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Volume 65 Issue 30                                                               6 March 2021
Stories
President Murray's Musings
The best part about being a Rotary President (and there are many!) is inducting a new Member to the Club, and this week we had three! It was my privilege to welcome David Troon, Tania Willemsen and Bernie Willemsen as Camberwell Rotarians, and what great Rotarians they will be. Their Mentors are Ian McMillan, Alan Lorenzini and Michael Mullins respectively, and they will do an excellent job, however it's the responsibility of the whole club to ensure they are always welcomed at meetings, and assisted in all ways possible to integrate into the club. So I ask all members to do their bit to ensure David T, Tania and Bernie have a rewarding Rotary experience as new members.
 
It was another excellent meeting, with good attendance including four on Zoom: Adrian, Josie, Chris Howell and Jeevan (from Canberra!). Our Speaker, Rotarian Lili Teichman (President of RC Glen Eira) addressed the important topic of Diversity and Rotary. Lili is an extraordinary person who has crammed in a wide range of experiences, responsibilities and positions of leadership in a relatively short time as a Rotarian, and she took us on a journey that started with her own experience as a post-war baby boomer born of German immigrant parents, then examined what is diversity and what we can do as Rotarians to ensure our clubs are welcoming and accepting of all types of diversity. She illustrated her talk with two fascinating videos by Dr BowTieTodd (Dr Todd Jenkins) that explored the concepts of diversity, equality and equity. Lili concluded her talk with a challenge to have a Diversity Champion in our club, to ensure this concept gets the attention it deserves. A very interesting talk on this important and challenging subject.
 
Apologies to those who had difficulty registering and paying online for this meeting. Webmaster Jeevan is working on the problem and we hope to have it fixed soon. It's a tricky problem, as many could pay online for the meeting without a problem, and of those who had a problem, many were able to successfully pay for previous meetings! Please bear with us as we get this fixed, and it remains my hope that we can move towards 100% online registration and payment for weekly meetings.
 
Along with David Troon I was part of the team that harvested the Nettleton Park playground, and what a great experience that was. Working with council contractors who have all the heavy machinery and tools, we easily disassembled all the playground structures (except for the steel merry go round which was a beast!), the contractors knocked the concrete off the base of all the poles, and all the pieces were stacked ready for Vijay with the DIK truck to pick them up, transport them to DIK and pack them into a container. A big shout out to Vijay! Nettleton Park was a Glenferrie project and we were there as helpers, but the next playground at Yarra Bank Reserve is our responsibility. This will be coming up in the next few weeks, so when John Walmsley asks for volunteers, please put your hand up. I am really excited about our involvement with the Rotary Overseas Recycled Playground project, it's a great hands-on club effort that has benefits for the environment, the overseas recipients, and it saves the Council money in tip fees (which they donate to cover the cost of overseas shipping).
 
A final reminder to book your ticket(s) for the Women in Rotary International Women's Day Breakfast at Amora Hotel next Thursday. You have been sent plenty of emails with the booking link, and it will be in this Bulletin as well, so come along, especially if you have never attended a previous IWD event.
 
That's it from me, a big welcome David T, Tania and Bernie, and have a great week in Rotary.
 
 
 
International Women's Day breakfast 2021
Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds
RORP - a funny acronym, but one which represents a new exciting service project for Camberwell Rotary.
 
RORP stands for Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds, and the theory is this: councils, schools and other institutions replace playgrounds on a regular basis, and the old ones are sent to landfill - a terrible waste and bad for the environment. While many of the playgrounds are old and towards the end of their life, they would be welcomed by underprivileged overseas communities. The RORP project involves one or more Rotary Clubs working together with the council or school, mapping, photographing and numbering all the components before they are disassembled. The disassembled components are then transferred to the Donations in Kind warehouse to be containerised and shipped overseas. 
 
A win for the institution (they don't have to pay for landfill/tip fees), a win for the recipient community, and a big win for the environment.
 
It's a Community Service project and John Walmsley is our primary contact. Volunteers from the club will always be needed when a playground is to be harvested, so when you get the call, please say yes!
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New Story March 06 2021
Other News!!!!!!!
 
For Some  time now, our Club, through the International Service Committee, has supported the Nossa Senhora School in Railaco, Timor Leste.
In order to extend the School’s facility to a wider community, 2 dormitories, Girls and Boys, have recently been constructed, each of 40 beds (see attached photos)
They are in need of single bed linen, lightweight blankets and bath towels.
If you have any to spare, would you kindly bring them along to our meeting, or I could pick them up.
Thank you,
Don Jago
 
 
No stranger to many of us in the Rotary Club of Camberwell, Steve Roach is the passionate leader of the Myeloma Australia team. Steve has guided that organisation's growth over many years and we have watched it become a national and internationally respected charity that “punches above its weight” in support of Australia’s myeloma community.

The Rotary Club of Camberwell was there at the start more than twenty years ago and we have remained engaged throughout their journey. Over recent months our association has deepened with the creation and development of “ROMP” - the Rotary Outreach Myeloma Program that is delivering real benefits to regional myeloma communities.
 
NEW MEMBERS!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
Volunteers need for Camberwell Sunday Market.
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Upcoming Events
Hawthorn Makers Market
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Mar 07, 2021
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Weekly Dinner Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 10, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Rotary International Women's Day Breakfast
Amora Hotel
Mar 11, 2021
6:50 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Board Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 17, 2021
 
Weekly Dinner Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 17, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Weekly Dinner Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 24, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
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Speakers
Mar 10, 2021
Myeloma and Rotary - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (a story about working together)
Mar 17, 2021
Spinal Research Unit - The Science and the Lived Experience
Mar 24, 2021
Fellowship Event
Mar 31, 2021
Angel Flight
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Upcoming Events
Hawthorn Makers Market
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Mar 07, 2021
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Weekly Dinner Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 10, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Rotary International Women's Day Breakfast
Amora Hotel
Mar 11, 2021
6:50 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Board Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 17, 2021
 
Weekly Dinner Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 17, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Weekly Dinner Meeting
Conochie Hall
Mar 24, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
 
View entire list
Speakers
Mar 10, 2021
Myeloma and Rotary - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (a story about working together)
Mar 17, 2021
Spinal Research Unit - The Science and the Lived Experience
Mar 24, 2021
Fellowship Event
Mar 31, 2021
Angel Flight
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ClubRunner Mobile
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
David Loftus
March 30
 
Spouse Birthdays
Helen Gray
March 2
 
Denise Oppy
March 24
 
Heather Heath
March 31
 
Anniversaries
Michael Blood
Bernadette
March 17
 
Warwick Heil
Liz Heil
March 24
 
Join Date
Gary Goldsmith
March 1, 1987
34 years
 
Richard O'Brien
March 1, 1995
26 years
 
Robert Davies
March 1, 1990
31 years
 
Peter Steven
March 3, 1993
28 years
 
Claire Sanders
March 4, 2020
1 year
 
Pierre Kriegler
March 10, 1999
22 years
 
Sue Gray
March 11, 2015
6 years
 
Tim Landsberg
March 13, 2002
19 years
 
Warwick Heil
March 22, 2006
15 years
 
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