As we are also a Certified Hybrid Club it Is possible to attend ZOOM meetings
Program
Brad Green
AFL Grand Final
Join the footy fever that Melbourne experiences at this time of the year.
If you cannot go to the Grand Final, this is your next best option.
BRAD GREEN
Former Australian Rules football player and is the current North Melbourne development coach
He played 13 seasons with Melbourne Football Club. The 2010 best and fairest winner and club’s leading goal kicker He will speak about his “Early days with cricket and soccer (Hank will be happy) and his involvement in all things AFL”
The evening is open to partners and friends. Dress up in your Club colours or the finals team your supporting. We are looking for a good roll up and there will a prize for the best dressed team supporter. Please book with Gabby early as we need to advise Ivan for catering. We will be running a competition for the Grand Final. The “Winning team and Margin” and “First Goal Kicker”
Jhannen is an Instructor with Assistance Dogs Australia (ADA). She was an instructor with Guide Dogs Victoria for 20 years. Her companion was Snowy who has undergone full training and is now an ambassador dog.
ADA has recently started a division in Victoria, and is setting up carers for puppies and dogs; primarily in the eastern suburbs between Blackburn and Croydon.
Jhannen spoke about the dogs and the range of clients who they are given to: people in wheelchairs, children with autism, clients with PTSD, in schools and in the law courts.
In particular, Jhannen spoke about the need for carers:
For puppy education – 8 weeks to 12 months
Puppy carers – to look after the puppies for short periods of time – days to weeks
BnB carers – look after the advanced training dogs, in the evening and weekends.
She provided more information for BnB Carers here.
President Gabby's Meeting notes from last week
There will be no meeting on Wednesday 28 September. Instead, a fundraiser for the Rotary Foundation will take place at Waverley Cinemas. The cost is $20 a ticket. The cost includes a drink, finger food and a donation to The Rotary Foundation. Start time for the film is confirmed as 6.30pm. Start arriving from 6:00 pm for a drink and finger food.
A Fellowship Lunch was held Tuesday 13 September at the Coach in Ringwood. It was well attended with 20 members, partners, and friends. Thanks to Wayne and Harvey for organizing. The next lunch will be Tuesday, 8 November 2022 at the Coach in Ringwood.
Volunteering for the Royal Melbourne Show – Judith sent an email regarding volunteering at the show on Thursday 22 September. Please see her email for further details if you would like to register.
Gabby will set up voting through Survey Monkey for the Regionalisation vote that starts 15 September for 2 weeks.
Call for nominations for the Nominating committee to select the President Nominee and 3 Directors for Rotary year 2024/2025. Gabby as current President and Ian Evans as President Elect are automatically part of the committee. Gabby asked Neil Ibbott to join, and he accepted. This is due to Neil’s knowledge and understanding of the Bylaws. Three further nominations were accepted: They are Ben, Janette and Bob Allardice.
The Whitehorse Cluster International Women’s Day Breakfast committee met on Monday evening 12 September. Gabby was in attendance. Decided the ticket price would be $65.00. currently following up on availability of speakers for the event.
Gabby and Judith attended a meeting at APH Holding in Forest Hill on the corner of Springvale Rd and Burwood Hwy last Friday. This was to discuss a proposal from APH Holding about Rotary running a market at that site. We are not limited to a Farmers Market setup – can be car boot. There is still a lot to be discussed from a Rotary viewpoint. Presidents and reps from current Farmers Market Committee will meet on 29 September to discuss the offer further.
There will be a dinner on 21 October 2022 at the Box Hill Golf Club to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Interplast – further details to follow.
Award winners are announced at the Whitehorse Excellence in Business Awards Gala Dinner, held in October. The black tie evening is one of our biggest and most stylish functions of the year.
Ben would like like to get an idea of who is going. He encourages everyone who wants to attend to book accommodation at the Realm Hotel (or somewhere else if you prefer).
Realm Hotel 18 National Circuit Barton ACT Australia 2600
The Conference 2023 District 9810 Canberra has the potential to bring together over 1,100 members and friends from the district in Victoria. We are planning what will be a spectacular, highly visible, and engaging event. The Conference will be the first one held out of Victoria since 2018.
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..
Jhannen is an Instructor with 
