2024 Primary School Speech Contest Finals.ROTARY CLUBS OF DISTRICT 9815 GRAND FINAL 2024 William from Montrose Primary School, Sponsored by Rotary Club of Lilydale, Competed in the Grand final on Wednesday night. Against 8 other primary Schools students. We were all very proud of William competing, his topic was the Mysteries of the Deep Blue Sea.  |
|||||||
Wishing Tree Gift Appeal 2024Rotary Lilydale's 4th Annual Wishing Tree Gift Appeal has been launched! Over 30 business' have signed up to collect gifts and gift cards for children aged 0-18yrs. Donations can be made until the first week of December. Monetary donations can also be made via DONATE HERE Gifts and Gift card will be donated to Anchor Community Care and the Proactive Policing Unit. Please contact us for drop off points.  |
|||||||
FIDA Presentation of Rotary Community AwardCheryl, Community Chair on behalf of Rotary Lilydale awarded Nathan Pearce (as recommended by Steve Johnstone) with a Certificate of Acknowledgement for his “community spirit” and a $100 Eastland Gift voucher. Nathan has attended 117 games and always comes with a smile and checks in on the welfare of his fellow participants. The award was very well received by Montrose FIDA, parents and participants. Feedback provided to RCL members at the presentation day was very appreciative of the support shown to Montrose FIDA in relation to the football boots and bags donated by Rotary DIK, our presence at the scratch match, and today’s award acknowledging an individual participant with a “community spirit award”
 |
|||||||
Rotary Lilydale Primary School Speech Competition 2024Rotary Lilydale held its annual Primary School Speech Competition (PSSC) in August and the audience was treated to 10 very impressive speeches by year five and year six students from five local primary schools. Jointly MC'd by Toastmasters and Rotary Lilydale, the event is held after each participating school conducts heats, with two students per school competing on the night. Held in an appropriately intimate setting at Mt Evelyn Christian School, the students looked and sounded like professional public speakers. Judged by members from Wandin Toastmasters and Croydon & Yarra Toastmasters, their job was not an easy one due to the high calibre of every speech. After the formalities, students, their families, friends and school representatives were treated to a supper prepared by the wonderful volunteers from Rotary Lilydale. The audience mingled with Toastmasters, Rotarians and representatives from Community Bank Mt Evelyn Bendigo Bank who generously sponsored the event.  |
|||||||
Footy Boots and Sports Bags donated to Montrose FIDAOn Sunday 30th June Rotary Lilydale members attended the Montrose Football Club, to present the FIDA (Football Integration Development Association) team members, with Football boots and Sports Bags. The footy boots and bags were sourced and supplied by Rotary Donations in Kind, West Footscray. (DIK). Our thanks was to see the smiles on the faces of the team - everyone was very happy and excited. Lilydale Rotary has also assisted the team to purchase new equipment for this season.  |
|||||||
Andrew Ermel receives 2024 Casey Volunteer award Congratulations to Lilydale Rotarian Andrew Ermel (PHF) who received a 2024 Casey Volunteer Award. Andrew was amongst 52 individuals and 20 community groups that had their volunteer work recognised by Aaron Violi MP. The award recognised Andrew's service to Rotary, the CFA and Basketball. Congratulations Andrew - well deserved!
