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Our volunteers are amazing people! Meet Susie ... not only is she helping us with manning the Tree of Joy, but she also kindly made the beautiful red tablecloth, which is a new addition to our stand this year! Susie is a former member of the Rotary Club of St Ives and comes back to help us out for special occasions. Always so good to see you Susie!
Spread the joy of Christmas! Be sure to visit the Rotary Club of St Ives Tree of Joy at St Ives Shopping Village this coming week and leading right up to Christmas. The way it works is community members collect a card off the tree , with the name of a resident in a nursing home, and their request for a gift. The community buy the gift for them and return it to the Tree of Joy stand gift wrapped and with the card attached. The Rotary Club of St Ives will ensure the gifts are delivered to the residents before Christmas. 
Befitting we share an interview with Wal Edwards OAM, aged 103 talking about his life on Remembrance Day. At age 104 years this month Wal has so much wisdom to share.
Copy the URL and watch the video interview with James Griffin MP - soak in the words - be inspired!
Wal Edwards OAM 103 year old Australian Military Veteran. The Rotary Club of St Ives is holding a birthday celebration for Wal on Wednesday 25 November ... as you can tell from this interview Wal is still involved in the Rotary Club of St Ives Tree of Joy which opens at St Ives Shopping Centre later this month.
Video Link: https://www.sevenmile.org.au/blog/interview-with-wal-edwards-oam-103-year-old-australian-military-veteran
We believe our Wal Edwards just may be a world record breaker ... as the eldest active Rotarian ... we are going to do some research to find out if this is so! Watch this space. Anyway Wal will be turning 104 years young on 22nd November and we are hoping he and Joan will join in celebration of his wonderful life and the immense impact he has had on all who know him.
We will get to hear from Alex Gibbs about the story of this family run business of handcrafted and bottled beer by the Gibbs Brothers. They have an obsession with boutique beer and the use of high quality raw ingredients and expertise in brewing creates a unique premium beer. A night not to miss and remember to let your family and friends know to join us - more details to come.
We raised $1,294.53 selling 670 sausages and a great quantity of drinks before the weather forecast came to pass with the heavens breaking out with a good old thunder storm. It great seeing Matt experiencing his first Rotary BBQ and ex members Christiane and Judy Gordon returning to help out! So thanks to all those who helped and it seemed enjoy the day and had some fun in doing so. Photo below shows: Lyndall Pearson, Harold Morgan, Matt Cross, Greg Rappo, Christiane Berlioz, John Steel and Tim England.
To acknowledge the good work of teachers on World Teachers Day ten schools in St Ives received a basket apples for staff. Over 500 teachers in primary and secondary schools in St Ives munched on apples thanks to the generosity of Fita Fruita and the initiative of the Rotary Club of St Ives Club.
We are very grateful for the support of Fita Fruita who donated the apples. Be sure to let them know how wonderful they are in supporting this community event next time you are in there picking up the best quality fruit available on the North Shore.
The recipients of the Pride of Workmanship Awards were impressive and reminds of just how significant it is to building a better Australia when we “Do it once and Do it well”. We had a fabulous evening at Canisius House where our four worth recipients received their Pride of Workmanship Award. Special thanks to our Vocational Director Murray Lennon who organised the Pride of Workmanship Awards.
Many adults around the world remember these scenes of thousands of children in wheel chairs, calipers, and in iron lungs. Many adults around the world had their lives permanently changed as a result of contracting polio. It was a terrible illness. No child today need worry about polio!
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St Ives, NSW 2075
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