President's Report |
Monday 28 October 2024 |
President’s update:
Thank you to Ros for leading this ably assisted by Adrian who looked after equipment from the church and taking it home to wash. Thank you to all who assisted in cooking, serving and taking orders. Thank you to Carol for promoting the club and Edwina for marshalling the customers.
We received a loverly certificate of appreciation from HHS for our work at the shop. A copy is included in this bulletin.
Looking forward:
Closing Remarks
District Conference – Penrith 21-22 March. Early bird Registrations - early bird = $250 until 31 Dec after that $280 - now open ourbetterworld2025.wordpress.com Accommodation packages for Friday night open at Pullman and nearby. There is 3 min video on the Conference and Venue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aObH7mRi63Q&t=30s
Albert Jacka (VC)
Some of you will have known Larry Jacka (Past District Governor and past club president). Larry was very proud of his uncle Albert (VC) who served in WWI. An article on how he earned his VC was in yesterday’s SMH and is included in this bulletin.
- Thank you to all who attended the Rotary Club of Beecroft meeting tonight. What an inspiring speaker who has achieved so much in so few years.
- As we had no Directors reports I will include information about their projects in my report.
- A very successful Bunnings BBQ was held at Castle Hill with our best ever income (~$2600 nett) and we sold out of sausages (806) before 3 pm. Again, cakes were a significant contributor (~ $700) and it was a sellout. Grand total ~$3300 net. Thank you, Janelle and Neville, for doing the selling and all the cake bakers.
Thank you to Ros for leading this ably assisted by Adrian who looked after equipment from the church and taking it home to wash. Thank you to all who assisted in cooking, serving and taking orders. Thank you to Carol for promoting the club and Edwina for marshalling the customers.
- Our new Community Service project at Helping Hearts Survive continued with more construction materials being collected by Neville and Adrian. Another working bee will occur next Friday and Anne has requested volunteers. There are jobs for skilled and unskilled DIYers.
We received a loverly certificate of appreciation from HHS for our work at the shop. A copy is included in this bulletin.
- The Kenthurst Transition Houses lawns were mown last Thursday thank to Anne, Tony M, Adrian and George.
- A Christmas Market committee meeting was held by Bob. All is on track for what we hope will be a very successful day.
- Lucy-Jade and Carol have been busy looking for a venue for our change over. It looks like they have found one at reasonable cost.
- Anne, Janelle, Elise and I got on the 10.14pm train as it came through Cherrybrook station. Our certificate for $2680 was presented to the Eng Polio Ride the Train team.
- We received a thank you certificate from the Rotary Men’s Health Education Rural Van (mherv). You may recall we donated the proceeds from our September Bunnings BBQ to this cause. A copy of the certificate in included in this bulletin.
Looking forward:
- Tree of Joy. This Friday night is putting the messages on the tree tags at the Sharpe’s starting at 7.00 pm. All are welcome to assist. Just let Anne know if you at intending to help.
- International team is back from visiting Flores to check on the WASH project and continue with the Teacher-in-a-Box project. The team will provide an update to the Club on Nov 12.
- Club Health Survey is now closed. Carol and her committee will analyse the results for presentation to the Board and the club.
- I would urge you to consider going to The Magic of Rotary Gala on Nov 20 to hear Naomie Fox (Olympic Canoeist Gold Medallist) speak. The details are in the Bulletin.
- Norwest Sunrise Rotary is holding an International Men’s Day Breakfast on Nov 15 at the Hills Shire Café at 7 am. Keynote speakers will help shine a spotlight on both the problems of men's health and the people delivering the solutions, with the help of four sub-themes: Building healthy communities! Look out for your mates! Take Action, Stay Healthy!. Full details are in the Bulletin.
Closing Remarks
- Duty Stewards: We will return to duty stewards to set up the Vicar room with Club gear and the top table. Also, the IT person is to ask the Vicar room manager to turn off the music in the room and the corridor outside.
- Directors – Please ensure you hold regular committee meetings, even if it is only a coffee gathering..
District Conference – Penrith 21-22 March. Early bird Registrations - early bird = $250 until 31 Dec after that $280 - now open ourbetterworld2025.wordpress.com Accommodation packages for Friday night open at Pullman and nearby. There is 3 min video on the Conference and Venue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aObH7mRi63Q&t=30s
- Don’t forget you can see the Club Directory, “What’s On” and “Calendar” on your phone. If it is not working for you, let me know and it will be fixed for you.
- Don’t forget to let Sandra know if you are travelling or are not attending meetings so you do not get rostered on for meeting duties. All members are eligible for the duty roster and are assigned a role by Sandra. If you have a problem doing any of the duty roles let Sandra know as she is the only person who has control of duties. Your role is posted in the Bulletin and the Bulletin email 6 weeks in advance.
- Rotary Learning Institute. Please consider attending this very worthwhile training.
