Dear members and friends of the Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour,
Time is ticking down until our Virtual Comedy Night on Friday! In the past week we’ve locked-in an MC (The endlessly talented Irene Nicola), secured a boot-load of raffle prizes (smart speakers, gift hampers and gift vouchers for our favourite locked-down comforts) and have already sold dozens of tickets.
Like any President worth their salt, I want to push this event all the way to the moon! If you’ve not purchased your tickets yet, please consider attending a night of comedy and laughs. This is a great one to invite co-workers and loved ones to as well (my entire family is attending!). Every bit will help us combat youth homelessness in Sydney, so I hope to see your smiling face in my Zoom window. Tickets can be purchased from https://events.humanitix.com/virtual-comedy-night.
Upcoming Events
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Digital Club Meeting – 8/9/2021: Tranby College September 8, 2021 at 7:30 am Online Event |
Our regular club meetings are used to discuss our upcoming events, ongoing projects and recent news. This week, we’ll be joined Dr Belinda Russon from Tranby College, to speak out her important work into education and training for Indigenous adults. If you are looking to give something back to the community, to develop professionally, to help steer exciting projects, or are just interested in making new friends, you are very welcome to attend our meeting.
For more information, or to get involved, visit https://rotarydarlingharbour.org.au/events/club-meeting-8-9-2021/
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Evening Meeting – 9/9/2021 September 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm Online Event |
Our evening meetings are used to discuss both our upcoming events and broader world issues. They have a focus on work-shops and project discussion, and are geared to be enjoyed after a hard day of work. Due to current COVID-19 safety pre-cautions, this will be a digital meeting. You can join by visiting https://rotarydarlingharbour.org.au/zoom
For more information, or to get involved, visit https://rotarydarlingharbour.org.au/events/evening-meeting-9-9-2021/
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Virtual Comedy Night September 10, 2021 at 7:30 pm Online Event |
Need a laugh? Join us for a comedy night on Friday 10 September! Come together with friends, family, neighbours or strangers and hear from five awesome local comedians: Bec Melrose, Mitch Garling, Thalia Joan, Kathryn Thomas and Sam Wade. Bring your smiles, bring your laughter, and join us for the most fun night yet of lockdown! All proceeds go to supporting homeless youth.
For more information, or to get involved, visit https://rotarydarlingharbour.org.au/events/virtual-comedy-night/
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Board Meeting – 15/09/2021 September 15, 2021 at 6:30 pm Online Event |
The Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour is engaged in several different projects. Whether it’s working within our local community, advancing international understanding and providing humanitarian aid, providing for the development and advancement of our members or fostering new friendships, our Club strives to always put its hands to something useful. Board Meetings all for the board to make decisions to help the Club operate and keep the Club vibrant.
If you’d like to see how our Club runs behind the scenes, the Board Meeting is open to all members.
For more information, or to get involved, visit https://rotarydarlingharbour.org.au/events/board-meeting-15-09-2021/
Recent News
Club Instagram
The Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour now has an Instagram account, you can follow us @rotarydarlingharbour.
Along with our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and this newsletter, we’re confident that Instagram will serve an important role in getting the word out about our Club, and bringing new people into our ranks. We look forward to sharing our recent highlights and upcoming events on that platform, so I hope you’ll join me in following our Instagram account.
Celebrating UN International Day of Peace with the Rotary Club of Sydney: 21/9/2021
Major General Michael (Mike) Smith served for 34 years as an Army Officer in the Australian Defence Force and worked with the United Nations in military or civilian capacities in Cambodia, Kashmir, Libya, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste, and Yemen.
He is also a Rotarian and will be presenting the Rotary Club of Sydney’s Annual Community Peacebuilding award.
We’ve been invited to attend, and registrations can be made at https://events.humanitix.com/celebrating-un-international-day-of-peace-reflections-on-the-war-on-terror-lessons-for-building-peace-with-a-focus-on-afghanistan-major-general-retd-michael-g-smith-ao
Final Thoughts
The counting-out rhyme “One potato, two potato” is more than 135 years old.
Well, that’s it from me. Don’t forget that our next meeting is scheduled for 7.30AM on Wednesday the 8th of September, taking place online. For more information, including how to access the meeting remotely, please visit https://rotarydarlingharbour.org.au/events/club-meeting-8-9-2021/
Until next week,
Drew Sturgiss
President
Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour