Sue Beretta asked us to indicate when we can sizzle in the drizzle (if it's a wet weekend) on the Queens Birthday Monday 11 June at Bunnings Waurn Ponds.
There's a list that is going around.
Eddification - Rotary wins Best Nonprofit Act for its polio eradication work Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio worldwide won Best Nonprofit Act in the Hero Awards of the One Billion Acts of Peace campaign, an international global citizens’ movement to tackle the world’s most important issues.
The campaign is an initiative of PeaceJam Foundation and is led by 14 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Rigoberta Menchú Tum, with the ambitious goal of inspiring a billion acts of peace by 2020.
Each year, the campaign picks two finalists in each of six categories for their work to make a measurable impact in one of the 10 areas considered most important by the Nobel laureates. Winners are chosen by people from around the world.
Rotary and Mercy Corps were the two finalists in the Best Nonprofit Act category. Rotary and the five other winners will be recognized at a ceremony on June in Monaco. Betty Williams, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for her advocacy for peace in Northern Ireland, will present the award.
Don't Hock Your Socks......Donate Them!
Hi Group 10 Presidents and President - Elects,
Please find attached an email and flier from President Pauline Stewart from Highton RC and President Vic Pitman-Jones
from Kardinia RC asking for community assistance in providing socks for the homeless, coming into Winter.
This is a great way to finish off the rotary year with a local community project that won't take up much time or effort and
we would be making a real difference to a lot of people in need of something as basic as a pair of socks.
The closing date for the collection of socks at your club is June 20th.
Please see below for collection details.
So let's all get together with a final combined club project for the rotary year and start collecting socks for the homeless!!!!
YIRS
Judy Beasley
AG Group 10 clubs
District 9780
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pauline Stewart <Pauline.Stewart@rotary9780.org>
Date: Wed, May 23, 2018 at 1:10 PM
Subject: We need socks!
To: Di Crawford <dicrawflara@gmail.com>, Judy Beasley <j.beasley490@gmail.com>
Cc: Vic Pitman-Jones <Vic.Pitman-Jones@aus.salvationarmy.org>, "a.pstewart@bigpond.com" <a.pstewart@bigpond.com>
Hi Judy and Di
Pres Vic Pitman-Jones and I have identified a need in the homeless community for socks, particularly now that the weather is turning cold and wet. We have put together the attached flyer asking Clubs to help out, by getting members to purchase a pair of mens or womens socks. These socks are to be given to those in need and not sold in their op shops, so we would be instantly and directly helping those who need them the most.
Could you send the attached flyer out to Presidents of Group 9 and 10, noting the deadline for collection of June 20. Pres Vic will act as the liaison for pick up. This is a real, tangible opportunity for Clubs to Make a Difference with very small cost to each individual member.
Many thanks and kind regards
Pauline
Pauline Stewart
President 2017 – 2018
Highton Rotary
