This week we have a breakfast meeting on Thursday 12 September at 7.15am at the Stamford Plaza Hotel. If you are unable to attend the meeting please email me at kmball@jelkamain.com or text me on 0402853929 by Wednesday lunchtime so I can advise the Stamford Plaza about numbers attending.
We were all very sorry to hear at our meeting last Wednesday that Past-President Rob McLennan had fallen on holiday in Portugal and was in hospital having a hip replacement operation. We hope that he is out of hospital soon and that he and Sally can enjoy some holiday time while he recuperates.
Last Wednesday night we had a very successful discussion, led by Community Service Director, Julie Campbell, of possible Community Service projects that the Club can undertake during the 2019-20 Rotary year. Projects included volunteering to assist international students get to know Adelaide during their stay here, helping to prepare and cook a meal at Ronald McDonald House, participating in the ‘Share the Dignity’ program to assist women in need, and preparing new gardens for some of the Catherine House premises.
Jim Davies from the Rotary Club of Adelaide Parks has advised about the success of our partnership application for a District Grant to purchase equipment for the SA Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre. The maximum grant of $5000 was awarded. He commented that the collaboration and partnering involved was significant to the success of the application. I am hopeful that we will be able to continue partnering with other Clubs in this year of ‘Rotary Connects the World’.
Upcoming meetings
Here are the dates for our meetings for the next two months:
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
12 September 2019 (7.15am)
Stamford Plaza Hotel
19 September 2019
26 September 2019 (7.15am)
Stamford Plaza Hotel
Chairperson
Yvette Reade
Coffee
Margie Steffens
Attendance
Phil Harding
Conversation
Fred Field
Attendance
John Karran
9.30am
Don Tindale
Furniture/Hosting
Barry Grear
John Karran
Bottles/ cans
Dean Sullivan
Fred Field
Rotaract roster
16/9 TBA
23/9 TBA
30/9 TBA
Bread Run
15/9 TBA
22/9 TBA
29/9 TBA
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; 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. 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. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the General HavelockHotel in Hutt Street. 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 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.
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
