Thank you to our Secretary Jo Walker who conducted the October meeting in my absence.
She was well placed to welcome our guest speaker, Past District Governor and District 9800 End Polio Chair Dr Murray Verso. Jo was formerly a member at Williamstown, Murray's club.
Shraddha was pleased to welcome friend Adam Vaid who is interested in Rotary.
Please note that our next meeting on Wednesday 6 November is the AGM. Could all members please make an effort to attend. The Annual Report will be email prior.
On exciting news, the next evening meeting on Wednesday 20 November will again be at Riverside Golf club. On this evening, we will induct 2 new members: Hayden Smith and Diana O'Toole. Hayden has attended several meetings already, and Diana is an Op Shop volunteer.
I hope to see everyone on 6 November. Good luck for your Melbourne Cup selections.
Lesley
GUEST SPEAKER DR Murray Verso.
Murray is the End Polio Now Coordinator for Rotary Zone 8. He has served as District Rotary Foundation Chair, as Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator and as an End Polio Now Zone Coordinator. A former GP, Murray has held all roles at Rotary Williamstown over the years. He was District Governor in 2014-2015. Last year he was awarded the Citation for Meritorious Service.
END POLIO NOW
24 October is World Polio Day. This date was chosen as it was the birthday of Dr Jonas Salk, the father of the polio vaccine.
A generation ago, poliomyelitis was a feared disease. paralysing hundreds of thousands of children every year. Most countries have now eliminated the disease, and our generation has the chance to eradicate it entirely.
This week, the GPEI got the greenlight to resume house-to-house vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan which had been halted for over three years. Starting November 8, the campaigns will target over 3.3 million children in parts of the country that were previously inaccessible. Read more on this positive development.
New WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP cases and ES positives)
– Nigeria: 37 cVDPV2 cases and 19 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
– Senegal: one cVDPV2 case
– Somalia: one cVDPD2 case
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Wednesday 6 November: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and breakfast at Mama Bear.
Saturday 9 November: Bunnings BBQ Maribyrnong - all members needed to help
12 November: RYDA program at Broadmeadows - member assistance needed
Saturday 23November: RLI - a wonderful Rotary learning opportunity.
Sunday 17 November: Kensington Market - member assistance needed
Wednesday 20 November: Dinner meeting at Riverside Golf Club.
Saturday 30 November: Paul Harris Society lunch, Altona RSL.
Wednesday December - breakfast at Mama Bear. Please bring items for the "Its in the Bag" collection.
Saturday 7 December: Carols in Queens Park BBQ 4pm - 8pm
1. CONGRATULATIONS PP Peter Cribb.
Together with Shraddha, Beate, Anwar and Sadia, I had the pleasure of attending the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards at Government House last week. As one of just 15 recipients, Peter was recognised for his many years of volunteer work with an award. READ MORE.
2. We sponsored 2 students from MAC to attend this weekend's RYPEN camp at Camp Getaway. Many thanks to Rotary Brighton for sponsoring the bus for the journey.
4. Lesley dropped into the Big Serve event at Maribyrnong Park Tennis Club today to support our cluster club North Melbourne.
There was a good attendance with a great competitive spirit, the BBQ, sandwiches and yummy scones and fellowship.
Good to catch up with DGE Peter Shepheard, Larry & Susan Robb, Neville & Judy Page, Ted Dziadkiewicz, David Dippie and Kery Kornhauser amongst others.
DGE Peter Shepheard was not the tallest man for a change.
5. Thanks to Shraddha and Sami for taking Haruka
to the Royal Melbourne Show. Shradd also had her nephew and niece along.
Haruka has finished classes for the year and is now busy working in her last 3 assignments. She will be free from 1 December and is seeking members to include her in their activities and end of year festivities. Please contact her or liaise with Lesley, Shraddha or Drew.
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PROJECT UPDATES: 1. Sri Lanka Stroke Project: Both containers have cleared port and the contents are being distributed to the identified hospuials. READ MORE
2. Books to the Maldives - Peter was informed that the books and stationery have arrived in Male and were transferred to a facility awaiting distribution. READ MORE.
3. Jarriban Hospital - this container is due to arrive at Garacad on 4 November for transport to the university and hospital.
4. Nepal Education and teacher training: Payment of our contribution to this Global Grant project has been finalised. Shraddha has scheduled monthly meetings with RC Tri[pureswor on implementation.
5. RYDA - The initial program will run on 12 November at the Broadmeadows training site with 150 students from MAC. We need 5 members to assist with supervision of groups and activities.
Contact Shraddha to RSVP - no heavy activity.
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ORDER NOW FROM LESLEY.
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LOOKING FOR WORK:
Anwar Alishek, former member and good friend of the club and our members is seeking work. Anwar has done home handyman and maintenance jobs for many of us and previously assisted Ted Frank on maintenance of his rental properties. He lives in St Albans and has an ABN.
He is skilled at:
- carpentry
- painting
- general home repairs
- gardening
- home handyman type jobs
Contact Anwar on 0401 372 713
Peter Cribb, Allan Bruno, Lesley McCarthy and Anne Dynon can provide references.
A project of the Rotary Clubs of Kew and Brighton North.
********************************************************************** VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED for RIMERN
RIMERN has been very busy again this month. Larry Robb and David Gorman have collected 4 truckloads of furniture from a Quest in the eastern suburbs.
They are in great need of additional volunteers on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday. There are many tasks to be done which don't require lifting or carrying, BUT there are also those tasks as well.
If anyone, or anyone they know, has some free time to assist with any of the following, could they contact:
Ongoing person to manage IT. (Google based emails and documents, and webpress webpage)
Home based
Supervisor for 1-2 Saturdays per month
Warehouse
Additional Good Selection Hosts required
Warehouse
An accountant to be a back up for current accountant when on leave etc
Home based
General warehouse volunteers – don’t have to be Rotary members. Regular commitment preferred – doesn’t have to be weekly, can be fortnightly or monthly
Warehouse
More volunteers for Saturday collection team – particularly jockeys
Warehouse
Person to train in testing and tagging of electrical goods. Can do in own time, warehouse doesn’t have to be open
Warehouse
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MORE ROTARY NEWS:
Murray is the End Polio Now Coordinator for Rotary Zone 8. He has served as District Rotary Foundation Chair, as Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator and as an End Polio Now Zone Coordinator. A former GP, Murray has held all roles at Rotary Williamstown over the years. He was District Governor in 2014-2015. Last year he was awarded the Citation for Meritorious Service.
ed classes for the year and is now busy working in her last 3 assignments. She will be free from 1 December and is seeking members to include her in their activities and end of year festivities. Please contact her or liaise with Lesley, Shraddha or Drew.
