Welcome back President Victoria. Vicki and Ian arrived back safely on Tuesday evening and will tell us about her trip on Friday morning.
Last Friday we had a most informative talk from Robert Jordan on the very serious subject of ovarian cancer. Since his own personal tragedy, with his wife dying from the disease, Robert has become an ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Australia and has made it his mission to publicise and educate people about the disease, as widely as he can. He has also taken a fund raising role and visits with large businesses to generate funds for research. Robert is a former Rotarian.
A very important and pleasant task last Friday, was to induct Binoe Verghese as a member of our club. Allen Horrell, Assistant District Governor from Riverside very kindly attended and helped with the induction. I know you will all help make Binoe feel welcome.in our friendly club. Binoe lives locally and is keen to do whatever he can to help us.
This week Ana is going to tell us all about her amazing safari trip around a lot of Australia with a bunch of other enthusiastic young exchange students. I dread to think how much sleep was achieved on the trip and how the chaperones were holding up om their return.
Next week Mak Khalil is going to talk to us about his varied life and work. If you have not heard his interesting tale, it is certainly worth coming along to listen.
The following week on the 23rd of June is our Changeover dinner. The challenge is to make it bigger and better than last year. We have a new venue this year and need to support Pat’s great efforts in securing such a good dinner deal. We only have a couple of weeks left to provide some raffle items for Pat. Please bring them along either this Friday or next. If you cannot find anything in the cupboard, wine is a good alternative.
A reminder about our July social night at Vicki and Ian’s place. This is a dine below the line event. We will eat for $2 a head and donate a self determined amount that could resemble the cost of a restaurant meal or some other value, to Oaktree. We have to donate before changeover. Please let me know what you would like to do. You can attend and donate or just donate. Your choice. I am keen to see what we can do for $2. We might introduce it at home permanently! If it saves money it must be good!
Some of you would know that Ann Fitz-Gibbon was in a lot of pain when she very kindly hosted Bobby from Inverell. Ann had some treatment in North Shore Private on Monday, which I understand has been successful. I am sure Ann would love to hear from you. The club sent some flowers earlier in the week.
Best regards
David Martin
Past President 2016-17
New Member Binoe Verghese is inducted into The Rotary Club of North Ryde at the Club Breakfast Meeting on Friday 2 June 2017 by Past President 2015-16, David Martin assisted by Allen Horrell, Assistant District Governor from Riverside.
Guest Speaker, Robert Jordan an ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Australia.
Ryde Secondary College invite members and friends to the Annual Fashion Show The Millennials 2017. See flyer
When: Friday 23 June
Time: 7pm
Cost: $10
Venue: 5 Malvina St, Ryde 2112
Contact number: 98094894
Our exchange student Ana has creatively crafted a dress for this parade. If you are unable to attend due to the Club's Annual Changeover Dinner being held on the same evening, please consider donating the $10 to the school or becoming a sponsor of the event. See sponsor form and for more information see invitation
The Rotary Club of North Ryde runs an annual tour, in May, of local technology based companies for students from Country NSW. We have been running the programme for 12 years or so. We work with Rotary clubs in West Wyalong, Forbes and Inverell to source suitable students from year 10 at their local high schools. We take up to 8 students each year. The students travel down to Sydney on the Sunday and are then hosted by Rotarians through until Friday morning when they return home. The idea is to provide the students with an insight into not only how technology is used in the workplace but what job opportunities there are available to them after school.
This year Rotarians took 6 Country NSW students Lane Blunsdon, Bobby Wighton, Tessa Pymont, Joshua Penhall, Lucy Holland and German exchange student, Lukas Ciroth on a series of visits to technology based companies including Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, IBM and Google and other major companies which use technology in their businesses including Coles, Optus, Cochlear and Konica Minolta. They also saw how technology is used within the Universities of UTS and Macquarie and the Sydney Observatory.
Here are some photos from this year's visit. For more photos see here and for photos of the farewell dinner see here.
Lane, Bobby, Lucy, Lukas, Joshua and Tessa outside Cochlear with North Ryde Rotarians Liane and David
At UTS Faculty of Engineering
A Tour of Cisco at St Leonards
Team paper plane designing and 'pitching' at IBM
The Farewell Dinner at North Ryde Community Aide
The students' presented their DIGIT experiences
Some comments from participating companies:
Hi David
Pleasure as always to host this. Look forward to being involved again next year.
Take care
Nathan
Coles
Thanks for the feedback David.
I am delighted your students were able to gain the experiences they had on their visit. Feedback from t he IBM folk was that there were an exceptionally well-mannered group of students.
David Lee STG Liaison to SWG and GBS STG Enablement Manager IBM Australia and NZ Ph. 0411-042-133 davidlee@au1.ibm.com
Hi David,
It was our pleasure to host the students. We are pleased that they got such a lot out of their visit not only to Cochlear but also to the other companies they visited. We wish them all the best for their future.
Kind Regards,
Nicola
Nicola Lovegrove
Team Assistant
Cochlear Limited 1 University Avenue Macquarie University NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA
Thanks so much David,
It was wonderful to have them here and I know Deepa and Robert both really enjoyed themselves and getting to know the students.
Thanks again,
Marie
Coogle
Hi David,
You are more than welcome.
We enjoyed hosting your enthusiastic students, too. A pleasure to spend time with the future of our society.
Members and friends are invited to attend the Rotary Club of North Ryde Annual Celebration Dinner which will be held on Friday 23 June 2017 at 6.30p.m. for 7.00p.m.
Venue: Basil's Seafood Restaurant, 3 Trafalgar Place Marsfield
Cost: Great value at $50 per person ( tables of 10 $500) for a three-course meal including pre-dinner drinks. Wine ca be purchased separately on the night.
RSVP: by Thursday 15 June to David Martin, email: djmartin@gmail.com or ph: 0414 642 948
You are invited to celebrate the end of another successful Rotary year and the start of the next 2017-18
District Governor Bruce Lakin and District Governor Elect Peter Ward warmly invite all Rotarians, their friends and partners to the 2017 District Changeover.
2017 District Changeover Details
When: Saturday 1 July 2017
Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Where: Hornsby RSL, 4 High St, Hornsby
Cost: $55 per person incl. 2 course dinner, entertainment and a welcome drink
A time to celebrate the year that has past and welcome the future. It is a wonderful evening and a great opportunity to gather with Rotarians from across the District.
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