Valerie Bonython introduce our speaker for the meeting.
Sue Dewing is the first female General Manager/CEO at Sturt Football Club in 117 years. She is also the
first female in the history of the SANFL (141 years) to lead a SANFL Club.
Sue has a long history with Sturt Football Club as a lifelong supporter, Vice President and Board Member, of which Sue was also the first female.
In 2013 Sue volunteered to take control of Sturt’s sponsorship and marketing program, producing record results for the SANFL club, whilst also completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA). At the end of that year she was appointed as the Club’s General Manager/CEO. In 2015 she was named Sports SA Administrator of the Year.
Sue has extensive experience in sales, marketing and event management. Her previous role was as Director Catering Conference Sales & Services for the famous Pebble Beach Golf Resort in California USA. Prior to this role Sue worked in Business Development managing the Event Sales team for Hilton Adelaide.
Sue originates from UK as a 10-pound Pom in 1974. She saw Sturt play that year but spent many years away from Adelaide in a number of jobs but mainly as Marketing Manager for the famous Pebble Beach Golf Club.
Sue was appointed to the Board of Sturt Football Club when she returned to Adelaide and subsequently as CEO and General Manager in 2015.
At this time Sturt was in real financial trouble – discussions had been held with the South Australian National Football League as to the club going into voluntary administration. Emergency meetings were held with creditors to save the club.
Sue relayed that when she realised the state of the situation she wondered what she had got into having not seen the extent of the financial situation.
A new club structure was created, personnel changes were made and gradually the club traded out of the mess and in the past 4 years the club has traded in the black.
On field performances improved as the club climbed from bottom of the ladder to top in 6 years. Recent achievements:
- Sturt has won the premiership for the last 2 years.
- First female team entered the competition last year.
- With financial help from Unley Council, Federal Government, Sponsors and the club itself new facilities are being created for players and spectators.
- Premiership were won by all teams – A’s, Reserves and Juniors last year.
Sue describes herself as a hands-on CEO/General Manager – home match days are hard work when temporary fencing had to be erected around Unley oval.
Having football on a community oval is not easy and over $900,000 has been spent on temporary fencing since Sturt returned to play football at Unley. Sue describe the club a s Pop Club on match days given the necessary construction of fencing around the oval.
Community support given by Club:
- Sturt players help out with collection for the Red Shield appeal
- Help at the Hutt Street Centre.
- They send used boots and jumpers to the APY lands
- They participate in the “Greatest Shave” raising money for cancer research.
Sue was thanked by Valerie for her talk.
Rotaract
Robyn Carnachan told the club something of the origins of Rotaract. Editorial Note: I could not get the article that Robyn referred to but below is something of Rotaract's 50 year history.
50 years ago, the first Rotaract club was formed to give young adults a place to connect and take action for good. Rotaract members from each decade share what the program was like and how it shaped their lives.
The year is 1968.
A wall divides East and West Berlin, as the Cold War rages on. The U.S. and the Soviet Union are locked in a space race, and Apollo 8 becomes the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon, sending back pictures of Earth from deep space.
And Rotary members in North Carolina, USA, charter the first Rotaract club, to provide young people opportunities for service.
A half-century has passed since those first Rotaract clubs began inspiring young leaders to take action to improve their communities. The world has changed, as has the way Rotaract members connect with one another. But the underlying values of the program, and what attracts people to it, remain remarkably the same.
Spots
Trevor McGuirk – Assembly at Murray Bridge held last Sunday – a power packed day providing in-coming Presidents, Secretaries, and new Directors of Service Committees with information about the District and Rotary in general. – over 150 attended from all clubs in D9520 and Trevor thanked Greg for attending.
Mavis Martin - also reported that Ken Daly is well but doesn’t like growing old. That Bob Laws is struggling and Sheila is out of Hospital.
Stephen Bone read the following eMail received from Clare Pearson – last weeks speaker:
Thank you so much for the opportunity and your incredible support. I deeply appreciate this.
I too will work to keep you updated as to the impact of your recent donation, always important for people to understand how funds are applied.
Further, it was a pleasure to meet you all. A incredible bunch of people making an incredible contribution. Next time I will table in some time to volunteer.
