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

Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada

Welcome to the Year 2006 Third Quarter Meetings Events Page.
The following brief descriptions of meetings 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 Events Index Page contains an index to the available history of club meetings events segmented into quarters for each year.

2006 Meetings Events - Third Quarter


Meeting Event Descriptions
2006 - July through September

2006 Meetings and Events - Second Quarter


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Rotary 2006-07 District Governor David Carpenter and his wife Lynn (Picture copied from district 6400 web site)

  • Monday, August 14, 2006
    District Governor David Carpenter's Visit

    D. G. David Carpenter is a resident of Canton, MI and member of the Wayne Rotary Club since 1977.
    David is the current treasurer of the Wayne Rotary Foundation and club historian. David is Past President 1983-1984 and 2003-2004 of the Wayne Rotary Club. He has served the district as an assistant governor, PETS (presidents-elect training seminar) trainer and a member of several district committees. David is a major donor to The Rotary Foundation and a charter member of the Bequest Society and the Paul Harris Society.

    Governor David brought a message of encouragement to club members as he spoke of Rotary as an ever changing mosaic guided by underlying principles - adapting to the requirement of the times. He said that the latest member is the most important one, bringing in new ideas, thoughts and energy. He told members that they should make an earnest effort to bring in new members so the work of Rotary can expand. He said that he could not sleep at night if he did not make an effort to make someone's life a little bit better.
    The Governor invited everyone to attend the District Conference on , May 31-June 3, 2007 in Grand Rapids.

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    Rotary 2006-07 Outbound Exchange Student, Samantha Passa in Japan (Picture copied from district 6400 web site) Click on the image to view a picture of Samantha talking at the August 14, 2006 Rotary meeting Student Exchange Rebounder, Samantha Passa
    Samantha Passa in Japan

    Overall, even though it took me a really long time to get used to living in Japan and be happy – I did do it. I learned to love Japan and its culture and people and I felt like it was my new home. I learned, observed, and experienced so much and I now have such a great respect for Japan. They have such a rich history which is still evident in their culture today. I also really admire the people. They are so generous and kind-hearted and they have this unbelievable perseverance that I wish I had more of.
    Being on exchange has made me realize that everyone, despite our culture and race and language, is the same. We all have the same basic human needs and we all generally travel through the same stages in our life. It makes me want to learn more about the world and reach out to those in need and help people realize that we all are, just people…..we are all the same.

    Samantha Passa's Rotary Talk

    Samantha Passa's Powerpoint Presentation on her trip to Japan


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    Ontario Flag (Click on the flag to see information about it)

  • Monday, August 7, 2006
    Civic Holiday - (Simcoe Day)
    No Meeting

    The first Monday in August is a holiday in Canada except in Québec, Newfoundland and the Yukon. Every other province and territory has their own name for it, depending on heritage and the political will at the time the holiday was created.
    Canadian ceremonies and holidays such as Boxing Day and the August Civic Holiday (a "bank holiday") are derived from our British roots.
    This national holiday is similar to Heritage Day. It gives everyone a break from work.







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    Harlan Whichello PDG

  • Monday, July 31, 2006
    Harlan Whichello, PDG
    The work of Hasu Naik in India

    Harlan used a presentation of the photos he took on a tour of Rotary sponsored projects in India. As usual his talk was down to earth and stimulating. He convinced his rotarian audience that their donation and fund raising dollars are being spent wisely.
    Hasu has demonstrated what a committed Rotarian can do when the "Service above Self" model is taken to heart.


    (Click on the image to see an enlarged version)

    Windsor Rotarian Hasu Naik is Shown with 2005-2006 President Peter Hrastovec and Peter's wife as he receives an "MVP" award for his service work during the past year.





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  • Monday, July 24, 2006
    Economic Forecast
    Speaker: Carlos Gomes
    Senior Economist, Industry and Commodity Research
    Scotia Bank Group




    Carlos Gomes is a Senior Economist with Scotiabank. He is part of the Industry & Commodity Analysis Division and is responsible for covering the auto sector as well as providing in-depth analysis of the petrochemical and fertilizer industries. He works closely with corporate and commercial banking and with Scotia Capital to assess the outlook for industries key to Scotiabank’s loan and investment portfolio

    Carlos developed and writes Scotiabank’s monthly Canadian Auto Report, a publication highlighting key developments shaping the outlook for vehicle and parts producers in their major markets. Carlos and the Canadian Auto Report are widely quoted in the media, both in Canada and the United States. Carlos has a Masters degree in Economics,York University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst

    Here is Carlos Gomes' PDF report on the Economic and Auto Industry Outlook for 2006-07 as presented at the Meeting.
    * Adobe Reader is required to view and print the files.
    Download Adobe Reader free of charge    .


    Carlos told his audience that there is little doubt that at least a mild economic downturn is developing driven by higher interest rates and higher oil prices. He said that his guess was that any recovery from this trend would not take place until late 2007. His forecast was gloomy for the Automotive Industry in Ontario and Particularly for Windsor where the industry was mostly based on the Big 3 car manufacturers. Scotia Capital is also predicting that the Canadian dollar will continue to strengthen in respect to the American dollar because of the continuing deficit spending in the United States.



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    Detroit Tigers Logo

  • Monday, July 17, 2006
    Baseball
    Speaker: Jerry Lewis,
    Director, Fantasy Camp, Detroit Tigers




    The Detroit Tigers Fantasy Camp is a week-long baseball training camp located in the Tigers' very own Spring Training grounds in Lakeland, Florida. Campers will spend the week alongside former Tigers greats improving their baseball game through coaching, training, instruction and real games, complete with a playoff series and championship. Potential Fantasy Campers must be age 21 or above.




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    President, Maureen Lucas (Click on her image to go to her website)

  • Monday, July, 10, 2006
    Induction and Inaugural Speech
    President, Maureen Lucas





    Maureen joined our club in 1997. She fills the category "Personnel Services, Management". She has a bubbly and energetic personality.
    Maureen owns her own company, LucasWorks!, which she founded after working for over a decade in the personnel field.
    She says "I believe that we owe the community we work in and as a result my company participates in many activities which enrich our community and the staff".



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    Canada Day Parade

  • Monday, July 3, 2006
    NO MEETING

    Canada Day

    Canada Day is Canada's national holiday.
    It is a federal holiday celebrated on July 1, annually, by all provincial governments and most businesses across Canada.
    Canada Day celebrates the creation of the dominion of Canada through the British North America Act on July 1, 1867, uniting three British territories - the Province of Canada (southern Ontario and southern Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick - into a federation

    On October 27, 1982, July 1st which was known as "Dominion Day" became "Canada Day".

    Since 1985, Canada Day Committees are established in each province and territory to plan, organize and coordinate the Canada Day celebrations locally. Grants are provided by the Department to those committees.

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