Retirees On-the-Go Oakville Retirees Club

Including Mississauga, Milton and Burlington

P.O. Box 52047 Oakville , Ontario L6J 7N5

President’s Message

Cooler fall days will be appre-ciated after this past sum-mer’s hot humid weather. I’ll also be grateful for a return to more of a routine. I know that the programme committee will be searching for interesting excursions and activities. Weekly Euchre/Games will start up on

Thursday afternoons (1:30 to 3:30pm) at the Balsam CO and will welcome new participants. The Crafters Who Care will be working on a new quilt and knitting items for preemies I am pleased to see new faces on the Board and encourage every member to be as active as possible whether volun-teering, simply socializing or becoming involved with vari-ous Board activities. Dip your toe into the waters and soon you will become totally immersed.

I must comment on how helpful fellow Board Members have been to me, the Rookie. Your coaching and ini-tiation has been much appreciated.

Executive

President:

Past President:

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

AVP Club Room:

AVP Community Service:

AVP Fellowship:

AVP Fund Raising:

AVP Historical:

AVP Participation:

AVP P.B. Moore Fund:

AVP Programmes:

AVP Records:

Newsletter:

Crafters Who Care:

Social Committee:

Oakville TCV Rep:

Ed Kurak

Eileen Chewter

To be announced

Syd McKay

Brenda Hicks

Gerry Keay

Gerry Keay

Debbie Gill

Linda Govia

Doug Kirkwood

Dave Warren

Barbara Gohm

Marie Walker

Rose Kurak

Chi Chi Paziuk (Editor)

Rose Kurak (Assoc. Editor)

Ed Kurak (Graphics)

Bea Medland

Gisele Dunn

Eileen Chewter

Barbara Gohm

TELCO COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEERS

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

The purpose of the Telco Community Re-

tirees Clubs shall be:

To provide social, recreational,

educational and cultural activities among

members

To provide meeting facilities for the accom-

modation of members and their guests

To promote participation and contribution

by members in activities that are of service

to the community

To promote participation and contribution

by members in various

Charitable organizations: and

Such other complementary purposes not

inconsistent with the above

MEETING REMINDER

General Meeting Oakville Retirees Club

Tuesday 03 October 2017

Ed Kurak

Location: - Maple Grove United Church

Doors open at 11 AM

Lunch 12 Noon Meeting 1 PM

It is important that you come out to

support your club.

Hot Line: (905) 849-9867 www.Oakville.telcocommunityvolunteers.com

September 2017

P A G E 2

R E T I R E E S O N - T H E - G O S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7

CLUB EVENTS Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat - Thursday May 25 2017

Our group arrived at the Crossroads Restaurant at 11:45am and we were shown to a private room to enjoy our meal. As in the past, the food selection was plentiful at the buffet. We made our food choices with a number of us eat-ing quickly so we would have time to browse in the gift shop. The musical production itself was well acted and the sing-ers very good. A few of us shared that we had seen this play when Donny Osmond performed the part of Joseph. I believe this young cast gave a performance as good as those in the Toronto production of the 1990’s.

Lunneburg - Thursday August 17, 2017 On Thursday morning 39 club members and guests started out on a new adventure. Heading west on the Queen Eliza-beth Way we were delayed by a traffic jam for about 20 minutes. Once passed, we were on our way to lunch at the White Oaks Resort. The service and meal were excellent and many mentioned that it was the best they’ve had!! On to the play – we found Lunenburg to be a very funny play about a USA wife who inherits a home in Lunenburg Nova Scotia from her deceased spouse. What she found is that he was leading two lives with a wife in Lunenburg who had died

with him. Her friend tries to start up a romance with the neighbor, but it really never gets off the ground. A tired but happy group headed for home.

Submitted by Marie Walker

Puddicombe Farms – Thursday June 22, 2017

On June 22nd we were up with the birds and on our way to Pud-dicombe Farms in Grimsby. They have been on this farm since 1787. While there, we tasted the red, white, and fruit wines that they make. Then we were treated to a fun trolley ride as we toured the property, Back on the bus we experienced a short mystery tour enroute to the Casablanca Winery Inn for a great buffet lunch, which includ-

ed a scrumptious dessert table. Unfortunately, our trip to Hamilton Harbor was cancelled due to mechanical issues. However, on the bus ride home, a raffle was held and several lucky people won a gift card or a bottle of Puddicombe Wine.

Submitted by Chi Chi Paziuk

P A G E 3

R E T I R E E S O N - T H E - G O S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7

Date Event

Wednesday September 20 2017

A new outing. Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto,

a visit to the Cheese Boutique, and lunch at

Hothouse Restaurant. The only pickup will

be at Le Dome parking lot at 9:15 am.

(Please note, they have requested that we

pickup at the far end near the garbage bins)

Members $45, Guests $87. Call Brenda

Hicks for tickets. No refunds after August

15. Note: there will be no pickup at Maple

Grove Church for this event.

Tuesday October 03 2017

Our General Meeting will be held at Maple

Grove United Church. Doors will open at

11:00 am. Come join us for lunch and fellow-

ship at 12:00. The meeting commences at

12:45 and there will be a guest speaker from

the Oakville Fire Department joining us,

Tuesday October 24 2017

The Annual General Meeting of the 5TCV

Clubs will be held at the Novotel Hotel in

Toronto. A bus will depart Le Dome parking

Lot at 10:15 am. Lunch will be served at

12:30. The speaker will be Ted Barris speak-

ing about the 100th Anniversary of the bat-

tle at Vimy Ridge followed by a short busi-

ness meeting. Call Barb Gohm by Oct. 3 to

hold your spot. Spaces are limited. Please

note there will be no pickup at Maple Grove

Church for this event.

