July 29, 2010
Minutes July 22, 2010
July 23, 2010
Bandfest
December 17, 2009
Tour the RI Website
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Please go to this RI Website
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Training/Announcements/Pages/091214_announce_websitetour.aspx
Take a tour to find information about membership, service projects, The Rotary Foundation, and more on www.rotary.org. The narrated, interactive module explains how to use the RI Web site and shows you where to click to contribute, find news articles, and search for publications.
Learn more about the RI Web site’s features in just a few minutes by taking the RI Web site tour.
Interested in other interactive modules? Check out the Rotary E-Learning Center for more interactive learning.
Other Web Links:
Websites:
www.agincourtrotary.com
http://www.rotary7070.org
Rotary International. Start on this member pages and watch Rotary Basics
http://www.rotary.org/EN/MEMBERS/Pages/ridefault.aspx
and download the text:
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/595en.pdf
Humanity in Motion video
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningAClub/InformingTheCommunity/Pages/HumanityinMotion.aspx
September 30, 2009
A cedar bench was dedicated Sept. 24 in memory of M.Asgar Ally, FCA, by the Rotary Club of Agincourt, celebrating their 30th Anniversary of “Service above Self”. This took place in a special garden at L’Amoreaux Collegiate Institute. We were indeed honourred by the school principals from L’Am and Sir J.A.Macdonald Collegiates, the area superintendent, MP Jim Karyganis, Councillor Mike delGrande and our guest of honour, Sima Ally. Our appreciation is extended to our caterer George who donated the reception and to Soo for co-ordinating all the staff at the Collegiate. We wer privilged to meet the current teacher Aaron Liscom, a geography teacher and he will be looking sfter this new concept of the garden. The Mirror Newspaper accepted
our invitation and hopefully there will be press coverage THANKS
OCT. follow Robert’s instructions and the October committee takes over now Thanks to the Sept. group. Oct. 15 The Rotaract club will be our guests.

September 22, 2009
Minutes Sept. 10 and 17 2009
Sept. 10:Present: Grant, Robert, Soo, Mary, Dave, Rajiv, Gil, Bob, Jean, Michael,Randy
Guests We were impressed withour 3 guests from District Membership Committee
Randy Slemin, Bob Wallace, from Coburg, Michael Bell from Etobicoke and Lars all of these men participated in a membership session. re challenges and the inspiration we receive from new members.All about recruiting and maintaining members.
50/50 draw was won by Gil with the Queen of spades.Good work meeting.Work sheets on file Jean
Sept.17 2009
Present:Grant, Gil, Dave, Rajiv, Jean, Neddra, Robert, Randy
Guests: Ron, Janet, Ron and Sandy Hinchcliff, Swatti, Shabnam, Perry, Al Weedham, David from Pact
Regrets: Rosemary, Ivan, Ajit, Mary,
50/50 draw won by Swatti
Robert was in charge of our membership info meeting for our guests and members. Excellent presentation and many thanks to Robert. We “unveiled” Ivan’s poster creations which are perfect and stimulated lots of praise for his creations and gifts not only to our club , but his gift to other groups Thank you Ivan.
Dave handed out the TV Auction packages
Sept. 24 NEW we go to L’amoreaux Coll. 6.30 p.m. to unveil a bench in memory of Asgar and we recognize Karen Conway’s contributions in our community WATCH for your INVITATION as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary.
L’Amoreaux CI
2501 Bridletowne Circle
Toronto, ON, M1W 2K1
(416) 396-6745
East of Warden Ave. Between Finch Ave. and McNicoll Ave.
Oct. 1 We visit UofT Scarborough campus
Oct. 15 we have 4 Rotaract students visiting us.
Sept. 19 Basil’s environment day at L’amoreaux Rcreation centr 10-2
DISTRICT CONFERENCE OCT. 16-18
September 17, 2009
The Rotary Club of Agincourt – Club Information
Weekly Thursday Dinner Meeting 6:30 pm (alternate location last day of each month)
Radisson Hotel Toronto East
55 HALLCROWN PLACE
Websites:
Rotary International. Start on this member pages and watch Rotary Basics
http://www.rotary.org/EN/MEMBERS/Pages/ridefault.aspx
and download the text:
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/595en.pdf
Humanity in Motion video
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningAClub/InformingTheCommunity/Pages/HumanityinMotion.aspx
Contacts:
President: Rajiv Taneja tanrajiv@gmail.com 416-690-8177
Past President: Ajit Deshmukh deshmukh@canada.com
Membership/President Elect: Robert Mah rjmah@yahoo.com 416-297-6455
Secretary: Jean Campbell jhkcampbel@aol.com
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dave Merrall
Community Events
10000 Trees – Run Event BBQ – First Saturday after Earth Day in Markham
Brushamania. Teaching proper dental hygiene to children. www.brushamania.ca
Warm Hands. Supplying mittens for schoolchildren.
