The Rotary Club of Box Hill Central meets every Wednesday morning
at the Box Hill Golf Club. 7.15 for 7.30am.

Postal Address:  PO Box 631., Box Hill, Vic.  3128

Rotary and Whitehorse City Council:

 The first Rotary Club (Rotary Club of Box Hill) was formed in the Whitehorse Council area in 1957. Since then there have been a further 5 Rotary Clubs established in the Whitehorse Municipality.

1957 Rotary Club of Box Hill

1964 Rotary Club of Nunawading

1975 Rotary Club of Forest Hill

1979 Rotary Club of Mitcham

1990 Rotary Club of Box Hill Central

2004 Rotary Club of Mont Albert and Surrey Hills (MASH).

A  PowerPoint Presentation on Rotary and Whitehorse Council is available and can be viewed. (Click Here).

Operation Cleft Completes 4250 Cleft Repairs!

As a Club initiated International Project you wouldn’t find a much bigger project than Operation Cleft.

As of May 2009, 4250 disadvantaged children in Bangladesh have had their lives changed forever with reconstructive cleft surgery, speech therapy and associated services that has been funded through Operation Cleft by Rotarians throughout Australia.

Pictured below is Morsheda, a young girl from Bangladesh who had her life changed by Operation Cleft in February 2007

This project, which has enabled so many children to have their lives changed so dramatically, is a fine example of Rotary in action in the world. Our aim is to fund the 4,000^th operation by Easter this year.

Each week 15 Rotarians, partners and the Operation Cleft Manager are involved in administering the project with nine “Operation Cleft Ambassadors” who are actively promoting the project in Rotary Districts around Australia.

Our new in-country Project Manager, Dalia Das will commence duties in February and will work from the offices of CDD (Centre for Disability in Development), our project partner in Bangladesh. (Appointing an in-country Manager was an important stage of our business plan as part of our requirement to meet AusAid standards

The Chairman of Operation Cleft, Brian Martin, visited Bangladesh in March 2009 to meet Dalia, the staff of CDD, to make contact with local donors to the project and visit local Rotary Clubs to investigate International Rotary partnerships and Matching Grants.

His visit coincided with the commencement of a projected three year partnership between CDD and Operation Cleft Australia.

Operation Cleft is a Project of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central.
If you too would like to assist in this Project or any of the other Rotary Project you might like to consider joining our club and assisting in making this great project even greater!

Wanted - New Members!

The Rotary Club of Box Hill Central urgently needs a few more Members.

If you are an active community minded person living in the Box Hill, Blackburn, Burwood or Surrey hills area then we'd like to hear from you.

Want more Information?

Then Click on the New Members Button to the left of this message.

Preferred age range is 28 - 70.

“Interested in Joining Rotary?

There are over 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide in 32,000 Rotary Clubs which are established in over 200 Countries.

Go to our New Members page and learn all about Rotary.

To view our Recent Guest Speakers go to the Rotary Speakers Program
 

Introducing the Club's New President for 2008/09.

President Greg Cooper was Inducted as the Club's 19th President on Wednesday 2nd July.

Greg joined the RC Box Hill Central in 2002, and has been a most active participant in club affairs.

Greg and wife Penny have 3 adult children, Nicole, Jaron and Braden.
Read Greg's statement on the President's Page. 

Our club program and guest speakers are listed in the latest bulletin via
the Club Bulletins page.

Whitehorse Farmers Market:

The next Whitehorse Farmers Market will be held on Sunday 12 July
from 8.00am till 1.00pm, at the rear of the Whitehorse Civic Centre, Whitehorse Road Nunawading.