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 Failing to plan is planning to fail
At this week’s meeting I will present an outline of the three year plan that will be rolled out in January 2018. Integral to this plan is;
1. Support for Interplast to continue its life-changing work mending the bodies of people in developing countries.
2. Ongoing support for the Medical Imaging project led by Peter Koens.
3. Foundation, polio plus and Australian Rotary Health initiatives.
4. Rotary International President Ian Riseley’s Trachoma project.
5. Support for youth programs for recipients that live or study within the Whitehorse city boundaries.
The one item that requires the most input from the club is the choice of a long-term community project within Whitehorse. The previous Cub forum and survey showed that Club members want a challenging project that will leave a lasting legacy that can be directly attributed to our Club.
We want to build infrastructure that enables the recipient to better do their job. Recent examples of this type of work are;
a. Purchase of solar panels for Eastern Emergency Relief to reduce their power bills during the test and certification of second hand electrical goods.
b. Purchase and erection of an equipment storage shed at Aurora school.
c. Building planter boxes at Aurora School to help the students learn about growing and caring for vegetables.
We cannot provide funds for ongoing costs such as wages, maintenance or running expenses as these costs will commit the club to an open ended arrangement. I am calling for ideas from members for a project that will be completed over several years. Preferably the project will involve hands on work by club members and will result in something that shows our commitment to the Whitehorse community.
Funds from the Bunnings BBQ’s and Whitehorse Farmers Market will be directed to this project. There is $10,000 in the budget to kick-start this project.
If you have an idea then write it up in no more than one page and be ready to tell the Club about it this Wednesday. Please send me a copy so that I can call you up on the night. We will publish all submissions in next weeks Bulletin.
Together, we can Make a Difference in Whitehorse and be seen doing this by the community. This is not only good for the community but it will also give Club members a sense of achievement and satisfaction as well.
Phil Maxwell
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