This Thursday 22 January will be our Club’s AGM and election of President/officers for the 2026-27 year – see you there tomorrow night at the Kent Town Hotel from 6pm.
Don’t forget to put in your diary the Afghanistan Culture Day Celebration from 6:00pm - 9:30pm at the Ballroom Function Centre, 66 Orsmond Street, Hindmarsh SA 5007, designed to promote love, peace and harmony in the community (following decades of conflict in Afghanistan between different ethnic groups). Provided will be an authentic Afghan dinner (yum), live music, an exhibition of historical photos and information on Afghan cameleers in Australia, arts and paintings, and other fun activities. Join in the festivities to encourage community unity and collaboration. Tickets via EventBrite Afghanistan Culture Day Celebration Tickets, Sun, 1 Feb 2026 at 6:00 pm | Eventbrite.
Be Part of the Change! 🌟 Uniting Clubs for a Safer Future. On Tuesday, 24 February 2025 at the Skyline Restaurant at Rydges Adelaide, 1 South Terrace, the Rotary Metropolitan Adelaide Clubs Community Group Dinner is being held. I sought expressions of interest in attending in December. The booking website isn’t live as yet (I’ll let you know when it is), but here is some further information about the event for you to read. A major guest speaker is being arranged. Join fellow Rotarians and Rotaractors from your Rotary Community Group and beyond as we come together to strengthen our clubs' initiatives and practical actions already underway to end domestic and family violence.
Your presence will help foster connections with our community, business, and government leaders committed to delivering on the recommendations of the recent Royal Commission into Domestic and Family Violence in SA. Support a Worthy Cause: Contribute to ongoing efforts to end domestic and family violence. The booking site is www.adelaiderotary.com.au, choose 24 February 2026 and the Community Group Dinner (RCA#5087) appears; register as an individual, pay $60 to book your seat.
Best wishes and have a great week. Yvette, President.
United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.
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To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
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