LATE BREAKING NEWS
Louise, Kate, Sue and I attended Cammeray Public School on Wednesday for the official handing over of the BUDDY BENCHES. What a treat? Nearly the whole school was present to be in the photos and the teachers were of high praise for the benches.
Sunday October 15th, 2023.
Thanks to the efforts of a number of members, co-ordinated by Leah Condell, Crows Nest Rotary had a extremely successful Crows Nest Fair.
As well as reminding locals we are a key member of the community, we had 182 children taking part in our guessing competition, which lead to 12 "expressions of interest" in the club from their parents. Positioned between 2 food stalls with their queues crossing our stall, we were able to "engage" with the public non-stop.
Changeover 2023
We have a new Leader..
Welcome to President Tom Sweeney, and Thank you to outgoing President Ross Gugliotta.
Highlight of the evening was awarding the initial annual "Cyril Clark" Club Rotarian Award to Bill Lee.
Bill, inducted to the club by Past President Cyril, is still a VERY active member after 48 years at the club.
Tree of Joy – Huge success
– Sue Raveane, Community Service Director, Crows Nest Rotary
In conjunction with Chatswood Rotary we ran the Tree of Joy at Chatswood Chase. The 2022 TREE OF JOY Committee would like to sincerely thank members & friends for their support in helping make the 2022 Tree of Joy such a fantastic success.
With your help and the overwhelming generosity of the community we were able to collect and distribute over 3,500 gifts, and over $11,000.00 in gift cards and cash donations to those in need at Christmas.
Here are a few of the messages of thanks from the following beneficiaries.
I just want to reach out to you and the rotary members for your constant hard work and dedication in providing support to Phoenix House Youth Services, not just during the holiday period but throughout the year. Once again, we were blown away with the generosity of the community who provided numerous gifts for our most disadvantaged young people. The expressions and smiles on their faces is a joy to behold and reminds us all, what some people take for granted, others welcome enthusiastically with open arms and the reason we continue to do the work we do.
Most of our young people did not have family or friends to spend time with at Christmas, however knowing that someone who they don’t know, had taken the time to think of them at this time helps build connection to community and gives them hope for a better future.
Can you please pass this on to your board and I would like to thank you personally for your contribution to community
Kindest regards
Neil Davies
Director of Client Services
Phoenix House Youth Services
Thank you to yourself and Rotary for all work you put into looking after the Tree of Joy before Christmas. The community work that Rotary do is truly amazing and we as a not for profit are extremely grateful for what you do and the difference you make to the community and those in need.
In receiving these gifts and vouchers means the world to our clients and it means for many people that they are able to have a joy filled Christmas and presents for their children which they may not have been able to have.
Regards
Margaret Datson
Senior Operations Administration
On behalf Mary's House Services, I would like to thank you for your continued support through the donation of vouchers and children's toys this year.
Because of your generosity, not only were we able to successfully distribute 24 Christmas hampers to our clients. But we will also able to distribute the donated vouchers to our clients throughout the entire year.
This is only possible because of thoughtful contributions from people like the Crow's Nest Rotary club.
Again, we thank you for your support and helping us succeed in our mission.
Below are some of the comments we have received from caseworker and clients.
"It will really help her over Christmas."
"My client was overwhelmed and had tears in her eyes when her three children received their presents."
"So generous and lovely"
"Her daughter was so excited. She felt very overwhelmed at the support as she is struggling financially"
Kindly,
Lili Greer Operations Coordinator
maryshouse.org.au
Once again Taldumande Youth Services would like to sincerely thank all of the Rotarians for your kind and invaluable support this Christmas, through the Tree of Joy project. We were able to provide every young person within our care with a suitable gift and they were absolutely delighted.
Someone was kind enough to give a leather Ralph Lauren wallet and the recipient was so thrilled, he has just turned 18 and started working and it was the perfect gift! Another young person was able to use one of the gift cards and buy the hair straighteners she'd been saving for!
All of the gifts were so gratefully received. The past few years have been tough, but our staff have worked diligently to promote positivity and self-care for every young person and family within our care. Without the support of community organisations such as the Rotary, especially at Christmas, it would be much more difficult to keep this positivity alive.
We realise the commitment and work that goes into this project and would like to thank each and every Rotarian along with the members of the local community who donated gifts. The kindness and generosity has been felt deeply and helped bring some joy to our young people and families this Christmas.
