Rotary District 9800 - Changeover Lunch

Date: Sunday Jun 27, 2021, 12:00 pm

Come and celebrate at the District Changeover event. Farewell Philip and his Team and welcome in Dale and his Team.
The event will include a two-course lunch, drink on arrival and two bottles of wine on each table.
Parking is free opposite the hotel or $5.00 in the hotel car park.
Arrive at midday for a 12.30pm start.

On Sunday 27 June 2021 at 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM

LOCATION

Hyatt Place Melbourne, Essendon Fields
1 English Street, Essendon Fields, Victoria 3041

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Club Changeover

Date: Friday Jul 2, 2021, 7:00 pm

We would really love to make this Changeover event one to remember and hope that you and your partner can attend, so dust off your finest wear and your Rotary regalia, ready for a great night.  Why not invite a friend or prospective member or both.Don’t just put it in the diary – book now … please use this link to reserve your place at this special club event when Jama Farah hands over to Jamie Robertson. https://www.trybooking.com/BROYL

Footscray Art Prize Exhibition and Auction Dinner

The Rotary Club of Footscray fundraising dinner for youth projects – held in conjunction with the 2021 Footscray Art Prize was organised on the 8th May 2021. The event began with a special viewing of the Footscray Art Prize exhibition at the Footscray Community Arts Centre followed by dinner and an auction at the Australian Croatian Club.

We raised just over $3000 from the dinner, this includes tickets sales and silent auctions.

Suzanne would like to applaud the generosity of the club members who attended and their guests, for donating goods, time and their skills to make it a very enjoyable evening.

For those who have been unable to visit the Footscray Art Prize in person, here is a link to the catalogue and a virtual tour of the main prize exhibition at the Footscray Community Art Centre.

The catalogue includes the Young Artists entries, the prizes sponsored by our club. 

Club Meetings

The Club has been consistent in organising meeting throughout this two-month period. In April, a zoom meeting in the first week was followed by a dinner meeting at The Plough Hotel later in the month. The Footscray Rotary Board Meeting was organised on the 13th May.

Tommy Quick is the guest speaker for tonight’s zoom meeting. Tommy Quick is a young 28-year-old stroke impacted man, who is riding a recumbent bike 9000 across Australia and up the East coast with the goal to raise $1m for stroke research.  He only has 62 days until he starts in WA and heads to Melbourne. 

Looking forward to meeting Tommy and listening to his story.

Footscray Art Prize

For those who have been unable to visit the Footscray Art Prize in person, here is a link to the catalogue and a virtual tour of the main prize exhibition at the Footscray Community Art Centre.

Young Artist Award - Primary

Young Artists Award - Secondary

District Governor's Message - Centenary Coins and Stamp Launch Success

Rotary District 9800 Governor Philip Archer

The Rotary Centenary Coins and Stamp launch was held on Thursday morning and was truly a wonderful event. The seamless online communication link between the Melbourne and Sydney UBS boardrooms was impressive and allowed us to showcase the best of the two centenary clubs of Rotary Melbourne and Rotary Sydney.

I would like to acknowledge the leadership of those clubs dating back one hundred years. Sir John Monash, the second President of the Rotary Club of Melbourne, and indeed every president since charter, has led a broad church of members who have been able to assist the growth of Rotary in Victoria and across Australia, chartering new clubs and implementing a range of impressive projects that have brought significant benefits to the communities they have served. I congratulate the current Rotary Melbourne leadership team of President Marion MacLeod, Immediate Past President Kevin Sheehan and Hugh Bucknall, all of whom have been so active in the promotion of Rotary’s 100 years of giving and leading our centenary celebrations. They have helped to lay the foundation for the next century of giving.