Members and friends are advised Andrew passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 7th 2022. Andrew was 72 years old.
A member of the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge for several years, Andrew will be remembered for his dry wit and friendship to all.
We send our condolences to Bozena and family.
Friends are invited to attend his funeral service to be held in the Bridges Event Centre at the Murray Bridge Racing Club, 342 Brinkley Road, Murray Bridge on Thursday 15th December 2022 at 2pm, followed by a private cremation.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be directed to the National Jockeys Trust at https://www.njt.org.au
PRESIDENT'S ROUND UP 11th December
I was saddened to hear of the passing of past member Andrew Mills, and as President of The Rotary Club of Murray Bridge we wish to offer our condolences to Andrew’s family. With Andrew’s jovial manner he always managed to make our meetings very light-hearted and enjoyable. For members information, Andrew’s funeral will be held at the Murray Bridge racecourse on Thursday 15th at 2pm.
On another matter Robin LeGallez is recovering from fractures in his leg, and I am sure Robin will be able to make use of his rehabilitation by having the time to evaluate many varieties of red wine.
As this will be my final report for this year (I will be away for the Christmas breakfast), I would like to thank all members and partners for supporting our club over the past six months.
I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday for our Christmas dinner.
CALENDAR WINNERS 6th December 2022
Value No. Winner Location Sold by
$100 655 Murray Mc Farlane Wellington Anglican Church
$30 571 Belinda Cozens Ashford S. Cozens
$20 769 Suzann Seals Adelaide P. Seals
Field of dreams
Greetings from Arusha, Tanzania.
Today I am writing to update you on the good news that we have started receiving some of the Rotary Club pennants from various Rotary Clubs😊. I grabbed some of our Earlyactors to assist in putting up the banners we received during their club session. I have attached a few photos for you to see how our Rotary display board now looks with the new Rotary Club pennants, including one from your club.
All at the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge, thank you for your support, and I wish you a lovely week.
We are no stranger to emergency food relief, the bushfires that ravaged the state in 2019/20, COVID and now the looming flood crisis that has been declared as a major emergency in the Riverland by the South Australian Government. In response to this, Foodbank has been appointed as the primary provider of food relief for impacted Riverland communities.
As a supporter or volunteer for Foodbank SA, I wanted to give you an update on what we are doing in relation to the flood crisis.
Foodbank's role & response
In line with our mission, our number one priority is to ensure that we provide immediate food relief where it's needed the most
Our Foodbank Riverland Operation based in Berri is in the heart of the Riverland. We have commenced distribution of additional emergency food and water supplies to Riverland communities from Berri and our Murraylands operation located in Murray Bridge. This support will be made available to individuals and families impacted by the floods including via Emergency Relief Centres being established by Housing SA.
Our Foodbank RAA Mobile Food Hub will continue to deliver food relief to Riverland communities, including Berri, Renmark, Waikerie, Loxton and Barmera to ensure no one goes without.
Foodbank Riverland Flood Appeal
Our regional communities are 33% more likely to experience food insecurity and they have faced so many challenges in the last few years: fires, pandemic, fruit fly and now floods. We know our Riverland communities will be hit hard, with homes and businesses destroyed and families left homeless before Christmas.
We have already seen an increase in locals requiring our Mobile Hub food service as power outages and floods put already struggling individuals and families at risk.
For those that would like to support, Foodbank SA will be accepting donations of food and funds to support our food relief activities in the Riverland. Funds will cover the cost of food, water, and freight to those hardest hit in the coming weeks and months ahead.
100% of your donation will be used to get food and water to those who need it the most in the Riverland. For every $1 donated to Foodbank, we can purchase $6 worth of food thanks to our relationship with food retailers and manufacturers.
SA FLOOD APPEAL
Thank you for being such a vital part of our emergency response team. I will continue to keep you updated on Foodbank’s response as the situation unfolds, and how you can continue to stand with us to assist South Australians affected by this flood crisis.
For more information, please visit our website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly via email or at 08 8351 1136.
Best regards,
Greg Pattinson
Foodbank SA CEO
Donations of $2 and over are tax-deductible in Australia. A tax receipt will be sent to the address on your donation form. Personal information is collected to process donations, issue tax receipts and send updates about Foodbank SA’s work. Foodbank SA's privacy policy is available at www.foodbanksa.org.au/privacy-policy/. If you wish to opt out of updates from us, please contact them at reception@foodbanksa.org.au. Foodbank SA works with many vulnerable people. They change their personal details and use models in photographs to protect their identity and respect their dignity. All donations are directed to where the need is greatest. Thank you. Foodbank SA ABN 70 673 398 230.
At ShelterBox, we believe that shelter is a basic human right.
Dear ROTARY,
To mark World Human Rights Day and promote shelter as a human right, we'll be holding our annual Giving Day on Friday 9th.
With over 100 million people made homeless by disaster and conflict, we will continue to raise awareness of the issue with our #ShelterIsAHumanRight campaign.
Right now, ShelterBox is busy in Pakistan, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Syria, Yemen and the Lake Chad Basin, where hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes.
Below, long-term ShelterBox supporter and friend, Stephen Fry, introduces a film is based on an exclusive poem by Ukrainian poet, Serhiy Zhadan which asks a simple question with a tangle of answers. What would you take?
DONATE TODAY AND YOUR GIFT WILL BE DOUBLED!
You don't have to wait until 9th Dec to make a difference. Now, more than ever, shelter saves lives; we need your support.
All the best
Mike
PS. If you you have already donated, please accept my sincere thanks.
Mike Greenslade ShelterBox Australia CEO
DON'T WAIT, DONATE TODAY!
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ShelterBox and Rotary are official Project Partners in International Disaster Relief. Shelterbox is a registered charity, independent of Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation
Food Business Notification Number Rural City Of Murray Bridge
Trading Business Name: Rotary Club of Murray Bridge Food Business Notification Number: RCMB118 This business is now notified with the Rural City of Murray Bridge. If there are any changes to the food business notification details, such as a change in address or ownership, please ensure Council is notified with the appropriate form. While Council has a responsibility for the administration of the Food Act 2001 to ensure compliance with standards and food safety requirements, we consider our primary role is to provide support. We can provide advice and guidance on all Food Standards Code matters.
Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
End Polio Now
In 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize every child in the world against polio. Working with our partners and members of the global health community, together we will end polio.
Through the science of vaccines, Rotary & partners have saved nearly 19 million children from becoming paralyzed by polio. Learn more about our work to End Polio Now and how you can get involved: https://on.rotary.org/3eqtrrr
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years, and we’ve made incredible progress in the fight to rid the world of it forever.
It’s crucial to eradicate polio from the last two countries where it remains endemic and to keep other countries polio-free.
If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
What is polio?
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack the nervous system.
Rotary Work Shirts
Darryl Webb has arranged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
Please visit Grandisons and select your shirt which will then be embroided with our Club logo.
Pay for the shirt and retain your receipt.
Upon presentation of the receipt to Sam Cozens, you will be reimbursed $20 as a subsidy
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