It is really pleasing to welcome PDG Geoff Tancred back to Rotary. He was inducted into our Club by President Rosie at our meeting held 27th August. Geoff originally joined Orange Calare Club, D9700 in 1986. The Rotary Club of Orange Calare offered our Club their charter when the Rotary E-Club Serving Humanity was formed.
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PIMD – RAWCS Project 18-2005-06
In July the PIMD team travelled to Sri Lanka for meetings with the Ministry of Education, Provincial authorities in North, Eastern, and Central Province, as well as running two Phonics Implementation Planning workshops in Gurudeniya for Central Province and Akkaraipattu for Eastern Province.
Any donation to assist would be appreciated.
Meet our President 2024-25 – Rosie Dunnett
Rosie is a versatile and adaptable Service Manager with Uniting working in a Residential Aged Care facility.
She has diverse experience across administrative support, training and assessing, vocational education, strategic planning, HR, finance, IT, management and leadership which i have transferred into the amazing Aged Care space.
Rosie has a passion for improvement and collaborative work across all stakeholders with a positive encouraging perspective.
Rosie is married to Mal Dunnett who is our President Elect for 2025-26 and they work together on their project – Community Development & Education Assistance, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands .
District Governor’s Award
District Governor Andrea Grosvenor awarded our Club the District Governor’s appreciation Award for Excellence in International Service 2023-24.
The award was announced at the District Changeover held at Young, NSW on Saturday 22nd June. The award was received by Mark Schipp, who becomes a member of our Club as of 1st July 2024.
Our International Service project manager’s are proud that our work was recognised by our District.
YOSA – Youth Opportunities South Africa
RAWCS Project 20-2023-24 sponsored by E-Club Serving Humanity
We are looking for your help to support YOSA (Youth Opportunities South Africa) a charity close to the heart of many Qantas Cabin and Flight crew.
The YOSA charity was founded by Astonishment Marupisa and like most non-profit organizations, YOSA needs financial support. Unlike many other charities, we can personally vouch for exactly where any funding to YOSA goes as this is validated to the point where a Qantas Pilot and former cabin crew sit on the advisory board but if you want to learn more just take a look thorough our website.
Continue readingMeet our President for 2023-24
President John de Ridder
John joined the Rotary Club of Nelson Bay, D9670 in March 2013 and transferred to E-Club Serving Humanity in June 2021.
John de Ridder is recognized locally and internationally as an experienced telecommunications economist. Since leaving Telstra in 2002, he has worked locally for private corporations, regulators and governments. Sometimes, this work is performed as a sub-contractor to a larger consultant (eg GQI Consulting , NERA and LECG).
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