Date 10th August 2014 Volume 56 Issue 7 PO Box 95 Bright Vic. President: Bruce McDonald Ph. 03 5755 2395 District 9790 Secretary: John Martin Ph. 0417 532 645 Bookings and apologies by midday on the day of the meeting (03 5755 1833). President s Message It was good to welcome back Michelle Chalwell, Dee Hedley, and Patrick O Shea after their breaks in various places. Unfortunately we missed Geoff Hall and Andrew Moir who were on the sick list. And it was great to welcome two guests Steve Gilliver and Andrew Pook who had an enjoyable evening and will attend again. It was also good to see that fellowship continued after the meeting had concluded. ALL members are encouraged to introduce a guest to Rotary. Liz Cerini, a physiotherapist with Wodonga Health was our guest speaker and gave a thorough presentation on cardiac care and rehabilitation. Ray Borschmann presented Rotary Information. Last week Rob Moore, Terry Gibbons, and Patrick and Elaine O Shea packed equipment in the Rotary shed, and Patrick and Elaine then transported it to Melbourne for shipping. On Saturday Exchange Student, Minori joined John Martin and Dee at the sausage sizzle. Thanks to everyone. The slide will be transported to Bright at the end of August and will be stored in the shed until it is reinstalled. I am pleased to confirm that Syd Lewis has now accepted an Honorary membership. We hope to see Syd at the Club soon. Invitations to the Rotary Information and Membership Evening will be sent TODAY! So if you have invited someone you need to tell me ASAP so that all invitees receive a written invitation. All members are requested to be available NEXT SATURDAY morning to provide a focus on Rotary Week and distribute further invitations in the shopping centre and at the market in Howitt Park.
Light Up Rotary in 2014/15 Looking Ahead. Club Programs for August/ September August 14.Guest Speaker TBA August 21.Club Assembly, Presentation by Natalie Kelly and Lyn Sgambelloni, Board Meeting August 28.Rotary Information and Membership Evening September 4.. Sideshow Alley - Partners and Friends Night at Avalon House, Harrietville. September 10 District Governor s Meeting at Myrtleford Partners Night. (RSVP September 1, 2014 September 18 Youth Service Committee Presentation September 25 Footy Theme Guest Speaker and Fellowship Volunteers needed for Daffodil Day Friday August 22 telephone 1300 656 585 (see Observer July 16) Members of the Membership committee have generally received positive responses from the people that it has asked to the evening so think of someone who may be interested in attending and just ASK them! AND a reminder that we need ALL Rotarians to advertise the Evening throughout the Shopping Centre and Market on Saturday August 16, so please put that date in your diaries! Invitations will be sent out in the next few days to all those people who have shown an interest in our Club ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ Please note Jack Peacock is now resident at Westmont Nursing Home, 265 Baranduda Boulevard, Baranduda. His direct phone number is 02 6043 9894. BRIGHT ROTARY CLUB SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER JULY AUGUST 2014. SETUP by 9am CLOSE by 1pm (subject) to business Date Cook Server Cashier 9 August Andrew Dee Bruce Kilpatrick 16 August John Sue Michael/Stuart 23 August Rob Pony Club Ron 30 August Terry Michelle Dee IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO WORK YOUR SHIFT. PLEASE ARRANGE A SWAP WITH ANOTHER MEMBER ON THE ROSTER. ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~
Patrick with our guest speaker Liz Cerini, a physiotherapist with Wodonga Health, with a token of our ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ Attendance for Thursday 7 th August was 40+%. Those present were:- Sid Dalbosco Terry Gibbons Stuart Hargreaves Bob Lease John Martin Rob Moore Sue Manning Ray Borschmann Bruce McDonald Stephen Webb Fraser McNaught Patrick O Shea Dee Hedley Michelle Chalwell Minori ( Exchange Student) Apologies:- Graham Cocks Ela & Geoff Tually LOA:- Brian Edwards, Lindsay Jolley Geoff Hall & Andrew Moir are not well. Exempt from attendance:- Jack Peacock,. ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
SECRETARY S REPORT Date From Regarding 1/08/2014 Rotary 9790 Giving & Grants Newsletter 1/08/2014 Rotary 9790 World Polio Day 24th October 2014 1/08/2014 Lindsay Jolley GFE biographies of team 2/08/2014 Rotary 9790 RC Myrtleford Invite to 60th Dinner 27/9 2/08/2014 Rotary 9790 Please Update Your Data 3/08/2014 Rotary 9790 Updates to Secretaries manual 4/08/2014 Bright Autumn Festive Invitation to Meeting 4/08/2014 MDB Futures survey on sustainability and education 5/08/2014 Rotary 9790 Shelterbox Newsletter 5/08/2014 Rotary 9790 Shine on Awards 5/08/2014 Ross Walker Alfred 6 Hour ride 20/9/14 5/08/2014 Rotary 9790 Interplast News Letter 6/08/2014 Bright P12 College Request for Donation 6/08/2014 Australian Rotary Health Letter & Assessment Results Dannielle Gillespie ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ Didn t Happen, Not this Week ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ Re- Our program for the 4 th September at Avalon House in Harrietville Below please find a link for Rotarians to view the clip of Sideshow Alley. I hope it generates more interest & we get 40 people hopefully. We can fit 50 though. Payment arrangements it would be great to have tickets pre sold a week before so I know numbers but happy to take additional people on the night I know we locals leave it to the last moment. Let me know how interest is going as soon as convenient. Sideshow Alley at Avalon House Harrietville Thursday 4 Sept 8.30pm Pizza from 6-8pm Be amazed! Be entertained! The story of 4 intriguing characters unfolds against the colourful and exciting back drop of the Sideshow. http://vimeo.com/97026043 Sideshow Alley Show Reel Cheers Jen Jenny Packham FAM Events & Productions 58 Cobden Street Bright Vic 3741 Australia M: 0418 564 768 jpackham@famevents.com.au www.famevents.com.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
History of The Rotary Foundation Presented By Ray Borschmann At the 1917 convention, outgoing RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed to set up an endowment for the purpose of doing good in the world. In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International. Growth of the Foundation In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. Daddy Allen, later grew into Easter Seals. When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation. Evolution of Foundation programs 1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships. 1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants. 1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio. 1985: The PolioPlus program was launched to eradicate polio worldwide. Rotary, along with our partners, has reduced polio cases by 99 percent worldwide since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979. We are close to eradicating polio. Providing vitamin A supplements during polio National Immunization Days has averted an estimated 1.5 million childhood deaths since 1998 testimony to the "plus" in PolioPlus. 1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary Peace Fellowships. Each year, Rotary selects individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of our peace centres. These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship/field study expenses. Two types of peace fellowships are available. 2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world s greatest needs. The Rotary Foundation offers grants that support a wide variety of projects, scholarships, and training that Rotarians are doing around the world. Explore the grant types and find one that s right for your project. Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received contributions totalling more than $1 billion. That averages over $10miliion per year. The Great Depression and World War II both impeded the Foundation s growth, but the need for lasting world peace generated great postwar interest in its development. More than $70 million was donated in 2003-04 alone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Last minute news at time of distribution ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. With the bar in mind, I stopped off this evening to get some money from the hole in the wall: As I was taking the cash, a tramp came up to me and asked if I could spare any money. I said, If I were to give you any money, would you spend it on drink? ---He said, No sir. I said, Would you be spending it on cigarettes then? ---He said, No sir. --- I said, Would you be spending it on gambling then? --He said, No sir. - I said, If that is the case would you please come home with me, so I can show my wife, what can happen to somebody who doesn t smoke, drink or gamble.