The Rotary Club of Mosman – A leading service organisation on the North Shore of Sydney

Calendar

SEPTEMBER:

Mon 23rd David & Mariam Ferguson – New Member Induction

Mon 30th Nenita Hammer – Service NSW, Savings & Support Offerings

October

Wed 2nd Board Meeting & Dinner – Mosman Rowers

Mon 7th Labour Day Public Holiday – No Meeting

Mon 14th Jakob Zaleski: Rotary Sponsored Youth Camp Student & Josh Bell: RYLA

Mon 14^th Club Forum

Mon 21st Pali Gill: New Member Introduction

Mon 28th Ken Robertshaw (PDG 1040) Kayaking Down the Mississippi River

November

Mon 4th Yvette Vignando, CEO Mary’s House Services (Will speak on 4^th or 18^th Nov TBC)

Tues 5^th Melbourne Cup Day

Wed 6th Board Meeting & Dinner – Mosman Rowers

Mon 11th Club Forum: Director Update & Club Member Q&A

Mon 18th Speaker to be Confirmed

Mon 25th Donna Braye: Local Studies Coordinator, Mosman Library

DECEMBER:

Mon 2nd. TBA …….

Wed 4th. Board Meeting: & Dinner- Mosman Rowers

Sat 7th. Mosman Markets – Rotary Stall

Mon 9th. Club Forum Director Update plus Club Member Q&A.

Thurs 12th. Mosman Night Markets – Rotary Stall

Mon 16th. No Meeting – Christmas Dinner Week (Date TBC)

Mon 23rd. Christmas Week. – No Meeting

Mon 30th. New Year Week. No Meeting

JANUARY 2025:

Mon 6th No Meeting … Club Picnic Saturday 11th (To be confirmed)

Sat 11th. Club New Year Start Picnic ..

Mon 13th. TBA …..

Wed 15th. Board Meeting: & Dinner – Mosman Rowers ?

Mon 20th. Club Forum: Director Update plus Club Member Q&A.

Mon 27th. TBA ……

Christmas Hampers for Distribution by OneMeal Northern Beaches

Members of our club have the opportunity to help a local charity, OneMeal, by making up one or more Christmas Hampers. OneMeal is aiming to have 3000 hampers to distribute to needy families in the area. At our club’s next board meeting we will consider filling hampers as a general

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 14, 2024

Timor-Leste October 2024 Trip Report From PP Richard

15 Rotarians and partners from Clubs including Mosman, Crows Nest, Beecroft, Windsor, Turramurra, Warringah and Kincumber A very full agenda – Rotary Australia has 140+ projects underway in Timor-Leste •Attending 10th anniversary of RYPEN - held at Hera •Attending 15th anniversary of RYLA – held at Tibar •Inauguration of pre-school

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 14, 2024

Brief report from co-Youth Director Shirley

‘It was my pleasure to invite Jakob and Josh to our meeting today. Both young men are outstanding and have a bright future. Jakob told us about his experience at the NSW Youth Parliament Camp, which he found confidence building, a bit challenging at times but made many new friends.

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 14, 2024

New Graduates From The Rotary Learning Institute

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 12, 2024

HERA SCHOOL CELEBRATION

A brief report from PP Richard in Timor Leste There was a grand 4 hour celebration to mark the conclusion of the construction phase of the Hera pre-school, with singing and traditional dancing and honours for Barry Starr and myself and of course in absentia to Graeme Robinson and all

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 9, 2024

Monday’s Speakers – Jakob Zaleski on NSW Youth Parliament + Josh Bell on RYLA

Jakob Zaleski. Last year our club gave a small donation [$300] to Jakob to assist him participating in the 2023 YMCA NSW Youth Parliament. This is an apolitical program coordinated by the YMCA NSW, and acts as an advocacy platform for young people in New South Walesaged 15 to 18.

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 11, 2024

Wonderful beach info signs at the wishing well

Dear Rotary, We’re visiting our son who lives here now with his family. One of the highlights of our visits here is walking along the esplanade - a pleasure in any circumstance, but the pleasure has increased tenfold with the discovery of the beach status sign above the wishing well.

