Castello's Cucina, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton SA
President John Peacham 0431 618 359
Next Week - Dr Kerre Willsher, Rotary's Battle with Malaria
Last Meeting
Venue: Castello's Cucina, Living Choice
Guest Speaker: Greg McLeod
Guests: To be advised
Attendance: 31 members 10 guests
Opening
There wasn't meant to be a guest speaker for the evening, however, the Chair for the evening Greg McLeod stepped up to the plate with the longest Invocation experienced in my 33 years with the club. I truly believe it is the longest invocation ever delivered at any meeting, in any country, in the 120 year history of this organisation. It was replete with fine words about Rotary and Rotarians and set the tone for a memorable evening.
President Ken opened the meeting and proceeded immediately with his report for the year, and it is reported below verbatim.
"This was not my first time as President, Jerry and Briony took a long holiday at the start, I've inducted six new members, the Solomon Islands project was concluded and Trevor McGuirk, John Peacham and Fay Reid went there (Fay suffering an eye injury). The club completed the Circle of Trees, the Multiple Births Festival, the Police Officer of the Year Award, and lots of Barbecues. The club mourned the death of Pam Trimmer, has been given a trailer by Bendigo Bank, had a successful event at the Zoo with the Variety Club, done various vocational visits and run the successful music awards."
He then announced three new Paul Harris Fellowships. Paul Harris was the founder of Rotary in Chicago in 1905 and in 1955 Fellowships bearing his name were introduced. These were primarily to encourage donations to the Rotary Foundation of $1,000 (US). In Australia, clubs make these donations and then award the Fellowships to Rotarians and other members of the community in recognition of their service. This year, the very worthy recipients were Rhonda Hoare, Vivienne Wood and Brendan Kenny. They each gave a short address in appreciation of their recognition and were rewarded with a standing ovation.
Graham Beckett invited members and guests to join him in a toast to Rotary and Past District Governor Jerry Casburn responded.
Just prior to the serving of the meal President Ken inducted John Peacham as President for 2023/24 and the transfer of power was achieved without war or rancour.
After the induction President John addressed the club for the first time in his new capacity.
He started by thanking Past President Ken for his service to the club as President, and also to the fund raising effort with his management and attendance at almost every sausage sizzle. He was presented with his Past President's badge and a present in a box wrapped in red paper.
He then spoke of his attendance at the recent international Rotary gathering in Melbourne where the view that the world can't afford for Rotary not to exist. He said we all had a responsibility to ensure this did not happen, that everything changes and like all organisations Rotary and our club needs to adapt to the changing environment. But it must do so with purpose and from a solid base.
The solid base will be established by Patsy Beckett and Valerie Bonython documenting the current processes of the club so we won't be relying so much on muscle memory. The base will be solidified by updating the Bi Laws and Constitution of the Club and John will have then available for comment soon. The purpose will be established in a strategic plan he aims to have before the club within the next few months.
The plan will include engaging younger members from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and John is hoping to induct 10 new members during the year. The club will deliver on its programme of projects and he encouraged us all to be actively involved in being a force for good, by sharing our passion through collective effort. In this way we can ensure the future of Rotary and have fun along the way.
The International Theme "Create Hope in the World" was unveiled.
After the address he introduced the Board for 2023/24.
Secretary: Greg McLeod
Treasurer: Breton Judge
Past President: Ken Haynes (Ken will also take oversight of Fund Raising)
Jerry Casburn: Community (also taking full control of Carols at the Rotunda)
Paul Duke: Club Service (taking control of Stephen Baker and others who just do it)
Chris Davis: Vocational (also investigating TOTY Unley Teacher of the Year)
Rhonda Hoare: Youth
Graham Beckett: International
Position Vacant (nominations invited): President Elect
Spots
Chris Davis reported on progress in the Pride of Workmanship Awards. There are a recorn 140 nomination so there's a lot of sifting to do' The awards will be presented at Jack's 25th July.
Rhonda Hoare advised the Young Friends of Rotary are organising another film night to raise money for Shelter Boxes.
Rhonda also advised she had visited potential new member Robert Freak and admired his great garden. She is planning a working bee on 29th July and has asked members to come along.
Finale
There was no raffle this week and the action packed meeting including the gargantuan invocation was miraculously bought home at the promised time of 8.30. Well done to all!
Some Images from the Youth Music Awards
Rotary International News
North Carolina Rotarians help Ukraine refugee
By Dr. Patrick Curley, assistant governor District 7730, and past president and president-elect 2024-25, Rotary Club of The Friendship Knot
The Rotary Club of The Friendship Knot is an e-club in District 7730 and is unique in that its focus is the integration of Rotary International and World Scouting. All of the members of the club are registered Scouts. During one of our meetings, we learned about Scouts in Ukraine from Olha Dybkaliuk. It was a very emotional presentation and I felt that I needed to do something.
Kateryna, middle, with Nancy and Patrick Curley.
