Community Service Director Ken & President Lynne, proudly present MNC Manager Mark Ellis with a new BBQ for the centre.
The Rotary Club of Buderim is very proud to have presented the Maroochy Neighborhood Centre with a new BBQ. Our club mans the BBQ when the centre holds their ‘Care’ days for the homeless & those in need on The Coast, & now, with a brand new BBQ, we will be helping them to provide regular breakfasts. The MNC provides a much-needed service in our community, & with the current cost of living & housing crisis, the demands on their service have never been greater. The Rotary Club of Buderim is proud to be able to assist them whenever possible.
There are very few people who have not been touched by cancer in their lives. On Friday we were privileged to have author, podcast host, coach and CEO of Cansurvive Australia, Cindy Scott, as our guest speaker. Cansurvive is a holistic cancer support service here on the Sunshine Coast, & when Cindy was invited to lead this charity in September last year, there was no hesitation as its mission so closely aligns with her personal mission to empower others challenged by cancer.
Cindy’s personal journey in fighting a diagnosis of cancer twice, is inspiring, and her enthusiasm in sharing her journey in the hope of helping others is commendable.
Clive, the Chauffeur, looking very smug, & why wouldn’t he with such delightful passengers?
Thankyou to Keith & Lynn for organizing our wonderful Adventure Car Rally on Sunday. It was lovely sharing the day with the Probus Members.
Clive was the envy of all sharing his car with Lynne, Joan & Cathy. His sporadic 3-point turns (with absolutely no consideration for line of sight in either direction), certainly kept us on our toes, & did have us wondering if perhaps he wanted to escape at all costs? Or, perhaps he was distracted by our lively & intelligent (& constant), witty conversation (or Paul’s shirt?)?
Nevertheless, winners are grinners & we graciously accepted 2nd place knowing all too well that “a baby pigeon is in fact called a squab” & therefore we were possibly within our rights to contest the outcome. But who would dare question the authority of the judging panel with their combined experience in education being somewhat intimidating?
But 2nd place prize being wine & chocolates, we were happy to concede defeat.
Who would argue with a rather daunting, ex-headmaster?
Today we had an interesting presentation from Maggie Hunter about the Tribal Foundation and its work in PNG.
Over the past 10 years, the foundation has successfully implemented a variety of high-impact projects that range from the delivery of $25M USD of medical supplies to a national campaign addressing gender-based violence and sorcery accusation-related violence. Their top priority is leadership development because they are passionate about nation transformation.
The foundation is working to change, through education & leadership training, many culturally accepted ideologies which justify the horrific treatment of women in some parts of PNG.
We were grateful to our latest recipient of our NYSF sponsorship, Syriana, for coming along to our club on Friday to tell us how she went with the forum. To say she was thrilled is an understatement, with Syriana stating that it was quite possibly the best experience of her life!
From listening to the famed Dr Karl, to conducting CT scans on cauliflowers & seeing what happens when you put metal rings inside MRI machines, the fun never stopped.
Syriana said it was extremely rewarding to meet like-minded students & discuss their plans for the future: Uni preferences; further studies etc. She felt the experience had opened her mind to the myriad of possibilities for her future career path.
Syriana was extremely grateful to the Rotary Club of Buderim for sponsoring her as she felt that, without the support, she would not have been able to take advantage of this wonderful, life-changing opportunity.
Providing support each year to local STEM students wishing to attend the National Youth Science Forum, is something the Rotary Club of Buderim has been doing for many years. It is a very rewarding program & from which we gain a great deal of satisfaction.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in participating in this yearly event, contact our club, or go to the NYSF website, for more information.
A very relaxing evening in the gardens next to the Craft Cottage sizzling a few snags. With the added bonus of being able to browse the beautiful art works on display.
Thankyou to the Craft Cottage for inviting us (& for the wine :-)).
We enjoyed a very fun & interactive presentation today from Karolina Korykowska from Leef Independant Living Solutions. Karolina’s demonstration of the Tovertafel system had our members ‘virtually’ fishing, playing ‘catch’ with puppies, & (very competitively) playing soccer.
The Tovertafel 2 from Tover is a beautiful piece of interactive technology made to provide many moments of happiness to people living with dementia or an intellectual disability.
It is a beautiful innovation that helps connect people with each other and with their surroundings providing stimulation on three levels – social, cognitive, and physical. The Tovertafel also aims to improve conversation opportunities and self-esteem while helping them to interact in a positive way with other people and their environment.
Thankyou, Karolina, for a very enjoyable presentation.
Cathy, David & Annette enjoying displaying their culinary prowess at the MNC Community Day.
We always enjoy the opportunity to help out the Maroochy Neighborhood Centre when they’re in need of a couple of BBQ chefs extraordinaire. The camaraderie at these events, with staff & customers (& ourselves) is always an absolute pleasure.
Thanks for inviting us, Mark, & we look forward to the next one.
The crew: Annette, Joan, Rick, Ken, Clive, Lynne & Cathy
The Rotary Club of Buderim is involved in many local community events, but firing up the BBQ always guarantees a good time. Not only does it help out the organization holding the event, but it allows us to raise some funds which go back into our community support. It’s also pretty obvious that we enjoy ourselves.
Thankyou to everyone who supported us today at the Buderim Gardens open day. A wonderful day!
At today’s meeting we were privileged to have Dr Rachael Sharman, a senior lecturer and researcher in psychology at the University of the Sunshine Coast, specialising in child and adolescent development, conduct a fascinating presentation on the effects of excessive ‘screen time’ on children.
Prior to her career in academia, Dr Sharman worked for over 15 years in a variety of child-related fields including child protection, juvenile justice (forensics), disability, advocacy and genetic research.
Dr Sharman’s research is focused on the optimal and healthy development of the paediatric brain and she has published over 30 peer reviewed journal articles, two book chapters and is a volume editor for The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. Dr Sharman is a co-author with Assoc Prof Michael Nagel of “Becoming Autistic: How Technology is Altering the Minds of the Next Generation”
Dr Sharman is an enthusiastic and engaging public speaker with a weekly guest expert segment on ABC radio, and appears in a variety of media such as newspapers, magazines (including Time) and television (including news, The Project, SBS Insight).
