Greetings Members and Friends. I sometimes beat myself up for getting something wrong. I try to stop beating myself up and remind myself that we are merely volunteers in our commitment to Rotary’s pledge of making a difference.

This morning as I commenced preparing this eBulletin, I realised I was a week late and by the time you read this, it will the first week in June.  Nearly taking the plunge into despair of my senses, I stopped!  Does it make any difference or harm anyone if I am a week late?  

Once upon a time, we would harbour these thoughts of self-despair, but isn’t aging wonderful?  We can now prioritise what is important or negative and toss out the unimportant! This is what I have done this morning and you are b….y lucky to be receiving this eBulletin a week late! 

So my quote for the week:  ‘Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.’ - John Lennon

PS: This is a verse that sat on my dressing table as a little girl and I have incorporated it many times into my thoughts:  ‘A Friend is not a Fellow who is taken in by Sham.  A Friend is one who knows our Faults … and doesn’t give a Damn!’

I hope you are a friend?  DG

 

Important Notice to Members

At a recent Board meeting the Club Directors reviewed the 2025-26 Budget and Member’s Subs.

The Member’s annual subscription covers the Club’s administration costs and operates separately from the Club’s fundraising and charity activities. <READ MORE>

 

Next Week's Meeting

Changeover Dinner to replace meeting 10 May.

PROJECT UPDATES

Please bring your older phones to a Rotary Hawthorn meeting at Kooyong and leave at the desk for Jane and me to donate to Rotary Hawthorn’s DV Safe Phone collection.

Remember your old phone can be a “life saver” to a woman and children living in an “unsafe” home. It can be a direct line to 000 or record a toxic conversation.