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September is Basic Education and Literacy Month
 
29th September 2021
 
OUR MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY
 
on ZOOM 
 
Program:   
Dr. Peter Lovass

Blackburn Clinic: Past, Present & Future

Future programs at  SPEAKERS
 
 
For Meeting Information, Club Website and Facebook links, and contact info:
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LAST WEDNESDAY
 
Grand Final Club Night
Our ZOOM football evening was popular, with 27 Members and partners in attendance.
 
Brock McLean was clearly a popular choice of  speaker for this celebration - and deservedly so. We were soon to find that he not only met, but exceeded our expectations.
 
Russell introduced Brock McLean – a now retired professional footballer who had played for both Melbourne as well as Carlton Football Clubs.
Russ’ association with Brock began pre football, however, as he and Sue had known Brock’s parents.
 
Brock thanked the club for inviting him to speak. 
He was wearing his 2006 season Melbourne  jumper. He told us that it brought him his happiest football memories.
 
Brock began his story by reviewing his professional football career.
As a highly successful Junior footballer, he captained the Australian under 17 team. He was the #5 draft pick in 2003, and debuted in 2004 playing for Melbourne. He was traded to Carlton at the end of the 2009 season, and eventually retired in 2014.
He spoke about the ups and downs of his professional football career which was plagued by injury. (Even so, he had played 94 games for Melbourne and 63 for Carlton - this info from Russell).
 
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REPORTS
INTERNATIONAL
from Bob Allardice
Bob A, Harvey and Peter Koens harvested a playground in Croydon.
Photos Courtesy of Harvey.
FELLOWSHIP  & FUNDRAISING
from Harvey Lane
 
As a result of extended Covid restrictions, all face-to-face events  and activities planned to end of Oct are necessarily cancelled.
These include the
  • Bunnings BBQ
  • the trip to Warrnambool
  • the open garden.
Events will be rescheduled when appropriate.
 
Whitehorse Rotaract is stepping up as a team
to support people living with cerebral palsy.
 
Alice, Daniel, Sean, and Jasmine will each be taking
10,000 steps a day for 30 days .
 
They would appreciate your support, and ask you to donate and help them reach their STEPtember fundraising goal.
 
Together, we can make a real difference.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Monday September 27
 
Community Service Seminar
Details at
October 7
 
Rotary Alumni - Rotarian & Rotaractor
Networking Evening
 
If you are a former participant of a Rotary Youth or Foundation Program or received a Foundation Scholarship you are invited to join fellow members who are also Alumni for a networking evening on 7 October 2021 as part of Reconnect Week.
 
Details at
 
November  11
‘No Time to Die’

Croydon Theatres Cinema One
3 Hewish Road Croydon
Screening start 6:30 pm,
Doors open 6:15 pm,
Includes sparkling wine and alternative beverages.

Entry by $20 donation per person to fund the
Taveuni (Fiji) Education Project.

Bookings:  https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=766332&
November 13 & 14
 
 
ROTARIANS AGAINST MALARIA
 
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
 
Now Virtual
 
REGISTRATION FEE: $50
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
 
 CELEBRATE
 
this month's
 
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
 
 
Click   SEPTEMBER
 
JUST FOR FUN
Endangered Species & Children's Art
 
Throughout June and July, over 3000 kids picked up their paint brushes and pens to help raise awareness of Australia’s threatened plants and animals through the 2021 Wild At Art threatened species art competition for kids.
 
Read about and enjoy their beautiful pictures at
 
 Featured below are just a few of the prize winning creations:
 
PS. the child who painted the masked owl above left is only 7 years old!
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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