Networking, Back to School, Christmas is coming (Oct 24, 2021)

Lift the lid walk for mental health - this Sunday

Lift the Lid is on again... let's go for a walk and show our support on Sunday

The Rotary Club of Mooloolaba together with a number of other Rotary Clubs on the Sunshine Coast has for the past three years, staged a WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH in October to coincide with Queensland Mental Health Month.

The “point of difference” is that the walk is not a race. It is a family occasion offering an organised “fun” walk from Mooloolaba to Maroochydore and back. Walkers have the option to turn around at any time. The inaugural walk was held in October 2016 and has grown to include hundreds of participants and raised almost $35,000 so far. Our target this year given COVID management is 450 walkers and more than $10,000 funds to be raised for Mental Health Research.

PROJECT BENEFITS

This is a great project because it:

Raises much-needed funds for ARH Mental Health Research.
Offers an opportunity for the community to identify with those suffering from mental health issues.
It provides an outlet for those suffering from mental health issues. For example, every year there have been families and friends wearing their own special t-shirts honouring a loved one who has been lost as a result of a mental health issue.
Will bring visitors to Mooloolaba which is good for local business and tourism.

Get tickets for this event here – tickets are $31.54 each.

To find out more about other LIFT THE LID WALK for Mental Health events, or host your own walk, visit the website: https://www.liftthelidwalk.com.au/

Maroochydore High School, TAFE and VERG

Maroochydore High School scoring goals

The club has had a bit to do with the Maroochydore State High school over the years with the mock interview program. More recently we've had a few visits between the food festival, the TAFE lunch (delicious) and the Vocational (VERG) group meeting (inspirational).

So it was great to see that the hard work by the School being recognised for their hard work, particularly in the educational and vocational area. Some great memories and connections made and old ones renewed. It was particularly inspiring to hear from the kids in hospitality at the TAFE lunch and at the VERG meeting who were so positive and appreciative of the the support that they received from the school to find a pathway to achieve their goals.... and not always an academic route.

We also became aware of the strong connection between the great folks at The Smith Family and how they work closely with the school to ensure all kids have the resources to develop at the school. Its early days but a certain Twin Waters renovator is already doing a bit of networking and putting potential help in touch with Marion and Anthony at the Smith Family. We'll see what develops.

Disaster Aid and Golfer connection

Disaster Aid - saving young lives, battling disease and truly making a difference

At Fridays breakfast John O'Reilly and Peter Faulkner from Melbourne and Phillip Island Rotary gave a brief presentation and demonstration on the work that Disaster Aid have been doing to help communities with cleaning up their water supplies. Without clean water supplies, water borne diseases kill thousand of village folk in our region every year.

The work that these guys do is just outstanding. It starts with developing practical filtration units and delivering and installing and training village folks in water sanitation that change the lives of the villages in Philippines and around the region. Thankyou John & Peter and your team at Disaster aid and overseas who make sure that the units get used properly. One of the units costs about $5,000 and provides clean water to a village for 10 years.

...and no, you are not mistaken, John & Peter joined us at the Australian Rotary Golf Association tournament at Maroochy water golf club earlier in the year...... I mean why would you go back to Melbourne when you can stay in Queensland?

Demonstrating the effectiveness of the filter....dirty water in ...clean water out...aren't engineers marvellous?

Christmas at Alex - Dateclaimer Sunday 12th December

Volunteers needed to help make Christmas special for kids at Alex - Dateclaimer

Put Sunday 12th December in your diaries as an opportunity to help the Alex Community Association folks with their annual "Christmas at Alex". This is a great afternoon of fun for the kids where we hope that all restrictions on outdoor events can be lifted and the mums, dads and kids can enjoy a pleasant afternoon in the park by the beach.

Paying for education - who knew?

Education funding in the spotlight

Dr Michael McCarthy from Sienna College was our guest speaker on Friday, and gave an enlightening talk into the funding of our kids education in Queensland and the differences between the 3 streams of education. Michael took over as Sienna Principal from our very own Graeme, and a certain scribe recalled the passion from Michaels first talk to the community at his first Sienna awards night. Our community is in good hands with headmasters like Michael fighting for justice and efficiency and to make every dollar count towards our kids education.

Aveo meeting - Members escape unscathed

Alex Rotary meets the folks at Aveo retirement village

You may have seen TV programs about the beneficial effects if kindergarten kids visiting retirement homes, indeed the building of lasting relationships that have stemmed from this initiative.

Well, the forward thinking folks at AVEO invited the "young at heart" from Alex Rotary to meet the "not quite so young at heart" at their amazing retirement home on the Sunshine Coast.

Not sure who gained the most from the hospitality...lets call it a win-win, and a big thank you to AVEO for a positive "making a difference" to their residents.

Polio Day

Rotary Polio Day

It's World Polio Day!

Now is the time for us to take action and advocate for polio eradication. As Rotary members and supporters, we lead the campaign to protect the world’s children from this paralyzing disease.

Support the effort:

Watch and share Rotary’s World Polio Day Global Update, which is available on our Facebook page and endpolio.org, to learn how we’re delivering on our promise to secure a polio-free world.
Share your best End Polio Now photo on social media with the hashtag #MyEndPolio, or upload your photo to endpolio.org.
Watch and share this video message to Rotary members from World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Donate to Rotary’s PolioPlus Fund. Or start an online fundraiser using Raise for Rotary. Contributions will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Rotary districts can give District Designated Funds (DDF) to PolioPlus to help meet our goal of raising $50 million each year to eradicate polio.

Help us keep polio eradication in the spotlight so more people join our historic effort.

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Opera in the hanger - revised date

Surf Board Meeting Charity Dinner

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