St George Rotarians have been very busy over the past month supporting the Global Nurses and Midwives Rotary Club as well as the St George QCWA, the local Youth Council, and the St George RSL Sub-Branch. Membership of Rotary helps us to serve our community but doing this in collaboration with other community groups takes our service to the next level.
We joined the Global Nurses and Midwives Changeover via Zoom as we have done for the past two years. This year was going to be extra special as we had a role in presenting member Jeff Potter with Paul Harris Fellow recognition during the changeover. All went very smoothly till the day of the changeover when Jeff couldn’t attend our club dinner because of illness. We had the certificate and pin all ready (photo at left), We weren’t deterred though, as we did present Jeff with his Paul Harris Fellow recognition following the VP commemorations. President, Win made the presentation with fellow Rotarians and Jeff’s wife, Donna, present as well as a small group of community people who had also attended the commemorations. It was a very fitting way to recognise Jeff’s service to Rotary as well as the wider community. The Global Nurses and Midwives Rotary Club expressed this very well when saying, ‘The presentation carried even deeper resonance as it followed the St George commemoration of VP Day at the Cenotaph, where the community gathered to honour history, sacrifice, and service. Against this backdrop, Jeff’s award symbolised the same spirit of dedication and selfless contribution.’
St George Rotarians also worked with the local QCWA Branch by supporting their 100th birthday celebrations. We set up a display at their Health and Wellness Expo. We all know that being a Rotarian helps with your wellbeing. Members enjoyed manning the display and networking with other display holders during the day. We sourced a couple of guest speakers as well. Quite a lot of people came and talked to us about our projects and activities as well as enjoying the PowerPoint presentation of past activities.
The St George Youth Council recently held a Family Movie Night and, of course, Rotary provided the sausage sizzle with hot and cold drinks. We had a couple of Youth Councillors helping us. We didn’t let the opportunity pass us by when conversations led to suggestions for participants for Rotary leadership camps.
Our most recent collaboration was to join with the RSL Sub-Branch to provide dinner for the Scootaville charity ride. Participants in the ride are veterans raising money for Legacy. They came through St George before heading further west to the flood-affected towns of Cunnamulla, Thargomindah, Quilpie where community events are planned to lift local spirits. Before they left St George, your DG News Editor got to have a ride around St George on one of their “scooters”.
Enjoying collaborating with other organisations and fellow Rotarians is a wonderful benefit to being Rotarians. Which community groups can you work with?
