Junee Rotary is back into action in the New Year with barbeques at the three trot meetings for the season so far, including the Cup meeting, and at the Leisure Centre, providing sausage sandwiches for all those who were going up and down the slide on Australia Day and working up a hunger.
The first guest speaker for the year was Jason Ferrario (pictured above), who passionately spoke about doing the Big Three Trek to raise funds for the Mark Hughes Foundation for research into brain cancer and patient care. This form of cancer has affected families in the community, and together some of them have walked 150 kilometres from Sydney to Newcastle, with over fifty other people, to raise money to help find a cure for this particular form of cancer.
With photos, video and commentary, we experienced the vibe and passion of the walkers and the inspiration they received from others on the way.
The club gave Jason a donation for his upcoming Big Three Trek Walk in June this year.
With the fires in Victoria, the Club has donated money to the Rotary Club of Euroa to help people from the Longwood, Ruffy area who were affected by the fires there in early January. This came about as the father-in-law of the son of one of the members is a member of the Euroa Rotary club, and they know people who were affected.
The Rotary markets will begin again on the first Sunday of March, which is the 1 st March. The Club said it would be great to see people support the stallholders, the Rotary BBQ and the club by buying a coffee from there.
On Saturday, 21 st March, the Rotary Club and Junee Prime Lamb are putting on “Junee Community Island Showcase” at the Athenium Theatre from 3:00 pm with twenty performances beginning at 4:00 pm and followed by food and soft drinks. Entrance is free, but donations are accepted by Rotary. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience firsthand the variety of islander culture from many of the people who work at Junee Prime Lamb.
The 21st of March is Harmony Day, and such a great way to celebrate this, as the day is all about the inclusivity of various cultures living together.
– Anne H
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