Helloooo and welcome to another week of Good Food, Good Fellowship and the Opportunity to Serve! I hope we’ve all had a lovely loooong weekend and some luck on the geegees - if you had a little flutter on The Cup. No luck for me, but a bit of fun anyway. 😊
My Auntie Gwen turned 94 on the 6th November and it got me thinking about all the changes she, and my mum, have seen over those years. The most simple things...toilet paper and Biro pens...to the most complicated, mobile phones & iPads. Yet people in some countries are still using leaves for wiping and wells for water. It’s kind of the luck of birth where one ends up. Some people are building rockets; others mud huts. A crazy old world!
We are fortunate to have what we have and even more fortunate to be Rotarians, able to facilitate small changes that make a big difference. How will you make a difference this week? Start local with a random act of kindness; go global with a Rotary project! Introduce a friend to Rotary. Plant a tree. Visit an oldie in a nursing home. Read a story to a child. Send a hand-written letter to an old friend who hasn’t heard from you for awhile. Spread some joy! Make someone smile. It doesn’t have to be a big event to start a change. A simple idea can make all the difference....those newspaper squares eventually became a roll of toilet paper. 😉
Finally, for no apparent reason...
There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Have a meaningful week!
C xxx
Last Week's Meeting
Kids Fun Run With Thomas
There was no meeting last week so we are including information on the roster for the Kids Fun Run With Thomas as a reminder to everyone - please reach out asap to Richard with any concerns around the below document link.
Please be wary of unsolicited phone calls from people claiming to be representatives of a Rotary Club buying hay bales for farmers and wanting to set up direct debit for drought affected areas.
THE ONLY ACTIVITY REGARDING THE DROUGHT THAT DISTRICT 9810 IS SUPPORTING IS THE 2019 DROUGHT RELIEF APPEAL"LET IT POUR".
Community Notices
Events
We are regularly asked to share information on other Rotary Club or community group events. Rather than list all of them in Sparkle, please check out them out HERE
CONFERENCE
IF YOU ARE COMING DON'T FORGET TO BOOK ON LINE
District Conference is looming and will be held in Echuca/Moama 21 - 22 March. Tickets can be purchased NOW at www.9810rotaryconference.org.au Please contact PP Ian Ash if you need details about accommodation and planning in general.
PLEASE LET IAN KNOW IF YOU HAVE TOLD HIM YOU ARE ATTENDING!!
Bailey's Day TUESDAY 3 DEcember
Some club members will once again be supporting Patrick and his amazing fundraising journey in memory of his son, Bailey.
16 incredible years – over $3 million dollars raised!
With the help of dedicated supporters, including some who’ve been involved since the charity began; the Bailey’s Day team works tirelessly throughout the year to raise funds.
Moving forward, Bailey’s Day will continue to help improve the level of care and resources at the Children’s Cancer Centre at the Monash Medical Centre. Also on the agenda is cancer research, as we continue to strive towards a cure for children’s cancer.
Emerald Village Community
Emerald Village Community update can be found HERE.
For good food, good fellowship and the opportunity for service through Rotary we give thanks
Rotary Toast
To Australia and the people of Australia (toast) To Rotary International (toast)
Advance Australia Fair
Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.
