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Stephanie A. Urchick is selected to be the

2024-25 president of Rotary International

By Ryan Hyland

Stephanie A. Urchick, of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA,

is the selection of the Nominating Committee?

for President of Rotary International for 2024-25,

a decision that would make her only the second woman to hold that position.

She will be declared the president-nominee on 15 September.

if no challenging candidates have been suggested.

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Regional Director's briefing on earthquake

in southern Türkiye and northern Syria

152nd Executive Board Meeting, January–February, 2023

7 February 2023 –

Let me again express my deepest condolences to the people of Syria.

As my colleague Dr Iman Shankiti noted,

we expect the death toll to increase in the coming days.

Our hearts and thoughts are with the families and loved ones.

of those whose lives were lost as a result of this tragic event.

Our priority now is to make sure that those who have been injured.

receive the lifesaving care they need, as soon as possible,

to prevent further loss of life and disability.

And that those who have lost their homes and livelihoods

are not exposed to further public health risks.

Next month marks almost 12 years since the conflict in Syria began.

Astonishingly, more people need humanitarian assistance in Syria.

today than at any time since the crisis began.

Those needs have soared further as a result following earthquake.

It has added yet another layer of complexity.

to the many challenges already facing the Syrian people.

But despite facing multiple concurrent and compounding crises

over recent years,

the international community has largely forgotten Syria.

Even as health and humanitarian needs increase,

funding continues to decrease.

It should not take a tragic event such as this crisis.

for us to turn our attention to Syria.

Colleagues,

Let us convey our respect and admiration to the dedicated Syrian

health workforce who are responding to yet another emergency.

Despite overwhelming demands and limited resources,

they remain as committed as always to saving lives.

WHO is there to support them,

as we employ an all-modalities approach to access those in need.

Experts from WHO’s regional trauma initiative have already deployed.

and our logistics hub in Dubai

is in ensuring critical supplies are delivered in a timely manner.

WHO emergency experts are effectively coordinating

across multiple offices,

from Damascus and Aleppo to Gaziantep

and Ankara,

to our regional offices in Cairo and Copenhagen,

and our headquarters in Geneva.

the Organization’s 3 levels are coming together effectively to meet

the health needs of those impacted by this tragic event.

Tom, charter President of the Swan Rotaract Club ,

will facilitate a panel discussion about Club success stories

and how Rotary clubs can empower and

support younger members in our organisation.

The incredible panellists are:
Raj, Co-President of the Rotaract Club of Perth
Jordee, President of the Rotaract Club of Belmont
Eeshwar, Vice Chair of Rotaract Australia

Program

All Rotary International events listed below take place at the

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

or Rod Laver Arena unless otherwise indicated.

Saturday, 27 May

House of Friendship Grand Opening
Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention (Rotary-ticketed event)

Sunday, 28 May

House of Friendship
Opening General Session

Monday, 29 May

House of Friendship
General Session 2
Breakout sessions
President’s Recognition Luncheon (Rotary-ticketed event)

Tuesday, 30 May

House of Friendship
General Session 3
Breakout sessions
President-elect's Leadership Luncheon (Rotary-ticketed event)

Wednesday, 31 May

House of Friendship
General Session 4
Breakout sessions
Imagine What’s Next Luncheon (Rotary-ticketed event)
Closing General Session

Website

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Last night, we inducted our newest member BRENDA into our club.

Brenda will be a great asset for our club and the other members.

Thanks to PDG Phil Cordery and AG Graham Sampson

for assisting in the presentation.

We also presented the club's up coming events

and activities up to October 2023.

We're busy, having some fun,

being involved and making our local community and elsewhere

better places and to enjoy enhanced circumstances.

Come and join our team, we are easily contactable.

Willetton Rotary inducted Andie Noon as a member last evening

and she is pictured with President Steve Genoni,

who presented her with her membership certificate.

Andie is an entrepreneurial digital marketing specialist and communicator,

who will make a great contribution.

to the club and the Willetton community.

Welcome aboard Andie!

Written by Shahzad Baig,

Lead, Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative.

This article was originally published in.

Dawn on January 27, 2023.

For forty years, the Shire of Murray has supported local artists.

by purchasing artworks at the annual

Rotary Club of Pinjarra Art Exhibition and Sale.

For the first time, a selection of these publicly owned artworks

will be displayed together thanks to the Rotary Club of Pinjarra.

Join us for the special wine and finger food launch event:

Friday, February 17th - 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm
Lesser Hall, Pinjarra Road
Tickets: $25 on sale at Tuckey's Mitre 10

or from any member of the Rotary Club of Pinjarra.

Or enjoy the gallery at the public open day event:
Saturday February 18th - 10am-3.30pm
Entry by donation
Tea, coffee and scones will be available for purchase.

