Well last Tuesday’s meeting was really great. The two Murray Bridge High School students, James Noah and Aliesha, who received our Bursary gave a performance, despite nerves, which showed how talented they are. Their brief talk about what they will do or have done with the Bursary money; outlining their immediate and ultimate goals showed their determination to have a future in the music industry.
We also had another special guest at our meeting, Thomas Kohler. Tom was an inbound Long Term Youth Exchange student 1988/89. It was wonderful to see him catching up with our longer serving Rotarians and hearing about what he is doing now. It is a great testament to the LTYE programme.
I helped sell calendars at Drakes on Wednesday. Jacquie will give a more detailed report but while I was there we sold quite a few. It did give us an opportunity to have brief talks with people who asked what Rotary was all about. One lady told me about her struggle to escape a domestic violence situation. She is winning slowly.
This brings me to remind you all about the Reclaim the Night event on Friday, November 1st at Edwards Square. It begins at 5.00pm and there will be a free bbq, drinks, service stalls, guest speakers, music and much more. Come along and support this event. We will have a stall promoting Rotary and our involvement in helping homeless youth and our fight against domestic violence.
Youth Exchange Visitor
Former Rotary Club of Murray Bridge Exchage Student Thomas Kohler visited the club on Tuesday evening. Thomas was from the Black Forest area in Germany and exchanged in 1988/89. He attended Murray Bridge High School in his year with us. The exchange he says was life changing for him. He was greatful for the encouragement and experiences he received in Murray Bridge. He is currently living in the Florida having lived in San Fransisco and works providing arts experiences. President Jenny Alexander-Walters presented Thomas with a Murray Bridge Rotary Flag and Pen. John Scarvelis
Safari Park Shelter
Rotary continues to develop the new Mallee native animals reserve at the Monarto Safari Park. Having completed the fencing (well almost) we have now begun the information shelter. This will be a place for visitors to sit whilst observing and hearing about native australian fauna. Rob Walters, Sam Cozens, Jim Cundy and Mark Smith (from ZOOSSA, not in photo) have erected the 7 posts that will support the structure.
Music Bursary Awardees 2024
The Rotary Club of Murray Bridge awardees for the Rotary Music Bursary 2024 Aleisha Spurling and James Noah Peterson from Murray Bridge High School entertained our members and presented about their future music pathways at our Rotary Dinner Meeting on Tuesday evening. Both were awarded $1000 to support them in their music career paths. James Noah Peterson plays the Alto saxophone, piano and guitar, has goals to continue to university, become a music producer, and work with other artists. He plans to use his Bursary to purchase further music equipment. Aleisha Spurling plays the piano, flute, piano and hopes to do further exams in music. She has currently in concert band 1 at the highschool, has participated in the School of Rock performances, the Rememberence Day celebration and Community Unlimited Feet Dance Studio. She has goals to explore arts pathways, participate in the Youth Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, study at Adelaide Uni and become a professional musician. Youth RALY Director Simon Sickerdick, President Jenny Alexander Walters and MBHS Music Teacher Ms Long selected the two from four applicants. John Scarvelis
Congratulations to Rotary Club of Murray Bridge on being a 2024 ShelterBox Bronze Champion Award winner!
The Board of ShelterBox Australia and our wider ShelterBox community would like to congratulate you for ensuring funds are available to shelter families in need as soon as a disaster happens.
We were thrilled to see so many Rotarians and Rotary Clubs join us at the 2024 ShelterBox Champion Awards Night last week and to hear Alex Youlten convey how important the partnership between Rotary and ShelterBox is.
This year we were honoured to award 126 Rotary Clubs around Australia with ShelterBox Champion Awards - with 4 Rotary Clubs receiving a Gold Champion Award, 6 Rotary Clubs receiving a Silver Award and a further 118 Rotary Clubs receiving a Bronze Award.
The ShelterBox Champion Awards celebrates the dedication and commitment of Rotary Clubs that make regular annual donations enabling ShelterBox to be disaster-ready. Your donations allow ShelterBox to deploy aid at a moments notice when homes are destroyed, families have to flee and entire communities are ravaged.
All Champion Award winners will be listed on the ShelterBox website here (webpage coming soon), highlighted in the ShelterBox Annual Report, and also listed in the 2024 ShelterBox Partnership Impact Report that will be posted to every club in Australia in early 2025.
Digital awards and social media tile
Each winner is encouraged to share the news of their award with their club members and across the District via your club and District newsletter and social media channels.
To help spread the news, we have created digital logos, digital signatures and social media tiles for your use. Please feel free to use these logos in your newsletters, email signatures, website and social media). Access your digital logos via this link.
We strongly encourage you to use these logos widely in your communciations channels to let your communities know that you are part of an elite group of Rotary Clubs that have received this special award.
Champion Award Certificates
Every winner will receive a 2024 ShelterBox Champion Award certificate in the post in the next few weeks. If you'd like a digital version, please email your request.
District Bronze Champion Award Winners
ROTARY CLUB OF ADELAIDE LIGHT
ROTARY CLUB OF BERRI
ROTARY CLUB OF CAMPBELLTOWN SA
ROTARY CLUB OF COROMANDEL VALLEY
ROTARY CLUB OF EASTWOOD SA
ROTARY CLUB OF GOOLWA
ROTARY CLUB OF LOXTON
ROTARY CLUB OF MCLAREN VALE
ROTARY CLUB OF MITCHAM SA
ROTARY CLUB OF MURRAY BRIDGE
ROTARY CLUB OF WALKERVILLE
ROTARY CLUB OF WHYALLA NORRIE
CALENDAR WINNERS
22nd October
Draw Date
Value
Winning No.
Winner
Location
Sold by
22.10.24
100
715
A & B. Heard
Murray Bridge
Mobilong Rotary
30
693
Palmer Hotel
Palmer
SPONSOR
20
987
M. & L. Morris
Torrensville
Lameroo Lions
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.
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.
Congratulations to Rotary Club of Murray Bridge on being a 2024 ShelterBox Bronze Champion Award winner! 
ged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
