Guest Speaker Nick Hollo presents "Reading The Land"
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Rotary Club of Maroubra supports Weftshop PP Vivienne attended the District 9675 Annual Conference on the 20 March to showcase one of Maroubra Rotary Club’s overseas projects, WeftShop. |
Commemorative coins to mark the Centenary of Rotary in Australia
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Guest Speaker Helen Empacher, Principal of Maroubra Junction Public School Pres. Simon and Helen Empacher, Principal of Maroubra Junction Public School, who spoke about “What I have learned about good schools”. |
Club Awards Announced Immediate Past District Governor Dianne North has congratulated all the clubs in our District for the effort they have put into the 2019-20 Rotary year. During a difficult year all clubs should be congratulated on the way they adapted to the many challenges that occurred during the year. |
Maroubra Rotary Hosts Geraldine Star and Guests President-Elect Francis (centre) with guests: Tony Armstrong (Rotary Club of North Vancouver), Paula Johnson, Geraldine Star (speaker), Prof. Michael Johnson. Geraldine Star was our guest speaker and spoke about the process involved in writing her new book, She-Oak. |
The Rotary Club of Sydney shares Rotary Centenary plans for 2021 President-Elect Francis, Lina Souki-Schmidt and Christopher Paris from the Rotary Club of Sydney discuss the project, "Give Every Child A Future." The Rotary Club of Sydney is planning to raise funds for the project in celebration of the Rotary Centenary this year. |
Fashion Designer, Catharina Duval De Navarre, speaks to Rotary about fashion and sustainability (Catharina Duval De Navarre pictured with Pres. Simon) Rotary Club of Maroubra hosted Oroton's Senior Accessories Designer, Catharina Duval De Navarre. Catharina shared her experiences in the global fashion industry and her passion for sustainability. |
IWD on March 8th March 8 is International Women’s’ Day |
Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd. (RAWCS) Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd. (RAWCS) was formed to enable Australian Rotarians, Rotary Districts and Rotary Clubs to assist disadvantaged communities and individuals through humanitarian aid projects. |
ShelterBox recognizes Rotary with Global Humanitarian Service Award
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Guest Speaker Michael Hawthorne Guest speaker on Monday night was Michael Hawthorne from SECC Community Hub. |
Rotary International President-elect Shekhar Mehta announces 2021-22 presidential theme
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Rotary Says Thank You Rotary says, "thank you" with over 21,000 lamingtons. |
Rotary Club community work in the 1990s One of several boats Rotary Club Maroubra donated to the Yarra Bay Sailing Club in the mid 1990s to assist the training of young sailors. |
Rotarian Ken Hutt to paraglide off Everest for “End Polio Now” Ken Hutt, a retired Police Rescue Squad member and member of the Sports Aviation Federation of Australia as well as a member of the Berry Rotary Club, will fly off the top of the world's highest mountain in May. |
Rotary Maroubra rolls out a truck-full of donations for Mascot locals Nov 30, 2020. Rotary Maroubra donated a room full of groceries to clients of South Eastern Community Connect (SECC) this November. |
Bruce Macarthur awarded Kingsford Smith Community Service Award |
The Weft Shop Project Maroubra Rotary supports Weftshop (Women, Education, Freedom, Textiles). A not for profit, Free Trade organisation that works with refugee women artisans on the Thai- Burma border. Read more about this international project... |
Maroubra Fun Run and Oktoberfest.jpeg) A fixture in the local calendar, the Maroubra Fun Run and Oktoberfest is an excellent example of Rotarians assisting their local community. |
Rotary Club of Maroubra 60th Anniversary The Rotary Club of Maroubra celebrated it's 60th Anniversary in February 2020.Rotarians Past and Present and anyone else that has been involved in any of the projects over the last 60 years were invited to attend. Monday 17th February 2020 6.30pm for a 7pm start Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Banks Avenue, Pagewood NSW Tickets: $80 for a 3 course dinner with a cash bar Dress: Lounge Suit RSVP: Wednesday 29 January Eileen Birchmeier Email: ebirch1@bigpond.com |
Saving lives in Ghana What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga. |
Helping people with disabilities make their own music Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school. After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school. |
Finding Safe Haven For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity. |
India celebrates three years without polio Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio. |
