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The Phoenix 14th June 2024
 
 
 
From Your Presidents Desk………..

 

 


President Kim was inducted on 29th June at our Club Changeover held at Wentworthville Leagues Club as a precursor to District 9685 Changeover.
 
i would especially like to thank DGE Niranjan Deodar for sharing a glimpse of his vision which he presented in full at the district changeover.
 
thank you so
much to the members and partners who attended.
 
my theme this year is “Adventure in Service”.
 
I look forward to leading our club and working with you all.
 
 
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Rotary Youth Exchange
This Week's Meeting
This Week's Meeting Is All About Rotary Youth Exchange
I don't know how much you know about Rotary Youth Exchange, but this meeting will be a great chance for you to find out.  Personally, I have hosted students from France, Brazil, Chile, Switzerland and Italy.  Five with Rotary Youth Exchange and two with AFS. It is a very rewarding experience and you make lifelong friendships with both the students and their families.  You don't have to be a family to host, single people can do it too, so can grandparents - as long as you are prepared to think young.  
 
This week, we are hoping that PDG Susan Wakefield will speak to us about Youth Exchange.  However, as she has not been very well, she will be assisted by Katie Graham, who is a past exchange student and a member of the Youth Exchange Committee.  So get your questions ready, it will be a great opportunity to learn more about Youth Exchange.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Katie went on Rotary Youth Exchange in 2012 to Denmark sponsored by North Rocks Rotary Club.

After completeing a Bachelor of Communications, and beginning her career in marketing at a construction firm, she joined the Discrict 9685 Youth Exchange Committee five years ago as Marketing Officer and a Zone Coordinator for the North Shore and Beaches.

 
 

 
 
Regionalisation Pilot In Zone 8
Since the Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot received financial support from the Rotary International Board in April 2023, a large amount of work has been happening behind the scenes. 

Club presidents and secretaries, and people who opted to receive additional information about the Regionalisation Pilot, have been receiving regular monthly updates.

Following feedback that information on the pilot has been hard to find, we have restructured the Creating Tomorrow Regionalisation Pilot website, adding several new pages under the “What are we doing?” tab at the top of the homepage. There are now web pages dedicated to information on the Regional Council and its structure, community groups and leaders, what the Specialist Network will do, and other key aspects of the pilot. These pages will be updated regularly.

In the coming months we will be sharing:

●    Position descriptions for Regional Council and Specialist Network roles
●    How the Regional Council will be elected and the timeframe for elections
●    Guidance on community groupings so clubs can start conversations with members
You will be receiving updates over the next months, which I encourage you to share and discuss with your fellow club members. If you have any questions send them via rotaryregionalpilot@gmail.com. We also encourage you to look at the regionalisation website and, if you are not already, become part of the reference group by subscribing here.

Ingrid Waugh, Deputy Chair, Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot Steering Group 

 
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