The Rotary Club of Albury Hume, in collaboration with Albury TAFE NSW, has launched a community project aimed at equipping Albury TAFE students with practical skills for repairing computer devices. The refurbished desktops and laptops will be donated to community members in need, such as primary school students, high school students, university students, job seekers and much more. This initiative helps students learn valuable repair skills while contributing to the community's well-being by providing technology to those who lack access. Additionally, by refurbishing and redistributing these devices, the project promotes sustainability and extends the life cycle of electronics, supporting a more environmentally friendly approach. This project would not be made possible without the dedication and support of the staffing Team at TAFE NSW. Special thank you to Kevin Liao for his invaluable guidance and support with the students. - Kerry Bradley: Educational Team Leader - Technology and Business Services.
- Julie Simpson: Relieving Head Teacher - Information Technology.
- Kevin Liao: Teacher- Information Technology.
- Anthony Broughton Education Support Officer.
Below are the clubs' key supporters whose generous donations have made this project possible. iFixit (Kris Community Manager) has generously donated tools valued at $523.09 AUD to support TAFE students and TAFE itself in repairing computers for this project. Their overwhelming generosity ensures that students have the necessary resources to successfully carry out repairs, significantly contributing to the project's success. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following organisations and individuals for their generous contributions, which made this project a success: - Vern Hilditch, Executive Principal at Wodonga Senior Secondary College, and Tim Bennetts, Director of ICT Services at Wodonga Senior Secondary College, for their donation of computers.
- Peter Elias from the Rotary Club of Albury for his invaluable support.
- Joel Sulman and Joshua Groch, owners of iStartup Tech Solutions, for their outstanding generosity in providing a laptop and all the laptop cases required for this project.
- Andrew Hellyer, owner of Indi Technology and Consulting, for his contribution of computers.
- Officeworks, for supplying all the cleaning products needed for the computers.
Your kindness and support have had a profound impact, and we are incredibly grateful for your contributions to this initiative.
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IT Community Project
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2024-06-19 14:00:00Z |
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The Rotary Club of Albury Hume proudly sponsors Year 11 students to participate in the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), demonstrating our commitment to fostering the next generation of leaders in science and technology. This exclusive program is designed for high-achieving students with a passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Through our sponsorship, selected students gain the opportunity to attend the NYSF's two-week immersive program, which includes a dynamic mix of lectures, workshops, site visits, and networking sessions with professionals and researchers in diverse scientific disciplines. By covering the participation costs, the Rotary Club of Albury Hume aims to remove financial barriers, ensuring that deserving students can benefit from this enriching experience. We believe in inspiring and empowering young minds, and the NYSF sponsorship aligns seamlessly with our mission to contribute to the educational and professional development of our community's youth. Join us in supporting these bright minds as they explore, learn, and connect with the exciting world of science, setting the stage for future success and leadership in STEM-related endeavours. To learn more about our sponsorship initiatives and how you can get involved, please explore our website or contact us directly. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the future of science and education.
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Sponsorship of Year 11 students on the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF)
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2024-03-18 13:00:00Z |
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Our club has supported young people on this program. It includes several days sailing in a Tall Ship, learning the ropes literally! It presents a challenge to participants in what is generally a very new environment as they sail either in places like Port Phillip Bay or on a seaward journey between Melbourne and Adelaide.
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Rotary Youth Sailing
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2024-03-18 13:00:00Z |
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Deborah Wallis-Hinde and Hannah Wallis-Hinde, the wife and daughter of Howard Hinde (Past President and current Director International of the Rotary Club of Albury Hume), visited the Maasai Tribal Village of Kitenden, situated at the  base of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. The visit was organized by the Future Warriors Project, a charity based in Queensland and registered in Tanzania, to assess the village Preschool. Constructed a decade ago, the Preschool had been sustained by the village community until 2009. However, a prolonged drought in East Africa resulted in the loss of livestock and diminished the village's income, making it impossible for the community to fund the Preschool's operations. The inspection revealed that the building was in a condition that could be relatively easily restored. The Maasai children in Kitenden speak Maa, a verbal language without a written form. However, in Tanzania, Primary and High Schools use Kiswahili as the language of instruction. Without early exposure to Kiswahili, the children would face significant challenges in pursuing further education. Therefore, the project undertaken is straightforward: provide funding to restore and operate the village Preschool, offering basic language and other education to the children. This support aims to facilitate their progression to Primary School, where education is funded by the government, and the nearest school is a 20-30 minute walk for the children. To address malnutrition concerns, the project also includes the provision of daily meals for the children.
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Kitenden Pre-School, Tanzania, East Africa
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2024-03-18 13:00:00Z |
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The Club has assisted Albury Wodonga Community Chest to renovate the West Albury Hall. At the time of writing this project is ongoing. The Community Chest’s vision is for the Hall to become a community theatre and venue for community functions.
