IFYS Hub at Stadium responds to crisis
If you are one of the volunteers helping out at the Stadium, where IFYS have set up with other supporters to respond to the COVID pandemic you'll notice that as well as helping out with volunteers, Alex Rotary has been able to provide gazebo's donated by our Honorary member Fiona Simpson as "isolation waiting rooms".
..and here is an informative email from Vicky Meyer of IFYS...
Many thanks for all your support again at the Stadium last week. We saw 43 people (36 people the week before) many of whom were not connected to our temporary housing arrangements – word is spreading! It was great to hear about the delight one couple had in being able to shower and kit themselves out in clean clothes, never mind getting fed and gaining assistance from so many of the other services on site.
I know Clare is all over the roster for next week and has messaged that we have representatives from the Department of Housing’s media team visiting us on Tuesday morning, so please be aware they may want to talk with you as well as our volunteers in relation to what we are seeking to achieve through the Hub. They should be with us from around 10am. The video Unity Water produced is amazing if you haven’t already seen it on their Facebook Page, please use the media we are getting to let people know we are here.
Its National Volunteer Week next week, with the theme “Changing Communities. Changing Lives” and our volunteers are certainly doing this. We would like to acknowledge and celebrate everyone helping us with this housing response, so please help us by jumping onto our Facebook page during the week and like our messages.
We want to ensure the broader community knows this is a truly collaborative initiative we have embarked on, so if you didn’t see page 22 in the Sunshine Coast Daily yesterday, a copy is attached. I would also like to acknowledge the Alexandra Headland Rotary Club, who lent us their gazebos last week to keep us dry/shaded.
Your ongoing role in supporting individuals and families experiencing housing crisis through the COVID1-9 pandemic is greatly appreciated, by those being assisted, and us as one of the agencies responding – we couldn’t do it alone!
Merger Investigations continue
The members survey results are in from Alex and Maroochy, and there is overwhelming support to continue to explore merging Maroochydore and Alex Rotary clubs to create a larger, stronger club. There is still a bit of work to do, and of course we're planning some "get togethers" so the the members can socialise and exchange ideas before any form decision is made.
Toastmaster / Rotary collaboration
We're starting to see some tangible outcomes from the Rotary / Toastmaster collaboration in the form of assistance with developing and presenting speeches. So there is a link on the web page if you wish to source these resources.
Maroochydore Rotary hosting AGRF Competition next year
Next year, Maroochydore is hosting the Australia wide Rotary Golf Competition, and planning is well under way with the competition, which attracts hundreds of golfers and their partners from around Australia and overseas.
