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The Ambassador

The Monthly publication of the Rotary
Club of Hamilton, November 1, 2012

District Conference – Service and Shenanigans

The Rotary District The ladies also did a great The word on the street is Inside this issue: 2
Conference was held in job…sweet cheeks! These that the Rotary Club of 2
Brantford Oct 12-14. The characters made the Hamilton had one top notch Polio Update 2
annual conference that is Speakeasy a huge success. suite and they can’t wait to WCS Committee Update 3
open to all Rotarians in our see what we do next year! Santa Claus Parade 4
District included great Special thanks to the The Loss of A Legend
speakers, great friends and committee for putting Editor’s Note: Ambassador Team
an experience that is worth together a great event.
every minute. There were several other It was announced at the
Hospitality Suites sponsored conference dinner that the
As part of our ongoing buzz by other Rotary Clubs in our Rotary Club of Hamilton was
for our 100th Anniversary, District. Each Hospitality the winner of the best
our Rotary Club had a Suite was judged and the hospitality suite at the
booth at the “House of winning Rotary Club would conference and the recipient of a
Friendship Room” receive a Paul Harris Paul Harris credit of $1,000.
promoting our Gala. Fellowship. Congrats, all who participated,
on an outstanding job!
In addition, our Rotary Club Board:
hosted a Hospitality Suite on L to R are The award-winning crew from the ‘speakeasy’ at the hospitality
the Friday night. Our suite suite at the District Conference : John Duffy, Jordan Hambleton, Colleen Officers:
was themed after a Burke, Adam Oldfield and Paul Gordon. President
Speakeasy. We had
notoriously good beer Bob Munroe
‘Sleeman”, jugs of wine and President Elect
a specialty drink called “The
PH”. The Speakeasy was a Christopher Cutler
huge success! We had Vice President
people in and out of the
room all night and finally Peter Quaglia
closed the room down at Treasurer
1:30 a.m.! All of the guests
enjoyed the beverages, food Mike Yamamoto
and a few people even played Secretary
a few hands of Black Jack.
Rosemary Knechtel
All of the committee Sgt-at-arms
members dressed up as
mobsters and dames. It was Kevin Anstee
a class act seeing Past President
“Twinkletoes Gordon, Nuts
Cutler, Big John Duffy, Jim Commerford
Pretty Boy Jordan, and
Adam the Man”. Directors:
Director of International Service

Trevor Pringle
Director of Program/Fellowship

Helen Pelton
Director of Club Service

Glen Norton
Director of Community Service

Irene Hubar
Director of Communications

Pearl Wolfe
Director of Fundraising

Robert Beres

Polio Report •How to use your social fight to end polio now.
media status to share Robust and coordinated
STATUS REPORT: 99% Rotary’s polio story and digital outreach is necessary
POLIO-FREE - New website calculate your “social worth”; to reach our goal.”
launched
•Links to polio You are encouraged to visit
Rotary has created a virtual communications resources www.endpolionow.org,
home – endpolionow.org – that will help you educate interact with its features, and
where people can rally and inspire others to ‘end share it with others through
together to finish the fight polio now’. your own websites, blogs,
against polio. The website is and social media channels.
available in English, with “To achieve a polio-free
other languages to follow. world, Rotary and its “We are ‘this close’ to
Key features include: partners in the Global Polio making history by
Eradication Initiative need eradicating this crippling
•Compelling stories you can your support to spread the disease once and for all,”
share about polio word,” says Robert S. Scott, says Scott. “Case counts
eradication; Chair of Rotary’s have never been lower; the
International PolioPlus number of countries affected
•Interactive, dynamic Committee. “Together, we has never been fewer – the
graphics that help you tell must educate and activate time to beat polio is now.”
the story; individuals, organizations,
and most importantly, www.endpolio.org
•How your and others’ governments, to keep up the
donations can be used to
fight polio;

