BULLETIN November 12th (Nov 10, 2019)

WHAT'S IN THIS BULLETIN

22nd October 2019

Next Meeting - Guest Speaker
Christmas Hamper Appeal
Public Image & Member Seminar
PNG scoping trip
Sausage Sizzling Returns
Meeting report 22nd October
Gallery

NEXT MEETING - GUEST SPEAKER

Posted by Bruce HERON

Jessica Trijsburg, Peace Scholar District 9800

Rotary Peace Scholarship and Beyond

At Rotary Central Melbourne we are working in partnership with Australian Red Cross to design an ongoing approach to support Peace Scholarship applicants from their organisation. We had the first applicant recommended by the D9800 panel this year and are keen to make this a bigger part of our Foundation goals in the future.

To help our members better understand the value of the program, we are fortunate to be joined by Jessica as one of our previous Peace Scholars to speak about the scholarship. Jessica will detail her own experience and achievements since.

Jessica was selected to be a Rotary District 9800 World Peace Fellow at the University of North Carolina between 2011 and 2013. Her area of expertise is multicultural interfaith dialogue and peace building, particularly between Muslim and Christian communities.

Jessica now works at Melton City Council as a Community Capacity Coordinator. She manages a team in the areas of community engagement, development, funding, leadership, and volunteering, as well as indigenous affairs and intercultural development.

Experienced in Community Capacity Development with a demonstrated history of working in the government and education sectors, Jessica is skilled in Intercultural Leadership, Community Engagement, Conflict Resolution, Research and Policy Analysis. With a strong community and social services background, Jessica has a key focus on reducing structural and social exclusion.

Jessica more recently organised the 2019 Intercultural Cities Australasia Symposium, an event exploring the opportunities and challenges of our time in the areas of interculturalism and diversity. Jessica also facilitated the participation of other peace fellow alumni from the Institute for Economics & Peace and the International Storytelling Centre.

Christmas Hamper Appeal

PNG scoping trip

Our PNG scoping trip for the proposed Global Grant project with the College of Anaesthetists.

Foyer of Cafe 411, Morobe Hotel, Lae, PNG

From RCM; Roger Thornton,

From ACNZA; Anthony Wall,

From RC Lae; Johanna Somfleth, Gertrude Marun, Catherine Koavea Galgal and Gavin Whyte

Thanks

Alan

27th Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Breakfast

GUEST SPEAKER

Dr Andrew Browning

Maternal health care in Africa- an Australian intervention

Dr Andrew Browning spent 17 years living with his family in Ethiopia and Tanzania amongst some of the poorest people in the world.

He specialises in treating a devastating birth injury called obstetric fistula. This results from women giving birth at home, without medical help. In labour for four or five days they deliver a stillborn child and the tissues in their pelvis are destroyed, leaving them with large holes (fistula) to their bladder and bowel. Leaking continually they are shunned, depressed and suicidal.

Andrew is one of only a handful of surgeons in the world who have dedicated their lives to helping treat and prevent this. His charity has now built three maternity hospitals in Africa and aims to build many more.

All funds raised will be used to support Rotary Foundation projects that make lives better in your community and around the world

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International has received 12 consecutive 4-star ratings, the top rating, from Charity Navigator as at January 2019.
Charity Navigator also rates The Rotary Foundation as Number One in their list of the 10 of the Best Charities Everyone's Heard Of.
It also received an A+ from Charity Watch its highest rating in 2017 (the most recent rating).
The Association of American Fundraising Professionals named The Rotary Foundation as the outstanding Foundation for 2016.

We look forward to welcoming all Rotarians, partners, friends and colleagues to this special event

BOOKINGS: www.trybooking.com/BEYTZ

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

When: Thursday, 21st November 2019

Where: The RACV City Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Tickets: $70.00 per head or $650 for a table of ten (incl. GST)

RSVP: 7th November 2019

Time: 7.15 for 7.30 till 9.00am

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Marjorie Gerlinger

Email: marbern@bigpond.net.au • 0419 302 109

SAUSAGE SIZZLING RETURNS

Posted by Peter DURAS

A new Rotary year and suddenly the first Bunnings sausage sizzle at Port Melbourne was successfully completed on Friday 12th July.

If you are able to help on any of the future dates listed below, could you please email me at peter.duras@bigpond.com indicating your preference for morning, lunchtime or afternoon? We'll run from shortly after 8am to 4.

Remaining dates for Port Melbourne this calendar year are:

Friday 30th August

Friday 1st November

Friday 15th November

Sunday 22nd December

MEETING REPORT 29th October

Posted by Tony THOMAS

No report this week for meeting 29th October. No meeting on Cup Day November 5th

Remember that meeting on November 12th will also include the AGM

The Agenda for the Annual General Meeting will be as follows:

1. Confirmation of the Minutes of the AGM held on 20 November 2018

2. Adoption of the Financial Statement and Auditor's Report for the year ended 30 June 2019

3. Election of Elias Lebbos as President-Elect and Rohan Williams as President Nominee for the year commencing 1 July 2022

4. Election of the Directors and Officers for the year commencing 1 July 2020, as detailed below

5. Confirmation of Darren Park as the Honorary Auditor for 2020-21

6. Any other business notified beforehand to the Secretary.

Proposed Directors/Officers for 2020-21:

(President: Therese Robinson – already elected)
(President-Elect for 2021 -22: Elias Lebbos – to be elected under item #3)
(President Nominee for 2022-23: Rohan Williams – to be elected under item #3)

Vice-Presidents: Neville John, Anne King

Treasurer: Martin Langton
Secretary: Paul Fraser
Club Administration: Gerard Hogan
Community Services: Rohan Williams
Foundation: Neville Taylor
Fundraising: Rob Hines
International: Cecily Neil

Membership: Neville John

Vocational: Sarah Overton
Youth: David Laurie

Attached for your information are: