Our first District 9510 Conference was held at Westminster School at Marion.
Jessie Harman, a Past District Governor and the conference keynote speaker, spoke on behalf of the Rotary International President Holger Knaack.
For anyone who thinks Rotary is something else...it’s real people making a difference. And what else do we do best, we partner with and continue to be inspired by those who are taking action.
Sarah Brooker - she shared her incredible story of her ‘lucky stroke’ and how her life changed following her accident. Who truly knew what goflballing was or the impact it can have on a persons life. The Toilet Warrior - Mark Balla has reached cult status across India because of his amazing work and the number of lives he has changed with the projects he’s led. He’s raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and yet it’s never really been about the money, it’s so much more https://www.toiletwarrior.net Lifeback Tracker - Anthony Hart shouldn’t be here and yet he’s changing lives in an important way. This app is completely free and provides four steps to follow for a healthy mind, and it formed part of Mark’s rehabilitation back from a decision which should and almost did, end his life. https://www.lifebacktracker.com Emerging Minds - free online courses for parents, teachers, caregivers. Helping our young people to break the cycle and improve their mental health. Taboo - and of course many of you know our young Australian of the Year, Isobel Marshall and the work her and her business partner are doing to change the TABOO topic of period poverty. If you want to order your own organic and safe period products, learn more or better yet pay it forward in Australia to someone who needs it most? https://tabooau.co/subscription/Tell me what you think you know about Rotary and what we do, and then I’ll share some stories that blew my mind with the impact and reach we have across the world and the lives we continue to touch.
These may not be pretty or popular topics, but tell that to the people whose lives are changed forever because of them.
Ever wondered how you can make a difference...