Of course, if I can assist in any other way please do not hesitate to ask.
Have a great week,
Clare
The Finale
Ken Haines won the atrocious squares. Mavis contributed happy $ because she has been able to return to the GYM.
President Heather closed the meeting in a timely fashion and thanked guest speaker Sue for kicking a goal.
Rotary News
Submerged tree planting
Photos by Alyce Henson
Rotary members and Rotaractors in the Bahamas are taking Rotary 
President’s Ian H.S. Riseley’s tree planting challenge to the sea. In December, the group planted 50 red mangroves seedlings at Bonefish Pond National Park on the southern coast of New Providence Island. The tropical plants have roots that form a tangle that protects the shoreline against storm surges by trapping sediment the wave carries in. Members also dug a channel so the tidewater can flow to the plants. The tangled roots of red mangrove build soil that protects the shoreline against storm surges. Rotarians are working with the Bahamas National Trust to rejuvenate the mangrove ecosystem at Bonefish Pond National Park, on the southern coast of New Providence Island.
“When the sea levels go down, you’ll see our work,” says Adrian White of the Rotary Club of East Nassau. “When the sea levels go up, our will still be there, protecting our country.”
Rotary President-elect Barry Rassin, center, works alongside two of his club members to dig trenches that will bring water from the bay to the newly planted red mangroves.The club is planting more mangroves this month.
Rotary Upcoming Events
June 24 - Changeover
July 1 - District Changeover.
Join us as we celebrate the achievements of District Governor Bob Cooper and his 2017-2018 team and the induction of President Elect Kim Harvey as District Governor for the 2018-2019 Rotary year.
Details and Booking:
Dress: Smart casual - medals may be worn.
Catering: A High Tea consisting of savoury and dessert items plus tea and coffee will be provided. A cash bar will also be available. Special dietary requirements can be provided during your booking.
Cost: $35 per person.
RSVP Bookings and payments in advance please by Friday, June 22nd 2018.
Our Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday 5 June 2018 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Sam Camporeale The Rotary Foundation
Chair: TBA | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: R Carnachan & J Casburn
Tuesday 12 June 2018 6 for 6.30pm at Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Graham Ellender Men's Sheds
Chair: TBA | Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: R Carnachan & J Casburn
Tuesday 19 June 2018 6 for 6.30pm at Bracegirdles 289 Cross Rd, Clarence Gardens SA 5039
Guest Speaker: Gary Bracegirdle
Chair: Jerry Casburn| Set-up, Welcome & Attendance: Judi Corcoran & David Middleton
Please ensure that a response is given to each meeting invitation.
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: 2 June 2018
Early: Vera Holt & Jerry Casburn | Late: Robyn Carnachan & Rachel Harding
Week 2: 9 June 2018
Early: Greg Mcleod & Chad Leader | Late: Wendy Andrews & Heather Kilsby
Week 3: 16 June 2018
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Pam Trimmer & Ken Haines
Week 4: 23 June 2018
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Valerie Bonython & 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 18 June
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
The next Mitre 10 BBQ will be on Saturday 16 June
OSSAA will be holding its annual luncheon on Sunday 17 June
12 for 12.30pm at the Glenelg Golf Club
Speaker: Dr Andrew Wallace, Anaesthetist and OSSAA Team Member
Cost $55 per person...please liaise with Alex Jonson for bookings
The Tale End
If you attempt to rob a bank you won't have any trouble with rent/food bills for the next 10 years,
whether or not you are successful.
* Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned?
* What if my dog only brings back my ball because he thinks I like throwing it?
* If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous?
* Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C?
* Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?
* Maybe oxygen is slowly killing you and It just takes 75-100 years to fully work.
* Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
* The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".
* Intentionally losing a game of rock, paper, scissors is just as hard as trying to win.
* 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has
cars and only the rich own horses.
* Your future self is watching you right now through memories.
* The doctors that told Stephen Hawking he had two years to live in 1953 are probably dead.
* If you replace "W" with "T" in "What, Where and When", you get the answer to each of them.
* Many animals probably need glasses, but nobody knows it.
* If you rip a hole in a net, there are actually fewer holes in it than there were before.
* If 2/2/22 falls on a Tuesday, we'll just call it "2's Day".
