President John Murdoch opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 4 July 2022.
John Thornton started us off in the appropriate manner by singing a chorus of Advance Australia Fair.
WELCOME to our Guests:
David Cumming – Camp Opportunity.
Nick Palmer
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: Is there a specific Rotary Theme for July?
A: No specific monthly theme since the annual theme starts with the new Rotary Year.
Has been called Transition month
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarians who have news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Jill Elias)
Member’s Birthday
Spouses
- Christine Smith 9 July
- Bruce and Gaye Fiegert 5 July 53 years
Anniversaries
- Bruce and Gaye Fiegert 5 July 53 years
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: ( John Murdoch )
Personal preference responses: Committee Chairs President John has provided a spreadsheet with those who have been nominated to join their preferred Committee.
It is a free for all for those members not yet attached.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
No reports this month.
Other Announcements:
Footy Tipping:
Round sixteen was won by Jeff Simper with 7 wins and a margin of 10.
There were 17 other tippers with 7 wins and higher margins.
The best were:
Bruce Fiegert
Robert Warburton
Russell Hawkins
Damon Brash
Nigel Johnson
Bruce Mcgeorge
Leaderboard Total Margin
1. John Bolto 98 364
2. John Hopkins 98 377
3. Kent Warburton 97 442
ROTARY MOMENT : (John Murdoch)
President John talked of RI President Jennifer Jones being the 1st woman International President
And her theme for 2023 is Imagine Rotary focusing on Rotary’s longstanding core values of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
By Gundula Miethke, Specialist, Regional Content and Communication • Europe/Africa at RI Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Imagine Rotary” is the 2022-23 presidential theme that RI President Jennifer Jones revealed on 20 January. She is asking Rotary members to dream big and take action: “We all have dreams, but acting on them is a choice. Imagine a world that deserves our best, where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”
The logo for the theme was designed by Riki Salam, an Australian artist and graphic designer specializing in contemporary Indigenous art, design, and communications. He also created the 2023 Rotary International Convention logo which will be held in Melbourne, Australia, thus connecting the two by a shared visual language.
Meaning of the design elements
There is, of course, a deeper meaning behind each element of the design. The circle in aboriginal culture, for instance, signifies our connections to one another. The dots around it represent people and there are seven because of Rotary´s areas of focus.
The circle and the dots together become a navigation star – our guiding light. The solid line underneath is what is referred to as a digging stick and it is used when doing hard work. And since Rotary members are people of action – it represents a tool for getting things done.
The colours
The colours green, purple, and white are not necessarily connected to aboriginal culture. President-elect Jennifer Jones asked the new crew of Governors to use one, two, or all three when dressing for official events instead of using a theme jacket. “As we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, I wanted all of us to be able to express ourselves differently in what we wear, but still have a connection,” she explained.
There are several ways to interpret the colours: Purple for example stands for polio eradication, green for the environment, the newest addition to our areas of focus, and white for peace, our core mission. Together, they are the colours of the women’s movement, the Suffragette – a subtle nod to this history as Jones pointed out since she will be the first female RI president.
SERGEANT’S SESSION: (Graeme Sansom)
Graeme Sansom took the job on tonight and did well for a “gentle session fining.
Pek (too rich), Jason S for being past president, John Martin (dummy spit), David E (barracking for the Wallabies), John T (being too punctual), Jill E (pretty frock and for writing too many letters to the press) and the best Russell Hawkins for abusing an umpire – on the 13th August 1968.
SPEAKER: (David Cumming) Camp Opportunity
David is the Secretary of Camp Opportunity.
Camp Opportunity is a weeklong live-in camp for special needs adults and their “buddies” between the ages of 18 and 35.
Held at the Point Walter Recreation Centre in Bicton. The campers and “buddies” live in a dormitory-style accommodation and experience activities such as Archery, Abseiling, Flying fox, Ten Pin bowling, Adventure World, Zoo visit and many other activities.
David has suggested our Club might be prepared to run a BBQ at the Camp?
Camp Opportunity has a RAWCS account and is part of D9455.
They are concerned about losing District Funding with the upcoming merger.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS: (Pres John Murdoch)
- 11th July 2022 - Steve MacKay and Edwina Ross - Australian qualifications reaching engineering students worldwide.
- 18th July 2022 - David Rose – Making Waves.
- 25th July 2022 - Brenda Robbins – The benefits of mediation.
