As you will see on the Flyer, the Club are holding another International Evening on Thursday 3rd September 2015, and again at Murray Gardens Retirement Village.
The evening will have as its keynote Speaker, Mr. Tim Fischer who will be talking about the life and works of General Sir John Monash. Tim has recently had published a book about John Monash’s’ life and works, and that will also be available at the end of the evening when Tim will do a book signing for guests attending the function. From various conversations I have had with Tim, John Monash certainly was a brilliant tactician during  World War 1. It should be a wonderful evening.
The evening is being held as a Fundraising event, and all profits being donated to various Rotary charities. Mr. Fisher is appearing ‘pro bono’ and donating his fee to charity. The other groups to benefit will be ROMAC, Wheelchairs for Kids – a WA Organisation, which manufacturers purpose made wheelchairs for children. They are manufactured here in Australia, and exported mainly to African countries where youngsters have lost lower limbs through landmine explosions etc. We have arranged for them to allow Albury based school children to hold ‘wheelchair’ races at Albury Athletics track on the morning of the 3rd if schools will allow. They will then be holding a Wheelchair Racing session out at St. Pauls College in the afternoon duringtheir Sports session, hopefully for a gold coin donation.
The other Speaker, Vici Funnell, who is the President of Operation Cleft. Originated by RC of Boxhill. They have developed a partnership through the Australian Royal College of Surgeons in the bringing across to Australia, Doctors/Surgeons from Bangladesh to be trained in specialising in the treatment of Cleft Palates in children, and then returning to Bangladesh to perform the operations in their own country. They also are doing someamazing work over there.