Last Thursday breakfast’s guest speaker was Teresa Branch, Fred’s Van Coordinator. A few of us have done a Fred’s Van evening now and more will get that opportunity as this activity slowly evolves. Teresa helped us see the excellent work being done under the lid at Vinnies. They own the Hawthorn site (Fred’s kitchen and Op shop), which is home base for Fred’s Van. From many other suburban locations, they run home visits where volunteers offer compassionate support, food, clothing, furniture, access to financial counsellors and emergency funds.
Another opportunity our Club can make a difference together is this Saturday’s Bushfire Recovery project at Lenswood’s Tilbrook Estate winery. With Adelaide City Rotaract and Onkaparinga Rotary, we’ll remove and repair damaged fencing from 8:45am till after the lunch and wine tasting they’ll provide. Register your interest here. Kirsti will let us know if the date is to be postponed due to poor weather.
On 29-31st October, there’s a ‘Calperum weekend’ with Eastwood Rotary for water salinity testing and tree health surveys on this rescued wetland north of Renmark. Quickly register here if you’d like to be involved. Photos below.
Last Monday a typical spring day blending rain and sunshine saw our Mile End Bunnings BBQ team boost Club revenues more. Grateful thanks to all you hardworking BBQ folk 😊. Our Grange raffle is another revenue source that’s now about to begin and the excellent prizes on offer are bound to be popular - Rob and Di will explain all that’s involved very soon.
On the other side of the ledger, we’ve been trying to find a suitable site for a Share the Dignity vending machine (see photo below) in a combined project initiated by Adelaide City Rotaract. It’s intended for use by women of limited means, sparingly dispensing a free ‘pink box’ containing 4 tampons and 2 sanitary pads.
Another community service we’re exploring is to create a Mentor Group of 6 or so for a newly arrived refugee family. Katey’s offered to lead this group, which would work collaboratively with the family using our local knowledge, networks and expertise to help them meet their goals and successfully integrate. Let her know if you’d like to be involved.
This Thursday 16th is another Coffee Conversation, 9:30am at the White Picket café in Dulwich if you’re interested. On Thursday 23rd Sept, our next breakfast meeting speaker is Dr Raymond Martin - an extremely interesting historian with whom we’ll discover the City of Adelaide heritage and early German Immigrants’ contribution… see you there.
Based on the success last year, our District 9510 ARH Committeehas again organised awine offer which has many benefits. Our extensive list gives you and your friends access to quality branded wines that most likely you already purchase from an outlet, but through our order, the prices are heavily reduced.
The benefit to the purchasers is reduced price.
The benefit to ARH is that we will receive $30 per dozen on all orders from the merchant which will be on-sent to ARH.
The benefit to your Club is that the orders will be matched to the respective Rotary Clubs that have participated in this campaign, and ARH will record your Club’s share as part of your ARH fundraising this year.
Let’s look at an example. If your Club members and friends order 15 dozen bottles from this list, ARH will receive $450 (15 dozen X $30 / dozen), and ARH will record that $450 from your Club. That’s $450 that you don’t have to dig into your Club finances for or worry about how you will raise it. Last year 1 Club was credited with $930 as ARH fundraising by supporting that campaign.
With Christmas not that far away now, this is an ideal time to make your orders. The orders will close on Friday 29th October 2021, so please ensure that the completed orders are returned to me by email to john@jcampbell.com.au by that date. We expect that your orders will be available for pick-up on Monday 15th November.
I trust that you see the value of this offer to members and friends. This is a valuable way that we are helping you to help ARH and look forward to your support.
I take this opportunity to wish you and your Club great success in the 2021 - 22 Rotary year.
Yours in Rotary
PDG John Campbell
ARH Board Director for District 9510
Order forms will be made available to each member via email.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
16 September 2021- 9.30am
23 September 2021 - 7.15am
The Terrace Hotel
30 September 2021- 9.30am
Chairperson
Coffee Conversation
Fred Field
Coffee Conversation
Attendance
Di Lane
Attendance
White Picket Cafe
White Picket Cafe
Furniture/Hosting
Paul Ensor
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread run
John Wotherspoon 19/9
John Wotherspoon 26/9
Bruce McDonald 3/10
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; 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 to Bruce McDonald and empty bags to the next duty member, at the 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 have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
