Dr Joe Tucci is seen here with Chair Reg Smith and President Kevin Sheehan after receiving Rotary Melbourne's 2019 Vocational Service Award. Joe is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Childhood Foundation and such a worthy recipient of this year's Award.
Photo shows Editor with the team of fantastic Post Graduate students from Deakin University Freelancing HUB last week.
Phil Endersbee was talking to his R100 socks in a Hobart hotel room whilst watching the Grand Final!
If you have been wondering where our Hon. Treasurer has been. Photo says it all. Reg is seen here treasuring every moment with his granddaughter Margot in the US.
PP Robert Fisher welcomed a Rotary Guest last week and enjoyed the Scottish accent. President of Rotary Dumfries, Devorgilla, Scotland looked happy too conversing in "Sc(ɔ)ish" with Robert.
Terrific fun at the 2019 AFL Footy Quiz created by our delightful Peter Jones who entertained and scored us. Two winning tables! Pic shows Captains of Tables: Stuart Stribling, David Frieze, Stephen Mandie, Jan Moffatt and Adrian Nelson enjoying the moment with Lisa Sheehan and Pres. Kevin.
Great to see Ken Badenoch back in time for his Birthday celebrated with another Birthday Boy, Adriaan den Dulk! Happy Birthdays.
Welcome back Keith! Balloons and smiles. Editor very disappointed NO red and black. This must change next year!!
Both Gay and Mark addressed our Members at a very special lunch meeting with 96 Members, DG Grant Hocking and Guests. Gay was entertaining, light and bright sharing her memories of a different type of football in her youth.
Hon Secretary Reg Smith passed on an invitation from the HUSH Foundation and Gathering of Kindness to the launch of the latest album produced by Tony Gould AM and Tony Petrucci on Sunday 6 October. Reg said the music will be lovely and we are all invited.
This news item was sourced from PP Robert, Facebook and Google: Impacto Cruzeiro published in its online newspaper an article about the interview Manoel Felipe did with Nobel Peace Prize winner Tilman Ruff at the International Language School in Melbourne where Tilman made a presentation to students.
Simply contact Ari Talantis ari.skinner@gmail.com or Jim Orchard jimporchard@gmail.com and register your support or sponsoring of a rider. We are nearly at the Finish Line! Editor note: Weather perfect for volunteering and cycling with cloud, sun and light breeze!
Thank you to Hugh Bucknall for the update on R100 activities which were presented by President Kevin and Hugh at last weekend's Rotary Conference in Christchurch, NZ.
Photo shows President Kevin showcasing the casement window near office and Sofitel on Collins St. to RI President Mark Maloney, Gay Maloney and DG Grant Hocking highlighting the presence of Rotary Melbourne. Terrific achievement Kevin. Check it out Members.
The imagination of Linda Humphries (D9820) (Pic.) has created a fabulous activity for Rotary's centenary; a Baton Relay linking all Clubs and Districts from now until the centenary year in 2021. Well done Linda for creating a centenary project that Connects Rotary and the community.
Clive Weeks wrote: "In solitary confinement then released to the exercise yard when it was realised I was a Rotarian and finally escaping the island on the Alcatraz Flyer! Fortunately I did not have to swim!" Check if Clive escaped!
Editor hopes this photo was not taken during our RI President's presentation to last week's meeting? Legs belong to Rob Nethercote and Richard Skinner. Which legs belong to which Member? So simple to send a photo of your legs to Editor.
Thank you Claire for the photo and caption after her recent visit to Moscow. Claire wrote: " I attended two meetings. These photos are from the second meeting. In the first photo, I am standing between President Werner of the Rotary Club of Moskau Humboldt (on my left holding the kangaroo) and President Leonardo of the Rotary Club of Ravenna (Italy)."
Thanks Sharann for the sad looking R100 socks after being put through "your" paces ascending Mt Washington, New Hampshire, the third highest mountain in USA.
Rotary Park on the morning of Wednesday, 25 September was abuzz with Rotarians and Guests as the RI President Mark Maloney and his wife Gay unveiled the plaque at the foot of a River Red Gum Eucalyptus tree planted in his honour. Photo shows our President Kevin with Mark Maloney.
So good to see you at meetings Cynthia and very impressed with the gym backdrop. Please keep the pics. coming!
You can decide what is really happening here but according to President Kevin: "What happened in Christchurch's Casa Publica restaurant stays across the ditch! But it was a great dinner!" Mmm!
Thanks Robert for providing this very interesting tale of Rotary fellowship from Scotland. Pic shows Myra enjoying a truly rugged and wonderful Isle of Arran.
Clive's R100 Socks' Travels see him "having sustenance" at Mission Beach San Diego. Next pic. shows what happens after "sustenance" at Mission Beach!
R100 socks in Provincetown and Nantucket, both from Cape Cod region. Traveller: Sharann Johnson!
