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There are ways in which we can be more energy efficient in the home. This is both environmentally and economically friendly and helps to make the world we live in a healthier and safer place, not only for ourselves but for future generations.
In June this year, Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation announced our Seventh Area of Focus – Supporting the Environment. Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus now cover all seventeen United Nation Sustainable Development Goals.
The End Hepatitis Now project was launched in late 2019. A Rotary Melbourne partnership has been formed with Hepatitis Victoria.
For those Members who remained online at last week's meeting, I believe you will agree with Editor that it was inspirational to hear from Ann Connors, Western Chances and our Graham O'Donnell. Graham has been the Club "Champion" in working with Western Chances to provide young people from our western suburbs, the chance to have what we take for granted.
What an inspirational, marvellous privilege to have attended last week's meeting. Our three beautiful Young Achiever Awardees were outstanding and heartening in their missions to achieve and provide encouragement to their communities, applying their life stories to improve the lives of others.
Past President Peter Rogers presented a Rotary Melbourne 100 Year Project: Interactive Water Trailer - End Trachoma 2020.
Peter Clark presented our Rotary Melbourne initiative: "End Hepatitis Now" as one of the five R100 Centenary Projects.
The vision for Gathering of Kindness, a Rotary 100 Years Project, is to help the Hush Foundation to extend its reach, in Victoria and Nationally, through Rotary’s community connection.
Since 1910, the Rotary convention has combined fellowship with Rotary business and inspired attendees with notable guest speakers and entertainers, workshops, and messages from Rotary leaders.
Past President Peter Rogers wrote: "You will be pleased to hear that our Mk2 version of Interactive Face Washing Trailer is nearing completion in the Darwin workshops of our partner Inpex.
"In extending best wishes for the New Year, the magnitude of the bush fire devastation to parts of our State and elsewhere within our country preoccupies our thoughts as a stark reality which calls for a Rotary response. Rotary is responding as you will read and hear from us."
Attached is a letter of thanks to Rotary Canberra Burley Griffin from a public school in Tasmania. It is a simple email to Michael Rabey in Canberra: michaelprabey@gmail.com for you to have a Peace Pole erected in your child/grandchild's schoolground. Promote peace n the world to your child's school.
Fantastic News this week from RI- Rotary People of Action -Connectors Beyond Borders. D9800 nominee Lucienne Heyworth seen here with Pres. Kevin, Bob Fels and Rob Helme, is one of 6 inspirational people honoured for their work with refugees.
Nganampa Health Council showed the following on Facebook this week. Pic shows a water trailer designed and made by Ross Engineering in Alice Springs and funded by SA Health and will be used at "sorry" camps, bush camps and meetings to enable face and hand washing.
Rotary Melbourne has signed a MOU with Launch Housing to support Launch Housing's mission to house the homeless.
Summary of the Ending Homelessness forum, by Marion Macleod, which was facilitated at the Multi District Conference 2019. This forum was outstanding and generated much discussion and interest.
Led by the Rotary Club of Melbourne, the EndTrachoma by 2020 project unites Rotary clubs across Australia, to work towards eliminating trachoma by preventing the spread of infection that causes this avoidable blindness.
