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Meet Joshua Ross co-founder of Humanitix
Joshua Ross is a young man who grew up in St Ives.  He is also the co-founder of Humanitix, a not-for-profit organisation notable for operating an event ticketing platform to raise funds for education projects.  He is an outstanding example of a clever person who has used innovation and technology to create something unique ... it not only raises money but is a platform to support significant regular donations to charitable organisations.  
 
Photos below show Rotarian Matt Cross (left) leading the Q and A session with Josh Ross (right).  Clearly these two young men have much in common. They enjoyed a warm banter and Matt was able to facilitate Josh telling his impressive story in a relaxed and informal way.
 
Another great night at the Rotary Club of St Ives celebration of Science and Innovation!

 

Annual Science and Innovation Night 
Our Annual Science and Innovation Night Wednesday 18 May was a wonderful night! Our student candidate, Jennifer Riley highlighted her time at National Youth Science Forum and said "it changed my life".  Obviously an outstanding experience ... and a great investment in the future!
Well Done Jennifer - your presentation was "awesome"!

 

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1st Wednesday of the month at 8am we meet at JJ's Cafe, St Ives Village
 
1st Wednesday of the month at 5.30pm we have a Board meeting
 
2nd Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm we have a Community Service activity or family friendly picnic at local park
 
3rd Wednesday of month at 6.30pm we have club meeting with a guest speaker on zoom
 
4th Wednesday of month at 6.30pm we have dinner with a guest speaker 
 
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President Lyndall’s Report 22nd May 2022
 
The week that was ..
Congratulations to Matt Cross for organising a fun and inspiring evening with our special guest Joshua Ross and our National Youth Science Forum student Jennifer Riley. We were delighted that Rotary Assistant District Governor Tom Borg, Hon Paul Fletcher, Deputy Mayor Barbara Ward and Councilor Martin Smith and other guests attended the dinner to support our annual Youth Science and Innovation evening.
Our NYSF student, Jennifer Riley gave an excellent presentation on her NYSF experience in mid-January and reported that the experience was ‘life changing.’
Matt and Joshua then did a question-and-answer session about Josh’s journey to date.
Joshua explained that he had initially worked in the hedge fund industry but left because of bullying. He then went travelling with his best friend Adam and on their travels, they decided that they would dedicate their careers to making a difference to the lives of children who weren’t so lucky.  On their return to Australia, starting in the garage of his parent’s home in St Ives, they focused their energy, ideas, talents and skills into creating an event on-line ticketing platform, called Humanitix, which raises funds for educational projects. 
I am sure you will join me in wishing Joshua and his team all the very best on their inspirational journey. Our Rotary Club has been supporting Joshua and the charities identified by Humanitix, by booking for our Club dinner-meetings online using Humanitix.  We will watch with interest, pride and enthusiasm as they forge their way into new areas of innovation.
Coming up …
25th May     Dr Toni Pearson via zoom Making a difference to lives of people living with cancer.  Dr Toni Pearson is Head of Oncology Department at Northern Beaches Hospital. Zoom details:    Meeting ID: 746 533 0852    Passcode: Rotary2022 Time details: 6.30 to 7.30 pm
28th May        Bunnings BBQ Roster to be sent out
1st June         Breakfast at JJs at 8 am
1st June         Board meeting via zoom at 6.30 pm
12th June       Sunday ‘Clean up Australia’ an activity-based meeting and afterwards a picnic meeting at St Ives Showground 
15th June       Michelle Bell Zoom meeting Update on Ku ring gai Neighbourhood Centre (KNC) Zoom details:    Meeting ID: 746 533 0852    Passcode: Rotary2022 Time details: 6.30 to 7.30 pm
22nd June      Social dinner TBA
29th June       Changeover dinner Dr Bruce Farnsworth starts his Rotary year as Club President for 2022-2023 – let’s celebrate!
 
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Cheers
President Lyndall