It was great to have
Andrew Chappell as our guest speaker last Tuesday. He was very
informative and there is no doubt Andrew and his team will be
great partners in helping us to establish the Rotary Club of
Southbank’s Giving Trust. I am sure our Scribe’s notes will be
very detailed about Andrew’s talk, but this is the link to the
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund website where you can find all the
information you need to understand this more:
http://www.lordmayorsfund.org.au/
This week I am
looking forward to the RYLA team’s presentation and our inaugural
Friends of Rotary meeting. As you are aware, Friends of Rotary
will be a valuable aid to the hands-on aspects of our project work
and we should do all we can to welcome them and encourage their
involvement.
For catering purposes, please let Narina know by
emailing
meetings@rotary.to of any guests you are bringing this week.
Have a great week in
Rotary and I look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!
President Philip
(Andrew Chappell)
Meeting 516 Scribe Notes
Charles Dimmick was acting
sergeant and did a fabulous job of it. He was quick to remind
us that he is incoming Treasurer. Just this taste of his
skills enough to put us all on notice that Charles is going to bring
the skills of his employer to bear next year and we'd better be
prepared to open our wallets/purses/bank accounts/investment
portfolios (only for the super rich among us, of course) next year
to do good in the world!
Charles also shared some
stories about coming to Melbourne and how he is enjoying being here
and grateful that he did decide to come. Well, the club is
certainly glad that Charles has come to work in Melbourne so that he
is now a member of this happy family of Rotary!
We had a wonderful guest
speaker last week in Andrew Chappell, CEO of the Lord Mayor's
Charitable Foundation (LMCF). Andrew is no stranger to our
club and has attended a number of our functions including the recent
Christmas Party. He graciously accepted our last minute
invitation to speak to the club and I think all those present would
agreed that we are very appreciative of his presentation to us.
Before joining the LMCF 4
years ago, Andrew has worked in both the corporate environment
(Telstra) and the non-profit sector (Alannah and Madeleine
Foundation). The switch from the corporate sector to the
non-profit sector gave Andrew an opportunity to establish many new
contacts and tap into the field of charity which is very different
from the corporate world.
LMCF will this year grant
more than $10 million to over 450 charities throughout Victoria.
Form its beginnings in 1923
when it was founded by Sir John Swanson's personal donation of
£500, with a short-term objective of
providing funds for Melbourne's post-war hospital needs. But
Sir John had a far grander design in mind. He sought to
provide hospitals with a steady stream of income with a more
co-ordinated approach which enabled the hospitals to plan ahead.
In the following year, the scope of the LMCF was extended to
charities beyond medical institutions. Appeals such as the
Hospital Saturday Appeal, Hospital Sunday Appeal and the Flower Day
were all part of the fundraising activities of the Fund. The
LMCF supports a wide range of causes, including the 1939 and the
2009 bushfires, the recent tsunami in Asia and it has recently
determined that it will place a focus on homelessness.
The LMCF is currently
working with our club on a number of projects, including the setting
up of our RC Southbank Trust and other events, including those
involving work helping those experiencing homelessness.
Andrew told me after the
meeting that he was a bit concerned because he didn't plan his
presentation thoroughly. His concerns were totally unnecessary
as his presentation was relaxed, interesting and genuine and
generated a lot of interest and questions from the floor.
