BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:TO ALL ROTARIANS IN DISTRICT 7070. YOU ARE INVITED TO HELP US R EVIVE ROTARY FRIENDSHIP DAY IN OSHAWA To all Rotarains in District 7070: J ust a few days to go before the 2018 Rotary Friendship Day at Parkwood Est ate. Do you have your ticket? Dont' be left out.  Send an email to dave.f .andrews99@gmail.com and he will register for you and your guests for the luncheon and if you wish\, book your tour of the mansion (only a few space s left for the no charge tour from approx 2 pm to 3 pm ). Don't forget\, M ike McGovern\, Chair of the Rotary International's PolioPlus Committee wil l be our keynote speaker. He runs Rotary International's efforts to End Po lio Now. All Rotarians in District 7070 and their guests are invited to th e 2018 Rotary District 7070 Friendship Day on Saturday\, September 8 ( the actual date of ColonelSam's Birthday)\, 2018 at Parkwood\, the Estate of the late Colonel R. S. "Sam" McLaughlin\, in Oshawa. Oshawa Rotarian Micha el Adams\, co-chair of the event\, along with Linda Porritt of the Oshawa- Parkwood Rotary Club\, said\, “Tickets for the event are $75 per person with proceeds going The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation transform s donations into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. During the past 101 years\, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing\, sustainable projects\, the most notable of whi ch is the PolioPlus campaign\, Rotary's effort to eradicate polio from the world.” OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS MIKE MCGOVERN\,  Rotary International Chair of the International PolioPlus Committee\, which directs all region al and international PolioPlus committees\, coordinates all PolioPlus elem ents and develops policies and strategies to achieve polio eradication.  Mike chairs the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee and he helps pro vide strategic direction to Rotary's polio eradication program.  As Cha ir of the Rotary International PolioPlus Committee\, Mike McGovern also represents Rotary on the Polio Strategy Committee of the Global Polio Erad ication Initiative which is responsible for working with Rotary leaders ar ound the world and the Rotary staff in raising over $100 million each year and in advocating to governments and others to contribute additional su fficient funds to end polio. Miek McGovern was Trustee of the Rotary Fou ndation from 2012 to 2016 and a member of the Board of Directors of Rotar y International from 2006 to 2008. Mike will tell us the very latest in Rotary's fight to eradicate Polio from the world. Register to join Rotaria ns to enjoy a day of friendship\, fellowship\, food and fun as we enjoy a luncheon inside the mansion. Tours of Parkwood Estate are planned followin g the meeting meal. Rotarians and their guests from all of the 56 Rotary C lubs in southern Ontario\, district 7070 are invited to join the hosting c lubs\, The Rotary Club of Oshawa and the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood fo r this fundraising friendship event.  Please register now\, by clicking " member" or "guest" registration to the left of this message. WE WOULD APPR ECIATE YOUR PAYMENT BY CHEQUE AND MAIL IT TO US. Please make check/cheque payable to: Rotary Club of Oshawa\, P.O Box 91\, Oshawa\, Ontario L1H 7K8. You may also pay by CHEQUE\, CASH OR CREDIT CARD at PARKWOOD\, on the day of the event\, September 8. In the event that you have to cancel\, we wil l accept cancellations up to 72 hours prior to the event. THERE ARE A LIMI TED NUMBER OF TOURS OF THE PARKWOOD HOME AVAILABLE\,  STARTING AT ABOUT 2 PM AND ENDING AT ABOUT 3 PM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO ON THE HOUSE TOUR\, PLEASE CONTACT DAVE ANDREWS AT dave.f.andrews99@gmail.com . THANK YOU Abou t the Event - Rotary Friendship Day in Oshawa - History For many years\, s tarting in 1948-49 and running through the 1950's and '60's\, during his l ifetime Colonel Sam McLaughlin\, founder of GM Canada and an honorary memb er of the Rotary Club of Oshawa\, invited the Rotarians of District 7070 o ut for an annual Friendship Day to his home\, Parkwood Estate. In its heyd ay\, the Rotary Friendship Day was attended by over 350 Rotarians from all of the clubs in our District then called 707. The day included lunch\, at the Rotary Club of Oshawa\, and sometimes dinner at the Armories in Oshaw a afterward. The day also consisted of tours of the General Motors Plant p lant in Oshawa\, golf at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club\, lawn bowling \ , tours of Windfields Farm (the home of Northern Dancer) \, and the Canadi an Automotive Museum and then back to Parkwood for cocktails where Rotaria ns were met and hosted by Colonel Sam and before\, her death\, his wife Ad elaide McLaughlin\, at Parkwood Estate. “Following Colonel McLaughlin’ s death in 1972\, this Rotary tradition was lost. With the 100th anniversa ry of Parkwood Estate\, the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa and Oshawa-Parkwood hav e invited their fellow Rotarians of District 7070 and their guests to revi ve a great tradition and build on it for years to come\,” Lind Porritt a dded. “This is an opportunity for Rotarians and guests to see old friend s\, meet new friends\, and share their ideas of Rotary service to others i n their communities and throughout the world with their fellow Rotarians a nd to see the Parkwood Estate\, a national historic treasure\, right here in Oshawa\,” added Michael Adams. Colonel Sam’s home\, Parkwood Estate \, begun in 1916\, and was designed by the Toronto architectural firm of D arling and Pearson and completed in 1917. In 1989\, the Parkwood estate wa s officially designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Parkwood Estat e has been used in many television and film productions and most recently seen in the Murdoch Mysteries television series as the home of inventor\, wealthy businessman and general rascal\, James Pendrick. More About Colone l Sam Mclaughlin Honours and awards McLaughlin was appointed honorary lieu tenant-colonel of the 34th Ontario Regiment in 1921 and held this position until 1931\, at which time he was appointed honorary colonel of the same unit\, later designated as The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)\, a reserve armoure d regiment based in Oshawa. Affectionately known as "Colonel Sam"\, McLaug hlin served as honorary colonel until 1967\, thereby becoming the longest continuously-serving colonel in the history of the Canadian Forces. In 196 7\, McLaughlin was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada. Philanthr opy In 1951\, he established the McLaughlin Foundation which\, from 1953 t o 2003\, donated nearly $200 million to the University of Toronto and othe r causes\, including the McLaughlin Planetarium at the Royal Ontario Museu m. McLaughlin was a major contributor to Queen's University at Kingston\, Ontario. The university's Mechanical Engineering Department is housed in M cLaughlin Hall\, which was his donation in 1948. McLaughlin Hall in Queen' s University's John Deutsch University Centre is also named for him. His w ife\, Adelaide McLaughlin\, was honoured in 1957 by Queen's\, which named the women's residence Adelaide Hall for her. In 1947 McLaughlin and his wi fe donated land for a Boy Scout camp on the outskirts of Oshawa. The camp was named "Camp Samac". McLaughlin donated $1 million to the 1968 library building at the University of Guelph\, which bears his name. He provided p artial funding to build a college at York University in Toronto. Opened in 1968\, it was named McLaughlin College in his honour. McLaughlin Hall at St. Andrew's College in Aurora\, Ontario\, which he unveiled in 1971 at ag e 99\, is named after him in recognition of his contributions to the schoo l. He endowed the Regimental Foundation of The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) and quietly paid the salaries of some of the regiment's soldiers during times of severely curtailed government funding. McLaughlin House at the Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific also bears his name. Thorou ghbred horse racing In his youth\, McLaughlin competed in cycling and yach ting\, and he was an equestrian show jumping champion at competitions in C anada and the United States. His love of horses led to the establishment o f Parkwood Stable\, a thoroughbred horse racing and breeding farm located a few miles north of Oshawa\, Ontario. McLaughlin's horses won numerous ra ces in Canada and in the U.S.\; his horses won important races including t he 1942 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. A three-time winner of Canada's most prestigious race\, the Queen's Plate\, in 1934 his future Hall of Fam e colt Horometer won both the Queen's Plate and the Breeders' Stakes. In 1 950\, the nearly eighty-year-old McLaughlin retired from racing\, selling his Parkwood Stable to E. P. Taylor\, under whom it would become known as Windfields Farm (the home and resting place of Northern Dancer). A long-ti me director of the Ontario Jockey Club\, McLaughlin was inducted into Cana da's Sports Hall of Fame in 1963 and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fam e in 1977.    DTEND:20180908T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T211405Z DTSTART:20180908T153000Z LOCATION:Parkwood Estate SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:2018 District 7070 Rotary Friendship Day in Oshawa UID:ac6ee47d-68c8-4cbf-8411-040253a0f815 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

