On Monday, 6 November our speaker will be fellow Rotarian Randy Warden.
Vimy Ridge in northern France is Canada’s largest overseas national memorial. Situated on land granted by France to the Canadian people, the Vimy Memorial towers over the scene of Canada’s most recognizable First World War engagement, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought from 9 to 12 April 1917.
On Sunday, April 9th of this year, thousands came from coast to coast to coast to the Vimy Memorial, to say thank you and to remember, on the 100th anniversary of that fateful battle — and reflect on its enduring legacy. One of those visitors was Randy who will share with us this very moving experience.
We will be meeting at the London Convention Centre in Salon H,J on the ground floor
Please Note: PARKING - the LCC underground parking garage is undergoing a "Face Lift" one level at a time which will reduce parking space. If the "Lot Full" gate is down for the garage, parking may be available in the East Lot. If you park there please place your Rotary Club Parking Voucher, face up, on your dash board.
Greeters for Monday, 6 November:
Don Bork and Paul Broadhead
Greeters for 13 November Bud Loughlin and Ian Wright.
50/50 Draw
$62.50 as of 30 October - only 44 cards left in the deck.
November is The Rotary Foundation (of Rotary International) Month The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
There are as many reasons to support The Rotary Foundation as there are ways to do good in the world. Through the Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative, your contributions of any amount to the Annual Fund or the PolioPlus campaign are the primary source of funding for Foundation programs. Every Rotarian is encouraged to participate in a Foundation project and make a personal gift to the Annual Fund every year.
The Salvation Army London Christmas Kettle Campaign 2017 It’s time to start thinking about the season of giving. Once more we can help the Salvation Army with their Christmas Kettle Campaign. The goal this year is $550,000, But they can only meet their goal with our help!
Our Club has been asked to stand by the Kettles at Angelo’s Bakery, 755 Wonderland Road at Beaverbrook Avenue in December. We have been asked to attend the Kettles December 1, 8, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 from 9am until closing time at 7:30pm. This means we will have 3 shifts for each of these days. Sign-up sheets are available at our registration desk. Please indicated times and dates that you can help, indicating 1st and 2nd choices so we can easily resolve duplication, and return to Jim Swan or contact him at hjimswan@gmail.com
Club Fine Dining with Creekside Wines Fundraiser at The London Club Tuesday 7 November A special evening has been arranged with a dinner with wines at London's Premier Private Club, The London Club, where Executive Chef Stefan Pellman has prepared an evening of choices. You can choose your meal and we match up the wines from Creekside Estate Winery in Jordan, with Britnie Bazylewski, Creekside Hospitality Manager to tell us all about the winery and the great wines made by Rob Power and Yvonne Irvine. Reception 6:30 then sit for Dinner at 7:00 pm.
$135 per person. Parking: paid parking on the street and P Lot, just east of the Club.
Registration Form: on our website in the “Home Page Downloads File” or at our weekly meeting registration desk. To register, contact Malcolm cocks at 519-471-0151
BBB Business Integrity Awards, Thursday, 9 November
Better Business Bureau Serving Western Ontario is holding the 20th annual BBB Business Integrity Awards on Thursday, 9 November, 7:00 a.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton London. This breakfast event recognizes outstanding Western Ontario businesses for their commitment to exceptional marketplace practices.
In addition to the Awards, Peter inch, Past Chairman, Board of Governors for Curling Canada will be the keynote speaker. The Rotary Club of London's Ross Imrie Scholarships will be presented by Greg Schinkel. Tickets to the awards ceremony are available online at bbb.org/western-ontario
Eye Glasses for Mexico
As part of their Avoidable Blindness Project the Rotary Club of Burton, Michigan, who are in our District, have been taking 2-3,000 pairs of eye glasses (regular and sunglasses) to Mexico each year for many years. Under the leadership of Stu Eberhard and Ramon Marti, we are looking for used glasses which we will forward to the Burton club. Please bring your glasses to our next meeting and leave them at the registration table.
The Rotary Foundation Contribution Information
Annual Fund: Your gift to the Annual Fund helps Rotary clubs take action today to create positive change in communities at home and around the world. Your contributions help to strengthen peace efforts, provide clean water and sanitation, support education, grow local economies, save mothers and children, and fight disease.
PolioPlus: The support of Rotary, donors, and governments remains critical in the final stages of polio eradication. Every $1 Rotary commits to direct support for polio immunization will be matched 2-to-1 (up to $35 million per year) by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plus an additional 2-to-1 by the Government of Canada. Therefore $1 = $5; $20 = $100, etc. Yes, each donation to PolioPlus makes quintuple the impact!
There are two easy ways to make a contribution to The Rotary Foundation:
a) give your cheque or credit card information to Sandy at Monday’s meeting and we will forward your payment to The Rotary Foundation (Canada). As an FYI Cdn $1.27 = US$1 for the month of November.
b) make a donation through the RI website: login to Rotary.org
On the home page click on “GIVE” – upper right corner of the page
Go to “I WANT TO SUPPORT ROTARY’S CURRENT WORK” and/or
Go to “I WANT TO SUPPORT A POLIO-FREE WORLD” and click on “GIVE NOW”
Under Annual Fund click “Annual fund – SHARE”, click “Continue”,
Under Polio-Plus Fund click “PolioPlus”, click “Continue”,
For both scenarios enter your Amount, and Frequency (One time, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual), click “Continue”, And fill in the information requested and proceed to the payment page.
If you wish assistance with this please contact Jim Belton at jimbelton@rogers.com or 519-858-1210.
District Activities
Rotary Club of London Hyde Park Change of Meeting Date
The London Hyde Park Club usually meets the first and third Thursday of each month. Their November 2nd meeting has been cancelled to accommodate the Community Mayor’s Breakfast on Monday, November 6th 7:15-8:30 am at West Haven. Cost is $20 per person.
For anyone interested in attending, please register on their website hydeparkrotary.org. Click on Community Mayor’s Breakfast located upper right on home page. This will take you to registration. Click on GUEST and proceed to register. This gives West Haven an idea of how many breakfasts to prepare. Pay at the door.
District Foundation Seminar / Club Qualification Saturday 4 November at 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the BMO Centre, 295 Rectory Street, London. Fee $40
The Foundation and Club Certification Seminar is held annually and members of our Club must attend if our Club is to qualify to participate in 2018-19 district & global foundation grants. The morning sessions will be devoted to information about the Rotary Foundation; afternoon session will include training on grant applications which will qualify clubs to participate in the District Grants program for the 2018-2019 Rotary year. This is a perfect opportunity to learn more about your R.I. Foundation and the great work it does annually around the world.
Registration is available on the District Website - www.rotary6330.org - To register - log onto the District Website - click on "Calendar" - click on the event you plan to attend. Registration fee ($ 40 CDN, $30 USD) to be paid at the venue.
Any objection to any of these proposals must be submitted in writing to the Club Secretary by 5:00 pm on Friday, 3 November.
Next Club Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Rotary Club of London Board will be held on Friday, 17 November at 7:30 a.m. in The Salvation Army Centre of Hope Boardroom.
Note:
- all members are welcome and encouraged to attend Board meetings
- to view the Club's Board Meeting Minutes go to our website, Member Login, My ClubRunner, click on View Club Documents.
Special Recognition Student: International Youth Exchange Student:.....Juan Ignacio Martinez Rivera, Santa Cruz la Sierra, Bolivia (juanimartinez2002jimr@gmail.com) Members:
Hon. Ray Lawson Rotarian of the Year:.....Donald Bork
Jack Burghardt Community Service Above Self Award:.....Jim Belton
