Monday, June 26, 2000
John Brooks - Incoming District 6400 Governor
District 6400 Governor Elect, John Brooks, briefed the audience of international delegates, Rotarians and other guests on the work of the Rotary International Foundation.. He asked the representatives from the ten Twin Cities in the audience to consider joining Rotary Clubs in their countries to help in these worthwhile endeavours.
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The Club hosted 50 visitors from our "twin cities" around the world who are in Windsor from June 25 to July 2 as guests of Windsor's International Freedom Festival.
Among the visitors were representatives from:
Fujisawa, Japan
Changchun, China
LasVuettes, El Salvador
Saltilo, Mexico
Coventry, England
St. Itienne, France
Udine, Italy
Mannheim, Germany
Ohrid, Macedonia
Monday, June 19, 2000
David Leonhardt
Public & Government Relations Director,
CAA Ontario
President, WBC Toastmasters
CAA Ontario is the federation of five, autonomous Ontario auto clubs, representing 1.8 million Ontario motorists and their families. They strive for safe, clean and cost-effective mobility, and to ensure that their members' concerns are being addressed by the provincial government.
David spoke about the outstanding issues of concern to Ontario's and especially Essex County's motorists. He used a funnel to illustrate what was happening to traffic flow from the USA and Canada over the bridge corridor. His contention was that annual chunks of money must be set aside to address the issues of highway overcrowding, repair and driver control. He noted that the Americans, unlike Canada's government bodies, were developing a national highway policy and providing funding to back it up. A spirited question period followed David's presentation.
Recommendations from CAA Ontario for improving safety Highway 401 west of London
Consumer protection and gasoline pricing:What the provincial government could do
This Year's Happy Hoofer Award for the best fund raising team in the Easter Seals Walkathon again went to the Chrysler team.
Volunteers and major sponsors were on hand to view the presentation of the trophy. Jim Adkin presented the Happy Hoofer Award to Glenn Russett and John Smith of DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc. and C.A.W. Local 444.
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Monday, June 12, 2000
Jack McGee, St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
Jack is just completing the last year of a five year stint as the 4th president of St. Clair. His term ends in August, 2000 and he now is moving on to a new position at The Justice Institute of B. C..
Mr. McGee said that he had enjoyed his stay in Windsor and he was very appreciative of the community support that the educational sector received. He noted the close cooperation between the University of Windsor and his institution which benefited the students and local industry.
The Gryphon published bi-monthly during the academic year by the St. Clair President's Office
Community Support for Proposed Centre Proposal to develop a Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing
Monday, June 5, 2000
Joe Greco in Venezuela
Joe told the audience about his recent trip to Venezuela where he carried a donation from our club to bring relief to victims of a disaster resulting from the rupture of a large dam. He showed video tapes of the areas he visited while he talked about the devastation.
Pat Winter was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship sponsored by her husband Gus
We were happy to host a number of visitors from the Organization of American States conference which is being held in Windsor this week. Our Canadian OAS representative Mark Lortie spoke to us about Canada's reasons for wanting to be a menber of the organization. He also had a few comments about the demonstrations that seem to follow these world class meetings.
Rotarian Don Snyder had the opportunity to showcase one of his favourite charities as he introduced our speaker Patricia Delfin. Pat, Country Director for Save the Children in Canada in Bolivia, has 20 years of development experience. She moved the audience with her "hands on" explanation about how community development is carried out in Bolivia. Patricia's address was particularly effective in light of her own personal suffering under the cruel conditions imposed by the military dictatorship while she lived in Argentina.
A Brief History of
Save the Children
Save the Children newsletter
Monday, May 22, 2000 - 
Victoria
Day (No Meeting)
Monday, May 15, 2000
This is your Life
We heard about the lives of three of our newer members. As usual, each talk was unique in its own way but all reflected a spirit of determination and a sense of service above self.
Hasu Maik
Jan Hartford
Zora Sanson
Monday, May 8, 2000
Dr. Ross Paul
President, University of Windsor
President Ross elaborated on the future opportunities and obstacles facing the University of Windsor over the next decade. He noted some of the great teachers, researchers and writers like Alistair MacLeod on campus. He spoke of a projected 40% increase in enrolment, an aging teaching staff and a competetive market for replacement teachers and researchers. He talked about the necessity for a difficult reallocation of faculty resources in harmony with a changing landscape for graduates. He mentioned the double cohort of high school graduates expected by 2003 as a result of the phasing out of Grade X111 and the enrolment pressure arising from the echo of the baby boom. He talked about the need to focus the university's programs so as to make maximum use of its resources. He also hinted at new initiatives like a proposed Medical School.
