The Harris Community Centre is organising the Annual Ultimo Pyrmont UPTown Festival in 2012. This coming festival is again very special opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity of Ultimo & Pyrmont.

Stepping Stone House is a house for homeless teenagers who through no fault of their own find themselves unable to live at home. It is an accredited out-of-home-care residential service providing medium to long term accommodation in a Federation house at Dulwich Hill, Sydney.

Over the last 10 years, Sydney City Rotaract members have helped out in gardening, and with general home maintenance. In 2011, a second home was purchased, and members assisted with the renovation of the house, preparing and painting the rooms.

We have been invited to participate in Stepping Stone House working bees again in 2012, and would welcome your help.

Your willingness to volunteer at Stepping Stone House is greatly appreciated, and they are great days spent with friends, and helping out with a fantastic service for young people.

If you are at all free to help out, please fill out the form below:

Sydney City Rotaract members have been invited to participate in a homework tutoring programme at the Abraham Mott Centre, in conjunction with Sydney Cove Rotary.

We are looking for a group of interested volunteers who will be able to commit to this school term in helping disengaged young people aged between 12 - 16 in numeracy and literacy, as well as homework and assignments.

The program will be held at the Abraham Mott Youth Centre, located at 17 Argyle Place, Millers Point (The Rocks).

The nominated start date for the pilot program will be the week beginning the 20 February 2012.

The Program will run with approximately 3 students for each session. The Centre is looking to have the same volunteers for the same students at the same times, so we would be asking for an ongoing commitment for the school term – until Wednesday 4 April.

The students will be 12 - 16 years old, and tutoring will be in numeracy and/or literacy.

You are invited to attend the second meeting of our Book Club, where we'll be discussing Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson. This book, with the subtitle 'One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time' continues our discussion of the importance of education in developing countries.

Further information on the book, and Greg Mortenson, is available from the website http://www.threecupsoftea.com/about-the-book/three-cups-of-tea/ 

The book can be purchased from Amazon, the Book Depository, or a book shop!

We'll be assisting Sydney Cove Rotary in marshalling the course for the GIO Oz Day 10K on Australia Day 2012. The GIO Oz Day 10K is the iconic wheelchair race around The Rocks which kicks off Australia Day celebrations on Sydney’s foreshore.
As the highest profile wheelchair-sporting event in Australia, the race attracts the finest wheelchair athletes from across the globe.
Come and witness wheelchair athletes race around the city’s historic quarter at exhilarating speeds.
This is a fantastic event to volunteer for, with the afternoon free to enjoy Australia Day around the Harbour.
Please fill in the registration form if you are interested in helping out. Further details will be sent closer to the time.
THANK YOU!

Join CJR @ their end of year BBQ. We'll be eating a gourmet BBQ and picnicking in the beautiful Shire. Please bring $10 to cover the cost of dinner and BYO drinks. All food will be provided for you. Bring a picnic rug or chair, and be ready for some fun!!There will be a REGIFT EXCHANGE again this year as well as the opportunity to air your grievances around the festivus pole and compete in the feats of strength.

Welcome to the beautiful union, where Marketing meets IT, for the creation of the Ultimate Website.
If you have any interest in Marketing or IT then this is the project for you.  Please don your propeller powered cap and join us next week to discuss the planning of the upgrade to the SCR website.
Please ensure you bring with you, your miraculous ideas.  This first meeting we will be discussing the;
Strategic plan (mission, goals, target audiences)
Content / Navigation (front page, ribbon, additional content)
We will also be having a brainstorming session at the end.  Please forward any discussion points through to Drew or Jaime by Monday evening.

Tomorrow at 10am Carl will be launching his boat the “Red October” at Killarney Heights & we have decided to have a spontaneous picnic lunch.
The day’s activities will include;
Water skiing
Swimming
Backyard Cricket Match
Please bring a plate of something to share & your bathers.
 
If you are interested incoming but don’t want to drive please text Carl or myself – 0439 606 616.