Hello Fellow Rotarians and friends,
Welcome to this week’s newsletter.
Last week, it was a pleasure to hear their life stories from Bernie and Peter Mason as well as Mak Khalil. So many years of interesting lives condensed into a few minutes. It is always fascinating to hear from our members – you always learn a bit more about what makes the person when you hear about their lived experiences. Thank you to Bernie, Peter and Mak for sharing your life experiences with us!
Saturday 15 October was the Rotary Spring Fair at St John’s Anglican Church North Ryde. What a gorgeous day it turned out to be. Thank you to all the people who helped with running the BBQ on the day – Bernie, Binoe, David, Peter and Rob. It was also great to have Queenie Seto (who is a prospective member) join in. It was wonderful to experience the community spirit among the people who attended the fair on the day. Post COVID, our community needs such events to bring people together.
Our next Bunnings Gladesville BBQ Club Fund Raising Event is on Saturday 29 October 2022. This BBQ is being used as a specific fundraiser for The Riding for the Disabled, Marsfield. We are hoping to have helpers from Riding for the Disabled also there on the day. We need helpers from 7:15am, to setup, to 5pm to clean up and return items to our storage facility. We have found that our busiest times are between 10am and 3pm, so if you can only help for a limited time, please keep these times in mind. Please let Garry know, if you haven’t already, if you can assist on the day.
A reminder that Monday 24 October is
WORLD POLIO DAY. Ending Polio is the number one priority for both Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. In support of this, the All Stations challenge train ride is being conducted again. Please provide your support if you can by joining and riding with the organisers for a station or two. You can also make a donation
here. Apart from being a great Fellowship day, it helps create a wonderful public image for Rotary and puts the Rotary Brand out there in front of the public.
We are receiving a steady stream of Christmas pudding orders which help raise funds for the Moree East Public School’s Books in Homes program. Having enjoyed them last year, I would personally recommend them highly. Closing date for the orders is 28 October 2022. A reminder to place your orders as soon as you can and to encourage family and friends to do the same.
I had the pleasure of attending the Rotary Leadership Institute course in August and got a lot out of it. The next RLI course (No. 72) will be held over 4/ 5/ 6 November as an online course. The course offers a relevant and valuable learning and professional development opportunity and is designed for Rotarians of all experience levels but with at least 12 months of Rotary membership under their belt. The Board has agreed to support members who want to enrol for this course. If you are interested, please register online.
Our club meeting this week is a face-to-face meeting at Dunmore Lang College. As usual, a hot breakfast will be available on the day. Look forward to meeting everyone who is attending.
I thank everyone in the Club for their commitment, energy and contribution towards making a difference.
Sandeep Rathi
Rotary Club of North Ryde
President 2022-2023
Rotary District 9685
Email: sandeeprathi.au@gmail.com
Mobile: 0481 008 303
For our upcoming Zoom Club meetings and assembly, here is the connection details: