserves.

9. We call upon the federal government to prepare and publish annual reports comparing funding for the education of First Nations children on and off reserves, as well as educational and income attainments of Aboriginal peoples in Canada compared with non-Aboriginal people.

10. We call on the federal government to draft new Aboriginal education legislation with the full participation and informed consent of Aboriginal peoples. The new legislation would include a commitment to sufficient funding and would incorporate the following principles …

11. We call upon the federal government to provide adequate funding to end the backlog of First Nations students seeking a post-secondary education.

12. We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to develop culturally appropriate early childhood education programs for Aboriginal families.