CLUB NEWS
20th October 2017
RECAP...Material Aid Program
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we heard a fantastic presentation from Eliza and Monica about Material Aid Program, an initiative which delivers medical equipment and supplies to under-resourced healthcare institutions in the developing world. Previously the team at MUHI replied on Donations in Kind and Monash students travelling overseas for placements in these areas to deliver these supplies but they are now looking into other ways of arranging deliveries. If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about MAP or can offer medical supplies or funds to this amazing volunteer-run program, please get in touch with them or I am happy to forward on any responses to them.
Next week our club will be hosting a casual End Polio social event, with profit of course going towards Rotary's signature effort to eradicate polio (more details below about the event). We are always on the hunt for a few more raffle prizes, so please respond to this recap if you have something that you would like to offer. Earlybird has closed, however a few $25 tickets to our event are available on Trybooking! Hope to see you there.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...Material Aid Program
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we heard a fantastic presentation from Eliza and Monica about Material Aid Program, an initiative which delivers medical equipment and supplies to under-resourced healthcare institutions in the developing world. Previously the team at MUHI replied on Donations in Kind and Monash students travelling overseas for placements in these areas to deliver these supplies but they are now looking into other ways of arranging deliveries. If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about MAP or can offer medical supplies or funds to this amazing volunteer-run program, please get in touch with them or I am happy to forward on any responses to them.
Next week our club will be hosting a casual End Polio social event, with profit of course going towards Rotary's signature effort to eradicate polio (more details below about the event). We are always on the hunt for a few more raffle prizes, so please respond to this recap if you have something that you would like to offer. Earlybird has closed, however a few $25 tickets to our event are available on Trybooking! Hope to see you there.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
17th October 2017
RECAP...Project planning
Hi everyone,
Last week we held a Projects Planning meeting, a chance to dedicate time to those ideas and projects that are happening right now. Great to see the ideas flow through. A few that are coming up: club member Mark will be creating another team to raise money for Movember. If you are interested in joining the team, let us know. Next on our Rotary Skillshare series is our artistic member Pippa, who is organising a Paint Workshop to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health's Lift the Lid for Mental Illness campaign on a Sunday afternoon in November - details to come.
One of the events that was discussed is next week's End Polio social event, with profit of course going towards Rotary's signature effort to eradicate polio, and a little extra thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will meet each dollar we raise with two. Organised by our President-Elect extroadinaire Gabrielle, it will be held at The Cullen hotel and raffle prizes include a free overnight stay at an Art Series hotel (courtesy of our venue). Earlybird tickets are $20 until Friday noon, after that it goes to $25. So grab your tickets here now on Trybooking!
Tonight we will be joined by the team from Monash University's Health Initiative (MUHI), who will be talking out their Material Aid Program. This is an initiative which delivers medical equipment to under-resourced healthcare institutions in the developing world. If you're available tonight, come join us!
Finally, for those who are unaware, our Immediate Past President Mandi Wendt will be leaving our club to continue her development path within Rotary Club of Melbourne. During her 5 years in the club (in fact it is 5 years tomorrow!), Mandi has had 2 of the toughest roles (Secretary 13/14 and President 16/17) whilst making a major impact for Rotary at District level on committees for Vocational, PR & Communications and an ambassador for Foundation. I was lucky enough to serve as Mandi's president-elect and can attest to her advice and knowledge of Rotary being second to none. She will not be far away and I have no doubts that she will be back to visit soon enough. Mandi, on behalf of the club and myself, I wish you all the best for the future (and, most importantly, in Rotary)!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...Project planning
Hi everyone,
Last week we held a Projects Planning meeting, a chance to dedicate time to those ideas and projects that are happening right now. Great to see the ideas flow through. A few that are coming up: club member Mark will be creating another team to raise money for Movember. If you are interested in joining the team, let us know. Next on our Rotary Skillshare series is our artistic member Pippa, who is organising a Paint Workshop to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health's Lift the Lid for Mental Illness campaign on a Sunday afternoon in November - details to come.
One of the events that was discussed is next week's End Polio social event, with profit of course going towards Rotary's signature effort to eradicate polio, and a little extra thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will meet each dollar we raise with two. Organised by our President-Elect extroadinaire Gabrielle, it will be held at The Cullen hotel and raffle prizes include a free overnight stay at an Art Series hotel (courtesy of our venue). Earlybird tickets are $20 until Friday noon, after that it goes to $25. So grab your tickets here now on Trybooking!
Tonight we will be joined by the team from Monash University's Health Initiative (MUHI), who will be talking out their Material Aid Program. This is an initiative which delivers medical equipment to under-resourced healthcare institutions in the developing world. If you're available tonight, come join us!
Finally, for those who are unaware, our Immediate Past President Mandi Wendt will be leaving our club to continue her development path within Rotary Club of Melbourne. During her 5 years in the club (in fact it is 5 years tomorrow!), Mandi has had 2 of the toughest roles (Secretary 13/14 and President 16/17) whilst making a major impact for Rotary at District level on committees for Vocational, PR & Communications and an ambassador for Foundation. I was lucky enough to serve as Mandi's president-elect and can attest to her advice and knowledge of Rotary being second to none. She will not be far away and I have no doubts that she will be back to visit soon enough. Mandi, on behalf of the club and myself, I wish you all the best for the future (and, most importantly, in Rotary)!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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3rd October 2017
RECAP...District Governor visit, BeCollective, Rotary Skillshare, ASRC, Kingsman...phew!
Hi everyone,
It has been a crazy few weeks! Here's a little of what's been going on...
On Tuesday 19th Sept, we were joined by District Governor Peter Frueh, his wife Anne and Assistant Governor Anne King. Peter and Anne aren't strangers to our club, so the atmosphere was quite relaxed. Peter spoke to our club about some of the challenges that Rotary and other service clubs have to face, and the importance of clubs to be flexible to members to be involved and stay involved.
As part of the Skillsbank pilot program, the Swinburne students ran two workshops about how to use the BeCollective platform. The goal of this project is to test a volunteer platform that hopefully all Rotary clubs could use to advertise their projects and search for volunteers with a particular skill set. The overall goal is to encourage a great inter-club collaboration between clubs.
Last week we held our very first 'Rotary Skillshare' meeting. This is a follow-on from 'Behind the Badge' - where club members do a little presentation about themselves to the club - the aim of Rotary Skillshare will be to take it a step further and allow club members to share their skills and knowledge. Kicking off the Skillshare in style was our Past President Jason Reynolds, who owns a financial advice business by day and I suspect is a caped crusader by night. Jason organised a session with an industry leading mortgage consultant, David Moloney, to educate members and guests about the property market and a few different options to consider and that are available. The meeting had a great turnout and the Q&A discussion was flowing throughout. I for one am excited for the next one!
On Wednesday a few of us dropped by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre to drop off the bags and items that we collected last month. Thank you to everyone who donated their used shopping bags, the ASRC is always in need of them and passes their thanks. Special call out to future-member Vanessa who was able to get a haul of bags free from Coles. And added thanks go to member Rana who organised a supermarket delivery of in-demand items to ASRC on behalf of the club.
Replacing this week's meeting, we had a ran a social night on Sunday to see Kingsman The Golden Circle at Kino Cinemas in Collins Place, with the minimum profit from tickets going to our club's birthing kit project.
Next Tuesday 10th we will be having a Projects Planning meeting, a chance to dedicate time to those ideas and projects that are happening right now. Hope to see you there!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...District Governor visit, BeCollective, Rotary Skillshare, ASRC, Kingsman...phew!
Hi everyone,
It has been a crazy few weeks! Here's a little of what's been going on...
On Tuesday 19th Sept, we were joined by District Governor Peter Frueh, his wife Anne and Assistant Governor Anne King. Peter and Anne aren't strangers to our club, so the atmosphere was quite relaxed. Peter spoke to our club about some of the challenges that Rotary and other service clubs have to face, and the importance of clubs to be flexible to members to be involved and stay involved.
As part of the Skillsbank pilot program, the Swinburne students ran two workshops about how to use the BeCollective platform. The goal of this project is to test a volunteer platform that hopefully all Rotary clubs could use to advertise their projects and search for volunteers with a particular skill set. The overall goal is to encourage a great inter-club collaboration between clubs.
Last week we held our very first 'Rotary Skillshare' meeting. This is a follow-on from 'Behind the Badge' - where club members do a little presentation about themselves to the club - the aim of Rotary Skillshare will be to take it a step further and allow club members to share their skills and knowledge. Kicking off the Skillshare in style was our Past President Jason Reynolds, who owns a financial advice business by day and I suspect is a caped crusader by night. Jason organised a session with an industry leading mortgage consultant, David Moloney, to educate members and guests about the property market and a few different options to consider and that are available. The meeting had a great turnout and the Q&A discussion was flowing throughout. I for one am excited for the next one!
On Wednesday a few of us dropped by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre to drop off the bags and items that we collected last month. Thank you to everyone who donated their used shopping bags, the ASRC is always in need of them and passes their thanks. Special call out to future-member Vanessa who was able to get a haul of bags free from Coles. And added thanks go to member Rana who organised a supermarket delivery of in-demand items to ASRC on behalf of the club.
Replacing this week's meeting, we had a ran a social night on Sunday to see Kingsman The Golden Circle at Kino Cinemas in Collins Place, with the minimum profit from tickets going to our club's birthing kit project.
Next Tuesday 10th we will be having a Projects Planning meeting, a chance to dedicate time to those ideas and projects that are happening right now. Hope to see you there!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
16th September 2017
RECAP...Lift the Lid
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we were lucky to have Professor Susan Davis join us. Professor Davis is on the committee of Australian Rotary Health and also specialises in Mental Health. Susan presented the important facts and experiences in regards to Mental Health which has been a taboo in our society. As part of her role in Australian Rotary Health she also spoke about their "Lift the Lid on Mental Health" campaign in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 12th. If any one is interested in learning about how you learn and contribute to Australian Rotary Health, please visit their website.
On Monday 18th September, the Swinburne students will be running a 30-60min workshop on the BeCollective platform, which our club will be piloting as part of the Skills bank project. This will be Swinburne Hawthorn campus from 7:30pm. There will also be another session on Friday 22 September at 3pm. If you have completed the survey, you should have received an email from Rachael. If you would like to attend please let Aron or President Jacinta know.
On Tuesday 19 September 2017, we have a massive meeting where our 9800 District Governor Peter Frueh and his lovely wife Anne, will be presenting his plans for his year and also will talk about his passion for Rotary. I encourage you all to come along an learn more about Rotary!!! Please RSVP through Meetup.
We have so many events and opportunities through Rotary coming up to the end of the year, so be sure to the check "Upcoming Dates" in the recap emails or our other social media outlets
Have an awesome week!
Cheers
Gabrielle Parr
President-Elect (2018-2019)
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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RECAP...Lift the Lid
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we were lucky to have Professor Susan Davis join us. Professor Davis is on the committee of Australian Rotary Health and also specialises in Mental Health. Susan presented the important facts and experiences in regards to Mental Health which has been a taboo in our society. As part of her role in Australian Rotary Health she also spoke about their "Lift the Lid on Mental Health" campaign in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 12th. If any one is interested in learning about how you learn and contribute to Australian Rotary Health, please visit their website.
On Monday 18th September, the Swinburne students will be running a 30-60min workshop on the BeCollective platform, which our club will be piloting as part of the Skills bank project. This will be Swinburne Hawthorn campus from 7:30pm. There will also be another session on Friday 22 September at 3pm. If you have completed the survey, you should have received an email from Rachael. If you would like to attend please let Aron or President Jacinta know.
On Tuesday 19 September 2017, we have a massive meeting where our 9800 District Governor Peter Frueh and his lovely wife Anne, will be presenting his plans for his year and also will talk about his passion for Rotary. I encourage you all to come along an learn more about Rotary!!! Please RSVP through Meetup.
We have so many events and opportunities through Rotary coming up to the end of the year, so be sure to the check "Upcoming Dates" in the recap emails or our other social media outlets
Have an awesome week!
Cheers
Gabrielle Parr
President-Elect (2018-2019)
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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11th September 2017
RECAP...Projects Projects Projects
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we had a low-key but very productive planning meeting for upcoming projects. A lot of ideas have been flowing through, so it was great to have some dedicated time to work on them.
Tomorrow night we are privileged to have Professor Susan Davis join us. Professor Davis is a committee member of Australian Rotary Health, and will be talking to us about their "Lift the Lid on Mental Health" campaign in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 12th. RSVP now on Meetup, it should be a fantastic and relevant presentation.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...Projects Projects Projects
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we had a low-key but very productive planning meeting for upcoming projects. A lot of ideas have been flowing through, so it was great to have some dedicated time to work on them.
Tomorrow night we are privileged to have Professor Susan Davis join us. Professor Davis is a committee member of Australian Rotary Health, and will be talking to us about their "Lift the Lid on Mental Health" campaign in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 12th. RSVP now on Meetup, it should be a fantastic and relevant presentation.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
4th September 2017
RECAP...BeCollective
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we had an exciting presentation for a pilot project for with a BeCollective platform. This system will allow for matching volunteers to projects between different clubs, based on skills offered and needed.
Yesterday we ran a BBQ at Bunnings Hawthorn for Father's Day. Thank you to all our members and friends who were able to help out on the day. We were able to raise a significant amount for club projects, which is just as well as tomorrow night's meeting will be dedicated to club project planning.
Next Tuesday we are privileged to have Professor Susan Davis join us. Professor Davis is a committee member of Australian Rotary Health, and will be talking to us about their "Lift the Lid on Mental Health" campaign in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 12th. RSVP now on Meetup, it should be a fantastic and relevant presentation.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...BeCollective
Hi everyone,
Last Tuesday we had an exciting presentation for a pilot project for with a BeCollective platform. This system will allow for matching volunteers to projects between different clubs, based on skills offered and needed.
Yesterday we ran a BBQ at Bunnings Hawthorn for Father's Day. Thank you to all our members and friends who were able to help out on the day. We were able to raise a significant amount for club projects, which is just as well as tomorrow night's meeting will be dedicated to club project planning.
Next Tuesday we are privileged to have Professor Susan Davis join us. Professor Davis is a committee member of Australian Rotary Health, and will be talking to us about their "Lift the Lid on Mental Health" campaign in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 12th. RSVP now on Meetup, it should be a fantastic and relevant presentation.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
27th August 2017
RECAP...25/08
Hi everyone,
We had the pleasure of hearing from Kerry Kornhauser and Robert McGuirk at last Tuesday's meeting and are inspired to join the fight to End Trachoma in Australia. Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness globally. Australia remains the world's last developed country where it still persists. Rotary Clubs around Australia are joining hands to raise awareness and funds to eliminate this highly infectious but preventable disease by 2020.
If you'd like to donate to the cause, please do so via: https://www.endtrachoma2020.org.au/donate (donations over $2 are tax deductible). Kerry and Rob mentioned a fundraising collection that another Rotarian has organised by selling stamps that others had collected - last year it raised $25,000 alone! So I would like to encourage all of you to collect any stamps or even ask your work office if they can save any from incoming mail (this is something simple that I have arranged with my work's office). Bring them to one of our meetings and we can arrange to drop them off.
This coming Tuesday we have an exciting presentation for a pilot project for with a BeCollective platform. This system will allow for matching volunteers to projects between different clubs, based on skills offered and needed. I have heard about this program for some years and I am very excited that our club has been invited to help trial this platform.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...25/08
Hi everyone,
We had the pleasure of hearing from Kerry Kornhauser and Robert McGuirk at last Tuesday's meeting and are inspired to join the fight to End Trachoma in Australia. Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness globally. Australia remains the world's last developed country where it still persists. Rotary Clubs around Australia are joining hands to raise awareness and funds to eliminate this highly infectious but preventable disease by 2020.
If you'd like to donate to the cause, please do so via: https://www.endtrachoma2020.org.au/donate (donations over $2 are tax deductible). Kerry and Rob mentioned a fundraising collection that another Rotarian has organised by selling stamps that others had collected - last year it raised $25,000 alone! So I would like to encourage all of you to collect any stamps or even ask your work office if they can save any from incoming mail (this is something simple that I have arranged with my work's office). Bring them to one of our meetings and we can arrange to drop them off.
This coming Tuesday we have an exciting presentation for a pilot project for with a BeCollective platform. This system will allow for matching volunteers to projects between different clubs, based on skills offered and needed. I have heard about this program for some years and I am very excited that our club has been invited to help trial this platform.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
11th August 2017
RECAP...11/08
Hi everyone,
Last Saturday night our club hosted a RYLA Reunion party, and I'm pleased to let you know that we raised a significant amount of moolah that will go towards supporting the annual RYLA camp and its activities. Massive SHOUT OUT to club member Jess Wheeler on all of her hard work in making her dream idea become a reality. One of my favourite takeaways from Rotary is getting the chance to support and be a small part of another club member's passion project. With that I'd like to thank everyone who volunteered on the night or supported the project in any small way. We are very proud of you Jess!
We are getting our speedometers ready for Steptember (https://www.steptember.org.au/). It's time to get off our couches and help raise funds for Cerebral Palsy (CP) Alliance, which supports children, teenagers and adults living with CP by providing them professional development/training for employees within the disability sector and also CP research in Australia and overseas through their Research Foundation.
Finally, I'm going to give two of our club members a plug for the great work they're fundraising for outside of our club.
# Brad Sleurink is running in the Melbourne Marathon this October, raising funds for Headspace, an organisation which supports people between the ages of 10-25 with mental health issues. If you have some extra coinage on you and feel generous, please donate to Brad's fundraising page. A great effort that goes a long way!
# Clare Mason is travelling to Africa later this year with a team of health professionals from across Australia via Open Heart International, to help save the lives of children living with heart conditions. Over about 10 days, the team will be performing open heart surgery on children in Tanzania, working alongside the staff at the hospital to train and support them in caring for these children both before and after surgery. To support Clare in volunteering her time and skills, please click on this link.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...11/08
Hi everyone,
Last Saturday night our club hosted a RYLA Reunion party, and I'm pleased to let you know that we raised a significant amount of moolah that will go towards supporting the annual RYLA camp and its activities. Massive SHOUT OUT to club member Jess Wheeler on all of her hard work in making her dream idea become a reality. One of my favourite takeaways from Rotary is getting the chance to support and be a small part of another club member's passion project. With that I'd like to thank everyone who volunteered on the night or supported the project in any small way. We are very proud of you Jess!
We are getting our speedometers ready for Steptember (https://www.steptember.org.au/). It's time to get off our couches and help raise funds for Cerebral Palsy (CP) Alliance, which supports children, teenagers and adults living with CP by providing them professional development/training for employees within the disability sector and also CP research in Australia and overseas through their Research Foundation.
Finally, I'm going to give two of our club members a plug for the great work they're fundraising for outside of our club.
# Brad Sleurink is running in the Melbourne Marathon this October, raising funds for Headspace, an organisation which supports people between the ages of 10-25 with mental health issues. If you have some extra coinage on you and feel generous, please donate to Brad's fundraising page. A great effort that goes a long way!
# Clare Mason is travelling to Africa later this year with a team of health professionals from across Australia via Open Heart International, to help save the lives of children living with heart conditions. Over about 10 days, the team will be performing open heart surgery on children in Tanzania, working alongside the staff at the hospital to train and support them in caring for these children both before and after surgery. To support Clare in volunteering her time and skills, please click on this link.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
31st July 2017
RECAP...25/07 Seeds of Peace: Rotary Initative
Hi everyone,
Thanks to all of you who were able to join us last Tuesday night! It was a really insightful night. We were enlightened by our guest speaker Adrian Campbell (a member of the Rotary Club of Camberwell) who talked to us about an amazing peace project that he coordinated for students. The project was later published as a book of pictures and essays written by the lucky students who went to Turkey for the 100th commemoration of ANZAC in 2015. Additionally, it is always a pleasure to be joined by Murray Verso, who was District Governor when this project took light. He was a strong supporter of the project and touched on the inspiring journey with the students to Turkey.
