Another Bunnings BBQ

Volunteering at the fun run

Exchanging club banners

Community tree planting

Some of our happy members

Golf Day 2021

GOLF DAY PROCEEDS PRESENTED TO VERY SPECIAL KIDS

Club members and partners recently visited the premises of Very Special Kids where President Graham Roper presented a cheque for $22,000 to the founder of the paediatric palliative care facility, Sister Margaret Noone and its CEO, Michael Wasley. The funds provided were the net proceeds of a very successful Rotary golf day. This is the second successive year that the club has directed the funds to Very Special Kids.

Michael and Sister Margaret expressed their sincere gratitude for the contribution which will be used to ensure that children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families are provided with the best support possible.

ANNUAL GOLF DAY RAISES FUNDS FOR VERY SPECIAL KIDS

The 2022 Werribee Rotary Golf Day proved to be a another successful event which has raised $22,000 for Very Special Kids.

On a cool but fine morning, a full capacity of 132 players arrived at the Werribee Park Golf Course and were treated to a bacon and egg breakfast.

At 8am the teams ventured out on to the course and commenced their game from their designated holes.

All teams returned to the restaurant at 1pm. After lunch was served, the audience heard from Trevor Booth who is father of Harrison who was born with only 5-10% effective use of his kidneys and has been receiving support from Very Special Kids for the past 10+ years. We heard that Trevor donated one of his kidneys to save Harrison's life.

This annual event doesn't happen without a lot of help from many volunteers. There were many Rotarians and Friends of Rotary who willingly assisted in making it another special day.

Plans are already underway for the 2023 Werribee Rotary Golf Day.

Click here to see photos of the day.

LIFTING THE LID TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Being in lockdown and having to meet virtually doesn't stop members of our club getting into the spirit of supporting a good cause. On this occasion, we donned various forms of headwear during a recent meeting to acknowledge the good work being done by Australian Rotary Health on mental health research. The campaign is called Lift the Lid on Mental Illness and, on October 12, they have their annual Hat Day which is designed to promote the importance of the campaign and to raise funds for on-going research.

CREATING BEANIES FOR NEW-BORN BABES

We are now the proud holders of 174 beanies that have been knitted for new-born babies thanks to the hard work and dedication of a Friend of Rotary. Helen Shaw is a sister of one of our members and she has spent much of her spare time over the past 12 months knitting the little caps. The plan is to donate them to the local hospital for distribution to parents of new arrivals. Each beanie will include a small message "KNITTED WITH LOVE. PLEASE TAKE ME HOME". It will also include our Rotary branding.

CLUB RECEIVES CITATION

At a recent Zoom meeting, the 2019-20 District Governor, Grant Hocking, presented a Rotary Citation and Platinum Distinction award to our club.

Grant mentioned that, in completing the information required for a Rotary Citation, he was reminded of the wide variety of activities in which Werribee Rotary has been involved to "connect the world". In response to Grant's presentation, Past President Brian Ahmed said, during his 12 months as President, the club was very active in initiating and supporting many local and international projects. Brian said he was proud to accept the award on behalf of the club.