Salman Mubarak of Rotary Club Multan Cantt in Pakistan empowers polio survivors through cricket, proving disabilities don’t define limits but highlight extraordinary abilities on and off the field.
President Catherine Baxter has shared exciting highlights from her first six months leading the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
The Rotary Club of Melbourne Young Achievers awards recognise and honour annually up to three outstanding young Victorians with an award of $1,500 each. Nominations are now open.
The Australian Federal Police and Untapped Dandelion Program has been awarded the Inclusive Communities Award at the recent National Disability Awards. Rotary Melbourne member Carolyn (Cas) Burr, is the Managing Partner at Untapped Talent.
On Tuesday 10 December 24, Richard Parker, Jan Moffatt, Trevor Nink and Sue Smith picked up car loads of toys from Launch Housing HQ in Collingwood. The donated toys were delivered to their facilities in Dandenong, South Melburne, East St Kilda and St Kilda, bring cheer and happy faces to those less fortunate.
At the Rotary Melbourne Meeting on Wednesday 11 December 24 the guest speaker was District Governor Michael Lapina, Opera singer, singing milestone songs in his career. Click on read more to get the full story and view photo gallery.
23 Melbourne Rotarians and partners participated in a delicious pizza night at Kate & John Saunders house on Thursday 12 December 24.
Rotary Melbourne members and guests may be interested to read the latest Zone 8 Rotary on the Move December 24 edition (click on READ MORE). There is an interesting article on Polio Eradication – A Game of Snakes & Ladders.
Thanks goes to an anonymous member for providing the following jokes:
1. What do you call a lazy skeleton?
2. What do you call a fairy who hasnt had a wash for a week?
3.What lies in a pram and wobbles?
Click read more to find the answers!!!!!
On Tuesday 10 December, International Human Rights Day, Past President Ozuem Esiri of Nigeria curated a global Zoom meeting, attended by 80 people from around the world, which featured five speakers, including Rotary Melbourne Past President Robert Fisher.
Rotarians need a break too!
The Rotary Melbourne Office will close from
Friday 13th of December 2024 to Monday 13th of January 2025
1st meeting back 22 Jan RIMERN Volunteering Day & lunch
Information & to Book: https://events.humanitix.com/rimern-visit-2025
See you when we return in 2025!
Event
Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Stephanie (Steph) Hunt on 20 November 2024 with the classification of Law - International Mediation. Steph is an Accredited Mediator, and is a Councillor of the Australian Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Rotary Melbourne welcomed and inducted Getrude (Trudy) Matshe on 27 November 2024 with the classification Social Entrepreneur - Business & Systems Analyst. Trudy is a poet and artist who believes in changing the world one story at a time.
Thank you to Kevin Sheehan for your reflection on Wednesday 11 December 24 sharing stalwart member John Mitchell's last THANKFULL REFLECTION in 2016.
Club Guests Michael Lapina, Alex Lapina, Edward Lee, David Kram, Karen Kim.
Visiting Rotarians Peter Shepheard (Altona), Aviv Palti, Maria Hicks (Passport Melbourne), AK Tareen (Madras).
Visitors Luke Downing, Penelope Hansen, Anna Riccio (Deb Yin Foo), Victoria (Karen Kim), Amy Wells (Richard Dent), Heather Glindemann (Bob Glindemann), Alexandra Chapman (Cheryl Lacey), Penne Ebbage (Joseph Ebbage), Amanda Battaini (Tony Battaini), Sue Stott (Malcolm Simpson), Helen Weeks (Clive Weeks), Janet Wang (Chris Wang).
Member Anniversaries:
Member Birthdays this week:
On Duty: Richard Dent (MC), Kevin Sheehan (Reflection), Bill Pickett (Photography), Philip Cornish (Raffle), Bernie McIntosh, Marg Leser (Reception).
Our own Past President Robert Fisher features alongside top Rotary International leaders and leading Guest Speakers, including Rotary World President Stephanie Urchick. Rotary's Mega Meeting Team specially invites you to this special International ONE on ONE Interactive Session.
Rotary Melbourne's Christmas Appeal recipient in 2024 is Western Chances. Through scholarships, opportunity programs, and ongoing support, we don’t just help young people achieve their goals - we empower them to return to their communities with knowledge, skills, and hope. Please make a special Christmas donation this year.
