P-P/President Elect Ana Sutherland
The COVID-19 Task Force met last Tuesday. Isthmus and Food Sharing will resume collaboration with food boxes, delivering food as in summer, alternating weeks with each other. We will be assisting about 300 families. Please sign up to collect food from distribution centres, to pack, and to delivery. The project may extend to people, especially seniors, who are shut in. Several organizations and agencies that run seniors support programs will be approached to see whether our support would be welcome.
The Centennial Joint Paul Harris award will not be presented in an in-person meeting, but a mixture of zoom and a recorded direct presentation of the awards. It will be treated as a very special community award. Two individuals—first-time recipients and non-Rotarian—and one organization will receive the awards. Please let Ana know your recommendations of individuals and organizations. The presentation date is March 25. We are hoping to do the presentations at City Hall.
Membership Report: Paul Jupp, Lise Coghlin, Tamas Zsolnay, and Reno Viola. The Membership Committee is meeting to make its decisions. Ana will then make a recommendation to the Board. Following Board approval, there will be an announcement in the Courier so we can read about them. We hope to induct them soon.
Robert Reid: National Committee Wednesday at 8 a.m. All welcome.
Cash calendars, $20 each. $10 from each comes to us. The goal for us ia 150 calendars. Calendars feature a daily draw for some amount of money. Robert is happy to deliver to any of us. Ana added that two of her family members received a luck draw of $250 and $50, calendar is great stocking stuffer!
Bill Egnatoff: Eight applications have been received for local service projects. All members are welcome to vet the applications. John Gale reminded us of the emphasis on building relationships.
Greg Mumford and John Farrow re Auction
There are currently 271 gifts on site. Another 10 or 12 to go up. W have two weeks left to bring in remaining gifts. We’ve come a long way and have received good support, but there are still more contributions to be had, so please keep going. Thanks to Rick Frasso who has arranged space for gift pickup. Several members have been approached to participate in CKWS spots. Greg has done one recording. Auction meeting Wednesday October 21, 5 p.m.
John Farrow: Today’s fines and happy bucks will go to Polio Plus.
New Member proposals
The Membership Committee of Cataraqui Kingston Rotary Club are proposing that Paul Jupp and Tom Zsolnay to Membership.
The Board of Directors has approved this Motion unanimously.
Please advise the Membership Committee within the next 14 days if you questions or concerns about the applicants.
Tamás (Tom) Zsolnay
Rotary #6212043
Tamás (Tom) Zsolnay was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, but has had the privilege of working and/or living in every region of this great country.
Tom paid his way through school by serving as an infantry officer in the Canadian Army Reserves. He continued to serve in various capacities on both a full and part-time basis, retiring with the rank of Colonel in 2014. Highlight of his military career include commanding the Canadian Grenadier Guards
from 1995 to 1999 and deploying as Chief Operating Officer of the Military Observer Group of the United Nations Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2002/03. A seasoned fundraising professional, Tom has directed or supervised projects that have raised over $300 million over the past three decades. He has counselled a variety of social service, educational and health care institutions across Canada. Tom has developed and executed strategic long term fund raising plans that included annual appeals, capital campaigns, major gift, endowment and planned giving programs. Tom began his fundraising career with Navion, a consulting firm that supported clients across Canada.
He subsequently led fundraising and alumni relations teams at Concordia University, Laurentian University and the University of Victoria. Tom was appointed President and CEO of the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation effective 25 August 2019. Tom believes in giving back to his community and has volunteered with many organizations. In Sudbury he founded the North-Eastern Ontario Fundraising Professionals Association to provide professional
development opportunities to those working for small organizations that could not afford to send them to major centres. He chaired the Sudbury Community Foundation and University Club of Victoria boards and was a board member of the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce. A highlight of his volunteer activity has been his work with Rotary. He joined the Rotary Club of Sudbury in 2004 where he served as a Director and as Vice-President and was named Rotarian of the Year in 2011. He transferred to the Rotary Club of Victoria-Harbourside in 2015 and served as club president in the 2018-19 Rotary Year, a year in which the club grew to 90 members and for which the club was awarded a Rotary Presidential Citation with Gold Distinction. Tom his wife, Caroline, and their three boys have hosted Youth Exchange Students from Argentina, Denmark and Taiwan. Tom is a Certified Fundraising Professional (CFRE) and holds an MBA from Laurentian University and a BA (Economics) from Concordia University. He is also a graduate of the Canadian Forces College, the
Canadian Army Command and Staff College and Grant McEwen Community College.
Paul Jupp
I was born and raised in Kingston. Initially lived in North End, then moved to Kingston Mills then back into Kingston as a teen, always in the West End. I did spend 5 years in Belleville (moved back 3 years ago) and other than that have been in Kingston my entire life.
After graduating High School I went to Queens for 2 years (Science) and then switched to St.Lawrence College where I graduated with a 3 year Business program.
After graduating College (1991) I started employment with Trent Drugs (Business/Finance Dept) where I remained for almost 25 years. I then bought Playtrium and have owned/worked since mid-2013.
When I am not working or spending time with the family I enjoy working with my hands, renovating my house or business and I also enjoy designing and building things.
