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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?
Posted by Roger Taylor on 6/2/2017 Moe eBulletin Issue No: 30
Next Meeting: Monday 6 February 2017
Rotary Club of Moe meets at 6.00 for 6.30pm
at RSL 63-65 Albert St. Moe
For Apologies and Guests please contact:
kishormanani@hotmail.com
or
Phone: 5134 1677
by 9.30 am on the Friday before this meeting.
Program: Ian Nethercote - Cancer Care
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:
APRIL:
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MONTH
FOCUS: Commitment to improving the lives of mothers and babies around the world.
Len’s Log 35
The annual Rotary Club of Moe Charity Golf Day on Monday 20th March was a great success. The winners overall were Matt’s Mates, (Matt Wilkinson’s team sponsored by his mum PP Di Wilkinson) for the third year in a row. What a fantastic result. Matt and his team have certainly mastered the three player Ambrose game.
Unfortunately the President’s Hackers started well and after 9 holes were competitive but deteriorated on the second 9 holes to finish in the middle of the field. There will be more practice for next year!
The raffle was won by Brett Farmer which was also a terrific result.
All involved worked very hard all day and we should be grateful to the Golf Day Committee and volunteers who put in such efforts before and on the day.
We will know the financial results in a week or so and the Board will discuss the application of funds in the community and beyond.
Latrobe City and our Playground sub-committee have been working on the draft plans for the playground and Alan Bishop will be speaking about any member input to the draft designs at the next RSL meeting in two weeks.
This coming Monday we will be meeting at SafeTech and a meal afterwards. Peter Kingsbury tells us that we should meet at Safetech at 6.00for 6.15. Dinner will be a la carte at the RSL with numbers to Kishor by Sunday afternoon.
We had two prospective members at the Golf Day who saw the “social side” of the club with enjoyment.
Conflict and violence displace millions of people each year. Half of those killed in conflict are children, and 90 percent are civilians.
We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.
How Rotary makes help happen:
Through our service projects, peace fellowships, and scholarships, our members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
The Rotary Club of Morwell
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU
TO THE INAUGURAL MONTHLY ROTARY BUSINESS BREAKFAST
Come and hear an inspirational address by MARY ALDRED, CEO, Committee for Gippsland “Our Region – Our Future - Life after Hazelwood” When: Thursday 9th February Commencing at 7.30am Where: Morwell RSL Elgin Street, Morwell Cost: $25 includes hot breakfast RSVP: COB 6th February Mike Kitwood: 0412 405 490
Is there a coordinated plan for the Latrobe Valley economy to create new industries and jobs?
Where, when and how will all the money promised by our Governments be spent?
What prospects are there for the Valley’s future?
Is the Latrobe Valley is a good place to invest and live?
And there standing in front of a big puddle outside the pub, was an old Irishman, drenched, holding a stick with a piece of string dangling in the water.
A passer-by stopped and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Fishing," replied the old man.
Feeling sorry for the old man, the gent said, "Come in out of the rain and have a drink with me."
In the warmth of the pub, as they sip their whiskeys, the gentleman cannot resist asking, "So how many have you caught today?"
Monday 3 April - Scott Grant - Caravans Monday 10 April - TBA Monday 17 April - Easter Monday Monday 24 April - TBA **Tuesday 9 May - Big Bloke's Barbecue
DISTRICT EVENTS:
May 21 - Avenues of Service -and District Assembly August 21 - DG's Visit - Don Ripper
*Sign on the back of a horse-float - CAUTION - Floor covered with political promises
Frank Paynter was President. There was, however ,quite a contemporary look about the other Board Members with Ross Maxfield as Secretary, David Power as Vice President, Chas Witts as Vocational Service Chairman and Julian Yeatman as International Service Chairman. There was also a reference in the Club Service Report that Sgt. at Arms, Clive O’Donnell, “kept members on their toes”.
In his Annual Report, President Frank wrote “We were fortunate in having a Japanese Student Masato Odaka, with us for twelve months and my thanks go to the six hosts and Rotaryannes for the warmth and generosity of their hospitality extended to Masato. During the year the parents of Masato were here for one week hosted by Rotarians. The warmth and friendliness radiated by this visit was a perfect example of International Fellowship and Understanding and...was an outstanding success”. Eleven Rotarians and wives attended the District Conference at Albury. In the Community Service area, Chas Robertson was able to report on considerable progress being made with the Gatehouse Gardens Project. A large quantity of topsoil was spread, a lawn sown and approximately 120 trees and shrubs planted. The second “Night Out” was held at Old Gippstown making a profit of $2,700. The Club donated $3,000 to local charities with the largest donation of $2,400 going to the Latrobe Valley Geriatric Hospital.
Vocational Service distributed Self Analysis Sheets to all Rotarians and, in an effort to improve productivity in the community, a Combined Service Clubs Meeting of all Service Clubs in the City of Moe was organized in Shaw’s Ballroom. This was addressed by an excellent speaker from the Productivity Council of Australia.
International Service had an active year being involved with both full year Student Exchange and New Zealand Exchange. The Club Foundation percentage was raised to 900% while two candidates were nominated for Educational Awards – unfortunately they later withdrew. FAIM was well supported and a FAIM team from Warragul addressed the Club during World Understanding Week. A World Community Service Project was selected from the IPAC list, and an Electric Welder to the value of $250 was purchased for the Togiata House, Goroka, Papua New Guinea – run by the Salvation Army – to provide vocational training courses for boys sentenced by the courts. The funds were raised at a Progressive Dinner and an Austerity Meal. Membership – 41 Lost 8. Attendance 85.35%.
Pat and Mick where on a Trans-Atlantic Flight from JFK to Dublin on a brand new 4 engine Boeing 707 expected to take 6hours. One hour out of JFK the Captain announced that they had an engine failure but the plane was perfectly safe but the journey would take an extra 1 hour.
Sometime later a second engine failed, same procedure except that Captain now said the flight would take an extra 3 hours. After the “third” engine failed and a further 3 hours was added to the journey Pat said to Mick “I sure hope that we don’t lose another engine otherwise we will be up here all night”.
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