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Volume 66 Issue 12                                                   15th September 2021
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President Patrick's Musing  15th September 2021
      Rotary friends and friends of Rotary 
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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 


 
September's Rotary Monthly Theme

 
Letter from Mussa - Tanzania
Dear Rotary Club of Camberwell
I am scripting this mail to convey my honest and genuine appreciation and greatfulness to you for continuing to sponsor my studies. You scholarship is great and will keep helping me in my studies endeavors. The amount of money you offering me facilitates me to pay my school fees and to devote more my time for serious studying.
 Thank you again for your assistance, I guarantee you that I will use the opportunity you gave me to study really hard so as to win a successful career. Your kindness also motivate me to help others in need and I will definitely do so in future. I am left with one more year of my diploma studies and I wish to continue thereafter to bachelor degree program as soon after finishing my diploma education.
Here is my academic report of my second year of study attached to this mail.
Yours sincerely,
mussa Salim kichawele.
 

 
In the other news

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. It is crucial to eliminate polio from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the last two countries where it remains endemic. We must also keep all other countries polio-free. If eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyse as many as 200,000 children each year.

Rotary and its partners are committed to eliminating poliomyelitis completely from the world. Smallpox is the only other disease ever completely eradicated. Funds are still needed to continue immunization and surveillance efforts.   

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 and set 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. 

All donations through Rotary will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who are partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

All donations over $2.00 are tax deductable. Individuals, teams and Rotary clubs will be recognised and credited for their donations by The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust.

The results of the 2020 event exceeded all expectations. People registered from across Australia and the world. This resulted in raising over $122,000 for the End Polio campaign. The added benefit was the positive effect on physical and mental health by providing a focus for those living with COVID restrictions. 

Register to walk and donate at www.rotarywalkwithus.org   

This website has more information on the event and the global program to eradicate Polio. 

Donate today and be a part of the countdown to history. With your help we can end Polio for good.


 

Year 11-12 Scholarship Grants Available from October 1st

The District Foundation Year 11-12 Scholarship Program has been enormously effective in assisting talented and motivated students facing financial hardship to complete their secondary education. Most recipients so far have also gone on to commence tertiary education. Clubs have also used this opportunity to strengthen their relationship with local schools and inspire participation in other Rotary Youth programs.

The District Foundation Committee is once again inviting D9800 clubs to participate in this program. Ten Year 11-12 Scholarship Grants will be made available this year for clubs to offer to local schools for the 2022-2023 school years. The grant of $1,000 will match your club’s contribution of $1,000 to provide the scholarship over the two-year period.

If your club would like to take this opportunity to participate, we recommend starting discussions with your candidate school now.

Applications will open on October 1st 2021 and will close on Friday November 12th 2021. Preference will be given to clubs who have not previously had a scholarship grant, after which it will be first come first served.

Application forms and grant guidelines can be downloaded from the District 9800 website:

 https://rotarydistrict9800.org.au/sitepage/district-and-global-grants/year-11---12-scholarships

Alternatively email the Chair of the District 9800 Humanitarian Grants Committee Richard Blakeman and request the forms be emailed to you:  foundation.grants@rotary9800.org


 
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