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In his address to the Rotary International Convention in June 2021,

 Shekhar Mehta urged Rotary members to put improving girls’ futures

 at the forefront of their work. Mehta made empowering girls one 

of his presidential initiatives, and his focus is particularly timely.

 Women continue to face economic hurdles, 

declining levels of political participation,

 and challenges in the workplace, according to the 

World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021.

 The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the things that has extended 

the amount of time that experts estimate it will take to close the gender gap.

Read what Rotary is doing to empower girls and women. 

We have a saying at ShelterBox, that disasters don't stop,  and neither do we.   As if to illustrate this, Super Typhoon Rai  made landfall in the Philippines yesterday.  With winds of up to 150mph,                      it's one of the most severe storms to hit anywhere   in the world this year. Communications are down and the full extent  of the damage is still unknown.  The storm has displaced at least 13,000 families,  moving over areas where thousands live in poverty.  The numbers are expected to rise. We’re working with our team in the Philippines  and preparing to respond. We have some shelter aid in the Philippines  so we can move quickly while supplies last.  But we need your help to reach thousands more families. If you are one of those generous donors that  supported our recent Giving Day,  I would like to say a big thank you,  your funds will be put to immediate use.  If you missed the Giving Day,  then there are families in the Philippines  that desperately need your help.

 Welcome to Natasha Rogers our newest Rotarian

 and straight into chair of our newest environment portfolio

 

We can take action by funding research.

Please donate today

: https://buff.ly/2w9iEPc

#Liftthelidonmentalillness

Our fabulous Christmas function

SFM stallholders’ drinks 

Great Christmas message from Pastors Daron and Mel Crothers.

 We were also spoilt with a live performance of O Holy Night

by Mel....fantastic

Our resident artist Richard Hardwick handing over his watercolour painting 

of Kim's motorbike.....looks fabulous 

 

Manning men's shed fella receiving their certificate of recognition

 for their involvement in the Buddy Bench Project.....congratulations

 

That’s a wrap for 2021. Another wonderful Christmas breakfast.

 Nan Walker, what a fantastic job to organise the event.

 Congratulations to the Path of Hope team for the annual Christmas appeal.

 Helen leach did another amazing job with collecting gifts for the Salvation Army

. Kirstin as always doing her work to make the event run smoothly. 

Thanks to all our volunteers today.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas

 and a wonderful New Year from the Perth Rotary team

 

Christmas Party

Yesterday we had a fabulous festive season lunch at

Sitella Winery -

 big thank you to Glynis for organising great venue

 with delicious food & wine. 

Thank you also to Alison for organising the raffle 

in support of the Rotary Foundation 

- we raised almost $300. 

We also made a belated presentation of a 4 way test plaque for Shogo 

who was recognized earlier this year as our club’s

Rotarian of the year. For those unfamiliar with the 4 way test you can read about it here

: https://my.rotary.org/en/guiding-principles

 

What a wonderful way to wrap up our year at the Rotary Club of Subiaco.

Our annual Xmas party was fantastic, a lot of fun sharing the evening 

with members and friends.

 Delicious array of food, a variety of games

 and a very competitive Secret Santa.

We wish you all a very merry Christmas and all the best for the new year.

 We return on Tuesday 11 January at the Subiaco Hotel at 5:45pm.

A very pleasant Christmas Dinner Celebration was enjoyed by 

about 40 members and friends on Wednesday 15th December

 and many thanks to Kathy for organising the event.

 Members all bought presents for children which Gail will deliver to St Pats

 to be handed to less fortunate children over the holiday period.

#fremantle #fremantlechamberofcommerce #infreo #freo

 

The annual Rotary Breakfast at Manning Park was a great success.

 Many turned up to enjoy a scrumptious breakfast and take the opportunity 

to mingle with past members and community members

 who have been good supporters of the Cockburn Rotary Club.

 

2021 Rotary Club of Katanning Family Remembrance Service.

 

It was a pleasure to hear from Tharushi Kannanagara, 

the winner of the Rotary Club of Canning Best All Round Student Award 

at the RSHS Valedictory.

 Tharushi gave a well-prepared presentation

 and was keen to learn more about Rotary 

and to participate in our projects where possible.

Today our club delivered food to

Foodbank Australia 

as part of our Cans for Christmas annual drive.

Thanks to friends, businesses and members we were able to provide

 approximately 700 kilos of food for people who will be doing it tough this time of year.

Thank you so much to all that supported this project especially our partners

F45 Training Geraldton, 

The Gerald Apartment Hotel & Ray White Geraldton.

It was our pleasure to help!

We were blown away by the generosity of locals. Merry Christmas!

 

Helping prepare Christmas Dinner settings for those experiencing homelessness,

 with Homelessness we Care for our 4th consecutive year. 

Thanks to our friends from ROTEX and SWORD VFES 

for helping us with this preparation!

#christmasspirit

 

Rotarians from Districts 9455 and 9465 were given an insight into 

Australian Rotary Health’s Indigenous Health Scholarship,

 with 80 students currently in the program.

The program is a co-operative program between 

Australian Rotary Health, Rotary clubs,

 some State or Territory Governments and the Commonwealth Government.

 The object of this program is to provide a scholarship,

 which can be used to assist Indigenous students with their day-to-day expenses 

while they undertake a course in a wide range of health related professions.

Several of the current students explained how helpful the program

 has been not only helping them financially but also providing personal support as well.

 Corey, who has graduated as a doctor, is now a director at the Indigenous Doctors Association

 and is undertaking the fellowship program to become a GP.

 Professor David Paul, Dean of Aboriginal Studies gave us an insight into the support 

that was provided and the certainty that the Rotary scholarships provide 

but he did state they needed more scholarships.

 

Lovely evening celebrating good partnerships.

Camp Quality Rotary "Cocktail Theme" Op Shop Ball

 

Our End of Year Social was held just outside of Optus Stadium.

 Themed as the Squad Olympics, 

2 teams battled it out over a set of activities which included a bake off and jenga tower.

 In the spirit of Christmas we played Bad Santa

 (Yankee swap from The Office anyone)

 and exchanged gifts.

 Huge shoutout to our outgoing intern Ashleigh for organising the fun afternoon.

 

Mike Fletcher from Rotary Club of Bridgetown called in today to present BYA

 with a cheque from the awesome fundraising event -

 The Rubber Duck Derby.
We’ll be using the support money to purchase a big screen projector

for the new Youth Space.
Thanks Rotary! 

We are very appreciative of your unwavering support.

Ballajura Community Garden open day.

We had people from Ballajura Malaga Rotary Club -

 Aaron Duncan, CCY Inc - Sam Mesiti, Federal MP - Anne Aly, 

State MP rep for Rita Saffioti -

 Greg Pekich, City of Swan Councillor -

 Dave Knight, BCC Principal - Bruno Pileggi,

 and students from BCC.

Thank you to all the locals who turned out for the info session.

Every year, our Rotary Club provides financial support to almost all

 primary and secondary schools in the City of Busselton,

 plus Capel Primary,

 to recognize deserving Year 6 and Year 12 students. 

On Tuesday, I attended the Busselton Primary School's Year 6 graduation ceremony

 and was please to present Lily Colley 

with the Excellence and High Achievement award.

Please purchase tickets via Try Booking at

 https://www.trybooking.com/BWDAS

 by 5th January.

 

Please note that you MUST purchase a ticket online 

if you'd like to come.

  We are unable to sell tickets at the door.

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