On behalf of our club, I’d like to thank Danco, Mark and Warwick for working on another collection at the airport, also thanks to June who came with me to help count notes from many exotic countries around the world. Together with Marrickville Rotary we are in the process of preparing to report to the airport on what we do with the donations received this year.
Our last meeting it was great to welcome Sam and Paul as guests to club, as well as two visiting Rotarians from Brisbane, Michael & Jann Carrigan, who were guests of Richard & Julie Woodburn.
Simon gave us an overview on the possibilities of fundraising through Facebook and this has given us ideas for possibly assisting a local school with a program they have in mind, (more information in coming months if it comes to fruition).
Our club has agreed to support Blue Dragon Foundation, which offers street kids in Vietnam an education and a safe environment and the Magic Show, a Lions Club program that takes disabled children and their carers to a Christmas Show.
Our next meeting, 9 November, will be most interesting with Peter Hamer giving a talk on Prehistoric Man. Peter has studied archaeology and continues to keep up-to-date with the latest discoveries of man’s earliest existence and skills. We will also take a few minutes out from our normal meeting to conduct our AGM.
At our meeting on 26 October, we had another great roll up of members and visitors, filling the room.
At this rate of attendance we may soon be looking for a larger meeting room!
At the meeting, we continued with our member introductions. Peter and Paul started the ball rolling and were followed by Simon and Mark - it is amazing the amount of talent, and the very varied backgrounds, of our members.
Member Simon also provided an insight into fundraising opportunities that exist through Facebook and we will be exploring this idea into the future.
It was also interesting to hear about the adventures of those members who assisted with collection of the coins (and notes!) from the collection bins in the Mascot Airport terminals. Not only was the weight involved something of a surprise but also the exotic nature of many of the coins and notes from all over the world. All members are invited to participate in future collection and counting, with all funds going to support Club projects.
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at the Graphic Arts Club,
182 Coward Street,
Mascot.
6pm for pre-meeting drinks and chat. The meeting, with dinner, starts at 6:30pm and normally concludes by 8:30pm.
Our club has supported the following projects this Financial Year:-
October 2022
Circus Quirkus attendance for disadvantaged youth in our community
Blue Dragon Foundation, a youth project in Vietnam
Ongoing support for Aya, a Rotary Foundation Global Scholar from Japan
September 2022:
Sri Lanka Food Aid, with Rotary Club of Kandy
Australian Rotary Health
Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC)
The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation - Polio Fund
August 2022
Support for the Honest Ocean Project, to combat plastic ocean waste
Sponsored 14 year old Isabella to a RYPEN personal development weekend camp
July 2022
Supported The Timor Leste Consul-General Luciano Valentin da Conceicao to publish a book on the recent history of his country
Sponsored Teams from Sydney Children's and Prince of Wales Hospitals in the City to Surf, with their aim being improved support for the families of indigenous patients
Rotary continues to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. As one example, a convoy of nearly 40 ambulances wound its way from Slovakia, around mountains and through roadblocks, military checkpoints, and torrential rain to arrive in Kyiv, bringing the critically needed vehicles to Ukrainian government officials.
The US$600,000 initiative was the first joint project between Rotary and Ukraine Friends, which agreed in July to collaborate to provide resources, organize logistics, and distribute funds for high-impact projects that help Ukrainians affected by the war with Russia. Each organization donated US$300,000 to get the ambulances, and Rotary districts in Ukraine and Slovakia coordinated the delivery.
After a journey of about 870 kilometres that took more than twice as long as it would have in normal circumstances, the convoy arrived on 27 September at Mariinsky Park in Kiev.
At our meeting on 26 October, we had another great roll up of members and visitors, filling the room. 
