This coming Thursday will be a Coffee Conversation at the White Picket Fence in Dulwich at 9.30 am. and everyone is welcome, remembering that it is not a formal club meeting, but an opportunity to have a social chat over coffee/s.
The Eastwood Rotary Club have invited us to join them in actually walking in the Walk A Mile In My Boots on Friday 7th. August at Victoria Park and finishing with breakfast/coffee. So far, four of our members have indicated that they intend to walk and I hope that more of you can join us.
The official Eastwood invitation and details are in this edition. When replying to them, can you copy me in please so that I can keep track of our numbers.
John W. reports that $2427.00 has been raised by our members thus far, which is excellent.
Thursday 23rd. July, we will be joining Eastwood in a joint meeting at the Royal Coach for a plated breakfast at a cost of $25.00, where we will be addressed by the new DG. David Jones.
Last Friday, I joined on line in the Rotary Club of Melbourne's Centenary celebration which was the first Rotary Club in Australia. Technically, it was an excellent achievement with the formalities taking place in Melbourne where the emcee was located, and at the Governor General's residence in Canberra, where Governor-General David Hurley formally recognized the centenary of Rotary in Australia and there was entertainment by Leo Sayer and others.
Hope all is well with you and your families at this trying time.
Lo and behold the 2020 Hutt Street walk is almost upon us. I have set out the details below:-
When:- Friday 7 August 2020
Time:- 7:15 a.m. for a 7:30 a.m. start
Where:- We will meet at Victoria Park, walk along Hutt Street past the Hutt Street Centre and finish off at Commissary Rose Park 160 Fullarton Rd, Rose Park SA 5067.
The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment.
More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding has been allocated to environment-related projects over the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to support the environment will give Rotary and Rotaractor members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact.
Just some ways to look after our environment is to make sure we’re not wasteful.
Repair, recycle, reduce, reuse. With a two or three bin system now available in most homes or at work, and while we’re out and about, use these bins.
Plant trees; be mindful of water use; buy things which are not wrapped in plastic.
If you grow fruit and vegetables in abundance, share them with your friends and neighbours.
Today and forever, we are all responsible for looking after our planet.
After all, it’s the only home we have! There is NO PLANET B.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
16 July 2020
23 July 2020 - 7.15am
Royal Coach Motel
30 July 2020
Chairperson
Rob McLennan
Attendance
Coffee Conversation
Di Lane
Coffee Conversation
Attendance
John Campbell
Furniture/Hosting
9.30 am
Nil required
9.30am
Bottles/ cans
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread Run
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; 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. 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. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General HavelockHotel in Hutt Street. 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 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.
Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars.
They were told to 'go sip some ale and listen to people's conversations and political concerns.
Many assistants were dispatched at different times. 'You go sip here' and 'You go sip there.'
The two words 'go sip' were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term 'gossip.'
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In George Washington's days, there were no cameras.One's image was either sculpted or painted.
Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms.
Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Artists know hands, arms and legs are more difficult to paint, therefore painting them would cost the buyer more.
Hence the expression, 'Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg.'
