MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Morning everyone,
I hope every had a wonderful long weekend and enjoyed the incredibly hot weather!
October is going to be an incredibly full on month for Burwood Rotary and I hope that you're all energised to sink your teeth in.
Apart from our regular meetings, we will be joined by the DG Tonia Barnes on 16 October, we have the Eurella Trivia Night on 21 October and then that will be followed by the Concord v Burwood Rotary Trivia Night on 23 October.
If you're able to make all these events, please let me know as soon as you can so I can sort out tickets.
Last meeting we heard from Keith Roffey OAM who brought the club up to date about the work that Rotary has done, and still has to do, in it's fight against the scourge of polio.
My biggest takeaway was the idea that when so may good people come together with a common goal, so many good things can happen.
I think the Club has been incredibly lucky to have had a string of such inspiring speakers to come and share their story and their message and hopefully the next few speakers that we have joining us will give us that extra drive to continue the good work that we do as a Club.
Next week we have representatives from the NSW SES Burwood. I met Connor West, a volunteer with Burwood SES, at our BBQ for the Sandakan Memorial Day earlier in the year and he offered to come and speak to the club.
It goes without saying that the SES is a much needed and much valued pillar of our community, especially when times are tough.
NSW SES are the lead agency for flood, storm and tsunami critical response in NSW. They manage responses to these emergencies while helping communities prepare with essential planning and life-saving education.
NSW SES volunteers come from all walks of life, bringing with them many different skills, interests and backgrounds. They are united by the purpose of supporting their communities in times of need.
Upcoming:
9 October 2023 - Club Meeting w/ NSW SES Burwood
16 October 2023 - Joint DG Visit with Drummoyne Rotary Club
21 October 2023 - Eurella Trivia Night
23 October 2023 - Burwood & Concord Rotary Debate Night
6 November 2023 - Club Meeting w/ Ken Enderby, President, Climate Action Burwood/Canada Bay
20 November 2023 - Sally Sitou MP, Member for Reid
See you on Monday night,
Hugo Robinson
President
Rotary Club of Burwood
