In lieu of a morning meeting, last Thursday our club members plus friends were invited on a 4pm tour of the Adelaide Oval conducted by none other than our club secretary, Dean Sullivan. Donned in walking shoes we were guided through change rooms, media rooms, hospitality areas, various stands and did a virtual batsman’s walk onto the oval to the cheers of thousands of cricket fans. We walked down the football’s players race and also climbed up inside the heritage scoreboard and saw the myriad of pulleys and chains that enable this scoreboard to be operated. Dean provided many anecdotes and stories throughout the tour to bring the history of the Oval to life.
After the tour we adjourned to The Queen’s Head in North Adelaide for a meal, where we were joined by more members and partners. This provided a great opportunity to relive our own memories of times at the Oval while endlessly confusing waiting staff with our orders and movable seating arrangements.
Thank you to all who were able to attend and a special thank you to Dean Sullivan – who we will all want to sit next to at the Quiz Night if any questions are related to the Adelaide Oval.
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
There will be no Thursday Morning meeting on May 12th – this will be replaced by the 7pm Wednesday 11th May “Welcome to Adelaide Light Rotary” function at Royal Coach Hotel . All Rotarians will be expected to attend to welcome and meet invited guests.
The meeting of Thursday 12 May has been canceledand replaced by the Partners and Guests meeting on the Wednesday evening 11 May, 6.45 pm for 7.00 pm start at the Royal Coach Motor Inn.
This will be an Adelaide Light Rotary Club Showcase meeting with potential members attending.
Adelaide Light is renowned as the Friendly Club so members are required to show our guests what this really means.
Rotary Club project displays featuring Soles4Souls, Colombia project and the Rotary Foundation will feature together-with several financial presentations that are available due to our great fundraising efforts this year.
So remember, EVENING MEETING ON 11 MAY6.45 pm for 7.00 pm start
Book Early & Save for the Rotary International Convention Seoul 2016, 28th May – 1st June 2016, book online at www.riconvention.org
2. 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
26/4/16 - Jeremy Scott from New Zealand
"The Long Road from a Broken Heart - London to Auckland by Bike"
3. The Rotary Foundation Dinner - 14 May
Past RI President Bill Boyd and RI President Nominee Ian Riseley will join us at the Convention Centre, Riverbank Room, North Terrace, Adelaide.
District Governors Doug Layng and Dick Wilson invite you and your club members to book a table and join us for a night to support our Foundation. This event will sell out quickly so book now! (Flyer is in the District Dispatch)
4. Australian Rotary Health Luncheon
Tuesday 7th June Kooyonga Golf Club 6.30pm – 7.00pm start. Come and hear a presentation by Bob Aitken on behalf of Australian Rotary Health.
5. District Governor's Change Over
DGE John Pohl would like to extend an invitation to Rotarians and partners, and Friends of Rotary to attend the District Governor’s Changeover Brunch Sunday June 26th at 10.00 am for 10.30 am at the Glenelg Golf Club. Booking details are in the District Dispatch.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
21 April 2016
28 April 2016
5 May 2016
Chairperson
David Riggall
Graham Smith
David Rowe
Attendance
Fred Field
John Campbell
Deborah Wotherspoon
Attendance
John Wotherspoon
Angus Tuck
Bob Buckerfield
Hosting
Julie Campbell
Phil Harding
Barry Grear
Furniture
Di Lane
Don Tindale
Fred Field
Furniture
Bob Buckerfield
Terry Rodoni
Andrew Black
Invocation
Graham Smith
David Rowe
John Karran
Bottles/cans
Graham Smith
Fred Field
Rob McLennan
Rotaract roster
Not required
Not required
TBA
Bread roster
TBA
TBA
TBA
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 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.
A man died and went to The Judgment, they told him , “Before you meet with God, I should tell you — we’ve looked over your life, and to be honest you really didn’t do anything particularly good or bad. We’re not really sure what to do with you. Can you tell us anything you did that can help us make a decision?”
The newly arrived soul thought for a moment and replied, “Yeah, once I was driving along and came upon a person who was being harassed by a group of thugs. So I pulled over, got out a bat, and went up to the leader of the thugs. He was a big, muscular guy with a ring pierced through his lip.
Well, I tore the ring out of his lip, and told him he and his gang had better stop bothering this guy or they would have to deal with me!”
