Lovely to welcome back Sam Pons to our Rotary Meeting, Sam is back in Adelaide with his family however has been busy travelling weekly for work. We look forward to seeing Sam back when he is able to join us for meetings in the future.
Our guest speakers were Bruce and Wallace and the topic was “Life with a Guide Dog”. Wallace is Bruce’s second guide dog. His first dog, Keeley is now retired and also lives with them. Bruce pointed out that both guide dogs are different and both Wallace and Keeley get on well with each other. It costs $30K to train a guide dog and the training for guide dogs is the same all over the world. However there is no cost to the person that requires the guide dog and Bruce feels very privileged to have had 2 guide dogs. An assessor from Guide Dogs Australia comes out to check on the guide dogs every 6 – 12 months. Not every dog is successful in training though there is a 65% - 75% success rate.
Guide dogs help people to have a level of independence that they may not have without them. There are wait lists involved with getting a guide dog as it is important to match the dog to the handler. There are over 50 criteria used to match the dog to the handler. The training is very important and relies on the expertise of the guide dog instructors. The dog must be able to cope with whatever they come up against.
Guide Dogs Australia have also developed an Autism Assistance Dog program which helps families with children who have autism. This allows families to get to social interactions with more enjoyment. Whilst not every child with autism is suitable for an autism assistance dog, many who are cope much better with day to day activities with the dog in their lives.
We all enjoyed the talk very much thanks to Bruce and Wallace.
Just a reminder that there is no meeting this Thursday morning due to the film night.
1. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DISTRICT GOVERNOR NOMINEE
Call for nominations for the position of District Governor for 2018/19.
You may like to nominate, or you may like to suggest a fellow Rotarian from the District you feel has all the attributes and would make a fine District Governor.This important request requires your personal attention and action as soon as possible as nominations close on 31st March 2016.
(Two attachments are in the District Dispatch)
2. District Conference
Rotary District 9500 Conference 17th – 20th March 2016
To be held in the beautiful Barossa. All Conference Sessions at The Barossa Arts & Convention Centre
All donations are tax deductible. As this is a Disaster Relief Project, RAWCS will not charge the usual 3% for donations from individuals and corporations. ALL funds will therefore be used to provide aid. John Dare is the Project Manager and he is establishing an inter-District management team to ensure that funds donated are expended to achieve the maximum benefit for the people to whom they are directed.
5. ShelterBox - Display at WOMADelaide
In March, we are hosting a ShelterBox tent and display at the WOMADelaide music and arts festival held over four days from 11th to 14th of March in picturesque Botanic Park. Around 20,000 people visit the festival daily. This is a great opportunity to bring Rotary’s Humanitarian work to all of them. Volunteers are needed. Please contact Greg Love (District 9520 ShelterBox Representative) greg.love@adam.com or phone 041 240 517.
6. Rotary Club of Adelaide
Adelaide Oval (Ian McLachlan Room)-12.30 pm for a 1 pm start 2 pm conclusion - Wednesday 9 March to hear the Lieutenant Governor of South Australia Professor Brenda Wilson. Raising funds for Australian Rotary Health; Supporting a Rotary Club of Adelaide Indigenous Health Scholar – a young woman studying for her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Adelaide. Enquiries to Kay Dowling. kdo30083@bigpond.net.au
7. Rotary Club of Gawler Light
Come along and celebrate with The Rotary Club of Gawler Light at its 1000th meeting on the 2nd April - 7.00pm at the Hewett Centre, Kingfisher Drive, Hewett, Willaston. Further details from PDG Dick Milner - email: milner@adam.com.au
8. Woodstock Revisited, Sunday 3 April 2016
Rediscover the essence of Woodstock with an afternoon of fun and music in the park - Venue - Pinky Flat - War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide, SA 5006
Gates Open 10.30am-Music Starts 12 Noon. See flyer in the District Dispatch to book and for more information
9. Voice of Rotary
Broadcast on 1197AM RPH 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
8/3/16 - PP Robert Koehne (RC of Stirling)
"District 9520 Conference in Renmark"
15/3/16 - Rtn Cecilie Thanke-Cardwell (RC of Edwardstown)
"Starting a new Rotary Club at Seaford"
22/3/16 - Rtn Linda Sweeney (RC of Somerton Park)
"The Helping Hands Project"
29/3/16 - Rtn Alan Ferris (RC of Burnside - ex Brownhill Creek)
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
3 March 2016
10 March 2016
17 March 2016
Chairperson
Deborah Wotherspoon
John Campbell
Attendance
No Meeting
Bob Buckerfield
Terry Rodoni
Attendance
John Karran
Julie Campbell
Hosting
Carolyn Wigg
David Riggall
Furniture
John Wotherspoon
Angus Tuck
Furniture
Phil Harding
Barry Grear
Invocation
John Campbell
Deborah Wotherspoon
Bottles/cans
Dean Sullivan
Graham Smith
Rob McLennan
Rotaract roster
Not required
TBA
TBA
Church roster
TBA
TBA
TBA
Bread roster
TBA
TBA
TBA
Members' 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 apologies, please phone Dean Sullivan, Club Secretary 0409 514 022, or Bob Buckerfield on 8278 7615. Makeups count 13 days either side of each meeting.
Club Bank Account details: BSB 085-458, Account Number 20-505-9719
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.
There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget.
They went home and the old lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream. "You might want to write it down," she said. The husband said, "No, I can remember that you want a bowl of ice cream."
She then told her husband she wanted a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream. "Write it down," she told him, and again he said, "No, no, I can remember: you want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream."
Then the old lady said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. "Write it down," she told her husband and again he said, "No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top."
So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon. The old wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and asks, "Where's the toast."
