Apologies: Sheila Evans, Rhonda Hoare, Mavis Martin, Bob Mills
Days for Girls met this week and to date have handed over 330 kits.
Guest Speaker: Annie Rogers – Flotilla for Kids
Chairman Stephen Bone introduced Annie who comes from a professional background in hospitality with some 15 years spent with Pernod Richard Australia in office management and corporate hospitality. Annie is a keen sailor regularly racing with her husband John Phillips in their trailer sailor “ the other Annie 111”. In 2001 Annie was the first woman to be elected to the Management Committee of the Royal Yacht Club and subsequently elected to Rear Commodore, Vice Commodore and ultimately Commodore in 2006. She later accepted an honorary position on the board of the Australasian Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society for the next 5 years.
These days Annie and John are retired and spend time cruising the waters, travelling in their caravan and enjoying their family which includes 4 grand children.
Sadly on 18th May 2005 Annie’s 5 year old granddaughter was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. Day 2 post diagnosis, extremely distraught and feeling a strong need to do something to help, Annie chose to turn this traumatic time around. Her husband, John said “let’s put kids on boats” and the idea of Flotilla for Kids was born.
The idea had the following objectives:
- To give children living with serious illness a great day out with their family, putting a smile on their faces
- Raise public awareness of the difficulties faced by the families
- Raise funds to make a difference in their lives
In 2017 there have already been 719 children aged between 0 to 14 years diagnosed with leukaemia or neuroblastoma which are the 2 most common types of childhood cancers.
Annie pulled on her professional skills & developed a concept plan with the Rotary Club of Adelaide and Camp Quality, a children’s cancer charity. This concept plan was later taken to another level with pro bona support & project rules. Stakeholders on the LeFevre Peninsular rich in maritime history were sought and local clubs got on board, as did industry with donations..
The boat used as the trademark for Flotilla for Kids was designed by an 18 year old Camp Quality client. She was a good story neuroblastoma survivor. The design was not changed at all from the original and it was named “Miss V” after Annie’s grand daughter.
On 12th February 2006 the inaugural event eventuated with families congregating at the Royal Yacht Squadron at Outer Harbour. Both boats & people were dressed for competitions for the best themed and colourful boat. The flotilla of some 28 registered boats , bearing 72 Camp Quality families was led by the sail ship the One & All and the MV Gallantry with its fire hoses "blazing". The flotilla motored up the Port River from Outer Harbour into the inner harbour of Port Adelaide some 11 nautical miles.
Activities and BBQ’s were provided on the wharf area of the inner harbour, That year some 3,000 people were at the carnival, 150 organisations/individual contributed and $32,000 was presented to Camp Quality.
In the 4th year of the event the Rotary Club of Adelaide wanted to divert 40% of the funds to a PhD student from Rotary Heath Foundation. As fate would have it Annie discovered that the student was actually doing work on neuroblastmoa. From 2006 to 2011, $392,000 was raised by the event.
In 2011 Flotilla for Kids and the Rotary Club of Adelaide decided to part company but the intellectual property and trademark remained with Annie. In a chance meeting in 2015 with the Little Heroes Foundation, they decided to take over the event commencing in 2016.
[Sadly Annie’s granddaughter passed away on 14th December 2005 approximately 6 months after her original diagnosis.]
Annie is now looking for a new venture.
Annie was thanked by acclamation for her inspiring contribution..
Rotary Action Groups. Presentation by Valerie Bonython
Rotary Action Groups, with the first established 10 years ago, combine wide ranging expertise in a collaborative fashion to deliver effective projects and raise awareness. There are currently 27 such groups. Some of the more well known ones include: Population and Development aiming to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries; Malaria No More, which includes tennis star Andy Murray, targeting early and effective treatment of malaria; and Microfinance and Community Development helping fund income generating activities..
Spots
Patsy Beckett reminded everyone to collect postage stamps and give them to her in the New Year.
Trevor McGuirk decided to outdo Jerry and he did:
- He urged us to support Norwood Rotary which is convening the Latin Fiesta at 7pm - 11pm on Saturday 9 December at the Norwood Town Hall (Don Pyatt Hall)...cost $20pp and tickets on line at www.trybooking.com/STVK ..........with proceeds to the club's Bolivian project.
