We are off on holidays now, but we will be back in 2025. The next meeting of The Rotary Club of Glenferrie will be a picnic and bbq at the Yarra bank Reserve in Hawthorn, site of the Rotary 100 playground, on Tuesday evening, January 28th 2025. See you there!!!We are off on holidays now, but we will be back in 2025. The next meeting of The Rotary Club of Glenferrie will be a picnic and bbq at the Yarra bank Reserve in Hawthorn, site of the Rotary 100 playground, on Tuesday evening, January 28th 2025. See you there!!!The villagers and children of Buedu, Sierra Leone, have celebrated the handover of their new VIP latrines with a colourful march through the village and a ceremony at the Aladura Primary School.
The two toilet blocks are a gift to the children of Buedu from the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, CLUB 26021 ROTARY CLUB OF BO , Sierra Leone, and The Rotary Foundation. As part of the celebrations, each child was given a tee-shirt bearing a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene message (with thanks to the Government of Victoria and Scottish Health), and will be given two pairs of underwear each. WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) training for the children will commence after the Christmas/New Year break.
The project has been financed through proceeds from the sale of LightWalker walking sticks, a grant from The Rotary Foundation and money raised through the Boroondara Farmers Market.
It was time for song and merriment, and merriment there was Tuesday evening at the Rotary Club of Glenferrie Christmas Party 2024. Revellers gave full voice to familiar Christmas carols at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, and demolished an excellent Christmas Dinner prepared by the expert Kooyong chefs. Santa made an appearance, making his usual merry speech loaded with serial innuendo. He will be staying in Melbourne until Saturday when he will make an appearance at the Boroondara Christmas Farmers Market in his popular chariot, delighting children and startling small animals. Happy Christmas Santa. Happy Christmas everyone!
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Led by PE Helena Wimpole, the Rotary Club of Glenferrie has applied successfully for a grant from the Rotary Foundation to fund a secondary scholarship at the Swinburne Senior Secondary 
College for 2025 and 2026. The scholarship, amounting to $2,500, is awarded to a talented and motivated student or students, currently in Year 10, and whose family faces financial challenges, to help with their education related expenses during Years 11 and 12. The club will provide $1,250 towards the scholarship, which is matched with a Rotary Foundation grant of $1,250.
College for 2025 and 2026. The scholarship, amounting to $2,500, is awarded to a talented and motivated student or students, currently in Year 10, and whose family faces financial challenges, to help with their education related expenses during Years 11 and 12. The club will provide $1,250 towards the scholarship, which is matched with a Rotary Foundation grant of $1,250.
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Rotary Global Scholar Hikaru Sato has returned to Japan to take up a new role with the Health and Global Policy Institute after successfully completing her Masters Degree in Public Health at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. Hikaru was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mito in Japan and mentored during her time in Australia by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, led by PP Teresa Liu. Her tuition and living costs during her eighteen months in Australia were funded by The Rotary Foundation.
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The club welcomed new member Ray Isaac into the Rotary family on November 26th, with an induction ceremony at the Club Meeting at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Ray has been admitted to the Vocational Classification "Accounting-Public Practice". Ray, a CPA, is Managing Director of The Bottom Line Business Advisory, a cloud-based accounting, financial services and business advisory firm based in Chadstone.
A very warm welcome to the Rotary Club of Glenferrie, Ray. We look forward to many years working alongside you to do good in the world, and to have fun doing it!
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