Our Club had a busy time last weekend. Rob, Yvette, Elaine and Di helped rescue Norwood Rotary’s Bunnings BBQ on Friday with a little extra consequently flowing into our Club account. On Saturday, Rob, Stuart, Vanessa and Paul Ensor beavered away restoring neglected gardens for Catherine House (see photos).
Meanwhile, Yvette and Erfan were boning up on all things Rotary on Saturday and Sunday at the Rotary Leadership Institute course (photo below). Also on Sunday, ten diners enjoyed Rob’s ‘Lost in a Forest’ pizza afternoon at Uraidla in welcome sunshine. Coincident timing with the Uraidla Show featured Margie’s strongman son Jordan, hefting a 150kg boulder.
Being spring, Paul Jupp was cleaning out at home and turned up a Rotary banner from his time as Mitcham Rotary’s President in 2015/6 (see photo from last week’s Coffee Conversation).
Our next Bunnings BBQ is next Monday, please also help Rob and Di by volunteering for our Christmas tree sales on three weekends from December 3-18 at Bunnings Kent Town. It’s usually a good earner for the club and great experience for members and friends, indeed many friends of our club have previously helped us do this one.
The Auld Teapot Sporting Challenge with Adelaide City Rotaract is coming up on Friday evening 9 December. It’s another croquet match at South Tce. Croquet Club on Beaumont Road in the SE parkland. Hopefully we wrest back the trophy this year! Keep the date free and a flyer with more detail will soon be available.
This Thursday’s Club meeting over breakfast at the Terrace features Fred as guest speaker discussing his ‘On the Buses’ experiences. There’s a ‘Coffee Conversation’ 9:30am Thursday 17 November at White Picket Café. The subsequent 24 November breakfast meeting is our Club AGM, so let me or Di know if you have a nomination for club management roles. Our guest speaker then will be the ‘Life of Brian’ (not the Messiah, just a very naughty boy).
Also keep in mind the next Cuppa Conversation’ at Hutt St Cibo, 10-11:30am on Saturday 26 November.
Best wishes, John
Restoration of Catherine House garden (above & below)
Yvette and Erfan at the Rotary Leadership Institute
In December 2012, the Adelaide City Rotaract Club was chartered. Now ten years later it's time to party!
On the 14th of December, we have a fantastic celebration at the Gilbert Street Hotel planned and we would love to see as many current and former members, as well as our wonderful friends of the club, come as possible!
Tickets are only $25 and can be purchased using the link below.
Event details:
Location: The Gilbert Street Hotel, 88 Gilbert St, Adelaide Date: Wednesday 14th December, 7pm Ticket Cost: $25 RSVP: Click HERE Food: Dinner platters provided. Dietary requirements will be considered. Drinks: Cash bar Dress Code: Cocktail Dress
We need your help, as a Rotary leader, to raise funds and awareness for The Rotary Foundation this Giving Tuesday, 29 November. This global day of generosity is an opportunity for all Rotary members to make a big impact with a gift of any size to our Annual Fund-SHARE. Last year, we raised more than ever before — over US$1 million! We’re asking you to help us surpass that this year, so that we can do even more good together.
The Foundation will again recognize the top three clubs in fundraising, donor participation, and online giving. Find out which clubs made the list last year and set a giving goal for your club this year. Just make sure that the gifts are made on 29 November.
Thank you for your leadership and support. We know that with your help, Giving Tuesday will be a bigger success than ever.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
10 November - 7.15am
The Terrace Hotel
17 November - 9.30am
24 November - 7.15am
The Terrace Hotel
Chairperson
Yvette Reade
Coffee Conversation
Rob McLennan
Attendance
Brian Harvey
Di Lane
White Picket Cafe
Furniture/Hosting
Rob McLennan
Elaine Reade
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread run
TBA
TBA
TBA
Chairman: Meet/greet speaker for the meeting; introduce and thank speaker. Preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting. Attendance: Set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; Rotary theme banner; gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Computerset up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund to Bruce McDonald and empty bags to the next duty member, at the next meeting. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the Cumberland Arms Hotel, 205 Waymouth St. Adelaide. Bread Run: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:55pm
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
