The first shift is 8:30am to 12:30 pm and the second shift is 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Please contact Christina to support the cause.
President's Message
Christopher Hendricks
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
Each year, Rotary International highlights November as Rotary Foundation Month to emphasize the importance of and need for Rotarian support of The Rotary Foundation.
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary International, Foundation taps into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.
Strong financial oversight, a stellar charity rating, and a unique funding model mean that we make the very most of your contribution. Give and become a part of Rotary’s life-changing work!
The collective leadership and expertise of our 1.2 million members helps us tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges, locally and globally. We are united by common values and vision for the future as we sharpen our focus with targeted specific causes that will reach communities most in need.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
For more than 100 years, our guiding principles have been the foundation upon which our values and tradition stand. The Four-Way Test, Object of Rotary, and the Avenues of Service express our commitment to service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.
HISTORY OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
At the 1917 convention, outgoing RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed to set up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.
Our Causes
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE
PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT PREVENTION
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
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Yvonne and President Chris
Martin and President Chris
New members bring new perspectives, new ideas, new energy, and new life into our Clubs; bringing in more Rotarians provides more friends, and extends our Rotary family, providing us with a wider network of an extended family.
As the oldest service club in the world, Rotary club members represent a cross-section of the community's owners, executives, managers, political leaders, and professionals – People who make decisions and influence policy. Club members have many opportunities for humanitarian service, both locally and internationally.
LITERACY AND EDUCATION - THE KEY TO A BETTER FUTURE FOR HUMANITY
The District 9800 Walk with Us End Polio Campaign will be launched at a walk on Sunday 6th October with a follow up on Sunday 27th October to complete the month of walking.
Rotarians , families and friends can walk individually or in teams and will be able to add klms walked and fund raised onto the website www.rotarywalkwithus.org . Adding our details to the Leaderboard hopefully produces some friendly competition between individuals and teams.
This is the major fundraiser in our District for the End Polio cause and there are individuals and teams already registered and ready to start walking in October.
I would like to see participants, both individuals and teams from Port Phillip and encourage your friends, family and club members to register and participate. Let me know if if you want to be part of a Port Phillip team on r.g.adams@bigpond.com and I will register the team and we can start walking individually at any time or front up to the walk on 6th October.
I have attached the flyer about the Campaign and the first edition of “Polio Prattle” which is the newsletter which goes out to those registered already.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please do contact me.
A HUGE congratulations to Pam Dittmer for sourcing $11,485 worth of gifts and toys for Backpacks for Vic Kids. What a mighty effort and how thrilled will so many of our vulnerable children be.
Our guest speaker was Matthew Proctor from Albert Park Rotary. Matthew and his wife, Stella, have been working for some years on the Kyebe Maternity Ward renovation project, in Kyebe, Uganda.
Late last year they finalised the first round of fundraising for the project, and kicked off the project officially.
January 2024 - they visited the facility in Uganda to finalise plans and meet with the local community and health workers
Renovations (and some reconstruction) are well and truly underway.
The team in Kyebe are hard at work putting together the new facility, and (weather permitting) they hope to have it completed later this year. The project has a RAWCS account, and any support you or your friends may be able to offer is greatly appreciated.
SREYPICH - OUR SPONSOR STUDENT ROTORACT CLUB OF SIEM REAP
Hello Sue and member of the Rotary Club of Port Phillip I hope you are doing well and staying healthy! I am very excited to write the email to you again about activities that I have done in August and I hope you enjoy reading this email. First thing, I would like to tell you about my study at University. I always put my study first in my email because I think it is a very important thing to let you know about my study even though I'm not an outstanding student. After I finished the final exams I received only health education results that I get A+ and other classes I haven’t received the results yet. I was worried about computer subjects because during finals exams I did not do well in this class. I got only 37/50 scores, so I think I cannot get an A in this subject. Anyway, I started the new term already. I am taking three subjects such as Accounting III, College Algebra, and Taxation. This term makes me worry about the results again because all the three subjects are very difficult for me, especially College Algebra and Accounting III. Taxation is also difficult for me but it is not much because I have joined a sharing class with Bong Samach (our senior student) and she shares the lesson that relates to our lesson at University. However, I will study hard and join a study club with my friends. I promise you to do my best and get as good a result as I can.
