There was a lot of conversation during the Committee meetings last Tuesday, some Committees had short meetings which gave them time to socialise.
It was good to see John Whimpress back from his travels looking rested. John went to a Rotary meeting in Juneau, Alaska and he presented the Club with our banner which was recipricated.
Roxanne has flown to Sydney to attend the Fit for Purpose conference. She is going to return to us with her head full of ideas. I look forward to hearing all about this in full. Roxanne will briefly update members on November 12th.
Calendar sales are still going well. I have already handed in 8 slips out of my 10. Guess what family is getting as part of their Christmas present? Actually my grandson who is an apprentice boiler maker loved the calendar and is going to put it up in his work station.
I am looking forward to this coming Tuesday’s speaker David Altmann. David was President of our Club 2018-2019 and I was Secretary in his year. Sadly he had to resign from our Club due to work commitments. It will be good to catch up with him.
I encourage members to attend the RARE working Bee on Sunday, November 10th. If you can help don’t forget to register.
Thought for the week:
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - Reflects the Rotary focus on helping those less fortunate and promoting fairness and equity.
The Rotary Foundation is our Foundation and I encourage you to consider making regular donations to support the good work.
One way of support is to become a Centurion and donate $100 per year to the Foundation.
If you would like more information regarding supporting the Foundation, please ask me - Robin
Below is an email I recently received outlining the good work our Foundation carries out.
Thank you for giving to The Rotary Foundation!
Together, with your support, we funded 1,285 global grants, 485 district grants, and 105 disaster response grants in 2023-24. Donors like you, Robin, make this work possible. Your generosity helped us raise more than US$417 million for our Foundation, which will continue to help communities around the world thrive through life-changing, sustainable projects.
Thanks to you, Rotary members can continue to work toward solving some of the world’s most complex problems, such as improving people’s health, supporting high-quality education, protecting the environment, and aiding communities affected by disasters. We accomplish this while remaining committed to eradicating polio to make sure children are free forever from its devastating effects. With your support, we can continue to unite and take action to create lasting change.
Your donations make Doing Good in the World possible. Thank you, Robin, for strengthening your own community and communities everywhere.
Sincerely, The Rotary Foundation
Calperum 2024
The annual Calperum Youth Environmental camp has again been a great success.
Below are a number of the images captured during the camp.
Lunch at Government House Adelaide
We are pleased to let you know about two events which may be of interest to your members at Government House: Lunch on the Lawns and Garden Tours.
On the first Friday of the month from September 2024 to May 2025, from 12-2pm, Government House will throw open it gates for the public to come into the grounds, spread a picnic rug and enjoy their lunch while listening to a local band or orchestra.
We also have free garden tours from 10.45am – 11.45am, run by guides from the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide. Visitors can see up close our significant trees, sculptures, vegetable gardens and more.
We would love to see your members, either individually or as a group, come along to these events.
Details:
Events: Lunch on the Lawns and Garden Tours at Government House
Dates: September 6 2024, October 4 2024, November 1 2024, December 6 2024, January 3 2025, February 7 2025, March 7 2025, April 4 2025, May 2 2025.
Time: 10.45am-11.45am for garden tours; 12-2pm for Lunch on the Lawns.
We look forward to welcoming you to Government House.
Congratulations to our 2024 Music Bursary Scholarship Recipients!
The Murray Bridge Rotary Club has a long-standing partnership with Murray Bridge High School, supporting young musicians through a $1,000 Music Bursary Scholarship for one senior student each year. This year, the Rotary Board recognised the exceptional talent and dedication of two outstanding Year 11 students and generously awarded $1,000 to each!
Congratulations to our deserving students
Murraylands Multicultural Network
Guest speaker at Tuesday's Rotary Club of Murray Bridge meeting was Rotarian John Scarvelis presenting on the Murraylands Multicultural Network's activities, some historical, and some from the last year. The role of the Network is to support new settlers to the Murraylands, to make them feel welcome, to meet regularly, to find ways to assist with settlement, organise events, training and meaningful activities so that they can become part of our community and thrive. The Network does so under the auspices of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre and in partnership with the Rural City of Murray Bridge, Rotary, employers, and other interested parties. It is made up from new settlers representing their ethnic groups, local staff from AMRC and volunteers from the community. Current chairman is Noel Blythe who has taken this role after John Scarvelis stepped down at the AGM after many years of service. Merilyn Schultz is Deputy Chair, Murraylands AMRC manager Heather Muirhead acts in a secretarial role and Joy Goodridge treasurer. Rotarian Stephen Walker now represents Rotary in the MMN. The Network has become a very successful model for resettlement and integration in regional areas. Development of the regions has strategic benefits in Australia going forward. John Scarvelis.
CALENDAR WINNERS
8th October
Draw Date
Value
Winning No.
Winner
Location
Sold by
8/10/2024
100
801
Kirsten Attrill
Murray Bridge
Rotary
30
978
Chris Linde
Murray Bridge
K. Prosser
20
850
Julia Golding
Waikerie
M. Blight
Get Your Calendar NOW!!!
Project Leader, Rotarian Jaquie Best reported this year's Calendar Project "Hotels of the Murray Mallee" is now available. The 2025 Calendar features photos and history of hotels in this area. Weekly gift vouchers can be won to be spent at Drakes or Bunnings whichever is nominated by the purchaser on the form. The Calendars are available from Murray Bridge Rotarians and production is limited. They will also be available at the coming Wellington Strawberry Fair and at Drakes from Rotarians till December. A great fundraiser for Rotary Projects local and international.
Visit the Gallery 14th September - 3rd November
Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Rotary Work Shirts
Darryl Webb has arranged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
Please visit Grandisons and select your shirt which will then be embroided with our Club logo.
Pay for the shirt and retain your receipt.
Upon presentation of the receipt to Sam Cozens, you will be reimbursed $20 as a subsidy
What's happening on our Facebook page
John Scarvelis has been posting up a storm with some great content.
ged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
