This week we have a breakfast meeting on Thursday 27th February at 7.15 am at the Stamford Plaza Hotel. If you are unable to attend the meeting or will have guests attending, please email Fred Field at fieldfro9@adam.com.au or me at kmball@jelkamain.com or text me on 0402853929 by Wednesday lunchtime so that we can advise the Stamford Plaza about numbers attending.
We raised $1,130 for Club projects at our Superloop Adelaide 500 Car Race car parking fundraiser last weekend. Attendance at the event was reported to be quite low, down to levels not seen since the race started in 2003, and Burnside Council did not restrict parking on roads near the event as has been their practice. While we raised less money than in previous years, this is still a good fundraiser for the Club. Thanks to Di Lane for all your efforts in organising the event this year.
Last week, I attended the quarterly meeting of the Presidents of the Group 1 Adelaide City Clubs. Margie Steffens also attended the meeting. She introduced Club Presidents to the Community Outreach Dental Program located in Light Square in the city and raised awareness about the voluntary work carried out by dentists and dental students to assist Adelaide’s marginalised and vulnerable residents and the need for future funding for the program.
Upcoming meetings
Here are the meeting dates for the next two months:
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
27 February 2020
5 March 2020
12 March 2020
Chairperson
John Karan
Coffee
Don Tindale
Attendance
Rob McLennan
Conversation
John Campbell
Attendance
Christine De Goede
9.30 am
Julie Campbell
Furniture/Hosting
Kirsti Kankkunen
Phil Harding
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread Run
1/3 Bruce McDonald
& Liz Tilley
8/3 Bruce McDonald,
Andy & Christine
8/3 Bruce McDonald,
John Wotherspoon
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.
A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. "I welcome you into the family,” said the man.
“To show you how much we care for you, I am making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn the operation.”
The son-in-law interrupted. “I hate factories. I can’t stand the noise.”
“I see.” replied the father-in-law, “Well, then you’ll work in the office and take charge of some of the operations.”
“I hate office work,” said the son-in-law. “I can’t stand being stuck behind a desk.”
“Wait a minute,” said the father-in-law. “I just made you half owner of a money-making industry, but you don’t like factories, and won’t work in an office. What am I going to do with you?”
