Tuesday night Brooke spoke about our youth projects which are National Youth Science Forum, Defying the Drift, Science and Engineering Challenge and Rotary Youth Exchange. Rachel gave us an insight to RYLA and Chris spoke about RYDA. They are fantastic projects our club is doing and thank you to Brooke, Rachel and Chris for all the effort you do. Brooke gave us an update on her trip to Canberra and thank you Brooke for representing our club and it was great to hear you had a fantastic time.
(From left to right; Rotarians Rochelle from Perth, Meab (pronounced Mable) from Gatton (QLD), Nathan from Port Augusta (SA) and Brooke).
With the terrible fires happening in the Grampians at the moment Blaze aide reached out and have volunteers helping repair fences and our club has donated $1,000 to help with supplies. There are many roads blocked of at the moment so if travelling please stay safe.
We had our book sale last weekend and the gossip Rotarian spoke about this in the last bulletin, but l would like to thank everyone who helped out on the day. Thank you to Anne Adams for all your efforts and hard work and making the event so successful. We raised $14,300 which is our biggest book sale yet.
A big thank you to Norm for allowing us to have the premises for the 3 days and Lesley Sheddon the District Governor for coming and helping out and to Trish who has lots of knowledge with books come and help us. It was very much appreciated.
Member announcements
- Anne Adams gave us an update on the book sale, and we raised $14,300 through books sales, donations, raffle and barbecue and thanked everyone for all their support and helping out. Anne said she has received lots of great feedback, and the promotion of the book sale was fantastic. Winners of the raffle were Sam Sloane who won the Crackling Smallgoods Voucher, George
McLeod who won the Jaycar Electronics Voucher, Stephanie O’Keefe who won the Beautiful Creatures and Make up Voucher and Maddison Mitchell who won the Collins Booksellers Voucher.
- David Brown gave us an update on the Port Fairy Folk Festival and is looking for volunteers and if anyone can help out, please contact David
- Rachel gave us an update on RYLA and is looking for a participant aged from 18 to 25 years of age who would like to experience a life changing camp. If you know anyone that would like to part of this wonderful program, please see Rachel
Apologies: Trevor Williams, Robbie Blackmore and Graeme Ward
Next week quest speaker is Chris Preston talking about the Wheelchair Project.
Hope you have a great week.
Kelly Curran
Next Meeting 4th January
The Wheelchair project presented by Warrnambool Daybreak member Chris Preston.
(It'll be wheelie-good!)
6pm for a 6.15pm start
Warrnambool Bowls Club. Corner of Kelp and Timor St
A reminder, if you cannot attend the meeting; please contact David Brown via 0438 647 536 or dljb3280@gmail.com
Meeting Jobs
Sargeant:
Ann Body
Fellowship:
Svetlana Lineham
Invocation:
John Hunt
If you are unable to fill this position, please contact Anne Adams on 0418 528 787 or
adamsanne49@gmail.com
Member Announcements
Robbie Blackmore
Social Outing!
A day at Timboon - A social day which will include a visit to the strawberry farm, lunch, plus fudge and ice cream shops. Date is 16th February and if you would like to go, please contact Robbie.
Judy Ross
Bread Tags
The bread tags have been going to Bakers Delight in the coles carpark at the rear of Target. Feel free to drop them in if you are in the area. However, if you still want to bring them to Rotary, I am happy to deliver them on your behalf.
Ann Body
Bottle Top Collection
Ann will happily take your plastic bottle tops. Please make sure they are washed and dried before you give them to her. They are sent to the lids for kids program in Mt Gambier.
Rachel Furnell
RYLA 2025
will take place in the April 2025 school holidays. We are seeking participants to attend aged between 18-25 at the time of the camp. Applications will open around October. If you have anyone in mind, please contact Rachel.
Brooke McLeod
Youth Exchange
Rotary internationally promotes youth exchange across the globe. Our district has 3 incoming 16 year old students for the 2025 year. Maria from Brazil will be living here in Warrnambool, and as such we are looking for homestays for Maria. This basically means taking on board Maria in your house for a minimum of 6 weeks. She will be attending school and volunteering at Rotary events while here in Warrnambool. If you are not able to take her on board, there are options that if you are doing something fun or 'cool', you are welcome to take Maria along as she is here is experience everything Australian culture. Peter has offered to bring her to the Australian Open for example.
