--OCTOBER IS ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH--.
Additionally October is World Polio Day (24th).
Here is the NEAR TERM meeting schedule;Nov 13th, Nov 27th & Dec 11th.
--PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUT NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 2nd--
Our next LUNCH meeting is Monday October 23rd at the Highland Country Club located at 1922 Highland Heights, London, Ontario. Price of this meeting is $30 per person and it will be a self-serve light buffet. The meeting room will be open from 11:30 AM for fellowship and the buffet will also be available then. So.... please plan on arriving no later than 11:45 AM so that you have time to serve yourself and find a table to sit at. Our business meeting will start at NOON but no later than 12:15 PM. We will endeavor to end the meeting by 1:00 PM. As usual we need you to register for this meeting. The Registration Link will close at 2:00 PM Friday Oct 20th so that we can advise Highland CC regarding numbers. Please register as soon as possible but be sure to register before 2 PM Friday. After you have registered please arrange to e-transfer your payment 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.
Our speaker will be Tracey Jones. Tracey is the Executive Director of Wellspring London and Region, overseeing two physical office locations in London and Stratford, and serving the Southwestern Ontario catchment area. Wellspring provides no-cost supports to people directly affected by a cancer diagnosis and their family members/loved ones. Tracey has been with Wellspring for 4.5 years. Prior to becoming the leader of Wellspring London and Region, Tracey worked as the National Director of Programs and Services for Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada for 6 years, overseeing the support services, research and advocacy portfolio across Canada. In total, Tracey has spent more than 22 years working in not for profit, health based organizations in the London area. Tracey’s educational background is a BA in Anthropology from The University of Western Ontario; she is currently working on a Master’s degree through Athabasca University in Interdisciplinary Studies. Tracey as 2 teenage boys and a fabulous cat at her home in St. Thomas.
--MEET OUT NEWEST MEMBER--
John Finan completes the induction of Gilles Boko to the Rotary Club of London. Gilles transferred his membership from The Rotary Club of Yamoussoukra on The Ivory Coast of Africa to Rotary Club of London.
Weekly Coffee Klatch
Weekly ZOOM “Coffee Klatch” each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:15 am. Bring your own coffee of course.