WELCOME ROTARIANS and FRIENDS
to the WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
For the 3rd of October 2022.
FROM the DESK of the PRESIDENT
Hi everyone. We had a good Board meeting on the 29th September, and we welcomed back Monica from her Parisienne adventures. I’d like to highlight some of the key decisions we were able to make:
- I need to get a wriggle on and publish the approved minutes for July and August. So sorry about the tardiness. I hope to get them up this week. A simple task that keeps dropping to the bottom of my to-do list.
- A plaque in some form will be made and installed at he Peace Bell honouring Peter Clapinski who has made all the Peace Poles
- I shall be making a post on the RI facebook page outlining our efforts for the Peace poles and the Peace bell in preparation for the international conference in Melbourne next year
- News on the regionalisation pilot:
- I sent out an email to all 33 paid up members
- 20 people responded
- 1 indicated negative response, the rest were positive responses
- I voted positive to the Project on behalf of the club.
- For the information of those who didn’t make it the lunch meeting, we have received letters of departures from three of our members, Ron and Sharon have resigned from Rotary, and Sue shall be transferring to the Gungahlin Club which better suits her schedules of activities.
- We also kept up the discussions about club t-shirts, the amendments to the constitution, the Candle festival, STOMP and the reduction in the number of dance schools since COVID, and a bit of brainstorming on other fundraising ideas.
On that last note if anyone has any ideas – bring them on!! Let us know!! Don’t be shy!
Cheers
Andrea Conti
THE PEACE PROJECT
International Day of Peace
On 23 Sep 2022, at 3:24 pm, Damian Cardona Onses <
cardona@un.org> wrote:
Dear Michael and dear friends of the Rotary Club,
Really, it was a very nice and emotional event, very well attended and very timely as you say.
> > Our gratitude to our partnership and to you for all your good work, even more complicated this year with your wife's condition. We are happy that she is recovering well.
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> > And the event was very timely indeed.
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> > A big thanks and our warm regards and recognition,
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> > Damian
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> > PS and keep us posted in the Holocaust Remembrance Day preparations. Please liaise with my colleagues Julia and Cigi as I will not be in Australia during the month of January.
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> > Damian CARDONA ONSES
> > UNIC CANBERRA
> > Director
> > United Nations Information Centre for Australia, New Zealand and the
> > South Pacific
Rotary Club of Adelaide East Park Supporting Then Peace Bell Project and the RCCBG
This Club has picked up the Peace Bell theme and Pamela has made a toast to our club after she did a talk about our Club Peace bell project, the Paul Harris fellow recipient, and the funds raised for Afghan evacuees, the swimming lesson. Their response in a toast was genuine.
Thank you for sharing your club’s works.
Pamela Rajkowski OAM
Woden Daybreak Club Promoting the Production of a Video on Protecting the Bush Pea
Summary
- Clubs in District 9705 are invited to contribute financially to the production of a video about Australian bush peas by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust (RBGDT) in Sydney.
- The wonderfully vibrant bush peas are also sometimes called ‘eggs and bacon’ because of their showy orange and yellow flowers. Eight known species of bush peas are in danger of becoming extinct in our District.
- The video, which will highlight Rotary’s funding, will focus on the environmental threat to bush peas and encourage more extensive research into them.
- Time frames
- Woden Daybreak is inviting clubs to make financial contributions by mid-October to facilitate early filming to coincide with the 2022 Spring flowering season.
- Woden Daybreak members are considering a local field trip to see flowering bush peas in the Australian National Botanic Gardens or in a local nature reserve in October, when these plants are in full flower. Any other Rotarians and their families who would like to join us are welcome to get in touch.
- Questions
- Please contact Rosemary Castle if you want to help out with the costs of this project:
- Rosemary Castle
- Environmental Representative Woden Daybreak Rotary wodendaybreak@outlook.com 0431370859
YOUTH PROJECTS
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
RYLA is a seven-day program run in January for young people aged 18 to 30 to learn all things leadership. It covers topics such as leadership theory, character strengths, social awareness and empathy, mental health and resilience, budgeting, ethics, conflict resolution, goal setting, time management, and more. There are also practical activities for participants to test out their leadership styles and learn more about themselves.
