All Club members are invited to attend the Peace Pole Ceremony this Thursday (21 Sept) that our Club has donated to the Clovelly Park Primary School (where Erfan’s children attend). The ceremony starts at 9.00am at the school assembly but I advise you to go early as parking will be at a premium with parents dropping off their kids. Speaker will be the Principal Terena Pope, myself, Erfan and one of the Indonesian teachers Bu (Ms) Kate – as well as Erfan’s son Mowahid reciting part of a Peace Poem. The School has organised a Coffee Van to be present from 8am, they have invited parents and friends to come along to the Ceremony, and are putting on a morning tea for invited guests. Our Peace Pole has the words “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in four languages – English, Kaurna, Persian Dari, and Bahasa (Indonesian). If you can, please wear your branded Rotary polo shirts as the media have been invited and may be in attendance.
Just 10 days before Quiz Night fun and prizes! Get your $20pp tickets for Friday 29 September 6pm-10.00pm-ish through Humanitix (click HERE) for the event at Wyatt Hall, Pulteney Grammar School, 190 South Terrace, Adelaide. All proceeds to Timor Leste water projects. Feel free to dress up in a sport’s team theme and win a special prize for the best-dressed group.
The next Cuppa Conversation is Saturday 23 September at 10.00am – with a bush walk being held at Morialta Falls so that our migrant attendees can view our wonderful parks and chat along the way. Drivers have been organised by Rob and John W to collect our attendees including Barry Blakeborough (President of Walkerville Club) helping too, along with Area Governor Angela Ellis, I think. More details to follow.
Best wishes and have a wonderful week, Yvette.
If you wish to attend the Rotary Club of Adelaide’s Youth Focus Luncheon – featuring Katey Halliday, Rotaract’s Nic Egan and other former Rotaractors and Interactors – to be held in the Adelaide Oval’s Ian McLachlan Room on Wednesday 11 October 12.00noon for 12.30pm start (finishes 2.00pm). Cost $35. Book online at adelaiderotary.com.au through “Upcoming Events”.
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.
Do you have an interest in our young people (and potential future Club members) and their ideas and activities, and can spare 1.5 hours on a Monday evening every 3-4 months?
Alison (Youth & Vocation Committee) wishes to strengthen our Club’s relationship with Adelaide City Rotaract, and seeks the support of 3 other Club members. This is to form a rotating Attendance Roster so that one Rotary member attends one (only) of AC-Rotaract’s two general meetings per month, at the Astor Hotel, City. No pre-meeting preparation work is required.
Our attendance at AC Rotaract’s meet on 11/9/23 was clearly appreciated as strongly as our enjoyment of their reports and presentation.
To assist in this minimal time-commitment activity, email or SMS to Alison on jupcarls@gmail.com or 0410 304 282
How Much: $20 each or $200 for a table of 10 (not including any applicable fees)
Tickets are already on sale and you can secure tickets for yourself, friends, and family through the link HERE.
Tell me more: The quiz night will feature the usual favourites; a wine wall, games, Emmanuel as MC, and a raffle. There will be a special prize for the best-dressed table/group. Considering it is the grand final weekend the theme is 'a sport or sports team'. There is something for everyone, you don't have to answer questions to win a prize!
BYO food and drink/alcohol (we will have a tea and coffee station for gold coin donation). We will have card facilities on the night, however, please bring along some gold coins if possible to make the games run more smoothly.
How can you help: Apart from buying tickets, we would be very grateful for donations of wine to add to our wine wall. These will be wrapped up to keep the label a surprise and people will pay for a lucky dip-style chance at a bottle. In the past, this has been a very lucrative sideshow, so rest assured your donation will be impactful. We would also be grateful for donations suitable for a raffle. If you have any questions, please let me know by return email.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
21 September - 9am
Peace Pole Unveiling
28 September - 6pm
Kent Town Hotel
5 October - 9.30am
Clovelly Park Primary School,
Chairperson
1 Renown Place, Clovelly Park.
Fred Field
Coffee Conversation
Attendance
Details in President's Pen
Barry Grear
White Picket Café
Furniture/Hosting
Paul Ensor
Bottles/ cans
Fred Field
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Bread run
Rob McLennan (24/9)
Bruce McDonald (1/10)
Bruce McDonald (8/10)
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 Cumberland Arms Hotel, 205 Waymouth 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
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.
