We had a remarkable morning with our club members and guest speaker Dylan Nguyen from Toastmasters, discussing the modern approach to public speaking.
World Polio Day is on Thursday, October 24, join the fight to eradicate polio by joining the Train Ride To End Polio - Sydney 2024 or donate to End Polio Now via raise.rotary.org/cmaria/challenge782
#EndPolioNow
Please join us at the Rotary Foundation Gala for a night of global impact, inspiring stories, and the magic of turning dreams into reality.
Hear from special guest speaker - Olympic gold medalist Noémie Fox as she shares her journey in an event that celebrates excellence and supports a cause that changes lives. We look forward to seeing you there!
📅 Date: Wednesday, 20th November
📍 Location: Rydges Norwest
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
🎟 Tickets: $95
👉Book Here: bit.ly/3TOazIb
Proudly brought to you by Castle Hill Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Kenthurst and Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club
#CreatingMagic #GlobalImpact #rotaryfoundation
See you there! Can't wait to hear from Noemie!
See you there!
And we do drive through 🌟
This is a very accommodating Rotary Club. 🤩
well done!!
Now that face is a blast from my past.... SM days! Oh so many years ago Waving at you !
Brilliant! lol 😂
The sausages are sizzling at Bunnings Dural today. Come and say Hi and help us make a difference.#magicofrotary #norwestrotary #ServiceAboveSelf
“If you have the heart and hands for service there is a place for you in Rotary “💕
Is a great statement from Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick.
It was the message District Governor Niranjan Deodhar underscored when he spoke to us this morning.
With 1.4 million Rotarians globally (over 30,000 in Australia) it was a reminder of how far our reach is.
Rotary is in 220 countries which is more than the UN and all those clubs have local and overseas projects they are working on.
The Largest program is eradicating polio which is getting close.
A welcome too to our visitor Linda and regular supporter Tamkin.
A big treat this morning was a video message from our Rotary Exchange student Ingrid now back in Denmark. Heartening to know that she enjoyed her time with us so much that she’s recommending that Denmark sends all their Rotary exchange students to our District!! 🩷We miss you Ingrid.
Norwest Rotary meets every Friday morning at the council cafe at 7am for a 7.20am start. Visitors are always welcome. 🌟
Join us for a fun evening in support of #EndPolioNow
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Join Us for an Evening of Inspiration!
On Wednesday, 20th November, we invite you to a Gala Dinner featuring Olympic gold medalist Noémie Fox! 🥇
Noémie will share her incredible story of resilience, passion, and success. In an exclusive interview with Tom Decent, renowned sports reporter from the Sydney Morning Herald, you’ll experience a night of deep insights and inspiring stories from two sports figures at the top of their fields.
This isn’t just an evening with an Olympian—it’s an opportunity to support the Rotary Foundation, which is working to transform lives by providing clean water, improving health, advancing education, and promoting peace locally and globally.
Event Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, 20th November
📍 Location: Rydges Norwest
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
🎟 Tickets: $95
Buy Your Ticket Now: 👉 bit.ly/3TOazIb
Join us for this special event and help fuel the life-changing work of the Rotary Foundation. Don’t miss out on an evening that will inspire you and make a real difference in the world.
Hosted by the Castle Hill Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Kenthurst, and Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club.
See you there!
Congratulations to Karenza from Hills Rotaract Club, Inc who has just been crowned Miss Philippines Australia 🌟
Congratulations Karenza 💙
Many congratulations Karenza wonderful recognition of all the community work you do
Congratulations Karenza.
Wow, congratulations 👏👏👏👏
Congrats Karenza
Awesome
A great brainstorming session today on fundraising and membership!
Friday breakfast at Norwest is always a great way to start your day.
We meet every Friday at 7am at the council building at 3 Columbia Court. Join us and find out why!
And there is a dinner invitation too www.facebook.com/share/p/WGvg2kenXtoP7wuw/?
Thank you so much you are wonderful people From Angeline Mawere Chabata Founder Chairperson of Salfina for Orphaned Children in Bulawayo Zimbabwe Africa
Congratulations 🎊
This year I’m holding a position as Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI )chair for Rotary District 9685.
What is that mean? It means Rotary is inviting and welcoming everyone from all different path of life and I have the honor to be facilitating and supporting clubs to follow the Rotary International statement to support our community💝
Here is Rotary International statement on this subject matter:
“We value diversity and celebrate the contributions of people of all backgrounds, across age, ethnicity, race, color, disability, learning style, religion, faith, socioeconomic status, culture, marital status, languages spoken, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity as well as differences in ideas, thoughts, values, and beliefs.”
I’m proud of our club Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club to be welcoming and inviting all members of our community to join the big family of Rotary.
And huge thank you to Robert Bredin for putting together this fantastic newsletter, you are a gem 💎 Robert 👏👏👏👏
#lgbtqiaplus
#communitysupport
#disabilityawareness
Rotary District 9685
A few extra helpers at the Hills Community Aid Family day at Balcombe Heights in Baulkham Hills. Come and say hi.
JOIN US FOR AN INSPIRING EVENING!
On November 20th, we are hosting a very special Gala Dinner featuring Olympic gold medalist🥇Noémie Fox!
Noémie will share her powerful journey of resilience, passion, and success. In an exclusive interview with Tom Decent, renowned sports reporter from the Sydney Morning Herald, this evening promises to be filled with deep insights and inspiring stories from two voices at the heart of international sports.
🎟Tickets are just $95, with all proceeds supporting the Rotary Foundation's critical humanitarian efforts both locally and globally. The Foundation works tirelessly to transform lives by providing clean water, improving health, advancing education, and fostering peace.
