Windsor Rotary Club (1918)
Year 2001 Fourth Quarter Meetings and Events Page
Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada
Welcome to the Year 2001 Fourth Quarter Meetings and Events Page.
The
following brief descriptions of meetings and events are intended as a
record for members of club activities. Where appropriate, links to support
pages or links to sites related to the topic have been included. It is to
be expected that some of these site links will become "dead" as time passes but we have no plans at present to refresh these entries.
The Meetings and Events Index Page contains an index to the available history of club meetings and events segmented into quarters for each year.
2001 Meetings and Events - Fourth Quarter
Monday, December 31, 2001
New Year's Eve, No Meeting
Monday, December 24, 2001
Christmas Eve, No Meeting
A Holidays Card from Mike and Sue Boulton
Some of Santa's other names
Austria - Christkind
Belgium and the Netherlands - Noel, Saint Nicholas, Christkind and Black Pete
Brazil - Papa Noel
Denmark - Julinisse
England - Father Christmas
Finland - Old Man Christmas
France - Pere Noel or le Petit
Germany - Kriss Kringle, Christkind or Saint Nicholas
Italy - Befana
Japan - Santa Kurohsu
Mexico - Three Kings
Poland - Star Man or Wise Men
Spain - Three Kings
Russia - Basbouschka
Canada's Christmas celebrations are drawn from a mixed cultural background - French, English, German, Ukrainian, and First Nations. This mixture brings about much diversity in the customs and traditions of Canada's Christmas festivities.
Christmas in Canada from Christmas Around the World
Monday, December 17, 2001
Christmas Meeting
A group of our overseas students and their family hosts spoke about their hosting experiences. The host parents agreed that their acceptance of a young foreign visitor had been a positive move for them. The Exchange Students thanked their host parents and compared life back in their countries with that in Ontario. A number of the students set up displays of materials from their homelands and showed albums of pictures they were gathering to help them remember their one year adventure abroad.
Monday, December 3, 2001
Sylvie Sceisa, of Bell Zinc
The New Age of Business to Business Advertising
Bell ActiMedia, a division of Bell Canada markets and distributes print and electronic Yellow Pages products.
The business-to-business portal provides interactive solutions and e-business applications, gives small- and medium-sized businesses access to a full range of Web applications, tools and content
Monday, November 26, 2001
The Children's Safety Village Committee
This meeting was held at the Place Concorde.
The Children's Safety Village Committee spoke about this project and then invited Rotary members, media and guests to the official CSV groundbreaking ceremony. The site for the buildings is located directly behind the Place Concorde.
Monday, November 19, 2001
Grief Counselors Ros and Glenn Crichton
Coping Centre, Cambridge
Grief, anger and depression after a loss of someone close, after viewing or being involved in a horrific event or after a reverse in one's health or fortune, is a natural and sometimes debilitating phenomenon, but we have a choice in how we handle these emotional draining human feelings. By making connections through a support group and glimpsing the bigger picture, healing can occur, sadness can be overcome and stress can be reduced.
There is a transformative potential in the grieving process. It can engender in us a strength of attitude and motivation that will make us more resilient beings as we face future life challenges. It is most helpful to have a trained grief counselor to lead us through these difficult periods. Counselors help people deal with their feelings and responses, and assist them in reaching decisions on action they can take to solve problems.
FACT SHEET FOR CARERS
GRIEF AND LOSS
Young People and Grief
Grief and Bereavement
The show was well attended, the weather cooperated and the vendors put up a good display of their products.
Monday, November 12, 2001
Dr. David Lawton, a retired dentist and Rotarian with the Harrow Club, spoke on his experience as a Rotary volunteer in Kenya, in line with Foundation month.
The Rotary Volunteers Program is the embodiment of Rotary's ideal of "Service Above Self." It provides opportunities for Rotarians and other skilled professionals to offer their services and expertise to local, national and international projects in need of assistance.
David has been to Africa twice and India once as a volunteer - he told the audience that his visits have changed his outlook on life. He said that his experiences in Africa have given him a new view of that continent. He talked about the work of his group and others as a mere drop in the bucket. He spoke of the economic and political problems of countries, divided by tribal differences and ruled by selfish people who would rather make war than negotiate a peace.
FAQ's on the Rotary International Volunteers Program
Rotary International Volunteers Project Examples
Monday, November 5, 2001
Clare MacLeod - Our man of Words
The Status of Education
Our education system is an integral and indispensable part of our national fabric. It lays the foundation upon which our industries operate. The transfer of knowledge and proper work, study and research habits are crucial to our survival as an industrialized society. Learning, teaching, technology and dealing with the information explosion are the underpinnings of our current way of life but the roles of teachers and students are changing. The teacher is becoming a guide to the sources of information in a world of information overload - the student is assuming a role as a lifelong learner and researcher in a digitized world of virtual reality. - These thoughts were extracted from a number of current educational articles
Clare spoke to the issues that dominate the current education scene. This is the text of his talk
He last spoke to us on January 15th of this year(2001). One of his fans passed on the following comments at that time
"...., thanks for the URL to Clare's speech. I read it and as usual it was very inspiring. I used to always enjoy listening to Clare speak. He sure has a way of making his point and making his audience listen. He is one 'great' man." - Sue Boulton
Canada's SchoolNet
National Center for Educational Statistics
the Organization for Quality Education
Canadian Education on the Web
Education Journals Canadian collection
On Line Educational papers U B C Center for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction
Florida's A+ Plan and Opportunity Grants A silver bullet or just another educational experiment?
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work.
Mission:
To serve the people of Ontario by promoting safe and healthy workplaces, and by providing a comprehensive and viable support and insurance system for injured workers and employers. As members of the WSIB team, we are committed to fulfilling our mission with caring and excellence.
David told the audience that all workplace accidents were preventable, yet last year, 280 Ontario lives were lost in workplace related accidents and many of those people who died were very young. He said his Board was placing its' emphasis on prevention and moral correctness in dealing with workers. He said that a sustained effort was also underway to change the attitude of the Board and its' employees. He pointed to statistics showing that appeals and complaints were going down as evidence of the success of this approach.
Mr. Williams related a story of past unfunded debt for WSIB. He pledged that he would work diligently to work for Board efficiency and fiscal responsibility.
In response to questions from the floor about recent local accidents, he said that studies were underway to make sure that these types of workplace deficiencies were corrected.
Windsor WSIB Office
2485 Ouellette Avenue
Windsor, ON
N8X 1L5
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1617
Windsor, ON
N9A 7B7
Quick Guide to WSIB
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
The Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation
Monday, October 22, 2001
Ray Colautti and David Greenaway
Messrs. Colautti and Greenaway are colleagues of Rotarian Peter Hrastovec and represented
disabled veterans in a recent class action lawsuit against the Canadian government. David spoke to the club about the case and then fielded questions from the audience. There was strong interest shown by the audience about the arguments presented by both sides in the lawsuit.
The case was ruled on favorably for the veterans but is now being appealed. The speculation is that the government is vigorously opposing this lawsuit because it has no interest in opening a Pandora's box for related possible legal actions.
Ruling
WINDSOR, ON, Oct. 28 , 1999/CNW/ - In a ruling delivered Tuesday in the Ontario
Superior Court of Justice, Justice John H. Brockenshire granted a class action
motion on behalf of disabled Canadian veterans to the legal team comprised of
Windsor lawyers Raymond Colautti and David Greenaway of the law firm of
Paroian Raphael, and Peter Sengbusch of London, Ontario.
``This lawsuit seeks reimbursement for the government's failure -- over
several decades -- to pay interest to the thousands of poor and disabled
veterans whose pension and other benefits were being administered by the
federal government,'' said Mr. Colautti.