|
|||||||
Street Angels Lunch with Holy Fools
Another example of why it is irresistible being a Rotarian, and the diversity of activities you can choose to be engaged in. Today’s activity was a multi-district, multi-club, and multi-organisational activity serving those that have food scarcity issues in the Lilydale area. It started Tuesday night, when members of the E-Club of Melbourne and the Rotary Club of Lilydale had an E-Meals cook up at the No. 1 Events commercial kitchen. We used donated ingredients via the nourish program, and additional ingredients purchased via the Rotary Club of Lilydale to cook up some delicious meals. On Wednesday, members of the E-Club of Melbourne and the Rotary Club of Lilydale met members of the Holy Fools team at Melba Park Lilydale. We served 20+ guests to a warm meal (on a cold day) and had a good chat under the beautiful oak trees in Melba Park. An example of small actions making a BIG DIFFERENCE. |
|||||||
RYDA - Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Program Today, members of Rotary Lilydale volunteered at a Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) session at the Box Hill Institute of TAFE (Lilydale Lakeside Campus). RYDA is a partnership which supports students and teachers with the tools and understanding they need to see themselves as active, responsible road citizens. Taking, largely, a student inquiry learning approach, RYDA provides students with the tools, habits and motivation to take action and stay safe on our roads as both drivers and passengers throughout their lives. If the RYDA program, and/or volunteering via Rotary is of interest to you please contact Rotary Lilydale or Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) web site: https://rse.org.au/ |
|||||||
RORPS - Rotary Overseas Recycling of Playgrounds In the past, these redundant play grounds typically ended up as landfill. But via the ‘Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds’ (RORP) program, they are diverted from landfill by being dismantled, shipped, and rebuilt at an overseas location that would typically not have access to this type of equipment. Today’s activity is a great example of Rotarians taking relatively small actions while making a BIG DIFFERENCE! Please contact us if you would like to be involved in this project |
|||||||
High Tea - First Impressions Clothing Exchange 2024A wonderful afternoon at the First Impressions Clothing Exchange (FICE) Fundraiser & High Tea, raising funds to continue their programs assisting local women to re-engage with employment and achieve their goals. FICE trainers provide ongoing support, programs and networking events to instil confidence and help women enter the paid workforce, including through their clothing exchange. Lilydale Rotary Volunteers provided the High Tea for this event for a second year. Thank you to Renee and all FICE participants, mentors and community members for making this fundraiser such a success, allowing FICE to continue their important work in our community.   |
|||||||
ANZAC DAY 2024  Again this year, Lilydale’s Rotary Club was on hand to supply breakfast to the Dawn Service attendees and RSL members as they looked to warm up back at the Anderson Street clubrooms. It followed yet another beautiful dawn service at the Lilydale cenotaph, seeing thousands choosing to commemorate the day on Main Street, with emergency services, school students and community members laying wreaths in tribute. Project Lead Barb Lawrence said it was a honour for the Club members to volunteer their time to help raise money for returned servicemen and women. “Whilst the sausages are ‘gold coin donation’ it was really heart-warming to receive generous donations in memory of loved ones from local community members,” Barb said. The Rotary Club of Lilydale will continue its partnership with Lilydale RSL in 2025 which will be the 110 years anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.  |
|||||||
Wishing Tree Gift Giving Projectby Mikayla Van Loon , Lilydale Star Mail -- reproduced with permission Rotary Lilydale - Wishing Tree Gift Giving
|
|||||||
Wishing Tree Gift Giving – Thank you Local Business and the community
|
|||||||
| ||||||
 |
| |
 |
| |
 | Rotary Lilydale Volunteers ran the catering for the FICE High Tea and Fashion Parade Fundraising event . The First Impressions Clothing Exchange - is a program delivered by Cire Services. It aims to empower women to achieve their goals by providing training, support and an extensive range of affordable clothing. Message from Renee at FICE - "We are thrilled to share the amazing news that FICE was able to raise over $6,000 thanks to the incredible support of our community and wonderful supporters. This success wouldn't be possible without the help of Lilydale Rotary, whose generosity helped us tremendously in achieving our goal. We want to express our sincere gratitude to all the local businesses who went above and beyond in donating incredible goods and services for our auction. We are truly grateful for the outpouring of love and support for FICE and our mission to provide programs and services for women in our community. Thank you all so much for your continued support!" |
 |  |
 |
|
123Read2Me currently provides children in low socioeconomic communities with FREE quality children’s books through recycled books or new ones purchased with cash donations. The total value of books donated to date exceeds $5,000,000.00 (replacement value).
123read2me promotes reading to children and support the work of over 120 organisations, most operating in the Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, Dandenong, Casey, Kingston and Bayside - and now into the YARRA RANGES through the support and work of Rotary Lilydale volunteers.
 |
|
Are you interested in volunteering with Lilydale Rotary?
An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year.
The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter.
Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
