We have seen a very active month within the Rotary Foundation and Rotary International. October is the month to eradicate Polio and educate people about long term lifelong effects of a polio sufferer. It has been a Rotary initiative for many years to eradicate polio in the world and a wonderful initiative to ride the trains of the Sydney rail network was initiated by Dave and Mark Anderson, which took place on Saturday 23 October 2026.
What a wonderful initiative with over $81,000 raised so far to help in the eradication of polio. As this donation is also met by the Gates Foundation at two for one, that is a wonderful rounded up figure of nearly $180,000! Well done Mark and Dave for a wonderful day on the trains and well done to everybody that achieved their goals of donating to the End Polio Day!
Our Rotary Club of North Ryde will be donating the funds raised from our next BBQ at Bunnings, on Saturday 7 November 2026, toward the End Polio Now campaign with Rotary. We must remember that our world is a much safer place when we as Rotarians build a collaborative around an initiative to end a childhood disease in the world. I remember people that I grew up with having suffered polio, it is a lifelong debilitating disease and needs to be eradicated. It was not that long ago that it was a scourge of society.
What better way to get the Rotary name out there than by social media publications around the train ride to end polio in Sydney. It was even on the Sunrise Show with Mark and Dave being interviewed, and we saw in the background some familiar faces of PDG Lindsay May and Tanya Mace from Lane Cove Rotary Club and a few others hopping on and off trains all over the network to raise funds to end polio, well done and congratulations getting the Rotary name out there so people can come and seek membership with a worldwide active, relevant and modern Rotary!
Regards
Bernie and Peter Mason
Joint Presidents 2026-27
To join our Friday morning Club meetings from 7.15am -8.30am via Zoom, click on the link below. All are welcome.
On Friday 16 October 2026 we were delighted to have six local school Principals or their representatives attend our Club Breakfast at Dunmore Lang College. We welcomed Megan Gibbons, Principal, Smalls Road Public School; Bruce Francis, Principal, Truscott Street Public School; Elizabeth Sweeney ,Deputy Principal Marsden High School; Chiara Viscontini Relieving Deputy Principal Ryde Secondary College; Erin Taggart Assistant Principal North Ryde Public School and Nayeree Basmajian, Assistant Principal Ryde East Public SchoolOur guests shared their school’s vision and how the school benefits from our club's annual donations. We hope to continue to work collaboratively with our local schools throughout the years ahead.
Bruce Francis receives a Gro-Tree as thanks from President Bernie Mason
We are still in need of volunteers to help with the many tasks for the Carols on the Common which will be held on Sunday 13 December. Please consider volunteering some of your time if you have not already done so.
The tasks we still need volunteers for are:
These tasks include:
Letterbox delivery of flyers prior to the Carols
Morning set up on Sunday 13 December from10am-12pm
Top car park assisting with directing cars and collecting payments: 3-10pm
Bottom Car Park assisting with directing cars 3-10pm
Event Pack up: 9pm-11pm ( the more people we have for this the earlier we can finish)
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.
We will have three wonderful baskets filled with Christmas goodies for the Christmas raffle again this year. We are seeking donations of items to go in three baskets as part of the prizes or a cash donation to go towards purchasing items for the baskets.
If you would like to donate items or cash towards the raffle please contact me or make a direct donation to Raffle coordinator Trina Phillips, contact me for details.
For more information about this year's Carols on the Common go to the website carolsonthecommon.org.au
Once again, the Rotary Clubs of Turramurra, North Ryde and Chatswood/Roseville with the support of Pudding Lane, Newcastle, are supporting “Books in Homes” at Moree East Public School.
1. CLOSING DATE FOR ORDERS: FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2026
2. ORDERING: Please print off the order form below, fill in the details and email it to Bob at peternathan64@gmail.com
3. PAYMENT: **Preferred option: Direct deposit to North Ryde Rotary: BSB 633 000 A/c 126363779 (include your name and “Puds” (Or by mail: order form and cheque (“Rotary Club of North Ryde”) to PO Box 6171 North Ryde 2113)
4. COLLECTION OF PUDDINGS
• Orders through Rotary Clubs: collect from Bob Selinger at 4 Sheehan St Eastwood (0403 003 257). He will email everyone when the puddings are ready.
• Individual orders: where possible, we will deliver to you
The Annual General Meeting for the Rotary Club of North Ryde will be held on Friday 4 December 2026 at 7.30a.m. via Zoom.
Nominations for positions on the Board and for Avenue of Service Committee Chairs will be sought for the Rotary year 2027-28.
Nominees are called for the following positions:
President
President- elect
Treasurer
Secretary
Director x 4
Avenues of Service Chairs:
Club
Community
Vocational
International
Youth
Foundation
For information on any of these positions please go to Rotary District 9685 website:www.rotarydistrict9685.org.au or contact myself or any current Board Members.
