I would like to thank President Elect Mandy Van for chairing the Club Meeting last Friday,1 November while Pam and I were away for that week.
Congratulations to two of our members for receiving some special recognition in the community.
Pam and I attended the City of Ryde Health Care Awards, organised by the Rotary Club of Macquarie Park, held on Thursday 24 October.Dr Juliet Chen was a finalist in the category of Allied Health. Congratulations Juliet for being nominated for this award. (see photos below)
Brian Bailey received a Community Service Award from the Epping branch of the Bendigo Bank. I would like to thank Sue Bailey who shared some information on why Brian received this award. Brian received the award for:
* Being involved in numerous service clubs, commencing with Hobart Apex Club in 1986 to his present Rotary club membership
* Scout Leader for about 10yrs in the 1990's. This included taking scouts to 2 Jamborees and a Jamborette
* 2004 till present- an active member of the Nth Epping Community Fire Unit
* 2019 till present-President of the Nth Epping Men's Shed. He has been instrumental in leading the work involved in replacing the asbestos riddled Scout Hall with the amazing Shed which is due to start operating as a Shed from the start of 2025.
Congratulations Brian and well deserved, and thank you, Sue, for the background information. (see photos below)
We had a wonderful dinner and catch up at the Noble Terrace Restaurant on Friday 25 October. It was a lovely night and great to see Mandy and Ian Van (we celebrated Ian’s birthday), Sandeep, Rajesh and Zoya Rathi, Brian and Sue Bailey, Rob and Carolin Wilkinson. Rob invited past club member Steve Perrin to join us, and it was also great to see Steve. In a wonderful surprise when Pam and I arrived Steve presented the club with a cash donation of $500. I have sent Steve a letter of thanks from our club.(See photos here).
Our Club has been recognised by ShelterBox with a Bronze Champion Award for the 2023-24 financial year (see here). This is in recognition of the club's continued support over the past three years. Congratulations to our members for all the efforts made to raise funds to support this worthy cause.
The guest speaker at this Friday’s meeting, on 8 November, is Charles Fellner who will be speaking on the topic of ‘Scam Awareness’. (For more information about Charles see here) Members and friends are welcome to attend via Zoom commencing at 7.30a.m. see the link below.
This year’s Carols on the Common, being held on Sunday 15 December, are fast approaching. Volunteers are required to help on the day, from the setup in the morning of the event to the pack up at the end of the night. If you or your family or friends can help in any way, please contact Pam Wood mobile 0400803417. The next Carols Committee Meeting will be held this Thursday 7 November at 7pm North Ryde RSL Sports Club.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the country on which we meet, the Wallumattagal people of the Dharug Nation. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Don't Miss Out! Have you ordered your puddings yet?
For the last several years, the Rotary Clubs of North Ryde, Chatswood/Roseville, Wahroonga, Pennant Hills and Turramurra have worked together in raising funds for a literacy program at Moree East Public School called “Books in Homes”. Nearly 90% of the students at the school come from the local Aboriginal community. The program has had a profound positive effect on the literacy skills of the students. The program provides “…quality books-of-choice to children living in remote, disadvantaged and low socio-economic circumstances, ensuring crucial early literacy engagement and the development of reading skills needed for lifelong achievement.” The Rotary Clubs in Moree are our local representatives.
One of the fund-raising activities has been the sale of delicious puddings from Pudding Lane. The puddings have won international prizes in previous years and include your traditional Christmas pud, macadamia and brandy, gluten free, date and toffee, rum and plum, mango and brandy and a variety of evil dark chocolate.
Payment by direct deposit: Rotary Club of North Ryde BSB 633 000 A/c 126363779 include your last name & “# (total number of puddings)” or by mail: send order form and cheque (“Rotary Club of North Ryde”) to PO Box 6171, North Ryde 2113
The guest speaker at this Friday's club meeting will be Charles Fellner. All members and friends are welcome to attend via zoom commencing 7.30a.m.
