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Kerry Kornhauser OAM was inducted into the Rotary Club of Melbourne on 16th August 2017 but was not new to Rotary having joined the Rotary Club of Albert Park in 2008 and over the years has worked tirelessly in many project areas including those of District 9800.
Kerry has been an Assistant Governor in District 9800 and District Director for Public Image & Communications and her awards include a Royce Abbey Award, a Paul Harris Sapphire, and an Order of Australia Medal in the 2017 Australia Day Honours.
In 2012, Women in Rotary was born and changed the face of gender balance in the District. Kerry instigated this and is justifiably proud of the Women in Rotary International Women’s Day Breakfast which she has now successfully managed for nine years while showcasing Rotary to a broad audience and raised substantial funds for the benefit of selected charitable projects.
Assembling a team which partnered with Rotary Brighton North to host an annual breakfast for over 1,000 at Crown Palladium, canvases attendance from a wide range of Rotary Clubs and schools, assemble a talented Panel, manage the event bookings and the fund raising aspect and deliver a world class event takes leadership.
It is for this project that we have pleasure in awarding Kerry Kornhauser the 2020 Forth Bridge Award.
