CLUB Bulletin

July 1, 2015

Issue 13

The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or do:

First – Is it the truth?

Second – Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Third – Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Fourth – Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

DATES TO REMEMBER:

July 2, 2015 – NEW President Brian Spencer’s opportunity to tell us his

plans for the 2015-2016 year – BE SURE TO ATTEND!

July 9, 2015 – no morning meeting!!

Instead, join us at St. James Gate Pub at 6:15 for the induction of new

member Svilen (Steve) Valkov

July 16, 2015 - Dr M Kodsi, Child

Psychiatrist and founder of Caring for Young Minds

July 21, 2015 – Board of Directors

meeting at Louis Dreyfus Commodities, 55 Torlake Crescent,

Etobicoke (south of the Gardiner off of Kipling)

Next meeting: Thurs. July 2, 2015 Montgomery Inn 7:30 a.m. EDITORS: Leighton Reid Patti Wright PHOTOGRAPHER: John Stevenson

WHO IS THIS

MAN?????

(see page 3)

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD OF

DIRECTORS Elected on May 28th, 2015

Brian Spencer

Patricia Wright

Paul Collier

David Crack

Leighton Reid

Bruce Gillies

Bryan Pett

John Muto

Terry Donohue

At our May 28th Meeting, we heard from Daniel Je, a member of the York University Rotoract Club who came to thank us for sending him to RYLA

(Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp)

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership development program run by Rotary.

While participants can be any age, most events focus on secondary school students, university students, or young professionals. RYLA events are typically 3–10 days long and include presentations, activities, and workshops that cover a variety of topics, including:

Leadership fundamentals and ethics Communication skills

Problem solving and conflict management Community and global citizenship

Yanmin Mawji’s Induction as a member of our Club

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In addition, on May 28th, we said good-bye to member Lori Mitchell who

was moving to Thunder Bay. Lori was presented with a Distinguished Service Citation for her work with our Club. We will miss you Lori!

SO WHO IS THAT MAN on Page 1??????

He is, of course, BRIAN SPENCER, our new President as

of July 1, 2015.

Patti, Lori and Don

Brian is married to Mimi and they have three adult children: Julienne, Sheri and

Calvin, all residing in Brampton.

Brian is Plant Manager for Louis Dreyfus Commodities, a manufacturer of frozen

concentrated and single strength beverages while Mimi teaches piano full

time in Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville and Vaughan.

JUNE WAS Rotary

Fellowships Month

June 4, 2015

On June 4th, we were invited to and held our usual Thursday morning meeting at PACT –

(The Jean Augustyn Centre). Our Club members came in force, along with our 2 honorary junior members! We had a star chef cook for us, a passionate Dave speak to

us and a tour of the premises. We presented PACT with a cheque for $5000 - What a way to start the day....on a real high!

Patti presents a

cheque for $5000

A natural

drummer!

Yummy breakfast!

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Then in the afternoon/evening, many members of the Etobicoke Collegiate Interact Club

joined many of our Club members at John and Liz Stevenson's beautiful house for a pool party and barbecue! What fun we had....great company, great food, a lovely warm

swimming pool and fabulous hosts! I want to thank John and Liz for their wonderful hospitality. We need to do more of this!!!

Some of the Intereact Club members ready to dig

into Nancy’s pies!

John Stevenson’s lovely backyard

June 8, 2015

GOLF at Rockway

What an amazing Fellowship Day – after somehow avoiding the rain, a large grouop of

members trouped to St Catharines to ROCKWAY VINEYARDS to enjoy golf, dinner and

fellowship – what a great day!

Gaston looking ready to win!

Gaston and Mike and Kim....just

happy that it is not raining!

What a view!!

Ready to eat after a tough game!

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June 11, 2015

By Leighton Reid

Business:

Patti Wright passed around the sign-up file which contained notice of special prices for

Rotarians at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament on August 13th for the Quarter Finals. Gustav reported that his team had been quite successful at lacrosse, winning several

games at a recent tournament and coming 6th in Ontario out of over 100 schools. Gaston Bottero took him out to dinner and Chris Ostrovski had him up to his cottage.