Please get in contact with me about what is means to be a homestay parent.
More info about Rotary Youth Exchange (maybe you know someone we can sponsor out-bound?)
- https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/youth-exchanges
- https://ryea.org.au/
Our district: https://rotary9780.org/sitepage/youth-services/what-is-youth-exchange
Upcoming Speakers
January
28th - Brooke
February
4th - Chris Preston
Wheel Chair Project
11th - Debbie Ferguson
On the couch
18th - Sharyn Anderson
Dorothea Mackellar
25th - Brian Trenery
RI Constitution
March
TBA
April
TBA
May
TBA
June
TBA
Upcoming Events
January
24th-26th
Book Sale
February 8th - 9th
Melb to Warrnambool
Bike Race
16th
Social day at Timboon
March
7th-10th
Port Fairy Folk Festival
April 6th-11th
RYLA
May
Upcoming Meeting Jobs Roster
Date
Sargeant
Fellowship
Invocation
schedule TBC
Additions to the Bulletin
Please contact Brooke and Sarah to add items to the bulletin
brookeemmajensen@gmail.com and sarah.adams2509@gmail.com
Areas of focus? Areas of Service? What does this all mean? The 'theory' of Rotary.
- From Brooke
As mentioned this week, I briefly touched on the concept of the 7 Areas of Service within Rotary. After the presentation on Tuesday night, I had a fantastic discussion with some Rotarians who have been involved with Rotary for a lot longer than I have to understand this better, and to fill the gaps in my knowledge. So, I would like to extend this knowledge here for newer members, but to also link to external elements to help extend knowledge if anyone would like it.
On Tuesday I mentioned the 7 areas of focus. For myself, I had this confused with the 5 avenues of service. So lets restart this topic, because as my disclaimer mentioned, "I'm a youth and I don't know everything".
The 5 Avenues of Service
(Taken from https://my.rotary.org/en/guiding-principles)
We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity.
Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in An Introduction to Vocational Service and the Code of Conduct.
Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest. Learn more in Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects.
International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.
So, these are the avenues in which generally guide our projects. Although the club can be involved in many of these types of projects, you will have people in your club who champion a certain avenue more than others. You then come across amazing people who have a hand in every avenue. Persons such as these can be awarded and acknowledged through Rotary at a district level with a award of 'Avenues of Service'. With an award from their district, clubs can honour a Rotarian or Rotaractor who participates in service activities in one of the five Avenues of Service — club, vocational, community, international, and youth service". Tony Austin was presented with this award at the District Conference last year.
Rotary Foundation
Last year at the Rotary District Conference, a Rotarian got up and spoke about the differences between Rotary and Rotary foundation, and it was a great way in which I was able to understand the concepts. Rotary itself is a membership club, just like that of the RACV. As a membership club, we raise money towards our Rotary foundation and their projects. Most clubs, including ours, have projects outside that of the foundation, but we still give to the foundation every year for its projects. The biggest project of the foundation is the End Polio Now campaign. (https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/ending-polio)
You can also apply for grants through the foundation and give towards the foundation's many projects and causes. (https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation)
The 7 Areas of Service
(This is the topic I confused with the 5 avenues of service)
Blurb below taken from https://portal.clubrunner.ca/308/page/7-areas-of-rotary-service
The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation have identified seven areas of focus for the new grant structure. These areas reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians are addressing worldwide. They will align Rotary with other international development efforts and will strategically further the Foundation's mission.
Rotary Clubs serve communities around the world, each with unique needs and concerns. Rotarians have continually adapted and improved the way they respond to those needs, taking on a broad range of service projects. The most successful and sustainable Rotary service tends tends to fall within one of the seven following areas:
Peace and conflict prevention: Rotary promotes understanding across cultures and resolves conflicts
Disease prevention and treatment: Rotary works to fight disease and provide treatment
Water, sanitation, and hygiene: Rotary provides clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Maternal and child health: Rotary works to save mothers and children
Basic education and literacy: Rotary supports education and literacy
Community and economic development: Rotary works to grow local economies
Supporting the environment: Rotary works to protect the environment
https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes
In finishing off, I hope this has helped some of our new members understand some of the basics of Rotary. Again, I would like to point out my disclaimer that I don't know this perfectly. If you would like to understand these concepts more, or more specifics about Rotary International, Rotary Australia or at a district level; please talk to some of our Rotarians who have been with the club for a decent period of time. Judy and Brian are a great source of information. Brian has been a previous District Governor and now does amazing work for Rotary behind the scenes.
