THE Rotary Club of Ballarat has named community members Voi Williams and Nicole Bartlett as Paul Harris Fellows.<\/p>\n
The Club has recognised the women for their outstanding and continuous service to Ballarat, and for their support of the Rotary mission.<\/p>\n
Ms Williams is a Rotarian, a member Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller, is a co-founder of the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields, and an honouree on the Zonta Club of Ballarat\u2019s Great Women roll.<\/p>\n
She was \u201cbowled over\u201d to be one of the people celebrated at the presentation ceremony.<\/p>\n
\u201cI joined the Rotary Club of Ballarat when I noticed a little advertisement in the paper one Saturday asking for women who might be interested in joining. I spoke to a friend was a long-time Rotarian about it, and the rest is history,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cVolunteerism in many facets has been important all my life. I was born in the country, and service was just always part of the way one lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople helped each other all the time, and so you just grew up with that being the norm. It\u2019s stayed with me.\u201d<\/p>\n
An event management professional, Ms Bartlett supports the club in their organisation and promotion of SpringFest and has coordinated fundraising initiatives for the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be acknowledged as someone outside Rotary, it\u2019s really incredible, and humbling,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing able to give back to our community and those in need is really important and warms my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul Harris Fellow recognitions pay tribute to people who share the same educational and humanitarian goals of Rotary International, and are committed to service above self.<\/p>\n
It is named after Rotary\u2019s founder, the late Paul Harris, a Chicago lawyer who started the organisation with three business associates in 1905.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Rotary Club of Ballarat has named community members Voi Williams and Nicole Bartlett as Paul Harris Fellows. The Club has recognised the women for their outstanding and continuous service to Ballarat, and for their support of the Rotary mission. Ms Williams is a Rotarian, a member Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller, […]<\/p>\n