This Thursday’s meeting at the Croquet Club at 7.00am, we have invited District Governor 2024-25 Marie-louise (M-L) Lees to talk to us about Rotary’s plans for Regionalisation as part of Zone 8’s (Australia and Pacific Islands).
Regionalisation is about changing the existing structure of Rotary (ie removing District Governor reportage in two years) and exploring new ways to connect with other clubs in our district – or elsewhere – to enhance and further the connectivity of Rotary Clubs. M-L will explain what the options are prior to our Club having to vote for Zone 8 leaders by 29 October. Your opinion will be garnered by myself and the Board to see what best suits us as a Club.Currently, our Club is affiliated with 11 other Rotary and Rotaract Clubs in Adelaide and nearby suburbs.
Erfan’s brother Wahab and his family are on their way having obtained immigration cards and exit visas from Pakistan. They're expected to fly in on 17 October (although this may change) and a small delegation of members will be meeting them off the plane then allowing them settle into their new home.
Our Club has paid $12,000 for their airfares, which will be covered through future fundraising efforts. The other good news since the Board meeting is that Katey has managed to find them some temporary housing for three months, so they can move straight in when they arrive.
Our BBQ on Monday was very successful, and a few of our members helped the RC of Norwood last Friday to help cover their shifts. Many thanks to all the volunteers for both days.
See you on Thursday at the Croquet Club at 7.00am.
Complementing our recent Clare Riesling, we’re pleased to offer an excellent McLaren Vale Grenache that’s also half price at just $150.00 per case ($12.50/bottle).
Grenache is a McLaren Vale specialty, medium bodied and more complex than pinot noir - essentially an easy drinking summer substitute for shiraz, without its earthiness. This one from Hither & Yon is bright, juicy and lively with food - ideal in the warmer months ahead. You may detect wild strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, black cherry, stewed plums, some spicy cinnamon and black pepper. With time to breathe it comes across confidently on the first night and endures for the second.
Tasting notes attached and wine critic, Tony Love’s opinion follows:
Tony Love, In Daily February 2023:
"From the Leask brothers’ youngest Grenache vines at 13 years old, crafted into a youthful, fragrant, bistro style with 20% whole bunch influence in the winemaking that offers a subtle sappiness in the palate. While you are being seduced by its floral aromas and freshly squeezed plum and apple juiciness, you should pause for a mo, as it has plenty to offer in its textural game, lip-smacking and with an appealing spicy/peppery tannin profile in the palate and finish. Bistro, yes, and very food conscious as well – its own crew suggests pairing it with the vegetable and cheese pasty from the Willunga Bakery."
Give your fiends and family an excellent deal, while helping to fund our local and overseas Rotary service work. among other things, we’re building water supplies in Timor Lesté, rescuing Afghans fleeing the Taliban and making recent Oz migrants quickly feel welcome.
The wine is ready for collection, so please contact me or Rob by email or phone below to order it - each case of 12 is $150.
After the success of last year's Mitchell’s Riesling, we’re pleased to offer another excellent Clare Valley Riesling at a heavy discount… this time from Jim Barry.
This showcase Riesling is what the Clare does best from the Barry Family’s Lodge Hill vineyard. It’s an A-grade wine from a high quality Clare Valley producer - a superbly bracing, concentrated and limey Riesling we're able to sell for just $150.00 per case ($12.50/bottle… i.e. half price).
Lodge Hill was Wolta Wolta pastoral run from 1839. Jim Barry bought it in 1977 for The Lodge Hill Vineyard, convinced it would “produce some of the best Riesling in the Clare Valley.” At 480 metres above sea level in Clare Valley's Eastern Ranges, its grapes receive concentrated bursts of sunlight and cool nights that encourage slower ripening. This helps deliver beautiful natural acidity and citrus characters that ripen early because of the small crop it produces. Gentle pressing and a rapid move into the fermentation preserves the natural fruit flavours.
Essentially, it’s just a deliciously drinkable. So why not buy some and help others by funding our local and overseas Rotary service work, while giving your friends and family a very good deal. This fundraiser will help our Rotary Club build water supplies in Timor Lesté, rescue Afghans stranded in Pakistan as they flee the Taliban and also help recent migrants to Australia quickly feel welcome.
The wine is ready for collection, so please contact me or Rob by email or phone below to order it. Whilst our intention is to sell it by the dozen, half a dozen is an option at $75.00.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
5 October - 9.30am
12 October - 7.15am
Sth. Tce. Croquet Club
19 October - 9.30am
26 October -6pm Kent Town Hotel
Chairperson
Coffee Conversation
Angus Tuck
Coffee Conversation
Rob McLennan
Attendance
Di Lane
Katey Halliday
White Picket Café
White Picket Café
Furniture/Hosting
Elaine Reade
Bottles/ cans
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Fred Field
Rob McLannan
Bread run
Bruce McDonald (8/10)
Paul Ensor (15/10)
Paul Ensor (22/10)
John Wotherspoon (29/10)
Rotaract meeting
Alison Carter (9/10)
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 2nd and 4th Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the Astor Hotel, 437 Pulteney St. Adelaide. 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
Don Tindale, John Campbell, Julie Campbell, Paul Ensor, Paul Jupp, Margie Steffens, Richard Jarrett, Alison Carter, Di Lane, Fatemeh Zarei, Stuart Marshall, Carol Ganley, Kirsti Kankkunen
Present
12
Attendance
Club Guests
Apologies
13
Lina Perez (guest speaker)
Leave of Absence
2
Club visits etc
Absent
6
Other activities
Leave of Absence
Cans & Bottles this week
Alex Yepes, Maria Garces
Cans & Bottles YTD
$191.00
For apologies, please phone Rob McLennan 0430 930 067 or Club Secretary Di Lane 0418 806 140.
Club Bank Account details: BSB 085-458, Account Number 20-505-9719
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.
