Dear All

As the President of a Rotary Club, people often ask me ‘What does Rotary do?’ and ‘How is it relevant in today’s world?’.

In answering this I refer to the following..

Rotary tackles global issues such as polio eradication, peace resolution, providing clean water, sanitation and community economic development in countries around the world.

Rotary has led the fight against Polio, reducing polio cases by over 99.9% since 1988 providing funds, leadership and volunteers.

We build peace through peace building and conflict resolution by grassroots projects worldwide as well as providing young people the opportunity to study in a different country as Rotary Youth Exchange students or Rotary Peace Scholars.

Rotary builds local partnerships and helps to deliver local solutions to local needs such as mental health, youth programs, food security and disaster recovery.

And Rotary focuses on the environment by making the environment a key area of focus.

The members of our club (Alfredton) show everyday how relevant Rotary is in all that we do.

There are several examples in this bulletin.

Regards to all,

Kelvin King

We have a Website!

Find us at - https://portal.clubrunner.ca/10796

After 10 years having social media presence only we decided to create a web page. In the past two years Meta’s algorithms have been incorrectly deducing that Rotary Clubs are infringing Rotary International’s copyright by displaying the Rotary Club logo and began cancelling many club sites. This prompted us to finally take the plunge into web page creation, in case our only digital presence was deleted.

So, now when you Google Alfredton Rotary, we should pop up in multiple formats.

Fri Feb 28 - Racquetball Social Night $10 per head covers nibbles and a drink plus court hire. Come for a hit and giggle or just a giggle. Family and friends welcome. Contact Kay to book your space.

Sun Mar 2 - Clean Up Australia Day Join Community members and other Rotarians to clean up our community. Sites include Rotary Park, Lucas and the Yarrowee Creek. https://register.cleanup.org.au/fundraisers/colinpalmer/yarrowee-river-and-redan-wetland-ballarat--2025

Wed 5 & Thurs 6 March - Art Show Set-up.

Many hands make light work, so all hands are needed to prepare for the long weekend’s Art Show.

Thurs 6 March - Art Show Opening - 6.30pm - 9pm

Invitation only event. Volunteers needed for food and beverage service and other roles.

Sat 8 - Mon 11 March - Art Show - 10am - 5pm

Volunteers will be needed all weekend to man the Art Show and refreshment area. Plus pack up.

Fri 21-Sun 23 Mar - District 9780 Conference, Surf Coast.

Numbers limited, so book now: rotary9780conference.com.au

District Conference is a great opportunity for new and seasoned Rotarians to meet other Rotarians, learn what is possible and be inspired by their projects.

Defying the Drift - Jack

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Jack and his parents to our meeting to hear about his experience on the three-day Defying the Drift program at Longerenong College.

Scout Jamboree Catering

A call from Ballarat West’s Alan Barham alerted us to the opportunity to provide lunches for the Victorian Contingent heading to the Australian Jamboree in Maryborough, Queensland, so Jill swept into action to organise a way for us to capitalise on this.

Eatup

Our Eatup program is back in full swing, with Ballarat Grammar students already volunteering for two sandwich-making sessions and sandwiches being delivered to 36 schools by our Rotary volunteers.

We are supported again this year by Nature’s Cargo and are very pleased to have Community Bank Buninyong and Davies Bakery as major sponsors this year.

Davies Bakery supplies bread to Aldi Stores, so you can support them by getting your bread from Aldi!

Community Care Centre

The Community Care Centre Ballarat (CCCB) is up and running with deliveries from donors and to recipients beginning before Christmas.

BlazeAid

With the devastating Grampians fires burning in the heart of our Rotary District, the District 9780 leadership put out the call for clubs to chip in to support BlazeAid as they work tirelessly to provide assistance and support to local farmers and property owners.

This year marks the 35th year of Clean Up Australia Day, so it is a great opportunity to get out with our community to help clean up our community.

Please support these amazing organisations who have all assisted us in some way. Without them, our reach would be smaller and projects less impactful..

Join us on Mondays 6-7pm

Lakeview Hotel

22 Wendouree Pde

Ballarat

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