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February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month                          3 FEBRUARY 2021
 

OUR  NEXT  MEETING

 
Wednesday 10th February
 
at BUCATINI
at 6:00 pm.
Dinner will be served at 6:30
and Zoom room will open at 6:45pm
 
PROGRAM                         
Speaker:  Bob Allardice 
Subject:   Wreck Hunters
 
 
Program for 17th February: 
Speaker:  Peter Newton  
Subject:  Ryder Cheshire Foundation
   
 
 
To view program for the  weeks ahead, visit   SPEAKERS
LAST WEEK'S MEETING
REPORTS
SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES
 
RI President-elect announces
2021-22 presidential theme
by Ryan Hyland
 
 
Incoming Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta urged members to become more
involved in service projects, saying that caring for and serving others is the best way to live because it changes not only other people’s lives, but also our own.
 
Read more and watch video at
 
BREAKING NEWS
 
The Rotary International Convention,
 
scheduled for 12-16 June 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan,
will now be a virtual event in response to the ongoing threat of COVID-19.
 
 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
TUESDAY 23rd February
 
ROTARY'S ANNIVERSARY
On 23 February 1905,
Paul Harris, Gustavus Loehr,
Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey
 gathered at Loehr’s office,
Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago,
for what would later be known as the first Rotary club meeting.
 
Read more at 
 
Experience a 360-degree view of the historic replica of Room 711 at
1st TO 31st  MARCH 2021 
 
Mad March Cycle Challenge
 
Ride, run, walk or swim to Make A Difference.
 
Raise funds for Australian Rotary Health
 
Details at
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
SATURDAY APRIL 11th
 
BATON RELAY IN WHITEHORSE.
 
RC NUNAWADING will have possession of the baton from
8:00 am to 10:30 am.
 
 Graeme Moorfoot has already emailed members with some details.
 
If you have any ideas/suggestions or can help,
 
please contact Graeme
 
In case you missed his email,
 
click the read more section for a copy of Graeme's email to members.
Read more...

Celebrating 100 years since
the first Rotary meeting at
Rotary Melbourne
 
Details at
 
For 100 years Down Under,
Rotary has invested in
Peace building
 
Details at
A Gala Centenary Celebration. 
Help save lives across
NINE Pacific Nations.
 
Details at
 
A WORLD OF ROTARY STORIES
 
 
February is
 Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month
 
 A wonderful selection of relevant articles can be accessed within the pages of this month's RDU.
 
Visit
to explore and immerse yourself in the theme.
 
How to avoid Conflict?
Listen

Scottish Rotarian, Jean Best, has received numerous accolades for her work around peace. She founded The Peace Project, a skill-based programme empowering young people with the confidence to become leaders of the future. This is her story:

By Frank Bures

https://www.rotarygbi.org/how-to-avoid-conflict-listen/
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
 
 
View our   
 
FEBRUARY
 
CELEBRATIONS
 
JUST FOR FUN
from various other sources
 
 
 
 
FARMERS MARKET ROSTER
 
Farmers Market - 14th February 2021
 
Volunteers: Please contact Graeme if you are available
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
 
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COLLECTIONS
 
Club members collect a wide variety of items to provide resources in cash or kind for organisations we support. 
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RI & DISTRICT 9810 LINKS
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ARCHIVED BULLETINS
Click read more to view archived bulletins from July 2020 onwards
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MAGAZINE LINKS
 
Rotary Districts and Rotary Special interest Groups provide a wide range of informative and engaging on-line magazines and journals. Access some of them from the links provided..
New this week
  • OPEN DOORS                         1 February 2021 
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Bulletin Editor
Lesley Arnolda
(If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor)
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