Please check the roster for the next few weeks and advise Vicki and David Ungar if you will be away that week. Meeting jobs will be allocated via email before the meeting.
Last Thursday, Ariana King, Physiotherapist and Corporate Member from Kieser Burleigh, gave us an insight into evidence-based management of Osteoarthritis (not to be confused with Osteoporosis, that’s a story for another day). You know Osteoarthritis; it’s when as you get older, your joints become swollen, creaking, painful, stiff, and even lose their function.
With individual, scientifically designed exercise, this pain, loss of function and need for surgery can be prevented. When we have pain, it affects us not just physically, but emotionally. Ariana assures us that if you take action, your quality of life, physical and emotional stress can be greatly improved.
Did you know that about 80% of private Health Funds now fully fund a 15-week Osteoarthritis management program at Keiser Clinics? The logic is quite simple from the health fund’s perspective: it costs MUCH less than a hip or knee replacement. This is a win-win for us AND our health funds.
Several of our members are already regular participants in Kieser programs, including our Health Funded Programs. If you don’t believe me, ask your fellow Rotarians about their experiences at Kieser so far.
To check your eligibility for a Health Funded Program at Kieser, email burleigh@kieser.com.au
Did you also know that all Burleigh Heads Rotary Club members will receive 50% off an initial assessment and $10 per week discount on ongoing membership at Kieser Burleigh? If you would like to see what we are all about, come to our Open Day on the 14th of March for a free tour, trial on machines, a BBQ (hosted by the Burleigh Heads Rotary Club), live music, beverages and free coffee before 12:00pm if you register.
To learn more about Kieser or book in an initial assessment,click here:Kieser Burleigh
THIS WEEK'S GUEST SPEAKER
This week, we'll have an interactive member session to connect, share updates, plan projects and strengthen club initiatives, facilitated by president Jo Kane.
Jimboomba Rotary Club March 14 - Step Up Dinner with Steven Bradbury. Kevin Lynch has filled his table but tickets are still available if you would like to attend.
YEP Outing - March 27 All welcome to join Ross and Lucia at the Imperial Hotel (formerly Versace) for an evening of live music.
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Club runner information
If you do not have your Club Runner login information, you can go to the Club Runner website, scroll down a little and click on “Send me a Magic Link”. Enter the email address you gave to the club, and you will receive an email. Click on the login button and then select the club website. Go to ‘My Clubrunner’ and then ‘My Profile’. The ‘Edit’ button is at the top right and you can add/change any information on your profile. Click ‘Save’ and you’re done!
If you’re really feeling techy, you can download the Club Runner app.
If you would like any help resetting your password, or downloading the app to your phone, please let us know. There are a few members who can assist you.
We are looking to use Club Runner more for information and rosters, so it would be great if everyone is able to log in.
Service without borders: clean water for 550 students
By Dr. Mike Manga, Rotary Club of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Through the combined efforts of two Rotary clubs — one in Nebraska, USA, and one in Zimbabwe — and the personal connections possible in Rotary, nearly 550 students and their teachers at a rural school in Marondera, Zimbabwe, now have access to a reliable supply of clean water, which also serves their families.
This is my story of Rotary connection. In mid-2025, a fellow Rotarian from Zimbabwe reached out to me for assistance with a community water project. As a native of Zimbabwe, I was already well acquainted with Veronica Chirombe, who I have known for years. She is an administrator at Peterhouse School, where my children attended before my family relocated to Lincoln. I have served on the school’s Board of Governors and still hold that position even after my move to the US. Read more here.
Rotary Down Under
Nourishing mothers, nurturing futures
WORDS Sarah Atkins. President, No Borders Rotaract.
Expectant mothers struggling with malnutrition in Bangladesh received a welcome surprise this year, when Australian Rotarians collaborated with a local non-profit to deliver much needed food parcels to help nourish both mothers and their babies.
Aduri is 23 years old and already has two children. Having been married to a stonemason at 16, she is pregnant with a third, but her husband can’t find year-round work in the isolated village of Vaturia, Bangladesh. As a result, they and their small family live in perpetual food uncertainty. In nearby Mobarakkati, Rebekah and her husband deal with similar financial insecurity after the loss of her father in a road accident. Rebekah is also pregnant. Despite working as a tailor, and her husband as a tradesman, hunger and malnutrition are constant companions. Read more here.
Rotary News
In Lithuania, 'befrienders’ ease loneliness
By Marylou Costa
Taking phone calls from strangers wanting to share their life stories is not part of the typical job description for a nonprofit founder. But for Marius Čiuželis, it’s all in a day’s work. In 2016, he and his wife, Kristina, started Sidabrinė Linija, or Silver Line, an organization that offers free support to isolated older adults in Lithuania through regular phone calls with a “befriender” matched to their interests.
“On the first day we spoke for 10 minutes. The next time we spoke for nearly an hour, and she shared a lot about her life,” recalls Čiuželis, a member of the Rotary Club of Vilnius Lituanica International from 2019 to 2023. “Her husband of 50 years died about six years ago, and she has no children. She is completely alone and in poor health. A social worker visits twice a week, but otherwise she’s basically locked in her house because she can’t move.”
Last Thursday, Ariana King, Physiotherapist and Corporate Member from Kieser Burleigh, gave us an insight into evidence-based management of Osteoarthritis (not to be confused with Osteoporosis, that’s a story for another day). You know Osteoarthritis; it’s when as you get older, your joints become swollen, creaking, painful, stiff, and even lose their function.