As we prepare to celebrate Diwali – Festival of lights around the world, I am really looking forward to the celebration this year with the members of Perth Rotary on Friday, 1st November 2024. I will be attending the lunch with my family and hope I get to celebrate it with lots of members of my Rotary family.
I have been advised that there is a special curry cooking in the kitchen for this Friday lunch so if you haven’t yet booked, here is the link - https://www.trybooking.com/CWGPO. I would love to see colour and culture in anything you wear from bindi on your forehead to wearing bangles to an Indian dress to impress.
On 2nd November, Perth Rotary members will be again volunteering at the Pirate Ship Foundation – Ultimate Backyard Cricket Match at the Bailey Brewing Co. If you have not registered yet, please contact either myself or Graham Peden as we are looking for 6-8 more volunteers to help us at the event. E: Graham Peden | Graham@wwperth.com E: Manu Gupta | president@rotaryperth.org.au
Finally, The Rotary Foundation Celebration Dinner is being held on 8th Nov 2024. The dinner will be addressed by Mark Maloney (PRIP & current Chair of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation) and I do know some of our club members have already booked their tickets and I look forward to a great night of fellowship with our members as well as fellow Rotarians in the District 9423. Bookings are open here or scan the QR code on the flyer below. Bookings close on 31 October 2024.
Regards,
Manu Gupta, President | Perth Rotary Club 2024/25
Ian Belton | It all starts with values. If we have a strong sense of who we are and what we stand for based on values such as respect, integrity, trust and enthusiasm - then happiness and success are within reach. My personal passions include leadership development, positive psychology, training & facilitation, team building and contributing to the wider community through service and fundraising. I am also passionate about personal fitness and the performing arts – I playin a rock band and have performed in numerous musical theatre productions over the years.
Cate Harman, CEO Reflections | Corporate Member, Perth Rotary Club Lizz Clarke, our Support Network Coordinator, an experienced nurse who lost her husband to mesothelioma.
Sam Dixon our wonderful Marketing and Administration Coordinator who holds us all together.
We are a tight knit, supportive team working very hard to make a difference - reducing the risk of people being exposed to asbestos and continuing to support those with mesothelioma and their families.
Karin Cable | As a business improvement specialist and current member of the WA Police Industrial Relation team, Karin’s professional, research and volunteer experience spans more than two decades across numerous continents. She has worked in an array of sectors in business, as an academic and in a volunteer capacity, spending considerable time involved with projects, both personal and professional, that have the potential to positively impact people’s day-to-day lives. 
Phil Aldridge | Phil came to live in Perth in 2023 having lived in Hong Kong for over 30 years where he ran and exited a successful IT Services company with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. Born in the UK he moved to Hong Kong at aged 21 where he met his wife, Winnie. Phil and Winnie have 2 children Nathan and Larissa who live in Hong Kong and England respectively. Phil now owns and operates the WA office of an IT Services company with offices across Australia, UK and Canada. The company employes over 50 staff and focuses on providing Cyber Secure IT to the Professional Services Sector. Phil is an advocate to enhance the cyber security posture of small businesses in Perth and engages with government and various organisations to move the needle on making WA the go to state for cyber secure business operations.
