Rotary Club of Parramatta Inc in North Parramatta | Community organisation

Rotary Club of Parramatta Inc

Locality: North Parramatta

Address: 116 James Ruse Drive 2142 North Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.parramattarotary.org.au

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24.01.2022 Come along and visit Rotary Club of Parramatta on Monday 21st September, Rydges Parramatta 6pm for 6.30pm start, where our speaker will be Maeve Brown from the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia.

24.01.2022 100 years of Service by Rotary Clubs within Australia - let the celebrations begin, while we continue to make a difference locally, nationally and internationally.

24.01.2022 Last night our guest speaker Michael Blair shared his journey as a child from Bristol, England to Australia. Michael gave an insight of some of the injustices of systems that he had to endure as a young person without support of any family members. Thank you Michael for bravely sharing your heartfelt and thought provoking story.

22.01.2022 Come and join the #RotaryClubofParramatta on Monday 16th November Rydges Parramatta (6pm - 8pm) to hear our guest speaker #SusanWakefield OAM. Susan's experience in Rotary and Guiding will be the catalyst to her presentation on The Four Way Test. Hope to have you join us.

21.01.2022 Last night as the wind was howling and the rain was pouring, Past President Liz MacKintosh shared her journey through life to retirement, but we are yet to question if she is retired. Great presentation - most enjoyable night.

20.01.2022 Last night #RotaryClubofParramatta were delighted to host our guest speaker PDG Susan Wakefield. Susan gave us the history of the Four Way Test and how it is just as relevant today as is was when first introduced. It was great to have a visit again from Geoffrey Bernard William Little (RC of Sydney).

20.01.2022 Monday 9th November will see our District Governor #WarwickRichardson attending our club meeting Rydges Parramatta (6pm - 8pm). Warwick is a member of the Rotary Club of Wollondilly North for 13 years and served as their president in 2008 and 2011. Warwick has an extensive background in trade skills and management and is married to Denise and has four children. Come and hear more from DG Warwick and how his role of District Governor has changed his life.

20.01.2022 Fresh Rotarians with Big ideas and audacious goals are the lifeblood of our future. Folk who have energy and drive to make something happen to start our next ce...ntury of service. Making a difference when and where it counts. We can energise members with groundbreaking new projects by simply asking the question What is Your Centenary Project? We can provide a magnet for new members by simply asking the question Do you want to make a mark on history? If one person from every club, each year until 2021, were to ask a potential Rotarian Do you want to make a mark on history?, Rotary would increase membership by 10%. Imagine the impact that 3,500 new members can make; making a big mark on history! Keeping current members engaged is even better with the question: What is Your Centenary Project?

18.01.2022 Meet Past President Susanne Underwood who is a local Parramatta business person with over 8 years of Rotary service. Susanne is continually inspired by the many opportunities that Rotary engage in locally, nationally and internationally. One such project is the University scholarship project in Samoa https://gf.me/u/yjsgd3

17.01.2022 Come and join the Rotary Club of Parramatta to listen to our guest speaker Keith Roffey who will be updating us on HEERA (Health & Education Equipment Repurposing Activity) Rydges Parramatta 6pm for 6.30pm start. HEERA’s role is to provide humanitarian aid through the provision of our ‘end of life’ equipment. The focus is Health & Wellbeing, Education & Literacy and Vocational.

16.01.2022 Last night we were entertained and challenged on 'What we really, really want', by our guest speaker Mark Tannen. Mark who is a Toastmaster shared some of his skills and tips on how to make a presentation memorable as well as inspirational. The Spice Girls song will have a completely different memory to those who attended the meeting. We all went away from the meeting thinking about how a small gesture can impact someones life. The story was close to many Rotarian hearts of making a difference, 'Service Above Self'.

16.01.2022 Last night Ron Ross Rydges Parramatta gave us an account on his recent journey through Prostate Cancer. He has become quite passionate about presenting his awareness message for men to include testing when visiting the doctor (as like in his own case there can be no signs). Money collected from the raffle last night went to his Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride fundraising goal. https://www.gentlemansride.com/fundraiser/ronross375243

16.01.2022 Come and join us on Monday 28th September Rydges Parramatta 6pm for 6.30pm and hear our guest speaker Ron Ross who will be speaking on his Distinguished Gentleman's Ride where he is fundraising for Prostate Cancer.

15.01.2022 Monday night was a special night for #RotaryClubofParramatta, we inducted our newest member Jill Paton. Jill was inducted by District Governor Warwick Richardson, a most memorable night. Congratulations Jill! DG Warwick then gave an update on District and Rotary International's vision for the future.

