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This week’s meeting Wednesday 3rd September 2008 http://www.rotaryboxhillcentral.org.au
President Greg’s
Report: The Week (Aug 27th)
in Review Our
District Governor’s visit has come and gone and the spotlight has passed. A
big thank you to Robyn Stokes for her generous assistance and time with Gaye
Barnes, so that Gaye wouldn’t have to sit idly whilst we reviewed the current
and future state of the Club (interesting to us but not to most partners). Next
week is our Club Assembly. This one will probably be our most important of
the year, as the decisions and strategies taken by your Committee now will
still have sufficient time to implement this Rotary year. Please give thought
to ideas for improvement and possible activities before the meeting.
It’s simply amazing how quickly the discussion time flies by when everybody
needs time to contribute. Included
in this week’s quarterly District 9810 President’s Meeting were brief
discussions on many topics with some of the more important ones being plans
for the reinvigoration of Rotaract, details of a new Membership seminar to
progress the thoughts started at the Canberra summit (19th October
at Deakin Uni), a reminder on the closing time window for the 4 Way Speaking
Contest and the need to return attendance returns in a timely fashion. For
those interested in quality clothing, I will be distributing a fund-raising
give-away on Wednesday. Due
to the need to shuffle the chair of both Fundraising (now Tony) and
Membership (now Geoff), the vacancy in Membership will be filled by Paul
Evans. Just as it was helpful having Alison on the Procedures Review
Committee, it will be a welcome opportunity to have fresh views and ideas on
membership from our newest member. Finally, our intrepid traveller, Colin will be giving us a
quick review of his latest exploits on Wednesday. This will possibly be his
final address prior to his Club transfer being completed. Who do you plan to
invite along next week to help fill the void? President
Greg Report from Last week’s meeting (Aug 27th) by Roving Reporter Ken
Clark: Our
Guest Speaker today was our District Governor, John Barnes, who was
accompanied by his wife, Gaye. John joined the Rotary Club of Clayton in
1979, and was President in 1983/84 and again in 2002/03. He has also served
on the District International and Vocational committees and been an Assistant
Governor. John opened his address by
quoting from a poem penned by Edgar Guest some 50 years ago. A
better world, to make it so Came
Rotary many years ago To
serve the brotherhood of man What
is it lives through many years And
strong and youthful still appears Deathless
are these; the dreams to build A
world with peace and beauty filled Belief
in God; the Rotary plan That
seeks the brotherhood of man The
love of freedom and of truth All
these have everlasting youth This
is a better world than when First
met that group of friendly men Though
old they grew their dream appears More
glorious after many years The
Rotary spirit of today Will
still be young, let come what may John
started his address by thanking the eight members of our club who serve on
District committees. He also extended thanks to He
congratulated the club for its wide range of programs both locally and internationally
including Mens Shed, schools ANZAC Day service, Monash Medical scholarship,
Operation Cleft, and support for Interplast, Wheelchairs For Kids and
Shelterbox. In addition, he thanked us for our involvement in our Cluster
group. RI
President, D K Lee, has adopted as his theme for 2008-09, Make Dreams Real….
For the children of the world with special emphasis on the 26,000 children
who die every day from curable diseases. We have been asked to address this
issue both at home and abroad through Rotary’s main emphasis on Water, Health
and Hunger, and Literacy. This
year, through the Rotary Foundation, will see a big push to match the US$100
million challenge grant from the Gates Foundation, to eradicate polio from
the four remaining countries of Through
the Rotary Foundation, our District will be sending two ambassadorial
scholars to District
9810 will have a Group Study Exchange with District 4890 in District
Conference will be held in This
year, District Simplified Grants have been increased to $3,000, with an
emphasis on Rural Relief and Indigenous Health, both in the areas of water
and literacy. Matching grants will be similar to last year with each club
receiving US$800 to use on an International project with other clubs in our
cluster or District. Thirteen
Youth Exchange students have arrived from overseas and a similar number will
depart in coming months. The Presidential Membership conference held in District
Presidents have set a goal to increase membership by 175, with our club aiming
for an increase of four. The District Membership and Marketing team are
available to help us in any way they can to achieve this goal. To
celebrate the 25th anniversary of Australian Rotary Health
Research Fund (ARHRF), a Great Australian Bike Ride is to be held, starting
in our District in March 2009, finishing in October. This will raise funds
and the profile of this great Australian Rotary initiative. Other
points covered by John included the District Rural Relief committee to
co-ordinate the efforts of clubs in this area, and the District Training Team
under the leadership of PDG Brian Foley. John’s
wife, Gaye, spoke for a few moments on the initiative she has established to
raise funds for a program called “A For A Life”. In lieu of receiving flowers
at club visits, Gaye has asked that a donation be made to “A For A Life”.
Funds raised are channelled through the Helen Keller International
organisation that provides Vitamin A supplement to the children of
DG John Barnes
inspires the members with his excellent address to the Club.
Gaye Barnes
challenged the Club to support the “A for a Life” fund as it raises money to
help reduce the dreadful loss of life amongst the children in
It was good to have
ADG Brian Tyedin back supporting the DG and our Club. Sergeants Session: Recent joke – not bad! Three pastors were having lunch
in a diner. One said, "You know, since summer started I've been
having trouble with bats in my loft and attic
at church. I've tried everything noise, spray, cats - nothing
seems to scare them away." Another
said, "Me too. I've got hundreds living in my belfry and in the attic. I've
even had the place fumigated, and
they won't go away:' The third said, "I baptised all mine, and made them
members of the church, "Haven't
seen one back since!" And another from last week. Bob, a 70-year-old,
extremely wealthy widower, shows up
at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blonde who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm. His buddies at the club are all aghast. At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, "Bob,
how did you get the trophy girlfriend?"
Bob replies, "Girlfriend? She's my wife!" They're amazed, but continue to ask. "So,how did you persuade her
to marry you?" "I lied about my age”, Bob replies. “What, did you tell her, you were only 50?" Bob smiles and says, "No, I told her I was 90:" Attendance Report for
Last Week’s Meeting (27th August) by Geoff Limmer: Listed below are Apologies for and Make-ups advised for the
August 27th meeting. Remember that to be counted towards attendance,
Make-ups may be made 14 days prior to, or following, a missed meeting date.
Notice of Apology prior to a meeting should be
made to Geoff Limmer, email rotary@airportbus.com.au or Tel:
0419 329 218. Likewise if you are bringing a guest, similar notice would be
appreciated beforehand if at all possible.
Future Meetings:
Important Dates:
Celebrations:
Desk Duties/Greeting
Roster 2008:
Roving Reporter Roster:
Eastern Emergency Relief
Roster:
Footy Tipping: No final results available as we go to print, due
to it being the final round and further checking required, results not
expected until 9.00 pm tonight, Monday Sept 1. It will be a cliff-hanger, hold on to your
seats. Ed Rotary Grace: Rotary Grace: Good
fellowship And
the opportunity to serve through Rotary We
give thanks. District 9810 website - for all the news in our Rotary district Rotary eClub one - Rotary eClub One For contributions
and improvement ideas please email the editor, bmcewen@optusnet.com.au |
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