Castello's Cucina, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton SA
President John Peacham 0431 618 359
Next Week We Are Into BlazeAid
Last Meeting
Venue: Castello's Cucina, Living Choice
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Davis
Guests: Jill Hill plus Rob's assistants Eucabeth Mokaya and Caroline Palacios
Attendance: 22 members 4 guests
Opening
Heather Kilsby, who dropped in to say hello, was dragooned by President John for the invocation...... which was about ocker behavior in the form of having a coldiie at the pub, digesting vegemite, and scoffing tim tams.....with an underlying theme of true blue and fair go for all.
President John welcomed the speaker and Heather Kilsby, over here from Tassie for the warmth (or was it to visit her sister?). He announced takings from the Thrift Shop of over $1400 last week and $6000+ for September. The funeral of Oleh Bilyk was well attended by about 200 people including Rotarians from other clubs and Greg, Jerry, Stephen and himself. The working bee at RARE (Rotary Australia Repurposing Equipment [DIK]) is on Sunday 19 November.
Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Davis - Supporting ROMAC [Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children]
Paul Duke introduced Elizabeth Davis - Central Region Chair ROMAC. Elizabeth has more than 35 years held managerial roles within the health, scientific, arts and disability sectors. Senior management roles with the Leukaemia Foundation, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation and Country Fire Service Foundation plus consultancies through Human Foundations which she established has provided expertise within both the corporate and ‘for purpose’ sectors. Today she consults to the not for profit sector in the areas of governance, philanthropy and fundraising. Elizabeth has a Degree in Management (Marketing) and CFRE certification. She has worked with national bodies with board roles for the Funding Raising Institute of Australia and the Rotary Club of Adelaide. Today she continues roles on national and state board including Community Business Bureau (CBB), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO), and Rotary Club of Adelaide – Charitable Fund Trust. Elizabeth was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow for service to the community by the Rotary Club of Adelaide in 2009 followed by a sapphire Paul Harris Fellow in 2020.
Elizabeth thanked our club for delivering Paul and Brendan to ROMAC Central Region......great support.
ROMAC was established 33 years ago to undertake special medical projects and is run by volunteers from Australia and New Zealand. It was Barrie Cooper who bought the first patient suffering burns from Fiji to Australia.....this was the beginning. Elizabeth's aim is to be able to help a child from each village in Oceania and thereby create goodwill and a lasting Australian legacy. ROMAC treats babies through to teenagers. Most recently a young man with a fused hand from a landmine explosion was treated successfully. This year 40 children (with their carers) will be brought in from the islands for life saving/life changing surgery. Since inception ROMAC has been able to create a normal life for 537 children. They have been given hope, dignity and the best of medical treatment. But it is not all good news with 2 children dying before they could arrive.
The assessment process is very strict. It requires identification/revue of needy cases by skilled practitioners, proper checks on family circumstances to avoid rorts, and a professional approach, again by skilled practitioners such as pediatricians, to gauge the probability of success, followed by a priority listing. Where the requirement for the operation can be met within country, this is undertaken, often with Australian surgical volunteers. An MOU has been signed with the Women's and Children's Hospital in SA which enables the free treatment of 4 patients per year. This year at the top end there is cranio facial surgery (normally costing $35,000) being undertaken by Dr Mark Moore and 3 other less expensive ($5k each) operations being conducted. Paul Duke announced that .3 patients will be arriving very shortly:
Stanric from the Solomons suffering scoliosis.
Dulcie aged 14 from Vanuatu who has a massive jaw tumor requiring a complete jaw reconstruction.
Archie aged 11 from Mt Hagen in PNG whose jaw needs to be released as it allows only a miniscule mouth entry point.
ROMAC has a range of needs:
A strong fundraising capacity - Elizabeth is delighted we are providing 2 tables for the Quiz afternoon.
Rotary insurance cover requires 2 clubs to commit to helping the patient and carer.
Patients and carers away from home are often traumatised. We need to have members ready to maintain constant contact with both. It is a rewarding experience!
Specialists like Mark and Paul capable of identifying the best cases to treat.
Patients are sent home as soon as they are deemed safe to travel. Ronald McDonald provides accommodation for carers at a cost of $40 per day.....wonderful help.
Elizabeth was applauded for her address.