🌎This gala isn’t just about hearing from a champion—it’s about fueling the life-changing work of the Rotary Foundation, ensuring communities worldwide thrive and progress.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired by top athletes and contribute to meaningful change in our community and beyond.
Reserve a ticket today and be part of a truly special event.
👉 bit.ly/3TOazIb
Event Details:
📅 Date: Wednesday, 20th November
📍 Location: Rydges Norwest
⏰ Time: 7:00 PM
🎟 Tickets: $95
Hosted by the Castle Hill Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Kenthurst and Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club
👏Congratulations to Rotary District 9685 on a wonderful garden party to raise awareness of domestic and family violence (DFV) in our region and to raise funds to assist those who have or who are experiencing DFV.
With close to $24,000 raised, the funds will go to assist those experiencing DFV to access education to help rebuild their lives. The funds will also be used for “safe hands bursaries”, small grants to help children who are or who experienced DFV with schools costs, sporting costs etc inorder to increase their confidence and give them the same opportunities as children.
🙌🏼 Congratulations and thank you to Janelle Craig Chair of the District 9685 “yes to healthy relationships committee” and her awesome team for organising this wonderful event and for all the hard work they have put into raising awareness of DFV in our community. 💐
Watch this space for information on upcoming DVF awareness events and initiatives.
Hills to Hawkesbury Community
Hills District Independent Magazine
Rotary Club of Kenthurst
Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club
Castle Hill Rotary Club
The Hills-Kellyville Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Greater Hills
Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills-Cherrybrook
Mark Hodges - Member for Castle Hill
Well done
Thanks Michelle for highlighting this initiative and for your ongoing support for respectful relationships and the work of our team. Amazing work across the District and beautiful team to stand alongside. Such a wonderful event❤️
Well done Janelle Craig
A big thank you to Charles Fellner who spoke about Scams today .. and to our very own Karenza who spoke about the work she is doing with a special childcare program in the Phillipines. It was a morning of good news and bad news.
In 2023 Australians lost $2.7billion to scams with 601,00 scams in 2023.
Sadly, 1 in 3 people will be scammed more than once. Charles urged unique passwords check accounts regularly and never click on links. He urged 2-factor authentication, saying the government’s scam watch site is a good resource www.scamwatch.gov.au
Karenza is a Hills Rotaract member who supports the Home for the Angels not for profit in Manila for displaced children.
She is doing great work and is a contestant in the Miss Phillipines Australia pageant being held on October 6th. Good luck!
There are 533 empty houses in the Hills and so many people desperate to rent. Kenthurst Rotary’s Dennis Van Someren was our guest speaker this morning and fired us all up with figures like this.
He co-founded Transitional Housing in the Hills 7 years ago which is working with Wesley Mission Housing to provide transitional housing to older women at risk of homelessness.
So they have 3 houses but are looking for more. Nearly half the women (48.2%) who asked for accommodation assistance from a specialist homeless service in 2020/2021 went without help according to Women’s Community Shelters.
It was a powerful call for action. Do you know any rental properties that can be referred?
We also heard from Alicia about the RYPEN course she went on.
Rotary runs some amazing youth leadership courses. It was great to hear the positive impact it made on Alicia.
We meet every Friday morning for breakfast. Visitors are always welcome.
#norwestrotary #TheMagicOfRotary #Transitionalhousinginthehills
Great work Dennis. See you On Monday when you present to Kenthurst 😊
Always a morning with purpose at the Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club breakfast meeting. Join us every Friday, 7AM at the Hills Shire Admin Building
Castle Hill Rotary Club has its annual Run for the Hills at Bella Vista Farm tomorrow. Today is the last chance to register.
www.runforthehills.com.au
Registrations are now open for the 2024 Run for the Hills. Sunday 8 September @ Bella Vista Farm.Thanks for the support 🙏
Barrister David Hirsch gave a really interesting talk this morning about Rotary’s involvement in the promotion of World peace over the past 100 years. 🕊️ As the Chair of the Peacebuilding Group, and an Ambassador of the Institute for Economics and Peace, he has been instrumental in advancing the vision of a world where sustainable peace is achievable through strategic and well-researched initiatives.
Iceland 🇮🇸 tops the World peace register and Yemen 🇾🇪 is at the bottom.
Norwest is a Peace-building club and youth is a great starting point.
Rotary Exchange is one of peace-building programs that Rotary champions. Needless to say we missed our Danish 🇩🇰 exchange student Ingrid at this meeting. Denmark 🇩🇰 is in the top 10 on the Peace register along with New Zealand 🇳🇿
Rotary’s goal today is to create environments where peace can be built and maintained through sustainable and measurable activities in communities worldwide. Peacebuilding remains a cornerstone of Rotary’s mission as a humanitarian service organization.
It was wonderful to welcome members from Kenthurst and Parramatta Rotary Clubs this morning. Visitors are always welcome.
A great speaker tomorrow. All welcome to join us for breakfast. 7am for a 7.20am start
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We couldn’t manage the Danish version and it was going well until our camera operator tried to do a piece to camera and dropped the phone!!! But … Tillykke med Fodselsdagen Ingrid from your Rotary family. 🎉🌟🎉
Belated Happy Birthday Ingrid! I hope you had great celebrations and life back up north is treating you well!
Ingrid Kirk Elkjær your Oz 🇦🇺 family were in fine form wishing you the very BEST Birthday while missing your company. Keep in touch. 🇩🇰
Omg thank you so much guys🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 love you all
Happiest of days Ingrid
Happy Birthday Ingrid!
Happy Birthday 🎈🎂🎉
Happy birthday Ingrid Kirk Elkjær 🎉🎉🎉🎉