THE SHADOW KNOWS

Rotary Theme goods and gear such as ties, pins and scarves for the next Rotary year are available at RDU Supplies.

Ooooogh!  That tie looks pretty grim: any bets on who will be the first to wear one for a Rotary lunch?

http://rdusupplies.com.au

 

And what do you think of the “Rotary Down Under” on-line magazine?  

Katrina would love your feedback!

 

Rotary Celebrates 100 Years

At the District Assembly the Rotary 100 campaign was launched. 

You are no doubt aware that a consortium of the Rotary clubs of  Glenferrie, Camberwell, Canterbury and Hawthorn are creating a special interactive playground feature at Yarra Bank Reserve, Hawthorn as part of commemorations of Rotary's 100 years Down Under. The playground will be close to the site of the now long-gone Glen's Ferry, which crossed the Yarra at this point and gave its name to the area now known as Glenferrie. 

Hugh Bucknall, R100 Team Leader, tells us more about the R100 celebrations at: 

https://www.facebook.com/245557318988289/posts/1325924080951602/

 

 

  The Shadow doesn’t often ask for your money, but makes an exception for The Rotary Foundation. DG Grant Hocking’s request is under “Forthcoming Events” (where else could we out it?) where you can see:

 There are several ways you can support the Rotary Foundation:

♣    Every Rotarian Every Year – Donate any amount per year
♣    Centurion Program - $100 per year or $25 per quarter
♣    Paul Harris Society – US$1000 per year or approximately AUDS140 per month
♣    Benefactor – Leave US$1000+ in your will
♣    Bequest Society – Leave US$10,000 in your will 
♣    Ensure that your club makes an annual donation to the Annual Fund and Polio Plus.

To make an online donation, simply click on this link: https://my.rotary.org/en/donate. 

 

 

 

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride . . . but sometimes wishes do come true.

 

You may recall that last week we wished President Charlotte a Happy Birthday and “everything that you would wish for yourself”.  

This week she replied:

Well my wish was for my family to be safe and that my younger son Alastair and his wife Laura would return from living and working in Florida.

I received my usual birthday phone call from them and their gift was that they will be coming to live in Melbourne.  You cannot believe how excited I am and the family too that Alastair is coming back after being away for 13 years and that his wife (who comes from country NSW) is happy to live in Melbourne.

So a BIG THANK YOU for the extra wishes that made this happen..

Cheers,

Charlotte England

 

So keep up your good wishes everyone: sometimes they do come true!

 

 

That’s all from The Shadow this week.

Stay safe and keep up the anti-social distancing!