October Rotary Economic and Community Development Month
Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a day. Rotarians promote economic and community development and reduce poverty in underserved communities through training, well-paying jobs, and access to financial management institutions. Projects range from providing people with equipment to vocational training. Rotarians work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities. Our Club is providing school desks and supplies in Haiti and South Africa.Youth Exchange Recruitment
Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people, aged 16-18, with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures.If you know of a student who would be interested in participating in this program please pass this information on to Randy Harden at randy.harden@gmail.com or Don Bork at don.bork@gmail.com
“The 2017-18 Hon. Ray Lawson Rotarian of the Year” Award Nominations
The purpose of The Honourable Ray Lawson ‘Rotarian of the Year’ Award is to recognize a member of the Rotary Club of London who is/has been highly involved in Club activities and may have also been active in Rotary District 6330 activities.Each member is invited to make nominations for this prestigious Award. All Rotarians can make nominations.
This Award is open to all members of our Club except any Board Member who sat on the Board of Directors last year: (Stephen Knox, Jim Swan, Jeff Schiller, Harry Joosten, Rick Santos, Malcolm Cocks, Jon Ferrara, Keith Morrow, Kirk Patterson, Michel Kouassi, Bruce McGauley, Ian Wright, Kirk Langford, Ashley Carroll)
and previous recipients: (John Stuart, Jim Belton, John Eberhard, Brian Carroll, Bob Earley, Jack Scott, Keith Morrow, Bruce McGauley, Jan Delaney, Don Stevens, Rick Coates, Warren Granger, David Brady, Randy Harden, Elizabeth Harris, Marilyn Neufeld, Don Bork, Heather Broadhead).
The Nomination Form can be found on our registration desk or on our Home Page under “Home Page Download Files”. Please download and forward the Nomination Form by email to Past President Steve Knox, Stephen.knox.2016@gmail.com, with your choice for this prestigious award, the reasons for that choice, and he will present his recommendation to the Board at its 19 October meeting.
This Award is open to all members of our Club except any Board Member who sat on the Board of Directors last year: (Stephen Knox, Jim Swan, Jeff Schiller, Harry Joosten, Rick Santos, Malcolm Cocks, Jon Ferrara, Keith Morrow, Kirk Patterson, Michel Kouassi, Bruce McGauley, Ian Wright, Kirk Langford, Ashley Carroll)
and previous recipients: (John Stuart, Jim Belton, John Eberhard, Brian Carroll, Bob Earley, Jack Scott, Keith Morrow, Bruce McGauley, Jan Delaney, Don Stevens, Rick Coates, Warren Granger, David Brady, Randy Harden, Elizabeth Harris, Marilyn Neufeld, Don Bork, Heather Broadhead).
The Nomination Form can be found on our registration desk or on our Home Page under “Home Page Download Files”. Please download and forward the Nomination Form by email to Past President Steve Knox, Stephen.knox.2016@gmail.com, with your choice for this prestigious award, the reasons for that choice, and he will present his recommendation to the Board at its 19 October meeting.
Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun Halloween Dinner on Saturday, October 27th
Our upcoming Murder Mystery dinner is Saturday, October 27th at the Marienbad Restaurant.There is capacity to hold at least another 17 people. Invite friends or family for a very fun filled night out.
GHOULS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
Ricki just moved to the neighbourhood. In the four
months he's lived there, he's been accused of stealing
cats, soliciting foolish relationships and disregarding
town building codes. He's making enemies...fast!
In an effort to mend the fences and reverse bad first
impressions, Ricki decides to invite the neighbourhood
to a good, old-fashioned Halloween party.
Is mending fences his only motivation?
Costume Suggestions:
Costume Suggestions:
Anything ghoulish...i.e. witches, vampires, Frankenstein, etc.
6 pm cocktails (cash bar); 7 pm dinner; $50.00
ALL welcome
See Sandy Ronson for payment (cash or credit card)
Best parking option is beside (east side) the Marienbad Restaurant http://www.marienbad.ca/
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The Start2Finish Reading and Running Club Program is one of our Club's local service projects for this Rotary year.Start2Finish is looking for volunteers to help, on a consistent basis. It's an after-school program that runs at the following 5 TVDSB locations on the days indicated from 3:30pm to 5:30pm:
Wilton Grove (Adelaide and Southdale) - Tuesdays
Wilfrid Jury (Sarnia and Wonderland) - Tuesdays
Woodland Heights (Springbank and Wonderland) - Wednesdays
FD Roosevelt (First and Oxford) - Wednesdays
Trafalgar (Trafalgar and Hamilton) - Wednesdays
The first half of the club is devoted to physical activity and the second half is literacy. All volunteers are not runners - there are ways to support the kids without actually running. The highest needs, for volunteers, are at Wilfrid Jury and Wilton Grove. They have a high percentage of Western student volunteers, who are away most of December, reading week, and from spring exams on. Those times they are extremely low on volunteers at that club.
Please forward any questions on to Kristan who is happy to answer anything! kristan.verhaeghe@start2finishonline.org
Heather Broadhead has a Volunteer outline for those who wish more information. heather@bfg-inc.caLocal Lager - Rotary Beer Fundraiser
Here’s where you can stock up on your Rotary beer for all those upcoming summer BBQ’s!!!” Only at these Beer Stores:
1199 Oxford St. W, London
1080 Adelaide St N., London
1005 Wellington St., London
1225 Wonderland Rd. N, London
1014 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Local Lager is also available at the Marienbad Restaurant.
Breakfast of Champions Award Recipient
This past Tuesday at the Breakfast of Champions, organized by St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation and the Middlesex branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), the two Champion of Mental Health Awards were presented by CMHA Middlesex. They recognize a group and an individual who make significant contributions to mental wellness in our community.
Mental health advocate Kristen Legault-Donkers, a psychology student at King’s University College, received the ‘individual’ award for the series of books she published on depression, anxiety, ADHD and bipolar disorder geared to children. Through a partnership with our Rotary Club the books will be distributed to 100 elementary schools in the Thames Valley District School Board. Congratulations Kristen!
District News:
The 2019-2020 RI Foundation Training Seminars
Saturday - October 13 2018 - Mildmay - Mildmay Community CentreSaturday - October 20 2018 - Imlay City - Countryside Banquet Center
Saturday - November 3 2018 - London - BMO Centre
To register - log onto the District Website - www.rotary6330.org - click on "Calendar" - click on the event you plan to attend. Registration fee ($ 40 CDN, $30 USD) to be paid at the venue.
The agenda is being prepared by incoming DEFC, PDG Martin Ward and DGE Tony Sheard. Sessions will be devoted to information about the Rotary Foundation; training on grant applications and additional information that will be of value to all attendees and their Clubs. All Rotarians in District 6330 are invited to attend.
Attendance by will qualify clubs to participate in the District Grants and Global Grants programs for the 2019-2020 Rotary year. If questions, please contact your Assistant Governor; Doug Burnard DRFC at dburnard@sympatico.ca (519-471-7789) or Martin Ward at martin.a.ward@gmail.com (519-671-6340).
