ROTARY CLUB OF

WERRIBEETHE SECOND 20 YEARS

1989 TO 1996

HIGHLIGHTS

1989/90 – President Paul Arbaci• Built and funded the BBQ trailer• Ran Wyndham Carols by Candlelight at Werribee Mansion• Hosted Japanese Group Study Exchange team from Sapporo• Charity funds distributed $18,800

1990/91 – President Arnold Macnamara• Nino Arrigo bike ride Perth/Melb for cancer research• Exchange student Ann-Catherine Lahays from Belgium• FAIM team to PNG• Won conference attendance award• Charity funds distributed $20,400

The Bike Ride – Perth to Melbourne

HIGHLIGHTS

1991/92 – President Reg Walls• Involved in Paint Your Heart Out program• Chartered Ladies Probus Club• Exchange student Yoko Majima arrived from Japan• Peer Support program at Glen Orden commenced• Conducted Jet Ski Enduro• Charity funds distributed $163,400

1992/93 – President Geoff Abbott• Funded Cancer Research fellow for a year• Started Interact club at Westbourne Grammar• Inaugural walk for bone marrow• Visit to Japan• Charity funds distributed $32,800

Visit to Japan

HIGHLIGHTS1993/94 – President Ian Hovey• Celebrated clubs 25 year anniversary• Inaugural Country Fair at Hoppers Crossing• Exchange student Claudia Dudley from USA• Carols by Candlelight washed out• Charity funds disbursed $11,000

1994/95 – President Barry Bennett• Paid for cancer researcher salary at RCH - $40,000• Charity auction to fund bus for Manor Court• Built helipad at Mercy Hospital• Executed Friendly Club Agreement with RC Sapporo North• Apprenticeship of Year Award• Charity funds distributed $78,600

The Country Fair

HIGHLIGHTS

1995/96 – President Peter Mullaney• FAIM Trip to Western Samoa – Ian Knight, Colin Muir & Lewis

Clancy• Japanese Garden at Council Offices• Friendship agreement with RC of Sapporo North Japan• Fundraised for Chernobyl disaster• Exchange student Mayuko Matsukawa from Japan• Funds distributed $18,959

FAIM Trip to Western Samoa

The Japanese Garden At Civic Centre