Presidents Message:

Races 2 and 3 of the 2021 Alphabet Cup have been completed with Colin Muir surging to a commanding lead  scoring 5 points with the letter L and following up with 8 points with the letter M.

Ian Hovey has again agreed to chair the organizing committee for the 2022 Werribee Rotary Golf Day.  This year was an amazing event and hopefully next years event will be just as good if not better.

Our guest speakers this week were Annette Butterworth who spoke about Busy Feet and Catherine “Kitty” O’Connor who gave a presentation on the End Polio Now Campaign.

October is Economic and Community Development Month

Rotary Walk with Us to End Polio

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  

           Promotion for Rotary Leadership Institute

The Rotary Leadership Institute Program presents a wonderful opportunity for experienced Rotarians, new members and indeed people interested in finding out more about Rotary to take some time to experience the history, current and new initiatives related to this great organisation we call Rotary.

This four-part program is now available online.

Part 1 & 2: Growing and strengthening Clubs through developing a Plan for the future of your Club.

Looking at Rotary Leadership through examining the styles and characteristics of great leaders.

Becoming a confident Club President or another club leader through understanding the roles and responsibilities and characteristics of effective and happy teams.

Part 3:  Focussing and Increasing Humanitarian Service whilst learning more about The Avenues of Service and The Rotary Foundation.

Part 4: Enhancing Public Image and Awareness of Rotary and Sharing and promoting what we do

The next Rotary Leadership Institute will be conducted on the following dates:

Part 1 and 2 on Saturday 20 November at 11am and will run for one and a half hours.

Part 3 on Sunday 21 November at 11am for one hour

Part 4 on Sunday 28 November at 11am for one hour

To register you need to email Jane Pennington Jane.Pennington@rotary9800.org by Friday 13 November. There is a limit of 20 people for each program.

Please continue to keep in touch with members who do not attend our zoom meetings to make sure they are alright. It is also very important to check in on family members as well.

Next week’s guest speaker will be:  Elaine Robb CEO Encompass Community Services.

I will close with a thought for the week: “ You’re going to go through tough times -  That’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ ’See the positive in negative even. 

Graham