The Rotary of London is changing its meeting times and formats--and will now be holding a "virtual meeting" at on the second Monday of each month and a "in person meeting" on the fourth Monday of each month.
--IMAGINE WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB OF LONDON CAN DO IN YEAR 2022 / 23-- --DECEMBER IS ROTARY DISEASE PREVENTION & TREATMENT MONTH-- Includes World AIDS Day on Dec 1st, International Day of Persons with Disabilities Day on Dec 3rd, International Universal Health Coverage Day on Dec 12th, and International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Dec 27th. --PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 5th VIA ZOOM.--  On Monday, December 5th our guest speaker will be Dr. Christopher G. Guglielmo talking about the bar tailed godwit birds migration from Alaska to Australia. Tens of thousands of bar-tailed godwit birds leave the mud flats of Alaska for their annual migration across the vast featureless Pacific Ocean to the beaches of New Zealand and eastern Australia. Making this journey of more than 11,000 kilometers, flapping non-stop night and day for 8 to 10 days. Dr. Christopher Guglielmo, an animal physiologist at Western University, studies avian endurance physiology, will be our speaker, introducing us to these ‘obese super athletes’ as he calls them. He is a Professor of Biology, and the Director of the Centre for Animals on the Move at Western University. He is also a Co-Director of the Advanced Facility for Avian Research, where he and his students use a unique climatic bird wind tunnel to study endurance flight of wild migratory songbirds and shorebirds under different altitude, temperature, and humidity conditions. Chris has over 30 years of experience working with migratory birds and bats in the field and laboratory.ZOOM DETAILS: --Here are the details: Time: The Zoom meeting will “open” at 11:30 pm for those that want to socialize before the meeting which starts at 12:00 pm. Login: https://zoom.us/j/66612 Meeting ID: 666 121 982 Password: 030500 If you want to dial in via telephone — you can use: +1 647 558 0588 Canada. --NEW RCL Meeting Schedule STARTS in January 2023-- At the open forum meeting of the Rotary Club of London on Monday evening November 28th the members received the report on the Member Survey and were then presented with three options for meeting structure to start in 2023. The members engaged in active discussion on the various options and were able to indicate their preference. As a result of the process followed it was the democratic decision of the Members to support Lunch Meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. We will continue with the current schedule to complete December 2022. In 2023 the meetings will start at 11:30 AM with food available for self serve some beginning fellowship. The Rotary business meeting will start at 12:00 noon. The cost of our lunch meetings will be $30.00 and we will continue to meet at Highland Golf Club. Thanks go out to all of our membership for taking an active part in this important decision for our Go Forward into 2023. Here is the meeting schedule for the first two months of 2023 (11:30 to 1:00 PM): Monday January 9 Monday January 23 Monday February 13 Monday February 27 Meetings will be hybrid with Observe only capability via ZOOM for those that can't make it in person. --NEAR TERM MEETING SCHEDULE-- In Person – Dinner at Highland Golf Club Monday December 19th at 5:30 pm --PRESIDENT'S COCKTAIL HOUR RESTARTING DEC 6th-- See details, times and ZOOM links at the end of the eCOG along with the Coffee Klatch details --FROM WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE--   Phase one and two of the Paul Harris School furniture placement project recently completed with the final senior student desks/chairs delivered (also includes teacher desks/chairs). --FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE-- Club's Board has approve support recommended by the LCS committee for two projects. 1)-$3,000.00 to the May Court Club of London's nutrition program (School Breakfast Programme) , and 2)-$2000.00 to 519 Pursuit for materials (primarily sleeping bags) for the homeless of London. NOTE: if Club members have good quality winter sleeping bags they wish to donate to this project contact Jerry Pribil.  $2,000 RCL cheque presentation to 519 Pursuit Sunday Nov 27-22. Today was their annual sock collection day at Western Fair. Rick Coates is presenting the cheque to Allison DeBlaire the Chair of the group. She started the organization in 2017. Don Stevens Chair of RCL Local Community Service Chair and Rotarian Jerry Pribil who identified the project to us were there for the presentation as were several of their volunteers. $3000 cheque presentation to the May Court Club of London by Rick Coates. Participants are Cathy Egerton, President of May Court receiving the cheque, Sally Zandri, Director Fund Raising May Court (right of Rick) Don Stevens, RCL LCS Chair and Carolyn and Jack Scott who have volunteered at May Court for decades and suggested this project to the LCS for support. The $3,000 will provide at least 1,000 breakfasts to elementary and secondary school students in the London area region.--SAVE THE DATE NOTE FROM WESTERN ROTARACT-- UWO Rotaract Day of Giving The Day of Giving is an annual one-day event where students from the Rotaract Club and Rotarians come together to assist the elderly and disabled citizens in the London community with common household tasks that they would otherwise be unable to perform on their own. Tasks include house cleaning, snow shovelling, minor repairs, running errands, changing light bulbs, moving furniture, etc.The 19th annual Day of Giving will be held on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Volunteers will meet at the King's College cafeteria at 9:00 AM. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Rotarians are welcome to volunteer as drivers. You would be paired with 1–2 university students and drive to 3–4 different homes in London. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/  YE students at the recent Tri-district YE event in Leamington, these are Rotary YE Inbound students at the Tri District meeting for D6330, D6380 and D6400 |
Weekly Coffee Klatch
Weekly ZOOM “Coffee Klatch” each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:15 am. Bring your own coffee of course.
Join ZOOM meeting
Meeting ID: 814 3038 7672
Passcode: 12508
Weekly President's Cocktail Hour
President's Virtual Cocktail Hour which will be held weekly on Tuesday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m.
Join ZOOM meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8124
Meeting ID: 812 4611 0159
Passcode: 505078
Meeting ID: 812 4611 0159
Passcode: 505078
Check it out at: www.youtube.com/user/LondonRotary
Many “Thanks” to Jim Swan for uploading these videos.
To celebrate 100 years of service to the London community, Rotary clubs in London are donating $100,000 to install a 14-foot illuminated clock in the tower at Covent Garden Market.
Highly visible to patrons of Budweiser Gardens and the Market, the clock will enhance the area known as Rotary Square that is home to the Rotary Skating Rink and numerous community events.
Construction will begin in late fall with the official grand opening in March 2015. The same clock builder installed the clock in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa – The Verdin Company.
The clock will be a spectacular enhancement to the existing Market structure and beautify the area while raising the profile of Rotary Square.
Sarah Collins, Salvation Army Program Director
Dec 19, 2022
Christmas Dinner Meeting at the Highland Country Club
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