SPOKE Bulletin 13th December 2021 (Dec 25, 2021)

At out last meeting

Meeting opened at 620

Rotary affirmation

Pres John Reported. Discussion tonight.

Amendments to charitable trust. Prefer it to stay as is, Fred asking RAWKS to act as charity status for our Clun. Sport is not a charitable purpose and so we must change the articles. Long process to get charitable status for any fund raising. Consensus is to leave it as it is. Maybe start something else to get charitable status but it would cost

several thousand dollars in ongoing fees.

Fred spoke regarding helping the community and in particular feeding the community. Discussion followed with Fred saying he preferred a more hands on focus in the community. Pres John reminded us we do a lot of good work with youth projects.

PDG Lloyd says the trust did mainly Rotary projects and not necessarily community projects, as well as youth projects

Theo commented a charity entity would be a brand new entity and will probably take about two years, would be a costly process.

Opened AGM at 7.53 run by incoming president Fred. Announced incoming Board. Fred Pres elect. Sam Vocational Alf Fellowship Fred. Pres, Treasurer Public officer. Keith and John Membership John M Secretary

Fifty Anniversary Trust. 22-23. Fred will wind it up and send remaining money to Rotary Foundation. Keith and Sam To do marketing Trustees, will continue

Rob is New generations but needs help by Irene. Now Funded Keith Sandars Trust.

Sana Community service

Grants. Apply for grants. Granville has 40k just by applying. We need someone to apply Top be decided.

John spoke to Patricia Abrahams regarding Tree of Joy. They will cope with the project and give us a rundown on cards and gifts

Function Two weeks before Easter at Sam's warehouse. Family invited. As well as Anzac Day. Graffiti removal in conjunction with Schools. Clean up Australia in conjunction with schools. Pride of workmanship in May. Rotaract article in spoke this week and they want contribute more. Satellite club. Burwood To be established with the help of Sadaya.

Fees subsidised by Burwood for the first year

Christmas meeting is here at the Cora88 Club next week Maybe TV for video if needed.

Max is 50 is this room

Meeting closed at 833

Minutes by Peter Moore

The Secrets of Scams – Athreya Kannan

My name is Athreya Kannan and I work for Zip which is a credit company and we often get calls

from customers who have been scammed online or over the phone. I, therefore, wrote this up

to spread awareness of these scams so we can be more vigilant.

NEW GENERATIONS REVIVES IN D9675

The promised easing of COVID restrictions and the reopening of schools is welcomed by District’s youth program committees. During 2021 many programs, such as RYPEN, RYLA and YEP had to be to be abandoned and others, such as MUNA, were poorly attended. School closures prevented our club maintaining contact with the local students and the teachers who support our youth programs. However, the future looks much brighter.

Rotary Youth Exchange - making a difference for life

Rotary Youth Exchange - making a difference - Reflections from a Reunion 30 years later.

The Year is 1991, two busses full of Rotary Exchange Students enter a parking lot in Sydney after 3 weeks around Australia on the “Capricorn Ramble Tour”. Saying goodbye was heart-breaking, knowing that we would soon be back home and maybe never see each other again.

Jumping to September 2021, downtown Frankfurt on a Friday afternoon in brilliant weather. Stepping out of the car to greet 3 people I have not seen for 30 year in front of their hotel.

Burwood Rotary 50th Anniversary Charitable Trust

The Rotary Club of Burwood has created the 50th Anniversary Charitable Trust with the overall charitable purpose of "relieving poverty and the advancement of education or any other matter beneficial to the community". Funds are awarded to persons who satisfy the Trustees that they are financially disadvantaged and are undertaking some form of further study/sporting endeavour beneficial to themselves and to the community in general.

Club Runner

Posted on Sep 28, 2021

The Rotary Club of Burwood has now moved across to Rotary ClubRunner website hosting and administration platform. More than just a website, ClubRunner offers a robust membership management and communication platform

Proposed Satellite Club

The Rotary Club of Burwood is looking into creating a Satellite Club in the Burwood local area, so as to meet the needs of those community minded individuals who can't attend face-to-face meetings on a regular basis, due to work or other commitments, however they won't to give back to the community.

Rotary Affirmation:

At out last meeting