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Speakers
Sep 22, 2025
London Cares
Oct 27, 2025
District 6330
Nov 10, 2025
City of London
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Upcoming Events
Volunteering at the Blood Donor Clinic
Sep. 17, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
Club Meeting
The Grove Meeting Room #1
Sep. 22, 2025
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 
Volunteering at the Blood Donor Clinic
Sep. 24, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
Volunteering at the Blood Donor Clinic
Oct. 01, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
Board Meeting
Oct. 02, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 
Volunteering at the Blood Donor Clinic
Oct. 08, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
Volunteering at the Blood Donor Clinic
Oct. 15, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
Monthly Volunteering at the Food Bank
926 Leathorne St
Oct. 20, 2025
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
Volunteering at the Blood Donor Clinic
Oct. 22, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 
Paul Harris Area 4 Annual BBQ
West Haven Golf and Country Club
Oct. 23, 2025
4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 
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Rotary News Today
--SEPTEMBER IS BASIC EDUCATION & LITERACY MONTH--
 

 Our upcoming meeting on Monday, September 22th, 2025, at  at The Grove located at the Western Fairgrounds. . 

Meeting Details: 

  • Time: The meeting room and buffet will open at 11:30 AM. Please plan to arrive no later than 11:45 AM to serve yourself and find a seat. Our meeting will start promptly at noon. 

  • Guest Speaker: Chris Moss, CEO of London Cares 

  • Cost: $25.00 per person (self-serve lunch buffet).

Action Required:

To ensure accurate numbers for catering, we kindly ask that you register no later than 12:00 PM on Thursday, September 19th.

Payment Information:
After registering, please e-transfer your payment to The Rotary Club of London at sronson55@gmail.com.

  • Include the names of all attendees in the e-transfer memo so that Sandy Ronson can track payments.

  • Please note: Payment is required when registering.

Chris Moss is the new CEO of London Cares and has over 25 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector in London. Chris has worked in health care, social services, harm reduction, homelessness, mental health and housing. Chris was excited to join London Cares because of the team’s commitment to harm reduction, compassion and making a difference in our community. They are the bravest people who do really hard work and I’m so thrilled to be part of the team. Chris brings experience in strategic thinking, governance, social enterprise and learning & development. She is inspired by the success of London Cares and the impact they’ve had in the lives of the their participants and hopes to continue the hard work that was started over a decade ago. In her downtime, Chris coaches and competes in CrossFit, spends time with family & friends and enjoys travelling. Chris’ passion for social justice, advocacy and disruption of the status quo shows up in her work and life each and every day.

--IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT, RESERVE YOUR TICKETS--

At last year inauguration event Jim Belton was the first recipient of the John Eberhart Rotarian of Distinction Award and Mandi Field was the Club's Paul Harris Community award recipient. This is an important Rotary community event, please plan to attend. Tickets can be booked at the London South Rotary website.

--Poliovirus Weekly Update--  30-July-2025, World Health Organization 

Officially reported WPV1 and cVDPV cases as of 29 July 2025
Wild poliovirus (WPV)
·         Total global WPV1 cases in 2024: 99
·         Total global WPV1 cases in 2025: 19 (compared with 18 for the same period in 2024) 
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases
·         Total global cVDPV cases in 2024: 383
·         Total global cVDPV cases in 2025: 98 (compared with 125 for the same period in 2024)
 
New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 3
Environment: 1
Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 49
Environment: 7
Others: 1
 
Weekly Coffee Klatch 
Weekly ZOOM “Coffee Klatch” each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Bring your own coffee of course.
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Meeting ID: 814 3038 7672
Passcode: 125083
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Next Club Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Rotary Club of London Board will be a Zoom meeting on Sept 11th- at NOON.
- all members are welcome to attend Board meetings
- to view the Club's Board Meeting Minutes go to our website, Member Login, My ClubRunner, click on View Club Documents.
ZOOM link and codes are 
 
 
Special Recognitions: Members:
Hon. Ray Lawson Rotarian of the Year.....Dianne Prowse Twynstra
Jack Burghardt Community Service Above Self Award....Howard Shears


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