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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 R.Taylor on 14/9/2017 Moe eBulletin Issue No.12
Next Meeting: Tuesday 19 September
Rotary Club of Moe meets at 6.00 for 6.30pm
at the 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 Monday of the meeting.
Program: This week, however, we are meeting at 5.40 at the RSL before tonight's Cluster Program at Warragul Greyhounds.
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
Foundation grants empower Rotary to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition, with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.
Maureen’s Moments
#21
Hi all
Our program for Monday evening was a presentation of the Membership Survey Results presented by our Membership Chair, Diane Wilkinson.
Diane provided great feedback to the survey undertaken and results showed that generally most members are happy with how the club is progressing but there are areas for improvement. I was pleased so see members joining in with their comments and questions. I have taken notes of the areas for improvement and I will attempt to work on some of these points. Starting with more time for fellowship. My initial plan at the start of the Rotary Year was for Chairs to report on Club Assembly night only and all other nights are for members to report on more urgent matters that cannot wait till Club Assembly. I note that we have moved away from this and I will be ensuring that my original plan of having Chairs report only on the designated night is followed, unless the topic is more pressing. This will address one of the items raised of allowing more time for fellowship.
I welcomed back the Bali travellers and next week Len will be presenting a report on their travels to the school and what improvements have been made whilst there.
The newly formed Nominating Committee has now had its inaugural meeting for the year and a very functional plan has been put in place to assist members moving forward in our club. I shall report more on this at next Monday’s meeting.
At the close of last week’s meeting I acknowledged Ross for his commitment in publishing the reports on the History of our Club. I hope that all read through it – especially this week as there could be a quiz!!!!
Have a great week everyone and see you all next Monday
What do Jimi Hendrix, Barack Obama and Adam Gilchrist all have in common?
They are among the 10% of humans world-wide who are left-handed.
The preference of one hand over another is thought to be determined by a combination of genes (25 per cent), and environmental factors such as training.
Here are some other facts about left-handedness, of which you may be unaware -
Left-handedness is twice as common in twins as in the general population.
The scout handshake is traditionally left-handed.
IQ's above 140 are more common in left-handers.
Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton were all left-handers. Male cats tend to be left-pawed; females favour their right. Men are twice as likely as women to be left-handed. 90% of babies favour the right thumb in the womb.
So, here's to our left-handers in the Rotary Club of Moe! (We'll be watching carefully which hand picks up your money when you're fined at our next "home club" meeting.
My name is Robert Cook and I am the District 9820 Rotaract Representative for the current year. I am writing to introduce myself and explain my role.
The District Rotaract Representative is a contact person between Rotarians and Rotaract clubs, and assists with cooperation between Rotary and Rotaract in the district. I am part of the Rotary District Leadership Team, in which I will advocate for Rotaractors in the district. I am also a member of the Rotaract Australia Council, an organisation of Rotaractors from all Australian districts which runs nation-wide Rotaract events.
If you or members of your club would like to know more about Rotaract and how it can be more involved in Rotary, please feel free to contact me. Also, if you would like me and other Rotaractors to guest speak at one of your club’s meetings we would be happy to arrange that.
Earlier this month, our district got its first dual Rotary-Rotaract members when two Rotaractors where inducted as Rotarians. I am eager to further build relationships between Rotarians and Rotaractors by supporting each other’s events and projects. If you would like Rotaract involved in an event I am able to put you in contact with the best person. Also, if your club runs or knows of youth programmes, Rotaract will be able to support those and benefit through cross promotion.
If you would like to contact me feel free to email me at 9820@rotaract.org.au or call on 0422 173 360.
November 27 - Club Assembly and AGM (Club Admin at PK's afterwards) December 4 - Pride of Workmanship at Old Gippstown December 11 - Rookies Night Out - (Golf Committee afterwards) December 18 - Rotary Christmas Party
DISTRICT EVENTS: February 16-18- Sale District Conference
May 18-20 - MUNA
FORTHCOMING BARBECUES:
Wednesday November 22 - RJCA at Botanic Gardens
Friday December 15 - Energy Australia (NB date change) Thursday 21 December - Moe CBD
Timor Pushes Towards Elimination. The RAM Volunteer Team has returned from Timor Leste with the exciting news that the National Malaria Control Program, WHO and Global Fund are confidently pushing ahead toward the goal of eliminating malaria in Timor Leste within the next five years and they see RAM as a crucial partner. In any disease elimination program, in the final stages toward zero cases, it is critical to maintain focus on control measures and awareness as it is natural for the community and the health officials to relax when there are few reported cases. RAM is committed to going the distance with the NMCP to see the job done! and we are particularly interested in assisting with controlling cross border infection.
