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Speakers
Jun 08, 2017
Life and Times
Jun 15, 2017
Group One meeting 14th June at Adelaide Oval
Jun 22, 2017
The future beckons
Jun 29, 2017
Changeover on Sunday July 2nd and all members encouraged to attend
Jul 06, 2017
The proposal for a nuclear waste repository for South Australia
Jul 13, 2017
Club is hosting RYLA dinner on Wed July 12th and all members encouraged to attend
Jul 20, 2017
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Upcoming Events
City of Adelaide Rotaract Changeover
Gilbert St Hotel
Jun 30, 2017
7:00 PM – 9:31 PM
 
Club Changeover brunch
Kooyonga Golf CLub
Jul 02, 2017
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
 
RYLA Dinner
Belair Country Club
Jul 12, 2017
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Bunnings BBQ Mile End
Bunnings Mile End
Jul 14, 2017
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Community Service
 
Vocational Services
 
Past President
 
International Service
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Membership
 
Club Administration
 
Public Relations
 
Sergeant
 
Speaker Program
 
Rotaract Liaison
 
Fundraising / Fellowship
 
Youth Service
 
Public Officer
 
Bulletin Editor
 
Club Webmaster
 
Child Protection Officer
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bruce McDonald
June 4
 
Barry Grear AO
June 19
 
Graham Smith
June 29
 
Join Date
Andrew Black
June 12, 1986
31 years
 
Barry Grear AO
June 12, 1986
31 years
 
Bob Buckerfield
June 12, 1986
31 years
 
David Rowe
June 12, 1986
31 years
 
Don Tindale
June 12, 1986
31 years
 
Phil Harding
June 12, 1986
31 years
 
John Wotherspoon
June 25, 1995
22 years
 
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Adelaide Light
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 7:15 AM
Royal Coach Hotel
24 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town
Kent Town, South Australia  5071
Australia
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Upcoming Events
10-14 June 2017: RI Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
 
14 June 2017: Group 1 Clubs Intercity meeting - William Magarey Room - 12.30pm for 1pm
 
30 June 2017: City of Adelaide Rotaract Changeover - Gilbert Hotel - 7pm
 
2 July 2017: RC Adelaide Light Changeover - 9.30am for 10am - Kooyonga Golf Club
 
12 July 2017: RYLA Dinner - Belair Country Club - 6.30pm
 
District News
 
1.     District 9500 Group 1 Intercity Meeting

The Rotary Club of Adelaide has extended an invitation to our Club Members, Partners & Guests to an Intercity meeting -

on Wednesday June 14th at 12:30 for 1pm 

 

William Magarey Room East – Riverbank Stand (Southern end) - 3rd Floor

 

Guest Speaker – Bruce McAvaney

 

Cost: $30 per head includes Main, Cheese Platter, Tea/Coffee

 

Further details, together with On-Line Booking as per this Link -  

 

http://www.adelaiderotary.com.au/index.php/group1.html

 

Bookings required by noon Friday June 9th.

 

Catherine House will be ‘Charity of the Day’. Bruce is a big supporter of the Homeless particularly Hutt Street.

 

 

2.     Wine Lunch
 

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.

 

3.     The Voice of Rotary
 
Broadcast on 1197AM 5RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm. From each Wednesday the broadcast program can be heard on-line at www.rphadelaide.org.au/Webcast.html      
 
 
13/6/17 - PP David Johnston, RC Burnside
       "Carpe Diem: What it is; What it does"
 
20/6/17 - DGE Bob Cooper, District Governor Elect,
       District 9520
       "The Year Ahead for District 9520"
 
27/6/17 - DGE Peter Schaefer, District Governor Elect,
       District 9500
       "The Year Ahead for District 9500"
 
 
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Duty Roster

For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.

Responsibility 8 June 201715 June 201722 June 2017
ChairpersonYvette Reade Terry Rodoni
AttendancePhil HardingNo MeetingBarry Grear
AttendanceDi Casey John Campbell
HostingKatrina BallGroup 1 MeetingFred Field
FurnitureJohn Karran14/6 at Adelaide OvalJulie Campbell
FurnitureDavid Riggall Di Lane
InvocationDi Lane Andrew Black
Bottles/cansDean Sullivan Rob McLennan
Rotaract rosterTBATBATBA
Bread roster
11/6 Dean Sullivan/
David Riggall
18/6 Dean Sullivan/
John Karran
25/6 Richard Jarrett/
Terry Rodoni
Member's 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 appropriate persons.
Furniture: Flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; Rotary theme banner; gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Computer set 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 Havelock Hotel 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

If you cannot attend, please arrange a substitute

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Weekly Meeting
Meeting Number 1566 
 
 
Thursday 1 June 2017
 
Membership24Visiting RotariansApologies
+ Honorary3 
Deb Wotherpoon, Angus Tuck
Present
12
 
John Campbell,  Katrina Ball
Attendance
52%
Club Guests
Carolyn Wigg. Julie Campbell
 
Apologies9
 David Spurrier Speaker Continuing Paralympics
Andrew Black, Yvette Reade, Dean Sullivan
Leave of Absence2
 
 
Club visits etc   
AbsentDi Casey, David Riggall,   
Wine Raffle
$12
  
Fines
$23.10
Make Ups 
 Leave of Absence
Cans & Bottles this week$20.00
 
Graham Smith, Miriam Silva
Cans & Bottles YTD$635 approx.
Bread Run David Rowe, David Riggall, Carolyn Wigg
 

For apologies, please phone Dean Sullivan, Club Secretary 0409 514 022, or Barry Grear 0418803334. Makeups count 13 days either side of each meeting.

Club Bank Account details:  BSB 085-458, Account Number 20-505-9719

 

The Four Way Test

The Four Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do:

  1. Is it the Truth?
  2. Is it Fair to all concerned?
  3. Will it build Goodwill and better Friendships?
  4. Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

Invocation

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.

 

Jokes Corner
My son Zachary, 4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he'd dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage.
 
Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to my bathroom and came out with my toothbrush.
 
He held it up and said with a charming little smile, "We better throw this one out too then, 'cause it fell in the toilet a few days ago.

 

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