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The Phoenix 19th January 2024
 
 
 
From Your Presidents Desk………..

Hello Fellow members! This month is Peace Building and Conflict Prevention Month

Here is a link https://images-cdn.dashdigital.com/rotary/february_2024/data/imgpages/139/0055_ipelae_fg.png?lm=1705943166000  which is an extract from this month's Rotary Magazine….Read it at your leisure or if you receive Rotary Magazine read it in full.
 
I have had the opportunity to be in contact with our Environment director, Judy Charnaud to resolve some operational issues with district which I must say we have resolved.
 
Judy has been also been working overtime liaising and coordination her local council, her environmental network and your club environment committee of Ross Johnson, Doug Vincent and Lucy Hopgood Brown in preparing the club Eco-Pole project.
 
Marilyn is organising with Myall Koala & Environment Group for a tree planting for Dudley’s grove of trees….. watch this space.
 
Haran has a fund raiser on Saturday 3rd February details are as follows:-
 
 
 The Quarterly Eastern Region General Meeting. The meeting will commence at 9am at Club Macquarie, Argenton. If you are unable to attend in person, a zoom link is listed below. Please be aware that the time for the meeting is 9am (not 8am).
 
Grab a coffee and peruse the attached documents which will keep you up to speed on the amazing work being done in this Region.
 
Topic: RAWCS Eastern Region Meeting 4 February 2024
Time: Feb 4, 2024 08:00 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 963 2473 0391
Passcode: 722831
 
Our Fundraising activities in 2024
  • We were at $ 290 raised, thank you to those members who have sold or bought tickets as we have reach $520 on our way to our target of $1000. I encourage you to share the online raffle with your networks. The raffle will be drawn on 27th March 2024.
  • Our 5th Sunday Activity on the 31st March fundraising target is $1250. We need a concerted effort to reach our target. I encourage you all to get involved either in the organisation or supporting these events.
Vacant Club Membership director 2024-2025
 
I am re-sharing the email sent to all members
 
URGENT: Membership Director needed for 2024-5
Due to various circumstances, it has become necessary for us to elect a new Membership Coordinator for the Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney.
Membership is vital for the continued existence of our club.
Just like “spelling “at school, where spelling is not just the responsibility of the English faculty, “Membership” is not the sole responsibility of the Membership Director.
It is a shared responsibility for ALL members.
We need to do 4 things:
Identify, Invite, Induct, Involve!”
 
The Membership Director works with the President, Secretary and Treasurer on all aspects, as well as receiving the support of the club Members.
 
Your club needs YOU to really consider taking this leadership role in our club particularly if you have never been a Board member before.
 
Please contact current Membership Director Marilyn Mercer if you would like more details,
marilynmercer10@gmal.com        0416 026 848

 
 
 
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40 Years of Service - Interplast.
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Bee a hero
 
BEE A HERO! Rotarians for Bees seeks a ‘free bee’ good condition laptop to capture expressions of interest at the Rotary International convention in Melbourne 27-31 May. If you have a laptop available, or if you can help by volunteering a bit at our stand in the House of Friendship, please contact Lucy Hobgood-Brown 0n 0417 272 101/lucy@claypartners.com. Bee sure to stop by the stand and say hello!
 
Convention news - A special edition from Melbourne
Special news about the Melbourne Convention
 
Melbourne City Skyline.
 
To read more about the convention go  here
 
A special House of Friendship offer

Do you know someone that wants to join us in Melbourne but is unable to register for the full convention? Non-registrants can enjoy a free three-day pass to the House of Friendship, where they’ll connect with thousands of fellow Rotary members from around the world and enjoy hundreds of Rotary project booths, vendors, foods, and entertainment options. The pass is valid Monday-Wednesday, 29-31 May, and offers an excellent opportunity to invite your friends and family to experience the world of Rotary. This offer only applies to those not registered for the full convention. House of Friendship access is already included in your convention registration. Learn more and register.
KINI SPONSORS NEEDED
Kisaru Nkera Initiatives (KINI)
Barbara Parkins, Founder
Phone: +254 713 747 316 (Kenya)
PO Box 150, Kilgoris, 40700, Trans Mara, Kenya
kisaruentitoproject@gmail.com www.kinikenya.com
“Rescue a Child – Rescue a Community”
SPONSORSHIPS STILL NEEDED
The following pages show the children who are currently in urgent need of sponsorship to continue their
education. Thanks for making a difference in a child’s life for the future.
The prices are different for most children as it depends which school they attend as fees vary for
Government and private schools, and whether they are day school students (All prices in A$):
As it is urgent these children get sponsors, we have not been able to obtain photos of all children. However, these will be obtained for any sponsor. Thank you for understanding.
The full list is here
 
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Membership Corner

Rotary is a membership organisation. That means that the unique skills and contributions of our members are the driving force behind everything we do. And when Rotary’s membership is strong, our clubs are thriving, Rotary is more visible, and our members have more resources to help communities flourish. To accomplish everything we want to do, we need our club, district, and zone leaders to commit to growing Rotary and Rotaract. That’s why growing our membership is our top internal organisational priority.

Rotary’s global membership is 1.4 million people of action. Working together, 1.2 million Rotarians and 200,000 Rotaractors in more than 46,000 clubs are making positive change worldwide.

Online Raffle
 
Online Raffle
We are nearly half way there.  Our aim is to raise $1000. 
Have you purchased tickets?
Have you sent the link to family and friends?  If not, please do so.  All ticket money paid through this link goes to our club.
 

This Week's Meeting - Sunday February 4th
Our Speaker this week is our newest member Dr Hasan Sarwar  
 
Hasan works as a doctor in the emergency departments at Blue Mountains Hospital and Nepean Hospital NSW. He has been in Australia for last 20 years, since 2004. He lives in Claremont Meadows with his wife and 2 children - Imran aged 20, and Amelia aged 14. Previously, he worked as a plastic surgical CMO at Nepean Hospital for 10 years.He has a background as a paediatric plastic surgeon in Bangladesh. He has a special interest in cleft lip and palate for the underprivileged. 
Before coming to Australia, he did about 500 of these operations free of cost. He has been a member of Rotary Club of Nepean for 15 years. In 2007 he established Aussi Bangla Smile with the help of colleagues from Nepean Hospital, Rotary Club of Nepean and RAWCS. His team travelled to Bangladesh to provide cleft lip palate and burn reconstructive surgery free of cost to the underprivileged, majority children, as well as to provide medical education to rural hospitals in Bangladesh. They visited about 10 times with a medical team from Australia and have successfully completed almost 800 operations. During this time, they also established a Women's health project for prolapse and VVF, which is now running under the DAK foundation. You can see his presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWxLgufgVEI&t=51s .
He has a special interest in global health, and his philosophy is to help the underprivileged in the world. "We are very fortunate to be living in Australia, so we have the ability to do more good in the world, and RAWCS and Rotary is a great umbrella to work under."

 

DISTRICT 9685 ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
The Rotary Leadership Institute is a training course offered to Rotarians to develop their skills in leadership and management within Clubs to improve performance, knowledge and enjoyment in leading or helping to lead Clubs in the District. 
The next course, currently open for registrations is 11-13th August. This will be the 76th course that has been run in our District.
Date for 2023/24 are:
Course #76 11/12/13 August 2023
Course  #77 27/28/29 October 2023
Course  #78 23/24/25 Feb 2024
Course  #79 17/18/19 May 2024
The course consists of three parts over one weekend, all delivered by Zoom. Course materials will be sent to registered participants directly.
The RLI Convenor for 2023-2026 is Amanda Barnes.
Please click this link to register for our August Course now.
 
 
 
 
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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