Here we are commencing the beauty of autumn and the change of colour to our landscape. A landscape that is safe and free because of all the brave souls who fought for us.
If you get the chance to read George Petrou’s latest book: “The Art of Humanity”, you will be touched by the men and women, many of them unknown to us, all with their amazing, inspirational stories of acts of kindness and generosity. It makes for emotional reading and eye-opening narratives.
As those who attended today’s meeting will know, I discovered our guest speaker Michael Headberry in The Art of Humanity after he wrote a fantastic tribute to Sir John Monash. This accompanies George’s portrait of Sir John.
My quote for the week fits today’s ANZAC meeting and was written by Pericles, 2,000 years ago and it still resonates with us today:
‘What you leave behind is not engraved in stone monuments…. But woven into the lives of others.’
PS: May the Easter bunny find you next Sunday. Happy Easter to all our Members and Families!
New Stripe Booking System
Members please note that we have updated our ClubRunner booking system and you may notice a change in registering and paying online with the new Stripe system. Please contact Terry Kitchen if you have any questions.
There will be no meeting on Easter Tuesday however, the following week will be a “bobby dazzler”!
29 April: Bring a Guest Day and ‘Believe it or Not!’
A special request to our Members, please invite a guest - no excuses unless you have an excuse! We are planning a “Believe it or Not!” instead of a guest speaker. This meeting will have you on the edge of your seat, questioning the 4 presenters of a “tall story” or “true story” using their “truth or lie” object!
There is a global Mega Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 14 May at 7.00 pm AEST. We do not have the database for invitations as we had for our first Mega Meeting in March.
We need your help in circulating the Invitation to Register to your friends and Rotarians both here and overseas. Any support you can provide will be greatly appreciated by Rotary SAFE Families.
This Mega Meeting has a great lineup of Guest Speakers including:
Gordon McInally, Immediate Past President Rotary International.
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon, an international research leader in the area of domestic and family violence, femicide, responses to all forms of violence against women and children, perpetrator interventions, and the impacts of policy and practice reform in Australia and internationally.
Grace Van Zyl, Chair Rotary Action Group for Peace
Oscar Lumire, President Rotary Kericho Kenya and project campaigner for girls safety in Kenya.
Robert Fisher, PP Rotary Melbourne is our Moderator again.
Please circulate the Invitation to Register far and wide.
Our Bunnings BBQ will be held. Terry Kitchen is looking for volunteers to assist in creating yummy sausage sizzler smells that will lure the public to our stand.
That means a great fundraising event whilst having fun together!
From left we have: Doug McLean, Andrew Crockett, Terry Kitchen, and Denbigh Richards.
Update on Small Comforts - Community Service – April 2025 – Katrina Flinn
We've been extremely busy over the last few weeks with the Small Comforts from Community (SCFC) project, which provides care bags and clothing to several public hospital mental health units.
This project is a collaboration between the Rotary Clubs of Hawthorn (the lead club), Brighton North, Glenferrie, Malvern, Port Phillip, and Williamstown, as well as Donations in Kind.
29 April: A meeting where we hope you will bring a guest. Grandchild, child, friend or foe! We shall be entertained with a “Believe It Or Not!”by 4 of our members. Table prizes will be a hit too.
6 May: Chris Banks, Manager Global Partnerships, Zoos International Conservation.
14 May:Lunch at the Auburn Hotel (see Vincent Chen/Dorothy Gilmour)
20 May:Simon J. Costa AO, Australian business executive, philanthropist, and humanitarian.
27 May: Zoom meeting with Dr Brad Tucker, Astrophysicist
10 June: Our Changeover Dinner, Ian is creating a beautiful Changeover. Celebrate Ian Bentley as our President 2025-26 – Please diarise this date!
24 June: Please note Care bag packing session is currently scheduled.
12 August - A visit to the Bionics Institute.
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Who Am I?
Email or message David Pisterman pisterman41@gmail.comwith your answer to this month’s Quiz.
A prize is waiting for the winner at our lunch meeting 29 April!
Clue 1:Country Women’s Association is fortunate to have me!
Clue 2: I might have been related to a “Davie”!
Clue 3: My initials might be:PC or ?
Clue 4:(Surely this clue will get you to send your answer to David Pisterman):My surname rhymes with “dockett”!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - ARE YOU AVAILABLE?
Please note: Another care bag packing session is currently scheduled for 24 June 2025.
Meeting Photographers needed – We need to capture our meetings and events and this is a very important role in our Club to maintain a record for our history – Please speak to Dorothy if you can assist.
Photos of travels, funny pics, member stories – Members I know you will have pics and stories from your holidays – share them with us via Member Contributions. Email: Editor - Dorothy Gilmour
Did you know that if you needed help with a club project, or event, that you could post a notice in The Week Ahead and the Bulletin?
BIONICS INSTITUTE INVITATION
Do you remember Sam McLarty, Development Adviser - Bionics Institute who attended both presentations this year at Rotary Hawthorn?
Sam has invited any members or friends who might be interested in taking part in their Alzheimer’s Research program as below.
The Multi-District Impact Summit PowerPoint presentation is available to us and is designed to inform, inspire, and encourage participation in this unique event.
It provides all the essential details about registering to attend the Multi-District Impact Summit. www.rotaryimpactsummit.org
OTHER ROATARY CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
The 2025 Camberwell Art Show is on again at the magnificent Advanced Technologies Building at Swinburne University (427 Burwood Road, Hawthorn). So join us for the Gala Opening where you get the first opportunity to view and purchase artworks. Delicious finger food and wine/beer/soft drinks are included in the price of $55pp inc GST. Doors open at 6pm.
Date:Friday 27 June 2025 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (UTC+10)
