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OoZoo Newsletter of Rotary Club of Mosman
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Volume : 62W, Issue Number : Web-138 (17/02/2022)
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Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Borogegal and Cammeraigal people as the
traditional custodians of the land on which our Club meets. We pay
our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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(Given the ever-changing COVID situation please check with the secretary about the latest information on whether meetings are being held via zoom or in person.)
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Mosman Rotary Club made a donation of $12,000 to Bear Cottage, a children’s hospice in NSW. A cheque for the amount was presented by the club to Bear Cottage.
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Bear Cottage presentation of $12,000 raffle proceeds cheque
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Bear Cottage is a place where the families of kids with cancer and their social workers can find a solution to the day to day financial needs a family continues to have whilst caring for their sick child. An organization that assists children’s hospitals by paying the salaries for oncology fellowships, social workers, and clinical nurse specialists as well as contributing to the funding for research and hospital infrastructure. A charity where our supporters can be confident that 100% of all the funds we receive in our donation’s Gift Account will go to helping these very vulnerable families through complete transparency and open communication.
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Kids of the Bear Cottage wrote a Thankyou card to Mosman Rotary Club.
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Over 20 years experience working in the world's conflicts including Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Bosnia and Burma I have managed humanitarian aid and development programmes to assist refugees and IDPS. I have been engaged as Programme Manager and Director with international NGOs and UN agencies ( Oxfam, Peace Winds Japan, German Agro Action, Norwegian Church Aid UNOPS, UNHCR) and with Austcare and Act for Peace in Australia. I completed a short term consultancy with Concordis International as their Sudan Country Director.
I continue to be actively engaged in humanitarian advocacy and research and training in peacebuilding and human rights with a focus on women peace and security, conflict prevention and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.
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As former UNAA Program Manager UN Sustainable Development Goals, I established the national SDGs program. Currently I am Coordinator of the IEP Ambassador Program. I am also Honorary Associate at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney.My languages in addition to English are Spanish and French. In 2011 I received an Australian Federal Government award for services to the overseas humanitarian sector.
In 2014 I was selected as one of the subjects for the UNSW Australian Human Rights Centre Faculty of Law photographic exhibition project entitled "Positively Remarkable People Ending Violence Against Women" (www.positivelyremarkable.wordpress.com).
I was awarded the 2016 State Finalist Australian of the Year and have recently joined the group of inspirational speakers at Celebrity Speakers.
http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/patricia-garcia/
I received the Queen's Birthday Honours Award of Officer of the General Division of the Order of Australia ( AO) on 13th June 2016. In 2017 I was awarded a Rotary Peace Fellowship and completed my professorial certificate at the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok Thailand.
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Judy Dean has advised us that a Remembrance for friends will be held for John’s passing at the Rowers on Wednesday 2nd March between 3pm and 5pm.
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Judy and her family welcome all those who wish to attend.
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Board members
President: Mark Wallis
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President Elect: Mark Wallis(22/23)
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Treasurer: Sandy Godfrey,
Club Service: James Humphery,
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Secretary: Graeme Robinson+Dom Rabu,
International Service: Martin Fallows,
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Youth: Halyna Koscharsky
Community Service: Liz Alderson,
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Vocational: Di McKenzie,
Membership and Fund Raising : Mark Alderson,
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Sergeant at Arms: Barry Starr,
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Immediate Past President : Richard Vahtrick(20/21), Mark Wallis(21/22)
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Foundation Chair: Richard Vahtrick
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Speaker Coordinator: Ruth Thompson
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The Rotary Club of Mosman wishes to thank Kennard’s Storage Artarmon for their generous on-going support in providing storage for our Club.
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