It’s Clean Up Australia Day. Members of Rotary Club of Modbury Golden Grove this morning scoured Baymor Reserve at Modbury for litter. There was a man sleeping rough in the park, and he soon joined us in cleaning up the reserve, and another neighbouring park. Well done team, […]
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U We had a very successful Quiz Fundraiser last night! We would like to THANK Everyone who attended & donated to our club. The money raised will go to club projects for the next year! Our major sponsors were: Tindo Solar www.tindosolar.com.au https://www.facebook.com/tindosolar Tree Ninja www.treeninja.com.au https://www.facebook.com/treeninjasa Mr Clip www.mrclip.com.au https://www.facebook.com/MrClipSA Our round sponsor was: […]
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On Tuesday the 30th January, members from our club and RC of Salisbury prepared dinner for the families currently staying in the Ronald McDonald House in North Adelaide. We catered for about 35+ people including house staff & volunteers- with a simple menu of Beef Silverside, Roasted Chicken pieces and Veggies- with an assortment […]
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We had a lot of notable events happen at tonight’s meeting 📅 : We inducted a new member- Liz Gurnick to the club: We had Otto conduct our AGM and take nominations for next board members; And Paul Mills received his Sapphire Paul Harris Fellowship badge. […]
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Tonight at our Christmas Party we also Celebrated member’s Years of Service. Name Joined Rotary Years Joined Club Years Laura 31/3/22 1 31/3/22 1 Dianne 28/6/03 20 12/7/16 7 Prasad 24/10/06 17 24/10/06 17 Dean 31/10/01 22 31/8/18 5 Otto 10/5/82 41 10/5/82 41 Mathew 25/10/05 18 25/10/05 18 Rob 1/7/13 10 1/7/13 10 Colin […]
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Congratulations Jak Kastanos for being 2023 John Tilley Memorial Award recipient! President Alan represented the Rotary Club of Modbury Golden Grove in presenting the Rotary John Tilley Memorial Award to Modbury High School’s Most Outstanding student. This award is the school’s top award 🥇 and is much sought after by Year 12 students each year. […]
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At last night’s meeting we had club member Kathy present on what is KIVA and how our investment in this project is progressing. KIVA is a international non-profit organisation who created a platform that uses crowdfunding micro loans and unlocking capital for the under-served, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the […]
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This morning we joined the students and staff of East Para Primary School to unveil a Peace Pole in their garden. The Pole was donated by the members of the Rotary Club of Modbury Golden Grove as part of a project to mark the Centenary of Rotary in South Australia. The unveiling today, on […]
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Last night we celebrated our Rollover Dinner, heralding the end of the 2022-2023 Rotary year, and the commencement of 2023-2024. Rhiannon Pearce MP was invited to continue as Honorary member, and presented a certificate of Honorary Membership. President Alan, with Rhiannon’s help on behalf of the Premier, awarded Derek the Premier’s Certificate for outstanding achievement […]
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In February we had a guest speaker, Suzie Farley, who is the donor relations officer at Backpacks 4 SA Kids. She shared the important work this not-for-profit organisation does for South Australia. It exists to provide resources that contribute to the care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people during periods of dislocation […]
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President Mark Hay presenting a cheque to Ben Sarre, the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, South Australia. This donation will go towards food and refreshments for corporate volunteers assisting in the Pinery Fire Recovery, this has included Volunteers from ASIC.
Refer to this link for further information on Habitat for Humanity:-
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Habitat-for-Humanity-South-Australia/105048996234896
Gleeson College on behalf of one of their students, whom the club help sponsor to attend the Heidelberg International Science Summer School presented the club with a certificate of Thank You and Appreciation.
At our last meeting President Mark was very pleased to induct new member Margaret White to our Club. Margaret has served Rotary for many years and we’re very pleased she will continue to do so as a member of our happy group of volunteers. Welcome Marg!
President Mark also had the pleasure of inducting our new Honorary Member, John Bulk. John has been an invaluable member of our team since last year and we really appreciate his readiness to assist at our BBQ events. We welcome both John and his wife Margaret to our Club.
Our Rotary Club congratulates our Charter Member Keith Rendell for receiving the Order of Australia Medal on the 26th of January 2016.
Keith has been a tireless worker in the community, not only in Rotary, but also in other areas. They include the Children’s Hospital, Friends of Anstey Hill, Apex and Neighbourhood Watch to name a few.
The Rotary Club of Modbury Golden Grove is proud to have Keith as a member.