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August
2008 -
Ross Greenwood presentation to the Rotary Club of Chatswood
Ross
Greenwood is one of Australia’s most prominent and respected
international business writers and is currently the Channel 9 Business
and Finance Editor. Before going overseas he was editor of Business
Review Weekly and a journalist on a number of Fairfax publications,
including the Melbourne Age.
He has a unique overview of the world economy and its impact upon that
of Australia.
Read about Ross’ presentation to the Chatswood
Rotary Club in the
club's weekly bulletin The
Right Wheel Vol 61 No 7 available by clicking
here (1.6MB)
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 16 July
2008 - World Youth Day BBQ
You have
2,240 sausages, layer upon layer of frozen onions and ninety minutes to
prepare sufficient sausage sandwiches to satisfy the hunger of eight
hundred very active young adults.
And, by the way, the 800 will arrive as one at 12 noon and have to be
at Chatswood Station just after 1pm to catch the trains into the City
for their afternoon program. What will you do?
Well, in all Sydney, the WYD organisers called on Rotary.
Comprehensive details of this marathon Chatswood Cook-Off may be found
in the Rotary Club
of Chatswood's weekly bulletin The
Right Wheel Vol 61 No 4 available by clicking
here (3.4MB)
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| What
is Rotary?
Rotary
is an international organisation, mainly comprising business and
professional
people, who encourage and foster service to the community.
It operates
as a club with weekly meetings (generally with a guest speaker) where
business,
community or service is discussed in a social environment.
It places
particular
emphasis on high ethical standards in business and the professions, the
application of service and the advancement of international
understanding,
goodwill and peace.
How
Do We Serve the Community?
We
promote the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including
faithfulness,
fidelity and fair treatment. We encourage recognition of the worthiness
to society of all useful occupations and we recognise the contribution
of vocational talents to the needs of the world.
We
have a broad range of programmes and projects in areas such as
community
and human development, help for the disadvantaged and environmental
protection.
These contribute to education, health, facilities, childcare, crime
prevention,
the elderly, immigrant assimilation, literacy and others.
We
are involved in larger scale overseas projects where we contribute
personnel
and funds to advance international understanding through contact whilst
contributing to another country’s community issues.
We
contribute to the welfare and well-being of the young people in the
Chatswood
area and provide elements for school children and young adults to help
develop their leadership and work skills.
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What Are We Doing?
We are implementing several exciting projects in the 2008-09 Rotary
Year, including
as a small sample:
- Supporting
the Willoughby City Council's Men's
Shed project
- Supported World Youth Day
2008 activities in the Chatswood area
- Recognising
dedication and quiet achievers in our community with the Community
Service
Awards
- Supporting
students from local schools at a variety of educational and youth
leadership programmes
- Pride of
Workmanship Awards, Apprentice/Trainee of the Year Awards
- Funding "Shelter Boxes" to provide urgent aid to regions
affected by life-threatening disasters, both natural and man-made
including the Burma cyclone
- Supporting
education and projects to supply clean water in overseas countries
- Participate in Rotary's Group
Study Exchange (GSE)
programme, providing a unique cultural and vocational exchange
opportunity for young business and professional men and women.
To learn
more about the outgoing GSE team to New Jersey USA, go to http://d9680gse.blogspot.com/
To learn more about the incoming GSE team from Michigan
USA, go to http://6310gse.blogspot.com/
- Supporting
Rotary's Community Health forums
The most recent forum on drugs and alcohol was held on 8 April 2008 at the Zenith
Theatre.
Detailed information may be found on the Rotary Club of Chatswood
Sunrise website at http://www.chatswoodsunriserotary.org.au/Forum
More details will be added during August-September 2008.
How
Do We Raise The Money for All This?
By
far the largest source of funds for our many projects is commercial
sponsorship.
During the 60 years of our existence, some of the local businesses
have been very generous and contributed large sums of money over time.
Some are international or national corporations with offices and many
employees
in the Chatswood area, but some are local businesses that see their
contributions
as an indicator of their involvement in the community. We also raise
money
from the public and our members via fund-raising events and a
fortnightly
barbecue in the Victoria Avenue shopping area.
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- Construction
of The Rotary Athletic Field in Mowbray Rd., Lane Cove and additional
facilities
including amenities block, grandstand.
- Construction
of a nature boardwalk and
canoe
launching facilities adjacent to the Rotary Athletic Field in 2005
to celebrate the Centenary of the foundation of Rotary.
- Running the "Tree
of Joy"
for over 20 years to provide Christmas gifts for the needy in nursing
homes, hospitals,
and the
outback. Detailed coverage for 2006
and 2007 is provided.
- Provision of Christmas
hampers to drought affected areas of NSW.
- Charity
Golf Days and Auctions in
conjunction with the Chatswood Chamber of Commerce to raise money for Lifeline -
Harbour to Hawkesbury.
In each of 2006 and 2007 we have raised over
$10,000
for Lifeline -
Harbour to Hawkesbury.
- Supported
local music students with the Gordon
Waterhouse Music Award on 19 March 2008.
- Provision
of facilities at the O.H. Reid Reserve, Castle Cove.
- Presentation
of Police Officer of the Year awards.
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- Re-establishment
of the bushland in the Flatrock Creek precinct.
- Contribution
towards the worldwide eradication of polio.
- Provision
and maintenance of a Treasure
Chest of toys at Royal
North Shore Hospital for children undergoing particularly stressful
medical procedures.
- Assisting
in malaria prevention in the Pacific Islands area.
- Installation
of water supply systems for villages in developing countries
- Donations
to The Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, The Autistic Children’s
Association,
The Royal North Shore Hospital, Motor Neurone Disease Association of
New South Wales, bushfire victims and many others.
- A
multitude of youth projects including suicide prevention, leadership
training
and exchange students.
- Presentation
of awards to those who show excellence in their professions and those
who have been outstanding in their service to the community.
- Hands-on support of community facilities including
painting
and maintenance of buildings for charitable organisations.
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Benefits
of being a Benefactor
- As
Rotary is an organisation comprising business and professional people
we
network in the business community and make our business associates well
aware of those who support us.
- We
will create awareness for your brand names in any way we can.
- You
can improve your image, as you will be seen to be contributing to the
Chatswood
community and being a good corporate citizen.
- Employees will appreciate your generosity and give you
greater loyalty.
- Many
projects can give you direct involvement that can be used for customer
and staff relations.
- Donations
are usually tax deductible.
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Do
We Need More Benefactors?
The
answer is “Always!” The major restriction on our service to the
Willoughby
and International community is the lack of funds. We can do much more
if
we are given the extra resources.
We
are a voluntary organisation with no other source of funding than that
which our members, the public and our benefactors provide. Every year
we
find it necessary to canvas business for ongoing support.
Please
help us to help others
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