Welcome to Issue 30 of the weekly bulletin for the Rotary Club of Bendigo Sandhurst. Find out about our upcoming events, who our guest speakers are, what we covered during the last weekly meeting and more!
A good first meeting at our new venue, extensive menu, table seating was suitable but can be flexible depending on the program for the day and the IT flowed well.
Thank you to Martin who stood in as our guest speaker just to trial the new set up. But it was also interesting to hear about his new businesses. The RFE group from IOWA who stayed with the club in 2006, are coming to stay with Martin and will be having lunch at Pats Pub on 25th February for those who would like to join them.
Much discussion was shared re the setup, times and guest speakers.
Our Forums have been a regular monthly event since last July. This will be more structured and have an agenda.
Also following any events we run, there will be an evaluation with the club members. However, I am sure you will be aware invoices and feedback can take time to be completed, hence a delay in reviewing this.
Our Bulletin Editor Linda will be away for a couple of weeks in March, and we will be needing someone to step into this role.
Keep hydrated and out of the sun as much as possible.
Reminder PepperGreen Farm details
- Address 40-44 Thunder St
-Time 7am for 7.30am
-Parking Both at the front and in the larger car park at the back.
-Venue The Pod is to the side of the main café in a separate building.
-Ordering: On arrival go to the café, order your breakfast and bring your coffee/hot drink to the meeting room. Your breakfast will be brought over when ready.
*Kitchenette and toilets are in adjoining rooms*
Can the set-up member arrive at 6.45 please?
- President Judy
RFE Catch-up details - thanks to Martin Ruffell
Pat's Pub (Rising Sun) from 12 noon, Sat Feb 25
Jerry & Jacqui Powell from Williamberg. Iowa USA
District 6000
RDE back in 2006
Jerry was team leader
Jerry and Jacqui are coming with their daughter and son-in-law. They're staying a night in Bendigo. This is a chance to catch up and welcome them back to Aussie
They were booked to come in February of 2020 but had to cancel because of the Covid outbreak.
It would be lovely to re-acquaint with them and welcome them back.
by PDG Peter Garnett and Rob Byrne, Senior Coordinator – Foundation Services, RI
The Rotary Foundation transforms charitable contributions into
• Programs that fight polio and build peace
• Humanitarian projects that change lives and
• Scholarships and vocational training.
The funds are also used to support local projects about which Rotary members are passionate.
As a global organisation that operates in nearly every country, Rotary takes stewardship of its funds seriously and we’ve received Charity Navigator’s top four-star rating for the last 14 years in a row.
The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers helps ensure that grant funds are spent properly. In addition, trained members oversee the use of funds at the club and district level.
By PDG Murray Verso, End Polio Now Coordinator — Feb 1, 2023
In the global effort to eradicate polio, 2022 was a year of contrasts. With polio detections in places such as New York and London and an increase in cases in Pakistan, it may seem that our efforts are going backwards. While detection of any poliovirus is a setback, a deeper analysis reveals a more encouraging story: 2022 saw perhaps some of the most significant progress in the programme’s history and has set up the global polio effort for a unique opportunity to achieve success in 2023.
Endemic wild poliovirus transmission in both Pakistan and Afghanistan is becoming increasingly geographically restricted, with fewer virus lineages remaining active. In Pakistan, for example, all cases in 2022 were concentrated in just six districts of one province, out of a total of 180 districts in the country. But even more importantly: the biodiversity of the virus (i.e. the individually-distinct virus lines that actively circulate in the country) continues to decline.
In 2020, the country was affected by 11 separate and individual chains of transmission. This was reduced to four in 2021, and to just one single chain in 2022. This means that individual virus lines are being successfully knocked out. The situation in Afghanistan is very similar.
In short, despite appearances, during 2022 the world was put on an extremely strong footing to interrupt all remaining chains of poliovirus transmission by the end of 2023 - the goal of the GPEI Strategy 2022-2026.
As always, Rotarians can help by advocating for the cause and donating funds. Go to www.endpolio.org to donate.
