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7 March 2022
Speakers
Mar 23, 2022 6:30 PM
National Youth Science Forum and the Global Scholar Program
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Upcoming Events
Club Meeting (Zoom)
Mar 09, 2022
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
 
District 9675 Conference
The Warwick
Mar 18, 2022 6:00 PM -
Mar 20, 2022 2:02 PM
 
Club Meeting
Graphic Arts Club
Mar 23, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
 
Club Board Meeting
Graphic Arts Club
Apr 13, 2022
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
 
Club Social Meeting
Graphic Arts Club
Apr 13, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
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President's Message
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Botany Randwick.  The two clubs merged in July 2020. 
 
Randwick was originally established in 1948 and Botany not long after.  Both clubs have a rich history of service to their local and wider communities.
 
After laying a strong foundations we are now up and running and back to having regular meetings at our fantastic venue - the Graphic Arts Club.
 
As a club we look forward to serving the community across a range of programs - local, international and particularly youth related.  We are also active across the various Rotary Programs - The Rotary Foundation, Australian Rotary Health, Rotary Australia World Community Service and Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children.
 
We are always interested in welcoming new members who share our passion for service.  Please feel free to come along to any of our meetings or give one of our members a call if you would like more information.
Club Information
Botany Randwick
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Graphics Arts Club
182 Coward Street
Mascot, NSW 2020
Australia
Phone:
0417 297 632
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at the Graphics Arts Club, 182 Coward St, Mascot. 6pm for pre-meeting drinks and chat, meeting with dinner starts at 6:30pm.
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Our next meeting - 9 March 2022
 
As our meeting room at the Graphic Arts Club is not available on this night, we will revert to a Zoom meeting.
 
This meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the many projects and activities that we have in train.
Our last meeting....
The meeting on 23 February was our first face to face meeting of the year, and in fact for quite some time, given what seemed like a never ending series of COVID lockdowns.  It was great to be back at the Graphic Arts Club, and our meeting room was filled to capacity.
 
We welcomed a number of guests:
  • Aya Murakami, a Rotary Foundation Global Scholar.  Aya is being sponsored by our Club and is studying a Master of Laws at the University of NSW, with a focus on disadvantaged communities. Aya was given a very special "Welcome to Country" by Aunty Barb.  To find out more about the Global Scholar Program https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/scholarships
  • Galit and her partner Chris
  • Five Members of the Kings Cross Rotary Club
Items of interest:
  • The Club has donated $1000 to the RAWCS Tonga Appeal (see item under)
  • We will be sponsoring a Year 9 student nominated by the Smith Family to the next Rotary Youth Enrichment (RYPEN) camp in April.  Aunty Barb will canvas her community for other potential nominees.  For more information on RYPEN https://botanyrandwickrotary.org.au/page/youth-projects
  • Richard gave an update on the Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) Program.  There are 60 children from our South Pacific neighbours waiting on major surgeries, many of which are open heart, that they can't have in their own countries.  Whilst our borders are now open, we are waiting on the hospital surgical units to do likewise.  For more information on ROMAC see https://www.romac.org.au/
  • The District Conference is being held 18 to 20 March at The Warwick, Cabramatta.  Greg, Richard and Aya will be attending, and other members are encourage to go along.  For details see https://rotarydistrict9675.org/Stories/district-conference-18th-to-20th-march
  • Members were reminded that half yearly fees are now due.
Guest Speaker on 23 February
At our last meeting, Club Member Peter Hamer gave a very interesting talk on Goblekli Tepe, which he visited several years ago as part of an archeological tour of Turkey. 
 
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018, recognising its outstanding universal value as "one of the first manifestations of human-made monumental architecture". As of 2021, less than 5% of the site has been excavated.
Welcome Aya
The Rotary Club of Botany Randwick is very pleased to welcome Aya Murakami to Sydney. 
 
Aya, from Japan, will study a Master of Laws at the University of NSW, sponsored by the Rotary Foundation's Global Scholar Program.  The focus of her studies with be on peacebuilding and conflict resolution.  Our Club has joined with the Rotary Club of Nara, in Japan, in sponsoring Aya.
 
The purpose of the Rotary Global Scholarship program is to further international understanding and peaceful relations among people of different races, nationalities, ethnicities, and religions while pursuing an approved program of graduate study at an institution of higher education in a foreign country.
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Tonga appeal and Fiji Holiday opportunity
The Rotary Club of Botany Randwick has donated $1000 the Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) project to to provide funds for humanitarian programs to assist the people in Tonga recover from the volcano and tsunami disaster.
 
Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) will be working with Rotary New Zealand World Community Service (RNZWCS) and Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa (Tonga) in providing aid and assistance to the affected communities and restoring their livelihoods. The aim is to get Tonga back to normality as soon as possible so that they can look after their own communities again.
 
The Club will also continue its association with the Its Time Raffle, with tickets selling at  $10 a ticket for 1, with a generous discount for purchase of multiple tickets and use the funds raised to further support the people of Tonga.
 
Our Club retains 50% of the sale of the tickets, with all these funds being further donated to the RAWCS Tonga Appeal.  40% of the funds raised will go to Its Time Foundation in Fiji (Solar Schools Project) and 10% to Plastic Free Oceans, an Its Time Foundation initiative. 
 
To purchase tickets, go to https://itstime.org/Home/RafflePage/105516
 
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Community Grants

The Rotary Club of Botany Randwick Inc is very pleased to award a number of fantastic local Community Service Organisations with Grants to help them serve those in need.  Congratulations to
all of which do an outstanding job in servicing their Communities in many ways. A wonderful opportunity for all to come together and network
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Rotary Information
 
Rotary is dedicated to causes that build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.  We do this by
  1. Promoting peace
  2. Fighting disease
  3. Providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene
  4. Saving mothers and children
  5. Supporting education
  6. Growing local economies
Read more about how we address these causes at https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes
The Four Way Test
The Four-Way Test The Four-Way Test is a non-partisan and non-sectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships.  Of the things we think, say or do:
  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?