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Erica Black on London Cares

London Cares

Erica Black, the Outreach Coordinator for London Cares, talked about the mission of the outreach program which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week under the Pillars of: Harm Reduction; Prevention; Treatment; Enforcement; and Community Collaboration.

They focus on London's core areas (Downtown, Old East Village, SOHO), Street Outreach Workers engage with individuals experiencing homelessness and support them to move off the street and into a home.

She talked about the importance of our “Keep London Warm” initiative last winter. Many of the homeless could not be housed in the hotel arrangements set up by the city or in the trailers set up on various parking lots. For those individuals without accommodations the street outreach workers tried to find safe and warm locations for them to spend the night – churches, doorways, or other locations. Our kits made them more comfortable than would otherwise be the case.

Erica said London Cares gets 9 5% of their funding from the city and donations like ours make a difference that goes beyond the basics LC can provide. She said the items we provided were what individuals needed and she did not suggest any changes to the kits.

After her presentation we officially launched this year’s Keep London Warm program. Donations can be made at Canada Helps under the Rotary Club of London South Foundation page or click on the link below:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/rotary-club-of-london-south-foundation/campaign/2021-2021-keeping-london-warm-campaign/

Yvone Joubert on Clubhouse App

Yvone Joublet described the Clubhouse App and how it is connecting Rotarians worldwide. Clubhouse App is a new type of social network based on voice—where people around the world come together to talk, listen, and learn from each other in real-time. Currently a Rotary forum is hosted on the app every Saturday morning for discussion of various topics of interest to Rotarians. One week it might have a forum on fighting poverty and micro loans or other similar topics which Rotarians are sponsoring. The App is available on Google Play or the Apple Store.

Ron Posno-Dying with Dignity

Ron Posno's presentation on Dying with Dignity underlined the importance of planning details for end of life. Surprisingly, 65% of Canadians do not have a will. Many have not had a discussion with family members about their wishes in the event of incapacity or suffering from an incurable disease. Ron talked about the history of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and the status of the legal framework and issues individuals need to take into account.

Aug 6 Business Meeting

The first business meeting of the new Rotary year covered a number of topics including:

Membership Development
Fundraising
Community Service Projects
Kenya Water/Hygiene

Erin Scott Living with Lyme Disease

Erin Scott talked about what it is like to live with Lyme Disease. Growing up in Norfolk County and playing in the fields she was exposed to ticks and developed a range of symptoms that went undiagnosed as Lyme Disease for many years. Doctors were unable/unwilling to accept that the symptoms were Lyme Disease. When she was finally tested for Lyme using US testing the symptoms made sense as a cluster of symptoms. She became an advocate for testing and getting the disease recognized in Canada.

Scale up Grant program

ADG Howard Shears on DG Erin's goals

ADG Howard Shears outlined incoming DG Erin Shankie's goals for her Rotary Year. Her goals are a continuation of the three year strategic plan started in DG Tony's year.

Club Change Over

The Wheel of Rotary keeps turning. We held our change over meeting on June 25^th. President Anette listed some of our club’ accomplishments during her year as President, Howard Shear ADG administered the oath of office to the new Rotary year officers and In coming President Philippe outlined his objectives for the new year.

Among the accomplishments during President Anette’s year:

Backpacks for school
Turkeys for Thanksgiving
Keeping London Warm
Habitat for Humanity
Ornament sales
RYLA sponsorships
Kenya water project
Colombia tablets
Beirut Hospital funding
Sports Equipment for schools
RI Foundation targets exceeded by large amounts.
Rotaract and Interact sponsorship
Bravery Bead Bags
Greenhouse for Food Bank
Tree planting
And much more

Incoming President Philippe Goals:

Increased Fellowship
Create a Newsletter!
Three new members
Increased Social Media presence
Hybrid meeting creation
Increased number of Paul Harris
Include O Canada at our meetings.
Having Fun
Recognizing Indigenous Lands at meetings
Fundraising
Celebrating our successes

Business Meeting
Sep 24, 2021
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Tree Planting
Oct 06, 2021 5:30 PM

The Rotary Club of London South's President, Philippe Morin welcomes you to our club.

Welcome to the Rotary Club of London South, located in London, Ontario. If you are looking to help make a change either locally or internationally (or both !) you are in the right place. I encourage you to join our vibrant club and BE the difference. Check out our interesting array of weekly guest speakers and be our guest at one of our Friday morning meetings. We are looking forward to greeting you with our warm Rotary welcome!

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