We also hand presented our club's first club-nominated Paul Harris Fellow to Dr Aron Perenyi (who was overseas at Changeover), and Brad Sleurink was presented with his PHF+2 pin for his ongoing support to the Rotary Foundation - thank you Brad!
Yesterday, we had our first Passion Project for the year supporting National Tree Day by spending a few hours planting some trees in Kingslake West. The event was organised by a local Landcare group and in a few hours we had planted 115 trees and shrubs. Thank you to Azu, Katherine, Thomas, Jess, Ned and Kyle for joining me for my Passion Project yesterday.
See you tomorrow night!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...25/07 Seeds of Peace: Rotary Initative
Hi everyone,
Thanks to all of you who were able to join us last Tuesday night! It was a really insightful night. We were enlightened by our guest speaker Adrian Campbell (a member of the Rotary Club of Camberwell) who talked to us about an amazing peace project that he coordinated for students. The project was later published as a book of pictures and essays written by the lucky students who went to Turkey for the 100th commemoration of ANZAC in 2015. Additionally, it is always a pleasure to be joined by Murray Verso, who was District Governor when this project took light. He was a strong supporter of the project and touched on the inspiring journey with the students to Turkey.
We also hand presented our club's first club-nominated Paul Harris Fellow to Dr Aron Perenyi (who was overseas at Changeover), and Brad Sleurink was presented with his PHF+2 pin for his ongoing support to the Rotary Foundation - thank you Brad!
Yesterday, we had our first Passion Project for the year supporting National Tree Day by spending a few hours planting some trees in Kingslake West. The event was organised by a local Landcare group and in a few hours we had planted 115 trees and shrubs. Thank you to Azu, Katherine, Thomas, Jess, Ned and Kyle for joining me for my Passion Project yesterday.
See you tomorrow night!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
21st July 2017
RECAP...18/07 Rotary Club of Melbourne Park Social Night.
Hi everyone,
Thanks to all of our members and friend of the club who were able to join us on Tuesday night! It was a really fun night and the food was top-notch. Another social night will be organised very soon.
This Tuesday we will have a guest speaker joining us. Adrian Campbell is a member of the Camberwell Rotary Club and has published a book about an amazing peace project for students that he coordinated, culminating in a trip for lucky students to Turkey for the 100th commemoration of ANZAC in 2015. He will be joined by Murray Verso, who was District Governor during the trip, was a strong backer of this project and travelled with the students to Turkey.
On Sunday-week, we have our first Passion Project for the year and I'm unashamed to hijack it for something I always enjoy getting our club involved in - hands-on volunteering with zero cost and provided catering. Sunday 30th is National Tree Day and I would like to spend a few hours planting some trees in Kingslake West (75mins outside Melbourne). The event is organised by a local Landcare group and will also provide a nature walk around the area, so please RSVP by Tuesday night (25/07). If you miss the date, you can still RSVP via the Planet Ark website.
Have a great weekend and I hope to see you next week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...18/07 Rotary Club of Melbourne Park Social Night.
Hi everyone,
Thanks to all of our members and friend of the club who were able to join us on Tuesday night! It was a really fun night and the food was top-notch. Another social night will be organised very soon.
This Tuesday we will have a guest speaker joining us. Adrian Campbell is a member of the Camberwell Rotary Club and has published a book about an amazing peace project for students that he coordinated, culminating in a trip for lucky students to Turkey for the 100th commemoration of ANZAC in 2015. He will be joined by Murray Verso, who was District Governor during the trip, was a strong backer of this project and travelled with the students to Turkey.
On Sunday-week, we have our first Passion Project for the year and I'm unashamed to hijack it for something I always enjoy getting our club involved in - hands-on volunteering with zero cost and provided catering. Sunday 30th is National Tree Day and I would like to spend a few hours planting some trees in Kingslake West (75mins outside Melbourne). The event is organised by a local Landcare group and will also provide a nature walk around the area, so please RSVP by Tuesday night (25/07). If you miss the date, you can still RSVP via the Planet Ark website.
Have a great weekend and I hope to see you next week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
16th July 2017
RECAP...11/07 Meeting: WHERE is the club heading.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join our club last Tuesday for a planning session facilitated by Warwick Cavell. Thanks to his guidance, our club discussed and visualised WHERE we would like to be in the future.
On Tuesday night, instead of a meeting we will be having a social night at Platform 28 near Southern Cross station.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...11/07 Meeting: WHERE is the club heading.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join our club last Tuesday for a planning session facilitated by Warwick Cavell. Thanks to his guidance, our club discussed and visualised WHERE we would like to be in the future.
On Tuesday night, instead of a meeting we will be having a social night at Platform 28 near Southern Cross station.
Have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
6th July 2017
RECAP...04/07 Meeting: Brainstorming.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Tuesday night to review the Club Vision ideas from Camp Getaway and brainstorm a few more. It was really fantastic to watch the conversation flow and I feel a lot of great ideas and consensus came out of the meeting - including a few we can jump onto immediately.
I hope you can make it to next week's meeting - until then, have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Click here to view the rest of the weekly newsletter.
RECAP...04/07 Meeting: Brainstorming.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Tuesday night to review the Club Vision ideas from Camp Getaway and brainstorm a few more. It was really fantastic to watch the conversation flow and I feel a lot of great ideas and consensus came out of the meeting - including a few we can jump onto immediately.
I hope you can make it to next week's meeting - until then, have a great week!
Cheers
Jacinta Walker
President 2017-2018
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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5th May 2016
Happy Ragtime to Riches eve everyone!
At this week's meeting we heard a courageous presentation from Jenny Yates about her families experience with domestic violence and the kind of life long impact it can have on the individuals involved and their families. Jenny helped put a human face to this issues and has written a book called "The Vine Bleeds" to help spread the message and help those impacted by domestic violence.
We also inducted our newest member, Clare! Be sure to welcome her aboard when you see her at our next meeting and congratulate her on dealing with the induction questions so well.
Finally, this was my last meeting at the helm and hence I would like to finish with an enormous THANK YOU to all of our members! You have made the year so productive and so much fun! It truly was a great experience and it was a pleasure to serve the club as President.
See you all on Friday night to let our hair down and enjoy an evening of op shop kit and espresso martinis for a good cause!
Cheers
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Happy Ragtime to Riches eve everyone!
At this week's meeting we heard a courageous presentation from Jenny Yates about her families experience with domestic violence and the kind of life long impact it can have on the individuals involved and their families. Jenny helped put a human face to this issues and has written a book called "The Vine Bleeds" to help spread the message and help those impacted by domestic violence.
We also inducted our newest member, Clare! Be sure to welcome her aboard when you see her at our next meeting and congratulate her on dealing with the induction questions so well.
Finally, this was my last meeting at the helm and hence I would like to finish with an enormous THANK YOU to all of our members! You have made the year so productive and so much fun! It truly was a great experience and it was a pleasure to serve the club as President.
See you all on Friday night to let our hair down and enjoy an evening of op shop kit and espresso martinis for a good cause!
Cheers
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
28th April 2016
Good morning wonderful people!
At this week's meeting we had the privilege of hearing from Kat about the methods she uses to help her clients find inspiration through examining the gap between where they are now, where they want to be and what's stopping them from getting there. We will be using some of Kat's teachings at this weekends Camp Getaway, so come prepared for fun and inspiration!
Next week's meeting is a blockbuster, folks! We are looking forward to hearing from Jenny Yates about her life journey and the real impact of domestic violence. We are also very excited to be inducting our newest member, Clare! Furthermore it will be my last meeting at the head of the table as I am sneaking off for a holiday very soon, so come say "goodbye" over a glass of wine.
MOST IMPORTANTLY - We are just 8 days away from the Ragtime to Riches event. Amazing it has come around so fast! We need to sell more tickets this week so please do everything in your power to spread the word and make the event a big success.
See you all next week (or on the weekend at Camp Getaway)!
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good morning wonderful people!
At this week's meeting we had the privilege of hearing from Kat about the methods she uses to help her clients find inspiration through examining the gap between where they are now, where they want to be and what's stopping them from getting there. We will be using some of Kat's teachings at this weekends Camp Getaway, so come prepared for fun and inspiration!
Next week's meeting is a blockbuster, folks! We are looking forward to hearing from Jenny Yates about her life journey and the real impact of domestic violence. We are also very excited to be inducting our newest member, Clare! Furthermore it will be my last meeting at the head of the table as I am sneaking off for a holiday very soon, so come say "goodbye" over a glass of wine.
MOST IMPORTANTLY - We are just 8 days away from the Ragtime to Riches event. Amazing it has come around so fast! We need to sell more tickets this week so please do everything in your power to spread the word and make the event a big success.
See you all next week (or on the weekend at Camp Getaway)!
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
22nd April 2016
Happy Friday everyone!
This week's meeting was outstanding with Melissa presenting some amazing photos and insight into her recent journey through India and Africa. It really highlighted the incredible work that Rotarians around the globe are involved in and the opportunities that are out there to dramatically improve the lives of people in need. Thanks for sharing, Melissa!
Just two weeks to go until our major fundraiser the Ragtime to Riches Cocktail party takes place, be sure to grab your tickets today before they sell out!
Have a great long weekend!
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Happy Friday everyone!
This week's meeting was outstanding with Melissa presenting some amazing photos and insight into her recent journey through India and Africa. It really highlighted the incredible work that Rotarians around the globe are involved in and the opportunities that are out there to dramatically improve the lives of people in need. Thanks for sharing, Melissa!
Just two weeks to go until our major fundraiser the Ragtime to Riches Cocktail party takes place, be sure to grab your tickets today before they sell out!
Have a great long weekend!
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
12th April 2016
Good evening everyone!
We had an excellent meeting on Tuesday with a very engaging presentation from Stonnington's youngest counselor (elected in 2012 at the tender age of 20), Jami Klisaris, about her journey from student to local council member and beyond. It was fantastic to hear how accessible local council members are and get some insight into the types of projects they are enthusiastic about supporting. Something we will look to leverage going forward! We also had the opportunity to see Lauren and wish her all the best as she counts down the days until her brand new baby arrives! To commemorate the event Haley put together one of the great cake bouquets.
See you all next week at The Olsen where we will hear from Melissa about her amazing travels and how she got involved in some interesting projects with International Rotary clubs.
Chau!
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good evening everyone!
We had an excellent meeting on Tuesday with a very engaging presentation from Stonnington's youngest counselor (elected in 2012 at the tender age of 20), Jami Klisaris, about her journey from student to local council member and beyond. It was fantastic to hear how accessible local council members are and get some insight into the types of projects they are enthusiastic about supporting. Something we will look to leverage going forward! We also had the opportunity to see Lauren and wish her all the best as she counts down the days until her brand new baby arrives! To commemorate the event Haley put together one of the great cake bouquets.
See you all next week at The Olsen where we will hear from Melissa about her amazing travels and how she got involved in some interesting projects with International Rotary clubs.
Chau!
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
5th April 2016
Hello everyone!
This week's meeting was hosted at The Blackman and was action packed from the outset with a great member presentation from Matt and a hands on information session about a future collaboration with Swinburne from Aron and Thomas.
Remember to grab your tickets for our mega fund raiser the Ragtime to Riches cocktail party and be sure to start working on your thrift shop kit! Jump on Facebook, Meetup, Twitter and any other media channel you can think of and spread the word about this awesome event taking place at Rah Bar on the 6th of May.
See you all next week for another dynamic meeting back at The Olsen.
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello everyone!
This week's meeting was hosted at The Blackman and was action packed from the outset with a great member presentation from Matt and a hands on information session about a future collaboration with Swinburne from Aron and Thomas.
Remember to grab your tickets for our mega fund raiser the Ragtime to Riches cocktail party and be sure to start working on your thrift shop kit! Jump on Facebook, Meetup, Twitter and any other media channel you can think of and spread the word about this awesome event taking place at Rah Bar on the 6th of May.
See you all next week for another dynamic meeting back at The Olsen.
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
22nd March 2016
Tuesday night was a stand-out night for our club with the wonderful Lesley Gillespie, co-founder and CEO of Baker’s Delight sharing her company’s story. Baker’s Delight truly is a great local success story.
Lesley talked about how Baker’s Delight, a family business, has grown from the flagship store in Glenferrie Road Hawthorn (which is still there today) to over 700 shops in 4 countries. Starting in 1980 - before most of our club members were even born – Baker’s Delight really is a great Australian brand we have all grown up with!
Lesley talked about the importance of operating the business based on family values, hiring the right people at the right time and creating win-wins for everyone from staff through to suppliers. She highlighted that scale and success is only possible through having great relationships and team work!
There are a number of synergies between Baker’s Delight and Rotary. Both organisations started from humble beginnings, drawing on passion and an entrepreneurial spirit to expand globally. We’re both in the ‘people business’ being a network of franchises with a shared common goal. And let’s not discount we’re both really, really good at raising dough!
Thank-you to both members and guests for your feedback on Tuesday night. Your positive words have been shared with Lesley.
I encourage all members to stock up on Baker’s Delight hot cross buns this coming weekend. The chocolate variety in particular look fabulous!
Wishing everyone a relaxing and safe Easter weekend.
Looking forward to seeing everyone next week at our Barefoot Bowls Social Night as we prepare to power home for the remaining part of this Rotary year and dance the night away at our Ragtime to Riches cocktail party!
Amanda Wendt - President-Elect
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Tuesday night was a stand-out night for our club with the wonderful Lesley Gillespie, co-founder and CEO of Baker’s Delight sharing her company’s story. Baker’s Delight truly is a great local success story.
Lesley talked about how Baker’s Delight, a family business, has grown from the flagship store in Glenferrie Road Hawthorn (which is still there today) to over 700 shops in 4 countries. Starting in 1980 - before most of our club members were even born – Baker’s Delight really is a great Australian brand we have all grown up with!
Lesley talked about the importance of operating the business based on family values, hiring the right people at the right time and creating win-wins for everyone from staff through to suppliers. She highlighted that scale and success is only possible through having great relationships and team work!
There are a number of synergies between Baker’s Delight and Rotary. Both organisations started from humble beginnings, drawing on passion and an entrepreneurial spirit to expand globally. We’re both in the ‘people business’ being a network of franchises with a shared common goal. And let’s not discount we’re both really, really good at raising dough!
Thank-you to both members and guests for your feedback on Tuesday night. Your positive words have been shared with Lesley.
I encourage all members to stock up on Baker’s Delight hot cross buns this coming weekend. The chocolate variety in particular look fabulous!
Wishing everyone a relaxing and safe Easter weekend.
Looking forward to seeing everyone next week at our Barefoot Bowls Social Night as we prepare to power home for the remaining part of this Rotary year and dance the night away at our Ragtime to Riches cocktail party!
Amanda Wendt - President-Elect
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
15th March 2016
Good evening all!
We had a somewhat intimate meeting on Tuesday night which allowed us to get very involved with the outstanding presentation put together by Gabe and Azu about the District Conference. It looked like it was a roaring success and our club lead the way in some fantastic presentations. Well done to all of those who attended, way to represent!
Next week's speaker is an absolute cracker and we expect a lot of support from all club members so please be sure to RSVP asap and get some friends along who are interested in business and leadership.
A shout out to the team who participated in Second Bite on the weekend too, from all reports it was a great event to be involved in and one that we will support again!
Have a super weekend :)
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good evening all!
We had a somewhat intimate meeting on Tuesday night which allowed us to get very involved with the outstanding presentation put together by Gabe and Azu about the District Conference. It looked like it was a roaring success and our club lead the way in some fantastic presentations. Well done to all of those who attended, way to represent!
Next week's speaker is an absolute cracker and we expect a lot of support from all club members so please be sure to RSVP asap and get some friends along who are interested in business and leadership.
A shout out to the team who participated in Second Bite on the weekend too, from all reports it was a great event to be involved in and one that we will support again!
Have a super weekend :)
Jason Reynolds
President 2015-2016
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
8th March 2016
Hi everyone,
This week's meeting was full of action with spots already filling up for the Ainger Awards in May and some fantastic progress regarding the upcoming Ragtime to Riches Cocktail event! Keep a look out for announcements on social media and be sure to promote, promote, promote! We were lucky enough to have a visit from our Assistant Governor Don and some excellent guest involvement also.
See you all next week where we'll hear all about how the team went at the District Conference this weekend.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi everyone,
This week's meeting was full of action with spots already filling up for the Ainger Awards in May and some fantastic progress regarding the upcoming Ragtime to Riches Cocktail event! Keep a look out for announcements on social media and be sure to promote, promote, promote! We were lucky enough to have a visit from our Assistant Governor Don and some excellent guest involvement also.
See you all next week where we'll hear all about how the team went at the District Conference this weekend.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
1st March 2016
Hi everyone,
At this week's meeting we said farewell to Rana and Pilky who embody exactly what our club is all about! Their enthusiasm and all around fantastic attitude will be sorely missed and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours. Looking forward to catching up with them when they are back in town.
We also met with Ben from Richmond Rotary Club to discuss the Ainger Awards. Thank you to the members who have offered to help in the planning of the event. We will be looking for more members to help out during the heats in May (more details to come closer to the date).
Have a great week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi everyone,
At this week's meeting we said farewell to Rana and Pilky who embody exactly what our club is all about! Their enthusiasm and all around fantastic attitude will be sorely missed and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours. Looking forward to catching up with them when they are back in town.
We also met with Ben from Richmond Rotary Club to discuss the Ainger Awards. Thank you to the members who have offered to help in the planning of the event. We will be looking for more members to help out during the heats in May (more details to come closer to the date).
Have a great week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
23rd February 2016
Great meeting to kick off the week on Tuesday night, fantastic participation by all involved.
It was Rotary's 111th birthday this week so we took a selfie to commemorate the occasion! Keep an eye on social media channels.
A big shout out to Soon Yii, Mark and Thomas for their great work in organising and participating in the White Night event which exceeded expectations this year with the number of people helped.
Next week during our meeting we will have Ben Hosking from the Rotary Club of Richmond come along to work on our joint project, the Ainger Awards, from 7.30pm on 1st March. Anyone that is interested in being involved in the Ainger Awards please make an effort to come along to the meeting.
Have a super week everyone!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Great meeting to kick off the week on Tuesday night, fantastic participation by all involved.
It was Rotary's 111th birthday this week so we took a selfie to commemorate the occasion! Keep an eye on social media channels.
A big shout out to Soon Yii, Mark and Thomas for their great work in organising and participating in the White Night event which exceeded expectations this year with the number of people helped.
Next week during our meeting we will have Ben Hosking from the Rotary Club of Richmond come along to work on our joint project, the Ainger Awards, from 7.30pm on 1st March. Anyone that is interested in being involved in the Ainger Awards please make an effort to come along to the meeting.
Have a super week everyone!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
23rd February 2016
Great meeting to kick off the week on Tuesday night, fantastic participation by all involved.
It was Rotary's 111th birthday this week so we took a selfie to commemorate the occasion! Keep an eye on social media channels.
A big shout out to Soon Yii, Mark and Thomas for their great work in organising and participating in the White Night event which exceeded expectations this year with the number of people helped.
Next week during our meeting we will have Ben Hosking from the Rotary Club of Richmond come along to work on our joint project, the Ainger Awards, from 7.30pm on 1st March. Anyone that is interested in being involved in the Ainger Awards please make an effort to come along to the meeting.
Have a super week everyone!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Great meeting to kick off the week on Tuesday night, fantastic participation by all involved.
It was Rotary's 111th birthday this week so we took a selfie to commemorate the occasion! Keep an eye on social media channels.
A big shout out to Soon Yii, Mark and Thomas for their great work in organising and participating in the White Night event which exceeded expectations this year with the number of people helped.
Next week during our meeting we will have Ben Hosking from the Rotary Club of Richmond come along to work on our joint project, the Ainger Awards, from 7.30pm on 1st March. Anyone that is interested in being involved in the Ainger Awards please make an effort to come along to the meeting.
Have a super week everyone!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
18th February 2016
Another great meeting on Tuesday with a packed agenda! We heard from Marian about the upcoming International Women's day breakfast. We had a special guest, Vimal from RC Bangalore, who gave us some insight into the types of projects their club conducts and he gave an open invitation for us to go and visit any time. They raise around $2,000,000 annually......definitely something for us to aspire towards. We also inducted our newest member Matt, get around him next time you see him!
