--IMAGINE WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB OF LONDON CAN DO IN YEAR 2022 / 23--
--OCTOBER IS BASIC ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH--
This month also includes International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on the 17th & World Polio day on the 24th.
--PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 3RD VIA ZOOM--
Here are the details: Time: The Zoom meeting will “open” at 11:30 AM for those that want to socialize before the meeting which starts at 12:00 pm. Login: https://zoom.us/j/666121982?pwd=ckhwQTN1RFNsbkJBUWxqYkY0SWtLdz09 Meeting ID: 666 121 982 Password: 030500 If you want to dial in via telephone — you can use: +1 647 558 0588 Canada.
Our guest speaker will be Rotarian Jon DeActis, the Executive Director at The Centre of Hope for the past three years. Jon is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. Jon will talk about “Homelessness, what is really going on?”-
NEAR TERM MEETING SCHEDULE
Trial Meeting Schedule
Virtual
In Person
Noon Oct 3 (b)
Oct 24 at 6 PM
(b) 2nd Monday is Thanksgiving
--LONDON SOUTH ROTARY PROJECT--
Rotarians Patti Lake, Kathleen Murphy and Barbra Fraser from London South along with a small group of volunteers have been working for one year to launch the Community Fridge London. The fridge aims to provide fresh food and staples for free, to combat food insecurity. The fridge philosophy is “take what you need, leave/give what you can,” where items can be accessed at any time of day, no questions asked. The fridge is located at St. John the Divine Parish in the Berkshire area of London. Volunteers will clean and check on the fridge daily. We will rely on the community to keep the fridge clean and stocked. I am writing to share the news about this exciting initiative and to ask if you would be interested in contributing your time and talents to one or more (or all!) of the following:
· donating to the fridge/pantry
· checking/cleaning the fridge/pantry
· assisting with public relations/community outreach
· picking up & dropping off items from the food bank as needed
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this form: https://www.communityfridgelondon.com/volunteer You can also contribute a monetary donation (100% of funds will go to purchasing food for the fridge/fridge-related repairs): https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/rotary-club-of-london-south-foundation/The official launch of the Community Fridge London occurred on Wednesday Sept 14th at St John the Divine Parish - 390 Baseline Rd. W. (north entrance). Please share news of this exciting and much needed project with others who you think may be interested in volunteering and/or using the Community Fridge. Thank you, Patti Lake
You are invited to an event in recognition of Darrel Skidmore. Join Mayor Ed Holder and LPL CEO Michael Ciccone as we unveil a plaque honouring Darrel Skidmore for his significant contributions to London Public Library.When: Thursday, October 20; 2pm
Where: The Rotary Reading Garden at Central Library
251 Dundas Street, London
Enter through the Reading Lounge on the main floor of Central Library Reception to follow with Darrel Skidmore, Mayor Ed Holder and other invited guests. RSVP by October 9 to Diana.Bumstead@lpl.ca
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.
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