Melbourne WILL host the 2023 RI Convention!
Vaccinating Pacific Island Children Did you know that 1 in 18 children die before their 5th birthday in Kiribati. Read on to know about how this can be a "win-win" for the children and us.
The 2019 AFL Footy Tipping Competition is about to get underway. Thank you for your support in previous years. Together with our supporter friends outside the Club we hope to raise $3,000 for the community and charitable activities of our Club.
Our Vocational Services Committee, chaired by Iqbal Reata has been busy sending invitations to industry, universities, public health sector to gather nominations for our 2019 Young Achiever Awards. Do you know someone who fits the requirements on the attached Flyer? YOUNG_ACHIEVERS_AWARDS_2019_fLYER.docx
Help us find a special individual and showcase their activities. Vocational Service is an important mission of Rotary. Photo shows the outstanding Awardees of 2018.
What a motivating presentation it was at last week's meeting when our Membership Director, Mandi Wendt presented her report to the Members.
Thank you Marion for a great summary of the Ending Homelessness forum which you facilitated at our recent Multi District Conference. This forum was outstanding and generated much discussion and interest.
Under the innovative guidance of Hugh Bucknall our R100 Champion, we showcased Rotary 100 Australasia to more than 1,000 Rotarians at last week's Multi District Conference.
One of the three major projects running up to the our Centenary Year is ‘Give Every Child a Future’ – working with UNICEF and other Rotary Clubs in Australia and NZ to immunise 100,000 children in nine Pacific nations against three life threatening diseases. We are this week launching our Special Fundraising Raffle.
If you missed this week's fantastic cover on Channel Nine News of Melbourne's successful bid for Convention 2023, it has been uploaded to our website with the link:
"The District Conference was full of inspiration and inspiration on a grand scale which appeared to resonate very well with the 1500 or so Rotarians and guests. The effort put in by our Club in creating and delivering our multiple booths paid dividends given the level of discussion that R100, End Trachoma and RI Convention volunteering generated." Thanks PE Kevin.
Do you know of somebody with a disability? Do they provide outstanding support to others with disability? Are they a community leader or involved in a community group? Do you have a relationship with a local organisation that supports people
with disability who may want to nominate somebody for Shine On?
As most of you will know, our Club has supported the indigenous homeland, Donydji or, as it is now known, Gurrumala, for over 15 years, both financially and in kind. Until his sudden death, John Mitchell was a key member of the Rotary Subcommittee providing this support and was its Chairman from its inception.
Cynthia Edgell who has promoted our "Shine On" Recognitions for past few years, is encouraging us all to consider nominations for next year's Award. Our Club has an excellent record of identifying and honouring the abilities of those with a disability and we are seeking your consideration for nominations.
The Club is currently collecting stamps with money collected pledged this year to our 2020 fight to End Trachoma.
Our Vocational Service Committee is excited to announce this year's Rotary Club of Melbourne Vocational Service Award 2018/19. Edward Tudor was chosen unanimously by the Committee. He is Executive Director of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School. Edward epitomises the prerequisites for this Award recognising achievement of professional excellence (in the Awardees chosen profession), and outstanding contribution to the community through their vocation.