ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HONOLULU - 20-26 June 2020
No need to fly – this year the entire International Rotary Convention will be online and free to all members. Make sure you save the date and join in the fun. https://www.riconvention.org/en
With thanks to Ross Scholes-Robertson for providing the Reflection last week. Ross is pictured here with Judy at a pre-pandemic Rotary lunch.
It was wonderful to see President Kevin at last week's meeting, honouring our Bernie McIntosh with an awarding of a Paul Harris Fellow.
Please give your attention to the Club’s Annual Appeal. Letters have been posted with a call to respond. This is a major Club fundraiser and contributes to the project funding for which budgeting is now underway for the new year. Click here to make a donation. Annual_Appeal_Response_2020.pdf
District 9800 have invited us to attend their online Award Presentation Ceremony on Saturday, 6 June at 5 pm. Our esteemed Bob Fels is to receive an Award. Let's show our support for Bob and zoom into this event.
Katie Wilford is remembered by many Rotary Melbourne and District members as a great friend of us. A global scholar who absolutely made the most of every moment in Australia. Editor has kept contact with Katie and I would like to share a segment of Katie's last email. Delightful reading.
He prefers to keep "under the radar", but did you know that Quin has been instrumental in donating tons of food to foodbank and other organisations in need including to our African Australians who are needing urgent assistance during this time of panademic. Thank you PP Quin Scalzo and Scalzo Foods.
Editor asked Maestro David Kram how he has been working in lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic. His response is delightful and David has given permission for Editor to post in Bulletin. Thank you David.
Our former Member, Nev Power addressed last week’s meeting on the topic of “Damage Control – Economy Reboot”. Peter Dakin chaired the online meeting and President Kevin has provided the summary. 130 Members and guests joined the meeting.
Thank you PP Bob Glindemann for sending Editor the following note of appreciation from SecondBite posted in The FEED | A SecondBite Bulletin May 2020 Issue #3. Ed Note: last week’s guest speaker, Nev Power, spoke about his fond memories of service to Rotary and volunteering for Secondbite.
Congratulations to Iqbal Reta and VP Cynthia Edgell for providing the Vocational Services Team with three absolutely fantastic candidates for Rotary Melbourne's Young Achiever Awards 2020. Awards presented Wednesday, 27 May via Zoom meeting.
If you missed last week's wonderful presentation by Dr Robert Webster OAM, you can watch this on YouTube or listen via our Podcasts found on Front Page Rotary Melbourne website. Either the YouTube or the Podcast is a terrific if you missed the meeting or need a reminder.
Thank you Jim Orchard for the following update on this project. Photo shows Jandamarra collecting Caravan 1, fully renovated and now a home in Bairnsdale. The level of support and responses to this project promoted on Facebook, have been sensational. Rotary Clubs and Rotarians showing support for bushfire victims. Well done Jim and his team.
The Club is launching a new initiative to become a leader in Environmental Sustainability.
URGENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY! RM Members needed to work with the International Student Resume Review Program. PP Robert Fisher has invited us to work with City of Melbourne in this resume reviewing program.
As you already know, we have via Rotary in Action supporting our Community, a developing relationship with Afri-Aus Care in Dandenong through the Welfare of the Young Committee. You can identify in the photo our Rotary identities with members of Afri-Aus Care and leader, Selba Gondoza Luka.
Last week, President Kevin inducted and welcomed Tim Conolan AM to Rotary Melbourne. We look forward to meeting Tim and personally welcoming him.
Elaine Saunders is part of a panel of three, at the Pearcey Foundation Seminar Series discussing COVIDSafe App: "Continuing the Conversation".
Thank you Alistair Urquhart for sending Editor your lovely Reflection which you presented at last week's meeting online.
Weekly same bat time same bat station….10.30am every Friday.
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Well done to our PP Quin Scalzo who is passionate in his assistance working with National Youth Employment Body building workforce skills in our very important young unemployed. Quin spoke recently on Radio RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly. Thank you Phil Cornish for sending this to Editor.
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Guest Speaker: Nev Power, Chair National COVID-19 Coordination Commission
Topic: ‘Damage control and economy reboot’
Chairman: President Kevin Sheehan
Venue: Zoom online meeting
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Time: 1-2pm
