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DG's
WEEKLY message
Two weeks ago I
expressed dismay at the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and I now
have been approached by three Ambassadorial Scholars who live in the
affected areas. They are Stephanie Holcombe from Mississippi, Mary
Smothers from Alabama and Sky Bivens from Louisiana.
They would like their Rotary friends in District 9800 to contribute to the
fund being raised by District 6820 in the USA and they have written a letter
to us which is in this weeks e-Zine. I hope that you can support their
appeal.
Our visits this week took us to Altona City, Hawthorn, Werribee, Melton
Valley, Daylesford, and Bendigo South and we continue to be impressed by the
variety and number of great community projects that are being undertaken.
We also visited the Royal Women’s Hospital to join District Community
Service Chairman Yvonne Moon and members of the ROCAN Committee to meet
Professor Michael Quinn and the research team at the hospital. We were made
very welcome and Professor Quinn gave us an insight into the caring
treatment the patients receive in their ward in the hospital. I would
ask that you support the ROCAN program as the need for more funding to
further the research into gynaecolological cancer is great.
What a difference we can make by working together in our clubs and
Districts.
Enjoy your week in Rotary.
DG John Wigley
Thought for the Week:
One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the
work of one extraordinary man.
Elbert Hubbard
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
Donald
E. Osburn, of the Rotary Club of Easton, Maryland, USA, is the selection of the
Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2007-08. He will
become the president-nominee on 1 December if there are no challenging
candidates. Osburn is regional director emeritus of the University of Maryland
and recipient of the Epsilon Sigma Phi Northeast Regional
Extension Distinguished Service Award. He was a U.S. Department of Agriculture
fellow, member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, and director of the
Maryland 4-H Foundation. He and his wife, Barbara, served as aides to 2004-05 RI
President Glenn E. Estess Sr. and his wife, Mary.
A native of West
Virginia, USA, Osburn has been a Rotarian since 1977 and is currently a member
of the RI Finance Committee and the Chairman's Advisory Committee of The Rotary
Foundation. He has also served as district governor, representative to the
Council on Legislation, International Assembly discussion leader, regional
Rotary Foundation coordinator, and task force member. Osburn has received the RI
Service Above Self Award and the Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service
and Distinguished Service Award, and he and his wife are Foundation Major
Donors. The couple has one daughter and one granddaughter.
Attendance:
Would
you please advise the Attendance officer in your clubs that the
correct Business Phone Number for Peter Lamping District Attendance Officer
is (03) 8369 5203 & not as published on page 54 of the District
Directory.
Membership: Also please note that instructions as appeared in Issue 09 of the
e-Zine re membership were incorrect. Forward memberships figures to
Mel Gray as shown on Page 54 of the District Directory but not via the
district website - apologies for any
confusion.
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
01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09
10 11 12
District 9800's website: www.rotaryd9800.org
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RC
of Chadstone East Malvern Birthday Fundraiser
The Rotary Club of Chadstone/East Malvern is celebrating their
30th birthday on 26th October by raising funds to rebuild 3 classrooms
and build 3 new classrooms for the Saint Chad’s, Eroro Primary
School in Papua New Guinea. Click
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Forward
notice for PHF Annual Breakfast - Click
here for the Application form in pdf
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Australia
India Business Council in Victoria is organising their Annual Dinner
Dance and Diwali (festival of lights in India) in Oct. 2005. Net
proceedings from this function will be donated a Tsunami Rebuilding
Project in India. Details of the function are:
Date: Sat. 08th Oct.2005
Time: 07:00 for 07:30PM
Venue: Grand Ball Room Langham Hotel (formerly Sheraton Towers)
Southbank, Melbourne
Ticket: $100/- per person (a sumptuous gourmet buffet meal, beverages
(beer, wine and soft drink), and an evening of entertainment).
RSVP: 28th Sept.’05. vsusarla@qisgroup.com.au
0408 147 845
For further
information please contact:
Vijay Susarla SAVI
Committee
PP Rotary Club of Chadstone/East Malvern
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A
note of thanks for our support in Timor Leste
Hi everyone,
Thank you all for the wonderful support you have mustered. There are
already several months worth of supplies of baby wraps sewn &
ready to be sent, as well as beautiful baby clothing and fabric for
sewing. We have had two stud presses donated and delivered to make the
napkins, and have raised over $1,600. We still need more baby soap if
there are clubs prepared to ask for this, and we have a donor for the
baby powder. Towels are being donated, both new and second hand.
The good news is that there is now a tentative date for the dispatch
of the next container, which is around the third week in October, so
could you please update your newsletters to gather up all the
donations for the Alola Mother & Baby Packs for Dili & Baucau
Hospitals, and get them out to the new DIK Store in Sommerville Rd. We
will be packing boxes from the 4th October if people have time to help
out. With thanks, Jill PH 9819 5313
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A
message from our Ambassadorial Scholars from the US Gulf Coast region
Click on link
for a letter from 3 of our scholars
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RAWCS
Projects - Click
here to find a project that your Club could be involved in.
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Access
to Policies and Forms now on District Website
The District website now
enables Clubs to download various policies and forms in pdf format.
Simply log into District website: www.rotaryd9800.org
and select ADMINISTRATION from top menu. Click
here for what is available.
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Request
for participants in over-50s survey - Click
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ARHRF Road Show - go visit the biggest
"caravan" on the road - the ARHRF Winnebago
- where will it be? Click
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The
Rotary Southern Districts Shine On Awards webpage now has its own
address and is functioning well for the 2006 awards. The
email address is shineonawards@yahoo.com.au
or dawnwatson@yahoo.com.
The Shine On Awards presentation on the website
is: www.shineonawards.org
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Adventures of the Travel Gavel
WHERE'S
GAV???? - Last seen in the possession of President Maureen of the RC
of Carlton who has promised NOT to leave him in her car boot. |
20 June
Kangaroo Flat
21 June Bendigo Strathdale
12 July RC of Glenferrie
13 July RC Kew on Yarra
26 July RC Hawthorn
& RC Boroondara |
4th August RC of Kew
9th August RC Cent Melb Sunrise
September RC of Melb Latrobe
13 September RC of Carlton |
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