Enjoy the week.
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Another great meeting on Tuesday with a packed agenda! We heard from Marian about the upcoming International Women's day breakfast. We had a special guest, Vimal from RC Bangalore, who gave us some insight into the types of projects their club conducts and he gave an open invitation for us to go and visit any time. They raise around $2,000,000 annually......definitely something for us to aspire towards. We also inducted our newest member Matt, get around him next time you see him!
Enjoy the week.
Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities
- Royal Talbot Working Bee – Saturday 27th February
- Clean-up Australia Day – Sunday 6th March
- Second Bite Volunteering at Prahran Market – Sunday 13th March
- MGC Mock Interviews – Thursday 17th March
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 10th February 2016
Happy RCMP new year all!
Out first meeting back was a great start to the year with plenty of opportunities to get involved in volunteering available right off the bat! We had a great group of guests along too whom we hope to see again very soon. Massive thanks to Alya for taking some more photos for the new banner.
Special kudos to members who were active over the Christmas break, Mel Hilton, Mel Pilky, Ben, Pippa, Nicole, Jacinta and Haley. The Community Village, Aus Great Swim and our major project in April are all beneficiaries of your outstanding work :)
More kudos - Congratulations to Gabe and Azu who have been selected as this year's club sponsored delegates for the District Conference in March! Woop woop!
SUPER URGENT - We need a volunteer for this Sunday's Bentleigh Market (Feb 14) shift from 6.30am to 12.30, helping set up, collect stall payments and pack up at the end of the market. It's a great opportunity to get around some other Rotarians and one of our last shifts. Please let me know asap if you are available.
White Night - Chasing one more volunteer for this rewarding event which is on the 20th of Feb in the CBD. Midnight shift to 5am. Thanks to Thomas who has put his hand up for the other spot :) Please advise Soon Yii asap if you're available.
Ainger Awards - One of our club's favorites is on the horizon and we will be meeting with Ben from Richmond Rotary in the coming weeks. I will confirm the date and time and will shout out for expressions of interest once confirmed.
Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday March 6th we're putting a team together to help clean up a small piece of our beautiful country. Stay tuned for details and sign up!
Next week we are inducting Matt, so get along to show your support for our newest excellent human. We also have a short presentation on the International Woman's Day Breakfast! Silly not to get along.
AND lastly, be sure to pay your dues if you haven't. Monthly direct debit payments are up and running too so let Ben know if that's of interest.
Have a smashing week.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Happy RCMP new year all!
Out first meeting back was a great start to the year with plenty of opportunities to get involved in volunteering available right off the bat! We had a great group of guests along too whom we hope to see again very soon. Massive thanks to Alya for taking some more photos for the new banner.
Special kudos to members who were active over the Christmas break, Mel Hilton, Mel Pilky, Ben, Pippa, Nicole, Jacinta and Haley. The Community Village, Aus Great Swim and our major project in April are all beneficiaries of your outstanding work :)
More kudos - Congratulations to Gabe and Azu who have been selected as this year's club sponsored delegates for the District Conference in March! Woop woop!
SUPER URGENT - We need a volunteer for this Sunday's Bentleigh Market (Feb 14) shift from 6.30am to 12.30, helping set up, collect stall payments and pack up at the end of the market. It's a great opportunity to get around some other Rotarians and one of our last shifts. Please let me know asap if you are available.
White Night - Chasing one more volunteer for this rewarding event which is on the 20th of Feb in the CBD. Midnight shift to 5am. Thanks to Thomas who has put his hand up for the other spot :) Please advise Soon Yii asap if you're available.
Ainger Awards - One of our club's favorites is on the horizon and we will be meeting with Ben from Richmond Rotary in the coming weeks. I will confirm the date and time and will shout out for expressions of interest once confirmed.
Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday March 6th we're putting a team together to help clean up a small piece of our beautiful country. Stay tuned for details and sign up!
Next week we are inducting Matt, so get along to show your support for our newest excellent human. We also have a short presentation on the International Woman's Day Breakfast! Silly not to get along.
AND lastly, be sure to pay your dues if you haven't. Monthly direct debit payments are up and running too so let Ben know if that's of interest.
Have a smashing week.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 26th November 2015
Hi all,
At this week's meeting we finalised everything for the Birthing Kit Assembly event on the weekend, woohoo!
This is a fantastic opportunity to show the public what our club is all about so make sure you don the club shirt, badge up and have a fantastic time while we do something pretty special on Saturday.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
At this week's meeting we finalised everything for the Birthing Kit Assembly event on the weekend, woohoo!
This is a fantastic opportunity to show the public what our club is all about so make sure you don the club shirt, badge up and have a fantastic time while we do something pretty special on Saturday.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 19th November 2015
Hello excellent humans,
This week's meeting was a productive planning meeting where we nutted out the final details of the Birthing Kit Assembly event that (can you believe it?) is in just over one weeks time on the 28th! Get excited and make sure you rope in your friends to get their tickets as soon as possible to help the day run as smoothly as possible.
RYLA - If you know anyone suitable to attend RYLA please let Jess know asap as we don't have a chosen nominee yet and the nomination window is all but closed.
Rotary Festival of Giving - Lots of roles available to support the Rotary Festival of Giving in the Docklands on the 6th of December. Including, but not limited to, setting up and packing up....plus Santas and Where's Wally costume wearers. Let Mandi know if you are interested asap.
Community Village - Spots available to support this excellent event. 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th and 18th of December are all available. Get involved! Soon Yii is your contact if you are interested in having a great night with some super Rotarians.
Take care and we'll see you at next week's meeting!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello excellent humans,
This week's meeting was a productive planning meeting where we nutted out the final details of the Birthing Kit Assembly event that (can you believe it?) is in just over one weeks time on the 28th! Get excited and make sure you rope in your friends to get their tickets as soon as possible to help the day run as smoothly as possible.
RYLA - If you know anyone suitable to attend RYLA please let Jess know asap as we don't have a chosen nominee yet and the nomination window is all but closed.
Rotary Festival of Giving - Lots of roles available to support the Rotary Festival of Giving in the Docklands on the 6th of December. Including, but not limited to, setting up and packing up....plus Santas and Where's Wally costume wearers. Let Mandi know if you are interested asap.
Community Village - Spots available to support this excellent event. 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th and 18th of December are all available. Get involved! Soon Yii is your contact if you are interested in having a great night with some super Rotarians.
Take care and we'll see you at next week's meeting!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 12th November 2015
Good evening RC Mel Parkers and guests!
At this week's meeting we had an outstanding presentation from Kelly Thomas who took us through some of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue and some of the best ways to alleviate it if you're unfortunate enough to have it. If you flip the food pyramid on it's head, drink plenty of water (a couple of litres a day!), exercise even for 10 minutes daily and be sure to get some rest you should be able to steer clear of it. We also got some photos of members at the end of the meeting holding up inspirational signs for our new banner. Looking forward to the results!
RYLA - If you know anyone suitable to attend RYLA please let Jess know asap as we don't have a chosen nominee yet and the nomination window is all but closed. Contact our club at info@rcmelpark.com.
Rotary Festival of Giving - Lots of roles available to support the Docklands Festival of Giving on the 6th of December. Including, but not limited to, Santas and Where's Wally costume wearers....Linden has great form as a Santa so this is probably right up his alley. Let Mandi know if you are interested and see flyer for further information.
Wine, Cheese & Chocolate - Richmond Rotary club are holding a social event on the 23rd of November that we are all invited to. It involves the afore mentioned three things so will be good even if the company isn't ;) Joking, Richmond are great! See flyer attached for further details.
Community Village - Spots available to support this excellent event. 4th, 5th, 11th and 19th of December are all available. Get involved! Soon Yii is your contact if you are interested in having a great night with some super Rotarians.
See you all next week.
A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO MELISSA HILTON, AZU, GABE AND RANA FOR SPENDING 5 HOURS ON SUNDAY CUTTING SOAP AND STRING FOR THE BKA EVENT. UNREAL EFFORT! BE SURE TO GET AROUND THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM NEXT.
Have a week to remember and keep promoting the BKA event, the countdown is ON!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good evening RC Mel Parkers and guests!
At this week's meeting we had an outstanding presentation from Kelly Thomas who took us through some of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue and some of the best ways to alleviate it if you're unfortunate enough to have it. If you flip the food pyramid on it's head, drink plenty of water (a couple of litres a day!), exercise even for 10 minutes daily and be sure to get some rest you should be able to steer clear of it. We also got some photos of members at the end of the meeting holding up inspirational signs for our new banner. Looking forward to the results!
RYLA - If you know anyone suitable to attend RYLA please let Jess know asap as we don't have a chosen nominee yet and the nomination window is all but closed. Contact our club at info@rcmelpark.com.
Rotary Festival of Giving - Lots of roles available to support the Docklands Festival of Giving on the 6th of December. Including, but not limited to, Santas and Where's Wally costume wearers....Linden has great form as a Santa so this is probably right up his alley. Let Mandi know if you are interested and see flyer for further information.
Wine, Cheese & Chocolate - Richmond Rotary club are holding a social event on the 23rd of November that we are all invited to. It involves the afore mentioned three things so will be good even if the company isn't ;) Joking, Richmond are great! See flyer attached for further details.
Community Village - Spots available to support this excellent event. 4th, 5th, 11th and 19th of December are all available. Get involved! Soon Yii is your contact if you are interested in having a great night with some super Rotarians.
See you all next week.
A MASSIVE SHOUT OUT TO MELISSA HILTON, AZU, GABE AND RANA FOR SPENDING 5 HOURS ON SUNDAY CUTTING SOAP AND STRING FOR THE BKA EVENT. UNREAL EFFORT! BE SURE TO GET AROUND THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM NEXT.
Have a week to remember and keep promoting the BKA event, the countdown is ON!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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Tuesday 20th October 2015
Hi members and guests!
We had a great turn out to hear a fascinating and thought provoking presentation from Asher Judah. He spoke at length about the abundant opportunities and challenges faced by our country against an ever changing global backdrop and the race to stay relevant in the coming century. If you missed out you can grab a copy of his book by clicking here - The Australian Century
Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook - Please see attached for the invitation to the Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook's fundraiser on the 24th of October in Richmond. Get along or pass the details around to those who may be interested.
Fitzroy Cup Eve Event - A fun night at the Fitzroy bowls club on the 2nd of November with dinner, cheap drinks and some punting on the phantom Melbourne cup. A few people have already expressed interest so this will be a good social outing. See flyer attached. RSVP to Haley before the 30th of October.
Scatter Meeting - If you haven't signed up for a scatter meeting yet, see attached for the list of clubs available for one in your area. Let me know which one you choose and we will arrange your RSVP. If you are discovered not to have attended a meeting next week you will be severely fined. 15 members on board so far!
Remember there is no meting at The Olsen next week or Melbourne cup week, folks! Scatter meeting next week and the week off after that.
See you all on November the 10th. I'll miss you :)
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi members and guests!
We had a great turn out to hear a fascinating and thought provoking presentation from Asher Judah. He spoke at length about the abundant opportunities and challenges faced by our country against an ever changing global backdrop and the race to stay relevant in the coming century. If you missed out you can grab a copy of his book by clicking here - The Australian Century
Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook - Please see attached for the invitation to the Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook's fundraiser on the 24th of October in Richmond. Get along or pass the details around to those who may be interested.
Fitzroy Cup Eve Event - A fun night at the Fitzroy bowls club on the 2nd of November with dinner, cheap drinks and some punting on the phantom Melbourne cup. A few people have already expressed interest so this will be a good social outing. See flyer attached. RSVP to Haley before the 30th of October.
Scatter Meeting - If you haven't signed up for a scatter meeting yet, see attached for the list of clubs available for one in your area. Let me know which one you choose and we will arrange your RSVP. If you are discovered not to have attended a meeting next week you will be severely fined. 15 members on board so far!
Remember there is no meting at The Olsen next week or Melbourne cup week, folks! Scatter meeting next week and the week off after that.
See you all on November the 10th. I'll miss you :)
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 14th October 2015
Hi all,
We had a fantastic meeting this week with an inspirational presentation from our honourable District Governor Julie Mason who spoke about Rotary's amazing history of helping the world. Haley's chicken dinner cake presentation was particularly outstanding as well!
In place of the October 27th meeting we are having scatter meetings that week - Thanks to the 15 members who have already popped their names down to help us visit 8 clubs. See attached for a list of clubs and meeting times/venues. Please pick one that is convenient for you and be sure to let them (or me) know that you're heading along for catering purposes.
A massive shout out to our friends at Melbourne City Roteract who held a very successful movie night last Friday and managed to raise over $600 for the Birthing Kit Assembly event. Super work guys! This gives us great momentum heading into the last few weeks of the campaign.
Please see attached for the invitation to the Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook's fundraiser on the 24th of October in Richmond. Get along or pass the details around to those who may be interested.
Sunday Bentleigh Market - Our next stint is Sunday the 18th of October. I am going along and looking for someone to join me. Let me know if you are interested in some quality time with the pres!
Next week's meeting is another cracking speaker, we will hear from Asher Judah who has worked with, advised and represented some of Australia’s top industry leaders and government ministers across the property, construction, manufacturing and farm business sectors. He has written a blockbuster and is coming along to give us some insights from the book. RSVP by clicking here asap as this one will fill up quickly!
Have a great week and I look forward to seeing you all next week.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
We had a fantastic meeting this week with an inspirational presentation from our honourable District Governor Julie Mason who spoke about Rotary's amazing history of helping the world. Haley's chicken dinner cake presentation was particularly outstanding as well!
In place of the October 27th meeting we are having scatter meetings that week - Thanks to the 15 members who have already popped their names down to help us visit 8 clubs. See attached for a list of clubs and meeting times/venues. Please pick one that is convenient for you and be sure to let them (or me) know that you're heading along for catering purposes.
A massive shout out to our friends at Melbourne City Roteract who held a very successful movie night last Friday and managed to raise over $600 for the Birthing Kit Assembly event. Super work guys! This gives us great momentum heading into the last few weeks of the campaign.
Please see attached for the invitation to the Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook's fundraiser on the 24th of October in Richmond. Get along or pass the details around to those who may be interested.
Sunday Bentleigh Market - Our next stint is Sunday the 18th of October. I am going along and looking for someone to join me. Let me know if you are interested in some quality time with the pres!
Next week's meeting is another cracking speaker, we will hear from Asher Judah who has worked with, advised and represented some of Australia’s top industry leaders and government ministers across the property, construction, manufacturing and farm business sectors. He has written a blockbuster and is coming along to give us some insights from the book. RSVP by clicking here asap as this one will fill up quickly!
Have a great week and I look forward to seeing you all next week.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Tuesday 6th October 2015
Hi all,
We had a very productive working meeting this evening with excellent input from everyone on marketing ideas for our HUGE Birthing Kit Assembly (BKA) event to be held on November 28th at Fitzroy primary school. We now have a super list of marketing ideas that we will execute over the coming weeks. There will be a bunch of opportunities to get involved so make sure you put your hand up and get amongst it! After all isn't that what we're all here for?
BKA Raffle - A special big shout out to those that took raffle books to sell tickets in the BKA raffle. The1st prize is two tickets to Elton John at a day on the green. We are also putting together a hamper/other prizes, if you have any QUALITY goods, please let Mel Pilky know so she can add it to the haul.
Mel had an impromptu fundraiser at work on grand final day which raised $71, that equals 23.6 babies saved!!! WELL DONE MEL
A bunch of us are going to The Martian on Friday night to support the Melbourne City Roteract Club's Birthing Kit fundraiser (for our event!).
Get your tickets for The Martian here - sales close tomorrow night - http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=162042
TEAM MEMBERS REQUIRED - The "Doing Good" video competition is an opportunity for the club to connect with local schools and to tell a story about some of the super project work that we do. The school that makes the best 1 minute video about their local Rotary club will win $1,000 for their school. We need 3 volunteers to 1) contact the schools, 2) act as the main point of contact for the club and of course 3) someone to follow up with the schools to help finalise the entries and content. We have already compiled a list of schools to contact. Please let me or our youth chair Jess Wheeler know if you are interested in helping out. For more information click HERE
Volunteering Opportunity - Real Industry Job Interview program - 16th of October, mock job interviews, half a day at the Richmond town hall. Let me know asap if you are able to help out.
Next week's meeting is a biggie.....we have the honour of hosting our District Governor, Julie Mason. She will be presenting an inspiring talk about all things Rotary so make sure you get along and send through some great stuff for the agenda. RSVP by clicking here :)
Have a super week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
We had a very productive working meeting this evening with excellent input from everyone on marketing ideas for our HUGE Birthing Kit Assembly (BKA) event to be held on November 28th at Fitzroy primary school. We now have a super list of marketing ideas that we will execute over the coming weeks. There will be a bunch of opportunities to get involved so make sure you put your hand up and get amongst it! After all isn't that what we're all here for?
BKA Raffle - A special big shout out to those that took raffle books to sell tickets in the BKA raffle. The1st prize is two tickets to Elton John at a day on the green. We are also putting together a hamper/other prizes, if you have any QUALITY goods, please let Mel Pilky know so she can add it to the haul.
Mel had an impromptu fundraiser at work on grand final day which raised $71, that equals 23.6 babies saved!!! WELL DONE MEL
A bunch of us are going to The Martian on Friday night to support the Melbourne City Roteract Club's Birthing Kit fundraiser (for our event!).
Get your tickets for The Martian here - sales close tomorrow night - http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=162042
TEAM MEMBERS REQUIRED - The "Doing Good" video competition is an opportunity for the club to connect with local schools and to tell a story about some of the super project work that we do. The school that makes the best 1 minute video about their local Rotary club will win $1,000 for their school. We need 3 volunteers to 1) contact the schools, 2) act as the main point of contact for the club and of course 3) someone to follow up with the schools to help finalise the entries and content. We have already compiled a list of schools to contact. Please let me or our youth chair Jess Wheeler know if you are interested in helping out. For more information click HERE
Volunteering Opportunity - Real Industry Job Interview program - 16th of October, mock job interviews, half a day at the Richmond town hall. Let me know asap if you are able to help out.
Next week's meeting is a biggie.....we have the honour of hosting our District Governor, Julie Mason. She will be presenting an inspiring talk about all things Rotary so make sure you get along and send through some great stuff for the agenda. RSVP by clicking here :)
Have a super week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 30th September 2015
Good afternoon everyone,
Last night's meeting was a very intimate affair at the always welcoming Olsen. We inducted a new member Wayne Ho! Welcome to the club, Wayne. We learned that his favourite place is Sydney, which raised a few eyebrows, but he won us over with an anecdote about a childhood memory of playing soccer in the rain in Singapore. We look forward to your participation in all things Rotary, Wayne.
TEAM MEMBERS REQUIRED - The "Doing Good" video competition is an opportunity for the club to connect with local schools and to tell a story about some of the super project work that we do. The school that makes the best 1 minute video about their local Rotary club will win $1,000 for their school. We need 3 volunteers to 1) contact the schools, 2) act as the main point of contact for the club and of course 3) someone to follow up with the schools to help finalise the entries and content. We have already compiled a list of schools to contact. Please let me or our youth chair Jess Wheeler know if you are interested in helping out. For more information click HERE
Birthing Kit Assembly Marketing - There will be a meeting after next week's meeting to implement some of the many ideas that we have for marketing the BKA event as the countdown is on. Please feel free to stick around after the meeting and get involved as this is one of our major projects for the year!
Next week's meeting is a speaker meeting where we will hear from Detective Senior Sergeant Rhonda Brown. Rhonda is one of 30 police officers selected for the highly regarded Victoria Police Leaders Mentoring Program for 2015/16 and shr will share with the club her community service initiative and discuss her visions for the mentoring program. This is quite literally a ‘behind the badge’ presentation! RSVP by clicking HERE.
Go well this week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good afternoon everyone,
Last night's meeting was a very intimate affair at the always welcoming Olsen. We inducted a new member Wayne Ho! Welcome to the club, Wayne. We learned that his favourite place is Sydney, which raised a few eyebrows, but he won us over with an anecdote about a childhood memory of playing soccer in the rain in Singapore. We look forward to your participation in all things Rotary, Wayne.
TEAM MEMBERS REQUIRED - The "Doing Good" video competition is an opportunity for the club to connect with local schools and to tell a story about some of the super project work that we do. The school that makes the best 1 minute video about their local Rotary club will win $1,000 for their school. We need 3 volunteers to 1) contact the schools, 2) act as the main point of contact for the club and of course 3) someone to follow up with the schools to help finalise the entries and content. We have already compiled a list of schools to contact. Please let me or our youth chair Jess Wheeler know if you are interested in helping out. For more information click HERE
Birthing Kit Assembly Marketing - There will be a meeting after next week's meeting to implement some of the many ideas that we have for marketing the BKA event as the countdown is on. Please feel free to stick around after the meeting and get involved as this is one of our major projects for the year!
Next week's meeting is a speaker meeting where we will hear from Detective Senior Sergeant Rhonda Brown. Rhonda is one of 30 police officers selected for the highly regarded Victoria Police Leaders Mentoring Program for 2015/16 and shr will share with the club her community service initiative and discuss her visions for the mentoring program. This is quite literally a ‘behind the badge’ presentation! RSVP by clicking HERE.
Go well this week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Sunday 20th September 2015
Good eve everyone,
At this week's meeting we got to know all about our fantastic club Secretary Haley Forge with a great behind the badge presentation! We discovered a strong Rotary family connection, heard about her amazing adventures through Europe and, no surprises, that she has been baking since she could walk!
A big thank you to Jeremy, Tiang, Haley and Mel Pilky for kicking our Bentleigh market campaign off with a bang on the weekend.
The Rotary Foundation grants seminar is being held at graduate house on Monday the 21st from 6pm until 8.30pm. We have a few members attending, if you would like to get along and learn how we can get more bang for our buck by partnering with other clubs from overseas then this is your event! Let me know if you are interested.
Volunteering opportunity with Foodbank Victoria at this years Melbourne show - get in touch with Mel Pilky for further details as she is getting involved!
ShelterBox appeal for Syrian refugees - So far ShelterBox has sent aid to support over 6,000 families in Syria, and neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon and Jordan and Turkey. But many thousands more need our help today. To donate now Click HERE. We will donate the fine proceeds from the 22nd to this worthy cause as well.
The upcoming meeting is another super presentation, this time we get to hear from Stuart Kells, author of Penguin and the Lane Brothers – The Untold Story of a Publishing Revolution - Click HERE to RSVP, sets are going fast with 33 confirmed already.
Amanda will be donning the presidents hat for this week's meeting as I'm up in Sydney for the week. I will see you all at the following one!
Have a great week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good eve everyone,
At this week's meeting we got to know all about our fantastic club Secretary Haley Forge with a great behind the badge presentation! We discovered a strong Rotary family connection, heard about her amazing adventures through Europe and, no surprises, that she has been baking since she could walk!
A big thank you to Jeremy, Tiang, Haley and Mel Pilky for kicking our Bentleigh market campaign off with a bang on the weekend.
The Rotary Foundation grants seminar is being held at graduate house on Monday the 21st from 6pm until 8.30pm. We have a few members attending, if you would like to get along and learn how we can get more bang for our buck by partnering with other clubs from overseas then this is your event! Let me know if you are interested.
Volunteering opportunity with Foodbank Victoria at this years Melbourne show - get in touch with Mel Pilky for further details as she is getting involved!
ShelterBox appeal for Syrian refugees - So far ShelterBox has sent aid to support over 6,000 families in Syria, and neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon and Jordan and Turkey. But many thousands more need our help today. To donate now Click HERE. We will donate the fine proceeds from the 22nd to this worthy cause as well.
The upcoming meeting is another super presentation, this time we get to hear from Stuart Kells, author of Penguin and the Lane Brothers – The Untold Story of a Publishing Revolution - Click HERE to RSVP, sets are going fast with 33 confirmed already.
Amanda will be donning the presidents hat for this week's meeting as I'm up in Sydney for the week. I will see you all at the following one!
Have a great week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Hello all,
We had a stellar turn out for last night's meeting at the spectacular Cullen Hotel. The rooftop function room overlooking our beautiful city was a delight and a fitting venue for a wonderful presentation from Sarah Prescott of Thankyou.
Sarah inspired us all with some fascinating insight into the triumphs, trials and tribulations that have been experienced along the amazing journey of Thankyou to date. We heard how courage, passion, persistence and a strong connection to the purpose have been key ingredients that help make the group so unique and continue to power it from strength to strength. I believe there are a lot of transferable aspects of the Thankyou journey that we can apply directly to our club and am excited to see what we are cable of going forward as a result.
A super effort last weekend by Jacinta, Mel, Kat, Aron, Sam and Gabe at the ol fashioned sausage sizzle where they manged to raise $440, in spite of the weather, to go towards the Birthing Kit Assembly project. Well done guys! The promotional effort for the November event is about to go into full swing so stay tuned for announcements about this and how to get involved.
Volunteers needed - We require 4 enthusiastic volunteers for our first stint at the Bentleigh Sunday Market on the 13th of September. Please let me know asap if you are interested in attending and helping out.
Keep an eye out for emails from members regarding RYLA and the buddy system too.
See you all at the social meeting next week where we'll be raising some funds for the Relay for Life team. There's a mega hamper up for grabs in the raffle if you need some extra motivation to get along! - RSVP using this link
Enjoy your week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
We had a stellar turn out for last night's meeting at the spectacular Cullen Hotel. The rooftop function room overlooking our beautiful city was a delight and a fitting venue for a wonderful presentation from Sarah Prescott of Thankyou.
Sarah inspired us all with some fascinating insight into the triumphs, trials and tribulations that have been experienced along the amazing journey of Thankyou to date. We heard how courage, passion, persistence and a strong connection to the purpose have been key ingredients that help make the group so unique and continue to power it from strength to strength. I believe there are a lot of transferable aspects of the Thankyou journey that we can apply directly to our club and am excited to see what we are cable of going forward as a result.
A super effort last weekend by Jacinta, Mel, Kat, Aron, Sam and Gabe at the ol fashioned sausage sizzle where they manged to raise $440, in spite of the weather, to go towards the Birthing Kit Assembly project. Well done guys! The promotional effort for the November event is about to go into full swing so stay tuned for announcements about this and how to get involved.
Volunteers needed - We require 4 enthusiastic volunteers for our first stint at the Bentleigh Sunday Market on the 13th of September. Please let me know asap if you are interested in attending and helping out.
Keep an eye out for emails from members regarding RYLA and the buddy system too.
See you all at the social meeting next week where we'll be raising some funds for the Relay for Life team. There's a mega hamper up for grabs in the raffle if you need some extra motivation to get along! - RSVP using this link
Enjoy your week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 26th August 2015
Good evening folks,
Last night's meeting was a lovely affair with a healthy turn out to hear all about Melissa Pilky's recent Roteract adventure to Switzerland. An excellent presentation with plenty of fantastic pictures, anecdotes, chocolates and a surprising amount of education! Who knew that there was a bear in the Toblerone logo? Fascinating stuff Mel, thanks again.
A bunch of members are heading along to the Rugby on Saturday night the 29th to help raise funds for the RCMP Relay for life team. Contact Melissa or Pippa or hit me up if you're keen to get along! If you're keen to join our Relay for Life team please follow this LINK or get in touch with Mel Pilky or Pippa. The Stonnington relay has just become even bigger as a number of other smaller events have merged! There may be a rickshaw involved!
We're having a BBQ at Safeway Prahran on Saturday the 29th between 9am and 3pm to raise more funds for the Birthing Kit Assembly day. Get down and support the troops if you're around the area, maybe even buy a sausage and save a baby!
To commemorate the ANZAC Centenary, AIS and Deakin University are hosting a lecture and photography exhibition at the Deakin University City Centre to reflect on the Gallipoli campaign. The presentation will provide historical accounts from the Turkish perspective by sharing stories, commemorating the sacrifice of the soldiers trying to defend their homeland and analyse how the campaign was pivotal in the formation of a new republic. See attachment for further details and how to RSVP to book your spot.
Next week's meeting at The Cullen is going to be a blockbuster with a presentation from Sarah Prescott from the Thankyou group speaking on how a simple idea becomes a global phenomenon. RSVP by following this LINK before close of business on Thursday to ensure you get a seat at The Cullen - 164 Commercial Road, Prahran. Trams and trains will get you to within hopping distance of the venue.
Have a great week and see you all next Tuesday.....at The Cullen.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good evening folks,
Last night's meeting was a lovely affair with a healthy turn out to hear all about Melissa Pilky's recent Roteract adventure to Switzerland. An excellent presentation with plenty of fantastic pictures, anecdotes, chocolates and a surprising amount of education! Who knew that there was a bear in the Toblerone logo? Fascinating stuff Mel, thanks again.
A bunch of members are heading along to the Rugby on Saturday night the 29th to help raise funds for the RCMP Relay for life team. Contact Melissa or Pippa or hit me up if you're keen to get along! If you're keen to join our Relay for Life team please follow this LINK or get in touch with Mel Pilky or Pippa. The Stonnington relay has just become even bigger as a number of other smaller events have merged! There may be a rickshaw involved!
We're having a BBQ at Safeway Prahran on Saturday the 29th between 9am and 3pm to raise more funds for the Birthing Kit Assembly day. Get down and support the troops if you're around the area, maybe even buy a sausage and save a baby!
To commemorate the ANZAC Centenary, AIS and Deakin University are hosting a lecture and photography exhibition at the Deakin University City Centre to reflect on the Gallipoli campaign. The presentation will provide historical accounts from the Turkish perspective by sharing stories, commemorating the sacrifice of the soldiers trying to defend their homeland and analyse how the campaign was pivotal in the formation of a new republic. See attachment for further details and how to RSVP to book your spot.
Next week's meeting at The Cullen is going to be a blockbuster with a presentation from Sarah Prescott from the Thankyou group speaking on how a simple idea becomes a global phenomenon. RSVP by following this LINK before close of business on Thursday to ensure you get a seat at The Cullen - 164 Commercial Road, Prahran. Trams and trains will get you to within hopping distance of the venue.
Have a great week and see you all next Tuesday.....at The Cullen.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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Wednesday 19th August 2015
Hello all,
A great turn out for this week's meeting where we had the pleasure of welcoming Mel and Kat to the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park team! They have already been fantastic contributors to the club and we look forward to them helping us all have a positive impact on the community going forward.
We filled the roster for the next Birthing Kit fund raising BBQ which is taking place on Saturday the 29th of August. Any questions about this please contact Jacinta. We also announced that we have locked in Fitzroy primary for the big event in November. Be sure to promote the event to your networks now we are up and running!
We have a HUGE speaker meeting coming up on the 1st of September with Sarah Prescott from the Thankyou group speaking on how a simple idea becomes a global phenomenon. Keep an eye on the social channels for announcements and be sure to promote the event! RSVP by following this LINK
If you're keen to join our Relay for Life team or get along to the rugby please follow this LINK or get in touch with Mel Pilky or Pippa. The Stonnington relay has just become even bigger as a number of other smaller events have merged! It will be a special weekend.
Stay tuned for some more information on a potential working bee for all of you green thumbs out there on the 6th of September.
See you all next week where we will hear from Mel Pilky about here recent Rotaract globe trotting adventures! RSVP by following this LINK
Have a super week.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
A great turn out for this week's meeting where we had the pleasure of welcoming Mel and Kat to the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park team! They have already been fantastic contributors to the club and we look forward to them helping us all have a positive impact on the community going forward.
We filled the roster for the next Birthing Kit fund raising BBQ which is taking place on Saturday the 29th of August. Any questions about this please contact Jacinta. We also announced that we have locked in Fitzroy primary for the big event in November. Be sure to promote the event to your networks now we are up and running!
We have a HUGE speaker meeting coming up on the 1st of September with Sarah Prescott from the Thankyou group speaking on how a simple idea becomes a global phenomenon. Keep an eye on the social channels for announcements and be sure to promote the event! RSVP by following this LINK
If you're keen to join our Relay for Life team or get along to the rugby please follow this LINK or get in touch with Mel Pilky or Pippa. The Stonnington relay has just become even bigger as a number of other smaller events have merged! It will be a special weekend.
Stay tuned for some more information on a potential working bee for all of you green thumbs out there on the 6th of September.
See you all next week where we will hear from Mel Pilky about here recent Rotaract globe trotting adventures! RSVP by following this LINK
Have a super week.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 12th August 2015
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
Another great meeting at the Olsen last night where we went through some of the ideas and subsequent changes that will result for the club from our most recent visit to Camp Getaway. It's shaping up to be a fantastic year!
We have our next Birthing Kit Assembly BBQ fundraiser coming up on Saturday the 29th of August. The last one was a blast and we raised some decent cash. We need volunteers so pleeeease contact Jacinta or myself if you're up for it. Two shifts, the 8 - 12 and the 12 - 3, take your pick.
If you would like to support the Share for Dignity program please contact Mandi as she is putting together a pack. It turns out that people are great at donating shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and toothbrushes to shelters but not sanitary items - they are the last things donated but the first things to go. Good article on the topic if you need further information by clicking HERE
Stonnington Relay for Life - This is being held on the 26th - 27th of September. Pippa is heading up the RCMP team so please touch base with her should you wish to jump on board. If you would like to volunteer to help run the event please contact Melisa Pilky. A social night is coming up to support the team so stay tuned for details! Also, an info night tomorrow night, contact Pippa if you want to go along.
The Rotary District 9800 success seminar is this Saturday the 15th of August from 10am to 12.30pm with super special guest speaker Dr. Jonathan Welch - Get tickets and further information by clicking HERE
Members check out the "Camp Getaway" group on Yammer for notes from the weekend. Join the group and share your thoughts!
RSVP to next weeks meeting by clicking HERE We are inducting 2 awesome new members, come and make them feel welcome!
See you all next week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
Another great meeting at the Olsen last night where we went through some of the ideas and subsequent changes that will result for the club from our most recent visit to Camp Getaway. It's shaping up to be a fantastic year!
We have our next Birthing Kit Assembly BBQ fundraiser coming up on Saturday the 29th of August. The last one was a blast and we raised some decent cash. We need volunteers so pleeeease contact Jacinta or myself if you're up for it. Two shifts, the 8 - 12 and the 12 - 3, take your pick.
If you would like to support the Share for Dignity program please contact Mandi as she is putting together a pack. It turns out that people are great at donating shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and toothbrushes to shelters but not sanitary items - they are the last things donated but the first things to go. Good article on the topic if you need further information by clicking HERE
Stonnington Relay for Life - This is being held on the 26th - 27th of September. Pippa is heading up the RCMP team so please touch base with her should you wish to jump on board. If you would like to volunteer to help run the event please contact Melisa Pilky. A social night is coming up to support the team so stay tuned for details! Also, an info night tomorrow night, contact Pippa if you want to go along.
The Rotary District 9800 success seminar is this Saturday the 15th of August from 10am to 12.30pm with super special guest speaker Dr. Jonathan Welch - Get tickets and further information by clicking HERE
Members check out the "Camp Getaway" group on Yammer for notes from the weekend. Join the group and share your thoughts!
RSVP to next weeks meeting by clicking HERE We are inducting 2 awesome new members, come and make them feel welcome!
See you all next week!
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Good evening Rotarians and Guests,
The Blackman is becoming a second home for us! We had another fantastic meeting with a healthy number of members and guest present. We heard from our member Adam Holovics about his experience at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp which, without specifically giving away any details (the camp content is top secret!), sounds like a life changing event to be a part of. A very inspiring talk indeed.
We managed to raise approximately $350 from our fist Birthing Kit Assembly BBQ fundraiser on Sunday last week. A special thank you to Aron, Ayelen, Azu, Ben, Mark, Holly, Pippa and Tiang for making it a fun and successful sizzle.
The club has spoken. We announced the results of the club branding poll. We will be keeping our strong brand as is going forward. Keep an eye out for our new marketing material that will be in full swing shortly.
We're excited to announce that we will be helping sponsoring Cam Williams to participate in the Asia Pacific Rotaract conference in August. We are looking forward to hearing all about it and picking Cam's brain upon his return to home soil.
Stonnington Relay for Life - This is being held on the 26th - 27th of September. Pippa is heading up the RCMP team so please touch base with her should you wish to jump on board. I you would like to volunteer to help run the event please contact Melissa Pilkington.
Exchange Students - If you would like to host or know a family that would like to host an exchange student please let Jess know. The opportunity is an amazing experience for both the student and host with a few RCMP members able to attest to the life long benefit everyone involved receives.
IMPORTANT - Camp getaway is coming up on August the 7th, be sure to get your RSVP in asap so we can organise supplies and activities for the weekend! You can even come for one day only if you like. The more the merrier! RSVP HERE
IMPORTANT - Social night next week, July28th. We will be meeting at the Mess Hall in Bourke Street. It promises to be a thought provoking and super fun night RSVP HERE
See you all at the Mess Hall where we are likely to have a ball and save a few babies making us feel ten feet tall.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good evening Rotarians and Guests,
The Blackman is becoming a second home for us! We had another fantastic meeting with a healthy number of members and guest present. We heard from our member Adam Holovics about his experience at the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp which, without specifically giving away any details (the camp content is top secret!), sounds like a life changing event to be a part of. A very inspiring talk indeed.
We managed to raise approximately $350 from our fist Birthing Kit Assembly BBQ fundraiser on Sunday last week. A special thank you to Aron, Ayelen, Azu, Ben, Mark, Holly, Pippa and Tiang for making it a fun and successful sizzle.
The club has spoken. We announced the results of the club branding poll. We will be keeping our strong brand as is going forward. Keep an eye out for our new marketing material that will be in full swing shortly.
We're excited to announce that we will be helping sponsoring Cam Williams to participate in the Asia Pacific Rotaract conference in August. We are looking forward to hearing all about it and picking Cam's brain upon his return to home soil.
Stonnington Relay for Life - This is being held on the 26th - 27th of September. Pippa is heading up the RCMP team so please touch base with her should you wish to jump on board. I you would like to volunteer to help run the event please contact Melissa Pilkington.
Exchange Students - If you would like to host or know a family that would like to host an exchange student please let Jess know. The opportunity is an amazing experience for both the student and host with a few RCMP members able to attest to the life long benefit everyone involved receives.
IMPORTANT - Camp getaway is coming up on August the 7th, be sure to get your RSVP in asap so we can organise supplies and activities for the weekend! You can even come for one day only if you like. The more the merrier! RSVP HERE
IMPORTANT - Social night next week, July28th. We will be meeting at the Mess Hall in Bourke Street. It promises to be a thought provoking and super fun night RSVP HERE
See you all at the Mess Hall where we are likely to have a ball and save a few babies making us feel ten feet tall.
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 16th July 2015
Good afternoon,
Our meeting at The Olsen on Tuesday was nice and cosy with plenty of healthy discussion about upcoming opportunities to improve the club and how we can continue to have a significant impact on communities locally and globally.
40,000 Trees event - Linden, Pippa, Gabe, Tiang, Alya, Soon Yii, Melissa Pilki and Jacinta all went along and enjoyed helping plant close to 40,000 trees over the weekend. The consensus being that this event was very enjoyable and the future impact significant. Keep an eye out for further opportunities to get involved in projects like this as they will be available on a more regular basis going forward. RC of Richmond are holding a Landcare project on the 2nd of August with an 8.45am start, please contact Jacinta with expressions of interest.
Ride to conquer cancer - An epic 2 day, 200km cycling adventure from Albert Park through the Mornington Peninsula and back. All of the funds raised by The Ride will benefit the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The event is set for the 24th and 25th of October. There will be volunteering opportunities available over both days. We will keep this one on the calendar, please touch base if you are interested in participating.
District Rotaract Representative - We have the opportunity to help sponsor a Rotaractor, Cam Williams (some may have met him at a recent meeting) to participate in the Asia Pacific Rotaract conference in August. This is an excellent opportunity for Cam to learn about other Roteract clubs and transfer these skills back here at home. If you would like to head along and meet some of the excellent Rotaractors you can sign up for their changeover which is on Saturday August 1st - http://www.trybooking.com/HVQY
Pumps for Pakistan project - Unfortunately due to a number of extenuating circumstance and a general lack of progress we have decided to wind up the Pumps for Pakistan project and direct our energy elsewhere with the international committee brimming with ideas for future projects.
World of Difference (W.O.D.) - The next W.O.D humanitarian tour is to be conducted in Cambodia from the 15th January 2016 to 29th January 2016. There is an information presentation evening for those interested which will be held from 7 to 7:30 pm at Ross House, 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (between Swanston and Elizabeth Sts.) on Friday 24th July.Please RSVP to David Hayes.
AidNet - Azu announced an opportunity to connect with AidNet, an International Aid Network which connects aid needs with aid provision, using a unique transport medium in the form of business and leisure travellers. We have the potential to put together a program and will be hearing more from AidNet via a presentation in the future.
BBQ this Sunday - Our members will be conducting a barbecue this Sunday outside of the Prahran Woolworths in our first of many fund raising efforts for the Birthing Kit Assembly event that we will be holding in November this year. We have enough volunteers but feel free to come down and hang out if you're around that area. It kicks off at 8am and goes through until 3pm.
Next week's meeting on the 21st will be at the Blackman Hotel located at 452 St Kilda Rd. We will be hearing from our member Adam Holovics who was selected to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA), a 5 day program which provides an opportunity for young people to develop leadership skills and self confidence under the guidance of business professionals, Rotarians and Rylarians. Adam will describe the experiences he had during this Rotary program, RSVP HERE.
That's it for another week, see you all next week at the Blackman Hotel located at 452 St Kilda Rd (or at the barbecue this weekend!).
Cheers,
Jason
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good afternoon,
Our meeting at The Olsen on Tuesday was nice and cosy with plenty of healthy discussion about upcoming opportunities to improve the club and how we can continue to have a significant impact on communities locally and globally.
40,000 Trees event - Linden, Pippa, Gabe, Tiang, Alya, Soon Yii, Melissa Pilki and Jacinta all went along and enjoyed helping plant close to 40,000 trees over the weekend. The consensus being that this event was very enjoyable and the future impact significant. Keep an eye out for further opportunities to get involved in projects like this as they will be available on a more regular basis going forward. RC of Richmond are holding a Landcare project on the 2nd of August with an 8.45am start, please contact Jacinta with expressions of interest.
Ride to conquer cancer - An epic 2 day, 200km cycling adventure from Albert Park through the Mornington Peninsula and back. All of the funds raised by The Ride will benefit the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The event is set for the 24th and 25th of October. There will be volunteering opportunities available over both days. We will keep this one on the calendar, please touch base if you are interested in participating.
District Rotaract Representative - We have the opportunity to help sponsor a Rotaractor, Cam Williams (some may have met him at a recent meeting) to participate in the Asia Pacific Rotaract conference in August. This is an excellent opportunity for Cam to learn about other Roteract clubs and transfer these skills back here at home. If you would like to head along and meet some of the excellent Rotaractors you can sign up for their changeover which is on Saturday August 1st - http://www.trybooking.com/HVQY
Pumps for Pakistan project - Unfortunately due to a number of extenuating circumstance and a general lack of progress we have decided to wind up the Pumps for Pakistan project and direct our energy elsewhere with the international committee brimming with ideas for future projects.
World of Difference (W.O.D.) - The next W.O.D humanitarian tour is to be conducted in Cambodia from the 15th January 2016 to 29th January 2016. There is an information presentation evening for those interested which will be held from 7 to 7:30 pm at Ross House, 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (between Swanston and Elizabeth Sts.) on Friday 24th July.Please RSVP to David Hayes.
AidNet - Azu announced an opportunity to connect with AidNet, an International Aid Network which connects aid needs with aid provision, using a unique transport medium in the form of business and leisure travellers. We have the potential to put together a program and will be hearing more from AidNet via a presentation in the future.
BBQ this Sunday - Our members will be conducting a barbecue this Sunday outside of the Prahran Woolworths in our first of many fund raising efforts for the Birthing Kit Assembly event that we will be holding in November this year. We have enough volunteers but feel free to come down and hang out if you're around that area. It kicks off at 8am and goes through until 3pm.
Next week's meeting on the 21st will be at the Blackman Hotel located at 452 St Kilda Rd. We will be hearing from our member Adam Holovics who was selected to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA), a 5 day program which provides an opportunity for young people to develop leadership skills and self confidence under the guidance of business professionals, Rotarians and Rylarians. Adam will describe the experiences he had during this Rotary program, RSVP HERE.
That's it for another week, see you all next week at the Blackman Hotel located at 452 St Kilda Rd (or at the barbecue this weekend!).
Cheers,
Jason
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 8th July 2015
Good afternoon all,
We had an excellent turn out at last night's meeting where Pippa introduced us to the age old tradition that is leaf whistling in honor of NAIDOC week. Lauren Oliver gave us an extremely well articulated and passionate presentation (and fielded some great questions from our members, like a pro!) about Berry Street and the Y-Change project. There are potentially some very exciting opportunities for our club to be involved in as the project develops and grows. Please see attached for further information about the Y-Change project and keep an eye out for any updates as we keep the conversation going with the Berry Street team. It was also great to have our District Governor Nominee Neville John along to share the evening.
The social media workshop is all systems go with the first one to be held on the 3rd of August. This has been the result of lots of hard work behind the scenes from Tiang, Tung, Pippa, Mandi and Nicole. AWESOME effort guys and we look forward to hearing how much the participants love it!
Action Points:
40,000 trees event - this Saturday the 12th of July folks! - See LINK HERE if you would like to get involved. Jacinta will be coordinating car pools once the exact location for the RCMP team is released.
Relay for Life - Melissa "Pilky" Pilkington passed around a sheet for volunteers for the Stonnington Relay for Life to be held 26th - 27th of September. The board are looking for "showbiz talent" to help promote the event, if you have any contacts please let Melissa know! See attached flyer for more details and touch base with Pippa to join the RCMP team.
Rotary Club of Carlton's Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Seminar - "Pathways to Quiet Minds" PLUS food and wine tasting evening. 16th of July @ 5.30pm, Graduate House. $20 for Rotary members, $25 for non members. Book tickets and further info using THIS LINK.
Rotary International Expo at the Vic Markets - this Saturday the 12th of July - From 9am to 4pm. There is an opportunity to head along and promote our club for anyone that is interested, let me know if you're keen! Further info follow THIS LINK
Bentleigh Sunday Market Dates are now locked in and as follows. We will arrange volunteers closer to the dates:
- 13th September 2015
- 18th October 2015
- 14th February 2016
- 17th April 2016
- 3rd July 2016
Go well this week and we'll see ya'll next week for another super meeting!
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Good afternoon all,
We had an excellent turn out at last night's meeting where Pippa introduced us to the age old tradition that is leaf whistling in honor of NAIDOC week. Lauren Oliver gave us an extremely well articulated and passionate presentation (and fielded some great questions from our members, like a pro!) about Berry Street and the Y-Change project. There are potentially some very exciting opportunities for our club to be involved in as the project develops and grows. Please see attached for further information about the Y-Change project and keep an eye out for any updates as we keep the conversation going with the Berry Street team. It was also great to have our District Governor Nominee Neville John along to share the evening.
The social media workshop is all systems go with the first one to be held on the 3rd of August. This has been the result of lots of hard work behind the scenes from Tiang, Tung, Pippa, Mandi and Nicole. AWESOME effort guys and we look forward to hearing how much the participants love it!
Action Points:
40,000 trees event - this Saturday the 12th of July folks! - See LINK HERE if you would like to get involved. Jacinta will be coordinating car pools once the exact location for the RCMP team is released.
Relay for Life - Melissa "Pilky" Pilkington passed around a sheet for volunteers for the Stonnington Relay for Life to be held 26th - 27th of September. The board are looking for "showbiz talent" to help promote the event, if you have any contacts please let Melissa know! See attached flyer for more details and touch base with Pippa to join the RCMP team.
Rotary Club of Carlton's Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Seminar - "Pathways to Quiet Minds" PLUS food and wine tasting evening. 16th of July @ 5.30pm, Graduate House. $20 for Rotary members, $25 for non members. Book tickets and further info using THIS LINK.
Rotary International Expo at the Vic Markets - this Saturday the 12th of July - From 9am to 4pm. There is an opportunity to head along and promote our club for anyone that is interested, let me know if you're keen! Further info follow THIS LINK
Bentleigh Sunday Market Dates are now locked in and as follows. We will arrange volunteers closer to the dates:
- 13th September 2015
- 18th October 2015
- 14th February 2016
- 17th April 2016
- 3rd July 2016
Go well this week and we'll see ya'll next week for another super meeting!
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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Thursday 2nd July 2015
Hi guys,
We had a great meeting back at The Olsen on Tuesday night, it felt good to be home!
We focused the meeting on getting some momentum on one of our most ambitious projects for the year, The Birthing Kit Assembly Day. We organised the first fund raising event which is a barbecue that will be held on the 19th of July, thanks to those who have put their hand up to attend. See Yammer for further opportunities to help out with this project which will involve a monumental effort to get everything ready to rock and roll prior to November.
There is an opportunity for two Rotarians to join the District Vocational Service Committee for anyone with PR/Marketing, Communications, Event Management, Project Management or Networking skills. Please let me know if you are interested and I will pass on your interest to the right people. One volunteer has already stepped forward which is great!
The Rotary International Expo is being held at the Queen Victoria Markets on July 12 from 9am to 4pm. There is an opportunity to head along and promote our club for anyone that is interested, let me know if you're keen! Further information can be found on the event Facebook page HERE jump on and give it a like.
Dates for the diary:
- 40,000 trees event - Saturday the 11th from 9.30am to 1pm in Harcourt. Join our team by clicking HERE
- Dues are on the horizon so start saving your pennies! The treasurer will be in touch when we know more about the timing.
- Camp Getaway August 7th to 9th.
Make sure you get along to next weeks meeting as it's going to be a super presentation about the Berry Street Y-Change project which could become a major project for our club. Click HERE to RSVP.
See you all on Tuesday!
Cheers,
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi guys,
We had a great meeting back at The Olsen on Tuesday night, it felt good to be home!
We focused the meeting on getting some momentum on one of our most ambitious projects for the year, The Birthing Kit Assembly Day. We organised the first fund raising event which is a barbecue that will be held on the 19th of July, thanks to those who have put their hand up to attend. See Yammer for further opportunities to help out with this project which will involve a monumental effort to get everything ready to rock and roll prior to November.
There is an opportunity for two Rotarians to join the District Vocational Service Committee for anyone with PR/Marketing, Communications, Event Management, Project Management or Networking skills. Please let me know if you are interested and I will pass on your interest to the right people. One volunteer has already stepped forward which is great!
The Rotary International Expo is being held at the Queen Victoria Markets on July 12 from 9am to 4pm. There is an opportunity to head along and promote our club for anyone that is interested, let me know if you're keen! Further information can be found on the event Facebook page HERE jump on and give it a like.
Dates for the diary:
- 40,000 trees event - Saturday the 11th from 9.30am to 1pm in Harcourt. Join our team by clicking HERE
- Dues are on the horizon so start saving your pennies! The treasurer will be in touch when we know more about the timing.
- Camp Getaway August 7th to 9th.
Make sure you get along to next weeks meeting as it's going to be a super presentation about the Berry Street Y-Change project which could become a major project for our club. Click HERE to RSVP.
See you all on Tuesday!
Cheers,
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 25th June 2015
Hello all,
The Blackman put together an amazing space for us (as per usual!) and we had a packed house on Tuesday night for our first meeting of the new Rotary year. We recapped the Ainger Award noting the positive feedback and potential for us to sponsor a peoples choice award for next year. We also discussed the upcoming Bentleigh Market for which final dates are to be advised shortly.
Melissa talked about ways for the club and members to potentially get involved with the Stonnington Relay for Life event which is to be held in September. Melissa is on the board for this event and they are seeking other expressions of intent for board positions. For further information, see attached for a flyer on the event.
Jacinta presented a volunteering opportunity to the club for all for the green thumbs out there with the 40,000 tree event to be held on the 11th of July. For more information on this and how to get involved see her recent email or click here to get involved!. Please contact Jacinta (details on the Community Projects page) if you would like to join the Rotary Team.
Mandi has been selected to participate in the Victorian Police Leaders Mentor program (congrats Mandi!) which is designed for officers to gain experience in developing community based programs, expand their networks and learn about the effectiveness of partnerships when developing community activities. If you know of or are involved in any board activities that the mentee can observe please contact Mandi.
Nicole will be helping out the Rotary Club of Docklands to coordinate the Festival of Giving event to be held in December this year. Please contact Nicole if you would like to be involved as there are spots available on the organising committee.
We went through the avenues of service and our underlying projects for each in a lively discussion about where we are headed for the coming year. Everyone had some fantastic input and I look forward to seeing these ideas come to fruition for our club during the blockbuster year ahead.
See you all next week, back at The Olsen.
Cheers,
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President (2015-2016)
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
The Blackman put together an amazing space for us (as per usual!) and we had a packed house on Tuesday night for our first meeting of the new Rotary year. We recapped the Ainger Award noting the positive feedback and potential for us to sponsor a peoples choice award for next year. We also discussed the upcoming Bentleigh Market for which final dates are to be advised shortly.
Melissa talked about ways for the club and members to potentially get involved with the Stonnington Relay for Life event which is to be held in September. Melissa is on the board for this event and they are seeking other expressions of intent for board positions. For further information, see attached for a flyer on the event.
Jacinta presented a volunteering opportunity to the club for all for the green thumbs out there with the 40,000 tree event to be held on the 11th of July. For more information on this and how to get involved see her recent email or click here to get involved!. Please contact Jacinta (details on the Community Projects page) if you would like to join the Rotary Team.
Mandi has been selected to participate in the Victorian Police Leaders Mentor program (congrats Mandi!) which is designed for officers to gain experience in developing community based programs, expand their networks and learn about the effectiveness of partnerships when developing community activities. If you know of or are involved in any board activities that the mentee can observe please contact Mandi.
Nicole will be helping out the Rotary Club of Docklands to coordinate the Festival of Giving event to be held in December this year. Please contact Nicole if you would like to be involved as there are spots available on the organising committee.
We went through the avenues of service and our underlying projects for each in a lively discussion about where we are headed for the coming year. Everyone had some fantastic input and I look forward to seeing these ideas come to fruition for our club during the blockbuster year ahead.
See you all next week, back at The Olsen.
Cheers,
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President (2015-2016)
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
| Stonnington Relay for Life flyer |
Sunday 21st June 2015
Hello all,
We have had a busy week! During our club meeting we discussed several of our new and upcoming club projects, and recapped the productive year we have had as a club. Last night we enjoyed our 2015 Changeover and 5 Year Anniversary event, celebrating our achievements with members and friends. This occasion also marked the official changing of the guard where we welcomed in all of our new position holders, including our new President Jason! Thanks to all who came along and shared in the celebrations, and to members Nicole W and Lauren for their hard work in putting the occasion together!
Due to a scheduling conflict at The Olsen, we will be holding next week's meeting on Tuesday 23rd June at the Art Series Hotel partner The Blackman (on Level 1), at 452 St Kilda Road. Our new President Jason will be talking about his vision for the year ahead and upcoming club projects, we look forward to seeing you all there!
The Blackman is centrally located, just a ~5min tram ride from Flinders St station and on street parking located nearby. RSVP here !
In my last recap, I just wanted to say thank you to all of our supporters, and to our wonderful members for their significant contributions to the club, and to the local and international community in the last year. It has been such a great opportunity to lead a dynamic group of leaders, and I am excited for the year ahead and beyond!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - Immediate Past President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
We have had a busy week! During our club meeting we discussed several of our new and upcoming club projects, and recapped the productive year we have had as a club. Last night we enjoyed our 2015 Changeover and 5 Year Anniversary event, celebrating our achievements with members and friends. This occasion also marked the official changing of the guard where we welcomed in all of our new position holders, including our new President Jason! Thanks to all who came along and shared in the celebrations, and to members Nicole W and Lauren for their hard work in putting the occasion together!
Due to a scheduling conflict at The Olsen, we will be holding next week's meeting on Tuesday 23rd June at the Art Series Hotel partner The Blackman (on Level 1), at 452 St Kilda Road. Our new President Jason will be talking about his vision for the year ahead and upcoming club projects, we look forward to seeing you all there!
The Blackman is centrally located, just a ~5min tram ride from Flinders St station and on street parking located nearby. RSVP here !
In my last recap, I just wanted to say thank you to all of our supporters, and to our wonderful members for their significant contributions to the club, and to the local and international community in the last year. It has been such a great opportunity to lead a dynamic group of leaders, and I am excited for the year ahead and beyond!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - Immediate Past President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Friday 12th June 2015
Hello all,
At our meeting this week we enjoyed hearing from our member Michelle on the charity Hands Across the Water, and the Baarn Tharn Namchai orphanage (BTNO) in Thailand more specifically. Michelle has visited BTNO previously and described to us her experiences and how BTNO is making a difference to the lives of many children. Stay tuned for more information about how specifically we can help BTNO and collect resources for Michelle to take when she returns later this year.
We also enjoyed a little cake to celebrate our 5th birthday, which we look forward to celebrating further next Saturday night!
Upcoming dates:
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President (2014-2015)
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
At our meeting this week we enjoyed hearing from our member Michelle on the charity Hands Across the Water, and the Baarn Tharn Namchai orphanage (BTNO) in Thailand more specifically. Michelle has visited BTNO previously and described to us her experiences and how BTNO is making a difference to the lives of many children. Stay tuned for more information about how specifically we can help BTNO and collect resources for Michelle to take when she returns later this year.
We also enjoyed a little cake to celebrate our 5th birthday, which we look forward to celebrating further next Saturday night!
Upcoming dates:
- Don't forget to buy your tickets for our 2015 Changeover and 5 year celebration event on Saturday 20th June. Purchase your tickets here via the link and take advantage of the early bird pricing ending TODAY!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President (2014-2015)
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Sunday 7th June 2015
Hi all,
At our last club meeting we enjoyed discussing some new project opportunities, and recapping recently completed club projects. The evening also marked another successful event for our mentoring program with the Rotary Club of Melbourne, and we look forward to hearing the positive outcomes for our members involved.
On Tuesday 9th June we have club member Michelle speaking on the Baarn Tharn Namchai orphanage and charity Hands Across the Water - RSVP here
Upcoming dates
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
At our last club meeting we enjoyed discussing some new project opportunities, and recapping recently completed club projects. The evening also marked another successful event for our mentoring program with the Rotary Club of Melbourne, and we look forward to hearing the positive outcomes for our members involved.
On Tuesday 9th June we have club member Michelle speaking on the Baarn Tharn Namchai orphanage and charity Hands Across the Water - RSVP here
Upcoming dates
- The District's Changeover night will be held on Saturday 27 June 2015 in Keilor- let me know if you would like to attend!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Networker 2014-15 Edition 23 - Rotary Fellowship Month
Newsletter for Rotary District 9800
Thursday 21st May 2015
Hello all,
At this week's club meeting we heard from Rotarian David Hayes on the topic of community social development, and then from our member Roy on his personal experience of hands-on volunteering in Cambodia as part of the Rotary World of Difference program. It was great to get some personal insight from both into projects that are improving the lives of many in countries including Cambodia, Timor Leste and India. We also enjoyed having guests from several other Rotary clubs in attendance. For more information on World of Difference follow this link.
We also celebrated the induction of two fantastic new members, Tzen and Katherine. Welcome to the club, we look forward to having you contribute to the club and our projects further!
Note that there will be no meeting next week on Tues 26th May due to the Ainger Public speaking award final
Instead next week our club meeting will be replaced by the Ainger Awards final on Monday 25th May in Richmond; 6.30pm arrival for a 7pm start. If you haven't yet RSVPd on Meetup, but would like to attend, then email me ASAP.
Upcoming dates:
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
At this week's club meeting we heard from Rotarian David Hayes on the topic of community social development, and then from our member Roy on his personal experience of hands-on volunteering in Cambodia as part of the Rotary World of Difference program. It was great to get some personal insight from both into projects that are improving the lives of many in countries including Cambodia, Timor Leste and India. We also enjoyed having guests from several other Rotary clubs in attendance. For more information on World of Difference follow this link.
We also celebrated the induction of two fantastic new members, Tzen and Katherine. Welcome to the club, we look forward to having you contribute to the club and our projects further!
Note that there will be no meeting next week on Tues 26th May due to the Ainger Public speaking award final
Instead next week our club meeting will be replaced by the Ainger Awards final on Monday 25th May in Richmond; 6.30pm arrival for a 7pm start. If you haven't yet RSVPd on Meetup, but would like to attend, then email me ASAP.
Upcoming dates:
- SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 20th June 7pm- This year we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary, so we will be having a big celebration as part of our changeover event. Invitations to come shortly!
- Our next club meeting where we will discuss current and future projects will be Tuesday June 2nd- RSVP here
- Another Rotary organised youth speaking competition, the Wynspeak Final, will be held on Wed 3rd June at the Wyndham Civic Centre, Princes Highway Werribee at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Should you like to attend please email me your RSVP by Monday 25th May.
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Sunday 17th May 2015
Hi all,
In the last week we have enjoyed hosting the Ainger public speaking awards heats with the Rotary Club of Richmond. The calibre of the talks from students set a new high standard, and we are looking forward to the final on Monday 25th May!
Today a group of our members attended the Rotary District Assembly in Melton, it was a great opportunity to learn more about the wide range of projects and opportunities that Rotary offers.
On Tuesday we have organised a great speaker on the topic of community social development, where our own member Roy will give an update of his time volunteering abroad as part of World of Difference. We will also be inducting 2 new members, and having some visitors from the Rotary Club of Fitzroy!- RSVP here
Upcoming dates:
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
In the last week we have enjoyed hosting the Ainger public speaking awards heats with the Rotary Club of Richmond. The calibre of the talks from students set a new high standard, and we are looking forward to the final on Monday 25th May!
Today a group of our members attended the Rotary District Assembly in Melton, it was a great opportunity to learn more about the wide range of projects and opportunities that Rotary offers.
On Tuesday we have organised a great speaker on the topic of community social development, where our own member Roy will give an update of his time volunteering abroad as part of World of Difference. We will also be inducting 2 new members, and having some visitors from the Rotary Club of Fitzroy!- RSVP here
Upcoming dates:
- The Ainger Awards final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week) in Richmond; 6.30pm arrival for a 7pm start. RSVP here by this Thursday.
- SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 20th June 7pm- This year we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary, so we will be having a big celebration as part of our changeover event. More details to come!
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 7th May 2015
Hello all!
We enjoyed discussing our current club projects at this week's meeting, as well as talking over ideas for some new initiatives. We also heard a recap of our international Kiva project, and it was great to hear how our funds have empowered people around the globe to help achieve their goals.
Note that there will be no meeting next week on Tues 12th May due to the Ainger Public speaking awards, if you would like to attend a heat on Mon 11th/Tues 12th/ Wed 13th/ or Thurs 14th of that week- let Soon Yii know ASAP which night you would like to attend.
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 20th June 7pm- This year we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary, so we will be having a big celebration as part of our changeover event. More details to come!
Upcoming dates
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
We enjoyed discussing our current club projects at this week's meeting, as well as talking over ideas for some new initiatives. We also heard a recap of our international Kiva project, and it was great to hear how our funds have empowered people around the globe to help achieve their goals.
Note that there will be no meeting next week on Tues 12th May due to the Ainger Public speaking awards, if you would like to attend a heat on Mon 11th/Tues 12th/ Wed 13th/ or Thurs 14th of that week- let Soon Yii know ASAP which night you would like to attend.
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 20th June 7pm- This year we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary, so we will be having a big celebration as part of our changeover event. More details to come!
Upcoming dates
- We have organised a great speaker for the upcoming meeting on Tues 19th May on the topic of community social development, where our own member Roy will give an update of his time volunteering abroad as part of World of Difference. RSVP here!
- The Ainger Awards final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week) in Richmond; 6.30pm arrival for a 7pm start. More details to come shortly!
- There is the National Rotary Success Conference in Canberra on the weekend of 5/6 September, registration $120 including food for the day and conference dinner. This conference includes workshops and discussions on various aspects of what makes a successful Rotary club, in parallel with the conference is a Rotary Youth Summit for young Rotarians, to discuss how Rotary can interact and engage with younger people. Let me know if you would like more information!
- The Rotary Club of Carlton has organised a Health, Happiness and Wellbeing Twilight Seminar and Tastings for Thursday, 14th May at Graduate House, University of Melbourne with a speaker on the topic of Lessons in Happiness from the Third World. Sample tastings of fine food and wine from some wonderful regional producers will also be enjoyed, with tastings begin at 5.30pm, and the speaker at 6.30pm. Email me if you would like more information.
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 30th April 2015
Hello all,
Every 2 minutes, a woman dies of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, with developing countries accounting for 99% of these deaths. Many of these deaths are preventable. At this week's meeting we assembled 200 sterile birthing kits including items such as soap, gloves and gauze wipes that will help to enable a safe birthing environment for 200 women in need, and hopefully save lives. It was a fantastic team effort, with many guests in attendance, well done to all!
We also enjoyed a great talk from Lynne, the Midwifery Unit Manager at Monash Medical Centre, who provided insight in to how these kits will have an impact, sharing her experience of providing birthing medical assistance in Papua New Guinea.
At next week's meeting we will be discussing club projects and upcoming events, RSVP here.
Upcoming dates
Thanks all,
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Every 2 minutes, a woman dies of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, with developing countries accounting for 99% of these deaths. Many of these deaths are preventable. At this week's meeting we assembled 200 sterile birthing kits including items such as soap, gloves and gauze wipes that will help to enable a safe birthing environment for 200 women in need, and hopefully save lives. It was a fantastic team effort, with many guests in attendance, well done to all!
We also enjoyed a great talk from Lynne, the Midwifery Unit Manager at Monash Medical Centre, who provided insight in to how these kits will have an impact, sharing her experience of providing birthing medical assistance in Papua New Guinea.
At next week's meeting we will be discussing club projects and upcoming events, RSVP here.
Upcoming dates
- Note that there will be no meeting on Tues 12th May due to the Ainger Public speaking awards, Soon Yii is collecting names to attend each of the heats on Mon 11th/Tues 12th/ Wed 13th/ Thurs 14th of that week. The final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week - contact our club for more info). More details to come.
Thanks all,
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 23rd April 2015
Hi all!
At this week's meeting we discussed our current club projects, and recaps of recent events. Thanks to all who volunteered with the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise on the weekend and got their hands dirty at the working bee for the sensory garden for patients with brain injuries (at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre). See our Facebook for some great pictures from the day. Our president-elect Jason also announced his club position holders for the upcoming Rotary year- congratulations to all!
At next week's club meeting we will be assembling birthing kits, and hearing from a great speaker on the topic, the Midwifery Unit Manager at Monash Medical Centre. We have had great interest in this event on Meetup, and due to space and activity related reasons we have capped attendance.
Upcoming dates
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all!
At this week's meeting we discussed our current club projects, and recaps of recent events. Thanks to all who volunteered with the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise on the weekend and got their hands dirty at the working bee for the sensory garden for patients with brain injuries (at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre). See our Facebook for some great pictures from the day. Our president-elect Jason also announced his club position holders for the upcoming Rotary year- congratulations to all!
At next week's club meeting we will be assembling birthing kits, and hearing from a great speaker on the topic, the Midwifery Unit Manager at Monash Medical Centre. We have had great interest in this event on Meetup, and due to space and activity related reasons we have capped attendance.
Upcoming dates
- Note that there will be no meeting on Tues 12th May due to the Ainger Public speaking awards, Soon Yii will be in touch with members to organise volunteers to attend each of the heats on Mon-Thurs of that week. The final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week).
- District Assembly is approaching on Sunday May 17th, a great event to learn more about Rotary and available projects, and to meet other Rotarians. Stay tuned for more information!
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 16th April 2015
Hello all,
This week we had a great presentation from Steve Glaveski from Lean Startup about some of the processes and tools utilised by successful start up businesses to create rapid growth. During a solid Q & A session he was able to touch on a number of potential applications for our clubs marketing efforts and general community engagement.
Haley took efficiency to the next level by discussing the upcoming world record attempt of Glow for Good then instantly uploaded further information to Yammer. Please check out her post for further details if you want to get involved in this world record event - http://www.glowforgood.com.au/
Tiang mentioned briefly that the social media workshop will be put on hold for the time being as there was not quite enough interest to get the event off the ground. We will ramp up the marketing effort of these and look to run one in the near future.
Thank you to all who came along, we look forward to seeing everyone next week! If you haven't already, be sure to RSVP HERE
Upcoming events:
Cheers!
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President-Elect
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
This week we had a great presentation from Steve Glaveski from Lean Startup about some of the processes and tools utilised by successful start up businesses to create rapid growth. During a solid Q & A session he was able to touch on a number of potential applications for our clubs marketing efforts and general community engagement.
Haley took efficiency to the next level by discussing the upcoming world record attempt of Glow for Good then instantly uploaded further information to Yammer. Please check out her post for further details if you want to get involved in this world record event - http://www.glowforgood.com.au/
Tiang mentioned briefly that the social media workshop will be put on hold for the time being as there was not quite enough interest to get the event off the ground. We will ramp up the marketing effort of these and look to run one in the near future.
Thank you to all who came along, we look forward to seeing everyone next week! If you haven't already, be sure to RSVP HERE
Upcoming events:
- We will be assisting the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise at their annual SENSORY GARDEN WORKING BEE attached to the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) unit at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, 18th April 2015, 8.30am until 1pm. For more information contact Chester, the clock is ticking. There are a number of people driving so please contact Chester if you need a lift to the venue.
- On Tues April 28th we will use our club meeting as a hands-on volunteering event where we will assemble 200 birthing kits to be sent to developing countries. We have organised a fantastic speaker for the occasion too. Keep an eye out for more details on Meetup.
- Steve Glaveski offered a special workshop discount for any RCMP members to attend an upcoming intro to the Lean Startup educational even - further details HERE
Cheers!
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds - President-Elect
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 9th April 2015
Hello all,
This week we enjoyed an action-packed club meeting with many guests in attendance, capped off with the induction of a two fantastic new members, Mark and Alya. Welcome to the club, we look forward to having you contribute to the club and our projects further! We heard updates on several current club projects, and a recap on our #myrotarymoment social media campaign, which has had a fantastic reach, sharing the great community stories of Rotary with many thousands worldwide.
Next week we have a great speaker lined up on the method of "Lean startup- a scientific approach to find product-market fit for a new idea". Our speaker Steve spent over seven years in the corporate world at the likes of Ernst & Young and Macquarie Bank before embarking upon his entrepreneurial journey- RSVP here
Upcoming events:
Have a good week all
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
This week we enjoyed an action-packed club meeting with many guests in attendance, capped off with the induction of a two fantastic new members, Mark and Alya. Welcome to the club, we look forward to having you contribute to the club and our projects further! We heard updates on several current club projects, and a recap on our #myrotarymoment social media campaign, which has had a fantastic reach, sharing the great community stories of Rotary with many thousands worldwide.
Next week we have a great speaker lined up on the method of "Lean startup- a scientific approach to find product-market fit for a new idea". Our speaker Steve spent over seven years in the corporate world at the likes of Ernst & Young and Macquarie Bank before embarking upon his entrepreneurial journey- RSVP here
Upcoming events:
- On Tues April 28th we will use our club meeting as a hands-on volunteering event where we will assemble 200 birthing kits to be sent to developing countries. We have also organised the Midwifery Unit Manager at Monash Medical Centre Lynne Stewart to speak on the night- RSVP here
- For the diaries! The heats for our Ainger Public Speaking Awards project will run on the week of the 11th May Mon to Thurs (no club meeting that week), and the final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week).
Have a good week all
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 1st April 2015
Hello all!
Last night we hosted a social night fundraiser to raise funds for Rotary International's goal of raising $3 million to help end polio and support vaccinating children. It was a fantastic night, with entertaining games and thought provoking discussions enjoyed. Thanks to the generosity of all who attended, we raised $487.25 from last night's event! With a 2 to 1 dollar match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this equates to a total contribution of $1461.75!
This event was the initiative of club member Aveen who co-ordinated it wonderfully, supported by a stellar team. We also appreciate the generous support of the Mess Hall who provided the venue + food for the night. Well done to all!
Look forward to seeing you at next week's club meeting at The Olsen- RSVP here
Upcoming events:
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
Last night we hosted a social night fundraiser to raise funds for Rotary International's goal of raising $3 million to help end polio and support vaccinating children. It was a fantastic night, with entertaining games and thought provoking discussions enjoyed. Thanks to the generosity of all who attended, we raised $487.25 from last night's event! With a 2 to 1 dollar match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this equates to a total contribution of $1461.75!
This event was the initiative of club member Aveen who co-ordinated it wonderfully, supported by a stellar team. We also appreciate the generous support of the Mess Hall who provided the venue + food for the night. Well done to all!
Look forward to seeing you at next week's club meeting at The Olsen- RSVP here
Upcoming events:
- We have organised a great speaker for our club meeting in a fortnight on Tues 14th April on the method of "Lean startup- a scientific approach to find product-market fit for a new idea". Our speaker Steve spent over seven years in the corporate world at the likes of Ernst & Young and Macquarie Bank before embarking upon his entrepreneurial journey in early 2013- RSVP here
- On Tues April 28th we will use our club meeting as a hands-on volunteering event where we will assemble 200 birthing kits to be sent to developing countries. We have organised a fantastic speaker for the occasion too. Keep an eye out for more details on Meetup shortly.
- For the diaries! The heats for our Ainger Public Speaking Awards project will run on the week of the 11th May Mon to Thurs (no club meeting that week), and the final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week).
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 26th March 2015
Hello all,
This week's meeting marked a special occasion for the club as we handed over a cheque to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation from the proceeds raised at our Give Back to the Mac event at the end of last year. We also enjoyed several speakers, with Mrs Australia 2014 Danielle Marsh giving an informative overview of Ovarian Cancer and why it is important to her to raise awareness for this often silent disease, member Tiang sharing his personal connection with the Peter Mac, and researchers from the Peter Mac telling us about the cutting edge research these funds will help to support. Thank you to all who came along to this meeting, and to those that contributed to the Give Back to the Mac fundraiser itself!
Upcoming events:
If you haven't already, be sure to RSVP here as spaces are limited and filling fast!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
This week's meeting marked a special occasion for the club as we handed over a cheque to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation from the proceeds raised at our Give Back to the Mac event at the end of last year. We also enjoyed several speakers, with Mrs Australia 2014 Danielle Marsh giving an informative overview of Ovarian Cancer and why it is important to her to raise awareness for this often silent disease, member Tiang sharing his personal connection with the Peter Mac, and researchers from the Peter Mac telling us about the cutting edge research these funds will help to support. Thank you to all who came along to this meeting, and to those that contributed to the Give Back to the Mac fundraiser itself!
Upcoming events:
- We will be assisting the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise at their annual SENSORY GARDEN WORKING BEE attached to the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) unit at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, 18th April 2015, 8.30am until 1pm. For more information or to email your RSVP contact Chester at chester.kang@rcmelpark.com
- For the diaries! The heats for our Ainger Public Speaking Awards project will run on the week of the 11th May Mon to Thurs (no club meeting that week), and the final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week).
- On Tues April 28th we will use our club meeting as a hands-on volunteering event where we will assemble 200 birthing kits to be sent to developing countries. We have organised a fantastic speaker for the occasion too. Keep an eye out for more details on Meetup shortly.
If you haven't already, be sure to RSVP here as spaces are limited and filling fast!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 18th March 2015
Hi all,
This week we enjoyed hearing from many club members about the progress of current club projects (key upcoming project dates highlighted below), a 'Behind the Badge' getting-to-know-you presentation from our President-elect Jason and a recap of the action packed weekend at the Rotary District Conference in Hobart. Thanks to all that made it along!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Due to a scheduling conflict which has recently arisen at The Olsen, we will be holding next week's meeting on Tuesday 24th March at the Art Series Hotel partner The Blackman (on Level 1), at 452 St Kilda Road. The Blackman is centrally located, just a ~5min tram ride from Flinders St station and on street parking located nearby. This meeting will be a special occasion for the club as we will be handing over a cheque to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre of the proceeds we raised our Give Back to the Mac fundraiser, as well as having a great speaker Danielle Marsh, Mrs Australia World 2014 on raising the profile of Ovarian Cancer. We require RSVPs by this Friday 4pm- RSVP here.
Look forward to seeing you there for what will be a special occasion.
Dates for the calendar- stay tuned for more information on Meetup
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
This week we enjoyed hearing from many club members about the progress of current club projects (key upcoming project dates highlighted below), a 'Behind the Badge' getting-to-know-you presentation from our President-elect Jason and a recap of the action packed weekend at the Rotary District Conference in Hobart. Thanks to all that made it along!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Due to a scheduling conflict which has recently arisen at The Olsen, we will be holding next week's meeting on Tuesday 24th March at the Art Series Hotel partner The Blackman (on Level 1), at 452 St Kilda Road. The Blackman is centrally located, just a ~5min tram ride from Flinders St station and on street parking located nearby. This meeting will be a special occasion for the club as we will be handing over a cheque to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre of the proceeds we raised our Give Back to the Mac fundraiser, as well as having a great speaker Danielle Marsh, Mrs Australia World 2014 on raising the profile of Ovarian Cancer. We require RSVPs by this Friday 4pm- RSVP here.
Look forward to seeing you there for what will be a special occasion.
Dates for the calendar- stay tuned for more information on Meetup
- On Tues March 31st we're hosting a social dinner party fundraiser to contribute to Rotary International's goal of raising $3 million to help end polio and support vaccinating children. Invitation will be on Meetup shortly !
- On Tues April 28th we will use our club meeting as a hands-on volunteering event where we will assemble 200 birthing kits to be sent to developing countries. These kits provide a hygenic environment for childbirth, reducing the significant risk of complications and death that women and newborns face in these countries.
Thanks all,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 12th March 2015
Hello all,
Greetings from Hobart where several of our members are looking forward to attending and presenting at the Rotary District Conference!
Thank you to all who came along and contributed to this week's meeting. We enjoyed a recap from those who attended the International Women's Day Breakfast, and then workshopped our new youth-focussed community project ideas. Was fantastic to see members using their skills sets to progress these ideas into exciting visions.
Dates for the calendar- stay tuned for more information on Meetup
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Greetings from Hobart where several of our members are looking forward to attending and presenting at the Rotary District Conference!
Thank you to all who came along and contributed to this week's meeting. We enjoyed a recap from those who attended the International Women's Day Breakfast, and then workshopped our new youth-focussed community project ideas. Was fantastic to see members using their skills sets to progress these ideas into exciting visions.
Dates for the calendar- stay tuned for more information on Meetup
- March 24th we will be handing over a cheque to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre of the proceeds we raised our Give Back to the Mac fundraiser, as well as having a great speaker on the topic. Look forward to what will be a special occasion.
- On March 31st we're hosting a social dinner party fundraiser to contribute to Rotary International's goal of raising $3 million to help end polio and support vaccinating children. Should be a fun night!
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 5th March 2015
Hello all!
At this week's club meeting I presented the feedback from our Project survey, and we enjoyed some great discussion regarding ideas for some fantastic new youth-focussed community projects that have been proposed following analysis of our members passions, skill sets and project type interests. I am really enthusiastic about watching these new projects develop, and we will spend time in next week's club meeting to further discuss each of the ideas and our next steps in their development. This is what Rotary is all about- turning ideas in action. Thank you to all who contributed to the sharing of ideas!
