Recently you received an email asking for nominations for PHF's, but what/who is a Paul Harris Fellow (Paul Harris was the founder of Rotary).

Your Club Service Committee was tasked to provide information for new and old members alike.

 

Often the word "Award" is used in relation to a PHF being presented however it is not an award per se. 

Essentially a PHF is presented as a RECOGNITION of an amount of $US1,000 being donated to the Rotary Foundation.

 

Why do we do this?

To answer this question it is important to understand a little about "The Rotary Foundation"

Our Foundation exists to support projects that progress positive action in one or more of the 7 areas of focus. A PHF is a token of thanks for promoting the purposes of Rotary.

 

Our Rotary Club makes donations to the Foundation throughout the year and earns "credits" for these donations.
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A Paul Harris Fellow is a way to recognise a contribution that supports the work of The Foundation.
Within our Rotary Club some outstanding performance by a member or community person, which promotes the work of the Foundation through our Club Projects or other endeavours, can be recognised by giving a PHF.
Board can at any time consider and make decisions about nominations for people to receive a PHF, based upon the worthiness as judged by Board members.
In this instance the source of the $US1,000 to be released to do good work, comes from the credit our Club builds up through our Annual Contribution to The Foundation.
An equally positive means of acquiring a PHF is for a member to make a monetary donation directly to The Foundation of $US1,000.00 which can be
recognised with a PHF.

Once an initial PHF has been presented, additional donations of $US1,000 can add a sapphire. Up to five sapphires can be added to a pin after which each additional $US1,000 adds a ruby to the pin.

 

To answer the original request, if there is someone you believe has been an outstanding leader or has managed a major project or has been instrumental in bringing positve change in our community then please advise the Board of your nomination. Ideally this person should have been active in one of the Seven Areas of Focus of Rotary International. You will be required to provide some background as to the reason for your nomination. The person does not need to be a Rotarian.

 

Current Rotary Music Bursary Awardee Drew Bettcher was introduced at the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge by Rotary Assisting Local Youth Director Simon Sickerdick at the Bridgeport Hotel Dinner Meeting Tuesday 2nd April. Drew is a Year 11 student at Murray Bridge High School. He began learning the saxophone at Mypolonga Primary School when he was in Year 6. Since then he has increased his music abilities with guitar and bass and has been a member of the school concert band gaining experience in various school and community events including Winter Sounds, Murray Bridge Cultural Festival, Remembrance Day Services and Presentation Night. Drew is highly committed to volunteering in his church community. As well as being a Youth Leader, Drew plays acoustic guitar in LifeHouse Church's band each fortnight. He also has a high interest and volunteers at the production desk developing his skills with sound, lighting and multimedia. He demonstrated these skills to us with a video production he has produced with some of his friends highlighting the effects of music on the mood of the audience which was well received. His interest in screen and media, in particular the use of soundtrack has led him to proposed further study in either a Batchelor of Creative Industries or Batchelor of Creative Arts after high school as a goal. Indeed a worthy recipient of the Rotary Music Bursary and we wish him well in his future endeavours. John Scarvelis

 

Two new members were inducted by President Gordon Schultz last night for the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge. Ali Bolt who works for Elders in Murray Bridge in sales and Caitlin Lennon who is a lawyer in the Tindall Gask Bentley group in Murray Bridge. We welcome them and look forward to the contribution they will make in our Club and community. John Scarvelis

 

   

Draw Date	Value	Winning No.	Winner	Location	Sold by
2.4.24	100	150	Malcolm Blight	Murray Bridge	M. Blight
	30	96	Steve Mc Lachlan	Elizabeth Downs	Rotary
	20	581	Helen Hansen	Murray Bridge	R. Smyth