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October Bulletin 2021
Dear Rotarians,
Hope you are doing well and enjoying the new/old freedom to the fullest. It was wonderful to see some of you at the last zoom meeting and hear about the wonderful work done by the Australian Rotary Health (ARH). I also managed to wake up early and attend the Southbank Rotary's CEO Satelite Club meeting with Guest Speaker Josh Frydenberg on 21st October at 7:30am. The Treasurer provided an Economic Update - Post Covid Recovery and I was happy to hear about his connection with Rotary amongst other things he shared. The Q&A was worth the wait, wish there was more time!
Presenting to you the October 2021 edition of the bulletin. You find details on the Rotary Club of Keilor’s THANK YOU initiative supporting doctors, nurses and health care staff. Jaime reports that our Club will be contributing $500 to the ‘Coffee Fund’, additionally donations is not essential however, if you would individually like to contribute please see the bank details in the article I have shared in the bulletin.
It is my favourite festival today, Diwali and perhaps the only two occasions in a year I am most homesick (second is my birthday). I have been invited to a friends’ house for dinner and will be making a dessert we offer when we pray. Hopefully it turns out well 😊
Enjoy the face to face meeting tonight and I wish you and your families a Happy and Prosperous Diwali!
Pragya
Editor
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The President’s column
I am greatly looking forward to a real, in-person, meeting on Thursday, 4 November. By then most of us should have had a haircut, visited Bunnings, put seedlings in the garden and generally gambolled about like lambs in Spring sunshine. Well, perhaps some of us are past gambolling.
Zoom meetings have been a lifeline of connectedness but not all people feel comfortable with either the technology or the format of talking heads. The buzz of many conversations round a table acts like a charge of adrenaline in itself whereas attempting many conversations on Zoom brings chaos to the collective. The usual Zoom suspects should be augmented at The Plough this week. I suspect that Zoom will not disappear from our lives, and some Board meetings may find them beneficial, but I’d like to think that our regular club meetings will be, living, breathing, laughing, munching events. Read More...
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ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTSCRAY BOARD MEETING
ROTARY CLUB OF FOOTSCRAY BOARD MEETING
HELD ON Thursday 29th July 2021, 5.35pm
Via Zoom online meeting – Footscray.
MINUTES
- Welcome by President Jamie Robertson.
- Present/Apologies
Present – Jamie Robertson, Rodney Johnstone; Graeme Thompson; Suzanne Zammit; Fred Maddern, Maria Silber, Elia Andriotis, Bob Newman, Emanuel Tumino (via phone).
Apologies – Angus Scott-Walker, Emanuel Tumino. Read More...
- Confirmation of Minutes of previous Board Meeting.
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Zoom meeting with PDG Greg Ross
By the fantastic Graeme Thompson
On 21st October, the guest speaker at the Club’s zoom meeting was PDG Greg Ross and he spoke about the excellent work by the Australian Rotary Health (ARH) as well as the Lift the Lid initiative. Greg gave a brief about the history of ARH which began in 1981 under the leadership of Royce Abbey. One of the early projects funded by ARH concerned Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) which identified that sleeping face down was a significant risk factor for babies dying, transforming the understanding of SIDS. In 2000 funding research into mental health became a focus of ARH. Later in 2009 an Indigenous Health school program was funded. Read More...
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PDG Lawrence Atley - Parkinson's Painting Challenge
Dear Fellow Rotarians
With the technological help of my daughter Celia I seek your support for my current fundraising focus. At 83 years young I am undertaking a new venture to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's, a disease which I suffer from personally and hope to help via awareness and research.
Some of you may remember last year, I participated in the 27 for Parkinson's challenge where I walked for 27 days (while in lockdown) and raised great funds with many of you supporting me. This year, I am proud to have been asked to be an ambassador for Parkinson's Victoria and hope to do my utmost to support the cause. Read More...
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Supporting Doctors, Nurses and Health Care staff during this time of crisis, offering a coffee to say “THANK YOU”
By Mary Engert
As Rotarian’s we work tirelessly for the good of others. Now’s the time to show we care more than ever.
COVID-19 is affecting everyone, not only here but also around the world. We are relying on our Front Line Medical and Emergency Workers to keep us healthy, saving the lives of you and me, our loved ones and the HUMAN RACE.
Let’s dig deep, pull our resources together and start donating those cups of coffee to these Fantastic Warriors looking after us in our time of need.
If you would like to participate in this very worthy cause, we have done all the groundwork to make it happen. Read More...
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Rotary D9800 DEI workshop 2- Disability
November 6, 2021, 10:00 am to November 6, 2021, 12:00 pm Rotary D9800 DEI workshop 2- Disability
This FREE workshop Provided by the Rotary District 9800 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee will cover;
• Social Inclusion and Belonging
• Disability and Inclusion training
• Presentations from ‘All Things Equal’
• Presentation from ‘Belonging Matters’
• Breakout rooms, Questions and Discussion
Saturday 6th November 2021 from 10am to 12pm.
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=826415& Read More... |  |
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