Congratulation to Rotarians on their Australia Day Honours!
Dr Jessie Harman
Dr Harman has been given a Member of the Order of Australia honour for her service to social change leadership, and the community of regional Victoria.
Jessie Harman is a Director on the Board of Rotary International and a proud member of the Rotary Club of Wendouree Breakfast in Ballarat. She has been part of Rotary for twenty-six years, longer if you include her time as a participant of RYLA - her first experience of Rotary - in 1988. Jessie was Governor of District 9780 in 2010-2011 and since that time she has held a number of roles in Rotary at zone and international levels, including as Chair of the Rotary International Membership Committee. Professionally she has held senior roles in the higher education sector over two decades and now spends her time as a non-executive director and consultant.
You can read about it here: https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/ballarat/news/the-joy-of-giving-back/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIMS1lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbF9dDdN62L0OtfB4OMDuHc29rHX-iukA-PDqntFSXB-AlFvB72Ivd_7fA_aem_ndqwZ-q0wZcmUQDsKyDLCg
Mike Toone won the Local Achiever Award, the Warrnambool
A passionate member of the Rotary Club of East Warrnambool and mentor with Standing Tall, Mike wasted little time getting involved in the community after retiring to Warrnambool a decade ago.
The Folkie is just around the corner!
Each year we provide volunteer support to the folkie. The requirement is for each volunteer to work two shifts of 6 hours a shift over the course of the long weekend in Tent 5 as ushers providing guidance/directions to festival patrons. In return for this work volunteers receive a weekend pass to the Folkie.
If you are interested in volunteering, please get in contact with David Brown to fit yourself into the roster via 0438 647 536 or dljb3280@gmail.com
RYLA applications are now open!
We are on the hunt for 18-25 year olds.
For further information about the program visit our website: https://ryla9780.org/
Please see Rachel about any information or if you have someone interested. Rachel also has physical copies of the flyer if you would like one.
Wisecrack of the week
From John Beks
WHAT IS A FATHER?
When you are small, a FATHER is two huge hands. These hands help you cross the street. The put worms on hooks better than any other hands in the world.
A father is the man who sits at the head of the table. He gets two lamb chops, you get one. He is nice to be near when there is thunder and lightning… or trouble.
A father understands when you think you are too old to be kissed goodnight. He is the one who teaches you how to tie your tie, who buys your first razor, who gives you permission to take the car, and who comforts Mother when you aren’t home on time.
Sometimes he helps you to fail in algebra.
A father spends most of his time reaching in his pocket for money to give someone for something.
His favourite words are “Now, when I was your age…”
A father is the person you want to be like when you grow up. You can ignore him, but you can’t forget him.
A father is a small boy growing taller.
Western District Food Share
MOST NEEDED THIS WEEK - Tins of Tomatoes & Tins Tuna - it's really easy to help your Food Share ... 1/ ADD Food Share to your shopping list 2/ CHECK OUT the specials 3/ POP a donation in our RED bins at Warrnambool locations listed - Our Red Donation Bins are at the front exit of:
IGA Timor St
Woolworths – all 3 stores
Coles – all 3 stores
Beyond Bank – Lava St
OR run a February FOOD DRIVE at your work/club - Lots more info & options at https://districtfoodshare.org.au/how-to-donate/
OR Call into our Warehouse 24a Harrington Rd Warrnambool with a donation we would love to see you
HUGE #Thanks to everyone who donates via our RED bins regularly your wonderful support is much appreciated
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2025
Time to put March 21 - 23 in your diary and get ready to head to the Surf Coast for District Conference. Numbers are strictly limited to 200 attendees, so hop online and register now to get the Early Bird Special price! https://rotary9780conference.com.au/
