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Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston

The Courier

January 19th, 2021
 
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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Jan 19, 2021 7:00 AM
Covid Food Project and more.
Jan 26, 2021 7:00 AM
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Feb 02, 2021 7:00 AM
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Sean Goodall - My 'Get to Know You" Talk
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John Farrow introduced our speaker Sean Goodall who gave his classification talk (henceforth to be known as the "Get to Know Me" talk .  Sean has come from Windsor recently where he has taken over the management of the Robert J. Reid Funeral Home. John also encouraged new members to pay close attention so when it's their turn they can have something to refer to.
 
Sean gave a wonderful humour-filled rundown of his life up to his move to Kingston with his family.  Sean was born in Scarborough and grew up in Pickering.  He married his wife Sarah in 1996. They lived in Stouffville for a year and a half before relocating to Windsor.  Shortly after that their first child child Kassandra was born, followed by three more children.  Kassandra graduated recently from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.  She is married and works for Ottawa Public Health inspecting long term care facilities with regard to the pandemic.  Their son Kaleb has graduated from the St. Lawrence College Fire Service Programme.  Being unable to find employment with a fire service, he has begun an electrical apprenticeship. Kendra is attending Houghton College in New York State, working remotely at this time on a double major in education and psychology.  She may be looking at a third major in social studies.  His youngest daughter Kelsey is in grade 11 at LaSalle High School and has a part time job at Tim Horton’s on the base.  Even their new grand puppy has a K name.  She was born in the home of bakery owners in Kemptville, so is called Kaiser.  Since their move to Kingston, Sarah has become employed as a unit clerk at Kingston General Hospital.  For fun, Sean and Sarah enjoy camping.  Sean is a certified referee for both hockey and soccer.  Mostly, he referees youth games but on occasion, adult games. 
 
In 1998, Sean was introduced to Rotary.  He joined the Windsor Roseland Rotary Club, and served on various committees.  He participated in their Lobster Fest, Peace Pole Project and tree planting just to name a few.  At one time, he traveled to Evanston Illinois and attended a meeting of the Rotary One Club, the original club.  While in Evanston, he was presented with his Benefactor pin, and he also visited the grave of Paul Harris. In 2000 the Rotary Club of Windsor Roseland took on a centennial project to erect a statue in the city of Windsor, to showcase what Rotary does.
 
Sean will be our club president for the Rotary year 2022-2023.  He will be serving in the same year as Jennifer Jones, also from Windsor, will be serving as the RI President.  He worked with Jennifer in various capacities in the Windsor Roseland Rotary Club.  Sean is also a Paul Harris Fellow.
With a bit of humour, Sean suggested that since Robert Reid was already classified as a funeral director, the he should have the classification of underground furniture sales consultant.
 
Sean is in his 27th year as a funeral director, having graduated from Humber College.  He has worked in family-owned businesses as well as corporate owned establishments.  During his career he and Sarah have lived in many locations in southern Ontario.  A funeral director’s job is quite varied.  He is currently running the day-to-day operations at Robert J Reid as well as the administration of Kingston Cataraqui Cremation Services.  Sean believes that celebrating a life is a very important thing to do, and he hopes to be the last one to ever let you down. 
 
Post presentation questions revealed more about Sean.  He is actually the first ever in his family to become a funeral director.  His career path began when he was young and was asked by a funeral home to do some work such as grass cutting and car washing.  He never thought it would develop into a career. 
Covid 19 has presented some challenges with the ever-changing regulations.  It’s very difficult and they have tried to be creative, doing things like live-streaming funerals. 
Sean’s history as a referee helped him to meet people in Kingston, although games are shut down now.  They really enjoy Kingston and hope that they can stay here permanently.
Over his time in funeral services there have been changes.  There has been an increase in people wanting cremation.  A big change has been that people seem to be moving away from actually having a celebration.  People are going the way of no service even though this helps with closure.  He hopes there will be a swing back to that.
Sean feels that it is an honour to be president the same year as Jennifer Jones will be the RI president. 
Sean moved to Windsor in 1995 December and left there in 2008 to go to Markham/Stouffville.  They have been here in Kingston for about two years.  Most funeral directors don’t move so much but he is part of a corporation and not a family business. 
 
 
Michelle Chatten-Fiedorec thanked Sean with our now traditional virtual loaf of bread.
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Virtual Meeting Report January 12th, 2021

Attendance

 
Guests: Leslie Frise, Lise Coghlan, and Joyce Lee , guest of the club
 
Visiting Rotarians and Past Rotarians; None today

Member Sharing

 

Fun Master - Robert Reid

As Sean Goodall is our speaker, it did cross Robert’s mind to have a quiz based on funeral services in Kingston, but instead he ran a quiz based on the Rotary Cash Calendar facts.  Lots of money was collected.  Interesting fact is that there were 3,750 calendars sold and our club sold 140.  That means we could do much better.
 

