Our speaker will be Linda Smith, CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Western Ontario. Last March Linda took on her new role at the BBB from Deborah Brady, who resigned in December. Deb had been the agency’s head since November 2012, taking over from Jan Delaney, who held the job for 29 years. Linda has 25 years of experience in managing business and non-profit organizations and served as president of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce for more than 10 years.
The BBB is a made up of business members and acts a watchdog promoting ethical business practices. Western Ontario BBB serves Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Essex, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Norfolk and Oxford counties and cities in each.
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, 25 September:
Jim McCabe and Jim Squires.
Greeters for 16 October are Del McLennan and John Stuart.
50/50 Draw
$56.00 as of 18 September - only 48 cards left in the deck.
September is Rotary Basic Education and Literacy Month Basic education and literacy is one of Rotary’s six areas of focus. In 1985 Rotary declared basic literacy to be a pre-condition to the development of peace.
Rotary’s goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
Sixty-seven million children worldwide have no access to education and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate.
Rotarians are encouraged to raise awareness of literacy issues and to organize literacy projects at home and abroad such as our shipping of school supplies to Haiti and South Africa and our dictionary and Start2Finish programs in London.
RotaryFUNDDay! October 2nd at the Thames Valley Golf Club To raise funds for the Rotary Club of London’s local and international projects currently approved by the Club's Board. Current approved and yet unfunded projects include: Youth Services Request for International Exchange Student, $3,150; SET Togo school desks for three school rooms $3,950; Adventures in Citizenship, Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders, and Interact/Rotaract Support $1,850; Rotary Square $2,900; The Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Campaign (Guest speakers’ “Thank You”) $3,000; Avoidable Blindness project $675; Area 4 Dictionaries $4,000. Total funds $19,525. Projected revenue from other fundraisers (Bingo and District Grant) estimated at $10,500 leaving a need for an additional $10,000.
Tee off at 7:30 am Members luncheon meeting at noon hour in the Thames Valley Club House.
Halloween ‘SAVE THE DATE’ -- October 28th
Get the creative juices going on your costume for this years 2nd annual Halloween dinner party.
The Broadhead’s will host their 2nd annual Halloween dinner party - 6 pm for 7pm Dinner. $50 per person, cheque made payable to the Rotary Club of London Foundation (tax receipted).
BYOB Further Details to follow.
“The 2016-17 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 (Cindy Rektor, Stephen Knox, Rick Santos, Michel Kouassi, Jeff Schiller, Jim Swan, Ian Wright, Malcolm Cocks, Kirk Langford, David Elliott) and previous recipients (John Stuart, Jim Belton, John Eberhard, Brian Carroll, Bob Earley, Bob Black, Jack Scott, Keith Morrow, Bruce McGauley, Jan Delaney, Don Stevens, Rick Coates, Warren Granger, David Brady, Randy Harden, Elizabeth Harris, Marilyn Neufeld, Don Bork).
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 Harry Joosten, hjoosten@rogers.com, with your choice for this prestigious award, the reasons for that choice, and Harry will present his recommendation to the Board at its 20 October meeting.
District Activities 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.