Fantastic End of Year Results for RAM. Thanks to the great work of all our RAM District Chairs, Committees, Rotarians and friends 2016/2017 has seen pleasing improvements in malaria awareness and a fantastic result in fund raising. Even though many districts have strongly advocated for the malaria Vaccine project and this Project has raised $135,000 (donations through RAWCS) the main RAM operating project has also recorded donations totalling $160,000 representing a 60% increase over the past few years plus a further $37,000 in transfers from other RAWCS projects. Well done all of you!! This is a really fitting tribute to the memory of our longstanding Funding Coordinator PDG Richmond Manyweathers who passed away on 27th May.
Wendy Farmer was President and David Power was Secretary. President Wendy reported “ At the start of this Rotary year I presented a Club Plan to our Club of what I believed was achievable throughout the year ; I am pleased to announce most of the objectives we planned for we achieved, as well the opportunities and challenges that were not envisaged at the planning stage. All activities were undertaken with willingness and enthusiasm. I sincerely thank the Board and all members of this Club, together with their partners, for their support, dedication and hard work throughout the year that ensured the ongoing success of our Club.
A strong characteristic of our Club is the tremendous fellowship between our members and the warmth of the greetings given to our guests and visitors throughout the year. Visitors, both Rotarians and non-Rotarian, have commented that “fun and fellowship” is a fantastic feature of our Club and that they feel very welcome at our meetings. We should be proud of the fact that we interact with each other so well considering we come from many backgrounds and walks of life. I am certainly proud to be able to say that members of The Rotary Club of Moe not only have a huge amount of fun together but also work well together to achieve many goals and that each member contributes in so many ways to the overall success of our Club”.
Club Service. Chairman Pash Demagistris reported that five trees were planted in the Botanic Gardens in Moe to represent the Youth Exchange students that have gone out on exchange or spent their year here. Florian Sutterluty - Inbound - Austria, Rafael Hilgenstieler - Inbound- Brazil, Cesar Olagne - Inbound - France, Jeppe Straarup - Inbound – Denmark, Melissa Howlett – Outbound – Austria.
International Service. Chairman David Prust reported the start of the year saw the completion of Melissa Howlett’s student exchange to Austria and during the year we had Jeppe Straarup on an inbound student exchange from Denmark. The highlight of the year was the hosting of the GSE team from District 1410 in Finland. They were with us from March the 21st to the start of the District Conference on 25th March. During this year there were a number of trips to Amed in Indonesia to support the Bhunutan Primary School. Michael and Neil travelled three times, Len Cairns twice – on one occasion accompanied by Julian and Jocelyn Yeatman and Peter Kingsbury. As the school is in a very poor part of Indonesia our project is to assist their 250 students with school uniforms, school books, white boards and sporting equipment. The Annual Golf day was a great success with over 100 players and good weather over $18,000 was raised. A film night was organised at the Village Cinema in Mid Valley with 160 Rotarians & Guests attending raising $18,000.
Community Service. Mike Carter (Chair July – December), Alan Sinnott (Chair January – June).Alan reported our main activity for the year was the successful completion of the Botanic Gardens Project. We installed nine street lights along the footpaths and surrounding area adjacent to the Tennis Club and Barbecue Rotunda, special thanks to Danny Batista and Stephenson’s Haulage Company for their donation of much appreciated labour. We supported the Moe “Carols by Candlelight" providing free sausages (but sold soft drinks) it was very well attended. We had two large ride-on toy cars given to us that we donated to Baringa Special School. A Christmas Raffle was run this year and given its success, will no doubt become an annual event. Barbecues were held at various locations including Bunnings, Querencia, Harvey Norman and TM&H Hardware. The Cool-room is now completed and has already been put to good use. The Barbecue trailer has had an overhaul thanks to Daniel Barry and Barry Dunstan, but more repairs to burners will be needed soon.
We organised and distributed Medic Alert Booklets. The Fishing Platform is now structurally finished.
Vocational Service. Chairman Len Cairns reported last December at Old Gippstown we hosted a Vocational Pride of Workmanship award evening. Students from local schools were presented with awards recognising their contribution to both their school and to their community. The committee recommended that our Club re-introduce the “Brief Job Talks” sessions to the weekly program and this was successfully introduced. We also supported activities such as MUNA (Model United Nations Activity), with Lowanna Students being involved. Unfortunately, RYPEN and RYLA had some difficulties with student support. We recently presented Pride of Workmanship/Vocational Service Awards to four locals from the Moe Business community. These are Julian and Jocelyn Yeatman for their fine customer service through the iconic Yeatman’s Newsagency and to Jim and Jan Siekman of the Valley Greengrocer + Deli who have had some fresh and innovative ideas that greatly benefited our local community.
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