President John Bolto welcomed Rotarians and guests to the meeting.
The national anthem was sung in a reasonable manner because John Thornton kept everyone together.
Welcome back for the first meeting of 2020.
Thanks to all those who turned out for the social gathering last Monday.
No sergeant tonight so you can rest easy. John Saleeba will give an update on Esther and we will also discuss what we should do regarding donations to any Bush Fire Appeal.
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Visiting Rotarians and Guests:
Pres John warmly welcomed our guest Jason van Straalen.
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Apologies and LOA: 2 LOA & 20 Apologies and Hon. 40 members and 1 guest were in attendance.
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Question of the Week:
Q: What year and which Club was Rotary’s first, chartered in Australia?
A: The Rotary Club of Melbourne was chartered on 21 April 1921 as the first Rotary Club in Australia.
Answered correctly by Ant McGrath.
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Family & Friends Announcements:
No new announcements.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries: Bob Davis
Bob announced the following birthdays and anniversaries:
Member’s Birthdays;
Partners Birthdays
Anniversaries
- Terry & Joan Rogers 61 years
- Leon & Ilse Lorenen 11 years
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Members Attendance: 40 members at 70% attendance rate.
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Committee Reports and Announcements:
Charitable Trust (Russell Hawkins)
Nothing.
Secretary (Craig James)
Nothing but Board Meeting next Monday evening.
Treasury (Leon Lorenzen)
Nothing.
Club Service: (Anthony McGrath)
Family BBQ next week 20 January 2020 downstairs at the Golf Club. Please let me know about the numbers of guests so we can have a good handle on numbers.
Community Service: (Tim Humphry)
Committee meeting tomorrow at Little Way.
Vocational Service: ( Michael Bisset)
International Dinner at Prego Restaurant on 25 Feb 2020, $70pp and we need 70 people to make it feasible.
Rotary Foundation & International Service: (Peter Webb)
Nothing.
Public Image: (Kevin Jackson)
Kevin is organising our Outbound student to meet with the Norwegian Consul prior to his departure. This will be covered by the Post.
Membership: ( Peter Panek)
Current Stats – Ave Club age 71.5 years. 42 members above the average.
Men’s Shed: Have bought $55k worth of equipment. This is being installed and by the end of the month, the club will be 100% operational !!
Youth Service: (Kim Smith)
Nothing.
President’s Report: Pres John Bolto
- Greenbatch collaboration partner opportunity.
- District Conference, 3-5 April, Floreat Boulevarde – 10% discount if register before the end of Jan.
- Skyworks Parking, Australia Day – RC Matilda Bay, West Perth, book early.
- Int’l Women’s Day, 9th March, RC Mt Lawley – Dr Fiona Wood as guest speaker. Relocate meeting to join. Although this may clash with other stuff.
- Family BBQ next week - 20 Jan 2020.
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Sergeant:
No Sergeant this week!
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Guest Speaker: John Saleeba
John gave members an update on The Esther Foundation.
Salient points from his update are below;
Our (RCD) association with Esther started when Lindsay Dry was President around 2011. The Club decided to assist because they did great work helping young women to get their lives back on track. Two young women spoke to the Club and their stories were very difficult to hear. Initially, we ran a morning tea which was very successful and started off a very good association. This was a significant help which gave them a profile. We also assisted with their wishlist.
Today they have a main facility in Kalamunda which houses 37 women but they are looking after a total of over 70. They are in a $10mil facility which is owned by the State but have exclusive use.
It is now a larger organisation and has had to become more professional and governance is a larger issue. As such, they have a new CEO. Johns Saleeba and Bolto met with Patricia (founder) recently. She has stepped down but still active. She is very happy with the new arrangements and structure.
We will still remain involved with some sort of wishlist items. Their day to day funding issues is all in place for the foreseeable future. However they still really appreciated the Christmas gifts to the young women and this was very special.
As a Club, we should be very happy and proud of the part we have played in their growth and success. They are in good hands.
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BushFire Appeals: Pres John Bolto
A club discussion was held regarding how, why and when we should help the Bush Fire Appeals.
Pres John will email discussion questions so we can reflect and give succinct responses to him so the Board can act in accordance with a majority of members wishes. Donations can always be made directly through RAWS and / or our own Charitable Trust.
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Future Events: President John Bolto
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January 20th – Family BBQ
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January 27th – Public Holiday
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THANK YOU
President John thanked;
NGC staff Denise & Staff
On Par Caterers.
Recognise our very generous Sponsors;
- Lizzy Bee-supplier of flowers
- Butler Settineri – Hon Club Auditors
- Paragon Consultants -Our Foundation’s Auditors
- PSZ Accounting for providing Xero Accounting software and Sharesight Portfolio reporting software to the Charitable Trust.
He called on members to recognise RI President Mark Maloney’s Presidential theme for the year, "Rotary Connects The World, wished everyone a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year" and to acknowledge the Flag.