World Community Service Committee

Santa Claus Parade Submitted by: Rebecca Beatty by key outside donor and initiatives including: book
other partners (4) giveaways to kids, partnering
Hamilton Rotary Club will International Service with the Hamilton Public
participate in the Hamilton Priorities: • First national library in Library, and involving Cathy
Santa Claus parade on Liberia in partnership with Weaver or other local schools
Saturday, Nov. 10th at 1:00 The WCS Committee Rotary Club of Monrovia in addition to the Inner City
p.m. reviewed the top (6) Youth Initiatives Committee.
Rotarians wishing to join in international priorities as If you are interested in
the parade are asked to stay determined through the • Team Rotary has visited participating or assisting,
tuned for further details on Rotary Club of Hamilton projects internationally (6) please speak with Maria.
where to meet! (RCH) visioning process.
Of course, our fire engine The prioritized list below Get Ready, Get Set, Get Monrovia Library Project:
will be featured. indicates the committee’s Reading….Road Race for
emphasis; however, should the 100th Anniversary There is agreement among
Page 2 other opportunities present the committee members and
themselves, the committee Rotary members recently RCH that the Monrovia
remains open to additional chose their preferred logo Library project, as introduced
initiatives. for the 100th Anniversary to us by “Empowerment
road race. Saturday October Squared”, lines up with the
• Build bridges between 5, 2013 has been chosen for objectives of the club. The
our literacy work in race day and Pier 4 Park will RCH has agreed to provide
Hamilton and international be booked for the event. support to Empowerment
(8) + ABC's and Rice (4) + Committee Chair, Maria Squared subject to a due
Road Race Harrison, is working on diligence process. The Rotary
several event day Club of Hamilton will accept
• Mobilize new water/ partnerships and literacy donations
sanitation fund supported
Cont’ on pg 4

Lincoln Alexander (1922 – 2012)

Lincoln MacCauley Alexander served as Minister published. Mr. Alexander, known to
Alexander, PC CC Ont CD of Labour. He resigned his many as Linc, was a well-
QC (January 21, 1922 – seat in 1980 to serve as Alexander died in his sleep known and respected
October 19, 2012) was a chairman of the Ontario on the morning of October Hamiltonian. There are
Canadian politician and Worker's Compensation 19, 2012, at the age of 90. schools, rooms, buildings
statesman who served as a Board. The national and provincial and facilities all named after
Member of Parliament in flags outside the Ontario him, as well as the Lincoln
the House of Commons, In 1985, on the advice of Legislative Building were Alexander Expressway. Linc
the federal Minister of Prime Minister Brian flown at half-mast and was an Honourary member
Labour, and later as the Mulroney, Governor tributes were given by of the Rotary Club of
24th Lieutenant Governor General Jeanne Sauvé various viceroys and Hamilton and a Paul Harris
of Ontario, from 1985 to appointed Alexander as politicians. His body lay in Fellow.
1991. Alexander was also a Lieutenant Governor of state, first inside the Ontario
Governor of the Canadian Ontario. He became the first Legislative Building at
Unity Council. black person to serve in a Queen's Park, followed by
Vice-Regal position in Hamilton City Hall. A state
Alexander was born in Canada. During his funeral was held in his
Toronto, to Mae Rose and appointment, he focused honour at Hamilton Place.
Lincoln Alexander, Sr., who attention on education and Hundreds of people lined
emigrated from Jamaica and youth issues. the streets to pay their
St. Vincent and the respects.
Grenadines, respectively. He In 1992, Alexander was
first distinguished himself in appointed to the Order of He was survived by his
service to Canada in the Ontario. He also became a second wife Marni and son
Royal Canadian Air Force Companion of the Order of Keith from his marriage to
during the Second World Canada. From 1991 to his first wife Yvonne
War. Alexander graduated 2007, he served as Harrison (predeceased in
from Osgoode Hall Law Chancellor of the University 1999).
School in Toronto in 1953. of Guelph. His term
exceeded that of any of his Norm Levitt visits with Lincoln Alexander at a Rotary meeting.
In 1968, Alexander ran in predecessors, and he
the Canadian federal assumed the office of
election as the Progressive Chancellor Emeritus.
Conservative Party of
Canada candidate in the In 2000, Alexander was
Hamilton West electoral named Chair of the
district. He won, becoming Canadian Race Relations
Canada's first black Member Foundation, where he
of Parliament. He held the remained an active
seat through four successive spokesman on race relations
elections until stepping and veterans' issues. Until
down in 1980. the time of his death, he was
the Honorary Patron of the
While in office, he spoke to Hamilton branch of St. John
the press about then Prime Ambulance, as well as
Minister Pierre Trudeau's Honorary Chief of the
alleged profanity in the Hamilton Police Service.
fuddle duddle incident and
was an observer to the In November 2006, his
United Nations in 1976 and autobiography Go to School,
1978. In the brief You're a Little Black Boy: The
government headed by Joe Honourable Lincoln M.
Clark from 1979 to 1980, Alexander: A Memoir was

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THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF which will later be dispersed About the Newsletter
THE ROTARY CLUB OF directly to the Rotary Club of The Ambassador is the monthly newsletter of the Rotary
Monrovia, until such time as Club of Hamilton. It will be printed the first Thursday of
HAMILTON, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 Empowerment Squared each month.
receives charitable status
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at the Art Gallery of Hamilton Revenue Agency. publication.

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Hamilton, ON conversation with the Rotary distribution the following week.
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Phone: 905-527-6610 ext. 273 HRC will use the Rotary Editor: Heather J. Scott ([email protected])
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networking dinner at Mark twice.
Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 Mindorff’s house on October
Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 16 for the visiting GSE group The Ambassador Team
Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 from the Philippines.
Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 Welcome and thanks to updates on the progress of our
Monday, Mar. 11, 2013 This very interesting group everyone who has volunteered 100th anniversary committee.
Monday, Apr. 8, 2013 included Pahm Balaabas, to help with bringing the
Monday, May 13, 2013 police officer and a former Ambassador to our club Joan Heels is our proofreading
Monday, June 10, 2013 member of the Philippines membership on a monthly guru. Heaven help us if we
President’s Security basis. should spell someone’s name
Location of meetings: Detail; Arcie Mallari, Jan incorrectly – but we know
Sauve McGill Scholar and First shout out goes to Janet Joan will catch all manner of
Dodsworth & Brown expert in Child development; McNaught who acted as editor sins.
Robinson Chapel Francezca Kwe, University for years. Janet deserves a
15 West Ave. N., Professor in Creative little break from the Rebecca Beatty has
Hamilton, ON L8L 5B9 Writing; Anna Roque, ex DJ publishing business and we volunteered to be the
and Marketing Guru understand she is lending her ‘reporter’ for the World
responsible for Asus considerable talents to other Community Service
Philippines, marketing of committees in our club. Committee. This is awesome
Asus Ultrabooks, notebooks, – not only is Rebecca a
net book and tablet Second is Heather Scott who relatively new member who is
computers. The Rotarian has stepped up to be our new already hooked up with a
Team Leader is Alfredo editor. Heather is doing a committee, but she is willing
Campo. Alfredo is a civil great job amidst a busy to act as a scribe to bring us
Engineer who is very active in schedule with a young family. news of this committee’s good
water supply development work. Rebecca is setting a
projects, partnering with And, as if Alex Moroz doesn’t great example and we hope
clubs as far apart as Boulder, have enough to do, he has other committees soon follow
Colorado, USA and Boonah, offered to bring periodic suit with their own scribe who
Queensland, Austrailia. updates to the club on a will get their committees the
number of matters, not the awareness they deserve.
least of which are frequent
Thanks to one and all.

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