Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

This week is Member's Day luncheon meeting.  Chaired by our President Robert.  Always an informative fun event not to be missed.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

22 May:  Jason Marriner, Marriner Group CEO

29 May: Young Achiever Awards presented by former Governor of Victoria

               Professor David de Kretser AC

NEXT EVENING MEETING

27 May:  Sophie Krantz

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

Our Chair of last week's meeting, Adriaan den Dulk has provided Members with an outstanding synopsis of Stuart Wood's presentation.

Peter Rawlings and Anne Shaw are seen here presenting a cheque from the Estate of the Late Barry Rawlings who passed away last October.  Community Foundation Chair, Sue McDonald accepted the cheque on behalf of the Club.

OUR LATEST PAUL HARRIS FELLOW

Our Past Honorary Secretary Keith W Callinan was recognised with a PHF Double Sapphire at last week’s meeting.  He is seen here with his wife Trudi and President Robert.  Congratulations Keith, this award is so well deserved!

MEET OUR NEW MEMBER

Catherine Baxter was inducted and welcomed to Rotary Melbourne on 10th April 2010 with the classification Public Transport – Human Resources.  

CLUB EVENTS & NEWS

Date:  Monday, 27 May 2019 - 6 pm for 6.30 - 8.00 pm

Speaker:  Sophie Krantz

Topic:  "Internationalism & Transformation"

Members who haven't purchased, gifted or sold a ticket,  you have merely ONE WEEK to give someone or yourself a "chance" of winning a prize and giving a young person a "chance" to live a full life on one of the 9 Pacific Islands.  Take this last "chance" TO "change" a life this week!

For those who missed Alan Trumble's heart wrenching plea for Members to rally around our Raffle.  Read on!

Members will all have received their Rotary Club of Melbourne Annual Appeal letter from President Robert and President Elect Kevin Sheehan.  Our Foundation is your Foundation and funds the Club’s projects.  A Tax Deduction is available if required.  Get in before June 30.  Pictured here are our lovely “elves” enveloping the letters.

This year’s ChangeOver will be a very special dinner event in the Sofitel’s LaTrobe Room for members, partners and their guests. Diarise: Wednesday 26th June in lieu of our regular lunch time meeting.

President Robert's Dinner on Monday, 20 May is fully booked.  Anyone missing out will have to wait to read about this event in the Bulletin.

A highly successful dinner hosted by our partner Rotary Brighton North recently included the presenting of cheques to our three nominated charities.  Pic shows Breakfast Chair Kerry Kornhauser after receiving flowers from Malcolm Baird, with North Brighton President Meg Ryan and our David Carruthers.

Did you know that our Club now has its own Instagram account? To access it just click on the following link:

https://www.instagram.com/rotarymelbourne/

Then click on follow!

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

The inaugural Ambulance Victoria Leaders Mentoring Program was officially completed last week at a thank you dinner in Melbourne.  Bulletin Editor was thanked for her "commitment and contribution" by DG Bronwyn Stephens and Tony Walker Chief Executive Officer, Ambulance Victoria.

Elaine Saunders is to be speaking on Friday 24 May at the Celebration Women, Long Table Lunch, which is raising funds for Taralye (part of the Royal National Institute for Deaf and Blind Children).  It's to be held in the lovely Mural Hall.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Holger Knaack, of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany, has been selected to serve as president of Rotary International in 2020-21. The Nominating Committee's decision follows the resignation last month of President-nominee Sushil Gupta. Knaack will officially become president-nominee if no other candidates challenge him by 31 May.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Russell Board:  6 years

Dean McIntyre: 6 years

Nick Batrouney: 2 years

Chad Brendish: 2 years

Hamish Head: 2 years

Arjang Taylor: 2 years

Kevin O’Flaherty: 27 years

Bill Pratt: 11 years

Chris Rodd: 3 years

Reg Smith: 11 years 

GREETINGS

Happy birthday this week to David Jones (TODAY), Thomas Docking, Rob McGuirk 

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guests of the Club:  Stuart Wood (Speaker), Steve Knott, Peter Rawlings, Anne Shaw, Keith and Trudi Callinan

Visiting Australian Rotarians:  Bill Charlton (Perth, WA)

Guests of Rotarians:  Marg Leser (Ian Evans), Tim Andrew (Adriaan denDulk)

On duty this week Keith Callinan, John Shaw, Adriaan den Dulk, Margaret Matters (Wine), Gerald Ashman (Photos)