Check out the bidding for the items in the Silent Auction! What are we doing? What does your health mean to you?
Last week's segment: "Did you Know?" which highlights a Rotary 100 Year Snapshot, was about PP Bob Glindemann.
A warm welcome to our new Member, Gi Tae Kwon (Gregory) who was inducted at last week's meeting online.
Last Wednesday we had Phil Turtle, National President of the Australia Indonesia Business Council and Director of Engenesis Pty Ltd, speak to us on business opportunities in Indonesia. Chair Richard Skinner has provided his summary of a very interesting meeting.
PP Bob Glindemann provided a terrific update on Donations in Kind at last week's meeting. We respect and appreciate the fantastic work that our Bob performs in making DIK such a world resource for communities nationally and internationally, experiencing hardship and pain.
Membership Engagement is very busy organising their next event: Business Connections in Rotary. This will be MC'd by Debra Yin Foo and will include three of our Members: PP Quin Scalzo, Sandra Hills and Peter Dakin.
Be a friend to the environment - it helps make the world a healthier and safer place By Peter Berg
This is the first in a series of short articles that aims to give practical advice on how we can all live in an environmentally sustainable way to help protect our environment. Making the world we live in a healthier and safer place; not only for ourselves, but more importantly for future generations.
Members have an opportunity to hear Professor Peter Doherty talk about A vaccine - Is it possible? And When?, courtesy of Graduate House, which members might appreciate.
Our Social Media guru, Ari Talantis has sent Editor a blog she created after much reflection of the Professor Brett Sutton promotion on Facebook. Editor is sharing it here.
Stephen Lake has entered a very important fundraising walk and is inviting our participation. "This October I have committed to support “27 for Parkinson’s” https://www.parkinsonswalk.org.au/ which has replaced their annual Walk in the Park fundraiser."
Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For those of you not in the know, Eromanga with a Population of 45, is located approx 108km west of Quilpie and has the claim to fame of being the 'furthest town from the sea' in Australia.)
Phil Cornish gave a very powerful and appropriate Reflection at last week's meeting: "This Too Will Pass"
Let's all take part in the RM Fighting Fund: https://www.trybooking.com/BKEVJ Our taste buds can be tested at our virtual meetings with our virtual menu and we can provide important funds by paying for our virtual meal which is supporting our RM Fighting Fund!
Calling all Debaters - are you a Master Debater, a School Champion, a Frustrated Barrister?! This is for you!
Don is a Rotarian and lending his talents to help raise some money to assist the Rotary Nomads in supporting excellent community projects with a concert. This event looks really terrific and certainly something different for us in COVID-19 time.
Meeting closure a couple of weeks ago was very beautiful and Editor asked Maestro David Kram about this performance. Here it is for those who missed it or would like to hear again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch1ik5c6ENs
Recently, President Marion Macleod provided a Rotary Melbourne 100 Year Snapshot around our Rotarian, Peter Clemenger AO.
Each week we publicise the ZOOM meeting link in the Bulletin. If by chance you cannot locate it on the day – just go to our website www.rotaryclubofmelbourne.org.au – scroll to the bottom of the page and find the event you are wanting to attend and “Click to Register”.
There will be a Rotary Melbourne Special Screening - Homeland Story Thursday, 8 October 2020 at 7.30pm. All funds raised going to the Donydji Community. Trybooking link is: https://www.trybooking.
Sometimes it is good to be reminded as Rotarians that we are guided by the Four-Way Test in all things Rotary: Of the things we think, say or do (1) Is it the TRUTH? (2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? (3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? (4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
"Memorial to the Brave, Bird of Beauty, Flower of Life"... Thank you to Peter Berg for this beautiful photo and caption. Peter is a Member of the newly created Rotary Environment Sustainability Committee.
Date: Wednesday 23 September – LUNCH MEETING
Guest Speaker: Phil Turtle, National President, Indonesia-Australia Business Council
Topic: ‘The Impact of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Australian Businesses’
Unique ZOOM Meeting Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcumtrDwtEtVnpVTSAD5W7xsiVF1duS4z
Chairman: Richard Skinner
We loved meeting Cas online last week when she was inducted into Rotary Melbourne. We extend our hand of friendship, albeit virtually at this point in time.
