A note from the Co-Presidents

 

 

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY AT THE ROTARY CLUB OF CANTERBURY

 

Christmas came early for the Rotary Club of Canterbury. On Monday night we celebrated with good company, good food and the achievements of Rotarians in our Rotary Club.

 

As mentioned about by Co-President Elizabeth, two Rotarians were acknowledged. Firstly, Michelle Critchley was inducted as a member of the Rotary Club of Canterbury. It feels as if she has been with us for a long time, and we were delighted that her time to be announced as a visitor is now over. Her contribution towards the raffle was a beautifully made shortbread house, which Doug Hawley took home. It looked absolutely delicious.

 

Cathie Macmillan was awarded a two sapphire Paul Harris Fellow for her outstanding and regular contributions to the Rotary Foundation. This is her third PHF. When you are present in this environment, you get to see the very best of Rotary. We all saw the entry of one member and the continued valued contribution of another. 

 

We began the night with a word search supplied by Steve Clarke. The remaining letters not selected became the current theme of the Rotary Year 2025-2026 - UNITE FOR GOOD. Then, we had our Christmas meal and played parlour games. The evening was action-packed and lots of fun.

 

 

 

John Pocock manages the Camberwell Sunday market roster. Please contact John if you need to change your rostered date.

 

 

The Club has 3 larger FORaMEAL events coming up in August:

 

 

Set up on Tuesday 5 August from 3.30pm

Have requested assistance for students and (maintenance staff can help till 4.30pm on both days) and some RC of Port Phillip club members. The students can also assist with box assembly earlier on the event day and will be allocating students to do the pouch date stamping.

Event: Wednesday 6 August 2 Groups of 60 students: 10.15 – 11.45am & 12.30 -2 pm

Commencing at 9.30am with the last group finishing 2 pm

Bump Out: Again, students and RC Port Phillip members assistance has been sought. 

Sign In: At reception. To expediate process as usual, I will send a list of our WWC numbers and expiry dates beforehand.

Parking: For the truck will be as usual on the roadway at the commencement of the pathway to the classrooms. Enter via the side road off Albert Road and enter via boom gates.

For the rest of us, we need to find a park anywhere in the service road (Albert Road Drive) off Albert Road.

 

 

Enter University at Gate 6 between Grattan and Elgin Street. Then proceed straight ahead to Market Hall Building 189 – Ground Level

Set up: 4.30pm  Event: 6 – 7.30pm then Pack up

 

 

Set up 2pm   Event: 3.30-5pm then Pack Up

Change of Venue this year – In building/room opposite Reception Building.

Parking: Enter via gate 5 off Mont Albert Road and take any space available on either of the 2 levels. Follow drive/pathway to Reception.

Students will assist with setup and Pack up.

 

Most of us are familiar with the reference to the “Twelve Days of Christmas” but did you know about the “Twelve Months of Rotary”?

 

Rotary has identified a theme for each month. July is the first month of the Rotary year and is when the annual theme kicks in. It is also the month when new leadership takes over at Clubs, Districts and at Rotary International.  July’s theme is “Maternal and Child Health”. 

 

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