Rotary visitors: DG Kim Harvey, AG Di Clements (Norwood); Honorary members Honourable David Pisoni MP and David Payne
Guests: Beverley Baker, Jane Coward, Paul Duke, Ros Elms, Graham Ey, Brenton Judge, Bronwyn Kenny, Graeme Kewen, Vivienne Liddle, Maria Mills, Margaret Payne, Linda Sellers, Richard Taylor
President Trevor inducted Brenton Judge into the club, and has undertaken to be Brenton's mentor. Brenton was assigned to the Youth and Vocational Committee and has the vocational designation of Business Consulting. Brenton was enthusiastically welcomed into the club.
[Trevor was looking very pleased with himself having inducted 8 new members during his presidential year, equally Heather Kilsby's earlier credible effort]
Paul Harris Awards
Trevor presented the following awards:
- Paul Harris Fellows to Patsy Beckett and Valerie Bonython for their commitment to the club including organisation of the Pink Ribbon fundraiser, car trial and barbecue involvement.....the two Graham's have been of great assistance
- PH Sapphire Pin and Noble Prize to Pam Trimmer (in absentia due to an operation) for her work as Treasurer and management of the Thrift Shop
- PH Sapphire Pin to Greg McLeod for his secretarial support over the past 4 years
- PH Sapphire Pin to Dennis Liddle for his convening of the Carols at the Rotunda, scouting leadership and Scout Jamboree organisation at Woodhouse, and other good deeds
DG Kim Harvey, PHFs Patsy and Valerie with Trevor above, Greg and Dennis below
Trevor also thanked Ken Haines, Jerry Casburn and Stephen Baker for their efforts.
President's Report
With tears in his eyes (undoubtedly relief) Trevor reflected on a year of great activity. But some of his stated aims at inauguration remain to be met, the most important being greater interaction of our club with youth....he will continue to pursue this. Next Tuesday he is off to Peru to finalise the medical services component of the Cusco project, to procure the much awaited bus and to further the school renovation. He paid tribute to all his Board members and particularly the service directors:
- under Robyn Carnachan's leadership, the Community Service committee had involved itself in cancer screening for Aboriginal women on the West Coast, Pink Ribbon, Carols, disabled assistance programs and a whole lot more
- under Denis Liddle's leadership, the International Service committee provided support for the Cusco bus, disaster relief in Indonesia (in concert with the Salvos), Days for Girls and a range of other projects in Cambodia (through the stewardship of John Peacham), East Timor and Solomon Islands
- under Leonie Kewen's leadership, the Youth and Vocational Service committee had nailed the GSE visit, POOTY, RYPEN, RYLA, NYSF, Health of the River, Pride of Work and contributed to a several other youth programs like Operation Flinders, F1 and Fish Tank.
Trevor also commended the work of Pam Trimmer as Treasurer and manager of the Thrift Shop and Jerry with membership.
Ed Note: It has been a stand-out year for projects, and a host of accomplishments, with indefatigable Trevor at the helm......unlikely to be repeated given the return to more modest budgets....phew!
Trevor presented incoming President Jason Booth with the Presidential collar.....to be worn on the night and then buried for the rest of the year.
Incoming President Jason Booth
Jason explained that he had a challenging year ahead with his young family, and on the work front.....he needs all the help that we can provide. Sorel will be his right hand. The main emphasis this forthcoming year will be on connecting more effectively with the local community of Unley...be more visible...build and nurture our membership base.
He presented the incoming Board of Sorel Coward, Trevor McGuirk, Leonie Kewen, Robyn Carnachan, and Dennis Liddle. Missing were Vera Holt (overseas), Heather Kilsby (Tasmania) and Pam Trimmer(hospital). Cheers all round!
Jason then proposed a toast to the Rotary Club of Unley.
Bob Mills informed Jason that his name had been added to the 100 year honor roll, and presented him with a wooden plaque made decades ago from coffin offcuts.....wow, never knew that!
Finale
The raffle prizes donated by Jason came from Nepal......winners were Trevor, Valerie, Paul Duke and fittingly Beverley Baker.
A tribute to all that the chock full proceedings were completed in record time and the meeting closed at 8.40pm......David Middleton looked very pleased.
Another pleasant moment in the history of our club.
ROGUES GALLERY
If anyone should question the quality of the photos.....you are entitled. My box brownie is unhappy with shades of light and dark. All photos except the main table below had to be put through the Icarus filter......and you know what happened to Icarus!
