Our Rotary/Rotaract Christmas Party/Croquet Challenge was a great success last Friday night. Good fellowship and great food – BBQ fare with lots of yummy salads - and a fun competition of croquet to win the coveted Silver Teapot Trophy was enjoyed by one and all. This year, the Teapot Trophy went to the Rotaractors in a 3:2 match game. Rotaract’s President Stef was handed the prize by Rotary President Yvette.
Barry and Rob
Yvette handing over the prized teapot to Stef
I’d like to thank Rob McLennan for his outstanding ordering of just the right amount of Christmas Trees and tree stands over the first 3 weekends of December – and the mass of volunteers who rocked up to sell them at Bunnings Kent Town each weekend. Our Club made over $5,300 profit towards our projects. Also, thanks to Di Lane for helping to organise the roster for both the tree selling and the Bunnings BBQs.
John Wotherspoon and Rob have also been selling large quantities of red and white wine – and lugging them from winery to their homes and then distributing them to their buyers. A great deal of work and handy funds into our coffers. Thanks, guys.
Thanks also to all our Directors and members for an outstanding 6 months of dedicated work this year in furthering our Rotary projects.
I wish every member and their extended families, Rotary friends, Cuppa Conversation attendees and everyone who reads our weekly newsletter a safe, happy and joyous Christmas/holiday season, and a safe, happy, healthy and fulfilling New Year and 2024!
Between Christmas and the first week after New Year’s, we take a couple of weeks break from our meetings. If you don’t have any last minute Christmas shopping to do, we’ll have one final Coffee Conversation at the White Picket Café this Thursday 21 December, and will meet again at the South Terrace Croquet Club for breakfast on Thursday 11 January.
Best wishes and have a wonderful break during Christmas and the festive season.
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.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
21 December - 9.30am
4 January 2024 - 9.30am
TBC
11 January 2024 - 7am - Sth Tce Croquet Club
Chairperson
Coffee Conversation
Coffee Conversation
Yvette Reade
Attendance
Di Lane
White Picket Café
White Picket Café
Furniture/Hosting
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread run
TBA
TBA
TBA
Rotaract meeting
Nil
Alison Carter (8/1 TBC)
Nil
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
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.
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