Rotary friends and friends of Rotary 
This week is a sport/ footy theme with Graham “smoky “ Dawson as out guest speaker, make sure you wear footy colours to the Zoom meeting. Smoky started his career started in 1970 with the ABC, his first broadcasts were with the ABC’s ‘3LO’ – the first Sheffield Shield game was in 1971, his first test in 1973 and his first VFL game in 1974. He has now broadcast over 300 test matches, and more than 700 one dayers, and broadcast all over the world. He has called over 1800 VFL / AFL games and over 40 Grand Finals, so please join us for a meeting not to be missed
October is the Walk with Us to End Polio. Who wants to join and set up a team for this year? Let’s get involved...
Rotary Walk with Us to End Polio
Following a very successful event in 2020 Rotarians, friends and the community are encouraged once again to take action from October 1st to 31st to raise awareness, funds, and support to end poliomyelitis, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens the children of the world today.
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary worldwide has helped to reduce polio cases from an average of 1000 cases per day in 1987 to a total of only 140 cases in 2020, a 99.9% reduction.
The Rotary Walk With Us campaign throughout October is a fun way to raise awareness and funds to End Polio Now.
Using Rotary’s friendly website (www.rotarywalkwithus.org), you can register to walk, set your distance and fundraising goals. Alternatively, you can donate to someone who is walking.
For the walkers the total distance you have set for the month is accumulated over the entire month of October. So, you can walk when, where and with whom you want in a COVID safe way.
Each walk is logged on the website along with all donations. It’s easy. Register to walk and donate at www.rotarywalkwithus.org
ASRC - Thank you to the members who have recently donated pantry staples to the asylum seeker resource centre, 18 members have contributed to the 1000 families seeking assistance through this program, it’s not to late to reach out to Sparky Clarky who will kindly collect your loot
The club board of management recently met, and I’m pleased to let everyone know our committees have been active during lock down and have supported
Hearing & Beyond school Mai McCann – Vietnam $1500
Project 7 Cambodia – completion of water tank & Stand $1500
Tanzania – continuation of University support for student Mussa $1000
Tanzania – support for shipping costs – medical & school equipment $1000
South Africa – Ebeneza Creche – working in coloration with RC Kimberley SA $2000 towards the continuing support of the creche development
Timor Leste- support for shipping costs – medical equipment $945
Youth- NYSF candidate $500
RYLA contribution for a candidate $850
As special shout out to the board members who have been great support and working hard as volunteers during these different times, so please keep supporting your committee chairs, we can make a difference !!
RIMERN is gaining a lot of momentum and RC Camberwell is active, thanks to Steve Clark for the test & tag work he has kindly been doing
A reminder to Come armed with your favourite cuppa and join DG Dale this Saturday (18th Sept) for Morning Tea with the DG for a variety of discussion topics. It will commence at 10:00am and finishing by 11:00am
You can book now at: https://www.trybooking.com/BUCYL
That’s it from me for this week, have a good week in Rotary, let’s keep connecting, be kind to one another and stay safe
Patrick Docherty
Member since 2010
