THIS WEEK'S MEETING
SNR. SGT. GREG PAUL, VICTORIA POLICE
Topic: "Life Experiences in Emergency Response"
Chair: Bob Glindemann
LAST WEEK'S MEETING
NEW TECHNOLOGY, ITS IMPACT ON OUR LIVES
Our Final Vocational Service Month Event was a successful Panel Discussion – New Technology and its Impact on our Lives, which comprised three expert Rotary Melbourne members.
VISITOR FROM PATONG BEACH THAILAND
Welcome and note of appreciation to O.B. Wetzell (pictured here with P Kevin and PE Marion) visiting Rotarian from Patong Beach, Thailand. He announced he will be making a sizeable donation to the D9800 Bushfire Appeal from his Club in appreciation of the support Australia sent when the Tsunami hit Thailand.
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
12 Feb: Prof. Leonard Harrison, Laboratory Head, Population Health & Immunity, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
19 Feb: Michael Happell, President Melbourne Cricket Club
26 Feb: TBA
04 Mar: CANCELLED – for International Women’s Day Breakfast 5 Mar bookings and details at www.rotaryiwdbreakfast.org.au
CLUB NEWS & REMINDERS
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR EVENT
Active promotion of our International Women's Day Breakfast is happening to ensure that Rotary Melbourne is strongly represented at the Breakfast given our strategy to substitute this significant Rotary event as our Club meeting for that week.
BILL GATES AND ROTARY
Bill Gates announces continued fundraising partnership with Rotary.
ANOTHER AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDEE
In 2018, Jim Markovski was our Sir John Reid Awardee and this year, we congratulate Jim for being a recipient of an OAM in the New Year honours. Our award recognised Jim's many years of volunteer work with refugee youth basketball, the Redskins. Jim attended our Sir John Reid Award in 2019 as a past recipient. Well done Jim.
'WHERE ARE R100 SOCKS?'
nowhere to be seen!
But:
THANKS FROM DAVID
Editor received this note of appreciation: "Thank you for placing the photo in the Bulletin. I was very proud to be able to show off my R100 socks. A simple idea has grown into a lot of fun whilst contributing substantially to Rotary, well done! David." Thank you David Dunoon.
GROUP NEWS
GROUP INVITATIONS
Captain of our Groups, Phil Endersbee has sent the following invitation: "We have a wonderful opportunity for each of our Groups to make this event their Group activity for March. This event is not just for Rotarians but is also for partners, sons, daughters, corporate / work colleagues, friends as well."
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
AN EVENING WITH DR DEREK FARRELL
This event has a date change to Monday, 24 February. See attached the updated flyer for "An Evening with Dr. Derek Farrell". Farrell_Dinner_New_Date.pdf
THANK YOU TO DIRECT RELIEF
Norman Taralrud-Bay did a great service at the Rotary Peace Conference in Toronto Cliffords a week or so ago, thanking Dean Axelrod for Direct Relief’s donation of face masks to assist in the bushfire crisis. Dean is President of RC Santa Barbara who does partnership management for Direct Relief. He was manning the Direct Relief booth at the conference.
INTERCLUB VISIT
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.
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.
OTHER CLUBS INVITES
ROTARACT BUSHFIRE APPEAL TRIVIA
A Bushfire Fundraiser from united effort of Rotaract EClub and Rotaract Gateway at Flemington.
NOTE FROM EDITOR
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Membership anniversaries this week Garry Fowler (12), Amir Dastaviz (4), Christopher Dodd (5), Brian Horwood (8), Sharann Johnson (26)
GREETINGS
Happy birthday this week Daryl Hawkey (TODAY!!), Ken Woollard, Peter Lake, Ibrahim Abdullah, Elaine Saunders, John Shaw.
LAST WEEK'S GUESTS
Visiting International Rotarians O.B. Wetzell (Patong Beach, Thailand).
Guests of Members Deb Ashbolt (Elaine Saunders), Paul Harrison (Peter Rogers), Ariane Florent (Susan Barton), Phil Krynski (Ian Evans), Jen Allen (Marion Macleod).
On duty this week Chris Rodd, Sue McDonald, Deb Yin Foo, Gerald Ashman (Photos), Pam Brown (Wine).
 Celebrating 100 years of service in 2021   
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