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My Favourite Rotarians
If a President can have a favourite Rotarian then this week they are PP John Given and Trina Phillips PP Rotary Club of Macquarie Park.
John & Trina are the lead Rotarians behind the Rotary Clubs of NSW, NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards, now in their 12th year.
The event held last Friday night at the Hyatt Regency Sydney grand ballroom brought together 550 Rotarians and Police from across all NSW districts. Governors of each district had the pleasure of meeting our state's best police officers and acknowledging them with an award.
Planning for the event is a 10-month affair in collaboration with the Arinex event company. No detail is overlooked. From the confidential selection of final nominees and the winners by the Rotarian panel to the precision timing and organisation on the night.
An event that really should cost attendees triple the price is offered to all for an affordable $100 thanks to the contributions of the many sponsors and contributors. We are grateful to these businesses for their support.
A special thanks to John, Trina, and Arinex for their commitment to this event.
Please support Vision Beyond Aus by attending the golf day on Wednesday, May 25th at the prized Avondale Golf Club in Pymble.
A rare opportunity to visit this wonderful property. A classic golf course and a classic way to support this charity that was founded by your club.
VBA was established as part of Sydney Rotary’s international service in 2010 by Club Member Indy Singh, OAM, to provide free eye surgery to the world’s most disadvantaged people. Now an independent charity VBA, still led by Rotarian Indy Singh, has supported 46,095 surgeries, and Indy is determined to reach 100,000.
Rohan & Julia described how many MS staff in the different organisations have been touched by MS either themselves or a friend or family member. This makes progress towards a cure, all the more personal.
Progress to this end is being made and we await the findings of a 7-year-long Vitamin D study that will soon be released. A connection between vitamin D & MS has been supported however the new study is hoped to confirm the Vitamin D link and provide a focus for more research & trials in this area in either Progressive MS or Relapsing MS.
This year has been a significant year with the achievement of "Category 1 Funding" status for MS Research. This opens opportunities for more funding for research. Julia outlined the robust processes that MS Research has adopted for allocating funding to ensure the best options are backed.
We do hope that progress can be made to help the many Australians living with MS to live a better life and maintain hope for a cure.
I'd like to thank Rotarian Dr. Sonu Bhaskar for hosting the meeting and for the presentations by Rohan & Julia. Thanks also to Emily Robertson from MS Limited who provided an update on the progress being made with next week's MS Mega Swim at the Homebush Olympic pool. Thanks also to Rotarian Roni Corne for her vote of thanks to our guest speakers.
The Mega Swim is a wonderful event for Rotarian fellowship and to meet the wonderful people that donate their weekend and significant effort to raise money to support people living with MS.
Rotary Clubs of NSW
2021 Police Officer of the Year
Just some of the Rotarians and friends that enjoyed our 2022 ANZAC Day BBQ. Many thanks to all contributors and to the many Rotarians from our club that attended and supported the event. Please enjoy the below collage of images captured during the evening.
This Week's Meeting
Details of our upcoming meeting are being finalised and will be provided asap.
RCS Fundraising Raffle
Raising funds for our club and kids in need in Fiji.
Yes, our raffle is closing this month. This is your last chance to win a fantastic trip to Fiji and to support this cause.
Congratulations to Sgt Vanessa Rolfe the 2021 Rotary NSW Police officer of the year. An action packed and fun evening was held last Friday and congratulations and thanks to PP John Given OAM and his team for delivering another brilliant event. The 2022 awards are scheduled for November.
It's MS Mega Swim time. How you can be involved:
1. sponsor our Tumble turns team
2. join our Tumble turns team
3. volunteer for the BBQ or cafe
Great progress is being made by Aussie scientists in helping people living with MS. It is pleasing that the various MS organisations are coordinating their efforts to optimise their outcomes.
We have 3 further hybrid meetings planned this year. Please note your calendar these important events:
24th May: Minister Natalie Ward
31st May: Police Commissioner & PCYC CEO
7th June: Songs from the Mizrachi Tradition
28th June: President Changeover
All other meetings will be zoom only.
Our Fiji raffle ends on 31st May. This is your last chance to buy a ticket, on sale below.
