Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Topic: "Elder Abuse as Family Violence"

Chairperson:  Dorothy Gilmour

Note: If you would like to invite a family member or young person to this meeting,  they will be more than welcome.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS 

01 Aug:  DG9800 Bronwyn Stephens - Official Visit

08 Aug:  Tim Fischer AC, 2018 Monash Medal Award

15 Aug:  Virginia Lovett, Executive Director, Melbourne Theatre Company

22 Aug:  Anton Leschen, Victoria Manager Smith Family

29 Aug:  Thomas Baker Oration, Prof Fiona Wood AC, to be held in the Hotel Windsor Ballroom

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

It was inspirational to hear Peter's Citation read by President Robert Fisher at last week's Meeting when Peter was awarded Honorary Life Membership.

If you were unable to attend last week's meeting and the awarding of Honorary Life Membership to Peter McCall,  you might like to read Peter's heartfelt and inspirational appreciation of this award.  PETER_McCALL_SPEECH_to_ROTARY_CLUB_of_MELBOURNE.pdf

What a delightful lunch meeting was held in the La Trobe Room at the Sofitel last week.  Member's Club Project Day was packed with enjoyable repartee,  good humour fuelled by "serious" questions from VP Barbara Yerondais and Chris Stilwell about our many Club Projects and Members.  Some Members were lucky to get a chocolate reward for getting their answer in first!  

CLUB NEWS & REMINDERS

Thursday this week – 26 July, DIK will be getting a delivery of 500 school desks and 500 chairs to the DIK store. We are also scheduled to load a container to Vanuatu and prepare for a Timor unit the following Tuesday. We need some arms and legs to give the regular volunteers some help!

Our appreciation and thanks go to Sharann and Ari who have produced a splendid Member Directory for 2018-19.  If you would like a copy of this Directory,  please attend a lunch meeting within the next few weeks.  

Keith Callinan and District 9800 are asking for you to update your details on the new District Club Runner App.  If you want to make the best use of the District ClubRunner App then you need to update. The App allows members to phone, text or email from within the App which makes life a lot simpler.  Similarly, this will update "My Rotary" on the RI web site and ensure your details are current there too.

The Rotary Club of Melbourne "Go Pies" group:  Chris Wang, Austen Burleigh, Kevin Sheehan, John Tozer and Joseph Ebbage and a group of kids, accompanied by Youth Worker Jim Markovski and Gum Mamur from the LesTwentyman Foundation  enjoyed a great day of cheering and booing at the Collingwood/West Coast game at the MCG.

Members of Rotary Club of Melbourne are invited to attend the International President’s Breakfast organised by the Rotary Club of Brighton North where Past President of Rotary International, Ian Riseley OAM will be the guest speaker.  Ian’s topic is “Why good people should want to be Rotarians”.  This is a significant event supporting two worthy causes, let's get a couple of tables organised!

CALENDAR of EVENTS CELEBRATING 0808

Members are invited to the Annual Spirit of Australia Foundation’s 2018 Monash Commemorative Service on Friday 3 August followed by Lunch.  Please see attached Invitations  for details:   2018_SOAF_Service_Invite_.pdf

 2018_SOAF_Luncheon_Invite__(002).pdf 

Rotary Club of Melbourne, Engineers Australia and Spirit of Australia Foundation invite all Members and Partners to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Amiens.  This will be a grand night to honour the 100th Anniversary of this pivotal battle and Sir John Monash.

0808 @ 08.00 HOURS 

RCM's 0808@0800 – is commemorating The 100th Anniversary of the Australian Victory at the Battle of Amiens, 8 August 1918 by the Australian Army Corps led by Sir John Monash, Lieut-General, Cmdg. Australian Corps.

PEACE FELLOW UPDATE

Thank you to Rob Helme for providing the latest update from our Peace Fellow,  Kelly Lawson.

THIS WEEK'S CLUB 'CHAIR'

This week's "Chair" profile is from Keith Callinan, our Club's Citation Writer.  

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

This is how our hardworking VP spent his 70th Birthday - planning Around the Bay in the Rotary office - Members should look out for the raffle to win a $2000 voucher at a bicycle store.  Cakes baked by Jim Orchard and eaten by Ari Talantis and Jo Mavros!  (Didn't Trevor eat any cake?) 

Editor asked Mandi to provide her reflections of the recent RI Convention held in Toronto.  Thank you Mandi....

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS & GREETINGS

Happy Birthday this week to: Max Barr, Mary Barry, Max Carr, Sue McDonald, Chris Sotiropoulos, Barbara Yerondais, Celina Yu.

GUESTS AT LAST MEETING

Guests of the Club: Peter and Kaye McCall

Visiting International Rotarians:  Tim Warden (San Ferando La Union, Philippines)  

Guests of Rotarians:  Elisha McCall, Christine McGinn, Shane McClusky (Peter McCall),  Howard Hutchins (Cheryl Lacey), Robert Thomson (Austen Burleigh), Jim Georgopoulos (Richard Skinner), John Crommelin (Tim Warden).

On Duty this week:  John Shaw, Debra Yin Foo, Alan Trumble, Shirley Singleton, TBA (Wine), Bruce Davidson (Photos).