To make a Donation to Rotary D9800 Bushfire Disaster Relief
Bank Account: ROTARY INTERNATIONAL D9800 - AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE DISASTER RELIEF APPEAL
Account Number – 171206535
BSB Number – 633 000
Reference: ROTARY D9800 BUSHFIRE
If you require a taxation receipt please email the foundation team at Foundation.mailbox@bendigoadelaide.com.au and attach evidence of your transaction.
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THIS WEEK'S MEETING
MIA GULI, CEO & ATHLETE, THIRST
TOPIC: "Running on Empty"
CHAIR: President Kevin Sheehan
LAST WEEK'S MEETING
PRESIDENT KEVIN'S ADDRESS at MEETING
Happy New Year - Welcome back – and thank you for the many acknowledgements I have had to my New Year message where I particularly wanted to recognise the superb response by members to the Christmas Giving and the Wine fundraiser.
Now for 2020. Happy Birthday to P Nominee Chris Stilwell!
ROTARY MELBOURNE BUSHFIRE UPDATE
President Kevin lead our Bushfire Panel at last week’s meeting to report on our response with Panel members being Pam Brown, Reg Smith, Bob Glindemann and Major Bruce Harmer of the Salvation Army.
STAGE 1: FACE MASKS EX ROTARY
This is what Rotarians do to Make a Difference!
STAGE 2: FACE MASKS DELIVERED
Bob Glindemann provided his take on the emergency mask delivery to the fire areas. But it's not only masks! It's help for our animals too!
CATCHING UP AFTER THE FESTIVE SEASON!
 Ted Garland, Bob Fels and Austen Burleigh at lunch last week.
UPCOMING MEETING
29 Jan: Vocational Service Panel – “How has Technology changed your workplace”
CLUB NEWS
HUGE THANK YOU TED GARLAND
President Kevin and Editor would like to thank Ted and Maree for their outstanding efforts to ensure that the refugee children enjoyed a sensational trip to Melbourne Zoo on Saturday. Photo shows some happy recipients of Rotary's Welfare of the Young donations to the Refugee Picnic.
End Trachoma Trailer Update 2020
Past President Peter Rogers wrote: "You will be pleased to hear that our Mk2 version of Interactive Face Washing Trailer is nearing completion in the Darwin workshops of our partner Inpex.
BUSHFIRE BREAKFAST - 19 FEBRUARY
We have an opportunity to hear Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp, Victoria Police at a District 9800 Breakfast. Have you checked out this invitation? Would you like to invite a guest to this special event? Wednesday, 19 February. Andrew will provide the Victoria Police view of the bushfires.
'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'
SAD!
They have disappeared! Did you know that Englishmen wear socks with their sandals! No excuses about not wearing socks in summer please! Where are the R100 Socks this summer? Where are your photos?
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
2020 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS PROGRAM
D9800 Conference March 27-29, 2020. Bendigo - heart of the Goldfields. Outstanding speakers organised. See attached: Bendigo_Conference_2020_Speakers.pdf Speakers include Andrew Crisp APM, Emergency Management Commissioner for Victoria, heading up Emergency Management Victoria.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE PROGRAM EVENTS
Check out the attached Program of Events for our District 9800 Conference Friday, 27 - 29 March 2020. Welcome & Registrations 5:30pm - 7:00pm Bendigo Town Hall, 189-193 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Smoking Ceremony by Dja Dja Wurrung, followed by light refreshments. D9800-Conference-2020-Program.pdf Showcase of Rotary Projects included.
BENDIGO
Combine a visit to Bendigo with the District 9800 Conference in March.
INTERCLUB VISITS
ROTARY RICHMOND INVITATION
Co-hosted Exchange Student, Constance Schuen (pictured with P Kevin at Christmas meeting 2019) will deliver her half year progress report on Monday, 3 February.
OTHER INVITATIONS
CELTIC BRUNCH INVITATION
Sue Foley, Chair of Rotary Bush Fire Response Committee, Community Bendigo Bank Murrumbeena and Mission to Seafarers are delighted to invite you and your guest to a traditional Celtic Brunch to launch the inaugural Melbourne Celtic Festival. Proceeds go to Rotary Bush Fire Response.
PROBUS CLUB LAUNCH MELBOURNE
Melbourne City’s first new Probus Club since 2011.
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Membership anniversaries last fortnight and this week Max Hardman (32), David Hayes (6), Adrian Kloeden (3), Gus Nossal (9), Bill Pickett (26), Charles Qin (3), Allan Wang (4), Eric Wright (2).
GREETINGS
Happy birthday this week and last fortnight Chris Stillwell (photo), Charles Qin, Sally Capp, Peter Jones, John Green, Renata Bernarde, Marc Pinoli, Maureen Mangion, Robin Reid, Antonio Pajovic, Trevor Hill, Philip Cornish, Chad Brendish, Bev Brock, Keith Callinan, Peter Abotomey, Alan Finkel, Alistair Urquhart, Kevin O'Flaherty, David Hayes, Hamish Head, Peter Davis, Cynthia Edgell, Colin Honey, Timothy Goonan, Abdullah Saeed, Ian Sunderland.
LAST WEEK'S GUESTS
Visiting International Rotarians Rajendra Rijal (Pashupati Kathmandu, Nepal).
Guests of Members Kirsten Sayers, Robyn Hollands (Robert Fisher), Bruce Harmer (Kevin Sheehan), Sankar Nadeson (Richard Skinner), Michael Hall (Adrian Nelson), Belinda Saltmarsh Kram (David Kram).
On duty this week Amir Dastaviz, Bill Philip, Richard Skinner, Keith Callinan, Ian Ross (Photos), James Pullar (Wine).
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