Announcements
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
At this week's club meeting I presented the feedback from our Project survey, and we enjoyed some great discussion regarding ideas for some fantastic new youth-focussed community projects that have been proposed following analysis of our members passions, skill sets and project type interests. I am really enthusiastic about watching these new projects develop, and we will spend time in next week's club meeting to further discuss each of the ideas and our next steps in their development. This is what Rotary is all about- turning ideas in action. Thank you to all who contributed to the sharing of ideas!
Announcements
- Have you shared your #myrotarymoment yet? It has been exciting to watch our social media campaign enable fantastic Rotary stories to be shared from all corners of the globe, highlighting the wonderful impact of Rotary International. Click this link to be inspired by #myrotarymoments, and like the page!
- For the diaries! The heats for our Ainger Public Speaking Awards project will run on the week of the 11th May Mon to Thurs (no club meeting that week), and the final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week).
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Tuesday 24th February 2015
Hello,
Thanks to all who came along and contributed to tonight's meeting! We enjoyed learning about the fantastic work of the Doxa Youth Foundation from our speaker Andrew. Doxa creates personal development opportunities for disadvantaged youth through education related programs, engaging over 5000 young people in their projects annually. For more information about the fantastic work Doxa does see their website.
Yesterday we launched - #MyRotaryMoment, a social media campaign initiated by the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park to discover Rotary connections amongst friends and to start a conversation about the great work of Rotary International. In celebration of Rotary International’s 110th anniversary, this campaign will celebrate the impact of Rotary worldwide for 110 days. There are so many amazing Rotary stories in the world, and we look forward to this campaign enabling them to shared widely.
We would love your contribution- simply use the #myrotarymoment hashtag to share your Rotary moment on your social media accounts, and then to nominate your friends to do the same. It has been exciting to see this begin to take off, and the engagement of people from various parts of the world beginning to share their own Rotary moments. For more information and to see examples of people sharing their #myrotarymoment check out the My Rotary Moment Facebook page and website.
Announcements:
Look forward to seeing you at our club meeting next week- RSVP here !
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello,
Thanks to all who came along and contributed to tonight's meeting! We enjoyed learning about the fantastic work of the Doxa Youth Foundation from our speaker Andrew. Doxa creates personal development opportunities for disadvantaged youth through education related programs, engaging over 5000 young people in their projects annually. For more information about the fantastic work Doxa does see their website.
Yesterday we launched - #MyRotaryMoment, a social media campaign initiated by the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park to discover Rotary connections amongst friends and to start a conversation about the great work of Rotary International. In celebration of Rotary International’s 110th anniversary, this campaign will celebrate the impact of Rotary worldwide for 110 days. There are so many amazing Rotary stories in the world, and we look forward to this campaign enabling them to shared widely.
We would love your contribution- simply use the #myrotarymoment hashtag to share your Rotary moment on your social media accounts, and then to nominate your friends to do the same. It has been exciting to see this begin to take off, and the engagement of people from various parts of the world beginning to share their own Rotary moments. For more information and to see examples of people sharing their #myrotarymoment check out the My Rotary Moment Facebook page and website.
Announcements:
- For the diaries! The heats for our Ainger Public Speaking Awards project will run on the week of the 11th May Mon to Thurs, and the final will be on Monday 25th May (will replace our meeting for that week).
- We have been invited to join several other Rotary clubs at a movie night fundraiser to see the “Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” fundraiser for End Polio Now, Monday 2nd March at Como Cinemas, cnr. Toorak Road and Chapel Street, 6pm for a 6.30pm screening. For more details or to book online click this link.
Look forward to seeing you at our club meeting next week- RSVP here !
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 19th February 2015
Hi all!
Thanks to all who attended this week's meeting! We enjoyed a visit from our AG Don, and discussion regarding two new project ideas- a fundraising social event project and a social media awareness campaign project. We also received an update on the progress of our mentoring program with the Rotary Club of Melbourne, it has been fantastic to see this project come to fruition, and thank you again to Mandi for facilitating this initiative.
Announcements:
As mentioned, The RCs of Keilor East and Essendon are presenting the inaugural Moonee Valley Art Show on the weekend of 27th Feb – 1st March, 2015. Pamphlet attached.
The District is calling for nominations for a $60,000 Global Grant Scholarship to support international post-graduate study.
Next week we have a great speaker lined up from the Doxa Youth Foundation- RSVP for next week's meeting by Monday morning for seating and catering purposes.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all!
Thanks to all who attended this week's meeting! We enjoyed a visit from our AG Don, and discussion regarding two new project ideas- a fundraising social event project and a social media awareness campaign project. We also received an update on the progress of our mentoring program with the Rotary Club of Melbourne, it has been fantastic to see this project come to fruition, and thank you again to Mandi for facilitating this initiative.
Announcements:
As mentioned, The RCs of Keilor East and Essendon are presenting the inaugural Moonee Valley Art Show on the weekend of 27th Feb – 1st March, 2015. Pamphlet attached.
The District is calling for nominations for a $60,000 Global Grant Scholarship to support international post-graduate study.
Next week we have a great speaker lined up from the Doxa Youth Foundation- RSVP for next week's meeting by Monday morning for seating and catering purposes.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
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Wednesday 11th February 2015
Hello all,
Last night we enjoyed a full room and great discussions for our first club meeting at The Olsen for the year. Melissa gave a fantastic behind the badge presentation, sharing a personal insight into the massive impact Rotary has had in the eradication of Polio. We also enjoyed a visit from Marion who presented on a fantastic and very successful Rotary event- the International Women's Day Breakfast. Also as announced last night- congratulations again to members Jacinta and Haley who were awarded sponsorship to attend the Rotary District Conference in Hobart- well deserved!
Announcements:
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Last night we enjoyed a full room and great discussions for our first club meeting at The Olsen for the year. Melissa gave a fantastic behind the badge presentation, sharing a personal insight into the massive impact Rotary has had in the eradication of Polio. We also enjoyed a visit from Marion who presented on a fantastic and very successful Rotary event- the International Women's Day Breakfast. Also as announced last night- congratulations again to members Jacinta and Haley who were awarded sponsorship to attend the Rotary District Conference in Hobart- well deserved!
Announcements:
- The Ainger pubic speaking awards are approaching... this fantastic program supports the development of communication and public speaking skills in high school students. I am looking for project co-ordinators, let me know if you are interested!
- A call for volunteers to help out with the Mock Job Interviewing program with the Rotary Club of Richmond. It's a fantastic program teaches high school students interview skills, but also provides feedback on their resume and letter of application. The Mock Job Interviews are held on Thurs 19th March at 12pm, there will also be a briefing on Thurs 12th March at the same location (not published here). Let me know if you are interested by 20th Feb.
- Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 International Women's Day Breakfast (to be held at Crown Palladium) on 5 March. We have nearly got a full table- but tickets are selling fast be sure to book quickly! Click to book. (Enter Rotary Club of Melbourne Park in seating preference option.) Let us know you're coming through Meetup.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 4th February 2015
Hi all,
Thankyou to everyone who made it along last night, we enjoyed a great catch-up over some delicious Italian food! Thank you again to Aveen for doing a great job putting the night together.
Couple of quick announcements as mentioned last night-
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
Thankyou to everyone who made it along last night, we enjoyed a great catch-up over some delicious Italian food! Thank you again to Aveen for doing a great job putting the night together.
Couple of quick announcements as mentioned last night-
- A call for volunteers to help out with the Mock Job Interviewing program with the Rotary Club of Richmond. It's a fantastic program teaches high school students interview skills, but also provides feedback on their resume and letter of application. The Mock Job Interviews are held at Melbourne Girls College on Thurs 19th March at 12pm, there will also be a briefing on Thurs 12th March at the same location. Let me know if you are interested!
- Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 International Women's Day Breakfast (to be held at Crown Palladium) on 5 March. This is a well established Rotary project which involves having a panel of experts discuss a 'hot' topic- this year it is Gender Equality.
Several members helped to workshop the theme for this great Rotary event- several members have already purchased tickets, and we are looking for more to fill a table. Earlybird tickets until 9th Feb. Click to book. (Enter Rotary Club of Melbourne Park in seating preference option.) Let us know you're coming through Meetup.
- The International Women's Day breakfast organising committee is also looking for our assistance with their social media campaign- can you help? Let me know if you are interested.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 10th December 2014
Hello all!
What a year it has been, and last night was a wonderful occasion to celebrate our last club meeting for 2014, as we inducted another fantastic new member. Welcome to the club Michelle, we look forward to having you on board!
Last night also saw the first official meeting for our new projects and marketing committees, which will be working to achieve goals outlined in our recent club vision and strategic plan, to develop some great new club projects and our own club image and brand.
Club meetings will resume on Tuesday 3rd of February. Until then, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park, we wish you a happy holiday period, and an enjoyable summer break!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
What a year it has been, and last night was a wonderful occasion to celebrate our last club meeting for 2014, as we inducted another fantastic new member. Welcome to the club Michelle, we look forward to having you on board!
Last night also saw the first official meeting for our new projects and marketing committees, which will be working to achieve goals outlined in our recent club vision and strategic plan, to develop some great new club projects and our own club image and brand.
Club meetings will resume on Tuesday 3rd of February. Until then, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park, we wish you a happy holiday period, and an enjoyable summer break!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Friday 5th December 2014
Hello all!
A big well done to our club on our two successful events this week. Firstly the RYLA host dinner last night was a wonderful success, and it was particularly inspiring to see how much this program had empowered growth in the participants. Well done and thank you to all involved in making the night a success, and particularly to Jess who pioneered and oversaw our RYLA involvement with such passion!
On Tuesday night we were also involved in the Swinburne industry showcase, thank you to Aron and all who assisted on the night. On the weekend we are running the farewell BBQ for the RYLA program, and will also have volunteers at the Rotary Community Village. Thank you to those who are volunteering their time on the weekend for these great projects.
This Tuesday our club meeting with run a little differently, starting at 6.45pm and finishing at 7.45pm after which the marketing and new projects committees will meet. However anyone is welcome to participate in the committee discussions! In the meeting we will be hearing from another top performing Swinburne group on an idea for a fundraising project, and will also be having a new member induction that night!
See you Tuesday- RSVP here
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
A big well done to our club on our two successful events this week. Firstly the RYLA host dinner last night was a wonderful success, and it was particularly inspiring to see how much this program had empowered growth in the participants. Well done and thank you to all involved in making the night a success, and particularly to Jess who pioneered and oversaw our RYLA involvement with such passion!
On Tuesday night we were also involved in the Swinburne industry showcase, thank you to Aron and all who assisted on the night. On the weekend we are running the farewell BBQ for the RYLA program, and will also have volunteers at the Rotary Community Village. Thank you to those who are volunteering their time on the weekend for these great projects.
This Tuesday our club meeting with run a little differently, starting at 6.45pm and finishing at 7.45pm after which the marketing and new projects committees will meet. However anyone is welcome to participate in the committee discussions! In the meeting we will be hearing from another top performing Swinburne group on an idea for a fundraising project, and will also be having a new member induction that night!
See you Tuesday- RSVP here
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 19th November 2014
Hello all!
Last night was an action-packed club meeting, capped off with the induction of a new member, Chester. Welcome on board Chester, we look forward to having you contribute to the club and our projects further!
As part of our collaboration with Swinburne University, we had one of the top performing teams present to our club about their innovative ideas for a fundraising project. Great to see the collaboration facilitated by our member Aron producing some strong ideas.
We also announced two new committees that will help to shape the future direction of the club, including identifying community needs and how we can help. Well done to all, and to our chairs Adam and Roy! We are also looking to organise a special speaker event early next year on the topic of Movember- if you are interested in helping out contact kristen.hansen@rcmelpark.com.
Key dates:
Have a good week!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
Last night was an action-packed club meeting, capped off with the induction of a new member, Chester. Welcome on board Chester, we look forward to having you contribute to the club and our projects further!
As part of our collaboration with Swinburne University, we had one of the top performing teams present to our club about their innovative ideas for a fundraising project. Great to see the collaboration facilitated by our member Aron producing some strong ideas.
We also announced two new committees that will help to shape the future direction of the club, including identifying community needs and how we can help. Well done to all, and to our chairs Adam and Roy! We are also looking to organise a special speaker event early next year on the topic of Movember- if you are interested in helping out contact kristen.hansen@rcmelpark.com.
Key dates:
- Thursday 4th December is a special occasion- it is the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) dinner, which we are hosting! Will be a great night, with a 3 course meal- be sure to Get your ticket for the night here. We will also need several volunteers for the BBQ there on Saturday 6th September, contact Jess if you would like to help jess.wheeler@rcmelpark.com
- We are helping the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise with a project called Community Village- which is a safe place outside St Paul’s Cathedral for young people on the streets to rest/refresh - Looking for volunteers for 6th and 19th December (Fridays) from 22:30 to 3:30 hrs. Email soonyii.chua@rcmelpark.com for more information.
Have a good week!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Sunday 2nd November 2014
Hello all,
Our President Nicole has written an article to 'Rotary on the Move', a monthly newsletter prepared for Rotarians in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, about the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park's approach for attracting new members. Rotary on the Move is a valuable resource to keep members up-to-date on current issues affecting them across the region. Click the link below to read the article!
Hello all,
Our President Nicole has written an article to 'Rotary on the Move', a monthly newsletter prepared for Rotarians in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, about the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park's approach for attracting new members. Rotary on the Move is a valuable resource to keep members up-to-date on current issues affecting them across the region. Click the link below to read the article!
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Wednesday 29th October 2014
Hello all,
We enjoyed a stand out speaker last night, Felix from The School of St Jude in Tanzania. St Jude's is Africa's largest charity-funded school providing over 1500 of the brightest and poorest with a free high-quality education. Felix grew up in the Maasai tribe in Tanzania and experienced the limited public schooling system. He saw St Jude's as an opportunity to develop his skills and english, and through hard work and determination, secured a job there as a bus driver initially, until being promoted. Felix's story was an example of how St Jude has helped to empower a generation of Tanzanians, with the will to fight poverty through education. For more information about the wonderful work of the school, see their website.
On Saturday we help our Give Back to the Mac beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. I am pleased to tell you that the event was a wonderful success, we just about sold out of tickets, and have raised a significant amount of money to be donated towards cancer research for new treatments. A wonderful achievement by the RCMP team! Thank you to all who attended and assisted with the event.
Note there is no meeting next week due to Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. Instead we have a group attending a social night with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy on Monday 3rd November.
We have a great speaker lined up for our next meeting on November 11th on the topic of energy consumption, and how to reduce your energy expenditure-
RSVP for our next club meeting here
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
We enjoyed a stand out speaker last night, Felix from The School of St Jude in Tanzania. St Jude's is Africa's largest charity-funded school providing over 1500 of the brightest and poorest with a free high-quality education. Felix grew up in the Maasai tribe in Tanzania and experienced the limited public schooling system. He saw St Jude's as an opportunity to develop his skills and english, and through hard work and determination, secured a job there as a bus driver initially, until being promoted. Felix's story was an example of how St Jude has helped to empower a generation of Tanzanians, with the will to fight poverty through education. For more information about the wonderful work of the school, see their website.
On Saturday we help our Give Back to the Mac beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. I am pleased to tell you that the event was a wonderful success, we just about sold out of tickets, and have raised a significant amount of money to be donated towards cancer research for new treatments. A wonderful achievement by the RCMP team! Thank you to all who attended and assisted with the event.
Note there is no meeting next week due to Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. Instead we have a group attending a social night with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy on Monday 3rd November.
We have a great speaker lined up for our next meeting on November 11th on the topic of energy consumption, and how to reduce your energy expenditure-
RSVP for our next club meeting here
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Hello all!
Last night we had an action packed meeting discussing our current club projects, while also enjoying a visit from several guests.
On Saturday we had several members and friends of the club assist the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise with a working bee at McAuley House, which houses women who would otherwise be homeless or subject to violence. Great work team!
This Saturday we have our Give Back to the Mac beach party fundraiser. We have lined up a great selection of raffle prizes, and entertainment for the night. Tickets are selling fast- so if you plan to come but haven't grabbed a ticket yet I suggest you do that now! Grab your tickets here.
Also a reminder that we will not have a club meeting on 4th November- Melbourne Cup public holiday. Instead that week we will join our friends at Fitzroy Rotary Club for a social night on Monday 3rd November at the Fitzroy Bowls club- RSVP for that night here
We have a great speaker lined up for next week, Felix Mollel will speak about growing up in the Maasai tribe in Tanzania, and explain how working at St Jude’s has empowered him, giving him the opportunity to develop skills, learn English and work as part of a community who are fighting poverty through education. RSVP here
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all!
Last night we had an action packed meeting discussing our current club projects, while also enjoying a visit from several guests.
On Saturday we had several members and friends of the club assist the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise with a working bee at McAuley House, which houses women who would otherwise be homeless or subject to violence. Great work team!
This Saturday we have our Give Back to the Mac beach party fundraiser. We have lined up a great selection of raffle prizes, and entertainment for the night. Tickets are selling fast- so if you plan to come but haven't grabbed a ticket yet I suggest you do that now! Grab your tickets here.
Also a reminder that we will not have a club meeting on 4th November- Melbourne Cup public holiday. Instead that week we will join our friends at Fitzroy Rotary Club for a social night on Monday 3rd November at the Fitzroy Bowls club- RSVP for that night here
We have a great speaker lined up for next week, Felix Mollel will speak about growing up in the Maasai tribe in Tanzania, and explain how working at St Jude’s has empowered him, giving him the opportunity to develop skills, learn English and work as part of a community who are fighting poverty through education. RSVP here
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 15th October 2014
Hello all,
We enjoyed a vibrant club meeting last night, with the special occasion of the District Governor's visit, and new member inductions. Welcome to the club Ben, Melissa and Pippa- we look forward to having you as part of the team!
The District Governor Murray Verso, who oversees all Rotary clubs in Melbourne and central Victoria, gave us a passionate insight into his many years as a Rotarian, and how it has shaped who he is today. Club member Tiang also gave his perspective on membership in Rotary, and how it has become an integral part of his life. A great meeting for highlighting the opportunities Rotary membership offers!
On Sunday member Haley hosted us for a BBQ and strategic discussion session, where we followed up the ideas brought up at our earlier Club Vision session. We had some great and fruitful conversations that we are looking forward to turning into action, and a strategic plan.
Have you got your tickets yet for Give Back to the Mac, our beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th? PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE. We're also looking for a few more raffle prizes, let me know if you can help.
RSVP for next week's meeting here. Have a great week!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
We enjoyed a vibrant club meeting last night, with the special occasion of the District Governor's visit, and new member inductions. Welcome to the club Ben, Melissa and Pippa- we look forward to having you as part of the team!
The District Governor Murray Verso, who oversees all Rotary clubs in Melbourne and central Victoria, gave us a passionate insight into his many years as a Rotarian, and how it has shaped who he is today. Club member Tiang also gave his perspective on membership in Rotary, and how it has become an integral part of his life. A great meeting for highlighting the opportunities Rotary membership offers!
On Sunday member Haley hosted us for a BBQ and strategic discussion session, where we followed up the ideas brought up at our earlier Club Vision session. We had some great and fruitful conversations that we are looking forward to turning into action, and a strategic plan.
Have you got your tickets yet for Give Back to the Mac, our beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th? PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE. We're also looking for a few more raffle prizes, let me know if you can help.
RSVP for next week's meeting here. Have a great week!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 8th October 2014
Hi all,
Last night we had a full meeting room, lots of guests and a great speaker. We enjoyed a visit from members of the Rotary clubs of Melbourne and Brighton, and listened to Rob from The Open Food Network talk to us about the initiative he has been working on that aims to connect consumers to locally grown food directly from the farmer.
On Saturday we completed our 4th working bee at Fitzroy Primary School, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy. It was a great success, and we were able to get a garden facility set up, and a gazebo painted in school colours- check out some photos of the day here. This Sunday the club will be catching up to enjoy a BBQ and have a post-club vision discussion to build our strategic plan.