ON 16th and 17th NOVEMBER, 25 GARDENS BY VERY TALENTED DESIGNERS in MELBOURNE and the MORNINGTON PENINSULA
Kew Rotary Club is running a Garden Design Festival in November (16 and 17) and they are donating part of the proceeds to Impact for Women.
Impact for Women have been asked to help with covering the shifts and we are writing to ask if you could assist by volunteering at a shift. If you are able to do that, could you email Camilla with your preferred place, day and shift and give your permission for us to pass on your email and phone number to the organisers. They will draw up a roster in late September to let you know when you shift is.
This is the information we have from the organisers:
We have 25 Gardens that will be opened. Volunteers are there to ensure people are safe near water features and gardens are not damaged including the picking of flowers or cuttings being taken.
Port Phillip Rotary, along with a consortium of Rotary Clubs globally, have a Global Grant active to address the very real issue of clean water and toilets in Cambodia. Darrel Steer, The hero on the ground in Cambodia ahs given us an update.
G’day from Cambodia,
You are probably tired of hearing me talk about toilets or the lack of, but…. it is just too fundamental, too basic and too important.
To donate and get us ‘over the line’, simply reply to darrelincambodia@gmail.com and I’ll forward the project’s bank account details.
G’day from Cambodia,
I need some special help from you as together we have changed lives for remote rural people in Cambodia.
Your help has given so many families a toilet but much more than that. You have made life more dignified and safer for women and children through our very special Washroom Toilets. We are also installing toilet blocks in three rural schools and assisting other organisations in the proper installation of septic tank toilet systems.
Over the past few years, we have grown as a charity and are now working in four separate villages. Our mode of transport has been a tuk tuk, which is a kind of open carriage with two wheels that's attached to the driver's motorbike. Our TukTuk is ideal in the local area in the dry season but has limitations in the wet. It is unsuitable for the distances we are now covering and for visit to remote villages, we have had to paid rentals for a suitable vehicle. We need a vehicle to get around safely and in a timely manner. We are looking at a second-hand Toyota RAV4. It will cost about AU$35,000.
Come a long and support B4VK in Building the Longest Line of Backpacks.
Backpacks 4 Vic Kids (B4VK) is thrilled to present an audacious goal to break the Guinness World Record for the highest number of backpacks in a continuous line and by doing so, support thousands of kids in crisis. We’ll need your help to achieve this!
We are a registered charity with DGR status. Our purpose is to provide material aid to children and youth, experiencing displacement, relocation, and homelessness in our community (mainly Victoria).Backpacks and items donated to this challenge will help us fulfill increasing requests for support.
Event Details:
Event Name: Backpacks 4 Vic Kids World Record Challenge
Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024
Time: Doors open at 9am and close at 3pm.
Location: Melbourne Showgrounds - Exhibition Pavilion Building 1
World Record Attempt: The primary focus of the event will be to break the current Guinness World Record of 3,892 backpacks and duffle bags in a row, held by DLP Realty in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
I had the pleasure of zooming with Vivianne Phung (MDHS Diversity Inclusion Advisory Committee Student Representative | DPT Lifespan Special Interest Group Co-Chair | DPT3 Conference Committee), Viraj Patel (President of the Rotaract Club of the University of Melbourne Student Union) and Helena Peng. The aim of the meeting was to flesh out the proposal by the President of the University of Melbourne Student Union Rotaract Club with a project idea designed in collaboration with the Rotaract E-Club of Melbourne.
RIMERN have an enormous positive impact on the lives of so many in need of assistance. they are also aware of the need to support ESRAG and our native pollinator community.
A fun and productive morning at RIMERN planting 175 local pollinator plants and improving our street! Thanks to RIMERN and community volunteers, Merri-Bek Council for the grant and the Merri Creek Management Committee for the tree guards and advice. Special mention to Murray and Chris for site preparation, weed management and equipment.
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