Anton Van Doornik OAM 10/10/1941 - 23/05/2020
The following pages are a series of Tributes to Anton a tireless worker for the Ideals of Rotary, a true believer in this year's theme":- Rotary Connects the World.
His family have requested that in lieu of flowers that a donation to:- Donations in Kind (DIK) would be appreciated. A special account has been established for this purpose.
Rotary Club of Geelong
BSB 633 000
Account Number 169 078 631 Label: Anton DIK
Alternatively send cheques to Rotary Club of Geelong PO Box 8024
Newtown VIC 3220
Newtown VIC 3220
If you would like acknowledgement of receipt of donation please email rotarygeelongtreasurer@gmail.com
Due to the Corona Virus and the uncertainty surrounding public activities in the months ahead the Rotary Club of Geelong has rescheduled this event for the Melbourne Cup weekend 2021
Donations in kind recently sent a container to Sri Lanka. The consignment included 35 hospital beds that were donated locally and have a second use in the Kandy hospital. This is just one of the 300+ 
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The St Andrews Homework Club has been active for over 10 years and was established to assist refugees where English is a second language. St Andrews Church work in conjunction with teachers and students from Kardinia College and Geelong Grammar School. The Rotary Club of Geelong recently donated $1000 when Anglicare's Jillian Giddings made a presentation to the Club. She was joined by Delta who was a refugee from Burma (Myanmar)., and was one of the first members of the Club. 
Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."
What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.
For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.