Patti introduced Ivy Venier as the incoming President of the ECI Interactors, and

presented Liam Hancock with a Distinguished Service Citation for his work as President this year. Liam will be attending Carleton University in September.

There will be a Board Meeting (old and new members) at 7:30 a.m. at 1 Eva road,

Suite 206. Presidents’ Night will be that evening at the Open Cork Eatery and Lounge near Dundas and 427, cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7.

Please fill up your plastic cups with coins and bring them in; so far we have 6 cups filled with about $300, for community service. More are needed!

Keith Pitts on Cross-Border Shopping

Bob Sexton introduced Keith Pitts, author of the blog at www.2sidesof49.com .

Keith began by dispelling the notion that the fall in the value of the Loonie against the U.S. Dollar would put an end to cross-border shopping. In fact, he said, because

Canadians import so many consumer goods, their price at home has been rising, and will continue to do so, and this would at least partly offset the exchange rate difference.

Patti and incoming

Interact President Ivy

presenting the award to

Liam

He said that the rise in the cost of imported goods has meant that, even with an

adverse exchange rate and customs and excise charges, it still pays to shop in Buffalo. Keith presented a price comparison chart, showing chicken to be 71% cheaper in

Buffalo, milk 75% cheaper, and many other goods and services cheaper. He said even goods made in Canada, such as a Dorel infant car seat, can be cheaper if bought in

Buffalo. Keith advised that shoppers should do pre-trip planning on the internet, waiting to

get the best deals cross-border and with available online coupons. You can even get a

U.S. address at a UPS location for purposes of picking up an item online. Keith mentioned that Canadians think they are limited to a small amount of duty-

free liquor to import to Canada. But, he said, in fact one can import up to 45 litres per trip, pay the duty and still come out with substantial savings.

Keith made his book The Canadian cross-Border Shopping Guide, available for purchase after his presentation and was thanked by Doug Williams.

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JUNE 18, 2015 Meeting

By Leighton Reid

Goodbye to Gustav!

Gustav Fryxaa, our exchange student, gave his last update at a regular meeting. He has

only two weeks left before returning to Sweden with his parents, who are visiting

Canada. Together they will be going to see all the tourist sites, including the CN Tower and Niagara Falls. Gustav says he most enjoyed playing sports while he was here,

including lacrosse and soccer. His school lacrosse team came 6th in Ontario, in a group of over 100 schools. He took a girl to the school prom, and will be at the Presidents’ Night

dinner with his parents, so has an active social life. He has enjoyed being a Rotary exchange student and appreciates all the support he has received while here, and will

take back to Sweden his Rotary experiences and the principles he has learned. So long Gustav! Adjö!

Dr. Janet McKenzie gives her Classification Speech!

Dr. Janet McKenzie is classified as a naturopath. She was born in Edmonton with two

siblings. Her Mother was a nurse, her father an engineer, so the family was deeply into science. Janet had a passion for health care and went to U.B.C. to get a nursing degree.

She worked in a variety of nursing areas, including gastroenterology and plastic surgery, and rose to become head nurse in her area. After a few years of a heavy workload,

Janet decided to switch gears. She went to Queen’s and then worked for many years at TD Bank, in areas such as commercial lending and business cash management.

When TD merged with Canada Trust, she changed again and trained to become a naturopath, going to the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She graduated in

2007 and began work in Hamilton with a chiropractic office. In 2012 she moved to Islington Village and set up her practice here as Summit Natural Health Centre in 2013,

at 5133 Dundas Street West.

Janet gave three examples of clients who benefitted from naturopathic treatment, either alone or in combination with traditional medicine. She advised it is particularly helpful in

preventive medicine and diet for more natural healthy living. She said the profession and Ontario Government are currently working on bringing naturopaths under the

Registered Health Practitioners Act to better regulate the profession. She advised the code of ethics of the profession is consistent with the Rotary Four Way Test.

Janet took some questions and said she was pleased to be a new member of Rotary.

The Pett family

came to support

Janet and say good-

bye to Gustav!