- Level 1 for those who have just joined Rotary. A 4-hour programme – no dates yet
- Level 2 for those who have been in Rotary for up to 1 year. A 6-hour programme on two consecutive Saturdays 16 and 23 Nov 2025
- Level 3 Graduate Program is coming in 2025.
- Don’t forget next Monday’s meeting is our Melbourne Cup Night: We are joining with the Hills-Kellyville Club this year for a night similar to our traditional one. Meeting is on Monday 4 Nov at St Joseph’s Conference Centre Baulkham Hills. Just east of Norwest Boulevard.
- Please let Ros know if you are going next Monday so we can advise Hills-Kellyville club of the numbers attending.
Albert Jacka (VC)
Some of you will have known Larry Jacka (Past District Governor and past club president). Larry was very proud of his uncle Albert (VC) who served in WWI. An article on how he earned his VC was in yesterday’s SMH and is included in this bulletin.
So, Let’s stay safe look after each other and create magic.
Albert Jacka VC
Night Report
On Monday, 28 October 2024, we attended the Beecroft Club Rotary meeting held at West Pennant Hills Sports Club.
Many of our members enjoyed dinner with members of the Beecroft Club at West Pennant Hills Sports Club and the meeting commenced at 7.30pm.
The meeting opened with a toast to the Rotary Club of Cowra.
Shar Deodhar, International Director and President Elect congratulated members of the Beecroft Club for representing them on the Ride for Polio initiative where they rode the entire Sydney train network in a single day – visiting 189 stations in an effort to raise awareness and $1m to End Polio Now.
Shar introduced the speaker, Noor Azizah a Rohingya refugee, who fled the genocide of Rohingya people in Myanmar's Arakan state with her family and resettled in Sydney at the age of eight.
Noor is the co-founder and director of the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network which is a women-led, Rohingya-led and refugee-led organisation working on Rohingya human rights issues, SGBV, education and translocal solidarity with a focus on women, peace, and security.
Noor has been recognised as the NSW Young Woman of the Year 2024 and a Global Citizen Youth Leader 2024. In 2022, she was listed as one of Young Australians in International Affairs’ (YAIA’s) Young Women to Watch in International Affairs. She is also a member of Australia's inaugural Refugee Advisory Panel. She has collaborated with many distinguished figures in her advocacy, including actor Cate Blanchett, soccer star Craig Andrew Foster, chef Adam Liaw, and human rights lawyer Gillian Triggs.
Outside of her work, Noor indulges in her love for languages, traveling, exploring different cultures, and embarking on waterfall adventures.
Noor discussed her refugee journey and her ongoing advocacy and screened a short documentary on her organisation's humanitarian work in Indonesia for Rohingya refugees fleeing from camps in Bangladesh.
Colin Sharpe thanked Beecroft Club for their hospitality and spoke about our Christmas Markets being held on 1 December 2024. Pamphlets were distributed to the Beecroft Club Members.
Colin Sharpe and David Turnbull won the raffles!
Kerry Mann
Many of our members enjoyed dinner with members of the Beecroft Club at West Pennant Hills Sports Club and the meeting commenced at 7.30pm.
The meeting opened with a toast to the Rotary Club of Cowra.
Shar Deodhar, International Director and President Elect congratulated members of the Beecroft Club for representing them on the Ride for Polio initiative where they rode the entire Sydney train network in a single day – visiting 189 stations in an effort to raise awareness and $1m to End Polio Now.
Shar introduced the speaker, Noor Azizah a Rohingya refugee, who fled the genocide of Rohingya people in Myanmar's Arakan state with her family and resettled in Sydney at the age of eight.
Noor is the co-founder and director of the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network which is a women-led, Rohingya-led and refugee-led organisation working on Rohingya human rights issues, SGBV, education and translocal solidarity with a focus on women, peace, and security.
Noor has been recognised as the NSW Young Woman of the Year 2024 and a Global Citizen Youth Leader 2024. In 2022, she was listed as one of Young Australians in International Affairs’ (YAIA’s) Young Women to Watch in International Affairs. She is also a member of Australia's inaugural Refugee Advisory Panel. She has collaborated with many distinguished figures in her advocacy, including actor Cate Blanchett, soccer star Craig Andrew Foster, chef Adam Liaw, and human rights lawyer Gillian Triggs.
Outside of her work, Noor indulges in her love for languages, traveling, exploring different cultures, and embarking on waterfall adventures.
Noor discussed her refugee journey and her ongoing advocacy and screened a short documentary on her organisation's humanitarian work in Indonesia for Rohingya refugees fleeing from camps in Bangladesh.
Colin Sharpe thanked Beecroft Club for their hospitality and spoke about our Christmas Markets being held on 1 December 2024. Pamphlets were distributed to the Beecroft Club Members.
Colin Sharpe and David Turnbull won the raffles!
Kerry Mann