Upcoming free event being sponsored by the City of Unley on Friday 28 June
Waverton Hub from NSW is presenting
Rotary News
Rotary and heavy metal
By Felix Heintz, founder and chair of the Rotarian Metalhead Fellowship, with Manouchehr Shamsrizi, co-founder and the fellowship’s director of partnerships
The Rotarian Metalhead Fellowship booth in the House of Friendship, 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany.
What do Rotary and heavy metal music have in common? The similarities may surprise you.
Every year, a special event takes place in Northern Germany where 100,000 heavy metal enthusiasts from all over the world gather. Jörg Scheller of the Zurich University of the Arts, who not only holds a doctorate in cultural studies but is also part of a heavy metal band, has summarized this community as “a hybrid, multi-ethnic and globalized fairground for all shades of color, mentality and gender,” and “a playing field of complex identities.”
At Rotary, friendship is the rock on which our organization was built, and tolerance holds it together, as Paul Harris once noted. This is an excellent match with heavy metal, which, as Scheller observes, “has crossed ideologies, political borders, and national borders in recent decades.”
Last year, during the Wacken Open Air festival, several of us met up with other Rotary members and started our successful effort to pilot a Rotary Fellowship with 23 participating members. The Rotarian Metalhead Fellowship was recently approved by Rotary International as one of 81 Rotary Fellowships. Through this fellowship, we will bring together all the metalheads within the Family of Rotary to serve Rotary’s goals through music and for music – and we already started at this year’s Rotary International Convention in Hamburg!
In addition to enjoying a common musical style, the fellowship will provide financial support to The Rotary Foundation with our surplus membership fees, as well as support the Wacken Foundation which promotes young metal talents around the world.
Our strong conviction is that not only was friendship the rock on which Rotary was built, but also rock – and its loudest possible style, heavy metal – music can build the friendship we are looking for.
June is Fellowships Month in Rotary. Learn more about joining or starting a Rotary Fellowship.
Editor's comment...….tis a bit different.....hope all have been supplied with effective ear plugs!
Tuesday 2 July 2019 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Event: Committee priorities & fund raising
Chair: Bob Mills | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: David Middleton & Bob Mullins
Tuesday 9 July 2019 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Event: Forward planning with finger food
Chair: Bob Mills | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: David Middleton & Bob Mullins
Tuesday 16 July 2019 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Guest Speakers: Adam Hooper & Dana O'Brien Toc H
Chair: Bob Mills | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: Rajat Nagpal & John Peacham
Apologies to: Sorel Coward by e-mail sorel@sorelcoward.com.au or 0408 406 558
Meeting Enquiries to: Secretary Greg McLeod on 0417 811 838 or email to unley.secretary@rotaryclub.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
Week 1: 6 July 2019
Early: Vera Holt & Wendy Andrews (Jerry Casburn) | Late: Robyn Carnachan & Rachel Harding
Week 2: 13 July 2019
Early: Greg Mcleod & Chad Leader | Late: Wendy Andrews & Heather Kilsby
Week 3: 20 July 2019
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Pam Trimmer & Ken Haines
Week 4: 26 July 2019
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Rhonda Hoare & Jason Booth
Week 5: 29 June 2019
Early: Stephen Baker (Bob Mullins) & Wendy Andrews | Late: Robyn Carnachan (Jerry Casburn) & Reno Elms
Rotarians, who are unable to attend as rostered, please arrange a swap or as a very last resort contact: Pam Trimmer (T) 8293 2612; (M) 0415 238 333; e-mail: pamela.trimmer@bigpond.com
Bunnings Mile End Barbeque
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
Next Date: Monday 29 July.
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
The next Mitre 10 BBQ (now first Saturday of each month) will be on 6 July
The Tale End.……
Mother's milk
Students in an advanced biology class were taking their mid-term exam.
The last question was, 'Name seven advantages of mother's milk.' The question was worth 70 points or none at all. One student was hard put to think of seven advantages. He wrote:
1) It is perfect formula for the child.
2) It provides immunity against several diseases.
3) It is always the right temperature.
4) It is inexpensive.
5) It bonds the child to mother and vice versa.
6) It is always available as needed.
And then the student was stuck. Finally, in desperation, just before the bell rang indicating the end of the test, he wrote:
7) It comes in two attractive containers and it's high enough off the ground that the cat can't get it.
.....He got an A.
MORE TIPS FROM THE REDNECK BOOK OF MANNERS....for those of you who have bogan instincts There are some who will be disappointed that this is the last in the series....how will they cope?
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Livestock, usually, is a poor choice for a wedding gift.
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