President Jill Elias opened the meeting at 6.30 pm. Welcome our guest speaker, Jodie Sparks, from the Rotary International Foundation.
The meeting started by singing the National Anthem.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Our member, Peter Webb, is a famous alumnus of Sandy Bay Infant School, Waimea Heights Primary School and Taroona High School. Who is a famous alumna of those three schools?
Answer:
Mary Donaldson, also known as Queen Mary of Denmark. Correctly answered by none other than Peter Webb.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
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- Jason has been to visit John Thornton and John would welcome more visitors and pasties. John is in Ward D4 at Fremantle Hospital, visiting hours are 8 am to 8 pm and afternoons are best for visiting as medical and allied health appointments are held in the morning.
- Kevin talked about the exceptional speaker next week, Geoff Hick, who is a Rotarian at West Perth. Geoff will be speaking on an interesting and little-known part of Western Australia’s history and Kevin encourages friends and partners to attend.
- Here is a photo of John and Carolyn Murdoch on their wedding day 40 years ago, 28 January 1984.
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BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: Susan Watson announced this week’s birthdays and anniversaries:
Members’ Birthdays:
Ivor Roberts 73 years on 31 January 2024.
John Hopkins 74 years on 1 February 2024.
Partners’ Birthdays:
Mary-Jo Lindquist on 29 January 2024.
Bethwyn Miller on 1 February 2024.
Anniversaries:
Ray and Deidre House 60 years on 1 February 2024.
David and Bethwyn Miller 44 years on 1 February 2024.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
- John Bolto stated that he and a couple of others are taking over the football tipping as Kent has retired with a pulled hammy. The season starts in about a month and members are encouraged to join in the tipping.
- The International Fellowship Dinner will be held at Moose Café and Restaurant in Claremont on Monday 19 February 2024 at 6 pm. The cost is $55 per head, and it is a fully licensed venue and BYO for the evening. The main course must be chosen when booking. To book please follow the link or cut and paste https://www.trybooking.com/COTFC
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SERGEANT SESSION: Jason was bullied into a Sergeant Session otherwise he would have been fined. He dispensed the following fines to the following members:
- Himself for the number of business signs he has displayed in Dalkeith and Nedlands.
- Richard Ranshaw for his son’s business signs.
- John Murdoch for showing off his grandson around Claremont Quarter.
- Kevin Jackson just because.
- Michael Bisset because he is a nice guy.
- John Bolto for an overseas tax.
- John Hopkins for not giving the Sergeant an opportunity to smoke a cigar this year.
- Michael Snell for his OAM.
GUEST SPEAKER: Jodie Sparks, Rotary International Foundation Introduced by John Murdoch:
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- The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment and alleviating poverty.
- The Foundation was started in 1917 with an initial contribution of $26.50 from the Rotary Club of Kansas City. It has spent over US$4 billion to date on life-changing, sustainable projects.
- The Foundation leads the way on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Polio eradication is Rotary’s top philanthropic priority. Rotary launched the PolioPlus programme in 1985. In 1988, when Rotary began working with its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, there were more than 350,000 polio cases in over 125 countries. Since then, nearly three billion children have been immunised against polio and the incidence of polio has decreased by 99.9 percent. As of 2021, Rotary’s contributions to the global polio eradication effort, including matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, exceeded US$2 billion.
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- In 2002, the Foundation established the Peace Fellow Programme. Since then, seven Rotary Peace Centres have been established in Thailand, the USA, England, Japan, Australia, Uganda and Sweden and have trained more than 1400 Fellows who now work in more than 115 countries. Many serve as leaders in governments, NGOs, the military, education, law enforcement, and international organisations like the United Nations and the World Bank.
- Hundreds of thousands of people now enjoy access to clean water, health care and education, thanks to the Foundation’s humanitarian projects.
- Jodie also promoted the Australian Fellowship of Golfing Rotarians golf tournament which is being run by her Rotary Satellite Club of Ascot which is coming up from 14 to 19 April 2024 and being held in Busselton. Details are in the District newsletter each week. For more information, please go to agfr.org
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REMINDER OF NEXT ROSTER:
Monday 5 February 2024
Jason van Straalen Welcoming members and guests.
Hugh Stowell Table duty.
Graeme Sansom Registrar 1.
Richard Ranshaw Registrar 2.
Peter Panek Introduction of guest speaker.
Kent Warburton Pass the microphone.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS:
- Monday 5 February 2024 Geoff Hick, The Catalpa Rescue.
- Monday 12 February 2024 Stuart Diggins, Polio Plus.
- Monday 19 February 2024 International Fellowship Dinner, Moose Café and Restaurant, Claremont.
