This week’s guest speaker was Evelyn O’Loughlin CEO, Volunteering SA & NT.
“Volunteering SA&NT, the peak body for volunteering in South Australia and the Northern Territory, works with individuals, organisations and communities across the range of sectors, e.g. Human Services, Environment, Education, Arts, Sport and Recreation, Justice and Emergency Services.
We aim to provide a credible and informed voice in volunteering, be the centre of knowledge and expertise in volunteering, position volunteering as a core component of a high quality of life, work with volunteers and volunteering communities to enrich the volunteering experience, increase volunteering and encourage self-reliance in volunteer management, recruitment, retention and recognition of volunteers.
Volunteering SA&NT is funded by State and Federal Governments for its peak body role and to provide a range of services. These services include advice to government, training for volunteers and volunteer involving organisations, volunteer referrals, research and policy development.” (Volunteering SA&NT Website).
Volunteering SA&NT was started in 1982 and currently has 22 paid staff and around 80 volunteers registered. Their definition of volunteering is “Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good, without financial gain”.
The latest statistics show that numbers have dropped from 36% of the population in 2010 to 31% in 2014, in Australia. However, despite this, Australia is still the leader in the world for the number of volunteers giving their efforts for no reward.
Evelyn highlighted the changes in demographics of volunteers and that volunteer numbers overall are diminishing. The largest group of volunteers is in the 65+ age group as this is the group with the most spare time, being retired.
The Productivity Commission has done reviews, which show that the younger population is more likely to volunteer for events that have a defined start and end date. In addition, changes in the lifestyle of the younger groups has also had a major effect, for example young men are now spending more time with their families, more families now have both parents working as the cost of living has increased substantially.
This problem is worldwide and organisations seeking volunteers will need to find new ways of encouraging people to volunteer.
Thought for the week “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” Winston Churchill.
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
13/9/16 - Angelica Harris-Faill, Eastwood
"Studying Art in Europe with Rotary's Help"
20/9/16 - PP Dr Don Plowman, RC Burnside
"The Story of South Australian Agriculture"
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
8 September 2016
15 September 2016
22 September 2016
Chairperson
Chris Dibden
No
Carolyn Wigg
Attendance
Fred Field
Breakfast
Miriam Silva
Attendance
Barry Grear
Meeting
Richard Jarrett
Hosting
David Rowe
John Karan
Furniture
Terry Rodoni
Andrew Black
Furniture
John Wotherspoon
Angus Tuck
Invocation
Carolyn Wigg
David Riggall
Bottles/cans
Dean Sullivan
Graham Smith
Rob McLennan
Rotaract roster
Not required
Not required
Not required
Bread roster
11/9 Graham Smith/
Carolyn Wigg
18/9 David Riggall/
David Rowe
25/9 David Riggall/
Carolyn Wigg
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.
Little Johnny's Chemistry teacher wanted to teach his class a lesson about the evils of liquor, so he set up an experiment that involved a glass of water, a glass of whiskey, and two worms.
"Now, class. Observe what happens to the two the worms," said the professor putting the first worm in the glass of water. The worm in the water moved about, twisting and seemingly unharmed. He then dropped the second worm in the whiskey glass. It writhed in pain for a moment, then quickly sank to the bottom and died.
"Now kids, what lesson can we derive from this experiment?" he asked.
Little Johnny raised his hand and wisely responded, "Drink whiskey and you won't get worms!"
