Welcome to the Rotary Club of Glenferrie
No sign of Robert Winspear's Austin 7, but there was plenty of Morris at the first Boroondara Farmers Market for spring, one of the better attended first markets for the month for some time. Surely it was the burst of warm spring weather together with the jolly Morris dancing that brought out the punters. The Britannia Morris troupe, which dances the style of Morris Dancing originating in the Cotswalds, filled the air with the jolly sound of sticks clacking, accordion music and the occasional hoorah! And who wouldn't shout hoorah on the first Market day of spring!
Says Farmers Market Coordinator Wayne Worladge: "A rather chilly start to the day was more than compensated for by most pleasant sunshine later. We had an improved number of smallholders, and the best First Saturday patronage this year. Thank you to Shift Captains Carol Benson and Peter Moore, aided by Charles Tran, Helena Wimpole, Peter Harries, Kathryn Blakeman and Richard Blakeman. Thank you also to Simon Messenger and Garfield Lee who helped at pack up time."
The next Boroondara Farmers Market will be on Saturday September 17th. It is expected to be a big one, so bring plenty of bags!
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For more photos of the September 2nd Farmers Market, click on 'Read more..'
The club has been gifted 1200 LightWalker walking sticks by the Estate of the Late Walter Glaser and his late dear wife Cherie. Expected to sell for around $20-$25 each, the gift has the potential to raise between $20,000 and $24,000 for the club's Sierra Leone project and other service projects. Walter, who in his later years needed the assistance of a walking stick, designed the "LightWalker" walking sticks himself, after finding most sticks on offer deficient in so many ways.
There will be more about the Fundraising project and, importantly, how you can help, in next week's Bulletin. But, in the meantime, who were Walter and Cherie Glaser, to whom the club owes such a debt of gratitude? Walter and Cherie were travel writers, amongst many things, and wrote most of Fodor's Guide to Australia. Their story is quite remarkable, in particular Walter's escape from pre-war Austria, and the role of a future Australian Prime Minister in that escape. Click on Read More... below to learn more of Walter's remarkable story.
And please keep an eye out for next week's Bulletin to learn how you can help with this project. Thank you so much, Walter and Cherie, for your generous gift, which will be put to beneficial use in service to our community.
SAVE THE DATE - 12-14 APRIL 2024
The ultimate experience in Club camaraderie: getting together with fellow members at a District Conference.
In 2022, Glenferrie members had a great time at Conference in Albury. We had a large group who enjoyed the experience, and our PP Mark Ellis is keen to share Bendigo with our members and particularly our new members.