Kind regards,
Seonaid Thomas
Taldumande Youth Services
A Great night was had by all at our Presidents Changeover, 27th June 2022, and Pride of Workmanship Awards, and an Induction of our new Member Kevin! We all wish Kevin a happy, successful experience as a Rotarian!
Click on more for photos!
The Tasman Map delves into the story of the first Dutch voyages to Australia, set against the background of the struggle of the newly formed Dutch Republic to gain its independence from the Kingdom of Spain and the struggle of the Dutch East India Company for trade supremacy in the East Indies against its Portuguese, Spanish and English rivals. Over a period of only forty years from 1606 to 1644 and based on sixteen separate discoveries the first map of Australia took shape.The Tasman Map shows a recognisable outline of the north, west and south coasts of Australia that was not to change for another 125 years until the British explorer James Cook charted the east coast in 1770.
It was in 1925 and 1933 that the Mitchell Library in Sydney, Australia, acquired both the Tasman Huydecoper Journal and the Tasman Bonaparte Map. The story of how the library managed to acquire these treasures of Dutch exploration and cartography will bring new recognition to these icons of both Dutch and Australian history.
About the Author
Ian Burnet spent more than 30 years living, working, and travelling in his professional career as a geologist/geophysicist. In his "retirement" he has written Spice Islands, East Indies, Archipelago, and Where Australia Collides with Asia.
Thanks to Bunnings Artarmon, our Club has continued to run BBQs, which are our major fund raiser. Although exhausting, we all enjoy them!
Last Saturday started slow,, then speeded up by lunchtime,
On Saturday, 14th May, Social Fellowship Night!
Another of our Social Events was a great success !
A Big Night!!
From 5.30pm, Master of Ceremonies, Tom, introduced President Philip, who welcomed everyone there and mentioned three potential new members were there to get to know all about us! Dinner was served, followed by a general knowledge quiz and Line Dancing, followed by friendly card games. Our Hosts were member Bill and Lydia! Well Done! For full photos, read on.
Readers will recall, each year our Rotary Club mans a 'Tree of Joy' in the Chatswood Chase Shopping Centre. And again, as a result of donations and gifts last Christmas 2021, all donations and gifts collected, were handed over to the worthy recipient organisations for distribution to those people in need. Since then, our Club has received several letters of 'Thanks', all worthy of publication; see below;Dear Sue & all at Rotary,
2021 has been another unprecedented year, and as it draws to a close, we are extremely grateful to our communities, for their support, encouragement and acknowledgement throughout.
On behalf of our families, whom have all received extra care packages, presents, vouchers and food hampers due to your generosity - Christmas just got a little bit easier and happier this year.
We cannot express our gratitude enough, for your goodwill and giving, at this time of year, and throughout.
Merry Christmas
Warm Regards
Margaret Datson
Senior Operations Administration
_____________________________________________________________
Dear Sue,
Re: Donations of Christmas Presents and Gift Cards
Taldumande Youth Services would like to sincerely thank The Rotary Clubs of Crows Nest, Chatswood and Roseville you for their support again this Christmas. We were delighted and humbled to be included in the wonderful Tree of Joy project again, and as always, the community were so generous.
2021 has been one of the most difficult years in modern times worldwide and has been particularly hard on the young people within Taldumande already experiencing significant family relationship breakdown, trauma, mental health issues and isolation. Many of our young people lost their jobs, income, their connection to their community, and were unable to spend as much time with their close ones as they would like. The year has been tough, but our staff worked diligently to promote positivity and self-care for every young person and family we support. Without the support of the community, especially at Christmas, it can be particularly difficult to keep this positivity alive.
A very special message of thanks was received from one of our case managers which I want to share, “I just sorted at home everything for all my clients and my heart bursts how they will have such special gifts and support from Taldy. Thank you for making this happen ... when I phoned my clients to say we had a Christmas present for them, they were so emotional with happiness, grateful and surprised to be getting something on Christmas!!”
With warm regards
Liz de Rome
Grants, Community and Volunteers Officer
_____________________________________________________________Hi Sue,I just wanted to drop you a quick note to thank you for organising the Tree of Joy donations for us again this year. I helped Sahar unload all the wonderful gifts yesterday and I couldn’t believe how they just come coming!Its such a joy to witness the generosity of others, especially at this time of year.Thank you for your ongoing support of Mary’s House and all the best wishes to you and your family over the holidays.Kind regards,Claire BarberChief Executive Officer
