MEAL BOOKINGS FOR PEEL MANOR HOUSE - GENTLE REMINDER!
Please make your meal requests and payment direct to Peel Manor House by Sunday evening, prior to the Monday meeting. This will enable Paul to cater for the correct number of guests! Your attention to this is greatly appreciated. The link can be found at:
On Monday evening we hosted the students, and their families, who achieved places in the photographic competition. It was fabulous to see so many young people and recognise their talent and ability. The competition received a lot of entries, and judging was difficult - all the entries were high quality.
Here are some of the photos from the night.
It was a real pleasure and privilege to present so many prizes to these young, aspiring photographers. We look forward to seeing their work again next year when we run the competition again.
Special thanks to our partners, Stockland Baldivis, who provided all the prizes. The winning photographs can be viewed on the wall outside the Centre Management office.
GUEST SPEAKER - ANDREW RALPH - THE PANDORA JOURNEY
Andrew's family opened their first jewellery store in 1982, at Mandurah Forum. In 1987 they moved location, but returned to the original store site in 1989, taking over additional store space. In 1990 Andrew met Tanya and set his life on the right course with his lovely wife. In 1995 they relocated the business to a larger site and from 2003 - 2005 Andrew and Tanya purchased the business, which they owned until recently.
Pandora Jewellery reached Australia in 2004 when Karin Adcock secured the exclusive rights to retail what was an unknown jewellery brand in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, Australia became the third-largest market for Pandora worldwide with 287 stockists and 50 staff. By 2010 there were 769 stockists with 280 staff.
In July 2008, Andrew and Tanya became involved with selling Pandora jewellery and in 2009 they opened their first 'concept' store in Rockingham. (A concept store is a full-blown Pandora store, which carries a complete assortment of Pandora products, has a branded Pandora store front and is furnished only with Pandora fittings and displays.) This was followed by a store in Booragoon in 2012, a store in Gateway in 2015, and a move to Halls Head in 2016 over two sites.
In 2020 Andrew and Tanya sold 'Andrew Ralphs', retaining the four Pandora stores.
Andrew spoke about the values embedded in the Pandora Group, as well as those he and Tanya have in place for their own stores.
Highlights of Pandora
8 out of 10 women recognize the brand
26,000 employees
100 million pieces will be sold this year
Carbon Neutral by 2025
Use only recycled silver and gold in our jewellery by 2O25
Highlights Ralph Group
Longest Franchise Partner
4 Locations plus central office
42 staff expanding to 65 in peak
Franchise State Rep
2009-11
2013-15
2017-19
Chairman of Franchise Advisory Council 2018-
This was a fascinating presentation which all members enjoyed. The only thing missing was the free samples!
Andrew is a Gemmologist, Registered Valuer and Diamond Grader and quietly goes about his business and his service to Rotary.
RIDE Pre-Learner Driver Safety Course
Eclipse Driving School & The Rotary Clubs of Baldivis, Rockingham & Palm Beach provide the only Pre-Learner Drivers Course in Perth
This course is aimed at 15-16 year olds and is designed to help reduce the high fatality rate in our younger drivers, who are up to 40x more at risk of being in a crash in their first 6 months of driving.
You will be driving fully insured dual controlled vehicles with a professional instructor next to you.
PARENTS/CAREGIVERS MUST ATTEND WITH THEIR CHILD
Next available course - WATCH THIS SPACE!
LOCATION
Perth Motorplex
Cnr Anketell & Rockingham Roads, Kwinana Beach, WA 6167
Monica and Joel Hunter run Drip Hunters Plumbing and Gas so if you have any plumbing or gas needs, please contact Joel on 0439 922 548 and receive a discounted price for being a Rotarian.
ROTARY PROJECTS AROUND THE GLOBE
Through the years, Rotary has carried out thousands of projects to protect the environment. In just the last five years, we’ve allocated $18 million to projects that help our planet. Members have even more opportunities to focus on issues that are important to them, now that the environment is one of the causes we focus on.
Here are some more ways Rotary members are already supporting the environment.
Mexico
The Indigenous Tarahumara people live on the remote slopes and canyons of Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains, growing ancient varieties of corn and beans for sustenance. But the seeds for these plants, handed down through generations, were wiped out by a prolonged drought. In the wake of the resulting widespread hunger, many young people and women with children left their homes to beg on city streets.
The Rotary clubs of Chihuahua Campestre, Mexico, and St. Augustine Sunrise, Florida, worked with a nongovernmental organization called Barefoot Seeds to facilitate community discussions with Tarahumara leaders to come up with solutions. Community leaders said they wanted seed banks and improved water storage to support continued subsistence farming.
The project established seed banks, demonstration farms, and plots to grow additional seeds using sustainable farming methods; reintroduced goats to improve soil fertility; installed rainwater harvesting equipment; and provided training. The project also provided solar-powered chest freezers to further extend the shelf life of stored seeds. At least 500 Tarahumara farmers received seeds, goats, or improved water access the first year.
This story originally appeared in the March 2021 issue of Rotary magazine.
New Zealand
The Rotary clubs of Plimmerton and Porirua, New Zealand, have planted 5,000 species of wetlands trees and plants and plan to plant an additional 5,000 in 2021 to protect a wetland near Plimmerton in hopes of creating a forest of peace and remembrance. It is part of a New Zealand wide project funded by the Billion Trees program celebrating 100 years of Rotary in New Zealand and Australia.
“Our vision is to start a forest that will be able to be enjoyed by our grandchildren’s grandchildren,” says Bill McAulay, president of the Rotary Club of Plimmerton.
This story originally appeared in the February issue of Rotary Down Under magazine.
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