Meeting No 4904 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
- Reflection
- Member News
- District & Club News (action packed this week)
- 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 was held on 18 August and a detailed report will be sent by email to all members this coming Wednesday 25 August.
This Week's Meeting
This week's meeting 25 August
Online only via Zoom
Speakers David Carruthers & Trevor Nink
Topic Members Lunch explores Around the Bay Project
Time 12.50 for 1.00 – 2.00pm
The theme for this month is membership. At this week’s meeting we will be profiling Nick Pelham and new members Ahmed Tohow and Vaideek Chaudhary. Trevor Nink will update members and guests on the ‘Around the Bay’ project.
Registration https://events.humanitix.com/25th-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.
1 Sep Lunch @ online via ZOOM LUNCH - Gideon Haigh – Author. Gideon will address Rotarians on his latest book: ‘The Brilliant Boy, Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent’.
8 Sep EVENING Meeting - Speaker TBA
15 Sep LUNCH - John Thwaites AM
Save The Date
- NGV Winter Masterpieces - Friday 17 September
- Around the Bay - Sunday 3 October
Postponed Events
- A reception with, Chief R100 Ambassadors, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley TBA
- Australian Rotary Health Gala Charity Dinner - TBA
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week's Meeting 18 August
Our meeting guest speaker was Stephen Rando, Senior Technology Project Manager with the ANZ, engaging members in a lively discussion on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, concepts most of us have heard about but struggle to understand.
Reflection
Reflection - PP Robert Fisher 18 Aug
Thanks to PP Robert Fisher for last week's Reflection.
Last Evening Meeting
Following is a message from George Giamadakis & Yidan Xi, Co-Chairs, Rotary Melbourne Evening Meetings re the last evening meeting held on Wednesday 11 August with Joe Murphy, 'From Tangambalanga Victoria to TV script writing in Los Angeles'.
Member News
Condolences to past member Prof. Jane Munro AM
Rotary Melbourne passes on its condolences to past member Prof. Jane Munro AM on the passing of her husband Colin Teese on 5 August at the Gold Coast University Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday 30th August at 11am at St Peter’s Church, Southport.
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
Help us Find the Best Volunteer
Rotary Melbourne Sir John Reid Community Service Award 2021 is now open for applications which close on Monday 13 September 2021.
MITS Mid-Year Supporter Update
Ed Tudor, Executive Director of MITS (Melbourne Indigenous Transition School) has shared his 2021 Mid-Year Supporter Update so please open the attachment and take a look at how the MITS family continues to grow, with over 80 students now studying in Melbourne either in the Year 7 program or at one of our Partner Schools during 2021. Ed says that this year his students have continued to show great courage and resilience in the face of the ongoing disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workshop NEW DATES
Please find updated information regarding the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workshops – new dates.
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.
Donations in Kind and the Rotary Foundation fight COVID 19 in Timor-Leste
Recently hand sanitiser didn't end up in landfill because Donations in Kind did what it does so well and the people who needed the assistance in Timor-Leste received it.
Timor-Leste school rebuilt
The Ai-Asa school on Atauro Island in Timor-Leste, which is just off the coast near Dili has been rebuilt. East Timor Roofing provided the roofing for the building with the balance, and by far the greatest amount, funded by an organisation called Spend it Well. They have been working in Timor-Leste for quite a long time and have built a number of schools there.
Zone 8 Conference 2021
Learning, Leading, Action - Showcasing the Wonderful Impact of Rotary
“Eliminating the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (of which Rotary Melbourne Dr Tilman Ruff is co-president) will be hosting an important web event, "Eliminating the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons" September 30, at 11 AM EDT (unfortunately 1 am in Melbourne).
Australian Rotary Health 40th Birthday and Hat Day Webinar
To celebrate Hat Day and our 40th birthday, Australian Rotary Health is hosting an online webinar on World Mental Health Day (Sunday October 10), joined by experts in youth mental health.
Member Anniversaries
Membership anniversaries this week: Antonio Pajovic (6), Stewart Stribling (20).
 Tom Crampton (Today!), Warren Johnson, Dean McIntyre, Chris Wang.
Last Week's Guests
Club Guest: Stephen Rando (Speaker)
Visiting Rotarians and Guests: John Edmonds, Ian Knight, Debasish Mitra, Barry Roberts, John Saunders, Kostas Siourthas, Dimi Siourthas, Sue Smith.
   
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