Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

Benjamin Franklin quoted this and hopefully after last week's R100 Project Discussion, we remember to involve ourselves in our Centenary Birthday Projects!

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Join us at the Crown Palladium for Breakfast at The International Women's Day Breakfast Thursday, 5 March.

UPCOMING SPEAKER

11 March:  Helen Leake AM, Producer of biopic 'Monash' Film 

LAST WEEK'S MEETING

President Kevin lead a Panel reporting on the R100 Centenary Projects of Rotary Melbourne.  Each of the Panellists demonstrated how we are focusing on delivering humanitarian projects, capitalising on the Centenary and involving our members as we strive to enjoy our efforts as volunteers.

Wonderful to see the return of David Frieze last week.  President Kevin happily congratulated David with “acknowledgement of his 80 year membership of the Melbourne Cricket Club – being now the 14^th most senior member – and still longing for another Demons Grand Final flag !”

It was marvellous to speak with visiting Rotarian, Bernd Frischleder, from Köln-Ville, Cologne, Germany last week.  

It was lovely to welcome our Rotary Exchange student Isobel Sathler Monasterio to last week's meeting.  Isobel is from Brazil and our Rotary friend, Manoel Felipe was there to welcome and help her with our "Aussie lingo"!.  We hope to hear more from Isobel in the future.

Last week's lunch meeting was terrific as President Kevin welcomed many visitors.  Smiles all round from: Samantha Dunne and Liz Pethica (Rotary Macedon Ranges), Pat Armstrong (Rotary Doncaster), and our charming Manoel Felipe and Exchange student, Isobel Sathler Monasterio (Brazil).

IPP Robert is seen here warmly welcoming back to Rotary Melbourne, Shinji Higuchi from our sister Club - Rotary Osaka.  Always delightful to welcome back.  Thank you Shinji for visiting us again.

It was lovely to talk again with Elaine Saunders' guest, Ellen Kendall, from Rotary Steamboat Springs, USA.  Ellen was keen to provide insight into promoting our Rotary Safe Families initiative to Rotary International and USA Club.  Thank you Ellen.

R100 PROJECTS FROM LAST WEEK'S MEETING

The vision for Gathering of Kindness, a Rotary 100 Years Project, is to help the Hush Foundation to extend its reach, in Victoria and Nationally, through Rotary’s community connection.  

Thank you Chris for providing a succinct update on our "Give Every Child a Future" R100 Centenary Project.

Dorothy is seen here presenting the latest news on Rotary Melbourne's R100 Project - Rotary Safe Families at last week's meeting.

Peter Clark presented our Rotary Melbourne initiative:  "End Hepatitis Now" as one of the five R100 Centenary Projects.

Past President Peter Rogers presented a Rotary Melbourne 100 Year Project: Interactive Water Trailer - End Trachoma 2020. 

CLUB NEWS & REMINDERS

Our recent Evening Meeting was a huge success with a truly inspirational and fascinating speaker:  Viv Nguyen, Chairman, Victorian Multi Cultural Commission.  This meeting was podcast and held in an impressive professional space at the Lyceum Club.

We are invited to attend the Bionics Institute a biomedical research institute focusing on medical bionics.  The Institute's three core research themes are bionic hearing, bionic vision and neurobionics through deep brain stimulation. Picture shows a device designed to diagnose Parkinson's Disease.

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!  The 2020 AFL Footy Tipping Competition is about to get underway. Bruce Davidson wrote:  "Thank you for your support in previous years. Together with our supporter friends  outside the Club we hope to raise $3000 for the community and charitable activities of our Club."

MEET 2 NEW MEMBERS

We welcomed our three new members from RedR Australia recently.  Thank you Drasko for your profile and we look forward to receiving the same from Kirsten Sayers, CEO, RedR Australia.  Welcome Drasko and RedR to Rotary Melbourne!

Robyn Hollands (yes, Clive's daughter) has been inducted into Rotary Melbourne and we welcome another member of the terrific Hollands' family.  Maybe Lunch Setup Team might get another helper?

'WHERE ARE THE R100 SOCKS?'

Sue McCarthy kindly displayed her R100 socks to the Members and Guests on the 35th Floor Sofitel.  Tim Goonan helpfully held Sue's umbrella.  Thank you Sue (and Tim)!

Thank you Clive Weeks for sending Editor some photos that need to be shared with Members.  The photo shows a rather sober looking R100 Sock as it visits some of Victoria's devastated bushfire areas.  The picture shows Clive's sock in Sarsfield which was greatly impacted.

Graham O'Donnell took his R100 socks (don't know why he didn't wear them?) to Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. He is seen here showing his socks the sign: " ........... We welcome you to walk on country with respect ........"  Hopefully they did.

OTHER ROTARY INVITE

The new energetic Rotary Club Macedon Ranges has invited us all to their Wine Appreciation Night on Wednesday, 1 April at Baringos Restaurant, New Gisborne, about 50 minutes from Melbourne.  See the attached flyer for more details.

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Membership anniversaries this week Peter Hanlon (2), Trevor Neroy (1), Jim Orchard (3), Alan Trumble (22).

GREETINGS

Happy birthday this week Deb Yin Foo, Sue Hunt, Peter Burns, Mev Connell, Sally James, Graeme Whitelaw. 

LAST WEEK'S GUESTS

Guests of Club Isabel Sathler-Monasterio, Manoel Felipe.

Visiting International Rotarians Bernd Frischleder (Köln-Ville, Cologne, Germany), Shinji Higuchi (Osaka), Ellen Kendall (Steamboat Springs, USA), John Hancock (Bangkok, Thailand).

Visiting Australian Rotarians  Samantha Dunne & Liz Pethica (Macedon Ranges), Pat Armstrong (Doncaster), Fabienne Nichola (Camberwell).

Guests of Members Greg McCluskey (Bernie McIntosh), Sachin Goklaney (Hugh Bucknall), Kylie Harrison (Samantha Dunne).

On duty this week – None for lunch – International Women’s Day Breakfast volunteers on duty from 6am!!