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Windsor Rotary Club (1918)
Year 2006 First Quarter Meetings and Events Page

Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada

Welcome to the Year 2006 First 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.

2006 Meetings and Events - First Quarter


Meeting and Event Descriptions
2006 - January thru March

2005 Meetings and Events - Fourth Quarter




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  • Monday, March 27, 2006
    Sheila Mosely of the Roseland Rotary Club gave a presentation on a Guatemala School Book Project




    District 6400 Governor Elect, Jennifer Jones, was presented a $1300.00 cheque for the Roseland Club's International Medical project (Rotoplast).
    Rotoplast is a project that sends Rotarians to Latin America, where cranial facial-deformities are 5 times more prevalent than in North America, to perform plastic surgery on children with congenital disorders - mostly children with cleft palates.

    The Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland celebrates its 25th year on April 1, 2006. To join them at their celebration, call the ticket hotline. 519-981-1713.

    Our Club gave Member Janet Kelly a proper sendoff as she begins her trip to the Amazon River Basin in Northern Brazil with a Group Study Exchange team. Janet received a wide variety of gifts including a bikini and appropriate reading materials.

    Map of Brazil Rotarian Janet Kelly and GSE team member Brian Porter


    Two new members were introduced by PDG Murray Elder
    Marcella Diaz
    Julio Villafuerte.

    Two new Rotarians






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  • Monday, March 20, 2006
    This is Your Life
    John Meconi




    Our this is your life programs have always been entertaining. John Meconi's presentation proved no exception to that observation as he traced his career in the broadcasting and advertising business. He said that he spent 23 years in Toronto radio as a program host and MC for local events, and a further period as an associate with Detroit's favourite commentator and historian, J. P. McCarthy.
    John recalled how, when he moved to the United States, he elected at the suggestion of a local Rotarian, to start a Rotary club in Glandorf OH after finding that a nearby established club would not accept a proposal for membership because his Rotary classification was filled.
    John now works locally as General Manager of Advance Business Systems. He has two teen age children, likes to participate in bike races and plays recreational hockey. .

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    Childrens Fest Logo

  • Monday, March 13, 2006
    Matt Dunlop
    Children's Fest
    2006 Children's Fest is scheduled for
    September 16th & 17th

    and

    Childrens Fest Logo Angela Wellman
    The Role of Rotaract
    Save the Date Friday, April 7, 2006

    The Rotaract Club of Windsor
    once again, presents



    Information and Order Form



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    Water Treatment equipment

  • Monday, March 6, 2006
    Rick Spencer
    Water Purification in Reynosa, Mexico

    Water purification is the removal of contaminants from raw water to produce drinking water that is pure enough for human consumption. Substances that are removed during the process of drinking water treatment include bacteria, algae, viruses, fungi, minerals, and man-made chemical pollutants.

    Water_purifacation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    Our speaker spoke from personal experience both of the need for water purification in Reynosa and of the availability of a simple and inexpensive methodology that can be brought into individual households. He showed through a locally produced slide presentation how the purification equipment could be built, operated and maintained.
    Rick asked club members to spread the word about the availability of
    the BioSand filter methodology
    so that all third world countries could take advantage of its' benefits.

    Mexico: Reynosa, March 27-31, Puebla, April 3-7, 2006 "BioSand Filter Program Implementers Workshop & Community Steward Workshop". Contact: Andrea Roach

    Calgary-based Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)


    The need for purified water is overwhelming. One half of the world's population consumes unclean water, resulting in the death of a child every eight seconds from water-related illnesses.


    The City of Reynosa lies south of the United States and north of the city of Méndez.
    In the City of Reynosa, gastrointestinal diseases and parasite related diseases have been placed third under general disease rates and are the frequent cause of death among children under the age of five. The first most common disease is respiratory ailments caused by severe changes in temperature and the generation of dust. The ratio between the rates of intestinal diseases and respiratory diseases is approximately 1:5.

    The City of Reynosa currently relies on an oxidation pond system for treatment of its wastewater and the plant's current capacity has been determined to be inadequate. As such, the water currently being discharged into the Rio Grande River does not comply with required norms.
    The Rio Grande River provides potable water to the City of Reynosa. Collection is carried out at the Anzaldúas Deviation Dam where it is pumped to the treatment plants, Loma Linda and Benito Juárez. The treatment process consists in a pre-chlorination process, turbidity removal, flocculation, coagulation, filtering, and chlorination; a physical-chemical-bacteriological analysis of the untreated and treated water is carried out daily.

    In the future, the treatment plant effluent will not be discharged into the Rio Grande River. Treatment of the municipal wastewater can be carried out efficiently via secondary or biological, and was selected as the most appropriate because it does not require a highly specialized workforce for operation and maintenance.

    Small, inexpensive portable water purification systems have been developed to assist in maintaining healthy water supplies in badly polluted areas.
    "We have learned much along the way and are now convinced that the best location for a purifier is in conjunction with an existing health clinic (as in 3 of our 4 locations)." Statistics from Mexico's National Water Commission (CNA)for 2004 show that Mexico has 439 potable water treatment plants throughout the country.

