On Thursday 17 August I attended the BNI Melbourne West Geelong Awards Night at Bellevue Receptions in Geelong with members of the Coastal Connections chapter. The Rotary Club of Torquay holds the Community Service/Not For Profit category.

 

I was honoured to receive two awards - one for 5+ years as a member and the other nominated by my colleagues for the 'Givers Gain' Award - recognising the member who gives the most to the chapter.

 

The night was attended by 170 BNI members from 17 chapters spreading from Torquay to Ballarat to Williamstown. The five Not for Profit organisations were given the opportunity to speak to the room to raise awareness of who they are and what they do.

I was pleased to have two opportunities to speak on the night and promoted our upcoming local fundraiser - the Pop Up Book Sale and secondly our major international program in PNG. One of the other NFP's was Raechel Gleeson from Lifeline (who attended the DG's dinner) so we were able to complement each other's cause - given we sell books gifted by Lifeline and donate back to their programs.

 

Overall a great night and another opportunity to promote the wonderful work of our Club and wider organisation.

Kelly Binyon

Director Public Image