Bulletin 43 RCoBS (May 27, 2019)

Club Activities

Bulletin Week 44

Week	29-May	5-Jun	12-Jun	19-Jun
Location	The Ranch	Bridge Hotel	TBA?	Bridge Hotel
	07:00 for 07:30	07:00 for 07:30		07:00 for 07:30
Speaker	Patti Cotton & Ray Carrington California Gully	Michael Christian Christians Bus Company	Bendigo Toyota Workplace Visit	Ian Johnson Job talk
Chair	Knitting Project	Doug Lougoon	Rob Rosaia	Gerard House
Welcome	Update	Glenn Maloney	Judy Miatke	Geoff Michell
Set up	Breakfast	Martin Ruffell	Adrian Schoo	Pat Sheehan
Set up		Maurice Woodburn	Paul Kirkpatrick	Barb Mitchell

President’s report

Reminders for the following;

RANCH visit May 29^th
RecLink BBQ lunch, Wednesday May 29^th at Cal Gully 12.30pm Bendigo Victory play CoHealth Kensington. The next games are July 10 and August 21.
Bendigo Toyota Vocational visit June 12^th at the reception room at Epsom, 7.00 for 7.30am

Thank You

Many thanks to George, for the organisation of surplus school uniforms and associated clothing for Donations in Kind (DIK) from Wayne Hedrick. Wayne also kindly donated two sewing machines (one for home and one industrial/commercial). I have given these to the Afghani refugee ladies sewing group and an Afghani man who was a tailor in his home country and now would like to set up his own business.

Jamshod Dinner

Thanks to Adrian, Paul and Rob for attending the dinner on Sunday night. As expected this was a real feast after Ramadan, however the little green chillies did catch some of us by surprise (Rob did enjoy the hot and fiery blast). We had a long and enlightening series of conversations, ranging from football to politics.

From the Board

Board report of distribution of funds raised;

Lightning Reef P S Passions and Pathways-$10,000
Lightning Reef P S Winter clothing-$3,500
Lightning Reef PS Monthly BBQ and Sandwich lunch program $2,500
Rotary Foundation, Annual giving-$5,000
Fight Cancer Foundation-Rotary House -$5,000
Girton Grammar student’s Thailand Cambodia Relief project $2,000
Winter Homelessness Project-$2,000
RecLink BBQ support $500
Futsal team and Family Dinner $1,000
RSL Veterans support-$5,000 (Hindsight donation)

Director’s reports

Judy reminded members to register and pay for the changeover lunch on July 7

Cathie reported that the 4F night is transferred to support the Bendigo Volunteer Resources film night at the Star cinema on May 23^rd. Pay at the box office.

Guest Speaker

Our guest for the morning was Helen Yorston, Manager of the Bendigo Volunteer Resources Centre (BVRC). Helen has been in this role for 17years with the last 5 years now located in the Bendigo Library.

Given that it was National Volunteers Week, it was appropriate that Helen provided us with a great update on what is happening locally.

The organisation receives $65,000 from the Federal government and $25,000 for the City of Greater Bendigo as well as other sources of support E.g., RCoBS, fund raisers, movie nights, morning teas, etc

As members of both the State (Volunteers Vic) and Federal (Volunteering Australia), the Bendigo group is one of 50 across the nation.

The BVRC encourages volunteers into a diverse range of activities, including social and cultural. They assist to connect people in the community, including the retirees, new residents, schools and culturally and linguistically diverse newcomers.

For volunteers to become engaged and to support a community organisation there must be best practice, meaningful activities and be safe for all concerned. There are many stories to share of resilience, caring and sharing and positive engagement for those who become involved.

There must be the right volunteer for the right opportunity and the aim is to build a vibrant and resourceful community through volunteering.

With a newly established volunteer portal, you can register online. This will then provide you with a digital record of your volunteering which can be a valuable asset for future employment, especially for the young.

There will be a Volunteers Expo, Win-Win, in Activity Room 1, 10.00 am on June 4^th at the Bendigo Library.

As expected from a volunteer based organisation like Rotary, there were many questions. Thanks Helen for an opportune information session on Volunteering and those programs facilitated in the community we all live in.

Graeme

Notices

Industry Visit California Gully Mechanics Institute (The Ranch)

Wednesday May 29th

7.00 am for 7.30 am Start

Our meeting of Wednesday May 29^th will be an Industry Visit to The Ranch to hear updates about the knitting project. The address is 8-12 School Street, California Gully. We will meet over breakfast at the usual meeting time 7 AM for 7.30 AM and have the opportunity to look over the facility.

Peppergreen Farm Catering will provide breakfast. There will be a choice of an egg and bacon roll or a fruit cup with muesli. Tea/coffee and orange juice will be available. The cost of breakfast is $10.

Jim Rolfe John Harkin

0407554263 0409957000

BOOKINGS can now be made for next years BARHAM Weekend.

April 17th, 18th and 19th

Where: Barham Caravan & Tourist Park

Accommodation: Caravan & Tent sites, Cabins.

Bookings 54532553 and say you are with RCOBS for the booking.

Good afternoon Graeme,
I write to thank the Rotary Club of Bendigo Sandhurst for the 2 sewing machines and the pram your club donated to our refugee community today. The support of your club is very much appreciated.
Can you please pass on our thanks to your members for this donation and the support you have already provided?
Warm regards,
Kaye

Kaye Graves|Team Manager Cultural Diversity and Relationships| Bendigo Community Health Services

4 F evening at Brougham Arms

May 23, 2019 6:00 PM

May 29, 2019

Industry Meeting-Cal. Gully Mechanics Institute

The Knitting Project

Jun 05, 2019

Michael Christian

Manager Christian's Bus Company, Bendigo

Jun 12, 2019 7:00 AM

TBA

Bendigo Toyota (Workplace Visit)

Jun 19, 2019

Ian Johnson

Member Presentation

Jun 26, 2019

Rick Flood

CFA and Commonwealth cycling gold medallist

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Notices

In Trondheim, Norway. Some one has to do it

In Judaberg

FACTOIDS

Amazing Facts (I have been given a new book. Qi 1,342 facts to leave you flabbergasted)

Page 27

Reducing the price of Pizza in France from $8 to $7.99 increases sales by 15%.

Pizza sales in Colorado shot up after the Government legalised marjuana.

In 1935, the mayor of New York banned the sale of artichokes to ruin a Mafia boss.

In 2010 the Great Sprout Drought increased the price per pound of Brussels Sprouts in Britain almost to that of a turkey.

Page 28 next week.......

Club meetings

BENDIGO	BENDIGO SOUTH	BENDIGO STRATHDALE.	EAGLEHAWK	KANGAROO/FLAT
Tues 12.45 for 1 pm Bendigo Club	Thurs 6 for 6.30 pm Stirling Room, Foundry	Tues 6.00 for 6.30 pm Bendigo Club	Wed 6.15 for 6.30 pm Cal Gully Mechanics Institute	Monday 6 for 6.30 pm Rotary Gateway Park