Keith Wolahan MP, thanked and acknowledged recipients of the Manningham Civic Awards 2024. In his speech he mentions Co-President and Citizen of the year, Brian Tyedin and Doreen Stoves Volunteers of the Year, fellow Rotarian Luke Bastian and Kate Gniel (Doncaster Sharks FC), Community Organisation of the Year, Rotary Manningham City and Sports Volunteer of the Year Anthony Milicia.
Keith also wrote to the Club. His letter is below the video. Thank you Keith.
Keith Wolahan MP's letter to Rotary Manningham City.
Keith Wolahan MP Acknowledges Manningham Vounteers
Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick announced that the 2024-25 presidential theme is The Magic of Rotary and called on members to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives. She reminds us that we cannot ‘wave a magic wand’, we create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member.
She used the example when she was helping install water filters in the Dominican Republic. Two boys were watching as dirty water entered the filter, then ran out clean at the other end. The young boys thought it was magic. Those boys knew that easy access to clean water would change their lives.
She also wants us to:
Prioritise peace;
Stay committed to eradicating Polio;
Make the club experience irresistible to members;
Embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion within clubs.
Left: District Governor Colin Byron with his wife (left) Leanne meeting Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick
Last weekend the shine on Recognition and awards were held by the Rotary club of Diamond Creek district 9790, Their were 17 nominees and for the first time 2 Adult awardees both very rewarding of recognition,
The event was a great success for RCDC and their Present Warwick Leeson OAM there were some 150 present to see the nominees receive there certificates and awards 14out of the 17 nominees were in attendance.
Patrick Wain nominated by Rotary Manningham City was the recipient of the Grahame Thomson encouragement award unfortunately Patrick was unable to attend the awards so Rotary Maningham City will organise a meeting to present the award to him in the future.
It was the first time that we zoomed the awards and a big thanks gos out to Brendon Woods and Luke Bastian of the district committee for a great job I am sure we learnt a lot for the next recognition awards.
The next awards will most likely be in district 9780. ( Geelong) at this stage not sure which club will be presenting the awards as the committee is yet to meet.
For members information there are 4 members of Rotary Manningham City on the Shine on multi district (9810,9800 9820,9790,9780) committee.
Brendon Woods, Luke Bastian, Esther Murray and Barry Halpern.
We had a very special presentation on Wednesday from Dave Burt who is the Founder of SALT Sport and Life Training. Dave gave us a wonderful insight into the work done by SALT to use the sporting club environment to provide players and club members with education that takes those Club’s beyond just the provision of a “game” and into the development of our young folk as better human beings.
Dave’s presentation was a compelling story, and we will be following up with Dave to see how we may be able to partner with SALT in some way to support their great work. The Rotary Club of Box Hill Central already works with SALT so there may be an opportunity for a 3-way partnership that will leverage the strengths of the three organisations.
Dave Burt is a great man achieving great things through a great message.
Around 600 students from local schools in the City of Manningham attended the Schools ANZAC Day Commemoration at the Templestowe War Memorial on 23 April 2024. This event, in its 33rd year, was initiated by the Rotary Club of Templestowe and is now one of the key events in Rotary Manningham City's calendar.
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year.
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter.
Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.
“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01.
The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
