From: KWebb [mailto:kwebb@crcid.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 4:02 PM
To: 'sjohnson@fanshawepioneervillage.ca'
Cc: 'eberhard@uwo.ca'
Subject: Rotary Club of London 100 Year anniversary - 1915 to 2015
Good Afternoon Sheila:
Thank you for meeting with me this morning to discuss next week’s board meeting.
I have followed up with the Rotary club of London to determine when is their centennial: It is in 2015. So, this is perfect as the date they were chartered was in 1915, which falls within your timeline mandate of 1820 – 1920. This also provides you and the club nearly 2 years to discuss how to best showcase Rotary in the village. John Eberhard, a member of the club’s centennial committee was quite excited about the possibilities of an exhibition in the new building and perhaps a permanent display in the village. He will communicate this opportunity with the other members of the committee.
I have copied John on this email to facilitate direct communications between you. He can also help arrange a presentation for you at one of Rotary club of London’s meetings in the near future.
See you Monday evening.
Yours sincerely,
The Rotary Club of London followed up with Fanshawe Pioneer Vilage and began working towards a temporary display of Rotary artifacts display in 2015 with the assistance of the curator (and now Executive Director) Shanna Dunlop. Discussions were also held regarding the possibility of a permanent display with the artifacts housed in a historically accurate Rotary office. FPV was just starting to work on its "Storefronts Capital Project" and it was felt this would be the perfect location for the Rotary office. However, they needed to get the architectural drawings completed before they could start their community fundraising efforts. However, they didn't have the allocated funds to get them done. Enter the Rotary Club of London Hyde Park.
The RCLHP had started a fundraising event called "Afternoon Tea Social" with the first event held in 2013. Kevin became the Chair of this fundraising event for 2014 and suggested we call it a "Victorian Spring Tea" and hold it at Fanshawe Pioneer Village. This was held in May 2014 and was very successful. Previous member John McDonald did the catering (and did a fantastic job); there was a fashion show; and, presentation on 19th century women's undergarments called "Victorian Secrets". The audience was predominantly women and they were served by the men who were dressed as 19th century waiters. This event raised around $5,000 with 50% going back to FPV. With these funds they were able to complete the architectural drawings that truly kicked off their fundraising campaign for this project.
The Historical Rotary Office
Signing the Guest Register
Myung-Joon; Myo; and, David Knoppert exiting Trinity Anglican Church @ Fanshawe Pioneer Village