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North Sydney Police, about Police Youth Citizens Club and homeless on lower north shore.
May 15, 2017
North Sydney PCYC was established in 1937 and was a partnership forged with the community via Rotary to provide young people with a safe and positive alternative to the streets. Today there are more than 60 clubs and centres throughout the state, with more than 85,000 members and more than 140 different activities. Senior Constable Jodie Young has been a police officer with the NSW Police Force for 10 years and is currently the Police Youth Case manager at North Sydney PCYC. Police work closely with other agencies, like the Dept of Community Services and education, taking a holistic approach to the needs and problems of each young person. PCYC means less truancy, less crime, and more young people feeling better about themselves and more confident and socially capable. The facilities are a centre for all ages and the community. All our clubs offer fun, fitness and friendship, where all can enjoy a wide range of sports, arts and recreational activities. |
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Sotheycan Kenya and their goals and projects
May 22, 2017
Boni holds an MA in International Relations, Post Graduate Diploma in Education, BA in Development Studies, Bachelors Degree in Philosophy, and Diploma in Philosophy and Religious Studies. He is currently a PhD student at Kenyatta University. He has over 15 years working in various Child Rights based organizations in both Kenya and Tanzania and is a board member in a number of them. Boni has published widely in Child Rights areas; with topics such as, 'The Bitter Fruits of Drug abuse', and 'The State of Street Children in our Society. He joined Sotheycan Kenya in 2013 after close to 12 years working in Tanzania. His goal for projects in Kenya is to make a lasting difference to increase access to quality education for children in Kenya, particularly for marginalised and needy communities, so to trigger a social, political,and economic take off for our country |
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Conoco Philips Science Experience.
May 29, 2017
Marilyn's background is science education Some of her achievements have been the NSW science teachers award, the inaugural Medibank Private Teachers Award, Australian Academy of Science Teachers award and interestingly, her teaching at the Australian International Space School resulted in Marilyn being selected as the first Australian Teacher to teach with NASA's "future flight" at the University of Hilo, Hawaii. She became a Rotarian in April 2003 and since then has been Club president twice, Assistant Govenor and District Govenor in 2010-11; District Community Service Chair (2014-15). At Present she is Secretary of Rotary E Club of Greater Sydney and is the elected Rotary Representative on the National Committee of the ConocoPhilips Science Experience. |
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Taldumande Youth Services
Jun 05, 2017
Lisa is responsible for all day to day management decisions at Taldumande and reports to the Board on behalf of the Managment team. In addition to overseeing the operations and culture, Lisa implements the organisations strategic plan and allocates capital according to the priorities set by the Board. Lisa has over 25 years experience with at-risk youth and prior to joining Taldumande, managed community education programs in Sydneys Western Suburbs. She has also managed an alternative learning centre for high needs young people and delivered restorative practice workshops in schools across Australia Lisa has held several senior positions in private and public schools and holds a Batchelor of Education from the University of Sydney. |
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Jun 05, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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RYDA; Road Safety Education.
Jun 19, 2017
Greg is Program Director with Road Safety Education Ltd based in Sydney He works closely with Rotary Clubs, major sponsors and government agencies to promote continued growth of the RYDA road safety education program in Australia and New Zealand. Greg has a background in sales and marketing that has included a range of senior management positions with multi-national corporations including Chevron, Abbott Laboratories and Sumitomo. He has been an active volunteer with the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) for many years including a role as the Deputy Controller of the Sydney Ku-ring-Gai SES unit with specific responsibility for Media and Community Engagement. Greg has been a member of Rotary for over ten years and is a Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Ives and a Past Assistant in Sydney Rotary District 9685. |
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Life as a Qantas 747 captain.
Jun 26, 2017
Craig graduated from High School in 1961 and enrolled in the University of British Columbia in Pre Med. He decided to leave that and proceeded to major in Math and Physics. At the end of his 3rd year he decided that this degree would limit his future, so he spoke to his father who was a captain with Canadian Pacific Airlines, based in Lima Peru. His father agreed to fund his flying training, so Craig proceeded After he got his private license, he needed a total of 200hours of flight time and exams to get his commercial license. He went to Lima where a friend had a light plane which Craig flew around Peru to build up the required 200 hours. He then returned to Vancouver, did the flight tests and drove to Ontario and was offered a job flying a Cessna on floats. He then went back to UBC to complete his degree. Late in 1965 Qantas went around the world recruiting pilots and was hired to start training in Sydney in June 1966. Started as a second officer on the DC 4 flying to Norfolk Island and Auckland. Then the 707 and on to the 747 as a first officer in 1972. Became a captain on the 747 in 1984 and retired off the 747-400 in 2004 at 60 years of age. |
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Jul 10, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Aug 14, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Toilet Installation and Sanitation Training in rural Mewat,Haryana,India.
Aug 28, 2017
Mark is the Senior Coordinator, Fund Development for The Rotary Foundation based in the South Pacific and Philippines Office in Parramatta. He has been a Rotarian for 30 years, being a member in Clubs in Victoria, New South Wales and South Africa.
His involvement in Rotary began in 1972 as Secretary of the Corinda High School Interact Club in Queensland, then as a Rotary Youth Exchange to Canada, He was a Rotaractor, a RYLArian and a GSE team member to California. Since joining Rotary in 1987, he has been President of two Clubs, has lead a GSE Team to Germany and held many District leadership positions most recently as D9685 Membership Chair.
During his career, Mark has had broad experiences in Sales and Marketing, working with Johnson & Johnson, Mars Petcare and Bayer Material Science. A career highlight was a seven years assignment in South Africa, as launch manager for Mars Petcare. It was during that assignment that he had the privilege of meeting Nelson Mandela.
Mark is married to Lynne and they have three children. He lives in West Pennant Hills and is a member of the Rotary Club of Beecroft. He is also a member of the Paul Harris Society and a Foundation Major Donor. |
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Sep 11, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Oct 09, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Oct 21, 2017 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Global Grant for Sanitation project in Mewat
Oct 23, 2017
Niranjan Deodhar runs his own software business, providing enterprise software to large businesses globally. He is an electrical engineer by qualification, with experience in software development, management consulting and business operations. He was born in Pune, India, and grew up in Delhi where he did all his school and university education. He had worked in India and the US before he and his wife Vinita decided to move to Australia in 1992.
Niranjan and Vinita have lived in Sydney since 1992, except for 2 years in 2006 and 07 when then moved back to India for a while. They have a daughter Isha who is studying Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at the UNSW. Vinita works for the NSW Treasury as Executive Director. As a family they have always had deep curiosity about humanism and a desire for contributing to social justice, which is what brings them to the Rotary Club, and they have been members since April 2017. |
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Atma - Immersive Journeys
Nov 06, 2017
Alex Carpenter is a serial entrepreneur who has started 4 for-profit businesses and 2 for-purpose businesses. These ventures have all been in completely different industries with some being sold and some going bankrupt. His current venture, Atma, is a not for profit travel company seeking to empower communities around the world and deliver unique and immersive holidays. |
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Nov 06, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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