PORT PHILLIP ROTARY APRIL 2024 (Mar 31, 2024)

President

Sue Foley

Secretary

Pam Dittmer

Treasurer

Alan Samuel OAM JP

President Elect

Christopher Hendricks

Community Service

Pam Dittmer

Vocational Services Chair

Wendy Stirling

Youth Services Chair

Wendy Stirling

Social Media Chair

Milla Forni Garcia

Club Service

Sue Foley

Membership

Sue Foley

Fundraising

Christopher Hendricks

International Service

Douglas Hemingway

Rotary Foundation Chair

Ronald Adams

Environment & Sustainability Chair

Pam Dittmer

Protection Chair

Ronald Adams

Bulletin

Wendy Stirling

Mondays at 6:00 pm

O'CONNELLS Hotel

407 COVENTRY STREET
South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Australia

Phone:

0407 112 141

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1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month. You are very welcome to attend.

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HAPPY EASTER

Sue Foley

“Working in harmony with each other, and with external groups and individuals, will improve our impact and help Rotary survive and prosper into the future.”

Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.

We expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented.

Port Phillip Rotary have had an invested interest and support to many countries around the world such as Cambodia with the sanitation upgrade, Timor Leste with the immunisation program and locally through Backpacks for Vic Kids. Our impact is broad!

CELTIC FESTIVAL

What a blast! Take a bow Alison Jones and Sue Foley for organising a phenomenal CELTIC Festival Saturday 16th in the evening and Sunday 17th, Saint Patrick's Day.

TALL SHIP ENTERPRIZE

Our club is sponsoring three students Jenisha, Reina and Khushi to sail the seas on the Enterprise. The 27-metre topsail schooner, Enterprize is a fully operational replica of a tall ship originally constructed in Hobart in 1830 by William Harvey and William Pender and first sailed to mainland Australia (settling in the Yarra River, Melbourne) in 1835. Enterprize is sailed by a crew of volunteers from all walks of life and is managed by the Enterprize Ship Trust on behalf of the people of Victoria. Rotary sponsors young people to be involved in this amazing opportunity.

MUNA-MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY

For teams of Year 11-12 students, MUNA is a one day event that encourages students to learn about other nations and to understand and appreciate the workings of the United Nations (UN) while they develop debating skills and gain self-confidence in public speaking. the even will occur from 18-19 May at the University of Melbourne.

Here are the groups representing the Interact Club at Mac Robertson Girls' High:

Group 1: Reina Conway & Saanvi Hiremath
Group 2: Samantha Harianto & Ava Lutton
Group 3: Grace Li & Nusayeeba Zohra

ROTARACT CLUB of SIEM REAP SPONSOR STUDENT

Hello, Sue and members of the Rotary Club of Port Phillip,
I hope you are doing well and staying healthy!

I would like to share with you about my activities in March. It was a very great activity for me this month.

First, I will tell you about my study at PUC University. I am taking three courses this term such as Communication, Academic Research, and Accounting. I enjoyed the three courses because I learned something new from them as well as communication. I have a group presentation and also an individual presentation as well. It makes me more confident when I speak English and share ideas in my teamwork.

READY SET CHARITY - INCLUSION/COMPASSION/HOPE

Over the last few months, READY SET been working through a brand identity refresh and we’re slowly working through the range of branding touch points we have to update everything. Coming up over the next couple of weeks is the launch of our new website, social media tiles and other bits and pieces including our email signatures. We’ve had fantastic probono support from a creative design studio for this important work and incredible philanthropic support from an organisation to support all our printing needs. The power of community!!!

ROTARY YOUTH PROGRAM of ENRICHMENT - RYPEN

The Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) is a program of weekend seminars for young people between the ages of 15 and 17 years.

Its principal aim is the communication of a series of ideas, problems and social experiences, which will assist the young participants in forming their own values and moral standards. The RYPEN camp was held at Doxa’s Malmsbury Camp from Friday 22^nd March to Sunday 24^th March. Jo Kwok was successful in obtaining funding for the camp. Well done Jo!

ENVIRONMENT MONTH

April is the new Environment Month. Pam Dittmer is a member of ESRAG (Environmental and Sustainability Rotary Action Group) which operates in compliance with Rotary International to act as a catalyst to protect the planet.

APRIL IS ENVIRONMENT MONTH

REGIONALISATION - Creating Rotary for tomorrow and beyond!

We are now beginning to move into the ‘Change’ stages of the Regionalisation Pilot that will see us ready for a revised approach to be implemented from 1^st July.

The Governor team is working with the Steering Group to ensure a smooth transition for all clubs and to assist everyone in understanding what this change will mean.

An updated look at Rotary's Monthly Themes.