Thank you to those of you who have already joined the Club's 2019 AFL Footy Tipping Competition. Just remember that the season begins on Thursday, March 21st . You will need to have your tips in by 7.10 that evening. Join here to be in the footy action! www.footytipping.net.au/rotarymelb.
President Robert and Myra attended the Moomba Parade and guess who they came across in the Parade? PP Chris Wang, who has helped the Melbourne Dai Loong Association for FORTY YEARS to produce the ‘Big Dragon’, a key fantastic feature of the event!
Well done Austen on winning a Raffle Prize at this year's International Women's Day Breakfast!
Topic: "Human Rights in the Australian Context"
Chair: Ian Hamm
Thank you Katie (Global Scholar and Rotoractor) for providing an "insightful" summary of an "unsightful"mess on the Yarra River. A call to action saw Rotoractors and friends performing a massive clean up on Australia Day 2019.
RAFFLE REMINDER – SELL SELL SELL
Jo says: More raffle tickets are available for the RCM Fundraising Raffle should you need them. Ticket stubs need to be returned to the RCM office and payment can be cheque, cash, or EFT. Check with Jo should you wish to transfer your raffle sale proceeds.
A snapshot of an enjoyable event! Thank you again for a wonderful International Women's Day Breakfast!
Trevor Neroy our latest Member is seen here with Mandi Wendt, his sponsor. We need to thank Trevor already for his support of Club activities prior to his induction to Melbourne. Thank you Trevor, we look forward to working with you in the future.
Check out the Flyer: Evening_Meeting_25_March_2019.pdf and read about our next Evening Meeting presented by Guest Speaker, Mike Davis. Topic: “The Future of Work”. The future of work, purpose-driven business and inspiring people through meaningful workplace programs and social impact opportunities.
Thank you Sue McCarthy for chairing last week's meeting delivered by our own esteemed Member, Professor Susan Davis, MBBS FRACP PhD FAHMS. Susan is seen here with Sue and President Robert. Susan's outstanding presentation can be found in Podcasts, Meeting/Events Front page of our website.
One thousand plus men and women including 110 Year 12 male and female students, gathered at 7.00 am Crown Palladium for Breakfast and Panel discussing diversity, contributions of women to business and society and to acknowledge that women must be treated equitably now and forever.
Register for our Rotary Safe Families Workshops here: Rotary_Club_Invitation_to_Participate_2.19_1.pdf Invite a family member to be part of your conversation to understand that violence can happen in any family, any street, any community.
This picture shows the Tax Invoice/Receipt you will receive when purchasing a ticket/s for our super Fundraising Raffle online. We have both books of tickets available and now the digital site: https://rotaryclubofmelbourne.
Rotary Rochester is inviting us all to their Annual Pie & Port Night. Best of health to PP Bryan Griffiths. He would love to see as many of us there as possible. Pie_and_Port_invitation_2019_1.pdf
Photo shows Dr Kaushik Sridhar and some of last week's Evening Meeting Members and Guests after Kaushik's well presented discussion and presentation "The Building Blocks to Leading in Sustainability".
Last Sunday was World Hearing Day. This is a WHO project raising awareness of the importance of protecting our hearing and helping those who can't hear. It's time to remember that we can help by collecting used hearing aids and giving them to Elaine Saunders or Jo in the Rotary office. These will be provided free to people who have no formal access to hearing aids through Recycled Sound: https://www.who.int/deafness/world-hearing-day/2019/en/
Don't miss out on the Footy Tipping -- Bruce Davidson is waiting for your registrations. Remember: Footy Tipping helps fund our Projects. Flyer_for_RCM_2019_Footy_Tipping_Competition_3.19.pdf
Pictured here with President Robert and Sponsor Ian Evans, is our new Member Jing Lin. Welcome Jing.
The Rotary Safe Families team of PP Mary Barry, Philip Cornish, Dorothy Gilmour and Graham O'Donnell have been hard at work putting final touches to our Club's Rotary Safe Families Initiative. We are inviting our Members and family member to participate in 2 Workshops to be "Part of the Solution" in saying "NO" to Family Violence (including covert Elder Abuse). Rotary_Club_Invitation_to_Participate_2.19.pdf
Speaker: Our Melbourne Rotarian, Professor Susan Davis is presenting this week and we suggest inviting your partner, adult daughter to an outstanding presentation by Susan who is a world leader in Endocrinology.
Topic: "Inequitable Equity"
What have these two events got in common? Yes, the date: May 20! Dinner at Choi’s Restaurant, Hawthorn will see all of us celebrating President’s Robert’s year as President and maybe some of our Members celebrating the sensational travel prizes et al announced after the Drawing of our Club Fundraising Raffle that evening.
VP Barbara is organising this year’s exciting Arts Committee Architecture Walk for Friday, 22 March in "uptown" Collins Street area. Meet on the steps of the Old Treasury Building 5.45pm. Annual_Walking_Tour_22.3.19.pdf
At last week's meeting, Keith Murray, Most Worshipful Grand Master of Freemasons Victoria, spoke about the history of Freemasonry. It was noted that Keith hails from Paisley in Scotland, which is a similar origin to President Robert. A great coincidence.
Hugh Bucknall at last week's R100 meeting, conveyed the excitement and successes achieved in promoting Rotary 100 Years to Australasia. The years of planning are paying off with a flurry of activation from Districts and Clubs Australia wide.
Thank you to Ian Evans for his summary of Rotary Melbourne's day at the Zoo, Thursday 7 February at the "Leopard Lodge". The Club was in invited by AMP Advice to be a stall holder and at short notice President Robert, Mandi Wendt and I attended.