Veteran's Affairs Canada October 11, 2000, on the Summary Judgment Motions of the Plaintiff and Defendant in the Authorson class action case heard at Windsor in mid-September
Your Opinion Counts Veterans Affairs know that you believe in the fair treatment of those who sacrificed of themselves in battle to defend our freedom.
Royal Canadian Legion history
Rotarian Leona MacIntyre was our occupation speaker for today.
She talked about her work as General Manager of the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society
She said thet the shelter houses about 6500 animals per year, providing emergency medical care as well as euthenasia services. There was a spirited exchange from the floor regarding the society's policies.
Monday, October 15, 2001
Janet Kelly - Children's Achievement Centre programs
Jan, as Executive Director of the Centre, oversees the operation of a number of programs designed to fulfill the CAC mission.
Children's Achievement Centre is a community based, multi-disciplinary service committed to improving the quality of life as experienced by children, youth and their families.
- A Child and Family Intervention Centre
- Supervised Access Programmes
- Children's Adventure Camp
- Psychological and Social Work
- Parenting Programmes
Janet briefly spoke about the 30 year history of the Centre emphasizing its dependency on volunteer assistance and fundraising. She warned her listeners that a critical financial situation has been created for all children's mental health agencies by recent government funding cutbacks. She predicted that the cutting back on services will ultimately result in more societal problems as untreated children grow older.
Laurie Wilson - This is your Life
Lawrence Wilson, Major in the Salvation Army, plans to retire next year from Army work after a lifetime of service which has carried him to many parts of the globe.
In earlier years he climbed poles as a Hydro Lineman.
Laurie has travelled with the armed forces in Europe and assisted victims in earthquake disasters. On the relaxation side, he has an interest in sports - especially hockey.
His current Salvation Army career encompasses involvement in 14 social assistance programs including addiction and mental health treatment.
President Connie talked to the membership about the future direction of our Rotary Club in light of the decision by the Ontario Easter Seals organization to centralize the operation of their group and assume local control of their fundraising efforts. Our formal relationship with Easter Seals comes to an end in 2004. She suggested some possible new mandates that would maintain consistency with our long term goal of support for children with physical disabilities.
Connie said that the Board had set the end of November as the close off date for discussions on this subject. The Board will choose after that date which of the possible options we will support.
Canadian families celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October with a special dinner for family and friends. Our Thanksgiving has nothing to do with the Pilgrims landing.
Thanksgiving provides an opportunity to look at pioneer life. It celebrates the importance of Canadian farmers for all Canadians.
The dinner traditionally consists of a roasted turkey with cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
The History of the Canadian Thanksgiving is thought to have originated as follows: Around 1578 English navigator Martin Frobisher held a ceremony, in what is now called the province of Newfoundland to give thanks for surviving his journey there. Other settlers later arrived and continued these "thankful" ceremonies.
In 1879, Parliament declared November 6th as a national holiday of Thanksgiving. Over the years this date changed, and on January 31, 1957, Parliament declared the second Monday in October of each year to be "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed".
Canada Info
Holiday Crossword puzzles
Annie's Thanksgiving Links Page
Monday, October 1, 2001
John Brooks - District Governor
Biography
John is very active in his community having served as past president of the Grosse Pointe Farms Little League and the Grosse Pointe Farms Babe Ruth League. He is past president of the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club and a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and a Benefactor. He also serves on the Board of the Metropolitan Detroit YMCA. He chairs the Risk Management Committee, the Leadership Development Committee, the Executive Committee and is currently Chairing the Financial Development Committee which encompasses Annual Giving, Capital and Endowment.
John Brooks joined the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club in 1981. He served as President from 1989 to 1990. He has been involved at the District level chairing the Rotary International Foundation committee and the District Conference in 1992-1993. He has served as Annual Giving Co-Chair and Annual Giving Chair in 1998. He has also chaired the 1997 District Conference.
John met with the directors and chairpersons responsible for Rotary 1918's activities. He asked a number of questions and provided advice to the club on its future direction.
Governor's Newsletters
Last Revised: December 25, 2001
Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday 
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