Tag: Rotary
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Rotary Club of Ringwood meeting 2008
The Rotary Club of Ringwood, which meets each Wednesday evening at the Ringwood Club on the corners of Oban Road and Maroondah. Ringwood Rotary is part of Rotary District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Rotary is an international organisation with over 1.2 million members world-wide. The core philosophy of Rotary is adherence to…
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Ringwood Rotary – becoming a member
This evening I had the pleasure of being inducted as a member of Ringwood Rotary after being sponsored as a member by Assistant Governor Andrew Brownlie. After being confirmed as a member I was appointed on the Community sub-committee, which exists to assist the wider community and recommend suitable projects to the club board of…
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Ringwood Rotary meeting – the student ambassador program
The ambassadorial scholarship program is one of the many initiatives that are organised by Rotary, a worldwide organisation of over 1.2 million members. The program enables dedicated students to study abroad and further their education. Today’s speaker was Cindy, who was an ambassadorial scholar through district 7750 in South Carolina in the United States. Cindy…
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Ringwood Rotary – discussing Help for Wildlife
Ringwood Rotary is part of the worldwide Rotary International and is one of the 50 clubs that form District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Tonight’s guest speaker was Dense, the founder of Help for Wildlife, who spoke about the organisation and its many volunteers. Help for Wildlife is a volunteer organisation that cares…
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Ringwood Rotary – discussing the Maroondah Police Seniors Register
This evening I attended a Ringwood Rotary meeting held at Club Ringwood on the corner of Oban Road and Maroondah Highway. Ringwood Rotary is one of the 50 clubs that form District 9810, which covers eastern and southeastern Melbourne. Rotary’s motto “service above self” epitomises the work undertaken by the organisation with the club being…
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Mitcham Rotary Changeover Dinner
This evening I was invited to the Mitcham Rotary 2008 Changeover dinner. Rotary rotates its President on an annual basis to ensure new ideas and to assist in providing equitable distribution of the workload within the club. Tonight’s dinner provided an opportunity for Sharon Partridge, the outgoing President, to discuss her year as the President…
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Mitcham Rotary Reconciliation Week Concert
This afternoon I attended the Mitcham Rotary Club’s Reconciliation Week concert featuring singer and songwriter Archie Roach. Mitcham Rotary hosted the concert to fund Rotary Scholarships to train Indigenous medical professionals and also to raise money towards providing solar power for community centres in East Timor. Archie Roach sang a number of his songs, including…
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Ringwood Rotary and Beyond Blue – Forum on depression
This evening after a council briefing session I attended a forum hosted by Ringwood Rotary and facilitated by Beyond Blue in regard to depression. While it was unfortunate that I could only attend the latter part of the session, it was most informative in providing information and raising awareness about the symptoms of depression and…
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Media Release: Escape to the sea at Wyreena
Exciting wildlife and seascape artwork by emerging Melbourne artist Tony Weston will be on exhibition at Wyreena Community Arts Centre until Saturday 30 June. Councillor Alex Makin encourages the Maroondah community to visit the gallery and view the highly detailed pastels and beautiful watercolours, with a fascinating focus on wildlife and seascapes. “The detail in…