DG's
WEEKLY message
Rotary Friends
September is New Generations month and RI President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar,
writing in the latest issue of The Rotarian states "We could just as
well call September the month of our future because investing in youth is
our future. We can take pride in the fact that we have Youth Programs for
just about every age group with Rotarians serving as active caring sponsors.
Interact, Rotoract, Youth Exchange and RYLA all build on the goals of
personal growth and leadership of youth by youth. Rotarians can help
young people reach their full potential. We an instil our motto of
Service Above Self at a young age - and let it continue to guide Rotary
through the next century"
Fran and I have enjoyed our week in Rotary with visits to Kyneton and then
to Bendigo where we were made welcome by Bendigo, Bendigo Strathdale,
Bendigo Sandhurst and Eaglehawk. What a strong presence Rotary has in this
historic provincial city! I was delighted to be involved in the induction of
Nola Thorn at Bendigo and Helen Steele at Bendigo Strathdale.
President Walter Lourie at Eaglehawk invited us to the launch of a new
project; Skate Park Bendigo. I also travelled to Camp Getaway on
Sunday to meet with the newly arrived inbound exchange students and it was
wonderful to see how quickly they had bonded. Well done to Geoff Asher
and his team for conducting this weekend camp.
Enjoy Rotary this week.
DG John Wigley
Quote of the Week:
"In everyone's life, at some time,
our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with
another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle
the inner spirit." - Albert Schweitzer
From the Secretary's Desk:
PHF Recognitions: DG John is putting
together another special PHF edition and contributions will appear in next
week's edition. Send to: secretary@rotaryd9800.org or
newsletter@rotaryd9800.org
Attention all MEMBERSHIP
officers in all clubs.
Monthly returns are a requirement of all clubs and is a means for the District Governor to
monitor the health of the District membership. At the PETS seminar I was sure that we
would be able to lodge these returns via the District website. Unfortunately this has not
happened, and I ask that for the rest of the year, that returns are sent by the 15th of
each month to Rotarian Peter Lamping
attendance@rotaryd9800.org
Could those of you who receive this e-zine (Club Presidents, Club
Secretaries and Bulletin editors) please let the club membership officer have a
copy or alternatively make him aware of the new format, and the email address so
we can all go forward on the same page. Thank you for your
co- operation and understanding in this important matter.
Get Acrobat Reader:
New members
RC of Toorak
Toni Royston - Retirement Living (Aged Care)
They also welcomed their exchange student from Finland, Anne Varamäki See
Photos
Correction and apologies to RC of Brunswick
New members were mistakenly given to Carlton:
David Kennedy (Business / Education
Stavros Rekaris (Consulting Engineer)
RC of Hawthorn
Doug Kirkman
Forward a photo of any new member to: secretary@rotaryd9800.org and inform the whole
District via the weekly E-Zine newsletter.
Please let us know of gains and losses of membership: membership@rotaryd9800.org
RI Exchange Rate Effective 1 July 2005
USD 1.00 = AUD 1.32
Don't forget - you can always check the back issues
of Weekly News if you missed something: 2005-2006 Issue
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District 9800's website: www.rotaryd9800.org
