- join in with our many volunteering opportunities,
- make new friends and
- learn new things.

The "Let's Stay Connected" project came about as a need within the Aged Care sector was identified for some stimulating material to be made available to residents, while in isolation.
Several members and friends of the Rotary Club of Canterbury have written books, some of personal experiences, some researched, for this purpose.
The books are available in several formats and can be given to individuals to read or the Power Point version can be used in a group presentation.
Please follow this link to the page with the book titles page/let-s-stay-connected-project


- Departing Board members Carmela Dimasi, Andrew Mastrowicz and Steve Wylie (although Tony later advised that Steve is actually staying on the Board with a couple of new roles)
- Members who are resigning from the Club - Michael Chong, Gerry Cross, Chris James, Sarah Prossor, Amir Salehi, Mal Short and Kathleen Stapleton
- All the members of the Club and their partners who have helped the Club run smoothly and achieve so many things during the year, and
- Pierre Kriegler and all the Kriegler family members who have supported Lili-Ann in the past 12 months.


Don't worry if you missed out on submitting your video on time, as submissions will still be accepted, all year, as the Club and World Bee Day have had so many more people wanting to take part in the Waggle Dance Challenge.





Helen Hartnett, who was joined by family members and several former Club members, provided us with background history on her husband Ralph who was awarded a posthumous Paul Harris Fellow award at the Club Meeting on 28 October 2019.
Ralph was the second President of our club after its charter in 1987. At that time Rotary was a men's club and the members had young families which lead to family friendly activities with BBQs, picnics and cricket matches. Other activities included fund raising with cake stalls, fashion parades (using wives as models) and 2nd hand bookstall sales.
Community involvement included working bees to assist the elderly with gardening, maintenance and painting. Meetings at the time were a little more formal with an elevated head table and monthly ladies nights with "appropriate speakers".
International service saw the first of many exchange students, Bettina Laursen from Denmark, who were hosted by the Club.
Helen thanked the Club for giving them the opportunity to serve and also for the support they received in return.