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INVOCATION
For Good Food
for Good Fellowship
and the Opportunity to
Serve through Rotary
WE GIVE THANKS
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free,
We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea,
Our land abounds in natures gifts,
Of beauty rich and rare,
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
"Advance Australia Fair!"
FOUR WAY TEST
1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
All projects, scholars, and vocational training teams funded by global grants work toward specific goals in one or more of the Foundation’s six areas of focus:
NOVEMBER:
ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
FOCUS: The Rotary foundation (TRF) supports clubs and districts assisting them to help "do good in the world".
Len’s Log 25
Wow! We have reached halfway of the Rotary year!
A great first half, a number of changes, some small some potentially large. We will press on to have a top half year where our major fund raiser, the Charity Golf Day and associated raffle will be on again. With changes in our committee I am sure the great tradition of this event with lots of teams and many sponsors will continue. Wendy Farmer is heading up the committee on the Golf Day and we need everyone’s support to make it happen BIG!
Our Christmas event is this coming Monday 19th and we are all asked to dress up “Christmassy”, but there will only be one Santa.
We break from the 19th December till 9th January when we resume at the Botanic Gardens for our usual partners and all start to 2017!
I want to take this time to thanks all Rotarians in the Rotary Club of Moe for a great first half. We have, in the second half of the Rotary year, the challenge of bringing to out club new members, and the need to think and implement new ideas for additional fund raising for club projects to succeed.
So have a safe and celebratory Christmas and look forward to a terrific New Year for 2017.
(President Len is currently in Bali, working with our Rotary team on the "Adopt a School Bali Project")
Our aim for this project since 2009, has been to provide on-going help to the Indonesian village primary school of Banyuning in the District of Abang.
Located on the north-east coast of the island of Bali, the area is renowned for its harsh climate, lack of water and extreme poverty. The school's official title is School No.3, Bunatan Banyuning, and although we always have a little difficulty communicating with the students, our message is clear, and the infectious smiles of the young students is heart-warming.
From the earliest visits, the visiting Rotarians have always had a specific goal in mind, so that our time spent in the school community is beneficial. Initially we provided gifts of books and stationery. After that first contact we were able to focus on specific needs of the community, so our role evolved into one which supported maintenance and hygiene projects. The focus this trip is on improving the quality of life of one of the young female students, through medical assistance.
It is worth reflecting on one of the early visits, where it was noticed that students who attended the morning school session were often replaced by their siblings in the afternoon. We established that this was due to the family only possessing one school uniform, and as it was compulsory to wear a uniform, it became a shared item. it was from this observation that our club decided to provide all students with a uniform supplied by Moe Rotary.
With each visit comes new stories and a new objective.
What will be our focus for the 2017 visit to this impoverished fishing community?
President Ludy Kelsen wrote in his Annual Report –“ This Club has carried out many projects, some of reasonable magnitude but I would say our outstanding accomplishment would be the fellowship created amongst our members. This is borne out in the good attendance record of every member of the Club. Without this fellowship we could never have achieved such success with our many projects”. The Club raised 260 pounds in October by means of a Jumble Sale. Two Paper Drives raised 40 pounds which was earmarked for the Benevolent Society and Retarded Children. Scholarships were awarded to the most worthy students from seven Moe Primary Schools and presented at a function held on the 11th December, with each bursary winner receiving 5 pounds 5 shillings. The Club continued its efforts to contact overseas Clubs and the hosting of Asian students for a weekend. During Foundation Week, International Committee members wrote to two Overseas Past Foundation Fellows each, asking what the year had done for them, five very informative replies were received. Membership 37 lost 3 Gained 4. Attendance 94.82%. Club won the attendance Trophy at Launceston.
Community Bonfire – Despite the ravages of wintry weather on Saturday morning, the fates smiled down on us to allow a “dry, if not comfortably warm” evening, with very good community interest. The team of volunteers were busy all evening with their food sales and tractor ride responsibilities. Breakfast meeting – numbers and interest at our first informal breakfast meeting were sufficiently high to persevere with this alternate concept.
District 9820 Conference in Hobart – Please note that the 24-26 march Conference is now only about 4 months away, and registrations close on 15 February.
This program which is brilliantly promoted and organised by our Vocational Service committee is, no doubt, one of the most enjoyable and rewarding of our local Rotary projects.
To see the amount of effort each of the children, (irrespective of their background, capabilities and direction) put into their presentation, is terrific.
Clearly, the team approach adopted by the Albert Street students ensured that their performance was outstanding. It was apparent that the challenge of meeting the 4 RJCA goals - community, physical activity, skill development and cultural experience- was embraced by each of the students. And just as apparent was the fact that learning and understanding had genuinely occurred, as the youngsters shared their journey with us.
The program is well and truly embraced by the school - public speaking and technology both being used to great effect, as we heard about Anzac Day, motor bike racing, singing in the State School Spectacular, Operation Christmas Child, caring for the aged, debating and leadership development.
As a further reminder of how highly the school values their involvement with Rotary, Albert Street participants still have a visit to Immigration Park and the Arts Centre to complete their cultural awareness.
A wonderful, uplifting experience!
Be inspired by Stuart Trippcycling Road Race silver medallist and multi-event swimmer Emily Beecroft
As our key-note speaker hear Stuart’s inspiring story of how he overcame all his obstacles to perform as a champion in both the Rio and London Paralympic Games -
WHEN: Thursday 24th November 2016 6.30 for 7.00pm Start
WHERE: Morwell RSL, Elgin Street, Morwell
COST: $25 per head three course meal, drinks at bar prices
RSVP Mike Kitwood 0412 405 490 or email kitwood@wideband.net.au
DEADLINE: COB 22nd November 20
What's happening in Traralgon?
Charity Golf Day - 4 Person Ambrose Event
Sunday 20 November 10.30 - 11.00
Shotgun Start
Cost of Entry - $30 per player
$10,000 for first Hole in one on the 5th hole
Email entries to relliott@gipps.net.au
Planning for 21 November Meeting - Revitalisation and Membership Some of the great suggestions from the floor for consideration included -
Rotary promotions
Corporate and Associate Membership
Rotary BBQ open to the public as a membership promotion
Women in Rotary
Friends of Rotary
Rotary Alumni
Offer community something with fresh ideas
It's still not too late to contact Bryon with suggestions for this night.
Forward planning is critical for all organisations as it impacts on membership.
The Perfect Man -
A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing. You’re just like Frank."
Passenger: “Who?"
Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He’s a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time."
Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody."
Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy."
Passenger: "Sounds like he was really something special."
Cabbie: "There’s more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody’s birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, andthe whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman could do everything right."
Passenger: "Wow, what a guy!"
Cabbie: ‘He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman."
Passenger: "How did you meet him?"
Cabbie: “I never actually met Frank. He died and I married his wife.
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