Facing the Challenges of Implementation Operating Budget 2000-2001
Monday, May 1, 2000
Dennis DesRosiers
Automotive Industry Trends
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants
Auto Magazines and Industry Publication Web Sites
Monday, April 24, 2000
Sherry-Lynn Colley-Veigh, Vice-Principal, Brennan High School
Rotary Sponsored Tape on Rave Dance Dangers
Sandra Pupatello, in introducing Sherry-Lynn, spoke about Rotary (1918's) part in sponsoring the production of a video tape dealing with the problems surrounding the phenomenon of Rave Dancing. Sherry-Lynn spoke to the Rotary audience about the world of today's vulnerable teenager in the transition from Public School to High School.
The meeting was graced with the presence of a beautiful young singer, Carla Chambers, who sang two modern songs, demonstrating her superb voice control.
Monday, April 17, 2000
Health Day - CPR Committee
The CPR Committee brought Rotarians a program featuring new developments in emrgency response Training. Specifically, the presenter, Mr. Wayne Currie, focused on the use of
defibrillators for emergency situations.
Wayne is from the Windsor Fire and Rescue Service and the Essex-Kent Base Hospital Program and Coordinator of the Community Defibrillation Program. He showed a series of overheads which illustrated the current and future use of defibrillators while providing some compelling statistics which supported the case for a more general use of these instruments.
After emergency CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation), early defibrillation is the single most important event in improving survival from (SCA) sudden cardiac arrest. Its efficacy decreases rapidly over time, with survival decreasing by about 10 percent per minute for every minute that defibrillation is delayed. Hospital Care Can Be too Late.
More than 50 percent of patients suffering an acute myocardial infarction now die before reaching the hospital.
Dr. William Groh of the Indiana University School of Medicine said a study of nine U.S. communities where defibrillators were given to police and fire rescue workers found patients in those cases were more than twice as likely to still be alive by the time they arrived at the hospital and were more than three times as likely to survive.
CPR DAY
- Saturday April 29, 2000
Rotary sponsored the 19th edition of its annual free Heart Saver Course at Windsor's St Clair College -
225 Windsor area residents invested 3 hours of their time to learn CPR and attended lectures on Heart Smart ways of living. In addition, the Windsor Fire Rescue Service offered
an opportunity for attenders to learn how to use defibrillation equipment. Potential students pre-registered by calling the Heart and Stroke Foundation Office at 254-4345
The audience was charmed by the music of Harpist Melanie Garcharin.
Monday, April 10, 2000
John MacNaughton, President and
Chief Executive Officer,
Canada Pension Investment Board
John's Remarks to the 1999 Annual Conference Association of Canadian Pension Management should be required reading for all Canadians.
Before a large crowd of Rotarians and guests, John traced the history of the CPP and the current attempts to rescue it from an ambitious if somewhat over-optimistic plan launch. The new board is charged with the responsibility of wisely investing a portfolio of stocks and bonds that will soon exceed 100 billion dollars.
As a personal observation, one is struck by the lack of foresight of the plan originators and the unwillingness of government to quickly deal with an obvious looming crisis.
Monday, April 3, 2000
Don Juchartz, Belleville Rotary Club,
Horticulturist
Don was unable to appear because of a car accident on the way to our meeting. He will be rescheduled for a later date.
Don Juchartz, B.S. ,M.S. , nationally known as the "Garden Doctor", is owner and manager of an international horticultural consulting business. He is often heard on gardening programs.
A group of exchange students who have just returned from a trip to India, and were scheduled for a 5 minute presentation, found that their presentation time was dramatically increased. They enthusiastically filled in for our main speaker. The students became teachers during their stay in India. All were impressed with the poverty and lack of opportunity for young Indian children. They said that the trip had given them a changed outlook on life.
Photographer Spike Bell was given an award for his long term assistance to rotary projects. Ann Hetherington presented on behalf of the Club.
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