With the greatest sadness, we learnt of the loss of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She was an extraordinary woman of great strength, resilience, wisdom and faith who devoted her whole life to her duty. May she rest in eternal peace with her beloved husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Many of us may know that Prince Phillip was an Honorary Member of five Rotary clubs including RC Windsor and Eton. Until five years before his death, the duke would attend meetings in ‘his’ club and refused to be treated differently from any other Rotarian. He showed the exemplary spirit of Rotary to all of us. As Rotarians, we have accepted the obligation and responsibilities of Rotary membership and are committed to Rotary Values, friendships and a life of Service Above Self. My dear fellow Rotarians, I wish you find ‘Inspiration in Service’ and ‘Enjoyment in the Fellowship’ of our club and the worldwide Rotary movement.
monthly Hands-on Volunteering projects: Garfield Lee was at the Hands-on Volunteering Workshop with DG Amanda at Malvern Valley, Mahroo Parsi enjoyed volunteering at the Koonung Heights Uniting Church, the Refugee Families Support Depot, and interacted with Amanda. Rod Smith devoted himself to pack care parcels in Sandringham with our DG and other Rotarians. I am so glad that our new members have engaged in these projects and met others at the district level. The next opportunity is volunteering at WERN (Western Emergency Relief Network). Like our RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network) it receives, manages and delivers donated furniture, appliances, bedding and other essential home goods to families in need from our dedicated warehouse in Ravenhall in Melbourne's west. Further information, including the booking link, will be available soon.