Join us at the National Club at noon to here our speaker discuss the need to encourage people to open up about mental illness and for the government to assist.
It ties in well with our fundraiser for Progress Place next week, March 5th. Progress Place works with adults who struggle for many reasons including mental illness and provides them training and assistance to get into the workforce.
OUR CLUB'S UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS
Progress Place, March 5th
Check in with Don Bell, dongbell@sympatico.ca.
Buy a table, come as an individual or make a donation.
Contact Jackie Davies if you can provide a silent auction item. jcdavies@sympatico.ca
Steam Whistle Fundraiser March 26
This is our club's main fundraiser whose funds support the work of all of our committees.
Sign in to attend or donate on our home page.
Sweat Equity and Social events - we have a busy calendar. Join us for one or all!
Robin Hood Army February 29 and March 21
On Saturday February 29 the RHA team and Indigenous Service Committee are serving meals at Native Men's Residence (NaMeRes). Contact Bill Empey if you would like to join this team.
On Saturday March 21 the RHA and Community Service Committee would be serving meals at Strachan House. Contact Lori Brazier.
St. Patrick's Day
Rotarians, we are excited to have received an invitation from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Society to join the 2020 parade. The event takes place March 15th, starts around 11:30 am and goes from Bloor (Queen’s Park) down to Nathan Phillips Square. Here is a link to the parade route: https://stpatrickstoronto.com/parade/
We have also been able to secure an area of the Irish Embassy reserved specifically for Rotarians after the parade...a difficult feat given the day!
We are looking for a large number of members from our Club and other clubs, so please let the office know quickly if you are interested in participating.
From Jayson Phelps
WINE NIGHT THURSDAY MARCH 18
RCT ONGOING WINE SERIES...
WINE XV .. An Exploration of Wine...
National Club 303 Bay St. 6 - 9 PM
Cost: $130 which includes all inclusive dinner buffet and wine. Maximum 24 Attendees.
Our amazing weekend is just around the corner. The Chefs are meeting to plan some amazing dinners and lunches. A work crew will be trekking up to review the winter damage and determine what we can do to fix and spruce things up.
Cost: Rotarian $120.00 Rotaractor $90.00 includes 2 dinners and breakfasts, 1 lunch (you can’t afford to stay home)You must be a full member and over 19 years of age
Where: Camp Scugog just outside Port Perry, just over an hour from Toronto
What is Lake Scugog Camp: A fresh air camp for children, teens and Mothers so that they can gain new knowledge, attitudes and skills in a safe environment
Why them: Because they are a non-profit camp focused on children with needs in the centre of Toronto. They have little funding and need us very much.
Why should I come:” A magnificent fence was erected, many cabins were painted and spiffed up, and the transformation was apparent to all. The Camp staff were there working alongside of us, and their gratitude was palpable. I have left much out, but the important thing to know is this; in my opinion, the Camp Weekend is the best thing you can do all year, to fully experience the rewards of being a member of our great Club”.
Beer Makes History Better - June 20
2 pm to 6 pm
Toronto Walking Tour centred around the history of beer, starts at the Hockey Hall of Fame, visit 3 classic watering holes In St Lawrence Market and the Distillery District. Maximum 12 participants
I’m a gregarious, socially-conscious, people person. I helped charter a Rotary breakfast club in London Ontario before I moved back to Toronto and joined our Club. Professionally, I solve- and prevent- estate ’ problems’. On LinkedIn I’m an ‘estate planning strategist’. A plan simply determines who gets what, when, and upon what terms and conditions. In doing so, it expresses the client’s wishes, fears, regrets and dreams through legal and financial tools.
A fifth of even the Ultra-High Net Worth individuals have done ZERO estate planning. So clearly the cost of a solution is not the problem. It is not knowing what to do, the fear of making a mistake that leads to paralysis. Rich people’s mistakes, of course, cost more. I help break that planning jam by educating the client- so they can make fully-informed decisions.
We all have expertise to contribute. Mine just happens to be in two areas lawyers and accountants have limited training. Firstly ,’trusts’- for protection, benefit sharing, surrogate ownership, or post-mortem income splitting. Secondly, life and disability insurance products.
