DG's WEEKLY message
Rotary Friends and families
What a wonderful week to be a Rotarian.  We all had the opportunity to visit our club and meet our friends, share a meal, listen to a speaker and hear about what's happening in Rotary here and internationally.  How lucky are we all! We had a lesser number of visits this week due to two cancellations for unavoidable reasons however we enjoyed our visits to Maribyrnong Highpoint, Balwyn and Albert Park. Two breakfast clubs in one week. Wow.
I have been impressed by the wide variety of community and international projects that our clubs carry out and this reinforces the statement I make in my address that Rotary's history has been written by what happens in clubs and will continue to do so as we write the first page of rotary history for the next century of service above self.
We also attended the performance of the Australian Army Melbourne Concert Band at the Glen Eira Town Hall arranged by the Re-building East Timor Committee and the small number who attended will not forget this wonderful evening for some time.  This band are most entertaining with a repertoire covering the classics, musical comedy, pops and traditional from other countries where they have served.  It's a pity that we did not pack the hall for this event! 
This week we will visit another six clubs and we are also looking forward to a visit to the Royal Women’s Hospital on Tuesday morning to tour the Gynaecological Cancer Research Unit.  Planning for the District Conference in Geelong is moving on and the web-site and registration forms will be available before the end of the month.
Enjoy your week in Rotary.                DG John Wigley

Advice for the Week:
If you have a lot of tension and you  get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children."    Author Unknown

From the Secretary's Desk:
PHF Recognitions:  DG John is still collecting your PHF recognitions and new member contributions so send them to: secretary@rotaryd9800.org or    newsletter@rotaryd9800.org

Rotary Foundation Thought - with thanks to the RC of Melbourne's electronic bulletin.
By the time the world is certified polio-free, Rotary's contributions to the global polio eradication effort will exceed US$600 million. This is the largest private sector donation to this initiative and second only to the US government in total contributions. PolioPlus has made the world take notice of Rotary and what we can achieve. We now have respected partnerships with such groups as UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We have earned their respect and are seen as instrumental to this initiative.
In the words of Carol Bellamy, former executive director of UNICEF: "Rotary's presence has been vital for the PolioPlus effort. Without Rotary, everything would have been different."

New members
RC of Bendigo
Ms Nola Thorn; joined 30/8/2005

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

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