Newsletter for the Rotary Club of Western Endeavour - Issue No.: 877 Issue Date: 22 Sep, 2019

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Rotary- International!

Each week we toast "Rotary International".  We are fortunate to be able to contribute to Rotary service internationally, through our international projects.  Another aspect of Rotary internationally is the opportunity for acquaintance with Rotarians from other countries.  Its as simple as doing a makeup while travelling overseas, whih is what Gaby & I did in Tokyo.

Tokyo has several Rotary Clubs, needless to say!  We were fortunate that the Tokyo Roppongi Club (http://www.tokyoroppongi-rc.jp/index.html) meets on Monday lunchtime, that fitted our itinerary.  The Club meets in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, which is in the Roppongi Hills retail/office complex, only a short walk from our hotel.

Through the Internet & email, it was easy to make contact with Club President Ms Akiko Saito, to confirm a meeting was scheduled and that we were welcome to attend.

Notwithstanding the meeting was entirely in Japanese, it was not difficult to see the format was quite similar to our Club meetings, if a little more formal. I have attached the menu.  Food was excellent, if a little on the expensive side for a weekly lunch- 5,000 JPY each.

We sat at a table with a former ambassador to Australia, during John Howard's Prime Ministership.  He of course spoke good English.  Also on the table was Mrs Mori!  The former ambassador advised us that the Mori family own the Roppongi Hills complex. The other English speaker at our table was an American who came to Japan in the mid 60s with an American pharmaceutical company, then started his own pharmaceutical company, and has lived in Japan ever since.

Apart from the international flavour Gaby & I added, all the way from Perth, there was also a visiting Rotarian from a northern Germany Rotary Club. He was holidaying in Japan with his young family.

Finally, the guest speaker that day was their Mexican exchange student, Talia, who gave her presentation in Japanese (she has been there 8 months), and spoke English and German, as well as her native Spanish!

All of that to say, on your travels take the time & trouble to check whether there is a makeup that fits your itinerary.

 

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Special Days
Mon, 23 Sep - Muriel Wingender's Birthday

Mon, 23 Sep - Peter Webb's Birthday

Sat, 28 Sep - Antti Kemppainen's Birthday

Sat, 28 Sep - Robyn O'Callaghan's Birthday

Mon, 30 Sep - Rebecca Moore's Birthday

Fri, 4 Oct - Phillip Skelton's Birthday

Sat, 5 Oct - Aaron Blazic's Birthday

Mon, 23 Sep - Bruce Dufty will have served our Rotary club for 16 years

Mon, 23 Sep - John Boxall will have served our Rotary club for 16 years

Wed, 25 Sep - Byron and Alex Williamson will be celebrating 11 years of Marriage
Meeting Rosters
Date
Host
Thanks & Cleanup
3 minute bio
Setup
Writer
24 Sep, 19
Barrie Heald
John Boxall
Bruce Dufty
Michael Lee
Rohan Nagappa
03 Oct, 19
Laurie Dender
David Fisher
Bruce Fielding
Laurie Glossop
Bruce Dufty
08 Oct, 19
Harry Nesbitt
Bruce Fielding
Curt McDonald
Judy Dinnison
Michael Lee
15 Oct, 19
Byron Williamson
John Boxall
 
Peter Batskos
Barrie Heald
22 Oct, 19
John Boxall
Judy Dinnison
Harry Nesbitt
Laurie Dender
Bruce Fielding
01 Dec, 19
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
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Event Name
  
Venue
Date
Time
Reg. By
Fundraising
HIGH TEA for HUMANITY
  
YOKINE DISTRICT BOWLING CLUB
Sun, 20 Oct, 19
1:00pm
14 Oct, 19
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