  • A COMPREHENSIVE SANITATION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF REYNOSA




    President Peter acts as Master of Ceremonies at the Rotary Ghana Dinner at South Windsor Arena (Click on the image to enlarge it)
    President Peter acts as Master of Ceremonies
    at the Rotary Ghana Dinner and Presentation
    at South Windsor Arena on March 9th.

    Rotary Ghana Dinner at South Windsor Arena (Click on the image to enlarge it)
    Over 200 guests showed up at the Dinner to listen to
    and view a presentation about volunteer work in Ghana
    by a Windsor-St. Clair Rotary Club team
    headed by Mike and Shelley Duben


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  • Monday, February 27, 2006
    Club Assembly
    "A Fireside Chat" with Don Snyder
    and
    This is your Life

    Our this is your life programs have always been entertaining as newer Rotarians reveal details of their past. Three new members told us about milestones in their life.
    • Jeewin Gill
    • Kay Curtis
    • Edward Zusko



    Club Assemblies are held at intervals during the year, certainly at midyear. They have no administrative functions but they sustain club activity and offer opportunities to appraise the club's service activities and to exchange ideas on how to make the programs and service projects more effective.
    Don Snyder used his platform time to provide members with a condensed picture of the past accomplishments of our club both locally and Internationally.

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    Dr. Sandi Curtis (Click on picture to show a second image)

  • Monday, February 20, 2006
    Dr. Sandi Curtis
    Professor of Music Therapy
    University of Windsor

    What is Music Therapy? A video presentation

    In her website, Dr Curtis says:
    "I am passionate about my work as a music therapist and as a music therapy educator. Teaching music therapy full-time at the university level has allowed me the rare privilege of continuing my music therapy practice on the side with a great variety of people."


    Dr. Sandra L. Curtis, MT-BC, MTA, is an internationally-trained music therapist with 20 years’ experience in clinical practice, teaching, and research. A board-certified music therapist and past president of the Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association, Dr. Curtis is a strong advocate for and practitioner of the use of the creative processes of music to empower people in their daily lives. Dr. Curtis, with her direct training and experience in music therapy, is in the forefront of those who have discovered the powerful potential music holds for our health and happiness. Drawing from her most recent years of clinical practice with women’s groups and from her doctoral research with abused women, Dr. Curtis has laid clear and well-grounded foundations in the specific uses of music by and for women to transform their lives. Dr. Curtis has published and presented extensively in professional circles, with speaking engagements throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia and Ireland. She also speaks regularly to those unfamiliar with music therapy in the university classroom in her role as professor, to public school students as part of the American Grammy in the Schools project, and to the community and news agencies at the local and regional levels, to name just a few. Dr. Curtis is passionate about her belief in the powers of music. In her clinical practice, music touches the lives of her clients daily. In her personal life, it nourishes her in her role as pianist, singer, songwriter, and avid music listener. In her public work, she is committed to ensuring that this power of music no longer remain a secret between music therapist and client, but is made accessible to all.
    Dr. Curtis demonstrated her techniques in using music as a therapeutic device. She involved her Rotary audience in her presentation as she played her instrument and sang.



    Our Newest Rotarian

    Rotarian Bonnie Pacuta (Click on her image for a presentation picture)
    Bonnie Pacuta


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    Auctioneer, Fred Sorrell looks quizically at an item to be auctioned (Click on Fred's picture to enlarge it)

  • Monday, February 13, 2006

    Auction of unwanted Christmas Gifts
    Over $800 was collected for the benefit of our youth exchange program.
    Auctioneer, Fred Sorrell

    The Christmas plague unwanted gifts

    Each holiday season, we are stuck with gifts that we don't want or need: a fruit cake, a generic candle or picture frame, another ornament. Some people reach for large black plastic bags, some quickly head over to the local Salvation Army, some tuck the gift away never to be seen again, and still others add it to their pile of unwanted gifts to be re-gifted.

    Whether your motivation is clutter control or budget control,
    re-gifting is a common practice.
    Rotarians Donated their gifts for the auction thereby reducing the likelihood of being caught re-gifting red-handed.



    Cheque Presentation

    Maureen Lucas of The Rotary 1918 Funding Committee presented a $1200 cheque to a representative from IRIS RESIDENTIAL INNS AND SERVICES. IRIS provides a supportive housing complex ( 55 residential units ) for persons with a persistent serious mental illness

    Lodging and Homelessness

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  • Monday, February 6, 2006
    Dr. Shanti Rao
    The plight of diabetics in India
    Empowerment of the poor




    Shanti gave a powerful talk on the worldwide danger of diabetes. Her talk was reinforced by a powerpoint presentation which illustrated with statistics just how pervasive this disease has become. She talked about the mission of the Canada-India Diabetes Project.

