Last week our speaker, Don Will, provided an insight into the origin of Calperum, the vision for it' s future and the involvement of Rotarians and Rotary Clubs to achieve this. Our club has visited Calperum on three prior occasions to carry out various work projects and on Thursday morning we presented Don with a cheque indicating that we have taken up the Rotary International President Ian Riseley's tree planting challenge for 2017/18, an initiative to improve our environment for future generations. Our money will assist in the creation of the Riseley Forest at Calperum - at $5 to sponsor a tree, grown from a seedling, planted and watered over it's first summer we have donated over 2 trees per club member. We have also indicated to Don that our club would like to visit Calperum again either to assist in tree planting or other environmental projects during this rotary year.
Don accepting our cheque from Yvette
Please consider registering for the "Dare to be Different" Regional Rotary Membership Conference August 26 & 27 August at Flinders University - this is an issue relevant to our rotary club and rotary worldwide so the more club members who participate the more ideas and actions we can bring back to Adelaide Light.
Thought for the week:
If you meet someone who doesn't have a smile, give them one of yours.
The Adelaide Rotary Club are organizing a wine lunch at the Caledonian Hotel North Adelaide.
- Heartland wine lunch Sunday August 20th 12.00 for 12.30
The cost is $90 a head of which each club makes $20 from each ticket sold.
There are generally up to 6 courses and 12 different wines served. and there is also an opportunity to purchase wines at very good savings from which each club also gets a small return.
2. ACSO –Association of Community
Service Organisations.
ACSO is a forum representing Kiwanis, Lions, APEX, Soroptimists, Zonta and Rotary aiming to foster mutual goodwill, co-operation and understanding. ACSO co-ordinates the Annual Premier’s Community Service Awards. www.facebook.com/acso.org.au.
2017 ACSO Premiers Community Service Awards
ACSO Committee has been advised that the Department of Premier and Cabinet have once again provided $14,000 towards the 2017 Awards.
How to enter information is now available and can be sourced from Rotary Horizons or request by email from Les Dennis (lesdennis@bigpond.com) Team Leader Community Services and District 9500 ACSO Representative.
Nominations will be received up to the 31st August 2017. Last year a number of Rotary Clubs were successful. Awards will be presented at a lunch event at the Glenelg Golf Club on Sunday 22nd October 2017.
ACSO also encourages service organisations to be seen and active during Service Club Week 16th to 22nd October 2017.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
3 August 2017
10 August 2017
17 August 2012
Chairperson
John Campbell
Phil Harding
Attendance
Dean Sullivan
No meeting
Richard Jarrett
Attendance
Don Tindale
Di Lane
Furniture/Hosting
Barry Grear
"Walk a Mile
David Rowe
Invocation
Di Lane
in My Boots"
Katrina Ball
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Dean Sullivan
Rotaract roster
TBA
on 11/8/17
TBA
Bread roster
6/8 Richard Jarrett
13/8 Richard Jarrett/
David Riggall
20/8 Richard Jarrett/
John Karran
Members corner
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; wine raffle sheet); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Set up name badges display; welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; 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. Invocation: Recite Rotary or other invocation relating to Rotary and fellowship. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund and empty bags to David Rowe at next meeting. Members’ Corner: write for the Newsletter on a topic of your choice, particularly during the 3 weeks you appear here on the roster, but also anytime you have something to say. Rotaract, Bread roster: Roster is for the Sunday/Monday after the meeting date. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General HavelockHotel in Hutt Street. Bread: 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
For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To be recognised as the Service Club of Choice in the Eastern Precinct of Adelaide because we are a Friendly Breakfast Club that appeals to a broad range of busy people who want to make a difference to local and international communities.
