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Melanie Lewis is a dedicated Rotarian, having started out as Youth Chair for the Rotary Club of Beecroft. In May 2020 she became a charter member of the Rotary Social Impact Network - an innovative new model designed for time poor, early and mid-career high achieving Rotarians, with many members active in District roles both here and overseas. The club aims to create and measure individual and collective impact in 3 dimensions: youth, indigenous, and environment.

Melanie has a background in marine ecology, and is now completing a PhD exploring innovation, strategy and social networks to accelerate action for climate change. She has worked at fun places like Pro Dive, Oceanworld Manly, Taronga Zoo and The Fish Ecology Lab, making good use of her mantra of “always think like a fish, no matter how weird it gets”. Passionate about redesigning a more sustainable and just world, Melanie is a Stanford University Innovation Fellow motivated to teach the Design Thinking mindset as an approach to solving the world’s biggest problems.  She is the Expert-in-Residence at Macquarie University Incubator where she creates entrepreneurship curriculum for startups, undergrads, postgrads and higher degree research students. Melanie is married to a serial entrepreneur, Mark, with whom she shares two crazy young kids and a dopey Border Collie.

Meal Service:  Roast Chicken Supreme wrapped in Prosciutto with eggplant and roast capsicum. 

Vegetarian Option: Crispy pan fried gnocchi salad with spring vegetables (snap peas, zucchini, asparagus, cherry tomatoes) fresh herbs and fennel dressing.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE ON THE MONDAY AND REPLACES OUR WEEKLY MEETING

Make your reservation now for our combined Rotary Clubs Indonesian Fundraising Dinner in support of Nusa Tenggara Association by Rotary Clubs of: Lane Cove, Northbridge, North Sydney Sunrise, Chatswood-Roseville and West Pennant Hills & Cherrybrook, also reflecting on our involvement with Nusa Tenggara Timur over many years.

The evening features: 

Traditional Indonesian Meal and Soft Drinks (venue is fully licenced)

Indonesian Music and Dance Performance

Silent Auction and Lots of Raffles with 1st Prize a $500 gift voucher by Accor Hotels (additonal details below)!

The organizers of this fundraiser need confirmation of attendance and payment by 2 May, 2022 to coordinate the event which involves the 5 different Rotary clubs.

Please pay $50 per person into our Admin Account when confirming:

BSB 032 085  Acct# 3190 550 with your name and 'NTA', prior to 2 May, 2022. 

Additional information of Raffle Prizes (being sold out our regular meetings ahead of the event)

1^st Prize: $500 gift voucher from Accor Hotel courtesy of Century 21 Harbourside and Ian Burnett (Northbridge).

2^nd Prize: Private Half Day Tour of Sydney's Hidden Gems for 5 people operated and courtesy of Allan Coates Private Tours (North Sydney Sunrise).

3^rd Prize: Hand Woven Sarong (1974) from Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia  donated by Iain Clark (North Sydney Sunrise).

Consolation Prizes: 3 x $40 Dining Vouchers from Tokuya (Mandarin Centre,

Chatswood) donated by Lita Hariman (Chatswood Rosville).

Prizes for Silent Auction

1: Framed World Heritage Australian and Uk Stamps Issue donated by Maria Chan (Chatswood International).

2: Boxed Winton Road Barossa Valley Shiraz donated by Andre Hariman (Chatswood Roseville) and The Old Course St. Andrews Golf Cufflnks donated by Iain Clark (North Sydney Sunrise).

This meeting will be virtual on Zoom from the Gold Coast.

Zac Revere is the President a new styled action-oriented environmental focus Rotary Club based in Gold Coast Australia to preserve the iconic Koala.

In the wild, koalas serve as ambassadors for the many other species that inhabit the Australian bush. Protecting bushland areas in an effort to save koala populations also protects the habitat of a wide range of animal and plant species such as possums, gliders, wombats, quolls, birds, and reptiles.

Now is the time for us to have a cause-based Rotary Club to save the loved Koala. This new styled club will connect monthly with all members on Zoom and offer volunteer opportunities to save the Koala. 

Join Zoom Meeting on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85729878505?pwd=eTJPTlVWV2RaS3I4ZGRkQ1hTTFZ5QT09

Meeting ID: 857 2987 8505

Passcode: 798093

Mark Anderson is Senior Cooridinator-Fund Development of The Rotary Foundation on our District.

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary's "Own Charity", our not-for-profit foundation with a mission to "do good in the world".

Mark is passionate with everything to do with The Foundation and features prominently in any fundraising for 'Polio Plus'.

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