Tuesday night we had Kim Boyd from Anglicare as our guest speaker; Kim has been the manager of the Ballarat Store for many of years and has now taken on the Warrnambool Store. Anglicare is a fantastic service helping many in need, they support homelessness and provide a drop-in centre which is open Monday to Friday 10-2 anyone can go have a shower and get something to eat. They have a navigator program aged 12—17 to get teenagers back into education. Anglicare have a volunteer mentor program that support anyone who has come out of prison to connect with services. Anglicare have so much to offer and if you are interested in volunteering, call down and see Kim.
Members Announcements
- Chris Stebbing is needing some volunteers for RYDA. Chris said there is not much to do besides being an usher and if anyone can help please see Chris
Thank you to Kim, Gerri, Rex and Patrick for coming along and sharing a meal with us.
Apologies for the night: Brooke McLeod, George McLeod, Maria, John Hunt and Rachel Furnell.
This will be my last newsletter for the Rotary year, I would like to thank everyone who has supported me this year. We have had a successful year in fundraising and our projects and would like to thank the board on a great year.
I wish Peter Smid and the new board all the very best.
Have a great week
Take care
Kelly Curran
Next Meeting 24th June
Put your best dress on, its time for our annual changeover dinner!
6pm, function room at the Lady Bay Hotel. $50pp
RSVP closed on the 17th June through Janet.
A reminder, if you cannot attend the meeting; please contact David Brown via 0438 647 536 or dljb3280@gmail.com
Meeting Jobs
Sargeant:
Greg Lee
Fellowship:
John Hunt
Invocation: Anne Adams
If you are unable to fill this position, please contact Anne Adams on 0418 528 787 or
adamsanne49@gmail.com
Upcoming Speakers
June 17th - Kim Boyd from Anglicare. Chair is Ken Sharpe. 24th - Change over dinner
Happy end of Rotary Year!
July 1st - Ben Pohlner from Volcano Produce on organic farming 8th - Planning Night 15th - Lynn Wilson on how the courts work 22nd
29th - Glenn and Andy present the coast to coast walk
August 5th - Sarah Moncrieff from RFCS on rural financial counselling service 12th
19th
26th
September 2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
Upcoming Events
June 20th
Warrnambool Central Changeover
30th
RYDA Sessions at Deakin
July 1st-2nd
RYDA Sessions at Deakin
27th
First Aid and CPR Training
August 11th-12th
Science and Engineering Challenge
September
October
24th-26th
Warrnambool Show
November
15th
Noorat Show
December
6th
Warrnambool Rodeo
Upcoming Meeting Jobs Roster
Date
Sargeant
Fellowship
Invocation
June 24th
Ann Body
John Hunt
Anne Adams
July 1st
Ann Body
Alan Bowes
Wendy Gosden
July 8th
Svet Lineham
Ann Body
Trevor Williams
July 15th
Svet Lineham
Angela Wheeler
Tony Austin
July 22nd
Svet Lineham
Ann Donaldson
Terry O'Neill
July 29th
Svet Lineham
Anne Adams
Svet Lineham
Aug 5th
Svet Lineham
Brian Trenery
Sharon Kenny
Aug 12th
Svet Lineham
Brooke McLeod
Sarah Adams
Aug 19th
Svet Lineham
Cathy Bligh
Robbie Blackmore
Aug 26th
Svet Lineham
Chris Stebbing
Rob McDonald
Additions to the Bulletin
Please contact Brooke and Sarah to add items to the bulletin
brookeemmajensen@gmail.com and sarah.adams2509@gmail.com
Happy Birthday Maria!
Maria turned 18 on the 15th June. Maria would love to invite all Rotarians for a social dinner on the 27th June at the Cally. Please text message Maria with your name and how many people you are bringing.
Over the last week she has enjoyed many birthday celebrations. Youth Exchange student Simona (from Czech Republic) travelled to Warrnambool from her exchange home in Perth. The 2 girls have been living it up over the week and included a lot of giggling on the car ride home from Melbourne. Maria received a pair of true UGG boots for her birthday to help keep her warm
Wisecrack of the week
From John Beks
THE DENIAL OF TRUTH
(from an American minister addressing his audience)
“We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values”.
“We have endorsed perversion and called it alternative lifestyle. We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism”.
“We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare”
“We have killed our unborn and called it choice. In the name of the right to life, we have shot abortionists”
“We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.”
“We have coveted our neighbours’ possessions and called it ambition”
“We have ridiculed the time-honoured values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.”
First Aid Training
July 27th from 9am
Greyhound track function room
really casual and relaxed atmosphere, no pressure!
100% done on the day
Full first aid and CPR - $220
CPR only (half day) - $115
Current RSVPs include:
Brooke, George, Kelly, Janet (CPR only), Svet, Glenn, Peter, Tony and Wendy
(I know I have missed someone, please let me know)
Please let Brooke know if you would like to attend
This is open to Friends and Family too.
It's International Convention Time!
Whether you follow it or not, Rotary has various levels of conventions. The International Convention has just started in Calgary, Canada (https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/).
In the days lead up to this convention, Youth Exchange Globally and 'Rotary Young Leaders' had their pre-convention convention and celebrated 50 years of Rotary Youth Exchange! Wow!
If you have instagram, you can follow along through the accounts:
@rotaryinternational
@rotaryyoungleaders
Walking Group on again! 9am meeting at the Pavilion. Social coffee at the cafe post walk.
You can always post in the whatsapp chat to see if anyone is going that morning, or to get a lift!
Rotary Down Under June '25 Issue
The latest issue of Rotary Down Under is here. This is a monthly subscription for all Rotarians in Australia. As a member you should be receiving either a electronic or physical copy of the magazine. If you don't get it, please get in touch with Janet (also check your spam folder).
