Festivities of Oktoberfest 2018

Shirin Geisel was a German Youth Exchange Student from Germany (sponsored by our club) and during her stay here, she initiated the Oktoberfest festivities which started way back on Tuesday 29th October 2013. Since then, our club has kept this tradition going where it is a night filled with culture, fun and laughter.

We had the fifth (5th) Oktoberfest celebrations on Tuesday night 23rd October 2018 and twenty-six (26) people came along to learn about beers from the Belgian Beer Cafe hosts, Izak & Fraser. It was also a night we celebrated Shahn Griffin's twenty-fifth (25th) birthday who is President Amritpal Singh's brother-in-law to be.

Photo from left to right: Fraser and Izak (Hosts from Belgian Beer Cafe)

As it was the night before World Polio Day and our Major Donor Giver Dinner event (both held on 24th October 2018), we raised $100 through a game of head-and-tails which District Governor Nominee Philip Archer and President Robert Fisher from Rotary Club of Melbourne won a price each. The job of ending polio is not over and we have to keep pushing on till it is fully eradicated from the face of this earth.

We like to acknowledge the visiting Rotarians & Guests that came:

• Rotary Club of Melbourne
  • President Robert Fisher
  • Rtn. John Peberdy
     
• Rotary Club of North Melbourne
  • President Mary Zindilis
  • PP. George Zindilis
  • PP. Neville Page
  • Rtn. Judy Page
  • PP. Andrew Georgiou
  • Amanda Georgiou
     
• Rotary Club of Central Melbourne
  • Rotary Club of Southbank Past President (2016-2017) Stuart Cardell
     
• Rotary Club of Essendon North
  • Rtn. Nathan Phan
     
• Australia Post
  • Jim Chronopoulos
  • Emmanuel Vassos
     
• Bega Foods
  • Konstantinos Papahatzis
     
• North Carlton Canteen
  • Tung Dinh
     
• Destiny Rescue Australia
  • John Wallis (Speaker for 29th January 2019)
     
• University of Melbourne
  • Shahn Griffin (Brother-in-law to be of President Amritpal Singh)

Remember to keep the following dates free and to RSVP on our website:

• 29th October - 2018 Chances Golf Day at Box Hill Golf Club
• 3rd November - Garlic Field Day
• 10th November - Be Real Be You
• 17th November - Prance in the Park for Polio
• 20th November - Annual General Meeting (AGM)
• 28th November - 26th Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Breakfast (event of Rotary Club of Central Melbourne)