Thanks to John Mc for chairing the meeting and apt as he is, after all, our Director Environment and Sustainability..
Here is his thought for the day
“Recycling starts with us, but it never ends. It goes through an eternal cycle of transformation, renewing hope for our planet.” - Anonymous
And on to Pres Elizabeth.
A warm welcome to our guest speaker Sarah Winkler and also to a guest of Tony L's - Claudia Williams. Claudia is a work colleague of Tony's and between them they organised a FORaMEAL packing event on the 12th floor of the Rialto in the CBD. Now that was an interesting logistical challenge!
She asked the audience what the significance was of this day 15th July - in 1789. Well it turns out it was the day after the fall of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution - Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite!
She also advised us of the upcoming Annual Environment Lunch hosted by Rotary Melbourne next Wednesday. You'll see the details below
A reminder of the DIK open day - need to book for catering purposes
We also got Steve back on stage to receive another badge (well it is Rotary). This one was the Wear the Wattle badge which was created after the Bali bombing
a couple more notes from the desk of the Pres
I hope our last speaker, Sarah Winkler, “The Everyday Recycler” inspire you to get serious about recycling! You can make an easy start by thinking pink and bringing your 10c refund eligible bottles and cans to Rotary each week to place in the pink wheelie bin. The refunds will be directed to RC Canterbury and RIMERN by turns.
Christmas in July is coming! Bring along family and friends for a night of Christmas food, cheer, fun and games on July 29th. As is traditional at Christmas, come with gifts- the goods and money raised on the night will bring Christmas for the people which Boroondara Community Outreach provides with emergency relief. Rev Natalie Dickson-Monu, from BCO, will be joining our festivities. She told me that they are in great need of the following items for meals and school lunch boxes: peel-back cans of tuna or fish, jars of pasta sauce, two minute noodles, multipacks of popcorn, shapes fruit or jelly cups as well as muesli bars. Also needed are sleeping bags which you no longer use, preferably cold rated types. Please bring your gifts and place around the Christmas tree for Natalie to collect at the end of the evening.
Next week remember to bring any Christmas puddings/cakes (if you are like me you still have at least one Rotary tin still in the pantry!) to Rotary so Karin and Rob can do their magic for the following week’s dessert.
On to M.I.R. (you should know what that is by now)
Anne suggested a fundraising and social event and asked for response - expressions of interest. She suggested a Food and Op Shop tour of High St Kew.
Doug reminded us of the food packing event on July 27th - this will be held in Mount Cottrell which, according to Dr Google maps, is near Melton. He does need help on the day so let him know if you can
Here are the details of Christmas in July
Last and by no means least following our presentation the Pres brought out the pink bin! - this will be used for recycling and will be at the club every week. This bin will be used to collect recyclables which will be converted into cash under the governments scheme
Another great speaker - so good that the audience couldn't wait till the end to ask questions so it took Sarah a while to get though her presentation. She certainly highlighted for me how ignorant I am about recycling - or as she put it Wishcycling!
Thanks to Anne for the report
One of the focuses in Rotary is the Environment. Tonight, I read in the ebulletin that Sarah Winkler, from " Everyday Recycler". was coming to speak about recycling plastics (for Plastics July), I was intrigued. So many questions were raised during the presentation, even before the conclusion of her speech. As the author of " Recycling for Dummies "the details she provided were practical, responding to all the necessary requirements for recycling. She also explained how we, as individuals, can undertake this task.
Sarah outlined the reasons why we all need to do this:-
1. It is important to conserve the environment
2. It is necessary to save energy and resources overall
3. Every type of material needs to be recycled in a different way
4. Each of us must place the right things in the right bin in order to keep contaminants out
5. A lot of specialist recycling is available, particularly when items are not classified as packaging.
The best part about this presentation is that at the very end of it, our President, Elizabeth Shepherd, informed us that the Rotary Club of Canterbury has registered to collect bottles and cans which have "ten cents" on them.
She showed us the pink bin, which will be used on a weekly basis , for this purpose. This will become another stream of income for future projects and will ensure that we are part of a specialist recycling service.
Based on our members residence here are the recycling guidelines for your council area
Inclusion isn’t something that anyone should have to fight for, but for many, this is an everyday battle that feels like it will never end.
Have you ever thought what it would be like if your child, or someone you care for, was made to feel like they shouldn’t be somewhere or doing something that others take for granted?
Julie Fisher is a mum of 3 boys and is also carer to her youngest son Darcy who lives with Down Syndrome. Her journey into the world of disability with Darcy began while she was pregnant and with her family, they decided to provide the best life possible for Darcy.
Over the last 18 years, Julie has become an advocate for inclusion and acceptance not only for her son, but for many people who live with a disability.
She shares her family’s journey with their son which will open your heart to see the beauty of disability.
Julie is a best selling author, speaker, radio host and works together with families to ensure their children are being seen and heard.
Since her unexpected journey of publishing her books, she has worked with Down Syndrome Victoria, Carers Victoria and has completed her first TedX Talk as well as been interviewed on radio, many podcasts and for Melbourne news programs.
Julie’s quotes say it all…
Give People A Chance and Watch Them Shine
One Smile Changes Everything
Ladies and gentlemen, open your minds and hearts and get ready to become change makers.
Key takeaways…
Embracing the beauty of disability
Creating positive change for people who live with disability
Opening your hearts and minds to see the beauty in everyone
Many of us are aware of DIK as our club has had a long standing relationship with them and have used their services many times. We are also a financial supporter of theirs.
If, however you aren't aware of them (being a new member etc.) why don't you book in and pop along to their open day. You'll see more of the magic of Rotary as we ship goods across the world, including our own shipments with RC Footscray to Ethiopia and Somalia
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