--TO ADVANCE A BETTER WORLD THROUGH SERVICE BORN OF FELLOWSHIP AT ROTARY CLUB OF LONDON-- --NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH-- -Support The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund. When every Rotarian gives every year, it makes Doing Good in the World possible. Our Foundation’s Annual Fund pays for local and international grant projects that improve lives close to home and around the world. Your contributions help us promote peace, improve people’s health, provide quality education, respond to disasters, and protect the environment.- --PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR MEETING ON OCTOBER 25th-- 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 on November 1st will be Frans Koch. Frans obtained his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto and his M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. He worked for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for 20 years and was posted to Northern Nigeria, Tanzania and Egypt. Then he worked for 2 years for the Science and Technology Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs. For the last 10 years of his career he was the secretary of two task forces of the International Energy Agency dealing with Electric Vehicles and with Hydropower and has authored over a half a dozen papers on Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, and Hydropower. His presentation will outline the action that needs to be taken in different economic sectors to reduce the impact of climate change, and will then focus on electricity generation as the key to decarbonise our economy. It will indicate the scale of the efforts required, and briefly review the technologies that are available to achieve this goal. It will then focus on 4th Generation nuclear power, and describe developments in Canada and the contribution it can make to attaining carbon free electricity generation. --WORLD POLIO DAY WAS OCTOBER 24TH-- Rotary has put together a short video program (less than 30min) to explain where we are in the campaign to eradicate Polio. The global eradication of polio has been the highest priority of Rotary clubs in Canada and around the World since 1985. Over the years, Rotary has provided US$2.2 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Although we getting close to our goal of eradication, Polio still exists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. If you are short on time, the segment of the eradication efforts in Pakistan is very interested (although if you are more science oriented the portion regarding vaccines is also very interesting.) You can help eradicate Polio in these two countries by making a donation to Rotary's End Polio fund at: https://www.endpolio.org/donate (And every dollar you donate via Rotary will be matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation resulting in three dollars towards Polio eradication.) If you are a Rotarian, please remember to login to the website using your Rotary International account (as donations to the End Polio fund count towards Paul Harris Fellow status.) --CHRISTMAS KETTLES-- We have a note from Salvation Army stating that anyone taking part must have proof of vaccination. If you are interested in a shift please e mail Jim Swan to confirm your shift. hjimswan@gmail.com Shifts still open are Fri. Dec. 10, 2021 6:00 m - 7:30 pm Mon. Dec 13, 2021 Noon - 2:00 pm ; 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wed Dec. 15, 2021 Noon - 2:00 pm Thurs. Dec 16, 2021 Noon - 2:00 pm ; 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ; 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm --The 2020-2021 Hon. Ray Lawson Rotarian of the Year” Award Nominations--  The purpose of The Honourable Ray Lawson ‘Rotarian of the Year’ Award is to recognize a member of the Rotary Club of London who is/has been highly involved in Club activities and may have also been active in Rotary District 6330 activities. Each member is invited to make nominations for this prestigious Award. This Award is open to all members of our Club except any Board Member who sat on the Board of Directors last year: (Howard Shears, Jim Swan, Dianne Prowse Twynstra, Keith Morrow, Jim Belton, John Boyne, Heather Broadhead, John Finan, Michelle Foote, Stu Eberhard, Jon Ferrara, Jeff Schiller, Jack Scott, John Stuart, Kyle Case, Danielle Bork) and previous current member recipients: (John Stuart, Jim Belton, John Eberhard, Bob Earley, Jack Scott, Keith Morrow, Bruce McGauley, Jan Delaney, Don Stevens, Rick Coates, Warren Granger, David Brady, Randy Harden, Elizabeth Harris, Marilyn Neufeld, Don Bork, Heather Broadhead, David J. Elliott, Harry Joosten, Stephen E. Knox).The Nomination Form can be found on our website Home Page under “Home Page Download Files”. Please download and forward the Nomination Form by email to Past President Dianne Prowse Twynstra, dtwynstra@goodlifefitness.com with your choice for this prestigious award and the reason for that choice. Dianne will present her recommendation to the Board at its 17 November meeting. --FOREST CITY LONDON MUSIC AWARDS HONORS RCL MEMBER-- We are pleased to announce that Rotarian Ian Davies has just been recognized by the Forest City London Music Awards as Volunteer of the Year for his continuing work on the Ken Palmer Music Bursary program for graduating London & Area high school music students which he founded in 2014. This important Bursary program provides commitment and encouragement annually to two students to help support their post-secondary music education goals with a $1000 cash award. The bursary honours the work of late Ken Palmer (Oct. 5, 1948 - Oct. 30, 2013) who was an integral part of the London music scene for more than 40 years as a performer with the Dixie Flyers (FCLMA Hall of Fame), Artistic Director of Home County Music & Art Festival (15 years), and as a music teacher/mentor to young musicians. Since 2016, there have been ten $1000 bursaries awarded to London & area students including this year's winners Angela Metron (Catholic Central) and Kate McLeod (Woodstock Collegiate Institute). The FCLMA and the Ken Palmer Music Bursary jury congratulates these outstanding young students and hopes this award will help them with their scholastic goals in music. The bursary program is supported completely by individual donations. If you would like to support this important community initiative, please contact Ian Davies at idea.concerts@gmail.com Here is the link to watch this year's bursary presentation. https://www.facebook.com/ForestCityLondonMusicAwards/videos/174378701217459/ Congratulations Ian! --NOTE FROM JERRY PRIBIL--  We are so incredibly proud and excited to be part of this great fundraiser in supporting the local youth programs throughout the London community. Please consider purchasing this beautiful ornament and help our future stars reach their goals. Sold at Marienbad and Chaucer's for $20. info@marienbad.ca, 519.679.9940 |
