PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Greetings! Another week has slipped by and we are another week closer to Rotary Hawthorn’s major event on our calendar, our fundraising lunch. Have you registered? Have you invited a friend/s? As you know, I am an optimistic positive type of President. But I was dismayed to hear some members excuses for not attending our Club’s major fundraiser and as of Saturday, 13 members had not even responded.
We've all lived through a pandemic. Most of us hope we never have to again — but the honest truth is, we will face something like it in our lifetimes, or our children will. The question isn't if … It’s are we ready?
That's exactly what Professor Jodie McVernon AO will unpack for us. Jodie is Director of Doherty Epidemiology at the Peter Doherty Institute, and one of the people who has genuinely shaped how Australia plans for and responds to outbreaks. This isn't a textbook talk, it's a rare, direct chance to hear from someone who deals with this for a living, in plain language, about what's actually coming and what it means for the people we love.
For the cost of a nice lunch, you'll walk away with something far more valuable than a good meal; it is real, practical knowledge about protecting your family, cutting through the headlines and the hype.
We'd love a full room for this one. If you haven't registered yet, you have 10 days to register.
We do very little fundraising at Hawthorn. We have more of a humanitarian approach to our activities.
I am going to take this opportunity to remind members why both Humanitarian and Fundraising activities are of vital importance.
As you are aware, Rotary's main purpose is "Service Above Self”, improving lives, promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, and supporting local and global communities through hands-on volunteer work.
And fundraising has its important role in Rotary. It is not the end goal; it is a vital mechanism because Rotary raises funds in order to do humanitarian work.
Our Lift the Lid Lunch combines both humanitarian and fundraising:
Bring a partner, a friend, an adult child — anyone who'd value hearing this straight from an expert rather than the evening news.