President Anthony McGrath opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 15th February 2021. It is good to be back face-to-face again! Hopefully, it can remain like this, but we will see.
John Thornton (OAM) was invited to lead us in a rousing chorus of Advance Australia Fair! Following our absence from face-to-face meetings, the Club performed well and received an 8.5/10 for their efforts.
WELCOME to the RYLA Participants:
The RYLA participants from the recent RYLA Camp will be letting us know what it was like. Kim Smith introduced them to the Club, and we will hear from them later.
- Tanya Boer
- Elizaveta Bourke
- Sam Holden
- Cjacque Rautenbach
Welcome to any other guests, John Bourke, and Susan Watson.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: What is the significance of the week from 8-14 March?
A: World Rotaract Week. Correctly answered by John Bolto.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarian who has news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
John Bolto informed the Club that his Daughter Alex and her husband Antonio welcomed their second child into the world this morning. Born at 7:45 am was Lorenzo Gatta at 3.23kg. Mother and baby doing well.
Anita advised that Elizaveta Bourke is celebrating her first wedding anniversary this evening
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Bob Davis)
Member’s Birthday
- Ken Ilett 16 Feb 78Years
- John Bolto 18 Feb 65Years
- Brian English 19 Feb 84Years
Spouses
- Barbara Ranshaw today
- Mary Warburton 17 Feb
ATTENDANCE:
No official attendance record was stated.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Charitable Trust: (Russell Hawkins)
Russel invited members to donate to the Bush Fire Appeal through the Trust and that the Trust would be donating in its own right.
Club Service: (Peter Panek)
Advised members that we have taken up 26 sites for the 2nd March bike count. We still have 8 sites available for members but get in quick.
Public Image: (Kevin Jackson)
Kevin reminded the Club about next week’s speaker, Bret Christian – the owner of the Post newspaper and author of the book on the Claremont serial killer.
Kevin also spoke of a possible venture with another club to collect tools to donate to the Bush fire appeal. More to follow.
There were no reports from the following groups.
Secretary: (Craig James)
Treasurer: (Leon Lorenzen)
Community Service: (Tim Humphry)
Vocational Service: (Trevor Gorey)
International Service: (Michael Bissett)
Membership and New Members: ( John Bolto)
Youth: ( Kim Smith)
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nil
PRESIDENTS REPORT: ( Pres Anthony McGrath)
- A reminder that the Bi-District Conference 2021 is coming up at Opus Stadium on 5 -7 March 2021. Looking for Volunteers to assist. If you can help, please talk to me.
- Centennial Ball coming up on 23 April 2021 at the Ritz-Carlton.
- Bush Fire Appeal - I have sent an email to all members. Thank you to all those who have donated through our Charitable Trust or any other mechanism. It will all help.
- Fellowship Dinner on 8th March 2021. Please get your RSVP in early and dinner payment as appropriate.
SERGEANT’S SESSION : (Trevor Gorey)
Assisted by Corporal Sir Winston Jones the following were caught by our Sergeant.
Birthday celebrators: Ken Ilett and John Bolto,
Members celebrating the date they joined our Club including Leon Lorenzen, ken Ilett, Peter Panek and Peter Roberson.
Anthony McGrath – for failing to show delegation skills at the Club.
John Thornton for having an ancient computer that has finally crashed.
Mahes for losing her diner plate badge in her handbag.
Richard Ranshaw for celebrating his wife’s Birthday at the Club this evening.
All members who did not sign in using the QR code for this venue.
Self-reported fines for Trevor Gorey firstly for falling off his bike at the end of his driveway because he forgot to tighten up the handlebars after servicing his bike and secondly, for trying to drive to York for a romantic lunch date only to be turned back by the police due to Covid-19 restrictions.
SPEAKERS:
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Kim Smith introduced our recent RYLA Participants.
- Tanya Boer
- Elizaveta Bourke
- Sam Holden
- Cjacque Rautenbach
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Some of the positive aspects of the course which the participants shared with the meeting included;
- Very intensive course, but so much fun
- Thanks to the club for giving the participants this unforgettable learning experience
- interaction with aboriginal elders was very revealing.
- Learning to trust your support group and undertake the leap of faith required participants to leap from an elevated platform.
- Learning to listen more to those around you.
- Forge some great friendships.
- Learned the ability to connect on a deeper level.
- RYLA gave at least one actionable piece of info from each lesson.
- Learned a greater understanding of goal setting.
- A big thank you to Rotary for this amazing experience.
- Learned about personality traits.
- Learned how to get a good repour with his students.
- Learned about emotional intelligence.
- Learned about Rotaract and other aspects of Rotary.
- RYLA was one of the defining moments in their life.
President thanked the RYLA participants for their presentations and also a big thanks to Kim Smith for running such a worthwhile program.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS : (Pres Anthony McGrath)
- 22nd February 2021 - Bret Christian, Claremont Serial Killer. Please let Anthony know if you are bringing a guest.
- 1st March 2021 - NO Meeting - Labour Day holiday
- 8th March 2021 - FELLOWSHIP DINNER, Vina 151 Broadway NEDLANDS
- 15th March 2021 - Joint Meeting with Nedlands - Michael Morgan Shenton College
THANKS TO:
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Thank you to Denise and Staff and the Nedlands Golf Club. Thanks to on-Par Catering for a fine meal.
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RECOGNISE OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS:
- Lizzy Bee-supplier of flowers
- Butler Settineri – Hon Club Auditors
- Paragon Consultants -Our Foundation’s Auditors
- Accura Accounting & Advisory Services for providing Xero Accounting software and
Sharesight Portfolio reporting software to the Charitable Trust.
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MEETING CLOSE:
Recognise RI President’s Holger Knaack Presidential theme for the year "Rotary Opens Opportunities"
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Minutes: Peter Panek
Q of W: Peter Panek
Editor: Tom Langley
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