Suvam Ganguli is organising a social dinner on Saturday 10th August 2019 to kick start the social calendar for the Rotary year 2019-20.
Club members have been allocated to a region depending on where they reside and we have appointed a champion for each region to to book a restaurant for the Saturday 10th August for a big group, and send out an email to all the members assigned to their region to confirm attendance. Once the champions have the final numbers they can then confirm the numbers with the restaurant. If there is not enough interest among members in a particular region then we can look to merge regions.
On Tuesday morning, 23 July 2019, the beloved Annie Garrett, wife, partner and best friend of PP Roy Garrett passed away peacefully with her family beside her. Her greatest gift was to bring people together and share in the delights of life, love and friendship.
Her funeral is to be held at St Peters Eastern Hill Anglican Church, East Melbourne at 2pm, Friday 02nd August, 2019
You can see from the email trail below that volunteers are needed on Tuesday
30 July out at DIK to help load a large container(40 ft) with hospital beds bound for Chile.
This is not one of those normal occasions when RCM members get together out there on a planned Saturday, rather it is one of those occasions when DIK just needs major help during the week, be it onsite as this one is or offsite when DIK is required to shift plant/equipment/beds from a school/hospital as they have arranged with the donor.
So if you can spare some time out at Somerville Road West Footscray after our regular meeting on 30 July(next week), please let me know. I imagine the day would end early afternoon. Appreciate your response by this Thursday, 25/7.
In terms of logistics,I will coordinate and work out who is driving and who will be a passenger from your responses.....leaving from our breakfast meeting!!
Meeting Opened by President Warwick, Toast to Rotary International by Chairperson Lady Pastidio
Visiting Rotarians: DG Grant Hocking and Melissa, AG and DGN Dale Hoy, DG9810 Shia Smart, RC Essendon Roger Leask, RC of Compostella Valley Province Philippines D3860 Eulice Tumbali, Past AG Eulogio ‘Ogie’ Tumbali & Past President Alicia Tuymbali.
Guests: Ana Galvez, Interplast Rotarian Engagement Coordinator and Rotary Peace Scholar 2077-2009, David Laurie, potential new member.
Announcements:
Immediate Past President Neville Taylor presented the Presidents Aware ‘Rotarian of the Year’ 2018-2019 to Rebecca John in recognition of her untiring efforts as co-almoner and personal growth as a Rotarian in community service.
Almoner report by Allan Driver on members Cecily Neil and Yanpu Zhang both recovering from recent injuries. Thoughts and prayers to member Ray Garrett and family as they support Annie through her illness.
Alan Seale updated on NGSE Inbound Student, Utta Rink 19yrs, from Germany between February-April 2020. Host Families are needed, please contact Alan Seale.
Roger Thornton and Pippa recently visited PP Justine Murphy in New South Wales. Update on Justines’ successful relocation professionally at Scenic World and personally with land purchased as well as continuing Rotary engagement now as President of RC of Blue Mountains Central.
Youth Committee seeking nominations of 18-25yr participants in RYLA programs to go to Elias Lebbos.
Presidents Announcements:
Reminded members and guests of the Social Enterprize initiative.
Congratulations to thos celebrating birthdays including Sarah Overton, Russell Rolls, Cecily Neil and partners Con Avramopolous and Pamela Robertson. Also to Malcolm and Heather Fielden for their wedding anniversary.
RI President Mark Daniel Maloney visiting Ballarat. Presidential Dinner 24th September hosted by District 9780. Details and bookings can be found at https://www/trybooking.com/BDVLG
Rotary Leadership Institute program on 13th & 20th October. Expressions of Interest to President Warwick.
Guest Speaker: District Governor Grant Hocking
Acknowledgement to RCM members who contribute beyond the club, in particular PDFG Neville John and Rebecca John and Stuart Cardell as D9800 Youth Chair
Rotary International Theme for 2019-2020 is ‘Rotary Connects the World”
District Conference in Bendigo 27-29th March will follow four themes of Communicate, Connect, Celebrate and Collaborate. Speakers already locked in include Ro Allen, Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality and Emergency Services Commissioner Andrew Crisp.
D9800 has an emphasis on “connection” for the 2019-2020 year. The ‘Morning Tea with the DG’ initiative is an opportunity for all Rotarians to connect with details to be announced
Highlighted Rotary International Convention in Hawaii 6th-10th Juned 2020
DG Grant spoke of the Paul Harris statement in 2915 that ‘The world is a changing place and we must change with it’ and how the District Leadership Team are using this tp pursue a strategy to ensure clubs and engagement grows over the year. In demonstrating the folding page metaphor of those who want to be engaged with Rotary he spoke of how we can offer alternatives to enable those who are facing barriers to be so engaged. Examples include the Cocktail, Passport and Family Club concepts.
Two new committees established at District level to drive ‘Connection’ are the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, the Environment and Sustainability Committee and the Youth Alumni. The purpose is to harness the impacts of work being done across clubs into something stronger at District level.
R100 to in 2021 to celebrate the centenary of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand. Events being hosted in collaboration by the four clubs chartered in 1921 being Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. DG Grant is calling for every Rotary Club in D9800 to deliver a Centenary Project.
End Polio and Rotary’s part of it will be highlighted in two events being the Polio Train Ride on 24th October and the Polio Walk at Albert Park on 18th October
In closing DG Grant’s two goals for the year are to seer more D9800 clubs through the three alternatives and to see the youth, diversity and environment committees flourish at District Level.
Closing
Chair person Lady Pastidio thanked DG Grant Hocking and presented a gift of appreciation. Social Enterprize winners were Neil Salvano, Allan Driver and Michelle Crawford
President Warwick thanked everyone and highlighted RCM’s progressiveness through the Docklands branch initiative, Zoom Board meetings and RCM members involvement in a newly formed Board by State Government to work on a Uniting South Sudanese Community project to be launched soon.