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West Albury Hall Renovation
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2024-03-18 13:00:00Z |
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This is a project registered with RAWCS (Rotary Australia Worldwide Community Service) Project No. 47, 2022-23 The goal of this project is to enable Congolese children who are refugees based in Nairobi, Kenya, to attend primary and secondary school. The children come from the Republic of Congo, specifically from the Banyamulenge tribe in a region that was originally part of Rwanda, but became part of the Congo when the Belgians re-drew the country borders. A significant proportion of the children refugees are orphans. In an impoverished community with multiple levels of corruption and poor governance, and with competition for good farming land, the people who have links to Rwanda (the Hutus and the Tutsis) have been identified as outsiders despite living in the region for generations. Extremist Hutus who fled prosecution as leaders of the genocide in Rwanda, are in this region, looting, attacking the local Tutsis (Banyamulenge) and kidnapping children to be recruits. Other local tribes in the area have been encouraged, by the authorities, to attack the Banyamulenge, razing their villages, raping the women and young girls and killing the men. The violence has been escalating for a couple of decades and refugees continue to pour into the neighbouring countries, including Kenya. While many refugees around the world go to refugee camps, the attacks on the Banyamulenge have continued in the camps and massacres have happened on several occasions, (in Burundi and Uganda in particular). Hence the UNHCR encourages the Banyamulenge to go to the larger cities, such as Nairobi, rather than to the UNHCR refugee camps where they could be subject to violence. However, by not living in the UNHCR camps, the Banyamulenge do not have access to ration cards, skills training or the education offered in the camps. The Kenyan Government provides free primary school education. However, to attend school the children need text books, exercise books, unforms, shoes, pens and pencils. Without funds to pay for these items they are unable to attend school. Secondary school is not free so full fees have to be paid. This project funds the costs to allow children to attend primary and secondary school. This project will be implemented as part of a RAWCS project also sponsored by our club, the Rotary Club of Albury Hume. The RAWCS project is Project 47-2022/23-Educating Displaced Children in Kenya through the Muhoza Shuka Foundation. This existing RAWCS project will facilitate the implementation of this project ‘Educating Congolese Refugee Children in Kenya’.
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Educating Displaced Children in Kenya through the Muhoza Shuka Foundation
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2024-03-18 13:00:00Z |
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In 2003, Barry Young, with generous financial support from The Rotary Club of Albury Hume, spearheaded a writing competition tailored for year 7 & 8 students attending Albury and Wodonga Secondary Schools. This initiative seamlessly aligned with International Rotary's mission to eradicate illiteracy globally. Moreover, it addressed the growing concern of federal and state governments regarding the declining reading and writing habits among children, attributed to the rising popularity of email, internet, text messages, and online games.  The competition, centered around crafting short stories not exceeding 1500 words, aimed to achieve two primary objectives: 1. Foster a positive opportunity for young school students to elevate their literacy learning and skills, emphasizing the pivotal role of literacy within our community. 2. Cultivate and encourage the inspirational growth of literary creativity, laying the foundation for the celebration of our regional literary talent. Since its inception in 2003, the River of Stories initiative has evolved into a remarkable success, extending its reach to students in Years 3 to 12. As we approach the 21st anniversary this year, the River of Stories has truly traversed an impressive journey, leaving an indelible mark on the literary landscape of our region. The River of Stories has been incorporated into the City of Albury’s writing festival Write Around the Murray which is run annually in September. Short Story CompetitionCategories: Years 3-4 & 5-6Word limitYears 3-4: 500
Years 5-6: 1000 Prizes in each categoryWinner: $50 & $300 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $25 voucher Categories: Years 7-8, 9-10 & 11-12Word limitYears 7-8: 1000
Years 9-10 and 11-12: 1500 Prizes in each categoryWinner: $100 & $300 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $50 voucher
Poetry CompetitionCategories: Years 3-4 & 5-6Prizes in each categoryWinner: $50 & $300 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $25 voucher Categories: Years 7-8, 9-10 & 11-12Prizes in each categoryWinner: $100 & $300 for school library
Runners-up (x2): $50 voucher No word limits in the poetry division.
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River of Stories
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2023-12-10 13:00:00Z |
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The scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Dr. John McDonald, a former President of the Rotary Club of Albury-Hum  e. Dr McDonald was instrumental in conceiving the idea of supporting medical students from our region committed to practising in regional NSW. These scholarships, each valued at $2,000, are intended to aid students in obtaining necessary textbooks and equipment. The first scholarships were granted in 2013. If you would like to apply or if anyone you know may be interested, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Dr. John McDonald Scholarship.
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Tracey-Lee Walker
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2023-11-05 13:00:00Z |
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Rotary Cares at EasterAn Explanation of Our Easter Project
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Easter Hamper
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2023-09-27 14:00:00Z |
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 Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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 In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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 An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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2020-11-04 13:00:00Z |
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 Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
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2020-11-04 13:00:00Z |
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Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.
“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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History of Women in Rotary
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2020-11-04 13:00:00Z |
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