The Morning Crew

 

Interact clubs bring together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. Interact members show an interest in other people's work, problems and success, co-operate in the advancement of International Understanding, Goodwill and Peace. They spread the ideals of service, which is the spirit of Rotary.

The Afternoon Crew

 

The Mac Robertson Girls' High School Interact club have been planning, organising and implementing a plan for many months to ensure a seamless running of the barbecue at Bunnings.  The money raised by the barbecue is to pay for the raw materials needed for the For A Meal project that will be held in the afternoon of the 5th August and all day on the 6th August. FORaMEAL, a project of the Rotary Club of Canterbury is an initiative to help provide emergency relief meals for those impacted by natural disasters. Each year over 250,000 meals are provided free of charge to vulnerable individuals and families across the Asia Pacific region in times of disaster. To date, over 1,100,000 meals have been distributed for FREE!  Please volunteer on either or both days if you can.

 

Saturday 21st June was Sausage Sizzle Day at Bunnings Port Melbourne.  What a huge success so well done to the girls for their organisation.  Thank you to Alan Samuel and Gerard Moran for assisting with the morning shift and to Pam for assisting in the afternoon shift. A HUGE shout out to the girls and the parents who assisted on the day.

An appreciative sausage dog at the sausage sizzle.

The creative heads at Port Phillip Rotary are putting together another poster highlighting some of our local projects, partners along with the price of a sausage and drinks etc.  We welcome any input from fellow club members. Please contact Pam or Milla.
 

Mary Ward International Australia Limited have been awarded a grant of $5,000 for Lekulu Farm Irrigation Project by Port Phillip Rotary.  We all look forward to photos and an article regarding this important project.

BEES NEED YOU!

At the Port Melbourne Primary MPC site, weeding has been a priority over the past 2 months. Because we don’t use chemicals and don’t have capacity to scalp sites (which actually is good in a way because it keeps waste to an absolute minimum) getting the weeds out of the seed bank in the soil is a large consideration in the 3 years after planting. If we come back regularly and stay on top of things in this time, the weeds diminish immensely! We have been back here 4 times in the last few months keeping on top of things and putting some more mulch on the paths which were getting bare.