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Issue number 56 | 11 February, 2022
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Dear Fellow Rotarians and Friends,
It is pleasing to have 2022 active and underway and to catch up with so many of our members at our weekly meeting. It was particularly special to see our newest Honorary Member Dick Dawes attend our first face-to-face meeting this year with the help of his son in law Chris Grant. Welcome back Dick and great to hear that you are now in the vicinity of Lane Cove. Last week, some of our members had a very nice dinner get-together at the King’s Dynasty Restaurant in Chatswood to celebrate the Year of the Tiger.
We took the opportunity to conduct a Club Assembly this week to take stock of what we have achieved over the last six months and what we can look forward to in the coming six months. Certainly, we have had some active community presence with PETO BBQ, Australia Day BBQ, sales of puddings, towels, and books to the public, and not forgetting selling Raffles tickets.
Brian Hall is working to bring 2 new international projects to the club while maintaining the momentum with our two long-standing projects. Tania advises that our bank balances are looking healthy and that we can continue with our annual club giving initiatives. Craig is working on some new club project initiatives and has us registered for Clean Up Australia Day on 6 March. Brooke is keeping tabs on Youth programs while Adrienne works hard to get as much publicity for the Club as well. I thank all Board members for their continued hard work through the Rotary year.
In terms of youth activities, the January 2022 RYLA Program has been postponed due to COVID concerns, and the Winter RYPEN camp also has been postponed to next year. We look forward to inviting Kingston Wong to speak about his experiences as an NYSF student to the club via Zoom.
I am very excited about the recycled bench to be installed at Lane Cove Public School which should be ready for delivery in a month’s time and the terra cycle bins to collect disposable face masks. All these activities ensure high visibility for our Club.
Next week is the official visit of DG Lindsay to the Club and we look forward to it as he and Tania come to the tail end of visiting 67 clubs in District 9685 – an amazing feat. We also have some interesting speakers lined up for the coming weeks – so stay tuned.
Lalitha Warren
President 2021-22
Rotary Lane Cove
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Social Club outing at King Dynasty Chinese Restaurant Chatswood on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. A delightful evening for attending members.
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A great team photo of our Australia Day BBQ crew at Lane Cove Plaza making lots and lots of people happy with the free Sausage Sizzle as well as Egg & Bacon Rolls.
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Club Assembly at the Hotel Urban St Leonards, Tuesday 8 February, 2022
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An informal meeting with great fellowship, well attended with lots of updates for all members on current and future club activities and projects.
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Rotarian Pat Price's report on a ‘Start-up’ project of note at Heartland College,
Kathmandu, Nepal. (A project supported by Lane Cove Rotary)
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“Heartland College ‘start up’ project: Menstrual Health awareness program. This program was initiated, coordinated and delivered as part of one of the school’s leadership initiatives. Whereby final year college students have the opportunity to coordinate a program or activity that they are passionate about in a community of their choice. Here we have five of our current Education stream students (supported by our Global Grant) who throughout January delivered workshops and skill building programs to more than five hundred people in the Nuwarkot region about menstruation, positive health promotion practices and awareness in an effort to shift long standing cultural issues that affected thousands of young women in Nepal.
Fantastic leadership shown here, significant impact and strong Rotary themes in action”.
Report by Rotarian Pat Price who is also the CEO of Heartland College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Special Fund Raiser and a Great Opportunity to Win a holiday in Fiji
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Your holiday, or it's a great gift, for two people, valued at AUD5000 includes:
- 5 nights in an air conditioned room, right on the waterfront, near some of the world’s best diving.
- Full cooked breakfasts, lunches and two course dinners (drinks not included).
- AUD$1000 cash toward travel or spend as you wish (potentially replaced by air tickets)
- Ground transfers to and from the airport (flights not included).
- Rainbow Reef snorkelling experience.
- Tropical garden tour.
- Visit an Its Time school solar project and meet the kids that benefit.
The prize is fully donated and the funds raised are split:
- 50% of tickets sold to Lane Cove Rotary Charity account
- 40% to Its Time Foundation remote islands solar school projects.
- 10% to Plastic Free Oceans protecting wildlife and the health of us all.
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Congratulations to our member Hazel McNamara, Senior Sales Agent at Raine & Horne Lane Cove on having been awarded the Agent of the Year Award 2022.
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Congratulations Hazel! You are a deserved Winner!
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
| 15 Feb. 2022 |
District Governors Visit
Lindsay May OAM |
Hotel Urban St Leonards
6.30pm – 8.15pm
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| 22 Feb. 2022 |
Moey Nirui
New member presentation
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Hotel Urban St Leonards
6.30pm – 8.15pm
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| 01 March 2022 |
Lane Cove Mayor Andrew Zbik
My Vision for Lane Cove |
Hotel Urban St Leonards
6.30pm – 8.15pm
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| 06 March 2022 |
Clean up Australia Day
Craig Brodey, Team Leader
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Blackman Park, Lane Cove
9.00am
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| 08 March 2022 |
Shirley La Planche
Author of psychological thriller
“The Fatal Path” |
Hotel Urban St Leonards
6.30pm – 8.15pm
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February Birthdays
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15 February, Lindsay May
20 February, Kerry Moroney
27 February, Jim Holmes |
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Did you know? February is Peace and Conflict Resolution Month.
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Rotarians refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.
Through our service projects, peace fellowships, and scholarships, our members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
Through academic training, study, and practice the Rotary Peace Centres program develops leaders who become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution in their communities and around the globe. Graduates of the program are reintegrating refugees in Sudan, creating jobs for disadvantaged women in India, and supporting reconstruction in devastated regions of the world.
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