Happy/Sad Bucks

Ana is happy that Lise is excited about selling calendars next year.  John Farrow reported that someone actually came into the dealership last week with their personal support pig.  This really happened.  John had his 59th birthday in December, and reality came home when he received a letter from the government informing him about how to apply for CPP benefits as early as 60.  John was happy to report that his employee whose wife was the superintendent of the apartment building in Verona that burned to the ground, has been receiving a lot of financial support from fellow employees and friends.  Michelle’s apology buck was for not believing the photo of the personal support pig that John shared.  John Gale is happy that the immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Madras India is hoping to come to Canada this summer and will visit Kingston if the virus is under control by then.  Bill Egnatoff is soon to have a three-generation reunion of two families that is because of a lifelong friendship.  Bill was also very happy with the outcome of last week’s club meeting as there was a great discussion. 

Announcements

Ana Sutherland:

The first meeting of the District 7040 Indigenous Peoples Committee has taken place and they are looking into doing a big project.  The plan is to join with an organization called Project North which has a focus on education and sport to benefit youth.  They will be providing hockey equipment to youth in the north.  Thirty-four northern communities have already benefited.  See www.projectnorth.ca for further information.
 
A Rotary project will be taking place to recognize Earth Day in April.  It will focus on a clean-up of the Great Lakes watershed.  All of the Rotary Districts around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River are going to take part.  District 7040 will be taking part on Saturday April 24th.
 
Event Seminar:  “Stop Recruiting and Start Attracting” is a seminar that is being held on Wednesday January 13th.  Rotarian, Dr Bill Wittich will share insights from his book, titled: "Stop Recruiting & Start Attracting." As an Author and Non-Profit Management Advisor, his experience and ideas provide a good tutorial for Rotary Clubs to grow membership. In his video, he suggests building public awareness and the concept of Attracting vs Recruiting member prospects. But to make this happen, it is important to share Rotary brand awareness and the benefits of our club "value proposition" up front, with the 30s & 40s aged people, we desire to attract.
 
The new Kingston Rotaract Club will be hosting a trivia night fundraiser tomorrow at 7 p.m.  John Gale will send the information to everyone in an email. 
 
Another seminar, “21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act”, Bob Joseph breaks down Canada's Indian Act to explain this divisive legal document. Bob was a guest on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin where he discussed the goals of the book and the need for the public to understand the Act as part of Canada's governance. Attendees will watch this interview which will be followed by a Q&A session. Jan.28th at 2PM.  Registration is on the Kingston Public Library website.
 

From the Membership Committee

The following three people have applied to membership with Cataraqui Rotary Club.  Members of the executive have approved all three. Any members with input should contact Ana Sutherland, Membership Director, within 14 days.
 
Members will be provided with complete biographies for all candidates via email.
 
Leslie Frise grew up in Peterborough and attended McMaster University and St. Lawrence College.  She is married to retired teacher Lloyd Lockington and has two children.  Leslie has worked for Correctional Service of Canada, the State Group, and most recently as a Regional Information Coordinator for Infrastructure Ontario. Her interests are cottaging, gardening, reading, current events and travelling. Leslie is transitioning to retirement and wants to give back to the community.
 
Joyce Yee’s family moved to Kingston 65 years ago when Joyce was just one year old.  Her family ran a restaurant called the London Café (where Phase Two is now located). Joyce has worked as a costumer for theatres all over Canada. Joyce has also worked in retail and real estate.  She has a wide range of interests from alternative energy to construction. Joyce is now retired and wants to join Rotary.
 
Lise Coghlan is a former member of Cataraqui Rotary Club who grew up in Montreal. She has over 40 years experience in the travel industry and has earned many different certifications in her industry. Lise’s interests are art projects and knitting. Her specialty is small group travel and private tours.

Chase the Ace!

Ed Thomson won the draw, but drew the nine of spades so the pot lives.
 
Meeting notes by Elizabeth Cohoe
Duty Roster
Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston
Guests are Welcome
Odd Fellows Hall - 218 Concession Street, Kingston, Ont 7:00 am
Registration and Greeting
Members:
Guest:
Greeter:
Hall and Kitchen setup:
Hall and Kitchen clean up:
7:15 Call to Order and Welcome Ana Sutherland
7:16 Rotary Invocation and Toast to the Queen
7:17 Breakfast Parade
7:35 Welcoming of Guests and Visiting Rotarians
7:38 Announcements and Board Positions
7:43 Fun Master
7:55 Speaker Intro
8:00 Speaker "
8:18 Draw
8:19 Adjournment Ana Sutherland
Scribe:
Piano: Terry Hicks

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