Good Evening Club Members

 

Our next meeting, on Thursday, 5 June, is a joint meeting with the Canberra Rotaract Club.  It will be held at the Mercure Canberra, 39 Limestone Avenue, starting at 6:30 pm. Our Member, Astrida will be our Speaker telling us about her trip to Antarctica earlier this year. 

 

I have booked the Mercure Hotel for Thursday, 26 June for our Changeover Dinner costing $50.00 each. The Ottoman was considered to be too costly at $100 per head. The meal will be alternate serves of chicken breast or mushroom risotto. One drink voucher is included, with further drinks available for purchase from the bar. The venue caters for up to 65 people in a separate room with audiovisual facilities. The proposed speaker is Kent Fitch, presenting on the topic “Autonomous Cars in the ACT Region”. I will invite other clubs to attend and I will ask George to ask the members of the Deakin Residents Association to attend. See the flyer below.

 

The Tuggeranong Rotary Club is having its Changeover dinner on Wednesday, 18 June starting at 6.30 pm at the LDK Greenway Views Restaurant. The cost is $35.00. There are no speakers advertised but if you want to attend, contact Sue O’Donnell at clubservice@rotarytugg.info. The menu on the night gives options for Cowra Lamb, Oven Roasted Chicken, Eton Mess and a selection of Australia cheeses.

 

The Canberra Sundowners Rotary Club is having its Changeover dinner on 1 July at the Ainslie Football Club starting at 6.00 pm. The meal cost $55.00 per head and includes a two-course meal plus Cupcakes for dessert. You can buy the tickets via Humanitix under Canberra Sundowners Changeover 2025 dinner.

 

ASTRIDA IS LOOKING INTO A CASH DONATION BOX AT CANBERRA AIRPORT.

Many of you would have noticed a cash donation box at the Sydney International Airport for donation of Australian and foreign coins and notes. We are looking to create a similar box at the Canberra Airport to raise funds for our charities. Astrida is contacting the Sydney Rotary Club to find out the supplier of the stand and obtain the cost of purchase.

 

We had over 90 children from Majura Primary School for a one-hour tour of the Peace Garden and Peace Bell ringing. Bill, Astrida, Ross, and myself participated and we enjoyed the energy and vitality of their youth.

 

Yours in Rotary 

 

Our last meeting was a visit to the 13th Canberra Scout Hall in O’Connor, a 100+ year old building. It was a great evening with a bunch of noisy 9-11 year olds and their leaders. Sometime ago our Club arranged funding to enable all external doors and some internal doors to be replaced. Here are a few photos of the evening, courtesy Bill and Stephen.

 

Please RSVP to Eric’s Club Runner invitation ASAP if you have not already done so.

 

To see the program of future meetings, visit: Rotary activities Spreadsheet. 

 

 

TO BOOK PLEASE EMAIL russelldew1@gmail.com BY FRIDAY THE 20^TH OF JUNE. PAYMENT WILL BE ON THE NIGHT.

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