Volume 51  Number 6                                                        August 29th, 2022
 
Book and pay now for the club meeting on Tuesday August 30th 2022
6:30pm for a 7:00pm start
Presidents Message

RI Regionalisation Pilot Project. 

'PILOT' is a word I am familiar with and love dearly. I grew up and accomplished my career in Shenzhen, China, following the success of the Chinese Special Economic Zone PILOT Project. Interestingly, in my presidential year, the RI Regionalisation PILOT project is on its way. At its club meeting on Tuesday, 30 August, Rotary Glenferrie will have PDG Peter Frueh, the co-chair of the RI Zone Regionalisation PILOT Project, provide an informative presentation about the PILOT project. After Peter's presentation, we'll have the club's vote (yes or no) by our club members via a show of hands. Dear Glenferrie Rotarians, please come along, enjoy the informative night, and contribute your thoughts. 

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Shaping Rotary's Future: Next Tuesday's Meeting May be the Most Important We've Ever Had
What is the Regionalisation Pilot Project? Rotary International is considering a project to address membership, public image, communication, leadership, and fundraising challenges to help define a more sustainable future for Rotary. Our region, or Zone 8, which includes Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, has been selected as one of two potential regions from across the globe to pilot a regional approach to governance. At the club meeting on August 30th, PDG Peter Frueh will explain the objectives and the plans for the pilot program and ask for our support.
 
At our club meeting on August 30th, Glenferrie Rotarians will be asked to vote on whether or not our club supports the Regionalisation Pilot Project that will, if successful, change the way Rotary operates. At a time of waning membership and declining impact, the outcome of the pilot may very well determine the future of Rotary in our part of the world. It is so important that you come along next Tuesday evening and and have your say.
 
 
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Meeting Report August 23rd 2022 - Dr Jean Ker Walsh 
Our guest speaker last week was Dr Jean Ker Walsh, who spoke to the meeting about the problems faced by refugees and those seeking asylum in Australia, and who have been held in detention for long periods of time, both in Australia and in surrounding countries. She is a Co-chair of a group called Grandmothers for Refugees (previously called Grandmothers Against Detention of Children), a national movement of women elders lobbying for justice for refugees, which started when a group of senior women considered the effect that detention on Nauru was having on the emotional and physical development of children sent there by the Australian government. The group was active in the Kids off Nauru Campaign which finally shamed the government into removing children from these places.
 
Dr Jean Ker Walsh, centre, Grandmothers for Refugees, with Meeting Chair Dr Paul Shekleton, left, and President Teresa Liu. Grandmothers for Refugees is championing fairer more humane treatment for refugees and asylum seekers in Australia and welcomes Rotarian support
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Volunteers Urgently Needed for the Bread Run
Volunteers are urgently needed for the club's Bread Run Project. Bread is collected from Baker's Delight at 515 Riversdale Road, Camberwell every Thursday evening at 6pm and delivered to The Salvation Army at 7 Bowen Street, Camberwell where it is served to those in need of breakfast on Friday morning. Two people are required for each shift. Please contact Simon Messenger for details. To volunteer for a shift now, click on the loaf  ==> 
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  • A guy shows up late for work. The boss yells, “You should’ve been here at 8.30!” He replies. “Why? What happened at 8.30?”
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  • A couple are sitting in their living room, sipping wine. Out of the blue, the wife says, “I love you.”
“Is that you or the wine talking?” asks the husband.
“It’s me,” says the wife. “I'm talking to the wine.”
  • A woman noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach. “That’s not going to help,” she said.
“Sure, it does,” he said. “It’s the only way I can see the numbers.”
 
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Speakers
Aug 30, 2022 6:30 PM
Rotary Regionalisation Project: What is it and how is our club involved?
Rotary Regionalisation Project: What is it and how is our club involved?

Peter Frueh held a wide range of executive roles with Telstra and Hewlett Packard before leaving in 2006, when he joined the Rotary Club of Balwyn and was President in 2011-12. After serving in several District positions Peter was District Governor of District 9800 in 2017-18. He was a Zone 8 Assistant Rotary Coordinator for 2019-22. He is currently Co-Chair of the Zone 8 Regionalisation Project

Find out what Rotary International is planning to enhance club support and reduce volunteer effort and cost. PDG Peter Frueh will explain how Rotary and Rotaract can be enhanced in Australia, New Zealand and the 14 Pacific Islands that make up Zone 8. The focus is on streamlining communications, avoiding duplication within the 21 Districts and having properly trained and skilled volunteers and staff directly supporting clubs.

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