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Our speaker will be Dr. Sharad Rai. He will be doing a presentation on the coronavirus in general, without dwelling on COVID-19.
Other News: At the Board's March meeting a report on the result of the Club members' vote on the Area 4 Habitat for Humanity 2021 Project indicated a clear majority of club members voted to support the project.
All London Rotary clubs have agreed to provide support. The clubs will commit to donate $25,000 to the Habitat for Humanity project by December 31, 2021. Current pledges total $16,000, so the clubs will need to raise an additional $9,000 for the project.
Suggested Community Projects Looking for Immediate Support As rapidly as things are unfolding, many in our community are being impacted – by changing employment conditions, the impact of self-isolation and other chronic needs.
There are 2 local organizations we can help, the London Food Bank or Meals on Wheels. It has been suggested we consider donating the cost of our cancelled weekly meetings and the Sports Celebrity Dinner tickets to one or both of these charities.
While we could do that through the Rotary Club of London Foundation, it would be more efficient to send donations directly to the Food Bank or Meals on Wheels since there is an urgent need for funds. As registered charities, they would issue tax receipts for the donations.
Stay tuned for further updates.
April isMaternal and Child Health Month Maternal and Child Health Care, is one of Rotary’s Six Areas of Focus. Every day mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes. Rotarians improve access to essential medical services for mothers and their children. These efforts are aimed at reducing the number of children under age five who die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation – a figure that is currently estimated at 7 million.
According to another estimate, more than 80 percent of maternal deaths can be prevented with access to reproductive health services and trained health care workers. Rotarians provide education, immunizations, birthing kits, and mobile health clinics to support these causes. Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease.
World Immunization Week – 24 to 30 April Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million children in the world today who are not getting the vaccines they need.
The theme this year is #VaccinesWork for All and the main goal of the campaign is to urge greater engagement around immunization globally and the importance of vaccination in improving health and wellbeing of everyone, everywhere throughout life.
As part of the 2020 campaign, WHO and partners, including Rotary, aim to:
* Demonstrate the value of vaccines for the health of children, communities and the world.
*Show how routine immunization is the foundation for strong, resilient health systems and universal health coverage.
*Highlight the need to build on immunization progress while addressing gaps, including through increased investment in vaccines and immunization.
Rotary knows firsthand that #VaccinesWork. We’ve contributed more than $1.9 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children from polio.
Make a donation to End Polio Now, and your contribution will be tripled thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Club Dates to Remember for 2020:
The 3rd Annual Rotary Club of London President’s Cup Golf Tournament,
Scheduled for Wednesday, September 2nd at The Oaks Golf Club.
The Rotary East Coast Kitchen Party - POSTPONED Re-scheduled forFriday, 25 September 2020 at the Hellenic Centre.
District 6330 Activities: Rotary and Rotaract President District Leadership Exchange - POSTPONED
The re-scheduling plan is to have multiple Leadership Exchange sites in our area on May 30th with Rotaractors and Rotarians coming together and broadcasting from a remote location.
Rotary Leadership Institute seminar, Part I, Part II & Part III- POSTPONED
Likely to be re-scheduled for some time in the Fall.
District 6330 Conference Re-imagined to 2020 “E” Vision The organizing committee has decided to reformat and transform our District Conference into an online virtual event which members can view from the comfort of their own home. The event will be a slimmed down version of what had originally been developed and will be held on the same weekend but on Saturday June 20th only. Precise timing and details to be confirmed.
SAVE THE DATE NOW for this our ground breaking very first Virtual District 6330 Conference.
2020 Rotary International Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii - CANCELLED
The Clubs London Affordable Housing Foundation Project – Nightingale Place, 1045 Dundas Street, London
As of March 2, 2020
Artists Concept
Local Lager - Rotary Beer Fundraiser
Here’s where you can stock up on your Rotary beer for all those upcoming HAPPY events!!!”
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 Local Lager is also available at the Marienbad Restaurant.
