Rotary Club of Nunawading meets every Wednesday 6:00 for 6:30 pm
at Bucatini Restaurant and Bar
454 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham (Mel 48 J9)
Apologies and guest numbers should go to Suzanne Murphy 9878 8886 (W) dreamworld@netspace.net.au
Roster for 23 September 2015
Chair
James Tan
Host
Wayne Willoughby
Cashier
Kevin Thomas
Recorder
Colin Taylor
Rotaract
September 16th 2015 meeting wrap up
Monash RC is having a fundraising theatre night on 28/10/15 - see article further down
Portsea Camp - see Wayne W for attendance.
Farmers Market - we got a good rap from Malcolm Chiverton who says Nunawading should run the egg and bacon BBQ every month!!. There were around 63 stalls and the turnout was really good.
Nominating Committee comprising Judith Eadon, Bruce Simcox, David Hatcher, Neil Ibbott, Harvey Lane, Wayne Willoughby have met.
Sue W - there are 448 centurion donors in District 9810 who have donated $550,000 so far.
Congratulations to Graeme and Marion M who became grandparents over the weekend - welcome to granddaughter Grace
Tonights speaker was Gloria Hargreaves from the Rotary Club of Emerald and District. Gloria has been a Rotarian since 2006.
She spoke about Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM). RAM is a Rotary Australia World Community Service Activity (RAWCS)
Malaria affects 100 countries and is a major cause of death and poverty
200 million people have malaria and it kills 600,000 per year - mainly children
The Malaria parasite is carried by the female Anopheles mosquito
The RAM strategies for control of malaria are Bed nets, Education, Residual insecticide spraying, breeding grounds (supplying tools and training to enable draining of breeding grounds near villages)
Partners with RAM include World Health Organisation, Walter and Eliza Hall, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Australian Army Malaria Research Institute, Australian Universities Research
Cyrus Restaurant, 456-466 Ringwood-Warrandyte Road, Warrandyte South
Authentic Persian & Greek cuisine
$45 per head for 3 course meal, tea and coffee. BYO drinks
Soft drink and Australian sparkling wine to be served on arrival, included in cost.
6.15pm/6.30pm for 7.00pm sit down.
Firm number required by 25th November.
We have had very favourable reports on the food quality from a club member and wife who attended a function there.
There will be no raffle on the night, but members are again encouraged to support Wendy Oliver and the Salvation Army with gifts for those she deals with.
Cyrus is located on the left hand side of Ringwood Warrandyte Road, just after the Hussey's Lane/Brumby’s Road intersection. A Coles Express outlet is on the left hand side of the intersection and Brumby’s Road is the road to the Olivigna Winery.
Rotary Club of Croydon will host the Movie Premier of "The Dressmaker"
to fund the fit out of a "Big Red Kidney Bus", a mobile dialysis unit.
Everyone is welcome, let's all make a contribution to helping those with kidney disease.
Venue: Croydon Cinemas Price: $15.00 per person
Time : 7:00 PM Thursday October 29, 2015
Price includes the movie premier, a donation to Croydon Rotary’s "Big Red Kidney Bus" and a raffle ticket.
The raffle prize is a voucher to the value of $200.00 to be used at Coombe-The Melba Estate Restaurant Coldstream
To book your tickets do one of the following:
Visit Nirvana Computer Services, 3/14 Thomas Brew Lane Croydon or
Pay for the tickets online to Bendigo Bank, Account Name Rotary Club of Croydon
BSB 633000, A/c 150142883 and quote your family name. Email theatretickets@rotarycroydon.org.au the number of tickets purchased and a contact phone number. Tickets will be emailed once payment is received or
Pay John Hexter at a Rotary meeting
Tickets will not be available for this event on the evening at the Cinema.
Please save the motel soaps or similar size for the 'Days for Girls' program which is a program for sending sanitation products in a wash bag for teenage girls overseas. Give them to Judith. Sandra and the RC Monash think our club is wonderful for saving all the soaps!!
Save used stamps with a good deal of the envelope! They pay by weight!
Foreign coins are being collected in a container at the desk. Ron Brooks RC Forest Hill has collected many kgs!
