At the Club meeting on Thursday 30th June, President Don delivered two special presentations.
The first was to hand a Paul Harris Fellow award to Rotarian David Riggall for his great service in managing the Rotary Foundation Committee for the Club for a number of years; his ongoing involvement in the Bread Run, plus providing legal advice to the Club when submitting grant applications to expand our Colombian Students Scholarship.
The second was to award an Honorary Membership to Rotarian Bob Buckerfield who, as one of the charter members of Adelaide Light, has decided to retire after 30 years service to the community.
Don recounted some of Bob’s service including coordinating and participating in the planting of over 30,000 trees outside of Blyth over a number of years. His involvement in creating playground facilities for children; painting the homes of elderly citizens unable to afford employing someone to paint their homes, and many more. Don also mentioned The fun experienced in a Club visit to another Rotary Club in the Adelaide Hills, in a mini bus hired by Tony Reade, with everyone singing and enjoying beer donated by Bob.
Don commented that Bob would be sorely missed as one of the reliable, committed ‘quiet achievers’ of the Club who, along with David Rowe, was usually first at the meetings to set up Club paraphernalia and last to leave.
Members are hoping that awarding honorary membership to Bob will encourage him to maintain contact with members and participate in events from time to time.
In the business session, members voted on a list of potential local and international community projects, to identify the top three in each category for further investigation and Club involvement.
The following are the selected projects, in order of preference:
Local - Catherine House
Bread Run
Donations in Kind
International - Cows for Cambodia
Water Purifiers
Hands for Humanity
Don stressed that the list is able to be modified at any time, to either remove or replace projects according to need.
Don read out extracts from the draft Club strategic plan and invited comment on the plan, in order to achieve a final version for adoption by the Club. Members were happy to accept the essence of the plan but suggested that it be reviewed to produce a professional final version.
Yvette has been absent from the Club for a few weeks due to the birth of eight beautiful Schnauzer puppies. Sleep deprived Yvette said tending to the needs of a new mum who is dedicated to being with her puppies with only short breaks away is a full time job for the few weeks that the pups need to be kept superwarm (it’s like a sauna in the birthing room). Yvette said all she needed was someone to throw icy water on her and flay her with birch sticks to complete the picture!
The 5 gorgeous boys and 3 beautiful girls are all thriving at six days old now. The puppies’ eyes and ears will still be closed for another week and by Week 3 they’ll stop dragging themselves on their front legs (like turtles) and will start to walk.
Already four have lovely homes and families to go to when they’re a little older!
Yvette will return to the club in two weeks when the puppies become a little more independent.
1 CHANGEOVERS – check District website for details
2 VOICE of ROTARY– JULY - check District website for details
3 DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP DUES – Due now
Please find below a confirmed list of dues payable by each Rotarian, via their clubs,
for 2016-2017 Rotary year.
AUD inclusive of GST (1USD=1.35AUD)#
RI Dues
(USD28 x 2 + USD1.50 (CoLL) +GST
$ 85.40 (USD63.25)
*Rotarian Magazine
(USD12.00 x 2) + GST
$ 35.65 (USD26.40)
^District Dues
$ 80.00
*Rotary Down Under
AUD20.00 x 2
$ 40.00
TOTAL with Rotarian
$201.05
TOTAL with RDU
$205.40
* Rotarians subscribe to either The Rotarian or RDU, not both.
# exchange rate current for June 2016
^ District Dues are made up of Conference Levy $10.00, Insurance $27.00 & Dues $43.00
4 RC of Adelaide Innova’s (formerly RC Adelaide Edge)
Movie Night – 14July
The Rotary Club of Adelaide Innova invites you to their first official movie night, the premier screening of a remake of the cult classic “Ghostbusters” on the 14 July, 6pm at the Capri Goodwood. Tickets are $25 which includes a drink with popcorn or Golden North ice-cream Book online at https://trybooking.com/202383. For more information contact President Lis Beltrame on 0409-048-006, or visit their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/adelaideinnova/.
5 Rotarians Against Child Slavery: Family Day - check District website for details
RACS are hosting a family fun day on Sunday, 17 July, 2pm at Regal Theatre, Kensington . Bring your children, their children and kids at heart along to this family movie of the year! Bookings online at www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=198765 are essential to secure your tickets.See attached flyer for more details or contact Teresa on 0403 306 225 or Russell on 0417 672 559
6 Calperum Come and Try 2016
An Invitation to Rotarians and Friends to Come n' Try Calperum from Elliot Dwyer for the Rotary Calperum Committee. 0427-397-536
7 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
In 2001-2002 RI President Rick King, in seeking to revitalise giving to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, promoted the concept of Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) which meant that ideally every Rotarian would contribute to The Foundation each year as part of their philanthropic responsibility as business and professional leaders in society. He suggested a gift of US$100 or more as a reasonable starting point.
Donations (with the application form) are sent to Team Centurion at the address on the application form to be recorded and sent to The Rotary Foundation Trust at Parramatta once a month. A tax-deductible receipt is then sent to the donor via the club. Donations of $100 or more are very welcome. All personal donations are deposited into the Annual Programs Fund, for which the donor gains PHF Recognition points, and the funds support for the Foundation's humanitarian programs. Rotarians whose donations over time reach US$1,000 are eligible to receive a Paul Harris
Fellow award.
Please forward all contributions (including Card payments and Direct Debit payments) directly to the Team Centurion. This enables the Team Centurion and the District Governor to have a complete picture of personal giving to the Annual Programs Fund which assists in the planning for the use of grant funds in our District in coming years.
A strong Rotary Foundation means a strong Rotary.
Forms available at http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50056/SitePage/centurion-club-application-form
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
7 July 2016
14 July 2016
21 July 2016
Chairperson
Phil Harding
Terry Rodoni
Andrew Black
Attendance
Dean Sullivan
Barry Grear
Richard Jarrett
Attendance
Di Lane
Carolyn Wigg
David Riggall
Hosting
John Karran
Fred Field
John Campbell
Furniture
David Riggall
Julie Campbell
Phil Harding
Furniture
Terry Rodoni
Graham Smith
David Rowe
Invocation
Carolyn Wigg
Andrew Black
Di Lane
Bottles/cans
Barry Grear
Fred Field
Rob McLennan
Rotaract roster
John Wotherspoon
Not required
25/7 Di Casey/
Deb Wotherspoon
Bread roster
R Jarrett/G Smith
17/7 D Riggall/T Rodoni
24/7 D 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.
A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. Tech support: Are you running it under windows? Customer: 'No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point.
The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine.'
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A man called the help desk for advice....
Tech support: 'Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time.
That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter 'P' to bring up the Program Manager.' Customer: I don't have a P. Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob. Customer: What do you mean? Tech support: 'P'.....on your keyboard, Bob. Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
