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August is Membership and New Club Development Month
 
4th August 2021
 
OUR MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY
 
on ZOOM UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED
 
Program:   
 
Ben Stennett
President behind the Badge
 
Future programs at  SPEAKERS
 
 
Meeting Information, Club Leadership Team and contact info:
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OUR MEETING LAST WEEK
Gallery of Meaningful Photographs
STORIES: FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
SUE W:  
When on holiday in Mexico, their rental home was burgled.
The Police were called - and were not particularly helpful.
After taking statements etc, the police car would not start,
so Russell and a few others  helped the police to push start their car.
( much of the lost property was retrieved, but not by the police.
RUSS W:
 
A bottle of 1939 Para liqeuer port - left to him by his father -
which he shared with workmates of his dad after his passing. 
 
Bob D: A presentation at RC Kyoto when Annie was exchange student from Nunawading.
 

 
Roger W: 
Shirakawa Village on Honshu. A farming community with an almost medieval lifestyle,
strongly contrasting with the high tech one lived in most of Japan
 
Judith E
At the market in 2017 when farmer’s market volunteer team gave
John Vickers an award to thank him for all the work he had done
to support this as well as multiple other community service projects.
 
Wendy O
with blue-footed boobies on the Galápagos Islands
Peter K
 
A surreal double exposure taken in 1964 on a box brownie.
Peter took this from MS Aurelia  in Masawa, when the ship made an unscheduled stop 
to pick up Italian colonists who were in effect refugees after Ethiopia invaded Eritrea in 1962.
 
Ian A
A club fellowship activity several years ago,
where small groups of members arranged a dine out and got to know each other a bit better.
Harvey plans to revive this practice this year.
REPORTS
from Russell Warmington
 
Russell has once again secured a date
for a Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings Nunawading.
 
WHEN : Sunday October 3rd
 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
 
 
Gabby advised that events at both
Antonio Park and Yarran Dheran 
have been cancelled.
Antonio Park may reschedule.
 
Pres Ben broached the idea that
Rotary engages in some way with RU OK? Day.
More about RUOK?  at
FELLOWSHIP & FUNDRAISING
 
from Harvey Lane
 
Club Calendar
 
As promised, Harvey has drafted a tentative calendar for the year
which promises us multiple delightful events and activities.
 
Obviously all proposed activities are subject to Covid Safe restrictions that apply at the time.
 
Note from Editor:
I have created a listing of events from now until the end of 2021 from the calendar, and urge members to save those dates.
Check them out at 
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
7th August
 
POP UP
BOOK SALE
 
Monash Transfer Station Car Park
380 Ferntree Gully Road,
NOTTING HILL
FROM 9AM - 5PM
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23rd August
 
Club Runner Seminar (Zoom)
6:30 pm
MEMBERS ONLY
 
Details
30th August
 

SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP ( Zoom)

7:00 to 8:00 pm

MEMBERS ONLY

Details

https://9810rotary.org.au/event/social-media-workshop-1/

18th September
 
No Mosquito Picnic
 
in support of RAM
 
Six Acres Winery
20 Ferndale Road,
Silvan, 3795
More details to come.
ROTARY STORIES
Days for Girls
 
Jenny Moran, the wife of DG Daryl
speaks about this year's Partner project
 
 
 
 
 
 
Club turns masks to bricks
 
The Rotaract Club of Dhaka Orchid
has been collecting and cleaning used masks and gloves to mix with cement and create new products from the waste.
 
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
 
 CELEBRATE
 
this month's
 
BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES
 
 
Click   AUGUST
JUST FOR FUN
 
 
 
 
RI & DISTRICT 9810 LINKS
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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..
 
ARCHIVED BULLETINS
Click read more to view archived bulletins from July 2020 onwards
 
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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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