All funds raised will be spent on local community projects.
Pinjarra Rotary

Imagine being pregnant and homeless.
Imagine having a baby and trying to find somewhere safe to sleep at night.
Imagine living with the fear of child removal
because you have nowhere to live.

Women in our community are having to confront

these realities every day.

“How can this be happening in this day and age?”

you might ask.

“Why isn’t this tragedy more widely known by us all?”

“How can our resource-rich state allow this to happen?”

“It’s Dickensian”.

Unbelievable as it seems, it is occurring on our doorstep.

So, what can be done?

Professor Lisa Wood is a tireless advocate of research.

being relevant and useful to the real world.

She is recognised nationally and internationally,

for her leadership in homelessness and public health.

Reducing health and social inequalities

lies at the heart of all her research.

Underlying her academic and research career

is dedicated hands-on involvement.

in helping people who are homeless and collaborating closely

with health and homelessness services.

In 2017, Lisa founded the Home2Health research team.

(Based now at the University of Notre Dame),

and leads its growing program of

innovative multidisciplinary research and evaluation.

When Lisa became aware of the acute but

often hidden vulnerability

of pregnant women who are homeless in WA,

she couldn’t ignore it.

Come and hear more about this injustice,

and what needs to be done and how.

Add to calendar

DETAILS

Date:March 1

Time:7:00 am - 8:30 am

Cost:Free – $49.00

VENUE

Freshwater Bay Room at the Hyatt

99 Adelaide Tce

Perth, WA 6000 Australia

update

Lunenburg

by Norm Foster

directed by Jarrod Buttery

Harbour Theatre

March 2023

When Iris Oulette inherits a house

that she didn't even know existed,

she and her close friend Natalie Whitaker

travel to the town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia,

to have a look at her new property.

What follows is a series of world-changing surprises,

heart-warming personal transformations,

and a fall down funny romantic adventure.

The play is set over a summer weekend in beautiful Nova Scotia

in Harbour Theatre's latest production

of Norm Foster’s Lunenburg, directed by Jarrod Buttery.

Written by Canada's most produced playwright,

Norm Foster,

Lunenburg is a story about grief, secrets, acceptance,

and a ton of flirtation played out by an accomplished trio

of Harbour Theatre’s favourite actors.

As we've come to expect from Norm Foster,

this play is another well written,

intelligent, funny, and heart-warming comedy.

Like many of his shows, Lunenburg continues the foster tradition.

of taking stories that are recognizable as our own,

but turning them on their head to expose

a different angle of the familiar.

All proceeds to community projects supported by

the Rotary Club of Northbridge.

October 2016

Australian Rotary Health

is funding 13 projects that aim to improve the

#mentalhealth

of 0-12 year olds

Help us continue to fund the mental health of children

today by donating -
https://buff.ly/2w9iEPc

#LiftTheLidOnMentalIllness

The Busselton Geographe Bay Rotary Club has donated $4000

to ShelterBox for disaster relief in Turkey and Syria.

ShelterBox Australia delivers emergency aid and essentials that people need.

to begin rebuilding their lives in the aftermath of a disaster.

The emergency aid we supply comes in the form of ShelterBoxes and ShelterKits.

Our sturdy green ShelterBoxes contain family-sized tents specially designed.

to withstand the elements and provide people with temporary shelter.

until they are able to start the process of rebuilding a home.

If you'd like to donate, visit

https://www.shelterboxaustralia.org.au/

Great to see a large group of helpers packing the latest container.

of medical equipment to be shipped to Cambodia this week.

Huge thanks to all the hospitals that have donated surplus equipment.

and all the volunteers that collected the equipment

and packed the container yesterday.

Also huge thanks to Budget for the loan of their truck to collect the gear.

Congratulations Charlotte Newton on

completing RYLA as our candidate for 2023.

A big thanks to everyone that joined us

for our Agile Planning Session on Saturday!

Everything is super-secret for the time being,

but we can't wait to tell you what we're cooking up soon.

In the meantime, don't forget to join the Fun Fitness for a Cause event

and support mental health! 90% of proceeds (after expenses) from this event

will be donated to Bluebird and Linkt,

two organizations dedicated to supporting those struggling with mental health.

Let's break a sweat, have fun, and make a positive impact together!

Sign up now and show your support here:

https://donorbox.org/fun-dress-fitness-for-a-cause

Volunteering at this morning’s

Fun Fitness for a Cause organised

by Rotary of Elizabeth Quay.
I reached my fundraising amount hence

the Bluey outfit
Money raised was donated to

Bluebird Mental Health and

LINKT Supported Recovery Accommodation

. This week we welcomed two guest speakers.
for the important Rotary presentation on Australian Rotary Health,

Jerry Pilcher (RC Scarborough) and Warwick Smith (RC Heirisson).