The St Leonards Interact Club is collecting and re-cycling used mobile phones, and has requested our Club’s support.

Phones in working order will be wiped, updated and distributed

to BayCISS clients. The others will be re-cycled as scrap, with the proceeds donated to the Melbourne Zoo for animal conservation.

 

Please include power adaptors and remove data and password protection from working phones, or advise their Password.

Members able to assist can leave donated phones at the Front Desk

at our next Club Meeting on 5 September.

 

Director's Report

 

YOUTH & VOCATIONAL SERVICES

 

JO KWOK
Director

The Rotary Club of Brighton recently supported a number of high school students to compete in the Rotary District 9800 Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) in May this year. Two of the students, Nicholas Michele and Kenneth Yeung from Brighton Grammar were the event’s winning debating team. Over the weekend 17 - 18 August 2024, the boys travelled to Canberra to represent our District in the Rotary’s 25th National MUNA at the historic House of Representatives Chamber in Canberra’s Old Parliament House (now the Museum of Australian Democracy - MoAD). The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise hosted, welcoming 44 delegates from 15 different schools, supported by fellow Rotarians, school counsellors, and families and friends. MoAD was filled with youthful voices debating United Nations (UN) Resolutions with fervour, conviction and with passion.

 

 

 MoAD provided the perfect venue for debating the UN resolutions - a venue that was the home of our democracy from its opening almost a century ago on 9 May 1927, until the opening of our “new” Parliament House on 9 May 1988. Those who participated in MUNA 2024 came from far and wide from schools in NSW, ACT and VIC and spoke knowledgably and authoritatively on behalf of the country they represented. 

 

Congratulations to the boys who reportedly had an amazing time and did very well to come fourth by a point, and by all accounts debated impressively. Guest Speaker at MUNA 2024 Lorraine Finlay Australian Human Rights Commissioner presented an excellent speech

that inspired the boys.

 

For more information, go to https://rotaryclubofcanberrasunrise.org.au/sitepage/muna
 

Coming up we will look at providing a number of opportunities

for young people:

• Rotary Youth Sailing Challenge – 21-24 Sept – Applications close 30/8. Open to 15-17 year olds, this is an opportunity to experience sailing on the tall ship “The Enterprize”. Please email youth@brightonrotary.com.au asap for more information or with an Expression of Interest.

 

We will be looking to send some students to the Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment RYPEN – 25 -27 Oct to Camp Axedale.

 

• Following the 2024 Science and Engineering Challenge at Deakin Burwood held in May, the two winning schools - Auburn High and Koonung Secondary will compete in the state finals at Deakin Waurn Ponds, Thursday 5 September.

 

We’re also looking to make a difference by supporting the St Leonard’s College Social Action and Interact Club with their phone drive. Please see the poster accompanying for details. We will be collecting used mobile phones at our next meeting (see article above this report). Please make sure you reset your devices before donating (remove personal details and passwords).

 

Upcoming Fellowship Event:

 

The Trybooking link for this Fellowship Event is:

https://www.trybooking.com/CUUZW

Bookings open today.

 

Go to website: www.gardenfest.com.au

Reminder: An invitation