FRIENDLY REMINDER TO REGISTER. ALL ARE WELCOME, BRING SOME FRIENDS OR FAMILY!As the holiday season approaches, let us come together to celebrate the spirit of fellowship, gratitude, and giving at our Rotary Holiday Dinner Meeting & Social!
Date: Monday, December 16th Time: 5:00 pm Location: Highland Country Club, 1922 Highland Heights, London, Dress Code: Festive Attire/Business/Business Casual
This special evening promises:
Delicious holiday-inspired cuisine
Heartwarming camaraderie with fellow Rotarians
Fun activities to spread the cheer
A chance to reflect on our accomplishments and toast to the new year
Feel free to bring your spouse, partner, or guest to share in the season's joy.
Please RSVP As usual, we were hoping you could register for this meeting. The Registration Link will close at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 12TH so we can advise The Highland Country Club regarding numbers. Please register as soon as possible but be sure to register before 2 PM Thursday 12th. 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 The Highland regardless of your attendance. After registering, please arrange to e-transfer your payment of $75.00 per person 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. We look forward to celebrating with you and making this a memorable evening. Let’s embrace the holiday spirit and our shared commitment to Service Above Self together.
--HALF YEARLY MEMBERSHIP DUES--
Thanks to all who have remitted payment of the dues invoices sent via Clubrunner. If you have not remitted payment yet please do so-Thanks
--YOUTH EXCHANGE LETTTER--
November Newsletter Bonjour de France! Three months! November went by crazy fast; it was a little bit of a shock for me because the newsletter is already due. Luckily everything is still going well; with friends, tests, birthday parties, Le Chateau de Chantilly, food, some difficulty and fun; November was great. One big difficulty I have is people refusing to speak French with me (even when their English isn’t very good). I am very aware my French isn’t perfect, school is still hard, and I can’t understand everything, but I’m trying so I wish they would do the same. While this happens, many people luckily don't speak English and are forced to speak French with me. I have even made friends that don't speak English, I find these people great to go to lunch with and just have a good time. Sure, I make mistakes when speaking, but it's nice to just laugh about it and move on. In fact, I went to lunch outside of my school with some people. This lunch was an amazing experience, it was just some random restaurant with tacos and burgers, but it was SO GOOD. When I ordered my food, the man working there found out I am Canadian and asked about that too, a completely random interaction, but it was so nice just to talk in French. Sometimes these little moments are the best moments. Rotary here has been fun; in November we had an event where everyone brings in food from their country. While the food was great and it was amazing to see my friends at the event, somehow poutine is impossible to explain to French people. Even with poutine right in front of me they didn't understand; in French there is no word for gravy, it isn't in France, it only translates to “sauce” so often they assume gravy is a weird Canadian word for cheese sauce because I say poutine has it as well, but even after saying it is more of a beef sauce nobody understands. Luckily even though the French people don't understand what poutine is, they all loved it. Recently Rotary also tested each student on their language skills. I have not received my results, but I think the test went well (I studied HARD for past and future tense). Third month in and things should only get better. In December I switch my host families which is going to be very bittersweet, but I know it's just a part of the experience of exchange. I can't wait to go on vacation, see more, try more new things and continue to learn in the craziest but most fun way possible. Georgie Street
--YOUTH EXCHANGE NEED STUDENT BILLET VOLUMTEER FAMILIES--
The Rotary Club of London Youth Exchange Program is in need of a third host family for our Inbound Student Sho Fujimoto. I am reaching out to everyone to hear if you are aware of anyone who may be interested. The time frame would be Mid-April to Late-June. Sho is attending H B Beal and doing very well. Hosting is a wonderful opportunity for a family, as much as the exchange is for our student. There is no ‘perfect’ host family… young, old, children, no children, married, divorced, widows, same-sex—they can all make wonderful host families for our Inbounds. Also, host families do not have to be Rotarians or Rotaractors, and they do not have to have children (living at home or otherwise). Older Rotarians who may be living alone might enjoy having Sho's company for a few months! Please Contact Randy Harden if you are able to help randy.harden@gmail.com
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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