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Notes from last weeks meeting: - Joe and Mary V have been in Italy doing some skiing - they brought back a couple of certificates from the International Ski Federation, Cortina, Italy.
- Phil is looking for someone to fill a position on the board for 2017/2018 - they will look after Fellowship - please let Phil know if interested.
- Thursdays Bunnings BBQ raised $520.00
- RC of Forest Hill is looking for a partner club to help them run a play "The female of the species"
Tonight's speaker was Russell Hayes from the Rotary Club of Wandin. Russell spoke to us about Wheelchairs for Kids. This project has been going for around 20 years and has produced 36,000 wheelchairs. Russell told us about "Early Act" clubs - these are clubs for 11 and 12 year old primary school children. They have a sponsor Rotary club. Russell sent through some information about Early Act clubs and this is below along with a YouTube clip and a couple of other links The EarlyAct club at Sandridge Primary where Peter and I ran a Wheelchair Wheelathon in November is sponsored by RC Williamstown but the main coordinator is Dr Daryl Moran who is a Rotarian of twenty years and is a teacher at the school – although not a member of RC Williamstown. He is a member at RC Rowville-Lysterfield. A bunch of the EarlyActors from Sandridge met Gemma the founder of the school a couple of weeks ago (see photo) and now there is a good chance they will create a correspondence relationship between the two clubs. See this brilliant YouTube video https://youtu.be/WwtB54YzQv8 I start by sending you the info on D9800 three EarlyAct clubs. As I mentioned tonight the RI World has not so far acknowledged the existence of this new young age Rotary club development. The club at Baden Powell College is the creation of Julie Mason who is the principal at that school and was also DG of D9800 (I think the largest District in Australia) at the time so I think her activities could not be challenged by the hierarchy in Evanston USA. Julie is quite amazing as she also has an Interact Club at her college. WFK has been involved with EarlyAct at Sandridge Primary in Williamstown and we ran a Wheelchair Wheelathon there in November. Have a look at the info on these kids though as they only commenced in 2016 and yet have already done an international project and other local community things. Russell Hayes WFK East Coast Division http://rotarydistrict9800.org.au/news/3836/earlyact I attach a copy of the bylaws and Constitution governing the EarlyAct club at Sandridge Primary in Williamstown. These have been “Australianised”. That EarlyAct club last year raised over $10,000 – amazing for eleven and twelve year old children in a school with ninety five students. At first I had reservations about primary school children having a constitution to observe, a need to record minutes of meetings, have office bearer positions etc.. I have been enlightened by the teachers already involved that primary school is not too early to expose the children to these things as at secondary school they will certainly have committees etc. and to learn meeting procedures early on will better equip them for the future. See under downloaded files for the attachment |
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