The next RYLA will be held from Saturday 7th to Friday 13th January 2023 in Murrumbateman NSW.
If any Club member knows of a young person that would be interested in and benefit from RYLA, please contact Youth Committee Chair Stephen on telephone 0430 113 580.
OUR CLUB'S MEETINGS AND EVENTS
This Week's Meeting (October 6th 12.15 for 12.30 at The Commonwealth Club)
Liz Hanna from the Environmental Health Working Group of the World Federation of Public Health will speak to us on Australia's State of the Environment (SOE) Fail - Government's Duty to Protect Human and Environmental Health.
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Duty Roster (October 2022)
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Date:)
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October 6th
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October 13th
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October 20th
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October 27th
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Door:
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Ross
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Ross
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Ross
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Ross
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Welcome & Opening the Meeting:
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Greg G
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Olek G
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Liz S
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Judy R
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Toast to
Rotary at Work:
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Warrick
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Stephen
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Peter D
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Juris J
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Thank Speaker and Write Notes
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Russell D
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Michael R
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Graeme H
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Bill A
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If Unable To Attend On A Day You Are Rostered, Please Organise A Replacement.
Last Week's Meeting (September 27th)
Russell presented an analysis of the probability of Nuclear War in Ukraine
ROTARY AT WORK AND COMMUNITY NOTES
HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE WORLD POLIO DAY?
PDG MURRAY VERSO, END POLIO NOW COORDINATOR — SEP 12, 2022
World Polio Day (October 24) provides an opportunity for Rotary members to highlight our Number One priority - to create a polio-free world.
Article by PDG Murray Verso, End Polio Now Coordinator
Through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Rotary works with its partners to eradicate polio and to end the suffering from this terrible disease. World Polio Day (October 24) provides an opportunity for Rotary members to highlight our Number One priority - to create a polio-free world.
How will your club mark the occasion? Here are a few suggestions:
- Join one of the multi district fundraising events such as train rides, walks, cycling events.
- Join the walk at the Zone 8 Convention on October 30: #walkwithus Polio Walk - Rotary Zone 8 Conference
- Plan your own local event that engages the local community.
- Encourage friends, family, work colleagues to donate to Rotary’s PolioPlus Fund. Donate to End Polio | End Polio
- Dedicate a club meeting to World Polio Day. Invite a guest speaker who is a polio survivor or screen videos about Rotary’s fight against polio. Post the details about this special meeting on your club website and social media.
- Host a virtual viewing party for friends and club members to watch the official Rotary International Online Global Update on 24 October. Visit the Rotary International | Facebook page to watch with other end polio supporters.
- Download End Polio Now virtual backgrounds from Rotary’s Brand Centre to customize your online meetings. Virtual backgrounds - End Polio
- Don’t forget to tell us how you’re observing World Polio Day! Register your club’s participation to tell us how you’re engaging with the global Rotary community. Register Your Event | End Polio
World Polio Day is only a few weeks away. If you haven’t done so already, please discuss with your fellow club members what you can do to highlight our number one priority. More information:World Polio Day | End Polio
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
The program will be run from the 7th to the 13th of January at Murrumbateman and applications close on the 31st of October. Email ryla9705@gmail.com for entries.
NOTES FROM OUR MEMBERS
JUDY RAYMONDS HAVING A GOOD TIME IN ENGLAND
Judy is seen here riding her E bike in the Cotswolds after previously supporting her husband at the Seniors rowing events.
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
From Facebook:
“Four old men went into the pro shop after playing 18 holes of golf.
The pro asked, “Did you guys have a good game today?”
The first old guy said, “Yes, I had three riders today.”
The second old guy said, “I had the most riders ever. I had five.”
The third old guy said, “I had seven riders, the same as last time.”
The last old man said, “I beat my old record. I had 12 riders today.”
After they went into the locker room, another golfer who had heard the old guys talking about their game went to the pro and said, “I’ve been playing golf for a long time and thought I knew all the terminology of the game, but what’s a rider?”
The pro said, “A rider is when you hit the ball far enough to actually get in the golf cart and ride to it.”
Stephen McMillan
