Next week we will be taking a vocational visit to Foodbank Victoria in Yarraville.
Foodbank Victoria is an independent not-for-profit organisation with more than 80 years’ food relief experience.
Each month, they source and distribute food to 134,000 Victorians who rely on food assistance – including 38,000 children. They collect surplus food from across Victoria, weigh and sort it into orders, then distribute it to a network of over 900 community partners to feed hungry Victorians.
NOTE:
Next Tuesday is also World Mental Health Day. Australian Rotary Health recognises this through their Lift the Lid campaign. You are asked to wear a hat to support this.
The visit commences at 6pm sharp.
Afterwards, we will be going to the Yarraville Club for dinner.
Born in 1975 in Ukraine, Alex Cherney now lives in Melbourne where he works as an IT consultant and, in his spare time, he enjoys observing and photographing the southern night sky. His daughter's kindergarten project on Space in 2007 inspired Alex to take up astronomy.
He purchased his first telescope in 2008 and, as his interest in the stars increased, he rapidly upgraded to more sophisticated equipment. This led him to not only observe the night sky but also to start taking photos.
Alex loves the challenge of taking time-lapse images of the night sky. He says it is particularly appealing because it shows the motion of celestial bodies in relation to the landscape and helps connect viewers with the night sky. Spending the night under the stars and then sharing it with the world is one of the biggest rewards for him.
Alex travels throughout Australia to photograph the most beautiful landscapes under the stars of the Milky Way and loves to connect ocean, land and sky in his work. His images and videos were published in well-known astronomy magazines and books and he has won prestigious Australian and international awards.
Click on the links below to see some samples of Alex's fantastic work:
This joint venture, between Werribee Rotary and Wyndham Central College, will enable women to come together to help raise funds for much needed health awareness and services in Wyndham. Money raised will be donated to help build the Rotary Cancer (RoCan) Wellness Centre for the West, and to Wyndham Central College to fund wellness programs for the students. The event includes a delicious high tea, guest speakers, musical performances and raffle prizes.
Date: Sunday 22nd October 2017
Venue: Wyndham Central College, 101 Shaws Rd, Werribee, Victoria
Werribee Rotary is continuing to develop its close interaction with Wyndham Central College.
This year there have been 16 entries in the Creative Expression Competition from the Year 10 students. Their task was to express, as creatively as possible, the theme of: 'How Can You Make a Difference and Help Strengthen Our Community?' The entries have been produced in various artistic forms including poetry, essays, songs, drawings and comic books.
Michael Redding says that the entries will be judged next week and one or more winners will be selected.
At the Rotary dinner on October 17th, we will be presenting cheques to the winners.
The Japanese Garden which was constructed by our club in the mid-90's at the Wyndham Council offices is in need of a facelift. There will be a working bee, held jointly with Hoppers Crossing Rotary, this Sunday (8th October).
We will perform maintenance on the garden and add some new plants to the display. Wyndham Council officers will be on site at 9am and they will supply tools and plants.
If you can assist on the day, please advise Jason Daddy or President Ross.
Click here to view some past and present photos of the garden.
The Thankyou journey - a blueprint for turning ideas into reality
Driven, resourceful and determined, Daniel Flynn is one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs under the age of 30.
He is the founder and managing director of the social enterprise Thankyou, which has given more than $5.5 million to help end global poverty.
Thankyou’s 50 products are stocked by major retailers in Australia and 100 per cent of profits go to funding water, sanitation, child and maternal health and food projects around the world. In nine short years, Thankyou has directly impacted the lives of 755,538 people in 20 countries, including Australia.
Daniel is also the author of best-selling book Chapter One, a story that generated $1.4 million in sales in its first month using an unorthodox ‘pay-what-you-want’ model.
He is a genius at disruptive marketing and has received widespread media coverage for some truly unconventional and highly successful campaigns that led to Thankyou products being stocked by some of Australia’s biggest retailers. He is an engaging and thoughtful speaker and his talks offer a blueprint for turning ideas into reality.
The function is being held at the RACV Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke St, Melbourne.
The cost is $65 per person or $600 for a table of 10.
Membership dues are overdue for quite a number of members. You will not be named and you will not be fined but your attention to this oversight would be greatly appreciated. Treasurer Ross Smith is eagerly awaiting your payment by October 6th at the latest.
Visitors at our meeting were:
Carlo Vimercati (prospective member)
Andrea Fredskild (exchange student)
Maria Silber (Rotary Club of Footscray & District Chair Youth Services)
Steve Lambrinakos (Rotary Club of Laverton Point Cook)
An article by Tony Thomas, Rotary Club of Central Melbourne
Lorraine (Lorry) Rowe thought she had retired from retail management six years ago, after setting up and running two successful Op Shops at Nambour on the Sunshine Coast.
But being a Rotarian with the passion to help others, she saw potential for an op shop venture in Melbourne’s west. Lorry’s homework included visiting the Rotary Club of Flemington Op Shop. Her know-how and enthusiasm grew, and her idea was taken up by Allan Bruno of the Rotary Club of Flemington.
Lorry is now manager of the Flemington Rotary Fit4Use Store in Werribee. On August 6, Lorry and her team celebrated the success of the store with a 1st Birthday gathering of Rotarians, Past 9800 DG Neville John, supporters, customers and friends. All prices were halved for the day.
The furniture is mostly collected and vetted by Allan Bruno. Donations flow in freely from public well-wishers and Rotarians from all over. Bunnings Warehouse at Hoppers Crossing played a key role in supplying shop fittings to set up the store. They also donated paint plus some important shop fixtures.
There can be a lot of sales preparation, including the washing of china and airing of clothes, sorting and ironing. “If you wouldn’t wear an item yourself, don’t expect others to,” Lorry says. Electrical items require test tagging, which is also done by Allan Bruno.
The store is often misused as a dumping facility by some people. The ‘throw outs’ comprise dirty and non-usable items and sometimes fill a medium size skip each week, which costs $25 a week for hire. Clothes and shoes that are considered wearable but not up to standard are sent to a commercial recycler who pays $2.50 per kg.
Are Op Shops the next big thing for clubs?
As club members age, even fund-raisers like sausage sizzles can be too physically demanding for many members. There’s probably half a dozen Rotary op shops now around Melbourne and scores nationally – and they involve a myriad of do-able jobs for volunteers on rosters.
Older women enjoy the shop work and men normally organise the transporting and re-cycling of goods, often in conjunction with Donations in Kind warehouses. Typically, commitment is 3-4 hours weekly.
Allan Bruno, 65, of Flemington RC (24 members) is an Op Shop veteran and has registered for Rotary the brand Fit4Use. A former equestrian sports administrator, he foresees this as a national, visible and modern brand for a Rotary chain of stores able to compete against larger charity rivals – which often lack dedicated free staff.
President Ross Conley
NEXT WEEK
Foodbank Victoria
4/2 Somerville Rd
Yarraville
5:30 for 6pm
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Greeters
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