Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Moreland
EDITION 8|15 SEPTEMBER 2020
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COVID-19 AND THE FUNDRAISING CRISIS The pandemic throws us a huge challenege as traditional sources of fundraising are temporarily put beyond reach
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Award of Excellence for Club Bulletin 2018-2019
Moreland Rotary acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the eastern Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands we conduct our business. Moreland Rotary respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging. Moreland Rotary also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
Cover photos courtesy of Trevor Moyle and David Redfearn THE MORELANDER
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The work of Rotary and COVID-19 In this week's Morelander we explore how some of our projects and activities have been deeply affected by the CoVID-19 pandemic. Although confronted by many barriers Rotarians have shown resilience and determination to keep a focus on delivering many valuable outcomes.
Fundraising tap turned off “One with, one without!!” rings out across the searing Bunnings forecourt on a hot Saturday in December. Or it could just as easily be under a steel grey sky in July with an icy northerly almost slicing you in half. Year round and year in and year out, community groups of all stripes cram under a smoky tent to serve sausages with or without (onions) to Bunnings clients who either need recharging after their shopping expedition or to fortify themselves before their purchasing adventure.
The uncertainty surrounding the pandemic has thrown us a huge ' challenge as it cuts off a major revenue stream and we are forced to find other ways of funding community projects. We wish for certainty again but “snapping back” is not an option and we need to think very hard about new ways of raising money We still hope that one hot December Saturday we will again be sizzling alongside our sausages. But our future cannot and must not bank on this.
International Project work in Nepal curtailed
The famous Bunnings sausage sizzle is a hit with shoppers right across Australia and many is the local sports club, cubs group or kindergarten which has found itself a valuable lifeline to buy footy boots for the kids, books or uniforms or whatever. Service clubs are there too and we at Moreland Rotary are immensely grateful for this wonderful public service given to us by Bunnings in North Coburg to raise money for community projects. Our members have by now become pretty skilled at slicing onions, sizzling sausages and refuelling a hungry public. All in a good cause. But then there was COVID. The pandemic cut right through every facet of community life forcing almost everything to a halt as we socially distanced and retreated into our private spaces to deprive the virus of the opportunity of doing its worst. The sausage sizzles (as indeed is Bunnings itself) are a casualty in this epic battle and the myriad community groups now find themselves in another struggle, that of finding the means to do their work. Rotary is no exception.
Work on the CLNF Sustainable Agriculture Education school farm project has been deferred for twelve months because of Covid Club member Trevor Moyle is the founder and chairman of SmileHigh Foundation and Community Leadership Nepal Foundation. This has involved two visits per year over the past five years of between three to seven weeks each time. In March a planned SmileHigh trip to Kathmandu with two Melbourne based Oral Facial surgeons was called off at the eleventh hour because of pending concerns over COVID. This was very disappointing for Trevor as he had committed almost twelve months preparation for an intense eight day programme with partner Kathmandu University, involving a series of lectures complemented by surgical procedures including a cleft pallet operation. Text: Barry Hahn | Images: Morelanrotary.orgd Youth and David Redfearn
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Text: and images: David Redfearn and Trevor Moyle
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The work of Rotary and COVID-19 International Project work in Nepal curtailed (continued)
Rotary Bushfire Recovery Committee plans modified and deferred
In addition all Community Oral Health programmes (see photo on cover at top left) have had to be deferred during the pandemic because of concerns of infection control and schools In the case of Community Leadership Nepal Foundation, its Sustainable Agriculture Education programme at Manechauka in Tanahun has had to be deferred from closure of schools for most of 2020 and maybe beyond In addition the construction of a Girls Hostel and Empowerment Centre at Ghyangphedi for around thirty two girls, has had to be deferred for at least six months because of the impact of Covid on construction and fundraising
The COVID pandemic restrictions have meant some of the planned bushfire recovery projects have been put on hold. Project planning continues and the Bushfire Recovery Committee meet each week, to assess projects and direct funding.
The ceremonial laying of stone and lighting of candle of the Ghyangphedi Girls Hostel and Empowerment Centre . It has had to be deferred by 6 months because of Covid
Projects requiring volunteer personnel such as land revegetation and parks and garden projects will have to wait, as will community gatherings for well-being activities and mental health programs. Rotarians from metropolitan Melbourne wanting to assist Blaze Aid and the Uniting Church fencing teams, will be marking time until stage 4 restrictions are lifted and country travel is allowed. However, some fencing work in the Upper Murray has continued through the winter months, with support from international backpackers, who have been working in challenging conditions to remove and erect boundary fences.
