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This Week - Meeting No. 3435 - 27/02/2024
Chairperson
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President Mic
Special Event
Tonight
Mayor Phill Stone
will present
Rotarian Brian Moodie
with his Australia
Day Community
Volunteer award
Topic
Getting to know each other
Stewards
All Rotarians to help set up
Last Meeting No. 3434 - 20/02/2024
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Chairperson
Keith
Guests
Visiting Rotarian and Speaker Bronwyn Anderson, Kelly Maxwell, Marylyn
Apologies
President Mic, Brian M and Brian H, Judy, Lesley
Raffle
Raised $60 Red E 61 won by Bronwyn - a lovely bottle of wine
Thought for
the week
"One day you will be thankful things didn't go as planned"
President's remarks
President Mic's comments would have included
UniSA Whyalla Campus is holding a ‘Univibe’ student event on March 6, 11.00 am-2.00 pm on the front lawns of the campus. We have been asked to take the van to the University on March 6, the same as we did for RUOK day. Providing Chips and donuts for 100 people.
Reminders
Next Tuesday night - The Mayor and his wife will be our guests and present Brian M with his Community Award. This is an open meeting and guests are invited. Please let Leanne know of your attendance.
The MCU will be at the 'Univibe' - Jane to contact Amanda
Member Highlights
Jane: Attended the Council of Governors Lunch on Saturday Kerre: A bit of alowlight, MRI on right ear coustic Neuroma very rarely malignant. Perry Perry also having an MRI a week today. Then Perry told us the story of his mum misplacing her hearing aids, thank goodness for Nata Kelly: Attending our meeting. Bronwyn: enjoying this job she is now doing, Leanne our youngest lad turned 36. Cassandra in less than three months will be a new learner on the road. Shelley: a good week sunday was my best day went to Tumby Bay to catch up with some friends. Marylyn Sunday night catching up with neice. Keith a couple, Bathurst and caught the for a nice cup of coffee with the ladies from the Beyond Bank.
Speaker - Bronwyn Anderson, Community Development Officer
Beyond Bank
Bronwyn is one of the community managers. Beyond Bank is one of Australia's largest customer-owned banks and has been 'for and with our customers for over 60 years'
Australia’s first B Corp-certified bank pushing for higher standards of social and environmental impact
Partner with more than 5,000 community groups across Australia
More than $27million contributed back to the community since 2007
First bank in Australia to join the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program
Bronwyn has been working on the community reward program since October
trying to make banking easy, her presentation included topics like:
Their Commitment - People - Profit - Planet
The Community Rewards Program
Volunteering
Double your donations
Financial Wellbeing Sessions
This was an enjoyable presentation by an enthusiastic and genuine speaker. In the photograph below Brownyn, Kelly, and Jane giving the vote of thanks.
Kerre
Kerre brought to the meeting an update on the RAM Project, again another interesting topic for our Club,
Closing
In closing the meeting Keith, thanked our guests - Bronwyn, Kelly and his lovely wife Marilyn for coming along. he reminded club members of upcoming events and closed the meeting.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Shelley Sellars
February 12
Judy Keith
February 24
Join Date
Jari Peltonen
February 12, 2002
22 years
COMING UP
Next Meeting
Tuesday 05/03/24
Following Meeting
Tuesday 12/03/24
Chairman
Judy
Jari
Guest Speaker
President Mic and IPP Brian
TBA
Topic
AGM and
Information re: My Rotary
TBA
Vote of Thanks
Jane
Stewards
Jari and Larisa
B1 and B2
Raffle
IPP Brian
Mic
Apologies
Jane
TBA
Birthdays and
Anniversaries
TBA
TBA
Members
Perry Eden (Metallurgy)
Lesley Hartup (Teaching)
Brian Herd (Metallurgy)
Leanne Herd (Customer Service)
Judy Keith (Psychiatry)
Brian Moodie (Electrical)
Jane Owens PDG (Health Services)
Jari Peltonen (Metallurgy)
Mic Russo (Engineering)
Michele Sellars (Administration)
Keith Sichler(Banking)
Larisa White (Engineering)
Kerre Willsher (Nurse Educator)
Cassandra Herd (Junior)
Alistair Stevenson (Honorary)
John Cagney (Honorary)
ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES
If you are unable to attend a Club Meeting or function your apology can be made to Secretary Perry 0428 387 973 before 12 noon on the day of the meeting
INVOCATION
For good food, good fellowship, and every opportunity
of service, we are thankful
Above is what we say at our weekly meeting,
but all Clubs are different
This one is from the Rotary Club of West Vancouver
FOUR WAY TEST
Club Information
Tuesdays at 6:30 PM
Breeze Bistro
94 Essington Lewis Avenue
Whyalla , SA 5600 Australia
