Last week’s speaker was our own Angus Tuck who provided information on our Colombian Job Training project. To-date we have sponsored in excess of 70 students from Miramar in the Suba, Colombia locality to continue studies at a TAFE equivalent level.
Angus then presented a video, which showed the members of the Bogota Suba Rotary Club who have been working in cooperation with us, managing the distribution of funds to deserving students, identified by their Club. We also saw students receiving their sponsorship funds and thanking us for the assistance we provided to them.
It was very satisfying to see the positive impact that our sponsorship has had on the lives of these young people. Their enthusiasm for study as a way of improving their lives makes the project all worthwhile.
President’s thought for the week “Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.” Paulo Coelho
However, we look forward to seeing all Rotarians and friends and family at our combined Rotary/Rotaract Xmas Show at Torrensville Bowling Club at 88 South Rd Torrensville ( south side of Brickworks - parking on site ) at 6.30pm this Friday 9th December.
Cost $20 which includes meal and bowling.
Please wear flat shoes.
Our club is looking at retaining the inaugural Rotary/ Rotaract Sports Cup - we need your support!
Presentation of Rotary/ Rotaract Sports Trophy will take place at about 9pm.
The Rotary International Convention will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 10-14 June 2017. It will be a celebration of The Rotary Foundation's 100th Anniversary.
Register before 15 December for extra savings.
2. Membership Summit 2 - links to resources
Please find the links to the various material provided by the presenters at last Saturdays Membership
Summit. The links are located in the District Website – top left hand corner.
The Link for the Membership Summit 2 Resources is on the District Website……… Top Left-hand Corner
As you are aware there has been a destructive Earthquake in New Zealand and RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) have opened a fundraising appeal through its disaster fund and we have partnered with RNZWCS (Rotary New Zealand World Community Service) to help those in need.
The project has been registered as follows - New Zealand Earthquake Appeal with number 32-2016-17 on the RAWCS National website.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
8 December 2016
15 December 2016
22 December 2016
Chairperson
Angus Tuck
Yvette Reade
Attendance
No Meeting
Julie Campbell
Phil Harding
Attendance
Deborah Wotherspoon
Di Casey
Hosting
Di Lane
Katrina Ball
Furniture
David Rowe
John Karran
Furniture
Carolyn Wigg
David Riggall
Invocation
Yvette Reade
Terry Rodoni
Bottles/cans
Andrew Black
Dean Sullivan
Graham Smith
Rotaract roster
Not required
Not required
Not required
Bread roster
11/12 Graham Smith/
Carolyn Wigg
18/12 Graham Smith/
Richard Jarrett
TBA
Member's Corner
Chairman: Meet/greet speaker for the meeting; introduce and thank speaker. Preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting. Attendance: Set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money; wine raffle sheet); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Set up name badges display; welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; Rotary theme banner; gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Computerset up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice. Invocation: Recite Rotary or other invocation relating to Rotary and fellowship. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund and empty bags to David Rowe at next meeting. Members’ Corner: write for the Newsletter on a topic of your choice, particularly during the 3 weeks you appear here on the roster, but also anytime you have something to say. Rotaract, Church, Bread roster: Roster is for the Sunday/Monday after the meeting date. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General HavelockHotel in Hutt Street. Church: Sundays, 5.30pm at Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders St (Park via boom gate in Flinders St. from 5pm). Bread: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:45pm
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To be recognised as the Service Club of Choice in the Eastern Precinct of Adelaide because we are a Friendly Breakfast Club that appeals to a broad range of busy people who want to make a difference to local and international communities.
Shortly after a British Airways flight had reached its cruising altitude, the captain announced:-
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain. Welcome to Flight 293, non-stop from London Heathrow to New York .
The weather ahead is good, so we should have an uneventful flight. So, sit back, relax, and . . . OH . . . MY GOD!"
Silence followed......................
Some moments later, the captain came back on the intercom.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm sorry if I scared you. While I was talking to you, a flight attendant accidentally spilled coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!"
From the back of the plane, a passenger yelled "You should see the back of mine!”
