Rotary Club of Melbourne
www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au

Meeting No 4967 in the Club’s 102^nd year 

Highlights in this bulletin include: 

• This Week's Festive Meeting
• Upcoming Meetings & Events
• Last Week's Evening Conversation
• Club News 
• District News
• Rotary International Convention

This Week's Festive Meeting

This Week Wednesday 14 December – In person only

Join our annual Festive lunch at No35 filled with friendship, food music and songs. 

Time 12.30 for 12.50 – 2.00pm

Venue No 35 Sofitel 

Price $53 (2 course lunch @ No35) 

Register and donate: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-14dec

This year’s Christmas Appeal will support Rochester Flood recovery efforts.  Donations can be made at the time of booking for the festive lunch on Wednesday 14 December or on the day. 

Register & donate: https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-14dec

 Upcoming Meetings & Events 

Festive Break 21 & 28 Dec & 4 & 11 Jan

18 January RIMERN volunteering day at RIMERN Warehouse 10-2pm, East Brunswick

Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-18jan

Partners and colleagues welcome!

25 January Vocational Service Issues Panel - Managing Major Infrastructure Projects

Register  https://events.humanitix.com/rotarymelbourne-25jan

Iconic RCM event showcasing our own member's expertise.  

Last Week's Evening Meeting

Rotary Melbourne's evening conversation was held at the Lyceum Club on 7 December. Last week's guest speaker was Tim Conolan AM from TLC for Kids. TLC for Kids provides relief and distraction to sick children and their families going through stressful and traumatic situations.

The video of the full meeting can be viewed by Clicking: https://youtu.be/JmIKyy9eFNc

Club News   

Central 2 celebrated Christmas with great wine and great food at RACV Club, Melbourne on Tuesday 29 November 22. Thanks to Deb Yin Foo for her report.    

Monday 5 December was International Volunteer Day and Donations In Kind (DIK) were delighted to host Year 10 boys from Melbourne Grammar School, our next generation of volunteers ain West Footscray.

In this update you can read the wonderful story about Dr Neil Browning learned of the plight of 200,000 displaced persons in a refugee camp on the border of Uganda and South Sudan. He and his wife relocated from England to Moyo to help. Unfortunately the hospital had no equipment for surgery so DIK came to the rescue. Click HERE to read more.   

Have you heard our member Stephane Woollard, founder Seven Women podcasts on “Inspiring Humans”? The Seven Women edition of the Inspiring Humans Podcast is now live. Listen to our Seven Women edition of the Inspiring Humans Podcast where some of our supporters, donors, friends and team in Nepal share their experience and passion for our Mission. Visit HERE

District News 

Rotary Club of North Melbourne are helping to raise fund for the displaced people arriving here in Melbourne from war torn Ukraine. Funds raised will be helping these people with resettlement, clothing, medical , children in schools  and  visa challenges. Click HERE to view the details.

The Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) District Supervisor is a member of his/her RAWCS District Committee. Their appointment is made in accordance with the procedures and requirements of that Committee. A RAM District Supervisor represents RAM on their District RAWCS Committee as well as to the Rotary Clubs and Rotarians within their Districts. Click HERE for more infromation.

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 December 2022 please click on this link

Rotary International Convention

Are you looking to expand your global network and connect with like-minded people of action? 

Dennis Shore, Co-Vice Chair and Promotions Director, has produced the attached Procedure which steps Rotarians through the process to ensure they register and pay in Australian Dollars. The Procedure also emphasises the benefit in registering before 15 December, where the price increases by USD100. Click here for info.

Register HERE.

This offer expires 15 December 22. Read the latest newsletter on exciting volunteering opportunities.    

On Duty Jan Moffatt (Raffle), Reception TBD.

Membership Anniversary:  Warren Johnson (13), Cheryl Lacey (18), Rob Nethercote (25), Sue Smith (1), Prabal Soans (1).

 This coming week to Eric Wright.

Guests of the Club:  Tim Conolan & Isabela Ellerton.

Guests of Members: Berat Kaya (Deb Yin Foo), Eldrain Naidoo (Mary Barry).

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