Text: Barry Hahn | Images: Morelanrotary.orgd Youth and David Redfearn
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Text and images: Rosemary Freeman and Trevor Moyle
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Call us on 0448 852 747 or email us: moreland@rotary9790.org.au
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About Rotary District Governor's Newsletter "Bruce's Bulletin" is the monthly newsletter of District Governor Bruce Anderson. There is a lot of information about the many Rotary projects and events across our District. Simply click here to read the latest edition Members of Rotary are part of a diverse group of community and professional leaders working to address community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world.
Rotary districts are a way of grouping a number of clubs in a particular geographic area. The area covered quite often crosses state and even international boundaries.
Rotary District 9790 encompasses the northern Rotary clubs receive a charter suburbs of Melbourne and from the worldwide organisation - stretches north and north east of Rotary International. Victoria to the Murray River and up into parts of NSW. A Rotarian belongs to a particular Rotary Club often near his/her For more information about home or work or sometimes Rotary District 9790, click here because of the club meeting time. THE MORELANDER
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Upcoming events and meetings A standing invitation exists for all readers of The Morelander to attend Moreland Rotary Club meetings and some of our other events. Please let us know if you intend to join us by ringing David Redfearn on 0448 852 747 or emailing on dredfearn@vtown.com.au (click on email address).
Upcoming speakers/events 16 September: Assistant Governor Emma Davis, Behind the Badge (via Zoom) Chair: Trevor Moyle 23 September: Lani Harris, ARH Indigenous Scholar (via Zoom) Chair: Rosemary Freeman 30 September: Rosemary Freeman: the life of a health professional during Covid (via Zoom) Chair: Brian Bennett 7 October: Grant Godino, a new type of Rotary Club (via Zoom) Chair: Russell Stuckey
Our Guest Speakers Moreland Rotary Club invites speakers to our club both from our local community and further afield. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and are invited because they hopefully inform and stimulate our members and guests. We feel that this is of value in fostering a deeper understanding of our diverse community and even providing guidance as to the types of activites and projects our club may engage in. However the opinions expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect any official viewpoint of Moreland Rotary nor those of individual club members. Irrespective of this we always offer a warm Rotary welcome to all of our speakers.
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Rotary Leadership 2020-21
Rotary International: President: Holger Knaack (Susanne) , Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenberg-Mölln (Germany) District Governor: Bruce Anderson (Marilyn), Rotary Club of Strathmore Assistant Governor Group 2: Emma Davis, Rotary Club of Strathmore Rotary Club of Moreland President: David Redfearn (Deanna)
Club Service Roles 2020-21
President Secretary Treasurer Club Service Community Service Vocational Services International Service and Assistant Bulletin Editor Membership and Rotary Foundation Local Environment Youth and Assistant Secretary Club Administration Bulletin Editor Australian Rotary Health Public Relations Club History Valued members Honorary Members
David Redfearn OAM Rosemary Freeman John Hoffmann Brian Bennett David Redfearn OAM Brian Bennett Trevor Moyle Trevor Moyle Jo Connellan Silvana De Pretto Nino Galgano David Redfearn OAM Rosemary Freeman Russell Stuckey Nino Galgano Richard McCarthy, Elly Gardner, Lee Garwood The Hon. Kelvin Thomson, Helen Bailey, John Awler
District 9790 /Multi District Roles 2019-20
District Community Service Chair and Australian Rotary Health District Legal Officer Coordinator Peter Toomey Community Police Award Shine On Awards
Rosemary Freeman Nino Galgano David Redfearn OAM Brian Bennett
WHEN AND WHERE WE MEET: Moreland Rotary Club meets most Wednesdays at 7.30 for a 7.40 am start. Breakfast meetings tem pora We meet at the Sorrento Bar, 801 Sydney Road, rilyBrunswick, suspen3056 ded
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During the pandemic we are meeting via Zoom on Wednesday mornings from 7.30-8.30 am and we have some great guest speakers. Why not join us one morning? Simply ring David on 0448 852 747 the day before to RSVP and then go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87077765173 just before the meeting to join in.