President Mandy Van is currently travelling overseas and will be back in time for our annual Celebration/ Changeover dinner next Friday 26 June at North Ryde RSL. We are looking forward to celebrating another very successful year with our sponsors, supporters, members, families and friends.
Looking Ahead
• Saturday 4 July Bunnings BBQ at Gladesville. Please let Garry Maloney know if you can assist any time throughout the day. Thank you all for your continued support and involvement in our activities.
Rotary Club of North Ryde
The next meeting is on Friday 19 June. This is a Club Assembly breakfast meeting at Dunmore Lang College 7.15 for 7.30am start. All are welcome to attend in person or via Zoom, see the link below. The first meeting of the new Rotary year will be on Friday 3 July via Zoom 7.15 for 7.30am start.
Best regards
Mandy
For our upcoming Zoom Club meetings and assembly, here is the link details:
This year’s Rotary Winter RYPEN camp was held at the Katoomba Christian Convention Centre.
The camp ran from Friday 12 June to Sunday 14 June. Our Rotary Club sponsored 2 students from Marsden High School, Natalie and Rico to attend this year’s camp.
Friday was registration day, and Natalie arrived with her father Andy and Rico with her mother Mai. Registration involved being allocated the coloured team that they were in for the weekend and where their rooms were. Amanda Barnes, from the Social Impact Network, was there to help with the registrations.
Krissie Webb, the ROTARACT Chair, was standing in for Michele Ellery, who was attending the Rotary International Convention in Taipei, as the Camp Mother and welcomed everyone for the weekend.
The camp finished on Sunday with a lunch and an informal graduation ceremony. A couple of ex Rotary Exchange Students spoke at the graduation about their experiences of Exchange and to think about this for the students attending RYPEN, and for the parents of the RYPEN students to keep in mind.
We look forward to having Natalie and Rico attend a club meeting to tell us all about their RYPEN experience.
Each year the Rotary Club of North Ryde makes an annual cash donation to the local schools to support the students . Please find below an excerpt from an email of thanks for our annual donations to Ryde Secondary College form School Administration Manager ( rel) Carolyn Hirsch on behalf of the school.
Dear President Mandy, Pamela and Rotary Club Members,
On behalf of our school, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation of $1,000. Your support means a great deal to us, and it will make a positive difference in the lives of our students. Your support allows us to assist students experiencing financial challenges, enabling them to participate in school camps, competitive sports, and other valuable activities that enhance learning opportunities for our students.
We truly appreciate the Rotary Club of North Ryde’s ongoing commitment to our community and your willingness to invest in education. Please find attached a Certificate of Appreciation to share with your club.
Thank you once again for your kindness and support.
