Another wonderfully attended meeting, with 42 attendees at the Rotary Club of Hawthorn’s zoom meeting today, 15/09/2020.
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e announced that the club successfully received the 2019/20 Rotary Citation and Silver Distinction. This award recognises those clubs that show their commitment to success is not by luck but instead the strategic planning and activities completed, to put a club into a strong position to sustain success. Congratulations to all our valuable members and especially to Past President Charlotte England for submitting our details for this deserving recognition.
e announced that the club successfully received the 2019/20 Rotary Citation and Silver Distinction. This award recognises those clubs that show their commitment to success is not by luck but instead the strategic planning and activities completed, to put a club into a strong position to sustain success. Congratulations to all our valuable members and especially to Past President Charlotte England for submitting our details for this deserving recognition.
Our guest speaker was Mr. Hunter Leonard. Hunter is a multi-award-winning marketer and bestselling author of seven books, who has helped over 500 clients achieve revenue growth of over 2 billion dollars. Along with this Hunter runs ‘Silver & Wise organisation’ to ensure ageism is not a barrier to success.
Today I updated the club with progress made in our last Board meeting, held on the evening of Tuesday 8thSeptember:
- We delivered 300 gratitude packs to Box Hill hospital last week. Thanks for those involved in packing and delivering them including but not limited to Katrina Flinn, David and Sue Rush, Noel Halford, Julie Clark, Sue Zidziunas, Denbigh Richards, and my family, who all fell within the 5 km distance rule.
- We have agreed to extend the comfort care packs that are currently going to The Alfred Hospital Mental Health care unit also to The Box Hill Mental Health care unit. Currently applying of corporate funding to assist the clubs great work.
- For the month of October 2020, we dedicate our club’s efforts to raise funds for the “Walk for Polio”. Please register yourself (and family) for the walk and possible donor as well.
- Hawthorn cookery book is in the making, so if you have any recipes, please do not hesitate to share them with Julie Clark and Sue Zidziunas.
- We are planning a quiz night as a fellowship activity. More details to come on this
- Taverners raffle will be available from the 1stOctober 2020 with first prize to the value of $10,000, second prize to the value of $5,000 and so on. We welcome your support to sell tickets as 50% of the ticket price, goes back to the club.
- Taverners wine still available. Please consider for gifts leading up to Christmas or to stock your shelves, once lockdown restrictions are lifted. For each case sold, the club receives $35 (which is the value of one Mental Health care pack to a hospital). Do not forget to mention Hawthorn Rotary club in the order form, to ensure the club receives the donation.
Please tune in next week 22nd September, to listen to Edward Tudor. Edward is the founding Executive Director of the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School.
Keep safe everybody and enjoy this beautiful weather, even if its just for 2 hours a day!
Dr Tilak Dissanayake
Centenary President Hawthorn Rotary Club