- Money is being raised to provide the Kids of Cusco with small Christmas gifts.......any donation thankfully received.
- 40 Days for Girls kits had been obtained for the Peru project and through friends of Wendy had been relayed to Cusco Rotary.....the friends were warmly received and one was taken to a project village.
Jerry Casburn informed that:
- Dr Grant Whiteman would be our guest speaker next week; Jerry was looking for a commitment from the club to carry out tree grading at Calperum at least 3 times a year........which he received.
- The Christmas celebrations will be held at the Stamford Grand Glenelg on Tuesday November 28 at a cost of $20pp
Dennis Liddle confirmed that the planning for the Carols at the Rotunda was progressing. Ordering of Carols items was being progressively taken over by the Unley Concert Band.
The Finale
There is simply no justice to the appalling squares.........this week John Holds from outback Whyalla triumphed. Happiness came in strange forms. Trevor allowed a lad sitting for his exam to catch up on much needed sleep. Stephen the elder was pleased that the hot conditions reduced the potency of the Irish football squad. Graham was supervising the wrecking of the Sydney Opera House while attuned to the Australian Girls Choir. And David M appreciated that we are all going to miss Jackie Lambie. On a more sombre note Valerie was concerned about the effect of tonight's forecast squalls and thunderstorms on northern crops.
The meeting closed early at 7.52 pm..........the editor intends to provide a prize whenever the club finishes bang on time.
Rotary News
Rotary Day at the United Nations pushes peace from concept to reality
By Geoff Johnson 11 November 2017
On the 99th anniversary of the end of World War I, more than 1,200 people gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for Rotary Day at the United Nations.
Representing 87 countries, they convened on Saturday, 11 November, at the Palais des Nations, originally the home of the League of Nations, and dedicated themselves to the theme introduced by Rotary President Ian H. S. Riseley: “Peace: Making a Difference.”
Rotary International honors six champions of peace at the United Nations. “The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace have always been among Rotary’s primary goals,” said Riseley. “It is past time for all of us to recognize the potential of all of our Rotary service to build peace, and approach that service with peacebuilding in mind.”
For the first time in its 13-year history, Rotary Day at the UN was held outside of New York. Rotary Day concluded Geneva Peace Week, during which John Hewko, general secretary of Rotary International, noted the “close and longstanding ties between Rotary and the UN in (their) mutual pursuit of peace and international understanding. ”Rotary members “can transform a concept like peace to a reality through service,” said Ed Futa, dean of the Rotary Representatives to the United Nations. “Peace needs to be lived rather than preached.” During a Rotary Day highlight, Hewko introduced Rotary’s 2017 People of Action: Champions of Peace. He praised them as “an embodiment of the range and impact of our organization’s work,” and saluted them for providing “a roadmap for what more peaceful, resilient societies look like.” Rotary honored six individuals, who each made brief remarks. They were:
Alejandro Reyes Lozano, of the Rotary Club of Bogotá Capital, Cundinamarca, Colombia: As "part of the generation that grew up with uncertainty and fear,” as he put it, Reyes Lozano played a key role in negotiating an end to the 50-year conflict between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Now he's using a Rotary Foundation global grant to lead peacebuilding efforts among women from six Latin American countries.
Jean Best, of the Rotary Club of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and gallowayScotland: “Without peace within ourselves we will never advance global peace,” said Best, explaining The Peace Project, the program she created to help “the future leaders of peace” develop the skills they need to resolve the conflicts in their lives.
Safina Rahman, of the Rotary Club of Dhaka Mahanagar, Bangladesh: “Education is a powerful and transformative vehicle for peace,” said Rahman, a passionate advocate for workers’ rights and workplace safety who also promotes and provides educational and vocational opportunities for girls.
Ann Frisch, of the Rotary Club of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA: Frisch’s Civilian-Based Peace Process introduced the radical concept of “unarmed civilian protection” in war zones around the world. “Sustainable peace,” she said, “requires strong civilian engagement.”
Kiran Singh Sirah, Rotary Peace Fellow: As the president of the International Story Telling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee, USA, Sirah uses stories to foster peace, nurture empathy, and build a sense of community. “Stories matter—and I believe they matter a lot,” he said.
Taylor Cass Talbot, Rotary Peace Fellow: Currently based in Portland, Oregon, USA, Cass Talbot partnered with SWaCH, a waste-picker cooperative in India to form Pushing for Peace, which promotes safety, sanitation, and dignity for waste pickers in Pune, India. Her advocacy displays an artistic flair: her Live Debris project creatively addresses issues of waste on a global scale.
Alejandro Reyes Lozano, of the Rotary Club of Bogotá Capital, Cundinamarca, Colombia: As "part of the generation that grew up with uncertainty and fear,” as he put it, Reyes Lozano played a key role in negotiating an end to the 50-year conflict between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Now he's using a Rotary Foundation global grant to lead peacebuilding efforts among women from six Latin American countries. Later, the six honorees participated in workshops devoted to sustainability and peace, as well as a workshop on education, science, and peace designed by and for young leaders in which Rotaract members from around the world played a prominent role. Dr. Michel Zaffran, the director of polio eradication at the WHO, provided an update on efforts to eradicate polio. They noted the tremendous progress made by Rotary, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other partners in eliminating 99 percent of all global incidences of polio.
Returning the focus to peace, Zaffran said: “This same international relationship (that’s eradicating polio),” he said, “can be used to achieve world peace.”Zaffran was joined Her Excellency Mitsuko Shino, the deputy permanent representative of Japan to the international organizations in Geneva and co-chair of Global Polio Eradication Initiative's Polio Partner’s Group keynote address, Riseley made a similar observation. “The work of polio eradication, has taught us . . . that when you have enough people working together, when you understand the problems and the processes, when you combine and leverage your resources, when you set a plan and set your targets — you can indeed move mountains,” he said. “And the need for action, and cooperation, is greater now than ever before.”
Upcoming Events
Our Club's Christmas Celebration at Stamford Grand 28 November
Carols at the Rotunda Sunday 17 December
Group 6 Breakfast Wednesday 20 December
Our Upcoming Meetings
21 November 2017 at Damien on Fisher 6 for 6.30pm
Dr Grant Whiteman - Calperum
Chair: Stephen Baker | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: V Bonython & R Carnachan
28 November 2017 at Horizon Bar Stamford Grand Hotel Glenelg 6 for 6.30pm
Christmas Celebrations Finger food and fraternisation $20pp
5 December 2017 at Damien on Fisher at 6 for 6.30pm
AGM, Assembly, Committees and Salvos giving
Chair: Heather Kilsby | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: J Casburn & J Corcoran
Usual Meeting Venue: Damien on Fisher, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton SA 5063
Apologies to: Stephen Baker as early as possible by e-mail sandbbaker@internode.on.net or 0403 687 015
Meeting Chair Enquiries to: Secretary Greg McLeod on 0417 811 838 or email to unley.secretary@rotaryclub.org.au
Venue Set-up/Bar Enquiries to: Bulletin Editor Stephen Baker on 0403 687 015
Attendance Enquiries to: Wendy Andrews by
e-mail to wendyjoyandrews@
gmail.com or in an emergency on 8377 7830
Saturday Thrift Shop Roster
Early Shift: 10.00am to 12.30pm Late Shift: 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Week 1: 2 December 2017
Early: David Middleton & Jerry Casburn | Late: Robyn Carnachan & Rachel Harding
Week 2: 9 December 2017
Early: Greg McLeod & Chad Leader | Late: Wendy Andrews & Heather Kilsby
Week 3: 18 November 2017
Early: Nathan White & Vera Holt | Late: Pam Trimmer & Ken Haines
Week 4: 25 November 2017
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Sheila Evans & Rhonda Hoare
Week 5:
Early: Bob Mullins & David Pisoni | 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 November
Morning shift: 8.30am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
The Tale End
Just to make your day Bob Mullins has posed a test for you all. You can relay your answers to him via email.
Which two numbers come next after 9, 1, 8, 4, 7, 7, 6, 10. 5 ?, ?.
You have 6 days to get it right but do not tell Bob you googled the answer
The Simple Truth