TO ALL ROTAR IANS IN DISTRICT 7070. YOU ARE INVITED TO HELP US REVIVE ROTARY FRIENDSHIP DAY IN OSHAWA

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To all Rota rains in District 7070:
\nJust a few days to go before the 2018 Rotary Friendshi p Day at Parkwood Estate. Do you have your ticket? Dont'\; be left out.  \;
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\nSend an email to dave.f.andrews99@gma il.com and he will register for you and your guests for the luncheon and i f you wish\, book your tour of the mansion (only a few spaces left for the no charge tour from approx 2 pm to 3 pm ).
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\nD on'\;t forget\, Mike McGovern\, Chair of the Rotary International'\; s PolioPlus Committee will be our keynote speaker. He runs Rotary Internat ional'\;s efforts to End Polio Now.

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All Rotarians in District 7070 and their guests are invited t o the 2018 Rotary District 7070 Friendship Day on Saturday\, September 8 ( the actual date of ColonelSam'\;s Birthday)\, 2018 at Parkwood\, the E state of the late Colonel R. S. "\;Sam"\; McLaughlin\, in Oshawa.< /span>

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\nOshawa Rotarian Michael Adams\, co-chair of the event\, along with Linda Porritt of the Oshawa-Parkwood Rotary Club\, said\, &ldquo\;Tickets for the event are $75 per person with proceeds going The Rotary Foundation . The Rotary Foundation transforms donations into service projects that ch ange lives both close to home and around the world. During the past 101 ye ars\, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing\, sustainable p rojects\, the most notable of which is the PolioPlus campaign\, Rotary' \;s effort to eradicate polio from the world.&rdquo\;

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OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER I S MIKE MCGOVERN\, \; \;Rotary International Chair of the Internati onal PolioPlus Committee\, which \;directs all regional and internatio nal PolioPlus committees\, coordinates all PolioPlus elements and develops policies and strategies to achieve polio eradication. \; Mike chairs the \;Rotary International PolioPlus Committee and he helps provide st rategic direction \;to \;Rotary'\;s polio eradication program. \; As Chair of  \;the \;Rotary International PolioPlus Committee\, Mike McGovern also represents Ro tary on the Polio Strategy Committee of the Global Polio Eradication Initi ative which is responsible for working with Rotary leaders around the worl d and the Rotary staff in raising over $100 million each year and in advoc ating \;to< span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"> \;governments and others to contribute additio nal sufficient funds to end polio. \;Miek McGovern was T rustee of \;the Rotary Foundation from 2012 to 2016 and a member of t he \;Board of Directors of Rotary \;International f rom \;2006 to 2008. Mike will tell us the very latest in Rotary'\; s fight to eradicate Polio from the world.

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Register to join Rotarians to enjoy a day of frien dship\, fellowship\, food and fun as we enjoy a luncheon inside the mansio n. Tours of Parkwood Estate are planned following the meeting meal. Rotari ans and their guests from all of the 56 Rotary Clubs in southern Ontario\, district 7070 are invited to join the hosting clubs\, The Rotary Club of Oshawa and the Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood for this fundraising friends hip event. \;
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\nPlease register now\, by cl icking "\;member"\; or "\;guest"\; registration to the left of this message.
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\nWE WOULD APPRECI ATE YOUR PAYMENT BY CHEQUE AND MAIL IT TO US.
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\nPlease make check/cheque payable to: Rotary Club of Oshawa\, P.O Box 91\, Oshawa\, Ontario L1H 7K8.
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\nYou may also pay b y CHEQUE\, CASH OR CREDIT CARD at PARKWOOD\, on the day of the event\, Sep tember 8.

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In the event that you have to can cel\, we will accept cancellations up to 72 hours prior to the event.

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THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TOURS OF THE PARKWOOD HO ME AVAILABLE\, \; STARTING AT ABOUT 2 PM AND ENDING AT ABOUT 3 PM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO ON THE HOUSE TOUR\, PLEASE CONTACT DAVE ANDREWS AT da ve.f.andrews99@gmail.com . THANK YOU

