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23 October 2020

Dear Fellow Club Members and Friends,
 
This week is a solid working week.
We discussed a lot at our Club Assembly including Membership, Projects and flexible meeting times and location in the future to suit new ways of operating and possible new members and bringing back some alumni.
 
Exciting news for our club to have Bunning BBQ on 28th November 2020 at the new store – Gladesville. Garry, Rob, Peter and I visited the new store on the weekend and discussed with the Scout leader from 1st Yarra Sea Scouts to get some tips and tricks on how to run with increased requirements for COVID safety at the event. That will be a good opportunity to raise some funds and give exposure to the public as we wear our Rotary Club shirts, hats and aprons.
 
Our Club Annual Celebration dinner will be on this Saturday. See you all there.
 
On Sunday, I completed the Virtual City2Surf with Team ShelterBox Girls fund-raising for ShelterBox Australia (Partnership with Rotary International) to celebrate 20 years. 6 of us walked 14 km from Epping to St Leonard in 3 hours.
 
The Virtual Carols filming session is on 5th November (Thursday). It will go live from 13th December till Christmas Day. https://www.carolsonthecommon.org.au/
 
My quote for this week: If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
 
Remember there is no meeting this Friday.
 
The next scheduled Club Zoom meeting is 6th November 2020 for guest speaker - Rowan Price from Rotary Club of Ryde (previous District D9680 Representative) on Cyber Security.
 
Topic: North Ryde Rotary Club - Zoom Club Meeting
Time: Nov 06, 2020 07:15 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
 
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Meeting ID: 878 2165 6014
 
Best Regards
 
Mandy Van JP
Rotary Club of North Ryde
President 2020-2021
Rotary District 9685
Email: mandy-van@hotmail.com
Mobile: 0404 082 611
 
 
Stories
Barbara in hospital
Barbara in hospital
Barbara is in North Shore Hospital for a few days.  Hopefully she will be better and able to come to the Celebration Dinner on Saturday night. And of course enjoy her birthday next Monday.  Get well Barbara!
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City to surf 
City to surf - virtually
Mandy Van, our President, participated in the City to Surf virtual run to help raise money for Shelterbox.  She ran with the "Shelterbox Girls".  14 k in 3 hrs and 03 minutes.  Well done.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Diet and mental health
Professor Felice Jacka on
Diet and Mental Health
 

Rotary District 9820 Zoom Event

 
Felice Jacka, Professor of Nutritional and Epidemiological Psychiatry at Deakin University, has led an innovative research programme to examine how diet relates to mental health problems.

Professor Jacka joined Rotary District 9820 for a discussion on her research on World Mental Health Day, in support of Australian Rotary Health and our Lift the Lid on Mental Illness campaign.

Click the image above to watch the video. 
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Breast cancer month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease.

There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year (IARC Globocan, 2008). Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide, both in the developed and developing countries. In low- and middle-income countries the incidence has been rising up steadily in the last years due to increase in life expectancy, increase urbanization and adoption of western lifestyles.

Currently there is not sufficient knowledge on the causes of breast cancer, therefore, early detection of the disease remains the cornerstone of breast cancer control. When breast cancer is detected early, and if adequate diagnosis and treatment are available, there is a good chance that breast cancer can be cured. If detected late, however, curative treatment is often no longer an option. In such cases, palliative care to relief the suffering of patients and their families is needed.

The majority of deaths (269 000) occur in low- and middle-income countries, where most women with breast cancer are diagnosed in late stages due mainly to lack of awareness on early detection and barriers to health services. Maria's story (see below) illustrates this dramatic situation common to thousands of women in resource constrained settings. A situation that can be reverted if adequate public health programmes are put in place.

WHO promotes comprehensive breast cancer control programmes as part of national cancer control plans. The recommended early detection strategies for low- and middle-income countries are awareness of early signs and symptoms and screening by clinical breast examination in demonstration areas. Mammography screening is very costly and is feasible only in countries with good health infrastructure that can afford a long-term programme.

Source:  https://www.who.int/cancer/events/breast_cancer_month/en/

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Upcoming Events
Club Board Meeting (via ZOOM)
Oct 20, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
RC of North Ryde Annual Celebration Dinner
Oct 24, 2020
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Club Meeting (via ZOOM)
Nov 06, 2020
7:15 AM – 8:30 AM
 
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Speakers
Nov 06, 2020 7:15 AM
Cyber Security
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Barbara Lee
October 26
 
 
How’s the serenity? Even a couple of minutes a day focusing on the present can help to put things in perspective and reduce anxiety levels.
 
https://www.stresslesstips.org.au/focus-on-the-present/
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