RCOS eBulletin – October 14, 2015
Lunch meeting was held at the Hunt Club. Scribe::Ian Warrack
O’ Canada followed by a Toast.
Led by everyone followed by Dawn making a toast to the Queen, Canada and Rotary.
Grace.
Mack gave the Blessing.
Guests/Visiting Rotarians.
John Ouellette, Denis Raymond and Caroline Raymond from the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.
Heather and Brian MacGregor, both related to Mack!
Marvyn Baker, Rotarian from BC with a perfect attendance. Marvyn was a member of RCOS.
Announcements.
Dawn thanked those who participated in the "Clean-up" around the area of the Rotary Home on the Saturday Oct. 24.
Sam and Scott reported on the Rotaract networking evening held last Tuesday evening at KS on the Keys. Unfortunately, they were the only RCOS members who attended.
Julia urged us to the silent auction for Dominica Disaster Relief.
Dawn said that the President's Council is reviving the Joint Ventures Committee and asked for interest in a Valentine's Dance/Evening.
President's Council also looking into possible responses to the Refugee Crisis. Alex and Gary have offered to follow this issue.
Peter announced that there will be a family Xmas brunch on Saturday Dec. 19, 10am-2pm, at KS on the Keys. Santa will be there so bring children/grandchildren!
50/50 Draw.
Time did not permit the draw so tickets purchased will be put into the draw at next week's meeting.
Happy Bucks.
No time for this either!
Programme.
Bernie introduced John Ouellette, VP of ORCF.
John thanked RCOS for years of support through the golf tournament. He outlined what our funds had supported. He then introduced Denis Raymond to tell his story. Denis, a school teacher, started having headaches over 2 years ago at the age of 26. Investigation showed he had a mass in the right frontal lobe of his brain which was a stage 4 glioblastoma which has a median survival of around 1 year. He had 6 weeks of radiation then started a clinical trial, partly funded by ORCF. Basically, it involves wearing electrodes on his scalp which create alternating magnetic fields on his brain by way of a 15lb battery pack which he carries with him at all times. These magnetic fields destroy the malignant cells. He has been using the device for 2 years without any sign of recurrence. The cost? - $21K/month!! Luckily for Denis, the cost is borne by the research trial.
Denis answered questions and then was thanked by Jeff.
A cheque for $25,000 was then presented to John representing the donation to ORCF from the 2015 golf tour
Upcoming Events.
Tuesday Oct. 20 - Rotaract Networking Event, KS on the Keys, 8-10 pm.
Saturday Oct. 24 - Silent Auction for Dominica Relief at St. Lucia's Jounen Kweyol Celebrations, Sandy Hill Community Centre.
Dawn ended the meeting at 1:35 pm.
