Rotary Club of Melbourne
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Not only is this Meeting No 4820 in our Club’s 98^th year - 1.05pm is our 2019 RCM AGM

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Past RI President K R Ravi Ravindran, deputy chair elect the Rotary Foundation will be addressing us as November is our RI Foundation month.

Members please note:  All members are welcome to attend the short Rotary Park Tree Dedication Ceremony by Past RI President Ravi at 9.45am on Wednesday 13 November. He will unveil the commemorative plaque for his tree – an Australian Native - Eucalyptus sideroxylon (seen in pic. and commonly known as a Red Ironbark.)

Alistair Urquhart greets our Lord Mayor with hearty handshake.

More than 1.5 million volunteers are making an important impact across Victoria in building our communities, services, and connections.  Rotary Melbourne is awarding this year's award to Libby Clarke.

Chair: Mark Pinoli 

UPCOMING SPEAKERS 

20 Nov:  Alexandra Ridgway - Rotary Global Scholar

27 Nov:  Raymond O’Flaherty, CEO Metro Trains

04 Dec:  Robert Klupacs, CEO Bionics Institute

11 Dec:  Christmas Celebration Meeting - Partners Day

NEXT EVENING MEETING

Thu, 28 Nov: Hana Assafiri – ‘A New Caucus?’

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

Our Honorary Member and Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sally Capp delivered her annual ‘State of the City’ address in fine style last Wednesday and in addition to many civic issues, spoke of the terrorism that had hit our streets and how she delivered her presentation to the visiting Bid Selection Panel evaluating Melbourne for RI 2023.

P & PE & IPP & NPE & DGE & HON MEMBER

So many abbreviated titles, Editor will let you work them out! Our Club is in safe hands!

Members and guests enjoyed some fellowship before lunch last week.

CLUB NEWS 

It's time to stock up on your festive wines.  Why not take advantage of the outstanding premium wines on offer from Rob Dolan Wines and help our club in its work for the community at the same time.  

Thanks President Kevin for keeping us up to date as he represents Rotary Melbourne in his many interclub visits. Pic. shows Ray Martin with Myra Fisher and President Kevin.

PP Robert has provided this update on the initial visit to Dandenong's Afri-Aus Care Program which is providing some much needed support to African fathers in the area.

'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'

Would you like to give your beloved the gift of a lifetime?  Would you like to receive a big hug for your gift?  Well, simply purchase a pair (or 2,3,4 pairs depending on the number of hugs you want) from Jo who is stocked for your gift giving. R100 SOCKS!  Take them with you on your holiday like President Kevin!

Christmas Luncheon we will announce the lucky prize winner of Part 2 of our R100 Sock Photographic Competition.  Keep sending Editor your R100 sock (and foot) in an intriguing background and voila!  You can win a prize! (and donate to GECAF!)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers needed for Rotary Prahran's Homework Club Mondays and Thursdays in Term from 4-5pm at Horace Petty Estate (Housing Commission off Chapel St., Prahran).

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Membership anniversaries last week Kelton Dennis (17 today!), Olga Hogan (1), Carol I’Anson (2), Sally James (2), Peter Manger (35), Iqbal Reta (11).

This week, Peter Allen (19), Murray Campbell (32), Sally Capp (1), Maryla Juchnowski (10), Tony Kosky (41), Sue McDonald (13), George Tippett (38), Mandi Wendt (2).

GREETINGS

Happy birthday last week to Spencer Bock, Bob Cook, David Inglis, Janine Mahoney, Kevin Sheehan, Hugh Taylor, Robert Thomson.

This week, Nicholas Batrouney, Trevor Neroy, Branko Panich,

GUESTS AT LAST 2 MEETINGS

30 October

Guests of the Club:  Jane Pirkis (Speaker).

Visiting International Rotarians: Margaret Lim (Bandar Utama, KL, Malaysia).

Visiting Australian Rotarians:  Lesley Hoy (Balwyn), Martin Monk (Kyneton).

Guests of Members:  Cathy Rogers (Peter Rogers), Phillip Beanland (David Beanland).

6 November

Guests of the Club: Sally Capp (Speaker).

Visiting Australian Rotarians:  Philip Archer (Southbank), Bill Charlton (Perth), Bryan Griffiths (Rochester).

Guests of Members:  Lisa Sheehan, John Lawrie (Kevin Sheehan), Amrit Rochvarger (Renata Bernarde), Silvio Tiziano, Mike Flavel, David Livingstone (Peter Rogers), Tim Coonolan (Mandi Wendt), Jason Zhang (Ian Evans), Ranjan Tirimanne (Suresh Marcandan), Brittany Kirkman (Mev Connell), Dianne Whitelaw (Graeme Whitelaw), Ann Hollingworth (Peter Hollingworth), Millicent Nink (Trevor Nink), Sian Slade (Marion Macleod).

On duty this week: Amir Dastaviz, Chris Rodd, Pam Brown, Keith Callinan, Ian Ross (Photos), Peter Addison (Wine).