Lucy Loko is now in Lese Oalai, PNG, to support the building of the Library and the Toilets.
Well, just like that, my year has come to an end.
Welcome to President Aileen Brown and her team. Aileen is a much loved and respected member of Bayside Geelong and I have no doubt Aileen, and Bayside will have a fun, productive, and enjoyable time under her leadership.
What a Changeover Night last night at the Telegraph Hotel. An extra big thank you to Jo White for organising the night. I don’t know where you find the time and energy to put it all together, I truly appreciate it.
On Sunday, President Aileen and Secretary Telsa attended the RCG (Rotary Community Group) meeting, along with other Presidents and Admin. Officers from the Geelong, Bellarine and Surfcoast area.
There was lively discussion around Regionalisation and the growth of Rotary, capably lead by the ever-vivacious and enthusiastic Tonie Thiel, DGNominee, District Learning and Development Officer, Assistant Area Governor/Border and President RC Casterton.
Tonie explained the Rotary Action Plan for change: to increase our impact and expand our reach (externally oriented) and to enhance participant engagement and increase our ability to adapt (internally oriented).
Due to the long weekend coming up, I have booked the room for Tuesday 11th June instead of Monday 10th.
Our several hundred kits, bra collection and 2 bicycles are heading to PNG on 26th June.
Rosie spoke about her new book Hope and how she is moving forward. She spoke about grief and how we all deal differently with it. She said she was criticized for being very stoic with her grief, but her way was to move forward and make a difference to Domestic Violence, and that is what she did.
“If anything comes out of this, I want it to be a lesson to everybody that family violence happens to everybody no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are. It happens to anyone and everyone.”
She has had an effect on lives, and it is referred to known as the Batty Effect click the link to read more.
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