We had an excellent Coffee Conversation last week at the White Picket Café with Graham Smith, Barry, John W, Rob, Alison and Paul, and I. A lot of the discussion was about our latest Timor Leste water project that we will be seeking a Global Grant for. Rob, John W and our former member Rob Brooke are booked to attend a tour of the Timor Leste area this May with a contingent of Rotarians from the Discovery Coast Rotary Club in D9560.
Our thoughts are with Don who is still on the road to recovery but getting stronger every day, and Alison who will be focusing on her health needs for a while. We wish them both well.
Last Saturday, we virtually filled the Fibbonacci Café space with Cuppa Conversation guests and Rotarians. I counted 39 migrants who attended, but that was early in the morning, and there may have been more that joined in later. That number plus our 10 Rotarians spread throughout the attendees and we had a very successful event of networking, chatting, and helping people with their queries. Our thanks to Lili for her organisation of this event and the volunteer Rotarians who came. It was an outstanding morning and very worthwhile Club project.
On Monday night, I attended the Adelaide City Rotaract Club in lieu of Alison, and lobbed up on the night of the official visit of DG Craig Dowling. It was a full night as DG Craig detailed Rotaract’s rights and responsibilities of being an equal partner with Rotary, and spruiking the Rotary Conference and “Rotary Says No to Domestic Violence” amongst other subjects. President Stef and Rotaractor Tyson then proceeded to kick off the first of a six meeting speaker series on “Personal & Professional Development”. Each fortnight, different speakers have been invited to present on a wealth of topics to achieve “audacious goals”.
I look forward to seeing you all at the Kent Town Hotel this coming Thursday at 6pm and hear our guest speaker Patricia Rios from the Hispanic Women’s Association of SA, who will be introduced by Lili.
Complementing our recent Clare Riesling, we’re pleased to offer an excellent McLaren Vale Grenache that’s half price at just $150.00 per case ($12.50/bottle).
Grenache is now available in half a dozen at the price of $75.00.
Give your fiends and family an excellent deal, while helping to fund our local and overseas Rotary service work. among other things, we’re building water supplies in Timor Lesté, rescuing Afghans fleeing the Taliban and making recent Oz migrants quickly feel welcome.
The wine is ready for collection, so please contact me or Rob by email or phone below to order it.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
25 January 2024 - 6pm Kent Town Hotel
1 February 2024 - 9.30am
8 February 2024 - 7am South Tce. Croquet Club
Chairperson
Paul Jupp
Coffee Conversation
Yvette Reade
Attendance
Paige Honor
Di Lane
White Picket Café
Furniture/Hosting
Richard Jarrett
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread run
TBA
TBA
TBA
Rotaract meeting
Nil
Nil
TBA
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); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; 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. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund to Bruce McDonald and empty bags to the next duty member, at the next meeting. Rotaract: Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the Astor Hotel, 437 Pulteney St. Adelaide. Bread Run: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:55pm
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
