George Raffan proposed a toast to the Rotary Club of Margaret River, Western Australia, the home of fine wines.
Announcements
The Membership ‘Open House’ will be Tuesday April 19, please advise Noel
Phelan of your guests as soon as possible.
David Robertson announced the results of the Fiji bucket when we raised a
fantastic $9000, he thanked all club members who participated, as well as the good people of Northbridge and surrounding areas who were so generous in their donations..
Paul Sullivan announced that the Northbridge Golf Day had raised $1900 and thanked all those Club Members who volunteered on the day.
Peter Grinter announced that the heats for the Rostrum Voice of Youth will be held at the Ascham School in Edgecliff on March 31 and asked for volunteers.
Club Speakers – Kim Wilkins, Rob Coote and Kevin Tantrie –
Rotary District Conference 2016
Six hundred delegates attended the District Conference in Canberra last
Weekend including sixteen attendees from Northbridge Rotary. The three above members of the Club showed us how debonair they all looked in their 1920’s style golf outfits, and how they must have won the best dressed award for the
Conference function on Saturday night.
The speakers and presentations were all excellent and the conference was a great success. The 2017 conference will be a one day event to be held in Sydney
Northbridge Rotary Club’s first Pictures on the Pitch event on Northbridge Oval on October 10 was a very successful community evening, according to the organizer, Rotarian Karin Eurell.
The Australian movie Paper Planes was shown to an audience estimated at about 600. The young Australian star of the movie, Ed Oxenbould, attended the evening and met many young locals.
Before the movie, a paper plane contest was held in which many local children showed their skills building and flying their planes. Prizes were awarded for the planes which travelled the longest distance on the oval.
The approximately $12,000 proceeds (before costs) from the event will be used to support worthy local youth charities and Rotary health and education projects overseas.
Karin said that the inaugural event went without a hitch. “It was a great night for families - we were lucky with perfect weather,” Karin said. “The movie was well supported by the community, there were rides for the children and the Rotary barbecues were busy.”
Karin thanked Northbridge Plaza which was the major sponsor of the event and also expressed her appreciation for other sponsors: Westpac, Anytime Fitness and Intelligentsia Café. “Without such generous sponsors, we would not have been able to hold the event,” she said.
Karin said she believed that local participation in such events was invaluable in building community spirit. “I specially thank all those who came to support the event,” she said. “I’m also extremely grateful to the 60 Rotary Club members, partners and other volunteers who, together with Rural Fire Service, Community Radio 99.3 and Bunnings face painters, all helped to make the night a success.”
For further information contact Karin Eurell , mobile 0412 468 884
Picture captions:
Young Australian movie star Ed Oxenbould meets a Northbridge local at Rotary’s showing of the movie Paper Planes at Northbridge Oval on October 10.
Part of the enthusiastic crowd at the showing of the movie Paper Planes at Northbridge Oval on October 10.
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Sponsors
The Rotary Club of Northbridge gratefully acknowledges the generous sponsorship of Northbridge Plaza for our Annual Community Fireworks Night & Pictures on the Pitch Film Night
