Meeting No 4909 in the Club’s 101st year
Highlights in this bulletin include:
- President Reg's Reflection
- This Week's Meeting
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Last Week’s Meeting
- Reflection
- Silent Auction for the Smith Family
- Member News
- District & Club News
- Anniversaries
- Birthdays
- Last Week's Guests
President Reg's Reflection
Reflection from President Reg 29 Sept
President Reg reflects on the next BIG IDEA.
This Week's Meeting
This week's meeting 29 September
Wednesday 29th September – online only via zoom – Lunch Meeting
Speaker Gerard Mansour - Commissioner for Senior Victorians, R100 Safe Families Ambassador
Topic Elder Abuse
Chairman Mary Barry
Time 12.50 for 1.00 – 2.00pm
Venue ZOOM online
Registration https://events.humanitix.com/29-sep-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.
6 October Lunch - Venue - Online only - Prof. Anthony Jorm and Betty Kitchener - Mental Health First Aid
13 October Evening - Venue - Online only - James Hattam, CEO Tasmanian Land Conservancy - Investing in protecting environmentally sensitive land
20 October Lunch - Venue TBC – RCM Vocational Service Award
27 October Lunch - Venue TBC – Members Lunch
3 November Lunch - Venue TBC - Sir John Reid Community Service Award
10 November Evening - Venue & Speaker TBC
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week's Meeting 22 September 21
Last week's meeting was a member's meeting and was chaired by David Carruthers focusing on Community Service and introducing 2 members.
Here is the link to this meeting https://youtu.be/C3CiRRCqt4k
Community Services needs Volunteers
At the meeting on 22 September 2021 Dr. Chris Sotiropoulos gave an update on the Community Services directorate, who are currently looking for volunteers to support their various projects.
Reflection
Reflection by Rt Rev the Hon Dr Peter Hollingworth 22 September
Thank you to Rt Rev the Hon Dr Peter Hollingworth for last week's reflection.
Smith Family Silent Auction FINAL REMINDER
Items for Silent Auction Last chance to bid
This is your reminder that bids close in a few days, 5pm Tuesday 28th September 2021 for the Smith Family /Around the Bay Silent Auction.
If you can't think of what to give your family for Christmas this year bid in the auction and support the Smith Family /Around the Bay Silent Auction at the same time.
Email your bid NOW to the Silent Auctioneer (silent.auction@rotarymelbourne.org.au) – click here
The view the regularly updated bidding click here
Member News
Melbourne Football Club wins the Grand Final
What a wonderful outcome for a large number of Rotary Melbourne members on Saturday night. We have heard that David Frieze's family enjoyed the win, sadly without David. David Jones, now Rotary Melbourne's longest serving member is also believed to have enjoyed this great win. After 57 years of heartache, the cruel irony of playing a grand final in Perth, and relinquishing an early lead to be left on the brink of defeat, Melbourne fans were afforded 20 minutes in the final quarter for reality to sink in. Spare a thought also for our members who support the Doggies. They should be proud of the fine efforts of their team in a year full of challenges to be part of this historic event.
District & Club News
Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children Newsletter
ROMAC provides surgical treatment for children in Australia and New Zealand from developing countries from our Pacific Region in the form of Life Giving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country.
If you would like to read the latest ROMAC Chairman's Message for September 2021 please click on this link
Concerts for Peace
The Concert for Peace is co-presented by D9800 and is a global event supported by clubs around the world. It is free but well worth attending. I highly recommend you have a look at 5 min Karim’s video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFDHv5aagVY (3 minutes).
Service to Seniors Award Nominations Final Reminder
One of the Club's Annual Awards is the Service to Seniors Award made to a person whose outstanding service for seniors in a voluntary capacity is judged to have made a positive difference to the lives of seniors. Please note Service to Seniors Award closes at 5pm Thursday 30 September 2021.
International Students Mentoring Program Reminder
Mentor Match are Recruiting Mentors NOW for the International Students Mentoring Program.
Rotary Give Every Child A Future Newsletter
PP Robert Fisher provided the click here RGECAF September newsletter on this Rotary Melbourne R100 project. Excellent progress is now being made with this project, despite the pandemic set-backs.
Perth boy Rehan Somaweera has become one of Australia's youngest authors of a scientific paper
A Perth father and son bonding over their love for snorkeling has lead to 10-year-old Rehan Somaweera becoming one of the youngest people in Australia to author a published scientific paper.
Member Anniversaries
Linda Dessau (6), George Giamadakis (1), Peter Dakin (33), Eleanor Onibere (4), John Shaw (25).
 Kerry Kornhauser, James Donnelly, Stephen Mandie.
Last Week's Guests
Visiting Rotarians and Guests: John Edmonds, Sue Smith, Ian Knight.
A New Way to Support Rotary Melbourne
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