Fund-Raisers
Dolphin Bingo – Community
Mother Day Rose Fund Raiser – Club
Multicultural Festival – June Large Event
Sponsoring
Jamaican Eye Clinic
PACT Youth Crime Reduction Program
FIRST Robotics Team Agincourt 1246
Agincourt Community Services
Today’s Little Puzzle
http://www.mycoted.com/Three_Men_at_a_Hotel
Try some of the other ones here.
September 3, 2009
ROTI – Rotarians on the Internet
Have you joined ROTI?
Here’s one of their latest member reports about putting a 21 foot Rotary logo in the ocean:
http://www.roti.org/news/r0308.htm
Our Club has a Facebook Group:
August 31, 2009
DG Doug Byers Visits North Scarborough Club
Taken from Rotary Club of North Scarborough Newsletter August 25/09
Assistant District Governor, David Hui introduced the new District 7070 Governor, Doug Byers. Doug became a Rotarian 14 years ago with the Whitby Sunrise club where he held several roles at the board level, including the president of the club, and worked at the District level as ADG for several years. Originally, from Ottawa, he attained his BA and Master degree at the Teachers College. He served the Durham School board for 37 years where he taught all grades. He became the vice principal and retired as the principal of the school. During his spare time, if any now, he enjoys curling, painting, traveling and ballroom dancing with his lovely wife, Elizabeth, a retired teacher.
This is Doug Byers 34th presentation in his new capacity as District Governor and he is enjoying and learning every day. He joined Rotary when he was a newly appointed principal 14 years ago. His first exposure to Rotary was through a Rotary event that was held at his school for seniors. So when he was asked by a Rotarian to dine at their meeting he gladly accepted and the rest is history. He urges every member to “Get your ASKS in Gear” and go out there and invite friends, family and associates to come out to meeting to experience what Rotary can do for them and their communities.
Doug brought the key message from RI President, John Kenny – ” the future of Rotary is in you hands”.
This year, the focus will be in the following areas:
· Polio Eradication
· Water
· Health and Hunger
· Literacy
In addition to the above, district 7070 will focus on the three areas as follow:
· HIV Aids RADAR, where Doug asks that each club contributes $139 US for this initiative.
· Rotary at work programs – how to get business to engage citizens in their companies.
· Membership – He asks that each club has at least a net increase of 1 new member.
This year, the new District Governor reminded us about the District Conference on Oct 16-18, 2009 in Collingwood and urged us that it will be fun. There will be a draw on the Sunday at mealtime. The winner will take home a 50 inch Plasma TV.
Also, there is the international conference, right here in Canada, in Montreal on June 20-23, 2020 and Doug is expecting at least 5 members from each club to attend.
August 21, 2009
Rotary Minutes Aug. 20 2009
We welcomed DG 7070 Doug and ADG David , also Shabnam and Doreen.
Directors met at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting commenced at about 7 p.m.
All activities and proposed activities of the club were presented and discussed. Well done club members.DG Doug gave us an excellent talk about Rotary and his plans for the district this year with the lead statement that” Rotary is in your hands”.Just remember the Rotaractors, they need to attend the conferences, Polio plus , Meals for a Mind instead of Night of a thousand dinners, Radar and the Aids program, plus Grannies to Grannies, the District conference and the big one in Montreal June 2010. leadership skills in Belleville Nov. 14 and a repeat in Jan. Feb. in Toronto, Camp RYLA and our scholarship student activities.
Present: Mary, Soo, Neddra, Rajiv, Grant, Jean, Robert , Michael, Bob, Ajit
Regrets: Gil, Randy, Ivan, Dave, Rosemary.
Special thanks to David and Matthew Ho who worked the BBQ ( picked up and delivered same) at the summer program at Leacock Collegiate , helping the director Hugh feed 150 kids.
Sept. 8 Michael will rep. us at a Foundation meeting .
Correspondence: from Shelter Box year end donor’s report,
from Canadian missing children”Awareness and Prevention programs”
And the fun time -50/50 draw won by Bob but not the prize with the 8 of spades and on to Happy Bucks, congratulations to Randy as Bob regaled us with the actions of Randy B’bsitting the 2 small Storey children while supervising Bingo last Monday.,Doreen and Grant are looking forward to son Graem’s lovely summer wedding this month, Ajit , Shabnam and the rest of us celebrated Ajit’s birthday on the day, Michael reports that Karen is preparing a curriculum for college level students, and his economic research of 2003 still holds good today, (wish I knew more detail-ask Michael),Robert and family picked up Melinda in Quebec and toured and holidayed, saw the Rock, Perce, Soo is finally seeing the results of including diabetic teaching to education students , and of course we all appreciated the presence of the DG and ADG
AUG. 27 meet at 17 Sheldonbury, regular time , dress casual and work will include making our showcase material more effective i.e. display of world Rotary banners, and our various activities in picture form.– and of course working on our “template of action”
