We were also very fortunate to be entertained by Helen Schiele who did some great impersonations which linked in with the quiz topic of drinking  habits of counties around the world.

Bryan Wood has achieved the ultimate in his sporting career, becoming a four time, premiership player for two clubs, Richmond 1973, 1974, 1980 and Essendon in 1985. He was appointed captain of Richmond in 1981 and was inducted in the Richmond Hall of Fame in 2006.

Bryan played on the wing throughout his career. He started his senior career in great fashion by winning the Best First Year Player award, in 1972. He then developed into one of the best wingman in the VFL in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  Bryan was a fine high mark and long penetrating kick. At 22 years of age, he became the youngest Richmond player to reach the 100-game milestone in 1976. 

In 1981, he captained Richmond and was awarded Life Membership.  Bryan also represented Victoria on two occasions. His moved to Essendon in 1983  and the move was successful as he added his fourth senior Premiership win to his list of honours in 1985. He later worked as an “around-the-ground” man for Radio 3AW, after retiring as a player. He was Kevin Sheedy’s runner at Essendon for several years. He now lives in Burwood, and works in the graphic printing industry.

 

To keep the footy final's theme going please come along to the meeting in your footy colours.

 

 

We are looking for mentors for the 2019-20 cohort of senior police sergeants.  Senior sergeants manage around 70% of the VicPol workforce.  In summary, the objective of Leaders Mentoring program is to:

 

 

The mentees are expected to develop a community engagement project during the program, which is where Rotarian experience is invaluable.

 

Mentors need:

 

Applications are due by September 16th. 

 

A mentor guidelines document and an application form are available from Rosemary Waghorne or Steve Wylie who are happy to answer any queries and forward the forms to anyone who is interested.

Restoring Hope is a Melbourne based charity that helps young people who have been sexually abused.  They are holding a fund raising golf day at the RACV Golf Club in Healsville on the 10 November.  

 

The mission at Restoring Hope is to distribute Crisis Care Packs and Comfort Care Packs to young people who have been abused.  Typically a child would receive these items at a police station or trauma hospital.  The Packs provide new clothes (necessary for when the police remove clothing for forensic testing), toiletries, a blanket, a colouring book, pencils and a “Hope” teddy bear. The aim is to use this simple act to bring some comfort and a sense of normality to a life that has been turned upside down, and restore a sense of dignity and hope at a time when it is needed most. The details about the golf day and how to book are at the Restoring Hope  website at:  http://restoringhope.org.au/

 

The Canterbury Rotary Club lunch usually meets bi-weeky for a meal and some fun.

 

Nora Ley  is temporarily looking after the reservations for the lunch group. Please contact Nora at nora.ley@canterburyrotary.org   to advise that you will be coming to a lunch.