Rotary Hawthorn and the Salvo Hawks

For several years the Club has supported the Salvo Hawks football team at their home games which are played at Victoria Road Reserve in Hawthorn. In doing so the Club partners with the Salvation Army which funds the team as part of the Reclink Australian Rules Football program. 

This is a national program that provides sport and recreation opportunities to the most hard-to-reach people in the community including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; people with a disability; individuals with at-risk behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse; homeless people; young offenders, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

The Salvo Hawks play a home game tomorrow against a combined team of the Maryborough Ravens and Frankston Dolphins.  The Club’s team of Salvo Hawks supporters led by David (‘Big Mac’) McNamara will be there to record the score, assist with goal umpiring and organise pizza lunch for the teams and their supporters. Thank you all!

It would be good to recruit a few more Club members to swell the numbers of our support team so the same members are not called upon all the time to attend home games each season. It only takes up a couple of hours of your time and the games are entertaining. It’s particularly gratifying to see the players’ enthusiasm and the enjoyment they get from participation in the games, which help them meet the challenges life has served up to them.  

If you can spare just two hours - once or twice a year- to help out at these matches please contact David McNamara. 

The next home games are on 28 June when a combined team of the Salvo Hawks and Cardinia Tigers play Odyssey House, followed by the same combined team playing the Ballarat Bushrangers on 26 July.

Enterprise Forum 27 June

The Club’s next monthly Zoom meeting on 27 June is not to be missed.  It is the latest in the series of Enterprise Forums organised by Vincent Chen and the Vocational Service Committee. The speaker will be Commodore (Ret) Peter Scott, who served in 10 submarines during his 34-year career in the Submarine Arm of the Royal Australian Navy. He will speak about life as a submariner, and no doubt proffer some thoughts on Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.  

Next Club meeting

The next Club meeting is at Kooyong on Tuesday 20 June when Martin Coleman, founder and CEO of not-for-profit organisation, Your Age Advantage Australia Inc, will speak on the topic ‘Let’s end Ageism’.

Martin will explain what ageism is and how it affects us; the importance of developing intergenerational, diverse teams, and how this can make business more robust and contribute to a stronger economy. He will also explain how ending ageism and ageist behaviour will make a happier and healthier community for all Australians.

Until next week I hope you all remain safe and well.

Thought for the Week

This week I continue the series on Rotary’s Four-way Test, the ethical principles that underpin it, and how ethical theory can inform the way we apply the Test.  

In Part 3 last week I explained how the four ethical theories can help us apply the first part of the Test.  In Part 4 this week I look at how the ethical theories can help us apply the second, third, and fourth parts of the Test.