Join us this Friday, January 14 2022! Speaker: Peter Mansbridge, The National Anchor and Parliamentary Correspondent
Guest Speaker: Peter Mansbridge, Canadian Parliamentary Correspondent,
Chief Correspondent for CBC News and the Anchor of The National
Friday, January 14, 2022 - VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY!
Virtual Meeting Time: Members Segment Login Time: 12:00 Noon, Guests: 12:15pm to 1:15 PM -
Topic: Peter Mansbridge, Off the Record
Host: Robert O'Brien, Club Past President
All guests must pre-register with office@rotarytoronto.com
The speaker portion will not be recorded for public use.
Peter Mansbridge is a distinguished Canadian well known to all Canadians as parliamentary correspondent, chief correspondent for CBC News and an anchor of The National for forty-two years from 1975 to 2017.
Peter was also host of CBC’s One on One where he interviewed remarkable and well-known public figures. Peter was born in London, England and his father was an RAF Wing Commander during the War and moved to Canada. He was discovered by the local CBC radio station in Churchill Manitoba in 1969, moved to Winnipeg as a reporter and journalist and moved to Ottawa to become parliamentary correspondent and reporter for the CBC flagship evening news program The National in 1975. He succeeded Knowlton Nash as chief anchor in 1988 and officially retired from that role nineteen years later following coverage of Canada’s 150th anniversary on July 1, 2017.
Peter Mansbridge was a central figure in reporting major stories of our times including the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraqi War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the funerals of Diana Princess of Wales and Pope John Paul II, numerous royal, papal and US Presidential visits to Canada, numerous Olympic Games and the 50th and 60th anniversaries of D-Day and V-E Day.
Peter lives in Stratford and his wife is Cynthia Dale, an accomplished actress. Peter has published three books One on Onein 2009, Extraordinary Canadians in 2020 and his most recently released Off the Record. He has been recognized with 13 Gemini Awards, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2008 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and has received twelve honorary degrees from leading Canadian universities, most recently the doctorate of laws from the University of Toronto. He has also been recognized by Rotary as a Paul Harris fellow.
Join our weekly meeting this Friday, Jan 14 at 12 pm, to take part in our multi-faith ceremony in which we honour the hundred of stories, memories and wishes that were shared on our holiday Remembrance Tree.
Next Friday, January 21, 2022, our Keynote
Speaker will be: Dr. Jamie Magnusson,
Associate Professor at OISE and the topic
will be: Covid-19 and the Opioid Crisis.
Our first New Member of 2022 - Jake Tran
Jake Tran has been the President & CEO at the Toronto Grace Health Centre since 2018. Jake brings over 23 years of experience as a clinical respiratory therapist in acute care and community settings. He has experience in complex continuing care, transitional care, wound care, respiratory care, and mental health programs.
Jake Tran holds a Master’s Degree in Science in Community Health from the University of Toronto. He completed his Advanced Health Leadership Program and International Interprofessional Wound Care from the University of Toronto, and is a Ph.D. Candidate from Queens University with interests in Wound Prevention/Care and “successful aging”.
He enjoys many outdoor activities with a keen interest in road-cycling. The longest distance traveled in one-day was 250km—From MarkhamàOrilliaàBarrieàNew MarketàMarkham. Total hrs on the bike 10 hrs.
IMPACT REPORT
The Club and Foundation work together to have an impact. Here is a recent example from one of the organizations…
EXTRA ED - FINANCIAL LITERARY PROGRAM
A donation of $25,000 was received from Toronto Foundation on behalf of Jacques Katz Memorial Scholarship Fund to support the delivery of Extra Ed’s Financial Literacy Program to students in economically depressed communities.
to approximately 550 students (approx. 27 classes of ~20 students)
in approximately 15 schools
during the 2021/2022 school year.
The determination of which schools would receive these programs is based on a number of factors:
Schools that have been designated Model Schools for Inner Cities by TDSB
Schools located in areas identified as having low Neighborhood Equity Scores by the City of Toronto
Schools with programs which serve disadvantaged, at-risk and/or marginalized youth
The concept of vocational service is rooted in the second object of Rotary, which calls on Rotarians to encourage and foster:
High ethical standards in business and professions
The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations
The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
Rotary emphasizes integrity and high ethical standards. Two standards developed by Rotarians — The Four-Way Test and the Rotarian Code of Conduct — provide a road map for ethical behavior in the workplace and other areas of life.
THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR-WAY TEST
The Four-Way Test was conceived in 1932 by businessman Herbert
J. Taylor, a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago, Illinois, USA, who served as Rotary International president in 1954-55. Having taken on the task of saving a company from bankruptcy, Taylor developed the test as an ethical guide to follow in all business matters. The company’s survival was credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary International in 1934, The Four-Way Test remains an essential standard against which Rotarians measure ethical behavior. It has been translated into dozens of languages and promoted by Rotarians worldwide.
ROTARIAN CODE OF CONDUCT
The Rotarian Code of Conduct provides a framework for ethical behavior that all Rotarians can use, together with The Four-Way Test, in their business and professional activities.
As part of Rotary’s guiding principles and the Avenues of Service, Vocational Service calls on Rotarians to empower others by using their unique skills and expertise to address community needs and help others discover new professional opportunities and interests. This handbook can help you gain a better understanding of vocational service and provide you with ideas to practice it through your service activities, in your personal life, and in your career.
Save the date: February 07, 2022- organized by District 7070 Rotary Leadership Institute!
Rotarians new to Rotary and even those with many years of service will benefit from learning how we can create strong clubs with vibrant members who are engaged and committed to Service Above Self. This Rotary year, the virtual format of the event will be maintained, held on the Zoom platform. You can now go to the District 7070 Events Calendar and register for Parts I, II and III .
RI President: Shekhar Mehta, Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India.
District Governor
Ron Dick, Rotary Club of Oshawa
Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions are those expressed by the Speaker and do not necessarily reflect the official views or opinions, policy or position of The Rotary Club of Toronto or its Members.
