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Advance Australia Fair!
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Moe Bulletin Issue No. 14
Posted by Kishor Manani
Rotary Club of Moe
will next meet online on
Monday 19 Oct 2020
NOTE: 6.15pm for 6.30pm
Guest Speakers
Zoom meeting with
District Governor Mark Humphries with Linda
and Assistant Governor Tim Wills
followed by Board Meeting
(Please check that you have received the confidential Zoom meeting Code and the Password in your personal email)
(Apologies to Shen Guo and Zoom coordinator Robin Noakes)
NOVEMBER
Rotary Foundation Month
Di's Dialogue # 16
What a wonderful week! The weather is improving and the restrictions are easing. It was lovely to see people outside cafes and students walking to and from school. The rhythm to our everyday life is slowly beginning to return!
I received a lovely email from Lisa Twigger, Community Engagement Officer, Latrobe Regional Hospital, seeking support from Rotarians for the LRH Virtual Run & Walk to be held over the weekend of 28-29 November. You can register online individually or as part of a team for a 10km run, a 5km run or 5km walk. I am hoping we can get a Rotary Club of Moe team together to do a 5 km walk along the Moe Rail Trail, ending at the Adventure Playground. This would be a great opportunity to promote our club and raise money for the hospital's Emergency Department. If you are interested, please contact me. More information is included in this bulletin.
Thank you Kishor for your 'At the Podium' presentation titled, 'The Accidental Pharmacist'. It was interesting how the practice of dispensing has adapted to the 'e-health' environment and the need to educate people, not only about medications but also how to use technology. Very different from Kishor's memories as a child of the hand reaching out across the counter to take a script and then passing back the medicine.
Thanks to Rog Taylor for organising the Melbourne Cup Eve and ARH Hat Day celebration this coming Monday. I am really looking forward to the horse draw for the Melbourne Cup sweep and also the Melbourne Cup trivia quiz. Please read the email from Robin Noakes (with Zoom link) for further information as well as information included by Rog in the bulletin.
My quote for this week is from W.C Fields an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer whose comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathetic character despite his supposed contempt for children and dogs.
'Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people'
See you all on Monday night in your racing finery or fancy hat to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health - Mental Health Week!
URGENT: Please ensure payments have been submitted by midnight Sunday
November 2: Melbourne Cup Eve and Hat Day for Mental Health
As we have had to forego our usual social get-togethers because of COVID restrictions, Rotarians have missed out on some of the fun aspects of Rotary.
President Di is keen to inject some pazzaz into the meeting on 2 November, so the proposed fireside meeting has been shelved for that evening, and replaced with a Melbourne Cup Eve program, albeit on Zoom.
As we usually raise funds for Australian Rotary Health in October, Hat Day will also be incorporated into the evening.
Aspects of the Program Include -
*It’s an Opportunity to Host a Friend *Dress up theme for “At the Races” *Dress up theme for Hat Day - (it could be race gear or any funny or your favourite stunning or amusing hat) *Melbourne Cup Trivia.
*Melbourne Cup Sweep - As we are time poor at Zoom meetings, there will be just one $5.00 sweep this year, only for members, and Hutchy and Rog will conduct the draw, and announce horses during the meeting.
*Cost - A charge of $6.00 per head is suggested to cover both a horse draw and a $1.00 donation to ARH for Mental Health Week.
*Payment Arrangements – Payments of $6.00 should be made online into our Rotary account BSB 033-128 Account Number 108118 before the event. (NOTE: account correction!) (If you choose to make a more substantial donation to ARH it can be included in your payment.) Remember to include your name and amount when making your payment. Treasurer Helen will announce our ARH contribution at a future meeting.
*Distribution of Winnings – Once all payments have been received, winners will be paid out. Footnote: While organisers are making the assumption that all members would wish to participate in the sweep, there is no compulsion. Just notify me if you prefer not to join in the sweep.
Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralysing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. Poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in hours. It can strike people of any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio can be prevented by vaccines, but it is not curable. Unlike most diseases, polio can be eradicated.
For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide and there are now only 2 countries continuing to report wild polio cases. Our Polio Plus program was the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication by vaccinating children on a massive scale. As a core partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building. More than 1 million Rotary members have donated their time and money to eradicate polio, and every year, hundreds of members work with health workers to vaccinate children in countries affected by polio.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries from this paralysing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have also played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
No child should suffer from this vaccine-preventable disease. Because of the efforts of Rotary and its partners, nearly 19 million people who would otherwise have been paralysed are walking, and more than 1.5 million people are alive who would otherwise have died.
Rotary has committed to raising $50 million per year for polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a total commitment of $150 million each year. These funds will provide much-needed ongoing operational support, medical workers, laboratory equipment, and educational materials as we continue in our efforts to achieve polio eradication.
As Rotarians, we can all feel very proud of our role in helping to End Polio Now.
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For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide and there are now only 2 countries continuing to report wild polio cases. Our Polio Plus program was the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication by vaccinating children on a massive scale. As a core partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building. More than 1 million Rotary members have donated their time and money to eradicate polio, and every year, hundreds of members work with health workers to vaccinate children in countries affected by polio.
As Rotarians, we can all feel very proud of our role in helping to End Polio Now.
