Also includes World Rotaract Week from 7th to 14th.
Here is the NEAR TERM meeting schedule; April 8th, April 22nd & May 13th.
-PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUT NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 25th-
Our next LUNCH meeting is Monday March 25th at the Highland Country Club located at 1922 Highland Heights, London, Ontario. Price of this meeting is $30 per person. The meeting room will be open from 11:30 AM for fellowship. 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 March 22nd 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 guest speaker on March 25th will be Julie McBrien. Julie joined MHA in 2021 as Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer. She is a Registered Nurse and holds a Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) degree from the University of Toronto. Julie is also a Certified Health Executive (CHE) through the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Julie is originally from Saint John, New Brunswick. She is married to her wife, Chris, and has a daughter that attends Wilfred Laurier University. Since filling the interim CEO role this past June, Julie has demonstrated herself as an authentic, collaborative, transparent and engaged leader committed to: patient and family-centered care; relationships and building partnerships; supporting the MHA teams; and leveraging innovative ideas to solve challenges. Catherine Osborne, Board Chair says “Julie has been a welcome addition to the MHA team over the past year and a half. As President and CEO, Julie will lead the MHA with integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence”
--ADVENTURE IN CITIZENSHIP PROGRAMME--
Every year the Rotary Club of London sponsors a student for the Adventure in Citizenship program hosted by the Rotary Club of Ottawa in May. This year our candidate is Eeshal Salman. Eeshal is a highly motivated student currently attending H B Beal Secondary School. She volunteers in her community and with youth groups. She is part of the student council, the student senate, and student equality and inclusion committee, striving to advocate for students. Upon graduation Eeshal plans to apply to law school after completing undergraduate studies. She is set on being a prosecutor in the criminal court system.
--LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICIES CHEQUE PRESENTATION--
From right to left--Don Stevens, DOLLY & Betsy Reilly. RCL providing financially support for Literacy through the Dolly Parton Imagination Project which mails a book a month to children between the ages of 1 to 5.
FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE:During 2023-24 the Committee has completed the funding of a new X Ray machine at TVCC, assisted the Salvation Army to provide 135 meals at Christmas time, supported London South with a purchase of a second fridge at their community kitchen, sponsored the Westminster High School Robotics Team and financially supported the "Song Lines Project" which promotes London as the UNESCO Canadian "City of Music". For the balance of the year the Committee is working on financially supporting Literacy through the Dolly Parton Imagination Project which mails a book a month to children between the ages of 1 to 5, working with the other London Rotary Clubs on the Habitat for Humanity project to build Rotary House, hosting a tree planting morning on April 27 and planning another Christmas project with the Salvation Army. Opportunities for Rotarians to be directly involved with our projects will include a tour of the TVCC ( Thames Valley Children's Center) and our annual Tree Planting which will happen the morning of Saturday April 27, 2024 at Pincombe Pond (Wonderland Rd south of Southdale)
FROM THE WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE: The Committee reports approval of a $5,000.00 school supplies project to be shipped with the next container load (Global Literacy Project) to R/C in Durban, South Africa. Committee Chair Keith Morrow has on two occasions described during Club meetings some 200 +/- high quality laptop computer bags coming into the hands of the R/C Grand Bend. They will set 50 aside for packing with elementary school supplies. Timing is June 2024 and members will be requested to assist with individual bag packing. Danielle Bork has just returned from Mexico and was in contact with our R/C partner in the Paul Harris School desk & chairs replacement project (completed last year). Our partner R/C continues to work with the school administration on projects centered on upgrading the school security gate and the establishment of a tech library. The Committee received a Club members proposal to expand a Teacher Mentoring programme in the Dominican Republic. Additional information is required in order to move the project forward further, all communicated to the member proposers.
Weekly Coffee Klatch
Weekly ZOOM “Coffee Klatch” each Thursday from 10:30 to 11:15 am. Bring your own coffee of course.
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Our guest speaker on March 25th will be Julie McBrien. Julie joined MHA in 2021 as Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer. She is a Registered Nurse and holds a Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) degree from the University of Toronto. Julie is also a Certified Health Executive (CHE) through the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Julie is originally from Saint John, New Brunswick. She is married to her wife, Chris, and has a daughter that attends Wilfred Laurier University. Since filling the interim CEO role this past June, Julie has demonstrated herself as an authentic, collaborative, transparent and engaged leader committed to: patient and family-centered care; relationships and building partnerships; supporting the MHA teams; and leveraging innovative ideas to solve challenges. Catherine Osborne, Board Chair says “Julie has been a welcome addition to the MHA team over the past year and a half. As President and CEO, Julie will lead the MHA with integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence”