Have you got your tickets yet for Give Back to the Mac, our beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th? PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
Next Tuesday will be a special occasion as District Governor Murray Verso will be coming to visit our club, and we will also be inducting several new members into the club- RSVP here for next week's meeting- look forward to seeing you there.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hi all,
Last night we had a full meeting room, lots of guests and a great speaker. We enjoyed a visit from members of the Rotary clubs of Melbourne and Brighton, and listened to Rob from The Open Food Network talk to us about the initiative he has been working on that aims to connect consumers to locally grown food directly from the farmer.
On Saturday we completed our 4th working bee at Fitzroy Primary School, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy. It was a great success, and we were able to get a garden facility set up, and a gazebo painted in school colours- check out some photos of the day here. This Sunday the club will be catching up to enjoy a BBQ and have a post-club vision discussion to build our strategic plan.
Have you got your tickets yet for Give Back to the Mac, our beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th? PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
Next Tuesday will be a special occasion as District Governor Murray Verso will be coming to visit our club, and we will also be inducting several new members into the club- RSVP here for next week's meeting- look forward to seeing you there.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 1st October 2014
Hello all,
Last night we had some great discussion about current and upcoming club projects and events.
Key dates-
Next week we are looking forward to hearing about The Open Food Network- RSVP here. We will also be enjoying a visit from the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
Earlybird ticket sale ending this Sunday night for Give Back to the Mac, our social fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Last night we had some great discussion about current and upcoming club projects and events.
- Jess presented on our role in hosting RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. This will be a great opportunity to get involved with a fantastic youth program.
- Gabe presented on a fantastic idea for meetings to get to know our members better (you'll have to come to a meeting to find out what it is!).
- Carly gave us an insight into our social media campaign that is being run as part of our membership grant
- We also discussed the promotion and sourcing of raffle prizes/sponsors for the upcoming Give Back to the Mac.
Key dates-
- Saturday October 4th 10am we are returning to Fitzroy Primary School for a working bee with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy. Thanks to all you have volunteered.
- Saturday October 18th we are partnering with the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise for a working bee at McAuley House, a home in North Melbourne for women who would otherwise be homeless or subject to violence. For more information or to RSVP, please email Jacinta jacinta.walker@rcmelpark.com
- Aveen told us about an upcoming Melbourne Cup themed social event with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy on Monday 3rd November (in the place of a regular club meeting that week). We're looking to put a table together- RSVP here
- October 25th - Give Back to the Mac
Next week we are looking forward to hearing about The Open Food Network- RSVP here. We will also be enjoying a visit from the Rotary Club of Melbourne.
Earlybird ticket sale ending this Sunday night for Give Back to the Mac, our social fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 24th September 2014
Hello members and friends,
We enjoyed a high-spirited meeting last night, with the company on the Rotary Club of Glen Eira. David Bourke from the Rotary Club of Keilor spoke to us about an remarkable community project his club took on that had significant impact in the small country towns of Whycheproof and Charlton. It was inspiring to hear how they had identified a community in need at a time of severe drought, and from a first step had created a partnership that continues to be high regard today.
Club member Jason presented the three candidates that we will be supporting through our new Kiva micro-finance international project. We look forward to seeing how our support empowers them to leverage themselves out of poverty.
Key dates
Look forward to seeing you next week for a regular meeting, click here to RSVP.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello members and friends,
We enjoyed a high-spirited meeting last night, with the company on the Rotary Club of Glen Eira. David Bourke from the Rotary Club of Keilor spoke to us about an remarkable community project his club took on that had significant impact in the small country towns of Whycheproof and Charlton. It was inspiring to hear how they had identified a community in need at a time of severe drought, and from a first step had created a partnership that continues to be high regard today.
Club member Jason presented the three candidates that we will be supporting through our new Kiva micro-finance international project. We look forward to seeing how our support empowers them to leverage themselves out of poverty.
Key dates
- Just 1 week left to get your earlybird tickets for Give Back to the Mac, our social fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE.
- Saturday October 4th 10am we are returning to Fitzroy Primary School for a working bee. This project has been a great collaboration with the Rotary Club of Fitzroy. For more information or to RSVP CLICK HERE
- On the morning of Saturday October 18th we are partnering with the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne Sunrise for a working bee at McAuley House, a home in North Melbourne for women who would otherwise be homeless or subject to violence. For more information or to RSVP, please email Jacinta jacinta.walker@rcmelpark.com
- October 12th- Club vision follow-up session and social BBQ
Look forward to seeing you next week for a regular meeting, click here to RSVP.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 17th September 2014
Hello all,
Last night we enjoyed an eye-opening presentation from Michelle Gates from Days for Girls International, which is a non-for-profit group dedicated to creating a more dignified world for girls from developing countries, in particular by giving them access to feminine hygiene products that women in our country take for granted. Michelle talked to us about how we could help them, and how access to these sanitary products can change the life of a girl by enabling them to leave the house, and go to school or work -something that is normally prevented on a monthly basis for them.
There is only 2 weeks left to get your early bird tickets for our beach party Give Back to the Mac fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm!! For more information see our website. It is shaping us to be a fantastic night, raising funds for a worthy cause.
Upcoming dates mentioned last night:
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Last night we enjoyed an eye-opening presentation from Michelle Gates from Days for Girls International, which is a non-for-profit group dedicated to creating a more dignified world for girls from developing countries, in particular by giving them access to feminine hygiene products that women in our country take for granted. Michelle talked to us about how we could help them, and how access to these sanitary products can change the life of a girl by enabling them to leave the house, and go to school or work -something that is normally prevented on a monthly basis for them.
There is only 2 weeks left to get your early bird tickets for our beach party Give Back to the Mac fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm!! For more information see our website. It is shaping us to be a fantastic night, raising funds for a worthy cause.
Upcoming dates mentioned last night:
- October 4th- tentative working bee at Fitzroy Primary school - stay tuned for more information.
- October 12th- club vision follow-up discussion/BBQ get-together hosted kindly by Haley. More information to come.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 10th September 2014
Hello members and friends,
Last night we had a full meeting room, including visiting Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Donaster and from the Rotary Club of Monash, as well as several guests. It was a particularly special occasion as we inducted a new member - Adam Holovics. Welcome to the club Adam, we look forward to having you as a member of our team!
Colin Rochford presented to us about behavioural profiling, highlighting four key behavioural types, prompting us to think about the people in our life and which behavioural type they were! He also discussed with us strategies for how to best interact with each of the behavioural types.
Last weekend we had our annual club weekend away at Camp Getaway in Axedale, which was a wonderful weekend with fantastic weather. We took part in a facilitated club strategic planning session (club vision), as well as enjoying some hands-on volunteering and social time. We look forward to translating the wonderful ideas shared into a RCMP strategic vision for our future.
We have now officially launched ticket sales for our beach party Give Back to the Mac fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm!! For more information see our website. Club member Tiang presented to us last night his innovative idea for designing our own 'photo booth' for the event which will enable printing directly from people's phones, and through social media platforms.
Next week we have Michelle Gates from non-for-profit Days for Girls International coming to speak and to talk to us about how we can help them, for more information and to RSVP click here.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello members and friends,
Last night we had a full meeting room, including visiting Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Donaster and from the Rotary Club of Monash, as well as several guests. It was a particularly special occasion as we inducted a new member - Adam Holovics. Welcome to the club Adam, we look forward to having you as a member of our team!
Colin Rochford presented to us about behavioural profiling, highlighting four key behavioural types, prompting us to think about the people in our life and which behavioural type they were! He also discussed with us strategies for how to best interact with each of the behavioural types.
Last weekend we had our annual club weekend away at Camp Getaway in Axedale, which was a wonderful weekend with fantastic weather. We took part in a facilitated club strategic planning session (club vision), as well as enjoying some hands-on volunteering and social time. We look forward to translating the wonderful ideas shared into a RCMP strategic vision for our future.
We have now officially launched ticket sales for our beach party Give Back to the Mac fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation on Saturday October 25th at 7.30pm!! For more information see our website. Club member Tiang presented to us last night his innovative idea for designing our own 'photo booth' for the event which will enable printing directly from people's phones, and through social media platforms.
Next week we have Michelle Gates from non-for-profit Days for Girls International coming to speak and to talk to us about how we can help them, for more information and to RSVP click here.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Hello members and friends of RCMelPark,
Thanks to all that came along last night, we covered quite a few topics and exciting upcoming projects.
ENACTUS from Federation University in Ballarat presented to us about the successful construction of a school library in Frankadua, Ghana that we donated goods and money too. It was fantastic to hear that class sizes rose by 30% following the library build.
Jason presented to us about Kiva, which is a non-for-profit organisation that facilitates microfinancing of small businesses in developing countries to leverage them out of the poverty cycle. The club was really enthusiastic about donating a pool of funds to Kiva, and we'll next choose candidates to receive our loans (members jump on yammer to get involved).
Roy discussed that several of the boys from the futsal team from the Richmond Housing Estate that we support would be great candidates for the Rotary youth programs RYPEN and RYLA, and we will start to collect nominations. We also recapped our involvement in Saturday's District Membership and Marketing seminar, highlighting key points we took away, and the messages we shared to the district.
Give Back to the Mac, on October 25th 7.30pm, is a beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation that will run at Sandbar on the beach in Middle Park. Tickets will go on sales imminently...so stay tuned! It will be a fantastic night, BlueGem Events are styling the venue for us as well, so earmark it in your calendar and rally a few friends to raise money for a good cause.
Our annual Camp Getaway is this weekend! Looking forward to it.
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello members and friends of RCMelPark,
Thanks to all that came along last night, we covered quite a few topics and exciting upcoming projects.
ENACTUS from Federation University in Ballarat presented to us about the successful construction of a school library in Frankadua, Ghana that we donated goods and money too. It was fantastic to hear that class sizes rose by 30% following the library build.
Jason presented to us about Kiva, which is a non-for-profit organisation that facilitates microfinancing of small businesses in developing countries to leverage them out of the poverty cycle. The club was really enthusiastic about donating a pool of funds to Kiva, and we'll next choose candidates to receive our loans (members jump on yammer to get involved).
Roy discussed that several of the boys from the futsal team from the Richmond Housing Estate that we support would be great candidates for the Rotary youth programs RYPEN and RYLA, and we will start to collect nominations. We also recapped our involvement in Saturday's District Membership and Marketing seminar, highlighting key points we took away, and the messages we shared to the district.
Give Back to the Mac, on October 25th 7.30pm, is a beach party fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation that will run at Sandbar on the beach in Middle Park. Tickets will go on sales imminently...so stay tuned! It will be a fantastic night, BlueGem Events are styling the venue for us as well, so earmark it in your calendar and rally a few friends to raise money for a good cause.
Our annual Camp Getaway is this weekend! Looking forward to it.
Cheers,
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Wednesday 27th August 2014
Hello members and friends,
Last night we enjoyed our meeting in the Level 14 Penthouse suite at The Olsen, where former police officer Gerry Lambourne provided his expertise and personal experience around Youth Suicide, and his involvement in the Youth Suicide Awareness program. The Rotary Club of Keilor East were there to join us for the occasion too.
We celebrated the induction of Tiang into the club last night- congratulations Tiang and we look forward to you being an enthusiastic and valuable team member!
Last night we revealed the poster for the Give Back to the Mac fundraiser on October 25th, another awesome design by club member Ash. We are looking forward to opening ticket sales shortly!
RSVP here for next week's meeting, we look forward to seeing you then!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello members and friends,
Last night we enjoyed our meeting in the Level 14 Penthouse suite at The Olsen, where former police officer Gerry Lambourne provided his expertise and personal experience around Youth Suicide, and his involvement in the Youth Suicide Awareness program. The Rotary Club of Keilor East were there to join us for the occasion too.
We celebrated the induction of Tiang into the club last night- congratulations Tiang and we look forward to you being an enthusiastic and valuable team member!
Last night we revealed the poster for the Give Back to the Mac fundraiser on October 25th, another awesome design by club member Ash. We are looking forward to opening ticket sales shortly!
RSVP here for next week's meeting, we look forward to seeing you then!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Tuesday 19th August 2014
Hello all,
Thanks to all those who attended tonight, we had a packed room with lots of guests and new faces!
Tonight was an evening for celebrations as we launched our new website - http://www.rcmelpark.com - which has been the result of a lot of hard work from Jacinta- well done Jacinta! We welcome you to have a browse and enjoy the new site. Carly also told us about all the wonderful work she has been doing with our facebook, twitter and instagram accounts (@rcmelpark). Jump on and like and follow us, tell your friends!
Anastasia gave us a recap of our annual trivia night outcomes, and we discussed ideas for next year's event. Kristen also presented a very exciting potential project that focusses on Youth Homelessness, stay tuned for more information there.
Upcoming dates
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Thanks to all those who attended tonight, we had a packed room with lots of guests and new faces!
Tonight was an evening for celebrations as we launched our new website - http://www.rcmelpark.com - which has been the result of a lot of hard work from Jacinta- well done Jacinta! We welcome you to have a browse and enjoy the new site. Carly also told us about all the wonderful work she has been doing with our facebook, twitter and instagram accounts (@rcmelpark). Jump on and like and follow us, tell your friends!
Anastasia gave us a recap of our annual trivia night outcomes, and we discussed ideas for next year's event. Kristen also presented a very exciting potential project that focusses on Youth Homelessness, stay tuned for more information there.
Upcoming dates
- This Thursday 21st we have a focus group running to assist the organisation committee of the Rotary International Women's Day Breakfast, there is room for a few more- For more info and to RSVP click here
- Our annual weekend away at Camp Getaway September 5-7th is approaching! Facilitators are organised for our Club vision strategic planning session which is great - members and potential members RSVP here
- Keep Saturday night of October 25th free- we will be running our Give Back to the Mac fundraiser for Peter MacCallum again- a beach party themed event!
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Friday 15th August 2014
Welcome!
We are proud to launch our new club website, jam packed with information about our club, and the opportunities that club membership can offer. We encourage you to take a look through the site, and learn more about our members and projects, our wonderful Speaker Program, and to browse through our photo albums.
This website would not have been possible without the vision, initiative and tireless work of club member Jacinta Walker- well done Jacinta!
We hope you enjoy the website, and look forward to seeing you at a meeting in the future.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Welcome!
We are proud to launch our new club website, jam packed with information about our club, and the opportunities that club membership can offer. We encourage you to take a look through the site, and learn more about our members and projects, our wonderful Speaker Program, and to browse through our photo albums.
This website would not have been possible without the vision, initiative and tireless work of club member Jacinta Walker- well done Jacinta!
We hope you enjoy the website, and look forward to seeing you at a meeting in the future.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake - President
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Thursday 14th August 2014
Hello members and friends of RCMelPark,
Last night we had a replacement meeting with RC of Albert Park to hear outstanding young Rotarian Holly Ransom speak. Holly was the world's youngest Rotary president, and has been recognised for driving innovative change in the non-for-profit field. Among other accolades she has been named Young Western Australian of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year.
The venue was packed with a wonderful diversity of Rotarians, as we all listened to Holly's perspectives on the future of Rotary and the important place that young Rotarians have to play in shaping the future of Rotary International.
Last night we also celebrated the kick-off of a collaboration with Swinburne University, and we are looking forward to working with some bright students to develop innovative ideas for future club projects.
Next week's meeting will be an exciting event for the club- as we are thrilled to announce that we will be celebrating the official launch of our website, which has been the vision, and tireless work of club member Jacinta. I could rave about it a lot, but suffice to say this will really empower the club to get our name out there more in the community.
Important upcoming dates:
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake
President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello members and friends of RCMelPark,
Last night we had a replacement meeting with RC of Albert Park to hear outstanding young Rotarian Holly Ransom speak. Holly was the world's youngest Rotary president, and has been recognised for driving innovative change in the non-for-profit field. Among other accolades she has been named Young Western Australian of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year.
The venue was packed with a wonderful diversity of Rotarians, as we all listened to Holly's perspectives on the future of Rotary and the important place that young Rotarians have to play in shaping the future of Rotary International.
Last night we also celebrated the kick-off of a collaboration with Swinburne University, and we are looking forward to working with some bright students to develop innovative ideas for future club projects.
Next week's meeting will be an exciting event for the club- as we are thrilled to announce that we will be celebrating the official launch of our website, which has been the vision, and tireless work of club member Jacinta. I could rave about it a lot, but suffice to say this will really empower the club to get our name out there more in the community.
Important upcoming dates:
- Aug Tuesday 19th- Club meeting
- Aug Tuesday 26th - Speaker Meeting- Youth Suicide Awareness, Phil Wheatley
- September 5-7th- Camp Getaway weekend for club (and potential) members
- October 25th- Give Back to the Mac- Save the Date.
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake
President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Tuesday 5th August 2014
Hello all,
Thank you to those who made it along to this week's meeting, we had a packed room, and a special visit from our Assistant Governor Don Heath! To add to the special occasion, we inducted a new member into the club- welcome Gabe! We look forward to having you as part of our team.
We also announced the 6 successful member applicants who will be forming the first intake of our Mentoring Program with RC Melbourne. Congratulations guys!
Items covered
Next week we are not meeting on Tuesday- instead we have a replacement meeting on Wednesday night with Albert Park RC to hear inspirational young Rotarian Holly Ransom speak (Information attached) - RSVP for Holly Ransom speaker evening here- RSVP due 7th August
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake
President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Thank you to those who made it along to this week's meeting, we had a packed room, and a special visit from our Assistant Governor Don Heath! To add to the special occasion, we inducted a new member into the club- welcome Gabe! We look forward to having you as part of our team.
We also announced the 6 successful member applicants who will be forming the first intake of our Mentoring Program with RC Melbourne. Congratulations guys!
Items covered
- International Service heads Sandy and Insiyah attended the district International expo day and reported back to the club about some great initiatives available for us to support. In particular we look forward to hearing more information about Days for Girls International, which is a grass roots non profit organisation providing sustainable feminine hygiene, advocacy and reproductive health education for girls in a range of developing countries
- We are holding Give Back to the Mac fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on Saturday October 25th at the wonderful Sandbar venue on the beach in Middle Park. We successfully ran this event in 2012, and look forward to developing another cracker event raising funds for a very worthy cause. Stay tuned for more info.
- Our annual weekend away at Camp Getaway September 5-7th is approaching! Facilitators are organised for our Club vision strategic planning session which is great - members and potential members RSVP here
Next week we are not meeting on Tuesday- instead we have a replacement meeting on Wednesday night with Albert Park RC to hear inspirational young Rotarian Holly Ransom speak (Information attached) - RSVP for Holly Ransom speaker evening here- RSVP due 7th August
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake
President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Tuesday 29th July 2014
Hello all,
Thank you to all that made it along to tonight's meeting. We had a packed room tonight, with the Rotary Club of Yarraville joining us for a meeting, as well as several members of the RYLA committee.
Last year we sponsored charter member Jess Wheeler to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). Jess spoke tonight about her experience with RYLA, and gave us a personal reflection about her journey, and how her participation in RYLA has helped her achieve her goals. It was wonderful to hear her story, and to see how RYLA had enacted such positive momentum in her life.
Key upcoming dates
Have a great week,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake
President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
Hello all,
Thank you to all that made it along to tonight's meeting. We had a packed room tonight, with the Rotary Club of Yarraville joining us for a meeting, as well as several members of the RYLA committee.
Last year we sponsored charter member Jess Wheeler to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). Jess spoke tonight about her experience with RYLA, and gave us a personal reflection about her journey, and how her participation in RYLA has helped her achieve her goals. It was wonderful to hear her story, and to see how RYLA had enacted such positive momentum in her life.
Key upcoming dates
- August 5th- club meeting with a visit from our Assistant Governor Don Heath, look forward to seeing you there
- August 12th- NO club meeting
- August 13th- replacement meeting to see Holly Ransom speak (details attached)
- Sep 5-7th- Club Camp Getaway weekend- Click here to RSVP via meetup
Have a great week,
Cheers
Nicole
Nicole Lake
President 2014-2015
Rotary Club of Melbourne Park
