Bulletin 16 RCoBS (Oct 18, 2020)

Club Activities

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Bulletin Week 16 2020-2021

Roster

Week	21-Oct	28-Oct	4-Nov	11-Nov
Speaker	Stephen Marantelli US Electoral System	Bendigo Cup Day?	Peter Grose Author Ten Rogues	District 1020 Scotland Zoom
Chair	Barb Mitchell	Meeting Cancelled	Maurice Woodburn	Stan Hendy

President Report

President Report 14 Oct

Greetings all,

Great to see a familiar face in PDG Bronwyn on Wednesday and she has not dropped the ball, still doing great work in the name of Rotary.

FORaMEAL food parcels At last we got feedback from the people that the parcels were targeted at. And they like then and want more. Thanks to John C & Graeme. The Karen community are the prime recipients and some to the Afghans. Thanks in advance to JCs brother who has offered to deliver a pallet to Bendigo. We have responsibilities to get a signed MOU and photographic evidence of delivery and consumption.

Thanks to Stew and the crew for the Creek cleanup.

Rotary events coming up:

Even though we have our normal Rotary on Oct 21, (Jim has a great speaker lined up see other items in the bulletin) the Goldfields Cluster are planning a Zoom meeting for all Rotarians in the eight clubs on Thursday evening Oct 22 at 6.45 pm. The DG will be part of the evening so please put it in the diary. We are going to give everyone the morning off, as we usually do, the next week on Bendigo Cup day 28 Oct.
The Cluster/Foundation log in

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87237414856 Meeting ID: 872 3741 4856 Passcode: 250361

Next Board meeting Tuesday 27^th Oct on Zoom at 5 pm. Items to John this week please.
28 Oct Business Leaders Breakfast – David Landgren. You need to book online for this event. There is no cost.

Things on my agenda.

More walking. End Polio Walk with Me. As I write this I am up to 43.2 km on my way to 75 km. Here was last Sunday walk around Queenscliff while visiting one granddaughter and watching ships come through the rip

Thank you Martin and Pat for your donations I just need a few more to stay ahead of ADG Ron.

Donate here https://www.rotarywalkwithus.org/s/222/223/e

Graph of the week OUCH!!!!!

Quote of the Week

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted - Aesop.

REMINDER – Please keep passing on those Random Acts of Kindness to Bruce – Shout out to JC this week.

Joke of the week: My thanks to Mark Knight and the HS for daily smiles.

Notices

Guest Speaker

Bronwyn Strephens

The guest speaker for the meeting was PDG, Bronwyn Stephens. Bronwyn reminisced about her previous visits to Bendigo when she was able to enjoy fellowship with club members over breakfast and a coffee. In recent times Bronwyn has been involved in a joint project with other Rotary Clubs and Community Groups to provide care packs for patients admitted to the Psychiatry Unit of the Alfred Hospital. Often homeless people and those admitted to the unit come with little more than what they are standing in. The care packs provide personal items which raise their spirits and send the message those others care.

The Alfred has around 1,200 admissions annually, 68% of these are involuntary admissions. Patients stay on average for seventeen days. The provision of personal care packs and in some cases sets of new clothing enable patients to have more of a homely experience that would otherwise be quite clinical. The care packs provide staff to reach out to newly admitted patients in a personal way which encourages connectedness and builds relationships. These factors have a critical bearing on the effectiveness of treatment.

Bronwyn doesn't see this project as continuing in its current form in the long run. It is very labour intensive and draws on the generosity of an already busy group of volunteers. She has commenced plans to approach corporate groups which might be prepared to take over the project. It was revealed during the meeting that Chemist Warehouse spends $124 million annually on advertising. It would seem this would be an ideal way to use some of that budget as a means of promotion and service. Bronwyn would welcome any support in trying to convince corporates of the benefits of this project.

It was a pleasure to reconnect with Bronwyn and to hear about this wonderful initiative. At the beginning of the meeting Stan quoted the Rotary ideal "One profits most who serves first." It is hard to imagine a Rotarian who embodies this ideal more than Bronwyn. We very much appreciate the time she committed to be with us and thank her for her most informative presentation.

Guest speaker for 7.30am Wednesday 21st October

Stephan Marantelli, author of Three Brothers: When George Washington and Edmund Barton Sat Down To Dinner

Talk outline

This year's US presidential election is guaranteed to be as rancorous as the last. And remember all the post-election acrimony

in 2016 about Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote, but Donald Trump winning the Electoral College vote?

So, how do Americans elect their president? Why did they invent this crazy Electoral College system and why do they

still use it? Is there any way to reform it?

About Stephen E. Marantelli

Stephen is a Melbourne-based barrister, speaker and author. His historical book

Three Brothers: When George Washington and Edmund Barton Sat Down To Dinner –

is a witty behind-the-scenes peek into the rough and tumble world of nation building as told by the first captains

of the American and Australian Ships of State. Stephen has a passion for America history, in particular the history of the presidency.

Oct 14, 2020

Bronwyn Stephens (Zoom)

Care Packs-Alfred Mental Health Unit

Oct 21, 2020

Stephen Marantelli

US Electoral System

Oct 28, 2020

Bendigo Cup Day

Meeting Cancelled

Nov 04, 2020

Peter Grose

Author of "Ten Rogues".

Nov 11, 2020

Members of District 1020 (Scotland)

Update- Members of Friendship Tour

Nov 18, 2020

Dorothy Gilmore

Rotary SAFE Families Program

Nov 25, 2020

David Grodski

The Wisdom of Wellness

Dec 02, 2020

Stewart Annan

Member Presentation

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Notices

Jokes

Club meetings

BENDIGO	BENDIGO SOUTH	EAGLEHAWK	KANGAROO FLAT	INNER WHEEL BENDIGO
Tues 12.45 for 1 pm Bendigo Club	Thurs 6 for 6.30 pm Stirling Room, Foundry	Wed 6.15 for 6.30 pm Cal Gully Mechanics Institute	Monday 6 for 6.30 pm Rotary Gateway Park	2nd Monday 6 for 6.30pm each Month Uniting Church Foyer Neale St

No Clubs are meeting except via Zoom