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--OCTOBER IS ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH--
This month encourages Rotary clubs worldwide to focus on initiatives that drive economic growth and improve community livelihoods, especially in areas facing economic challenges. Rotary emphasizes: Job creation and local economic development by supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Offering training and education to improve employment opportunities. Promoting sustainable development through long-term economic resilience strategies. Supporting projects that reduce poverty, enhance infrastructure, and provide financial resources. Rotary clubs engage in projects like microfinance, vocational training, and community enterprises, furthering Rotary’s mission of sustainable change and reducing inequality. 
Here is the NEAR TERM meeting schedule; Oct 21st & Nov 11th & 21st.
 
-PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUT NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 7th-
Our next Club meeting is on Monday, October 7th at the Highland Country Club, 1922 Highland Heights, London, Ontario. The price of this meeting is $30.00 per person and it 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 2:00 PM Friday, September the 20th so we can advise Highland Country Club regarding numbers. Please register as soon as possible but be sure to register before 2 PM Friday October 4th. Here is the link: Register for the meeting on Oct 7th, 2024 .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 Highland 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. 
At Mondays meeting member will receive a from the Westminster Secondary School Robotics Team. The Club & Foundation sponsored the team for $3,000.00.
 
--FROM ALLISON DeBLAINE-- 519 PURSUIT-- 
Check out the good work 519 Pursuit does in the London community at this YouTube address  https://youtu.be/Z1HgXbYbn6g?si=nDzp7j4CPd1iL1vK
Want to lend a hand, here is a list of our most needed items are: - Tents and tarps- Blankets and sleeping bags - Adult sized clothing, all gender - Adult sized footwear - Individually wrapped, non perishable snack items - Brand new underwear, bras and socks (all sizes) - Flash lights - Mittens/Gloves - Toothbrushes/Toothpaste - Deodorant - Zip Lock bags (sandwich and freezer sized)  - Razors - Juice boxes - Backpacks/ Reusable Shopping bag. Donations can be dropped off at 203 Bathurst St London (City Centre Storage) on Saturday mornings from 10:30am-11:00am. If Saturday's do not work please email Allison at contact@519pursuit.ca 
--YOUTH EXCHANGE--
The Club has received the attached note from Georgie Street our YE outbound in France. Our district works hard to prepare our outbound students before their departure. We try to select mature candidates and provide them training to elevate their emotional intelligence. This note shows that Georgie has what it takes to make her year in France a success. Regards,  Randy
 
September Newsletter
Bonjour de France!
It’s crazy that a month has already gone by! I want to start off by saying that everything is going great! I have been able to travel, I go to a great school, I have made friends, I have gone to rotary events, and I am currently in a great host family. Sadly, my exchange did not start off so great. When I first arrived, my host family seemed odd; they were very uninterested, and it felt like they did not want me there. Since they volunteered to take me and were a first-time host family, I assumed it was all in my head and I was just nervous about being there. I always offered to help, always tried to join them in whatever activities they were doing, and I spent time with my host siblings. Unfortunately, I got sick, then the family told me they were too busy, and I was too difficult. I had to pack my things and go to a new family the next day.  Thankfully, the new host family is amazing! I have no complaints and the whole exchange has become way better now that I am here. The new family has taken me to rotary events, markets, a HUGE family party, and trips to Reims and Paris; they always include me in whatever they are doing. I am very lucky to be with them. It has been awesome! I couldn’t be happier with my new host family. School has been going well, and I have made many friends who are all extremely helpful (especially when it comes to finding my classes on campus). Some classes I can understand, others I couldn’t barley tell that they were speaking French, but I try my best in all of them and I do what I can. The school system is VERY different here; some classes are longer than others, some classes go every other week, if a teacher is absent, you get the period free, and Wednesday is a half day. The system isn’t better or worse than Canada, but it’s way different. I often can’t keep up, but my
friends are always there to help. 
Georgie Street :D
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
Meeting ID: 814 3038 7672
Passcode: 125083
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
SERVING LONDON, CANADA & THE WORLD SINCE 1915
London Rotary Club
We meet In Person
Mondays at 11:30 a.m.
Highland Country Club
1922 Highland Heights
London, ON N6C 2T4
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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