I learned about Welcome.US through an article in Rotary magazine. The nonpartisan national initiative was created in 2021 to inspire Americans to support those seeking refuge here and has been finding host families for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. I had been following the news about Ukraine for some time and felt there must be something I could do to help.
My wife and I are both retired teachers, and though we don’t have a lot of money, we have a couple of empty bedrooms. We also have access to plenty of resources through our involvement with Rotary International, Scouting, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and membership in several veterans’ associations as a former U.S. Marine.
We signed up on Welcome Connect, the online platform to connect sponsors with Ukrainians. After completing online training, we were connected with a number of Ukrainians through the platform. We ended up matching with Kateryna (Kate). She and her sister Daria were seeking to come over together as their mother did not want to leave their father, who is in the military. We corresponded and connected on Zoom and all agreed it might be a good match. My wife and I submitted the necessary forms to the U.S. government and then Kate submitted her forms, and several weeks later received authorization to travel.
Unfortunately, Daria was still awaiting her new Ukrainian passport, as her old one had expired. After waiting quite a while, and no sign of the new passport, the sisters made the tough decision to separate as Kate’s travel authorization was about to expire. Kate departed for the US, while Daria returned to her parents in Ukraine to wait for a passport.
Kate arrived in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on 27 May, after a few days in New York. She has done a great job of settling in here in eastern North Carolina, which is much quieter than her home of Odessa.
We spent the first week completing forms and promoting Welcome.US to church groups, Rotary clubs, TV stations, and a radio talk show. Kate speaks English very well and is really enjoying the welcome that she has received here.
The area Rotary clubs have embraced Kate and are stepping up to help her find the resources she will need. In a very short period of time, we have been able to secure a social security card, bank account, medical assistance and have visited the local colleges to discuss attending classes in the fall.
This has been an amazing experience for my wife and I. It’s been a pleasure to watch Kate move forward with her life and have so much appreciation for how my family and community have embraced her.
Coffee Chat at Impressa, Unley Shopping Centre
10.30 am on the first Friday of the month is good for a chat with Rotary friends and a caffeine fix - Next one is Friday 7 July 2023
Upcoming Meeting
Tuesday 27 June 2023 6 for 6.30pm Castello's Cucina, Living Choice
Event: Change Over Night (Partners Welcome)
Attendance and welcome: Valerie Bonython & Ross Burton
Apologies and Meeting Enquiries to: Secretary Greg McLeod on 0417 811 838 or email to secretary@unleyrotary.org.au
Venue Set-up Enquiries to: Bulletin Editor Stephen Baker on 0403 687 015
Saturday Thrift Shop Roster
Early Shift: 10.00am to 1.00pm Late Shift: 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Vera Holt & Rhonda Hoare
Week 4: 22 July 2023
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Jason Booth & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 5: 29 July 2023
Early: Bob Mullins & Wendy Andrews | Late: Virginia Cossid & Paul Duke
Rotarians, who are unable to attend as rostered, please arrange a swap or as a very last resort contact: Vivienne Wood 0408 819 630; e-mail: vwood@ozemail.com.au
Mitre 10 and Bunnings Barbeques
The Mitre 10 BBQs are the first and third Saturdays of each month. Morning shift 8.30am - 12 noon; afternoon shift 12.00 - 3.30pm, then clean-up.....next one is Saturday 8 July 2023.
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
We have been allocated the last Monday of each month.....next one is Monday 31 July 2023.
The Tale End.....
In honour of the Music Awards:
My dad owns 4 tents which he uses for camping
He uses all 4 at different times of the year, and each one is based on 1 of 4 different musical genres.
In spring he uses the jazz tent, in summer he uses the pop tent, in autumn he uses the classical tent….
But now is the winter of our disco tent.
When I was young, I thought rich people owned Bose music systems and the rest of us had Sony products.
Turns out those were just stereotypes.
what kind of music sinks to the bottom of the ocean
Heavy rock
I was confused when my printer started making music
Until I realized it was just the paper jamming.
There are two wind turbines in a field...
And one day, one asks, "What's your favourite kind of music?" "Well," says the other, "I'm a big metal fan."
What do you call it when a musical spider regrows a limb quickly?
Allegro.
Got into a taxi and the driver, guy about my age asked, “Do you mind if I put some music on?” I replied, “Not at all.” He said, “Kiss?” I rolled my eyes and replied...
“Let’s listen to the music first and see how we feel.”
What did all the Grateful Dead fans say when they ran out of dope?
This music really sucks.
I'm not a fan of elevator music.
It's bad on so many levels.
How do librarians organize their music collections?
Chicago in 1905 and in 1955 Fellowships bearing his name were introduced. These were primarily to encourage donations to the Rotary Foundation of $1,000 (US). In Australia, clubs make these donations and then award the Fellowships to Rotarians and other members of the community in recognition of their service. This year, the very worthy recipients were Rhonda Hoare, Vivienne Wood and Brendan Kenny. They each gave a short address in appreciation of their recognition and were rewarded with a standing ovation.