Charles Fellner is a retired IT professional from Sydney. After seeing various friends being scammed, he wanted to do something to fight back. Rather than creating yet another website on the topic he decided instead to do some thorough research and then conduct presentations at various clubs such as Rotary and Lions on the subject of scam awareness. He has since followed on from this with teaching Scam Awareness at WEA Sydney Adult Education.
In these presentations, his focus is on the more common scams. He explains what goes on behind these scams, the steps that one should take to avoid being scammed, and what one should do if they have been scammed. He also has a strong interest in the psychology of scamming and believes this is a very important and often neglected part of the puzzle. He talks with people almost every day about scamming every chance he gets.
The *Pitch for Purpose Innovation Challenge* is here!
This exciting opportunity empowers students to develop innovation and design thinking skills while addressing *real-world environmental challenges*, one of Rotary's key focus areas.
*For Students*: A hands-on, curriculum-aligned experience, building skills for the future. *For Schools*: Inspire students with practical, impactful learning. *For Rotary Clubs*: Engage local schools, showcase Rotary's impact, and support teams at our District Conference in March.
Finalist teams need a $450 club sponsorship to attend the conference on March 22nd (covering five students and a guardian). Register interest by November 22nd.
Preliminary rounds start in early February.
As for age groups. The plan is for Year 5/6 for primary, and year 9/10 for secondary. This is based on the feedback from the schools that have already expressed interest.
Let’s make Pitch for Purpose an incredible journey for all!
See the attached flyer for details, or visit the website:
Volunteers are needed, can you help? Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help on the day of the event. We are still seeking help from friends of our club to assist with the many volunteer tasks that need to be undertaken on the day and during the evening of the Carols.
We particularly needstrong, able people to help with the setting up and packing up phases of the event. The more helpers we have the quicker this can be done. If you cannot help with this the heavier tasks, there are a number of other tasks that may suit you better.
Please look at the tasks below and consider volunteering your time for one or more of these tasks.
These tasks include:
Morning set up from10am-12pm
Top car park assisting with directing cars and collecting payments: 3-10pm
Bottom Car Park assisting with directing cars and collecting payments: 3-10pm
Bucket Collection: 8.00pm
Kidzone helpers 4-10pm ( Working With Children Check Clearance essential)
Event Pack up: 9pm-12am ( the more people we have for this the earlier we can finish)
Raffle ticket sales during the event: 4-9pm
light duties can also be assigned
If you can assist in any way please let me know the times you are available and your preferred role/s by return email woodmal50@hotmail.com or call my mobile 0400803417 . If you have neighbours, friends, colleagues or family members who can assist even for a couple of hours, please let me know.
We will, once again, be running a Christmas raffle throughout the event with two baskets of Christmas goodies to be won. We are seeking donations of items to go in these baskets as part of the prizes. If you would like to donate some items such as bonbons, Christmas cake or pudding, shortbread biscuits, wine, serviettes or any other Christmas fare items please contact me by email or on my mobile 0400803417. We are also happy to take cash donations so we can top up the baskets with any items that may not be donated to make them more appealing.
The next meeting of the Carols Committee will be on Thursday 7 November at 7pm at North Ryde RSL Sports Club.
Regards
Pam
Pamela Wood Community Director 2024-25 The Rotary Club of North Ryde Mobile 0400803417
T-Shirts and Polo (Collar) shirts can be ordered directly from the National Workwear website. Go to www.nationalworkwear.com.au and select Rotary Collection from the menu.
Please scroll down and select Rotary Club – Bulk Order Form. Rotary Clubs purhcase price is $24 for the T-Shirts via the bulk order form. Or Download the order form, (it is an input form) and email it to Sharon at National Workwear.
T Shirts are $24 ea. It is recommend going a size bigger in the Ladies sizing because they are fitted. Size 6XL T shirts and larger are available in black. Shirts with collars are also available at a cost of $38 ea. NATIONAL WORKWEAR is a licensed supplier for the Zone 8 Shirts.
Please allow 4-6 weeks for your order to arrive at your delivery address.
