Our speaker will be Kirk Langford, Chairperson of the Rotary Satellite Club of London Centennial. He's been involved in Rotary since 2005-2006 as an outbound student to Brazil in 2005-2006, as an Interactor, Rotaractor, a participant in RYLA, and now, as a Rotarian.
In 2010, Kirk came out to his family and friends as gay, and just like a Rotary Youth Exchange, it transformed his life in many ways. Now, these two aspects of his life—LGBT and Rotary—have intertwined in a wonderful way. He spoke about LGBT in Rotary at the North American Youth Exchange Network conference in Omaha in March, and again at the Rotary International Preconvention in Toronto in June, and on Monday, Kirk is excited to speak to us about how we can "think outside the acronym," and how doing so allows us to have open, engaging conversations with people we may have once kept our distance from.
We will be meeting at the London Convention Centre in Salon B,B1 on the ground floor.
50/50 Draw
$74.50 as of 10 September. Only 40 cards left in the deck.
Greeters for Monday 17 September:
Nicci Olsen and Keith Morrow.
Greeters for Monday, 24 September will be Jeff Schiller and Bob Earley.
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.
Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun on Saturday, October 27th
Join us for a chill filled, spine tingling and fun time for a 3 course dinner and Murder Mystery Night at the Marienbad. Costumes encouraged….but not necessary. Prizes for the best get up.
All for only $50 per person.
Need to have your interest indicated by September 17 to reserve the venue or this event is dead!!
The Rotary Club of London President’s Cup Golf Tournament September 19, 2018 at The Oaks Golf Club
On September 19th 2018, The Rotary Club of London will host its first annual Presidents Cup Golf Tournament at the prestigious The Oaks Golf Club in Delaware.
Golf Registrations: We are still looking for more golfers. Please recruit your friends, business colleagues, etc. and have them register with Heather Broadhead heather@bfg-inc.ca as soon as possible to help to make this event a success.
Sponsorship Opportunities: Sponsorships for the tournament are available up to $5,000 for the tournament sponsor. Please consider sponsoring the first Annual Presidents Cup Golf Tournament. Details can be found on our Club’s website Home Page.
Sponsorships sold to date: GoodLife Fitness (Men’s and Women’s Longest Drives and Hole #1); The London Convention Center (Putting Contest); VersaBank(Reception Sponsor), IC Funding & Don Stevens (Ruby) Unique Training & Development (dinner sponsor), Sutherland Elliott Insurance & Thames Financial (hole-in-one & Diamond) Harris Funeral Home (closest to the Pin Men’s) Dr. Carolyn Dalgity (Ladies Closest to the Pin).
Hole sponsors Andrew Adamyk, Bruce McGauley, The Foote Family, Dr. Carolyn Dalgity, Bryan Vickers, rick Santos, Kirk Patterson, Aukland Thawe, John Eberhard & Beth Cormier.
Auction items always welcome! Thank you for your support!!
All proceeds raised from this event will be put towards supporting our local Community initiatives.
If you do wish to be a sponsor contact Andrew Adamyk in person or email: andrewadamyk@hotmail.com
Start2Finish Running & Reading Club Volunteers Start2Finish is looking for volunteers to help, on a consistent basis, for our after-school program. The program runs at 5 TVDSB locations: 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
All clubs run 3:30-5:30. 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.
Our highest needs, for volunteers, are at Wilfrid Jury and Wilton Grove. In particular, at Wilfrid Jury. They have a high percentage of UWO students, who are away most of December, reading week, and from spring exams on. Those times they are extremely low on volunteers at that club.
Start2Finish will be having a one-time orientation before clubs start (the beginning of October), and anyone is welcome to attend that. This information will be passed on when it's solidified.
Local 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
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: Rotary Leadership Institute seminar, Part I, Part II & Part III Saturday, 22 September from 8:30AM to 4:00PM at King's University College (Broughdale Hall), 266 Epworth Ave, London.
EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ROTARY? The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) Program’s ‘Rotary Learning and Information’, consists of three parts, I, II and III, to be taken progressively. Each part is a one day seminar, those taking Part II must have completed Part I; to take Part III, Part II must have been completed. The Parts are divided into 6 modules of approximately 55 minutes each. Attendees register for one part only at a low cost of $75.00 which covers light breakfast, breaks, lunch and materials
TO REGISTER: (PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY). Email to helencampbell75@gmail.comand specify your Club name, Part I, Part II or Part III, and indicating that you will bring cash or cheque payable to“R.L.I. District 6330”, with you to the seminar. Classes are limited to 16 participants.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Register beforeSaturday, September 15th, 2018. Courses are fun, topical and interactive. They are geared towards members and leaders who wish to be knowledgeable about Rotary and be more effective in their businesses and their Rotary Club.
Saturday - October 13 2018 - Mildmay - Mildmay Community Centre
Saturday - October 20 2018 - Imlay City - Countryside Banquet Center
Saturday - November 3 2018 - London - BMO Centre
To register - log onto the District Website - www.rotary6330.org - click on "Calendar" - click on the event you plan to attend. Registration fee ($ 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).
The next meeting of the Rotary Club of London Board will be held on Friday, 21 Septermber at 7:30 a.m. in the One London Place 2nd floor Board Room, 255 Queens Avenue.
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:....Damian Wegner, Bialogard, Poland Members:
Hon. Ray Lawson Rotarian of the Year:.....Heather Broadhead
Jack Burghardt Community Service Above Self Award:.....Bob Earley
Our speaker will be Kirk Langford, Chairperson of the Rotary Satellite Club of London Centennial. He's been involved in Rotary since 2005-2006 as an outbound student to Brazil in 2005-2006, as an Interactor, Rotaractor, a participant in RYLA, and now, as a Rotarian. 
Join us for a chill filled, spine tingling and fun time for a 3 course dinner and Murder Mystery Night at the Marienbad. Costumes encouraged….but not necessary. Prizes for the best get up.
On September 19th 2018, The Rotary Club of London will host its first annual Presidents Cup Golf Tournament at the prestigious The Oaks Golf Club in Delaware..png)
Start2Finish is looking for volunteers to help, on a consistent basis, for our after-school program. The program runs at 5 TVDSB locations:
Saturday, 22 September from 8:30AM to 4:00PM at King's University College (Broughdale Hall), 266 Epworth Ave, London.
Saturday - October 13 2018 - Mildmay - Mildmay Community Centre