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 9, 2024

Sales at Bridgepoint on Saturday

Report from Ross on today’s sales activity at Bridgepoint: Today we had a table at Bridgepoint , selling our Jigsaws and tea towels . Sales were on the slow side due to long weekend and school holidays. In the Mosman market itself , foot traffic was light. Our results were

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 5, 2024

CHRISTIAN IN TIMOR LESTE

Christian with Domingo’s at the Pre-school He was at the RYPEN opening yesterday; looking forward to the pre-school opening. The mural is painted by one of the Hera team and is a wall in the Pre-school library - 3 of the Rotary International themes

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 5, 2024

HERA PROJECT UPDATE

PP Richard and PP Barry will be in Timor next week as part of the celebration to open the building for a Primary School in Hera, a village outside the capital of Dili. This is the end of a highly successful project run by our club over the last 2

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 5, 2024

NO MEETING ON MONDAY 7TH OCTOBER

Next Monday is a Public Holiday.

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 5, 2024

Donation to Mary’s House

Mary’s House Services was founded in 2015-16 by a dedicated group of residents from Sydney’s northern suburbs. The Mary’s House refuge was established to address the significant gap in government funded services and to save lives in the region by providing support for women and children impacted by domestic and

Derek - 2 Andrew

October 5, 2024

Our New Members – Miriam and David Ferguson

On Monday Presidents Ruth and Halyna welcomed Miriam and David to our club. It is with the greatest of pleasure that our Club welcomes Mariam Fergusson and David Fergusson as our newest members, inducted on Monday 23 September. Mariam and David recently retired and have returned to their home in

Derek - 2 Andrew

September 28, 2024

Update on Christmas Raffle from Brian Owles

It Is that time of the year when we have to start thinking about our major fundraiser – The Christmas Raffle The beneficiary is to be Mary’s House – a charity in the northern suburbs that provides support services to women and children that are suffering from domestic and family violence

Derek - 2 Andrew

September 20, 2024

PDG Danny and Angeline in Kathmandu for hearing aids project

News from Angeline: We had many, many hours of flying, stranded in airports with cancelled flights and flight delays, a change of airlines and re-routing to cities that we did not even think we would be flying into when we started our journey. Now guess where we landed late last

Derek - 2 Andrew

September 15, 2024

Market Day – Sept 7th

Ross organized another day at the market: Thanks to all who helped at the Mosman Markets today [Ross, Therese, Richard, Graeme, Brian, Ruth and Halyna]. Particular thanks to Derek who transported the Market stand and goods from/to Kennards at Artarmon to the Market. At the market we sold 1 jigsaw

Derek - 2 Andrew

September 7, 2024

Letter of Thanks From Pacific Dermatology

On behalf of Pacific Dermatology Limited (PDL) and our Chairman, Tim Wills, I would like to thank you and the Mosman Rotary Club, for your generous donation in helping Ian Jackson and our board undertake dermatology training at the Pacific Dermatology Training Centre, aiming to improve the management of skin

Derek - 2 Andrew

September 5, 2024

Monday’s Speaker – Peter Abelson – Ex-Mayor of Mosman

Dr Abelson will be speaking at Monday’s meeting. The subject will be: Mosman Story: the Council and the Community – The History of Mosman from its Indigenous Origins through to 2017 when Peter retired from Council. Not to be missed.

Derek Andrew

August 31, 2024

Sales at Bridgepoint in anticipation of Father’s Day on 1st September

Ross and Therese booked Bridgepoint for Saturday 31st August and together with helpers, new rotarians Miriam and David Ferguson, sold a number of Jigsaws and Tea towels totaling around $600. They also got some help from a wandering smurf!

Derek Andrew

August 31, 2024

Christian at the airport with PP Barry

As our latest exchange student, Christian has been inducted into the collection routine at the Domestic Airport. Every month or so he and Barry will be at the airport to empty the currency collection bin. The proceeds are then used to fund part of the cost of the student exchange

Derek Andrew

August 31, 2024

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About Us

Our club has been a leading service organisation on the North Shore of Sydney since it was formed over 60 years ago. We are completing sixty years on 1st January 2021.

Members contribute their time, energy and passion to sustainable, long term projects both within Australia and across the globe. Each project has its own specific humanitarian aims but common to all is a desire to make the world a better place. Examples include disease prevention and treatment, disaster relief, water and sanitation, etc.

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We look forward to meeting you and helping you explore the exciting world of Rotary

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