If you would like to attend the next D9800 Zoom Breakfast, Bookings via trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=644397&
Calling all generous Rotary members with holiday properties. Can you spare a week or a long weekend in the months ahead to offer your beach or rural house as a prize in our very exciting Around the Bay Silent Auction for the disadvantaged kids of The Smith Family? This could be a week in the upcoming peak summer season, or a week in the off peak season next year? Even a long weekend when you property is vacant at some time ahead? Obviously it depends on the relaxing of isolation rules in the coming months. We can’t let the kids fall too far behind. Please let Kevin Sheehan, Trevor Nink or Kerry Kornhauser know what you can do – it will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you to team PP Chris Wang and Robert Fisher with Rachel Beck, UNICEF for updating us at last week's meeting on our Give Every Child a Future initiative in times of COVID-19.
We will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the Rotary Melbourne Around the Bay Cycling Team has created a special fundraiser Raffle for 2020 as the cycling event has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We have created a $25,000 target to raise the funds we give annually to the disadvantaged children in The Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program". We shall not let these vulnerable children down, especially this difficult year!
Editor and our Vocational Services Team are very happy to announce that they have created the Young Achiever Awards' Alumni. So far, more than 45 past recipients of our annual YAA have been contacted and 21 awardees have positively responded. Each year, this Rotary Melbourne Award recognizes up to three persons in the age group 18 – 26 who have achieved outstanding success in their education or training and who have also made a significant contribution in the form of service to the community.
Diarise and register now (https://bit.ly/3hHifH1) for this new event created by our very pro-active Membership team - "New & Emerging Young Leaders"
Photo shows one of our new members, Sarah Macleod Bourke who will be one of our Guest speakers on Thursday, 24 September at 11.00 am - 12 pm online for our "New & Emerging Young Leaders" event.
"Sir John Monash as pictured is in his new location at Monash University near the Robert Blackwood building. He was previously in a temporary location pending completion of the new Chancellery. The Graduates paid for the move." PP Peter Rogers
PP Kevin Sheehan inducted Major Bruce Harmer to Rotary Melbourne. He is seen here online with his wife Carolyn. We look forward to meeting them both when we meet again on the 35th Floor.
For those who attended last week's "Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Retirement" created by Chanti Bou, Serena Low and our Membership Team, you know how much you enjoyed the event. Debra Yin Foo and Jim Orchard presentations were much appreciated as you will see from the many favourable comments. Note the comment from a visiting Rotarian from Germany who attended at 5.00 am!
It is with great sadness that President Marion informed the meeting of the passing of Bob Cook.
Thank you Ross (seen here with wife Judy) for creating a beautiful Reflection for last week's meeting.
It was wonderful to meet our newest member Dasun Premadasa after his induction at last week's meeting online. It will be even better to greet Dasun when we all meet again post COVID-19 lockdown.
NEXT ROTARY MEETING: Wednesday, 2 September
NOTE: LATER STARTNG TIME 2.30PM
Guest Speaker: Prof. Brett Sutton - Chief Medical Officer Victoria
Topic: ‘COVID - Where from here’
Venue: Zoom online meeting only
Lunch Meeting Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfuCurDIvGtDp0vkfAeD8FQBz3j4LvxsD
Time 2.30-3.30pm: log in early to avoid lockout
Chairmen: Suresh Marcandan and Rob Medcalf
We all congratulate and thank PP Robert Fisher. Robert was named a Paul Harris Fellow Triple Sapphire at last week's meeting. What an outstanding Rotarian in every direction!
Yet another wonderful meeting online last week. Here is the video link if you would like a recap or missed the meeting: https://youtu.be/nv65hSTfQFw
Please purchase your Raffle Tickets via link overpage! First Prize: $2,000 of Bicycle and/or Accessories. We will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the Around the Bay Team has created a special fundraiser with three events including The Raffle, to raise the $25,000 target that Rotary Melbourne has set, to donate to the disadvantaged children in the Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program".
Thank you PP Robert Fisher for providing the following report: “Yesterday morning DG Philip Archer hosted a Rotary Business Breakfast on Zoom, MC’d by our own Amanda Wendt. There were 96 in attendance, and we enjoyed some time in ‘breakout rooms’ for group discussion.
We welcomed Sarah Macleod Bourke last month when her mother, President Marion Macleod, inducted her to Rotary Melbourne. This was a delightful moment in Rotary Melbourne history - mother daughter memberships!
All Melbourne Rotarians have been invited to a special concert online dedicated to us in COVID-19 lockdown, from Singapore. Thank you to Rotary Melbourne Central for extending this invitation with the comment: "We thought members with children and 'grandies' might be interested. Note two hours time difference means it would be 6pm our time."
President, Rotary Club of Southampton, UK Susan Phillips has messaged:" Hello from the UK. I hope that your Covid situation in Melbourne lessens very soon. Our thoughts are with you. I have a request please. Is it possible that any of your members or their relatives have any personal memories of the Spitfire in WW2? Our Club in Southampton, UK has chosen the spitfiremakers@btinternet.com as our charity this year. If they have, could they please contact the Spitfiremakers direct? Thank you. Susan Phillips. Email: susanphillips8@yahoo.co.uk
We will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the Around the Bay Cycling Team has created a special fundraiser Raffle as one of our three events, to raise the $25,000 target that Rotary Melbourne has set, to donate to the disadvantaged children in the Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program". We shall not let these vulnerable children down, especially this difficult year!
This is a most marvellous short YouTube video from "Vincent van Gogh art ALIVE - Atelier des Lumières (Paris, France)" Thanks Kerry Kornhauser. If this link doesn't open you may open it in YouTube. https://youtu.be/BbgrHnbgoDU
Please purchase your Raffle Tickets via link overpage! We will not be conquered by COVID-19, and the Around the Bay Team has created a special fundraiser with three events including The Raffle, to raise the $25,000 target that Rotary Melbourne has set, to donate to the disadvantaged children in the Smith Family's "Learning for Life Program".
