Linda Sellers, Richard Taylor and a guest of Marlene Small (Visiting Exchange
Student from Adelaide University).
The Orphanage Park was in fine fettle and the BBQ area next to the tennis courts was bagged by Rhonda Hoare, although no fighting, on our behalf, was needed. A very pleasant evening was had by those attending, temperatures were good and lots of fellowship.
A great way to start the year of the Roaring 20s. Good to see that the Petanque Area was nicely manicured and the plaque on display acknowledging the Unley club's involvement in its cost and establishment.
Heather Kilsby advised that the next fellowship and club promotion coffee morning, will be held at the Impressa Cafe, Shop Number 52 at the Unley Shopping Centre at 10.30am on Friday 10th January. Please lend your support and join Heather there if you can.
Rotary News
New Programs of Scale grants for new year
Using global grant funding, Rotary members provided a well, water tower, and new fountains to a village in Benin.
By Victor Barnes, Director of Programs & Grants
In 2013, Rotary set out on its new grant model under the Future Vision Plan, in the hopes that the approach would enhance the scope, impact, and sustainability of humanitarian projects. More than six years later, and with over $460 million invested in almost 7,000 projects across the globe, Rotary is ready to augment these critical investments with a new grant type. Beginning January 2020, Rotary International is introducing a highly selective, competitive grant model that empowers Rotarians to implement large-scale, high impact projects with experienced partners.
In support of Rotary’s Action Plan, Rotary International’s Programs of Scale grants will award $2 million to one approved project each year that responds to a community-identified need. These projects will benefit a large number of people in a significant geographic area using a sustainable, evidence-based intervention with measurable outcomes and impact. Each grant will support, for three to five years, activities that align with one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus.
This is an exciting opportunity to complement the international service Rotarians already undertake with a larger grant investment over a longer time frame. Time and resources that will be dedicated to help deliver service in communities that will live on beyond project implementation. And by focusing on documenting the metrics of our good works, we get a clearer picture of results, and the good Rotary does around the world.
To find out more about this ambitious opportunity, visit rotary.org/grants.
Our Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday 14 January 2020 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Chair: Bob Mills......Set-up, Welcome and Apologies: Brendan Kenny & Heather Kilsby
Tuesday 21 January 2020 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Ankur Thapar Visiting vascular surgeon from London
Chair: Bob Mills........Set-up, Welcome and Apologies: Brendan Kenny & Heather Kilsby
Meeting Enquiries to: Secretary Vera Holt on 0417 892 624 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: 4 January 2020
Early: Vera Holt & Jerry Casburn | Late: Robyn Carnachan + Leonie Kewen
Week 2: 11 January 2020
Early: Greg Mcleod & Virginia Cossid | Late: Wendy Andrews & Heather Kilsby
Week 3: 18 January 2020
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Pam Trimmer & Ken Haines
Week 4: 25 January 2020
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Rhonda Hoare & Jason Booth
Week 5:
Early: Bob Mullins & Wendy Andrews | Late: 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 20 January
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
The next Mitre 10 BBQ (first Saturday of each month) will be on 1 February 2020
The Tale End.……
The ultimate weapon
The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and one by one, began to tell their stories.
There were all the regular types of stuff: spilled milk and pennies saved. But then the teacher realised much to her dismay, that only Janie was left.
"Janie, do you have a story to share?"
'Yes ma'am. My daddy told me a story about my Mummy. She was a Marine pilot in Desert Storm and her plane was hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory and all she had was a flask of whisky, a pistol and a survival knife.
She drank the whisky on the way down so the bottle wouldn't break and then her parachute landed her right in the middle of 20 Iraqi troops. She shot 15 of them with the pistol, until she ran out of bullets, killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke and then she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands."
''Good Heavens,' said the horrified teacher. What did your Daddy tell you was the moral to this horrible story?"
"Don't muck with Mummy when she's been on the piss."
The key to success
A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some medication. She got back to her car and found that she had locked her keys in the car.
She didn't know what to do, so she called home and told the baby sitter what had happened. The baby sitter told her that the fever was getting worse. She said, "You might find a coat hanger and use that to open the door."
The woman looked around and found an old rusty coat hanger that had been thrown down on the ground, possibly by someone else who at some time or other had locked their keys in their car. Then she looked at the hanger and said, "I don't know how to use this."
So she bowed her head and asked God to send her some help. Within five minutes an old rusty car pulled up, with a dirty, greasy, bearded man who was wearing an old biker skull rag on his head. The woman thought, "This is what you sent to help me?" But, she was desperate, so she was also very thankful.
The man got out of his car and asked her if he could help. She said, "Yes, my daughter is very sick. I stopped to get her some medication and I locked my keys in my car. I must get home to her. Please, can you use this hanger to unlock my car?"
He said, "Sure". He walked over to the car, and in less than a minute the car was opened. She hugged the man and through her tears she said, "Thank You so much! You are a very nice man."
The man replied, "I am not a nice man. I just got out of prison today. I was in prison for car theft and have only been out for about an hour."
The woman hugged the man again and with sobbing tears cried out loud, "Oh, Thank you God! You even sent me a Professional!"
