What a great day and what an incredible effort from the Floreat Forum community on Saturday 22 November! And a big thank you to our members who attended and made it such a successful day.
Our collection of 1008kgs of food plus cash and credit card donations from those who couldn’t stop to shop was amazing. Members were truly blown away by the support of the community.
The community kindness will put smiles on the faces of people in need as well as our Rotarians.
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Remember, this week's meeting is our Christmas party at David and Carolyn's, 27 Cygnet Crescent, Dalkeith at 5:30pm Tuesday 2nd December.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED???
BYO drinks and your $20 Kris Kringle gift.
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Birak
Season of the young
First summer: December-January
Mosaic burning time
Birak season sees the rains ease up and the warm weather starts to take hold. The afternoons are cooled by the sea breezes that abound from the southwest. This was the fire season, a time to burn the country in mosaic patterns.
An almost clockwork style of easterly winds in the morning and sea breezes in the afternoon, meant that traditionally this was the burning time of year for Noongar people.
They would burn the country in mosaic patterns for several reasons including fuel reduction, increasing the grazing pastures for some animals, aiding in seed germination for some plants and ease of mobility across the country.
As for the animals, there are many fledglings now venturing out of nests, though some are still staying close to their parents. Reptiles are looking to shed their old skin for a new one.
With the rising temperatures and the decreasing rainfall, it's also time for the baby frogs to complete their transformation into adulthood.
Information taken from the Six Seasons website. ___________
Thermomix raffle for My Home
LAST DAYS TO BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS OR ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS.
We've sold 204 at 5:23pm today so that means 296 available.
The raffle is on our Facebook page so any members who are on FB, please share with your friends. If you are on FB and don't know how to share, ask one of our other members to show you how.
Click on the flyer or scan the QR code to buy your tickets
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Here's some interesting reading
After the discussion at the club's AGM, have a read of the article below from the September/October edition of Rotary Down Under. Some interesting points to consider when we have our club forum early next year.
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