Sunny weather is expected for our ‘Spring Magic’ picnic in Botanic Park this Sunday! It’s a busy week ahead for Adelaide Light. Monday 11th BBQ at Bunnings, Fred’s Van on Wednesday, combined Rotaract dinner at the Astor on Thursday then our Sunday picnic.
I got together with Santhny over coffee at ‘Peter Rabbit’ last week to plan our Combined dinner (yes, they do have a rabbit). Apart from Rotarians and Rotaractors getting better acquainted, Kirsti has some End Trachoma work for us. If all goes to plan, there’ll be a team ironing labels on draw-string bags, then being filled with face hygiene items and maybe even a beanie for those cold inland nights.
Our Grange raffle is ticking over reasonably well but do think creatively about who you know that might either buy a book or even sell some for us! In weeks to come, we’ll find some well-trafficked locations and make times for RCAL teams to do some spirited selling. Four great prizes range from $1,100 wine to $100 cash with good chance of success and positive community benefits from the revenue.
The raffle offers low cost and good chances for prizes you may not otherwise see but meanwhile there’s abundant offers of keenly priced wine for sale out there. The Campbells are coming with great brands and prices raising funds for Australian Rotary Health. Adelaide City Rotaract has another offer to show you the wine and raise funds for the #PinkBox vending machine at Watto Purrunna, Port Adelaide.
If abstinence suits you better, then why not:
join us for a Coffee Conversation at White Picket Café @ 9:30am Thursday 21st
come to our Combined dinner Thursday 14th at the Astor, or
buy a Grange raffle ticket and hope for the cash prize (or sell the wine later),
pester Di for a Bunnings BBQ spot at our next occasion, or
complete our numbers at Rotary’s Polio Plus stand, 10am Rundle Mall 23 Oct.
Whatever you do, don’t forget our 28th October ‘Hat Day’ breakfast at Terrace Hotel. Julie eagerly awaits your colourful, hat-related story as we raise funds for Australian Rotary Health 🥳 💰
Based on the success last year, our District 9510 ARH Committeehas again organised awine offer which has many benefits. Our extensive list gives you and your friends access to quality branded wines that most likely you already purchase from an outlet, but through our order, the prices are heavily reduced.
The benefit to the purchasers is reduced price.
The benefit to ARH is that we will receive $30 per dozen on all orders from the merchant which will be on-sent to ARH.
The benefit to your Club is that the orders will be matched to the respective Rotary Clubs that have participated in this campaign, and ARH will record your Club’s share as part of your ARH fundraising this year.
Let’s look at an example. If your Club members and friends order 15 dozen bottles from this list, ARH will receive $450 (15 dozen X $30 / dozen), and ARH will record that $450 from your Club. That’s $450 that you don’t have to dig into your Club finances for or worry about how you will raise it. Last year 1 Club was credited with $930 as ARH fundraising by supporting that campaign.
With Christmas not that far away now, this is an ideal time to make your orders. The orders will close on Friday 29th October 2021, so please ensure that the completed orders are returned to me by email to john@jcampbell.com.au by that date. We expect that your orders will be available for pick-up on Monday 15th November.
I trust that you see the value of this offer to members and friends. This is a valuable way that we are helping you to help ARH and look forward to your support.
I take this opportunity to wish you and your Club great success in the 2021 - 22 Rotary year.
Yours in Rotary
PDG John Campbell
ARH Board Director for District 9510
Order forms have been made available to each member via email.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
14 October 2021- 6 for 6.15pm
Astor Hotel - Atrium Room
21 October 2021- 9.30am
28 October 2021- 7.15am
The Terrace Hotel
Chairperson
Angus Tuck
Coffee Conversation
Katrina Ball
Attendance
Yvette Reade
Attendance
Kirsti Kankkunen
White Picket Cafe
Fred Field
Furniture/Hosting
Rob McLennan
Bottles/ cans
Rob McLennan
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Bread run
Dean Sullivan 17/10
Liz Tilley 24/10
Liz Tilley 31/10
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 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 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.
