Where has October gone? Do you
feel like I do? It happened so fast I feel that I missed it. Yet, when I look
back over the last 4 weeks Rotary eClub One has excelled once again.
At the start of the month,
Rotarian Mir contacted me with a request for our club to partner in a Malaysian
Rotary Clubs initiative to provide all disadvantaged children throughout
Malaysia with a new school bag. Rotary eClub One members very quickly said yes
and I am delighted that in a very short period of time we were able to raise
$1,000 for this very meaningful and special project. Thank you, Mir.
Mid-October our Foundation
Chair Ben started a fundraiser for Polio Plus, again we called upon our members
to step up to the challenge in the long running fight to eradicate Polio in the
world. Thank you to everyone who donated.
Just last week, our Service
Project Chair James approached us following the devastating category 5
Hurricane which hit Mexico. Rotary eClub One has a special connection with this
part of the world where we have carried out several projects and developed good
Rotary Partnerships over the past few years. This time he received an official
request from the District Governor of Southern Mexico seeking our financial
support for recovery and immediate assistance in the area. I am happy to report
that once again the board responded positively. We will finalise the details
this week and those much-needed funds will be on their way very soon.
While all of this has been
happening, our members have continued to connect across the world. We have now
held 4 Fireside chats; each one has seen an increase in attendance. Thank you,
Rachel, Mir, Herman and Peter who have ensured that each meeting has been
interesting and engaging.
Our regional meetings have
continued to inspire and on 28th Oct, Rotarian Harshad from the Asia Pacific region
arranged a special guest speaker from India. Past District Governor Devendra
Shastri was accompanied by his wife Nilima and we were so fortunate to hear his
story of 3 generations of PDG’s in his family. The changes in Rotary throughout
these years were discussed including the challenges faced by PDG Devendra’s
grandfather who was not expecting nor prepared to take on the role. Everyone in
attendance thoroughly enjoyed this meeting. Thank you once again Harshad.
Thank you, Rotarians Shelly
Murphy and Nora Turner who have agreed to lead the restart of the USA and
Canada regional meetings. Watch this space for more information on how this
group is connecting.
Thank you everyone who has
donated, connected, and created hope in the world around you this month.
Roberta
Roberta Porter
President 23/24
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