    Shanti's father,Dr Ramesh P Rao, in making a presentation on "Diabetes: Can it be prevented?" at the monthly meeting of an Indian Bankers’ Club, said that
    "the killer disease diabetes is silent until the development of its deadly complications and ramifications. Said to be the world’s leading cause of blindness, heart attacks, stroke, kidney dialysis, nerve damage and amputations, diabetes is estimated to affect 1 in 3 North Americans and even more Indians as they are genetically more prone. In fact, Indians develop diabetes five times faster than Americans."





    Rotarian Margurite Reid was presented with her blue badge. Board Member Walter Willms paid tribute to Margurite saying that she is an outstanding example of dedication to the Rotary way of life.


    Long time Rotary member Walter Willms was thanked by the Past President Gary Wintermute as he added a jewel to his Paul Harris fellowship badge by donating to Rotary's international funding pool.


    Cheque Presentation

    Rotary 1918 presented a cheque to a representative from the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association

    Eating Disorders Fact Book

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  • Monday, January 30, 2006

    Club Assembly




    What are called Club Assemblies are held at intervals during the year, certainly at midyear. They have no administrative functions but they sustain club activity and offer opportunities to appraise the club's service activities and to exchange ideas on how to make the programs and service projects more effective.

    President Peter Hrastovec addressed the club about the activities of Rotary International and the current and past achievements of our club. He expressed his "hunger" to move ahead in filling the traditional community leadership role we have played in past years.


    Member Andrew Kerr gave his "This is Your Life" talk.


    Our past CSV manager, Bonnie Pacuta, received a donation cheque from our club to help support her new employer's work, Harmony in Action.
    Harmony In Action serves adults with a developmental and/ or physical disability for whom training for employment is not a realistic alternative, by providing day, evening and weekend programs so that they can still experience personal growth and social integration.

    Aaron Keogh announced this year's Rotaract edition of Battle of the Brains on April 7th. He invited members to assemble teams or come as individuals and be assigned to a team. He said that this year the emphasis would turn to fun questions.

    Jim Morrow became our latest Paul Harris Fellow recipient


    Please make sure that you read the February/March, 2006 issue of Windsor Life Magazine. There is a feature story on Rotary 1918 member Dr. Hasu Naik and his humanitarian work in India and Nigeria (pg. 64).
    You will be amazed at the "service above self accomplishments" of this energetic retiree.



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    Blood Services logo

  • Monday, January 23, 2006
    Bryan Bedard
    Bone Marrow Donations




    Bryan spoke about the experiences his family had in the battle to save a young daughter from bone marrow disease. In the end the battle was lost.
    Bryan now carries on the fight in memory of a lost daughter by encouraging people to become potential bone marrow donors.

    Here is Bryan's website

    Bone marrow is the tissue in the core of the body's flat bones. It continually produces red and white blood cells and platelets. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. White blood cells fight disease. Platelets enable blood to clot and stop bleeding. A bone marrow transplant may be necessary when there is a breakdown in a person's bone marrow that impedes or prevents the production of blood cells. Since the function of blood cells within the body is so important, any breakdown in their production can be life-threatening. A bone marrow transplant is used as a treatment for many different serious diseases. Cancers that affect the blood such as leukemia and lymphoma are sometimes treated with a bone marrow transplant. Transplantation may also be required for the treatment of blood diseases such as aplastic anemia.



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    Susan Pedler

  • Monday, January 16, 2006
    Susan Pedler
    Canada Now host CBC
    News Gathering and Reporting




    Susan Pedler is the host of CBC Television's Canada Now in Windsor, Ontario. Susan is also CBC's national reporter for Southwestern Ontario. She covers border issues, the automotive industry and breaking news. Prior to arriving in Windsor, this award-winning journalist reported for CBC Television in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. This is Susan's second career. She was an x-ray technologist at Toronto General Hospital before making the move to journalism.
    Susan is a graduate of Ryerson University (Journalism), Brock University (Communication Studies) and the Michener Institute (Radiology). Susan Pedler grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario.

    Susan talked today about how the media decides which stories it will feature in the day's newscasts. She provided some very good advice to our organization on how it could maximize its' chances of having news releases selected for broadcasting.
    Ms. Pedler demonstrated a mature professionalism as she held the attention of her audience and answered questions at the conclusion of her talk.



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    Jennifer Gryn and Jason Thoms

  • Monday, January 9, 2006
    This is your life
    Jennifer Gryn
    Jason Thoms




    We were entertained today by the life stories of a young Rotary couple who have had the opportunity to travel widely and participate fully in community activities.
    These meetings are always interesting and informative as we get to better know those people who we meet at our weekly meetings and other Rotary events.

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    New Years father-baby

  • Monday, January 2, 2006

    There was no meeting on this Monday



    New Years Day image to site on holiday information

    From primitive man to today, ... New Year´s Day ... has been recognized as a day in which rites were done to abolished the past so there could be a rejuvenation for the new year. Rituals included purgations, purifications, exorcisms, extinguishing and rekindling fires, masked processions (masks representing the dead), and other similar activities.


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