THIS WEEK'S MEETING
"MEMBER" ON THEIR WAY TO OUR FESTIVE LUNCH MEETING!
“DING DONG MERRILY “ on 35th FLOOR!
Our Meeting on Wednesday, 12 December is going to be a charasmatic, cheerful, Christmas celebration with lots of chortling! This is a "must not miss" invitation to partners and friends which signals the last meeting for 2018.
2018 CLUB CHRISTMAS APPEAL
This year's Rotary Club of Melbourne Christmas Appeal designated charity is the ‘Ignite’ program of Arts Access Victoria, supporting artists with disability.
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
16 Jan: First Meeting 2019 Sandra Hills OAM, CEO Benetas, ‘The Bright Side of Life’
23 Jan: Rob McGuirk, President, Hostelling International
30 Jan: Gerard Mansour, Comm. for Senior Victorians; Rachel Lane, Principal, Aged
Care Gurus; Sabine Phillips, Lawyer; Moderator Sandra Hills, CEO, Benetas
06 Feb: Conny Lenneberg, Brotherhood of St Laurence
LAST WEEK'S MEETING
LAURA CAVALLO CEO, DESTINATION MELBOURNE
Laura Cavallo seen here sharing in some light hearted banter with Peter Jones, Chair of last week's meeting.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
What a motivating presentation it was at last week's meeting when our Membership Director, Mandi Wendt presented her report to the Members.
CLUB NEWS
A DAY at WERRIBEE ZOO
The Club’s Welfare of the Young Committee has invited all Members and their families to join them on an outing to Werribee Zoo on Australia Day, 26 January, 2019.
INTRODUCING:
Sandra Hills and Richard Skinner have created a fantastic first luncheon meeting for 2019. This will be the first part of a double feature program presentation. On 16 January and 30 January 2019, "The Bright Side of Life: Preparing for Our Later Years" will be presented to Members and guests to inform us all about how we can be best prepared for our later years.
COMMITTEE/GROUP "CHRISTMAS-SING"
VOCATION COMMITTEE END OF YEAR
The Vocation Committee: Reg, Ari, Iqbal, Richard, Cynthia, Robert and Dorothy are pictured hard at work preparing for 2019!
HAWTHORN/KEW CHRISTMAS at LA Q in KEW!
CENTRAL GROUP CELEBRATE at INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
MORNINGTON PENINSULA CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Many more Rotarians enjoyed the Mornington Peninsula Group Chrismas Lunch at Phil and Jane's beautiful home on the Peninsula. Unfortunately, Jo pushed the wrong buttons and deleted the group photo on the way home in the car!
MORE MORNINGTON PENINSULA GROUP CELEBRATING
More of the Mornington Peninsula Group enjoying a beautiful day at the Endersbees.
MEMBER MILESTONES
Club Membership Milestones remaining in December:
Nick Pelham: 13.12.2006 - 12 years
John Fuller: 15.12.1971 - 47 years
Cheryl Lacey: 15.12.2004 - 14 years
Warren Johnson: 16.12.2009 - 9 years
Holly Ransom: 1612.2015 - 3 years
John Studley: 17.12.2014 – 4 years
Rob Nethercote: 17.12.1997 - 21 years
GREETINGS
Happy Birthday this week to the end of December: Paul Caine, Bruce Davidson, Ted Garland, Christine Johnson, Matthew Karakoulakis, Kazuyoshi Matsunaga, Graham O’Donnell, Eleanor Onibere, Iqbal Reta, Ross Scholes-Robertson, Reg Smith - TODAY!, Eric Wright.
LAST WEEK'S GUESTS
Guests of the Club: Laura Cavallo (Speaker).
Guests of Rotarians: Myra Fisher (Robert Fisher), Claire Fraser (Pam Brown), Peter Dennis (Kelton Dennis), Nora Woollard (Ken Woollard).
On duty this week: Clive Hollands, John Shaw, Gladys Liu, Alan Trumble, Robin Reid (Wine), Ian Ross (Photos).
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