This week’s speaker was Greg Love from ShelterBox Australia an international disaster relief charitable organisation, which provides shelter, warmth and dignity to people in emergency situations in over 90 countries.
“At the heart of every ShelterBox is a custom-designed disaster relief tent. Large enough for an extended family, the tent is made to withstand high winds, heavy rainfall, and can be adapted to suit both extreme heat and cold.
Other equipment includes; thermal blankets; insulated ground mats; water purification equipment & water carriers; a stove (either wood –burning or multi-fuel); a kitchen set with cooking and eating utensils; a basic tool kit; solar lights and children’s activity pack. Box contents can be tailored to suit condition and climate; treated mosquito nets or thermal hats, gloves and scarves can be included.
Each box has a nominal cost of $1,000, which includes box contents, warehousing and transport to the affected area, anywhere in the world.” (ShelterBox Australia pamphlet).
Each ShelterBox can be adapted to suit the particular disaster such as in Javanese earthquake in 2006, when some resources were available locally or could be salvaged from one storey buildings, the overwhelming need was for shelter – so we just sent tents, packing two in each box.
Added to this were Shelter Kits, “which conform to IFRC standards and consist of a shelter tool kit (shovel, hoe, hammer, saw, tin-snips, 15m of nylon rope, tie-wire, carpentry and roofing nails) plus two 6 x 4m reinforced tarpaulins. Kits can be used to repair a damaged building or build an emergency shelter.” (http://www.shelterboxaustralia.com.au/about.php?page=9)
ShelterBox has recently provided shelter and support to earthquake victims in Myanmar and Italy. In most instances, support is provided within 24 to 48 hours of an emergency being announced.
Other areas supported by ShelterBox services in recent times include Syria, Iraq, Cameroon and Niger. Collectively, over 1,300 ShelterBoxes were provided to these areas.
ShelterBox has a number of storage facilities around the world to enable support to be provided as quickly as possible, by drawing on the stock from the nearest point to the disaster.
ShelterBox is a Project Partner of Rotary International and receives support from Rotary clubs around the world. ShelterBoxes are paid for by fundraising, which last year amounted to $1.3m, including $12,000 raised at the Adelaide WOMAD festival. Our Club donated $1,000 at the meeting, to purchase one ShelterBox. As each box is numbered, donors are able to identify which disaster their donated box was deployed in.
Thought for the week “There are three constants in life…change, choice and principles.” Stephen Covey
The committee is seeking new members – if you are interested – contact International Service Team
Leader Bryan Harris on 0419 853 220
2. 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
27/9/16 - PP Graham Fussen, Rotary E-Club of Greater South Oz
"Introducing Rotary E-Clubs and the new VoR Website"
3. Training News
(check District website for details)
Want to revitalise your Club; learn about Poll Everywhere and how to use it; engage all of your Club members in a membership drive; or encourage someone in your Club. Come to the next RLI Course on October 22nd & 23rd
4. Service Club Week
(9th - 15th October 2016)
The Association of Community Service Organisations Inc. invites all South Australian Service Clubs to:-
Nominate Projects for the 2016 Premier's Service Club Awards.
Nominate an Outstanding Individual for the Heide Taylor Community Service Medal.
Nominate an Outstanding Young Person for the Allan Sloan Young Citizen Community Service Prize.
Nominate and Participate in the Schools Community Service Award.
Attend the Premier's Awards Presentation Luncheon, to be held on Sunday 9th October from noon at the Glenelg Golf Club. Display your Club Banners and Community Service Projects.
Celebrate Service Club Week by holding a Club Event.
Celebrate in the Mall in that week, more details to follow.
Substantial prize money is made available by a grant from the Premier’s Community Service Awards 2016.
5. Group 5 Movie Night
Sunday 16 October - 6pm
For information and tickets for ‘Inferno’ - buy tickets from the any Group 5 President. Alternatively, Adelaide
Innova has set up an online booking system here is the link:
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
1 September 2016
8 September 2016
15 September 2016
Chairperson
Deborah Wotherspoon
Chris Dibden
No
Attendance
Andrew Black
Fred Field
Breakfast
Attendance
Phil Harding
Barry Grear
Meeting
Hosting
Graham Smith
David Rowe
Furniture
Yvette Reade
Terry Rodoni
Furniture
Richard Jarrett
John Wotherspoon
Invocation
Chris Dibden
Carolyn Wigg
Bottles/cans
Andrew Black
Dean Sullivan
Graham Smith
Rotaract roster
Not required
Not required
Not required
Bread roster
4/9 Graham Smith/
Terry Rodoni
11/9 Graham Smith/
Carolyn Wigg
18/9 David Riggall/
David Rowe
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 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, Church, 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. Church: Sundays, 5.30pm at Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders St (Park via boom gate in Flinders St. from 5pm). Bread: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:45pm
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.
She hurried to the pharmacy to get medication, got back to her car and found that she had locked her keys inside. The woman found an old rusty coat hanger left on the ground. She looked at it and said, "I don't know how to use this."
She bowed her head and asked God to send her some HELP. Within 5 minutes a beat-up old motorcycle pulled up, driven by a bearded man who was wearing an old biker skull rag. He got off of his cycle and asked if he could help.
She said: "Yes, my daughter is sick. I've locked my keys in my car. I must get home. Please, can you use this hanger to unlock my car?"
He said, "Sure." He walked over to the car, and in less than a minute the car was open. She hugged the man and through tears said, "Thank You, God, for sending me such a very nice man."
The man heard her little prayer and replied, "Lady, I am NOT a nice man. I just got out of prison yesterday; I was in prison for car theft."
The woman hugged the man again, sobbing, "Oh, thank you, God! You even sent me a Professional!"
