Southbank bags a hat-trick!

District Governor Bronwyn Stephens presented her view and assessment on how Rotary Club of Southbank is doing in the first three (3) months of the 2018-19 year and she is amazed of the achievements so far. She emphasised how the Southbank has revolutionised itself to adopt flexibility, engaging young professionals, promotion through various technology platforms, having a great year programme and many others. In addition, she shared how Rotary was the driver in establishing the Bone Marrow Donor Institute (BMDI) Rotary House in North Melbourne back in 1999 and now it is at full capacity. District Governor Bronwyn Stephens urges that we be the driver again to build a better and modern BMDI Rotary House and she shared a video of which patients and family thank Rotary for our efforts.

Goal 3 (injury-time 60' min): Whenever we have a District Governor visit, it coincides with our club annual Blue-Ribbon Day fundraiser which Rotary has been involved for nine (9) consecutive years since 2009 raising over $25,000. Immediate Past President Liam Jones is a member of the Blue-Ribbon Day Community Council and with his persona plus auctioning skills; he raised over $50,000 some years ago which he obtained recognition. Proceeds from donations goes towards building public medical facilities throughout Victoria that honours the names of fallen Victoria Police Officers.

Usual target for each Rotary Club is to raise $100 through sergeants' fines, head/tails, bidding or any others forms of fundraising. Rotary Club of Southbank raised $250 by auctioning a $100 JB Hi-Fi gift voucher which Past President Dr. Mark Stephens won, beating Assistant Governor Dale Hoy in a nail-biting one-on-one (1-1) contest.

We like to acknowledge the spectators (visiting Rotarians & Guests) that came:

• Rotary Club of Melbourne South
  • District Governor Bronwyn Stephens
     
• Rotary Club of Brighton North
  • Past President Dr. Mark Stephens
     
• Rotary Club of Brighton
  • Assistant Governor (Batman Cluster) Dale Hoy
  • Maureen Hoy
     
• Rotary Club of Central Melbourne
  • Rtn. Suvam Ganguli
     
• New Member
  • Zeenath Zareen (Zee)
  • Faisdeen Marikkar
     
• KPMG Australia
  • Bharadwaj Swamination (Rotary Alumni - Interactor)
     
• Southbank Resident
  • Wolf Mildenberg