At our last meeting we welcomed 14 young guests at our youth focused night. Organised by the youth committee, many students from Swinburne were seated amongst the members, which worked well. At the end of the presentation, we were able to offer students information about RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award), Mock Interviews and Camberwell Rotaract.
Initially we were entertained by a talk from Ardie Martono who had recently attended the RYLA Camp.
There was non-stop action at Bunnings Warehouse Hawthorn for most of the day, September 12th, for one of the club's most successful sausage sizzles ever. Hearty congratulations to Foundation Director Joanne Shentu and the Rotary Glenferrie Sizzlers for a supremely succesfull fundraiser. On a beautiful sunny day, patrons 
were at times queued well down Burwood Road in both directions, patiently waiting for their barbecued treat. As one patron said, “How come your sausages taste so much better than when we cook them ourselves"? The answer, of course, is a trade secret.
Sales were in the mid $3,000s with a net profit of around $2,400, all of which is to be donated to the Rotary founded global ShelterBox organisation, currently working to help victims of disasters in Nepal, Gaza and the Ukraine.
The fundraiser for ShelterBox was a Rotary Glenferrie Peacebuilder Project.
The crowds came out for a sunny spring market on Saturday September 19th, a special day for the little ones in the family. With lots of things for kiddies to do, it was the bubble blowers that produced the loudest squeals of delight. The basketball hoops were popular too. Patterson Reserve was busy for most of the morning, with a number of stallholders selling out completely.
The regular market themes are working in rebuilding market patronage, with newcomers to the market enjoying the festive community atmosphere. So much more enjoyable than shopping in a boring old shopping centre! The next Boroondara Farmers Market is on Saturday October 17th, featuring exhibitions by local emergency services.
The September Sumba Eye Project mission to Indonesia faced unexpected challenges, with the Waikabubak eye clinic closed through lack of funding and volcanic disruption limiting the surgical program. Despite the setbacks, the team completed 14 cataract operations, screened local schoolchildren and trained teachers and health workers to identify eye problems. Just as importantly, valuable new partnerships were strengthened to help build a more sustainable eye-care service for the people of Sumba.
On Tuesday 18th August, The Rotary Club of Glenferrie (“RCG”) participated in annual Swinburne Employment Expo, to provide graduating students the opportunity to understand issues related to future employment; being a volunteer or part time or full time in work and to learn about volunteering in Rotary.
It also gave RCG the opportunities to present our Club and hear what students are looking for in the transition to employment.
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PP Teresa Liu and Dr Paul Shekleton. Telling the Rotary Story at Swinburne August 18th | |
