Fine payment-via interact e-transfer, refer to recent broadcast email to all members for details or contact Keith. NOTE-the interact e-transfer options for members now includes fines/dues/bottle drive proceeds & tulip fundraiser. Refer to recent Clubrunner email to all members.
A little bit about me:
July 12th--Julie Pontes
It costs nothing to send an eCOG to a friend/prospective member/neighbour. Please advise Jim Belton of names/contact info.
Having difficulty accessing and using Clubrunner, the platform RCL website runs on. See Clubrunner supplied link and information at the very end of the eCOG.
Rotary Satellite Club meeting details----not currently meeting at the Fox and Fiddle due to C-19, but but join them via ZOOM on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm.. see details on the Facebook Page, the link is: https://www.facebook.com/rotarysatellitecluboflondon.
Have a suggestion for an eCOG-Bulletin article/story, please let Keith know.
Club Assembly hosted by Harry Joosten presenting to the Club membership the Strategic Planning Task Force Report.
--Make-A-Wish When Stars Align Dinner at Home, Thursday, July 22, 2021--
Note from President Dianne--Following Erin and Erica's presentation May 31st, Erin emailed me today thanking us for the opportunity and included the link to the Make-A-Wish When Stars Align...At Home event scheduled for Thursday, July 22. Here is a link to the event if you would like to attend. www.makeawish.ca/athomedinner [makeawish.ca]
--Every Child Matters--
From D.G.-David-Last week the world learned that 215 bodies of Indigenous children were found in an unmarked mass grave on the property of the former Kamloops Residential School. This is a horrific reminder of a time in Canada's history that saw children torn from their families and placed in the residential school system. There are thousands of children still unaccounted for from this time. While we may be tempted to say this is in the past, over 7 generations of Indigenous people continue to feel indescribable effects of personal and intergenerational trauma to this day. This is not just a historical issue; it is a current issue. Speaking as a descendant of settlers, we need to sit with the discomfort of our country's actions, that though we might not be directly responsible, we still greatly benefit from colonization in Canada. The discovery of the bodies of lost souls underscores the need for us to begin the work of understanding and reconciliation. Our May Noon Zoom featuring John Currie ED of HIP, and Clay Melnike District 6330 HIP Co-ordinator was a first step in what will be a journey through some dark places on the way to enlightenment and unity. Here is the link in case you missed it; https://youtu.be/T5EqxoiqxNQTo honour the lives and spirits of those 215 children, I encourage you to wear orange this week. If you are able to, please take a moment to pause @ 2:15pm and remember the children that never returned to their families and communities. Yours in Rotary, David Elliott
--Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction--
For more than 60 years, the Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction has brought incredible sports entertainment to the London community. While fun, the event also successfully contributed to enabling a promising future for children with a wide-range of special needs and disabilities at TVCC (formerly Thames Valley Children’s Centre). Right now, we should be announcing celebrities and selling tickets to our fun-filled evening, but the pandemic had different plans for us. While we will not be able to transform RBC Place London into the sports enthusiast dream, we were all hoping for, we won’t let that stop us from ensuring that children and youth have the support they need to achieve the highest possible quality of life. TVCC needs us now more than ever. That is why the Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction Committee decided to pivot our efforts into an online, virtual silent auction - Bids for Kids! About TVCC: TVCC works to support children and their families to achieve the highest possible quality of life. TVCC aims to assist children and youth with special needs and disabilities to be their best! TVCC serves about 11,000 children, youth and their families with physical disabilities, communication disorders, developmental delays and autism every year. They provide a variety of specialized programs, services, resources and supports throughout Southwestern Ontario. *Please note that successful purchasers of auction items will be contacted in the following days after the event. All auction items can be picked up at our office at 345 Westminster Ave in London, Ontario.* BID NOW https://trellis.org/bids-for-kidsAs this is one of the Rotary Club of London's Community Service Projects, please bid now and bid often and share this email with your family and friends today!
--SAVE THE DATE--PRESIDENT'S CUP GOLF--
Sept 11th-WIDDER STATION Golf, Grill & Tap House THEDFORD Widder Station has long been regarded as the venue of choice for public golf and events in Lambton County. The beautifully manicured 18-hole championship golf course winds through the areas rolling terrain and provides a wide variety of interesting holes for even the most experienced golfer. we pride ourselves on providing your guests with exceptional customer service, a beautifully manicured golf course and a memorable experience.
Weekly Coffee Klatch
Since the Province has extended its Stay-at-Home directive, we decided to set up a weekly Zoom “Coffee Klatch” each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:15 am.
Club Assembly hosted by Harry Joosten presenting to the Club membership the Strategic Planning Task Force Report. 