15.01.2022 Last night Rotary Club of Parramatta Inc guest speaker was Lucy Hobgood-Brown. Lucy spoke with passion on her RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lucy also spoke of her NGO, #HandUpCongo where she regularly takes volunteer teams to the Congo. Past President Carl Alexander gave the vote of thanks.

15.01.2022 There will be no Rotary meeting tonight at Rydges Parramatta. Apologies if this has caused any inconvenience.

14.01.2022 Monday 23rd November #DeanBainbridge will be #RotaryClubofParramatta's guest speaker Rydges Parramatta 6pm - 8pm. Dean will be presenting on all things legal. Please come and join us for an enjoyable evening.

13.01.2022 September is Rotary's Basic Education and Literacy Month. Please consider supporting this education project in Samoa. We have reached our first Mile Stone of $2,000. Each donation will make a difference to a young persons life. https://gf.me/u/yjsgd3

11.01.2022 Last Monday night Rydges Parramatta we heard from Melvin Gray and his passion of bicycle riding and now going for the Guinness Book of Records Title in April 2021. Mel's continued support of Australian Rotary Health research into Arthritis and Prostate Cancer is now turning to Mental Health.

10.01.2022 Rotary Club of Parramatta will resume meetings for 2021 on Monday 11th January Rydges Parramatta 6 for 6.30pm in the Steeds Bar and Grill.

09.01.2022 Last night #RotaryClubofParramatta had the pleasure in having Dean Bainbridge update us on family law. Thank you for sharing the processes in a simple and an easy to understand format, we enjoyed your presentation. We also had #RengaRajan visit us from #RotaryClubofGranville.

09.01.2022 Tonight #RotaryClubofParramatta's guest speaker will be Mark Tannen. Mark is a real estate auctioneer and has been a member of Toastmasters since 2011. Mark is on a mission to help anxious people speak with confidence in public and to share real life messages that can help impact the world for the better. Join us Rydges Parramatta 6 for 6.30pm start.

09.01.2022 Come and join us at our next Rotary Meeting on Monday 2nd November Rydges Parramatta 6.pm to 8pm. Our guest speaker will be a local well known community minded member of the Rotary Club of Castle Hill Mike Blair OAM. He will be sharing his story of being a Child Migrant leaving the shores of England (Bristol). Looking forward to you joining us.

08.01.2022 Our guest speaker Monday 14th September is Melvin Gray at Rydges Parramatta. Mel has a passion for riding bicycles and fundraising. If you wish to join us we meet in the Steed Room 6pm for 6.30pm start. Meeting in COVID safe premises and social distancing.

08.01.2022 Last night Rotary Club of Parramatta Inc got an update on HEERA (Health & Education Equipment Repurposing Activity) from Keith Roffey. It was pleasing to see that our outdated hospital equipment are not making landfill but helping other countries medical needs. We also had two visitors from Rotary Club of Sydney group Geoffrey Little and Professor Hashim Durrani.

07.01.2022 Friday night saw Rotary Club of Parramatta celebrate Diwali #ColoursOfIndia restaurant. What a great night, great food, lots of laughter and great camaraderie. Looking forward to the next event at Christmas.

05.01.2022 Last night we were honored to have IPDG Dianne North come and present the Club Presidential Citation to us and then we heard from Maeve Brown from the Parramatta Jesuit Refugee Service. It seemed very fitting that on International Peace Day that we would have a great speaker. JRS is an organisation with a mission to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons. JRS provides casework support, financial assistance, temporary accommodation, legal support, foodbank, English language classes, and other social support activities.

04.01.2022 The Rotary Club of Parramatta celebrated the end of year with a Christmas Dinner at Rydges Parramatta. Congratulations to Past President Aslam for receiving a Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Surprise Santa visited and club members made donations to our end of year humantities project. A fitting end to the year.

03.01.2022 Last night the Rotary Club of Parramatta received their Rotary Citation 2019-2020 from IPDG Dianne North. The club was proud to receive this acknowledgement especially through COVID time being able to achieve Platinum Level.

02.01.2022 We were all inspired by the students from our local schools (Cerdon College, Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta Marist High and The King's School). Our adjudicator, @Parramatta Toastmasters Club's Vicki Sheehan said it was a very close contest between all 4 pupils. The winner of our Clift Public Speaking Competition on the night was Duncan Ball from #TheKingsSchool followed closely by Diya Badawi from #CerdonCollege and Freya Scotharn from #OurLadyofMercyCollege and Cristobal Corvalan Sotomayor from #ParramattaMaristHighSchool. Enjoy a short video to capture some of the moments of the evening.

02.01.2022 With Christmas only being one week away - the #RotaryClubofParramatta would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year. Take the time to recharge the batteries and get ready for our continual humanitarian work in 2022.