I hope that you all had a lovely weekend and managed to partake of some of the many activities in Adelaide.
Last week we had a planning meeting and covered many issues. We have tentatively set Dec 17th for our Christmas party and Nov 26th for ur AGM so please keep those dates in your diaries, more details soon.
We realised that we probably have too many project ideas and need to consolidate into a few projects, especially with the excellent fundraising bbq activities that Terry is organising every weekend. We will contact Adelaide High School to see if there are any mutually beneficial projects to work on. This week is a Group 1 President's meeting and we will discuss the possibility of working together on a Catherine House project. We spoke about the possibility of having an evening meeting once every 2 months (with partners) and will explore this. Ideas for vocational visits include Adelaide Oval (with super tour guide Dean) and the SA Police Academy at Taoeroo.
This week I am interstate and Andrew Black will be in the President's chair.
Please note that the 2015 Rotary Roundtable will be on Sunday November 15 from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. Venue to be advised. Learn more about Membership Recruitment and Engagement, Using the Rotary Brand for Success, Ideas for Setting Up an International Project, Youth Matters, the New Protection Policy and so much more. DG Doug encourages all members to attend. PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY. Booking information coming soon.
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
High Tea at the Carousel - 1.30pm for a 2pm start – 4.30 pm, Saturday 7 November 2015. $45 per person.
4. Hills Hoist "The Big Hang Out"
14 November Elder Park 11am to 3pm Approximate
The RC of Adelaide has invited Regency Park Rotary to pull aspects of this event together. We are to arrange for eight (8) BBQ Units to serve a provided Sausage Sizzle. It will be to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the iconic Hills Hoist Products and Woolworths. The aim of the event is to capture some of the 350,000 Credit Union Pageant spectators and to raise some Rotary Funds and Raise funds for the Woolworths selected charity –The Avner Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.If your club is interested can assist with BBQ trailers and personnel to help, please contact LesDennis lesdennis@bigpond.com
5. The 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
10/11/15 - PP Rod Carey (RC of St Peters)
"Rotary on Linde"
17/11/15 - PP Don Plowman (RC of Burnside)
"Rotary Projects & the Community - a Long Term view"
24/11/15 - Bob Schahinger
"Sailing for the Disabled"
6. Rotary World Expo District Conference
Clubs may wish to have a ‘Poster Display’ with photographs of their projects and events at next year’s District Conference in the Barossa. Displays will have wall space around the foyer. Please complete the application giving information requested.
Enquiries to Les Dennis (lesdennis@bigpond.com) Phone: 0408-813-966 or send to Les at PO Box 147 COLLINSWOOD SA 5081
7. RI Convention
Book Early & Save for the Rotary International Convention Seoul 2016, 28th May – 1st June 2016, book online at www.riconvention.org
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
5 November 2015
12 November 2015
19 November 2015
Chairperson
Joe Morelli
David Riggall
Graham Smith
Attendance
John Campbell
Deborah Wotherspoon
Chris Dibden
Attendance
Richard Jarrett
John Wotherspoon
Angus Tuck
Hosting
John Karran
Kym Pedler
Phil Harding
Furniture
Katina Jones
Fred Field
John Campbell
Furniture
David Rowe
John Karran
Kym Pedler
Invocation
Graham Smith
Di Casey
David Rowe
Bottles/cans
Graham Smith
Fred Field
Rob McLennan
Rotaract roster
9/11 John & Julie Campbell
Not required
Dean & Pam Sullivan
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.
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
Whose cruel idea was it to put an "s" in the word "lisp"?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that, no matter what colour bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people run over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it and then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
How do those dead bugs get into the enclosed light fixtures?
Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?
Why, in winter, do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
