Concurrent with  changeover time is the Rotary practice of awards to clubs and individuals as recognition of contributions to the Rotary effort in the past years(s).
 
Hawthorn Rotary got some mentions.
 
VANCE HILTON COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOGNITION 
        
HAWTHORN  -   Is awarded to Members for their continued support of Servants Community Housing caring for some of society’s most vulnerable people. With one resident’s self-therapy course in plant propagation the idea was launched to build a fully-fledged Greenhouse. This was completed in October 2015.   Remember our handiwork below.
 
 
We also got a mention under Membership Development
 
Granted for attaining at least a 10% increase in Membership
Altona City (10%); Bendigo (17%); Castlemaine (21%)  Caulfield (10%)  Collingwood (25%)  Daylesford (18%)  Fitzroy (32%)  Glen Eira (11%)  Hawthorn (14%)  Laverton Point Cook (35%)  Melbourne South* (67%- membership increase by 5 as a result of Club merger)  Melton Valley (11%)  Prahran (23%)  Richmond (12%)  Rochester (13%)  Southbank  (23%)  West Footscray (11%)   Woodend (25%) 
 
Hawthorn Rotary Awards
 
Sheridan Brown was Rotarian for the Year,  while Paul Harris Awards were made appropriately to Sheridan of course,  and also to Katrina Flinn and David Owen(one sapphire).