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\nAbout the Event - Rotary Frie ndship Day in Oshawa - History
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\nFor m any years\, starting in 1948-49 and running through the 1950'\;s and &# 39\;60'\;s\, during his lifetime Colonel Sam McLaughlin\, founder of GM Canada and an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Oshawa\, invited the Rotarians of District 7070 out for an annual Friendship Day to his home\, Parkwood Estate.
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\nIn its heyday\, the Rotary F riendship Day was attended by over 350 Rotarians from all of the clubs in our District then called 707. The day included lunch\, at the Rotary Club of Oshawa\, and sometimes dinner at the Armories in Oshawa afterward. The day also consisted of tours of the General Motors Plant plant in Oshawa\, golf at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club\, lawn bowling \, tours of Windfi elds Farm (the home of Northern Dancer) \, and the Canadian Automotive Mus eum and then back to Parkwood for cocktails where Rotarians were met and h osted by Colonel Sam and before\, her death\, his wife Adelaide McLaughlin \, at Parkwood Estate.
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\n&ldquo\;Following Colo nel McLaughlin&rsquo\;s death in 1972\, this Rotary tradition was lost. Wi th the 100th anniversary of Parkwood Estate\, the Rotary Clubs of Oshawa a nd Oshawa-Parkwood have invited their fellow Rotarians of District 7070 an d their guests to revive a great tradition and build on it for years to co me\,&rdquo\; Lind Porritt added.
\n\n&ldquo\;This is an opportunity for Rotarians and guests to see old friends\, meet new friends\, and share their ideas of Rotary service to others in their commu nities and throughout the world with their fellow Rotarians and to see the Parkwood Estate\, a national historic treasure\, right here in Oshawa\,&r dquo\; added Michael Adams.
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\nColonel Sam&rsquo \;s home\, Parkwood Estate\, begun in 1916\, and was designed by the Toron to architectural firm of Darling and Pearson and completed in 1917.
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\nIn 1989\, the Parkwood estate was officially design ated a National Historic Site of Canada. Parkwood Estate has been used in many television and film productions and most recently seen in the Murdoch Mysteries television series as the home of inventor\, wealthy businessman and general rascal\, James Pendrick.
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\nMore About Colonel Sam Mclaughlin
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\ nHonours and award s
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\nMcLaughlin was appointed honorary lieutenant-colonel of the 34th Ontario Regiment in 1921 and held this posi tion until 1931\, at which time he was appointed honorary colonel of the s ame unit\, later designated as The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)\, a reserve arm oured regiment based in Oshawa. Affectionately known as "\;Colonel Sam "\;\, McLaughlin served as honorary colonel until 1967\, thereby becom ing the longest continuously-serving colonel in the history of the Canadia n Forces.
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\nIn 1967\, McLaughlin was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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\nP hilanthropy
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\nIn 1951\, he established the McLaughlin Foundation which\, from 1953 to 2003\, donated nearly $200 million to the University of Toronto and other causes\, including the McL aughlin Planetarium at the Royal Ontario Museum.
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\nMcLaughlin was a major contributor to Queen'\;s University at Kings ton\, Ontario. The university'\;s Mechanical Engineering Department is housed in McLaughlin Hall\, which was his donation in 1948. McLaughlin Hal l in Queen'\;s University'\;s John Deutsch University Centre is also named for him. His wife\, Adelaide McLaughlin\, was honoured in 1957 by Q ueen'\;s\, which named the women'\;s residence Adelaide Hall for her .
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\n In 1947 McLaughlin and his wife donated lan d for a Boy Scout camp on the outskirts of Oshawa. The camp was named &quo t\;Camp Samac"\;.
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\nMcLaughlin donated $1 m illion to the 1968 library building at the University of Guelph\, which be ars his name.
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\nHe provided partial funding to build a college at York University in Toronto. Opened in 1968\, it was nam ed McLaughlin College in his honour.
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\nMcLaughl in Hall at St. Andrew'\;s College in Aurora\, Ontario\, which he unveil ed in 1971 at age 99\, is named after him in recognition of his contributi ons to the school.
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\nHe endowed the Regimental Foundation of The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) and quietly paid the salaries of some of the regiment'\;s soldiers during times of severely curtailed g overnment funding.
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\nMcLaughlin House at the Le ster B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific also bears his name.
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\nThoroughbred horse racing
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\nIn his youth\, McLaughlin competed in cycling an d yachting\, and he was an equestrian show jumping champion at competition s in Canada and the United States. His love of horses led to the establish ment of Parkwood Stable\, a thoroughbred horse racing and breeding farm lo cated a few miles north of Oshawa\, Ontario.
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\n McLaughlin'\;s horses won numerous races in Canada and in the U.S.\; hi s horses won important races including the 1942 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmon t Park. A three-time winner of Canada'\;s most prestigious race\, the Q ueen'\;s Plate\, in 1934 his future Hall of Fame colt Horometer won bot h the Queen'\;s Plate and the Breeders'\; Stakes. In 1950\, the near ly eighty-year-old McLaughlin retired from racing\, selling his Parkwood S table to E. P. Taylor\, under whom it would become known as Windfields Far m (the home and resting place of Northern Dancer).
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\nA long-time director of the Ontario Jockey Club\, McLaughlin was ind ucted into Canada'\;s Sports Hall of Fame in 1963 and the Canadian Hors e Racing Hall of Fame in 1977. \;
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