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Welcome to 2025 and the new location. Our meetings will continue to be on the second and fourth Monday of the month at the same time. We will meet at the Western Fairgrounds in the GROVE MEETING ROOM #1. The new meeting costs $25.00 per person and will be a self-serve light buffet. The meeting room will be open from 11:30 AM for fellowship, and the buffet will also be available. So, please plan on arriving no later than 11:45 AM so you have time to serve yourself and find a table. Our business meeting will start at noon. We will endeavor to end the meeting by 1:00 PM. As usual, we were hoping you could register for this meeting. The Registration Link will close at NOON Friday 7th of February so we can advise The Western Fair regarding numbers. Please register as soon as possible but be sure to register before noon Friday. If you are registering yourself or any guests. Please make sure you pay for the lunch, as the Club will get charged for the meal by The Grove regardless of your attendance. After registering, please arrange to e-transfer your payment to The Rotary Club of London at sronson55@gmail.com. Also, be sure to put who you are paying for in your memo section on the e-transfer so that Sandy Ronson can track payments. Looking forward to 2025 and our first meeting. 
Our guest speaker on Monday will be Andrew McMurray-Business Development Manager - Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes - Goodwill Career Centre. Andrew is an experienced Business Manager, collaborating with the business community and employers to develop innovative workforce development solutions. He helps drive down their hiring costs and create a unique talent pipeline for those organizations by leveraging Goodwill's resources and community partnerships. Last year Goodwill helped organizations hire 1000 people from their Employment and Training programs Andrew will talk about Goodwill’s free programs for the community and need to connect with employers/business owners who can benefit from hiring people from their programs. 
 
--MONDAY NIGHT AT THE FOOD BANK--
 
--CHEQUE PRESENTATION TO WESTMINSTER WILDBOTS ROBOTIC TEAM--
--SAVE THE DATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF GIVING--
The Western Rotaractors are making plans for the day of giving. They are planning to hold the event on March 8 2025. More details will come as the organizing team develops the program.
--YOUTH EXCHANGE LETTTER--
January Newsletter Bonjour de France! At the halfway point! It's been a complicated month, not that it was all bad, but a lot of changes have occurred. I changed host families; I went on an amazing trip with Rotary and even
planned a trip with my friends. I am (finally) not using English here and have had many adventures this month. Even with all the good experiences I did have some difficulty with my new family. I know conflicts with families can easily happen, and I always try to be direct, asking if there are any issues, if I should change anything, how I can be more helpful, etc.. My host family always told me everything was going well; until they told me they had problems, and things needed to change. I would have to think it’s better now, but it was stressful for a while and a big shock because I have tried to be open and avoid conflict. Otherwise, I’m having a great time, my exchange student friends, and I planned a day in Lille, and it was awesome! We all had a chance to talk about our experiences, good or bad, and supported each other, it was tons of laughter and enjoyment. It's amazing how much you can have in common with a group of people from all around the world. This trip was the first time I took the trains and while they are quite expensive it's admittedly a great system. You buy a ticket that is marked with any stops you may have and once you arrive at the station there are many screens that indicate what train number you have, and signs are everywhere to show you where to go. My Rotary district also took us to Paris for a day, we did plenty of sightseeing and took a boat trip on the Seine. The biggest highlight was the Château de Versailles tour we did. It's an absolute work of art. The walls and ceilings are all painted, there are so many amazing sculptures and the architecture is stunning. I also have interest in the history of France, especially the history of Napoleon Bonaparte and while the castle was not his primary residence he visited often and affected a lot of the French development. I can’t possibly put into words how amazing it is that I was able to see the paintings and depictions of history in person. It's safe to say it was a crazy experience that I will not be forgetting soon. Ups and downs are normal and I'm happy I am still doing well. I hope I can continue to make the most of my time here in the remaining months I have in France. While difficulties can always happen, it could be worse. No matter what, I have good friends, I'm learning more every day, and tomorrow is just another opportunity to do the best I can. 
. Georgie Street 
--YOUTH EXCHANGE NEED STUDENT BILLET VOLUMTEER FAMILIES--
I am happy to report that Ian Wright and Wendy Thompson have volunteered to host our exchange student Sho Fujimoto from January 18 th to March 14 th . The Rotary Club of London Youth Exchange Program is still in need of volunteers to host Sho. He is scheduled to depart in mid July. I am reaching out to everyone to hear if you are aware of anyone who may be interested. Sho is attending H B Beal and is very focused on his school work. As stated in the past hosting is a wonderful opportunity for a family. There is no ‘perfect’ host family… young, old, children, no children, married, divorced, widows, same-sex—they can all make wonderful host families for our Inbounds. Also, host families do not have to be Rotarians or Rotaractors, and they do not have to have children (living at home or otherwise). Older Rotarians who may be living alone might enjoy having Sho's company for a few months! Please Contact Randy Harden if you are able to help randy.harden@gmail.com
 
 
 
Weekly Coffee Klatch 
Weekly ZOOM “Coffee Klatch” each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Bring your own coffee of course.
Join ZOOM meeting
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Rotary Club of London
Club Secretaries
 
1915 – 1916                Charles H. Ivey
1916 – 1929                Clarence May
1929 – 1942                Alex Morrison
1942 – 1969                Lou D. Winder
1969 – 1987                Rudolph S. Eberhard
1987 – 1990                Robert W. Nelson
1990 – 1993                Donald N. Stevens
1993 – 1997                F. Murray Wood
1997 – 1999                David Palmer
1999 – 2006                F. Murray Wood
2006 – 2024                James H. Belton
2024 –                         Harry Joosten
Rotary Club of London (#2875) 
Past Presidents 1981-2024
 
* George A. Furtney               1981-82
* Clayton Warmuth                1982-83
* Alex V. Brown                    1983-84
* F. Murray Wood                  1984-85
Del. L. McLennan                1985-86
Kenneth F. Heard                1986-87
* S. Robert Gallagher             1987-88
James H. Belton                   1988-89
* Thomas C.R. Lawson          1989-90
Douglas A. McTavish          1990-91
* James M. Rowcliffe             1991-92
James M. Hales                    1992-93
David A. Cummins              1993-94
Jeannette A. Eberhard         1994-95
Donald N. Stevens               1995-96
* Jack Little                           1996-97
Bill Gohm                            1997-98
Douglas E. Goodman          1998-99
Bob Earley                           1999-00
Dave Brady                          2000-01
Bruce DeMuy                      2001-02
Warren Granger                   2002-03
Jim McCabe                         2003-04
Jack Scott                             2004-05
Jan Delaney                          2005-06
Rick Coates                          2006-07
John Boyne                          2007-08
Sandi McCabe                     2008-09
Britta Winther                      2009-10
Bob Black                            2010-11
Marilyn Neufeld                  2011-12
Harry Joosten                       2012-13
Greg Schinkel                      2013-14
David Elliott                        2014-15
Michele Parkin                     2015-16
Cindy Rektor                       2016-17
Stephen Knox                      2017-18
Jim Swan                              2018-19
Howard Shears                    2019-20
Dianne Prowse Twynstra    2020-21
Don Bork                             2021-22
Rick Coates                          2022-23
John Finan                            2023-24
 
*Deceased
Rotary Club of London (#2875) 
Past Presidents 1915-1981
 
* J.K. McDermid                    1915-16
* J.M. Watt                             1916-17
* A.E. Silverwood                  1917-18
* Frank Jewell                         1918-19
* Ray Lawson                         1919-20
* James Gray                           1920-21
* W.R. Yendall                       1921-22
* Jared Vining                         1922-23
* Dr. W. Sherwood Fox         1923-24
* Dr. Alf. Grant                      1924-25
* Herbert Spittal                     1925-26
* T.A. Faust                            1926-27
* B.L. Baulch                          1927-28
* W. Floyd Marshall               1928-29
* Percy Near                           1929-30
* Walter D. Jackson                1930-31
* Dudley T. Thompson           1931-32
* Geoffrey A. Wheable          1932-33
* L.D. Winder                         1933-34
* J.F. Maine                            1934-35
* C.W. Morris                         1935-36
* J. Harold Gillies                   1936-37
* Edward B. Flint                   1937-38
* Ormie R. Burns                    1938-39
* Alex Harvey                         1939-40
* S. Floyd Maine                    1940-41
* Edward J. Farley                  1941-42
* Geo. Yendall and
* H.G. Logan                          1942-43
* W.A. McWilliams                1943-44
* E. Gordon Silverwood         1944-45
* Eric G. Moorhouse               1945-46
* Wes. Thompson                   1946-47
* J.H. Castle Graham and
* E.S. Knechtel                       1947-48
* Elmer F. Carson                   1948-49
* Tom Lawson                        1949-50
* Newt E. Irwin                      1950-51
* Tom W. Baker                      1951-52
* Ian S. Stubbs                        1952-53
* A.F. McKillop                      1953-54
* Dean R.C. Brown                1954-55
* Wm. G. Trestain                   1955-56
* Geo. M. Martin                    1956-57
* John D. Heaman                  1957-58
* Edward M. Short                 1958-59
* W.H. Shuttleworth              1959-60
* J.A. Sinnott                          1960-61
* Jack E. Struthers                  1961-62
* Russ R. Waide                     1962-63
* John N. Given                      1963-64
* H.S. Robinson                      1964-65
* A.R. McIntosh                     1965-66
* N. McBeth                           1966-67
R.S. Green                           1967-68
* K.B. Keefe                           1968-69
* Herb Cocker                         1969-70
* Dr. Darrell A. Campbell       1970-71
Harry Rawson                      1971-72
* J.A. MacPherson                  1972-73
* W.D. Sutton                         1973-74
* R.A. Jim Waring                  1974-75
John J. Eberhard                  1975-76
* Wm. B. Young                     1976-77
* Henry C. Potter                    1977-78
John M. Stuart                     1978-79
* F. Peter Wrath                      1979-80
* Keith Lazenby                     1980-81
 
*Deceased
 
Meetings / Speakers
Andrew McMurray, Goodwill Industries
Feb 10, 2025
Goodwill’s free programs for the community
Club President Kirk Patterson
Mar 24, 2025
Rotary Club Business
To be announced
May 12, 2025
To be announced
May 19, 2025
To be announced
Jun 09, 2025
Out going Pres. Kirk & Incoming Pres-Elect
Jun 23, 2025
Change Over Meeting - Moving from the 2024-25 Rotary Year to the 2025-2026 Rotary Year
SERVING LONDON, CANADA & THE WORLD SINCE 1915
London Rotary Club
We meet In Person
Mondays at 11:30 a.m.
The Gove Meeting Room #1 at Western FairgroundsHighland Country Club
900 King Street
London, ON N5W 5K3
Canada
Our club normally meets as follows on the second and fourth Mondays of the month (except when a holiday) with registration/lunch starting at 11:30am and the formal meeting at 12:00pm (noon).
Directors
President
Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Executive Secretary / Director
Two Year Director
Two Year Director
One Year Director
One Year Director
Administrative Assistant
Membership Chairperson
Local Service Projects Chairperson
International Service Chairperson
Public Relations Chairperson
Speakers Committee Chairperson
Fundraisng Chairperson
The Rotary Foundation of RI Chairperson
 

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