Meeting No 4903 in the Club’s 101st year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- Message from President Reg
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week’s Meeting
- District & Club News: Rotary Melbourne Around the Bay Raffle; Rotary Rocks in Myrtleford; NGV Visit 2021; Rotary's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Members Anniversaries
- Birthdays
- Last Week's Guests
Message from President Reg
Message from President Reg
Thank you to members who provided feedback to me on the Board report from our July meeting. A busy Board meeting is planned for the evening of 18 August and I will provide an update in next week’s bulletin.
This Week's Meeting
Next week's meeting 18 August
Register via Humanitix https://events.humanitix.com/18th-aug-rotary-melb-lunch
Upcoming Meetings & Events
The following Club meetings will be either at Level 35, Sofitel or online depending on COVID restrictions. Login details will be circulated in club communications and on the Website.
25 August: featuring members and their projects. Front and centre will be the launch of our annual Smith Family Around the Bay fundraiser.
1 September: author and journalist Gideon Haigh will address Rotarians on his latest book: ‘The Brilliant Boy, Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent’.
Save The Date
- NGV Winter Masterpieces - Friday 17 September
- Around the Bay - Sunday 3 October
- Australian Rotary Health Gala Charity Dinner - Saturday 9 October
Last Week's Meeting
Evening Meeting Update - Joe Murphy
On Wednesday 11 August we were intrigued to learn of the shear commitment and resilience needed to build a career in TV writing.
District & Club News
Rotary Melbourne Around the Bay Raffle
Join the annual Rotary Melbourne Around the Bay Raffle supporting the Smith Family Learning for Life Program for your chance to win a $2000 voucher for purchase of bicycles and bicycle accessories donated by My Ride Collingwood 192 Wellington St Collingwood.
Tickets $20 each
Drawn: Wednesday 1 September 2021
Purchase your tickets here
ROTARY ROCKS in Myrtleford
The Trauma Response Network recently piloted a focused intervention program to a group of 12 key emergency response and community workers involved in post bushfire support in NE Victoria.
NGV Visit 2021
Rotary Melbourne has organised a lecture and visit to the NGV 2021 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces on Friday 17th September. French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Rotary's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The following article was taken from Rotary International's website and will be of interest to members.
Member Anniversaries
Membership anniversaries this week: Peter Doherty (17) – TODAY!!, John Green (23), John Peberdy (15), Dasun Premadasa (1).
Helen Moylan, Adrian Nelson.
Last Week's Guests
Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Angela Forthun (RC Glen Waverley), Kathryn Fox, Rebecca Godwin, Jessica Smith, Andrew Mead, Millie Mead, Judi Mead, PDG Ian Knight, Clare Lawlor (RC Social Impact Network), Petra Lovrencic, Andre Marria (RC Thomasville), Vonne Patiag, Jeshuran Samuel, Hattie He, Matthew Houniet, Peter Byrnes.
   
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