Our speaker on Monday 16 October will be Dr. Mario Faveri, a Clinical Sports Psychologist and Cancer survivor who was among a handful of sports psychologists invited to provide advice and support to athletes during the Pan Am Games when held in Toronto and again recently during Prince Harry’s Invictus Games.
He will bring his knowledge of and experience with Mindful Mediation, a program that is helping companies achieve a 120% increase in productivity, a 70% reduction in workplace injuries, and an 85% reduction in absenteeism among those who use it. In addition it has been shown to grow brain cells, prevent cognitive decline, take 7.5 years off your age and reduce doctors visits by 50%.
His topic will be "Mindful Meditation".
We will be meeting at the London Convention Centre in Salon H,J
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, 16 October:
Del McLennan and John Stuart
Greeters for 23 October to be announced.
50/50 Draw
$56.00 as of 25 September - only 47 cards left in the deck.
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 micro financing opportunities in Danli, Honduras.
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
The 5th Annual World Polio Day, Tuesday October 24th
Get ready for our 5th annual World Polio Day event, co-hosted with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Rotary will stream live from Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, Washington to bring together more than 50,000 viewers around the world. Join the global health experts and celebrities as they share Rotary’s progress on the road to polio eradication.
We’re closer than ever to ending polio.
We need your help!
Login to Rotary.org and make a donation. Thanks to the Gov. of Canada and the Gates Foundation matching grants of 2 to 1 a $20 donation = $100
“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.
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.
District Activities
RLI ‘Rotary Learning and Information’ Seminar, Part I Only ------- 2 Evening Sessions in London
Monday, October 30th and Monday November 6th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the London Public Central Library (Stevenson Hunt Room 139A), 251 Dundas St., London.
The Rotary Leadership Institute Program’s ‘Rotary Learning and Information’, consists of three parts, I, II and III, to be taken progressively. The Parts are divided into 6 modules of approximately 50 minutes each. For this session Attendees must attend both evenings and register with a cost of $50.00 which covers coffee, a breakand materials. (Please note the reduced fee ‘for this session only’ due to no lunch cost.)
To Register: (Pre-Registration only) Email Helen Campbell at roger.campbell@sympatico.ca and indicate that you will bring cash or cheque payable to“R.L.I. District 6330”, with you to the seminar.
Register on or before Wednesday, October 25th, 2017. Class size is limited to 20 participants.
Courses are fun, topical and interactive. They are geared toward busy business and professional community leaders who wish to be knowledgeable about Rotary and be more effective leaders in their Vocation and in their Rotary Club. For more information: www.rotaryleadershipinstitute.org or contact: Helen Campbell at roger.campbell@sympatico.ca
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.
The next meeting of the Rotary Club of London Board will be held on Friday, 20 October 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
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