SPOTS
Jerry Casburn reported that he had received an enthusiastic THANK YOU email from the Variety Club for our successful cremation with RC Campbelltown of 1000 snags at the zoo for the older kids in need. They may be seeking more help. The cost was $800. Last call for those who would wish to enjoy a trip to Calperum with the furniture and beds.....advise Jerry soonest.
Graham Beckett managed to fill the second table at the ROMAC quiz on October 29 with the addition of Christina and Kate. A registration form for the fabulous Redex car trial (otherwise known as the Baker benefit) is being circulated.
David Middleton was overjoyed that he walked his granddaughter down the aisle and gave her away on the weekend .....'really loverly' said David. This union had spanned 14 years before matrimony......there is still hope for the Prez!
Finale
Jill Hill won the filthy lucre and Geoff the chocolates.........what can one say except blame the drawer of the tickets!
Christina offered to help with the greeting next week..
The meeting finished benignly (again) at 7.48 pm...........we're on a roll!
By Amélie Perfetti, Rotary Club of Saint-Dizier, France
Amélie Perfetti, Kevin Faure, and Christophe Terrand during one stage of the climb.
Afew years ago, two members of Rotaract from Paris, France, launched the Climbing Like Ibrahim project. Mini and Rachid had a friend in common, Ibrahim, a polio survivor, who always used to say that for him, going to school was like climbing mountains every day.
They set about challenging themselves to climb mountains for Ibrahim to raise funds for ending polio, so that no more children would have to “climb mountains” to go to school. They began by climbing Mont Blanc, in the French Alps. Since then, several other efforts have included an ascent of Kilimanjaro, the Inca route in Peru, the crossing of Corsica via the GR20 and the tour of Queyras in the Hautes Alpes.
For this sixth effort, those of us involved in planning this edition of the climb wanted to do something more engaging, but above all we wanted to open this project up to the public. Climbing Like Ibrahim is a fundraiser, but it is also about telling our communities about polio, about the need for immunizations, and about the work Rotary is doing.
With the project team, we decided to cross the Pyrenees, and as a relay: a first!
The Pyrenees and its GR10 in numbers:
922 kilometers (570 miles) of marked trails crossing France from Hendaye to Banyuls
55,000 meters (180,000 feet) of elevation change
55 days of walking on average
355 hours of walking time on average
We divided the distance into18 stages. Each stage is a different number of days, distances, and difficulty levels so as to appeal to people of as many abilities as possible. We had more than 40 walkers, including members of Rotaract and Rotary, club presidents, district governors, and some nonmembers. It involved 53 days of walking or running between 1 July and 22 August 2023. Walkers came from two countries, 10 districts, and 15 Rotary clubs.
We publicized our efforts in advance through videos as well as sharing photos every day the walk was underway. At the end of each stage, we shared a summary video. A video is currently being produced that can be shown by clubs and districts at their meetings and conferences.
We set an ambitious target of €20,000, the same as last year’s. To date, we’ve raised €14,000 but we are still collecting. We have until the end of December to reach our goal. We are planning even more communication and will be auctioning off the flag we carried throughout the adventure.
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Vera Holt & Rhonda Hoare
Week 4: 28 October 2023
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Jason Booth & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 5:
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 21 October 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 30 October 2023.
The Tale End.....
Successful research
"Bless me Father for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl"
"Is that you, little Joey Pagano?"' the Priest asks. "And who was the girl your were with"
" I can't tell you as it would ruin her reputation"
"Well Joey, I will find out sooner or later, was it Tina Minetti?"
"I cannot say."
"Was it Theresa Mazzarelli?"
"I will never tell"
"Was it Cathy Piriano?"
"My lips are sealed."
"Was it Rosa DiAngelo?"
"Sorry Father, I cannot tell."
The Priest sighs in frustration and says, " You're very tight lipped and I admire that, but you have sinned. You cannot be an altar boy for 4 months. Now go and behave yourself."
Joey walks back to the pew and his mate Franco slides across. "What did you get?"
'Four months' vacation and 4 good leads", says Joey.
Computer literacy
I was having trouble with my computer. So, I called Eric, the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I asked him, " What was wrong?"
He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error."
Eric grinned...."Have you never heard of an ID ten T error before?"
"Write it down and I think you will figure it out."
ROMAC has a range of needs:
