Welcome
Edwardstown President Amanda Carragher warmly welcomed everyone and opened her meeting No. 3583.
President John followed suit - Meeting No.4433 - and thanked Amanda for organising the event. The food service followed nicely.
The Quizzzzzz
Qiz master supremo Garry Taylor developed 5 blocks of 10 questions of great variety.....and came through in fine style, despite a few laptop glitches. While Edwardstown bounced to an early lead, the brave souls of Unley slowly clawed it back until, at the end of the 4th round, we were even. Then, in a storming finish, Unley prevailed - 135 points to 127. The winning table with a score of 41 (82%) comprised Bob Mills, President John, Roger and Rhonda Hoare, Wendy and Greg.
And our other contributors....(apologies to Jo and Bill Baxter who were with us)
From the editor's point of view, an enjoyable quiz is one where the highest scoring table is in the 75-85% range and there is a cluster in close attendance. This ticked the box. Excellent job Garry!
For the record - the editor's table (immediately above) did manage the only perfect score of 10 for the night, in the last set of questions.
Not content with creaming the quiz, 2 members of the winning team, namely Roger and Greg, joined with Ross Smith in scoring raffle prizes. Members were beginning to believe that Greg had lost his raffle winning mojo.....but he came through.
Presidential Announcements:
- JP reminded members to provide him with their committee preferences.....in their absence, presidential allocation will prevail.
- Thanks to Edwardstown for hosting us and to Garry for a very enjoyable quiz.
Finale
The meeting closed at 7.53pm - Wow! MUCH FUN AND GOOD FOOD
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Rotary projects around the globe - May 2025
By Brad Webber
United StatesInspired by the American flags placed beside headstones at military cemeteries, Rick Clark asked officials at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego if Rotary clubs could similarly pay tribute to service members interred there. Clark, a past president of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, is a Vietnam veteran who served as a Seabee, as members of the U.S. Navy’s construction battalions are called. He enlisted District 5340 leaders to recruit 400 volunteers to participate in the project, dubbed
2024 Operation Flags for Vets. “It was a powerful event that impacted so many people, including countless survivors who expressed their gratitude,” says another organizer, Michael Fuqua, a member of the Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo and a retired naval captain. The district plans to repeat the event this Memorial Day. The initiative is supported by a new district committee formed to coordinate projects related to military members and veterans. The committee helped raise about $14,000.
Mexico
Dogs, cats, rabbits, and other pets took center stage during a Blessing of the Animals event co-organized by the Rotary Club of Tehuacán Granadas in Puebla state in January. “Around 1,000 pets and approximately 3,000 people attended the event this year,” reports Paola Ortiz Gómez, president of the club, which partnered with TAC Una Protección al Entorno A.C., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of animals. Since 2022, the club has organized and promoted the special Mass. “We all believe that by fostering a culture of respect for nonhuman life, it teaches us to respect human life as well,” she says. “It fills us with satisfaction to see that entire families attend and not only receive a blessing for their pet but at the same time receive veterinary care,” learn about animal adoptions, and donate to the care of homeless animals.
Austria
T
o celebrate the centennial of Rotary in Austria, two journalists and longtime Rotarians created a podcast to inspire members and nonmembers alike. Christian Haubner, of the Rotary Club of Freistadt, and Verena Hahn-Oberthaler, of the Rotary Club of Perg, launched the Rotary Reloaded podcast in December. The German-language show features conversations with well-known guests inside and outside of Rotary. “We are targeting both Rotarians and non-Rotarians,” Haubner says. “And we want to do so from a personal perspective. This is our differentiated approach, giving guests personal insights that show how meaningful Rotary can be in people’s lives. We also talk about Rotary still being modern and needed by society.” His co-host agrees. “With the momentum of 100 years of history, we look into the future of Rotary,” Hahn-Oberthaler tells
Rotary Magazin, the regional magazine for members in Germany and Austria.
AustraliaAthletes with disabilities can enjoy all the beamers, googlies, and dibbly-dobblies through the cricket-themed activities organized by Australian Rotarians and
Dream Cricket Australia. “The program’s core mission is to foster inclusivity and promote physical activity” in a supportive environment, says Ankit Agarwal, a member of the Rotary Club of Adelaide and a board member of the cricket organization. In November the club capped a series of athletics outings with its first Dream Cricket Gala. Agarwal was among club members who organized the day and mentored participants. The club supported the activity with a grant of more than $3,000 and recruited volunteers from high schools.
South Sudan
More than 100,000 books shipped to South Sudan have been unloaded and are in the hands of students. The materials, received in 2024 by the Rotary Club of Juba, include legal, pharmaceutical, and other science textbooks, along with 11 computers loaded with an additional 33,000 textbooks. The shipment had a value of over $1.5 million. “The books are of great value to the students because not all of them could access online information due to internet issues,” says Simon Yongo, a past president of the Juba club. The shipment was coordinated by
Books for Africa, a Minnesota nonprofit supported in part by Rotarians. Charles Cogan, a member of the Rotary Club of Northfield, Minnesota, who led the project, says senior Rotary leaders helped the project coordinators connect with
UNESCO and the humanitarian arm of the U.S. Defense Department. “The partnerships were the key here and turned a smaller project of one container into five containers with 100,000-plus books,” Cogan says. The project was supported by the Juba club as well as 14 clubs in Minnesota and Wisconsin and a District 5960 matching grant.
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 2 May 2025
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday 13 May 2025 6 for 6.30pm La Scala Restaurant
Guest Speaker: George Gouzonis Artificial Intelligence
Welcoming team: Bob Mills & Bob Mullins
Tuesday 20 May 2025 6 for 6.30pm La Scala Restaurant
Guest Speaker: Kevin Marzahn The Cockle Train
Welcoming team: Bob Mills & Bob Mullins
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
Week 1: 7 June 2025
Early: Haydn Baillie & John Peacham | Late: Robyn Carnachan & Leonie Kewen
Week 2: 10 May 2025
Early: Greg Mcleod & Wendy Andrews | Late: Virginia Cossid & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 3: 17 May 2025
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Vera Holt & Rhonda Hoare
Week 4: 24 May 2025
Early: Haydn Baillie (Stephen Baker) & Judi Corcoran | Late: Jason Booth & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 5: 31 May 2025
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 scheduled is Saturday 17 May 2025
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
We have been allocated the last Monday of each month, the next being Monday 26 May 2025
The Tale End.....
Marie's memories while at the wheel