Tuesday December 05 2017

Let's kick off the festive season with our an-

nual Christmas Luncheon at Le Dome Ban-

quet Hall. Doors will open at 11:00 am.

Luncheon will be served at 12:00 pm. Please

help support the Salvation Army Christmas

Bureau by donating non-perishable food

items. Visit our Crafters Sale and 50/50 ta-

bles, & don't forget to buy tickets for the

Quilt Raffle. Members $20 and $40 for

guests. Call Danielle Young for tickets. Pay-

ment must be received by November 20.

UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS

P A G E 4

R E T I R E E S O N - T H E - G O S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7

Consistency in Definition Partner

EXCURSION REFUNDS No refunds can be given unless replacement persons can be found.

IMPORTANT!! When you make a reservation for an event, please send a cheque to:

TCV-OAKVILLE

P.O. Box 52047, Oakville ON, L6J 7N5

Note: If we do not receive your cheque by the indicated payment date, you will be removed from the list Members who require transportation to any event are asked to call the event coordinator, or any member of the Programme Committee. If you wish to volunteer for this service, call the same numbers! For up to date information on your club’s activities, call the Event Line (905) 849-9867.

The Pauline Baxter Moore Fund which has a limited life time was intended for the benefit

of members and their spouses/partners. To ensure consistency in the application of the

term partner the Oakville TELCO Board passed a motion at the June Board Meeting to

define Partner as follows:

A Partner will fall under one of the following two

definitions. (1) "partner is a person who is married to a club

member in good standing". (2) "partner is a person living in a common law

relationship of at least twelve consecutive months with a club member in good

standing". Any partner (e.g. presently classified as common law) who is now a

member will be Grandfathered until the year 2020 when membership renewal is

required.

Membership

Margaret Gnidziejko (Burlington)

Mar, 2017 Norma McIntyre (West Hill) Co-founder of Crafters Who Care

July, 2017

Gerald Norris (Oakville)

May, 2017

In Memoriam

New Members

Betty & John Merkley (Oakville) Paulette & Trevor Williams (Burlington)

P A G E 5

R E T I R E E S O N - T H E - G O S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7

Keeping in Touch We do not always hear when one of our Members change their address or, pass away. Please help by letting us know if you hear of a death or someone moving. NEW MEMBERS are always welcome ! Do you know anyone that is eligible to join ? Please call or e-mail Rose Kurak Phone (905) 469-3299 or E-mail rtkurak@cogeco.ca

Do you know of a member who is ill or sick in hospital? Please call or email Debbie Gill

Phone (905) 855-1702 or E-mail debbie.gill@sympatico.ca

BOLIVIA 2017 MISSION PROJECT

For more than fifty years Doug and Aletha Kirkwood have volunteered in charitable and hu-

manitarian projects. This has been through numerous agencies and associations such as the

Red Cross, St. John Ambulance, Samaritan’s Purse, to name a few.

While most deployments have been in Canada, the Unit-

ed States, Central America and the Caribbean, they have

been as far away as Bangladesh where they spent three

months on a hospital project.

Through the Oakridge Bible Chapel they have been on

fifteen projects in Mexico, Belize and Nicaragua. This

past February it was Bolivia in South America. Volun-

teers pay their own airfare and accommodation expenses.

This year the team consisted of 17 members, young and

old.

Building houses, medical clinics, food warehouses, electri-

cal, sanitation, water purification, refurbishing buildings,

teaching in classrooms, providing school uniforms and

playground equipment are some of the activities per-

formed.

The Bolivia project was in the southern town of Camiri

providing assistance to a Christian school that was receiving less and less government fi-

nancial aid.

The most labour intense job was preparing and pouring a new concrete floor for a large out-

door courtyard. Painting murals on a large wall and in a number of classrooms was another

job. This was particularly difficult on the old adobe walls that seemed to disintegrate during

preparation.

P A G E 6

R E T I R E E S O N - T H E - G O S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 7

While one team worked on new classroom desks and chairs painting them a brilliant orange

which complemented the new vibrant colours in the classrooms, another team was replacing

overloaded, fragile and potentially dangerous electrical wiring. Conduit and North American

regulation wiring was installed to replace questionable wiring that hung down everywhere.

Additional lighting was added to some classrooms that had only two fixtures for illumination.

Other odd jobs were repairing doors, locks, windows, etc. The team had a large First Aid kit

for emergencies, large and small, which was later donated to the school. It was heartening to

see the participation of our youthful team members, some volunteering for the first time on a

foreign adventure.

The Bolivians were most hospitable and friendly even though few spoke English and even less

of us spoke Spanish. The team experienced the local food and had the opportunity to visit an

indigenous community. After every project one comes home with a feeling of accomplishment

and a better appreciation of our own land – Canada!

TELCO Volunteers in Action

July, 2017 - Sixteen Years in a Row!

Lorna Maj (right) recently presented a "Bell Canada Helping Hands" cheque for $250.00 to Rachel of the Volunteer Services at the Oak-ville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. This amazing record of service is Lorna's six-teenth year of volunteer service at the hospital. Her selfless dedication has culminated in a total of $6,750.00 of financial assistance to the hospi-tal. (courtesy of TELCO Web Site)