Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

We've had a productive cou-ple of weeks with the Harvey Norman BBQ on August 9-10th to raise money for St Mary's Kitchen, and helping out the Rotary Club of Glenelg in the Cold Plunge last for Those in Need last Sunday to raise money for St Vinnies and Anglicare Glenelg. A big thanks to all our members

who put their time in on the BBQ and who support-ed myself and Peter Ochota to take the plunge - with the water temperature at 13ºC the beautiful sunny morning had little effect other than to cheer our spirits as we slowly froze. The cold plunge was a great idea and I can see great potential for this to grow into something much bigger in the future for the Glenelg club and for Rotary in general. Well done to Jessie Vun and the rest of the club for a well run event and also getting the plunge promoted on News.com and the local media.

Thanks to Matthew Carey and Rajni Vasan from the Blind Sporting Council for coming in to speak to us again last week. It is always a pleasure to hear about the great work they are doing and the hu-mour with which Matthew recounts the challenges he faces going about his daily life. This week we had another inspiring TED talk presented to us by Mi-chael Garland from Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala the young Pakinstani school girl shot in the head for her activism to promote women's rights and their right to an education. It gave us a sobering reminder of how lucky we are to enjoy the free-

Brenley very cleverly sent

around a ‘Cold Plunge’ spon-

sorship sheet which saw him

net a bucket of notes. Peter O

decided it was so easy he

might have a plunge too

(albeit Meredith’s suggestion!) And I got the impres-

sion the Board is still working on a date for the wine

bottling, but we were assured the vintage was first

class this year.

Our guests were Matthew Carey and Raj from the Blind

Sporting Council. They are both old friends who we

have supported for some time. Matthew supplied some

interesting insights into being blind by telling us about

the challenges associated with simply moving house

and having to learn a new transport routine. Raj in-

formed us about the latest developments at the Coun-

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Meetings - 12 Aug/19th August

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doms that we do in this country and the work that is still to be done around the world, not just to feed and clothe people, but to educate, promote peace, goodwill and understanding.

Finally as I mentioned at our last meeting, next Tues-day's meeting on the 26th August will be an open club forum. So get your thinking caps on and come to next week with any and all ideas or comments you have on how you think our club is travelling, what we are doing well, what we could do better, news ideas for fundrais-ing or community service, or anything that you feel is important and needs to be discussed. Next week is your chance to get involved so make sure you give it some thought and come prepared

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

23rd Aug Along comes Mary SPBC

27th Aug Board meeting

14 Sep District Specialist Training on Insurance & Risk Management

13 Oct combined meeting with Holdfast Bay

18/19 Oct Harvey Norman BBQ

15/16 Nov Harvey Norman BBQ

Club Diary Dates 2014

Date Tues

26th Aug Tues

2nd Sep

Speaker Prof Rob Lewis

Topic

Opel Club Forum

Adel Uni Making research profitable

Chairman President Brenley Peter Thompson

Door Ladies Ladies

Setup Men Men

Meeting Program

The Four Way Test

Of The Things We Think, Say or Do:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all Concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and

cil, including their new ‘Eye support a star’ campaign

for fundraising and their sponsorship package.

On the 19th we began with a report of Brenley’s ‘Cold

Plunge’ in which he was joined by Peter O. They each

raised a significant amount through sponsorship. Mi-

chael let us know that the most recent HN BBQ also

raised about $960. Brenley informed us that next

week will be an open forum for any members to raise

any issues or ideas which need to be aired or investi-

gated.

In lieu of a speaker we enjoyed a TED talk which was

by the father of the young Pakistani girl Malala

Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for

transgressing cultural boundaries associated with the

place of women and obedience in patriarchal and

tribal societies.

John Yard again drew to our attention the devastation

inflicted by feral dogs on native wildlife and stock in

the north of our state. There was a general expres-

sion of willingness to see if a movement could be

started from within Rotary to help address this prob-

lem. A number of suggestions were made including

the possible invitation of an authoritative speaker

who had a wide grasp of the various issues con-

fronting the interested and responsible parties. The

National Report on Assessment of Wild Dogs in Aus-

tralia published in April 2014 is worth a look.

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Yellow Brick Road

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

From Fundraising

Finding it hard to leave the past behind? Well so are the Marys. They love noth-ing better than sipping sherry and having a good sing-a-long. Take a trip down memory lane and join them for a night of nostalgia as they sing their way through the big hits of bygone eras. Support the Somerton Park Rotary Club Saturday August 23rd 2014 $30 Per Person Venue: Somerton Park Bowling Club 18 King George Ave, Somerton Park 7pm for 730pm BYO Basket Supper (Drinks available at the bar)

INFORMATION FOR VOLUNTEERS ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW 2014

Friday 5th September to Sunday 14th September (inclusive)

Rotary has again been given the opportunity to look after 4 of the sales booths for the 2014 Adelaide Royal Show.

To register your times please click on the link below. This will take you to the registration form and you can select the time(s) you wish to volunteer for. If you have any issues please don’t hesitate to contact me.

http://e.mybookingmanager.com/httpe.mybookingmanager.com2014 Yellow Brick Road

As a volunteer for a Rotary Club you are covered by Rotary insurance for the purpose of fund raising and if you are a member of Rotary you can claim a make-up for each session you volunteer.

The fundraising incentive is that Rotary Clubs re-ceive $13.00 per person for each hour.

Barbara Wheatcroft Consultant. Ph: 8358 1625 (home) Mob: 0413 511 243

Email: barbara.wheatcroft@bigpond.com

Can members please let Fundraising/Linda know when they have put their names on the Roster for The Yellow Brick Road. Please note Harvey Norman BBQ's 18/19/ Octo-ber and 15/16 November. Please see last page of this bulletin for complete allocation of duties. The roster will in future be published two weeks be-fore the BBQ dates.

Membership Fees

The Board has set the annual membership fees at $200

As in previous years it can be paid in 2 instalments $100 now and $100 in the New Year (January 2015)

It can be paid in cash cheque or preferably direct de-posit to the Service Account BSB 085 333 A/c 205083444

Your prompt payment would be appreciated as we have already commenced payment of our financial ob-ligations to Rotary International Mike

19th Aug 2014

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

Club Meeting and Contact Details

CLUB MEETINGS

TUESDAY 7.00am

Adelaide International Motel

521 Anzac Highway

Glenelg North

Club Contact Details:

PO Box 134

Glenelg SA 5045

Secretary Barb Humphries

Email: thehumpies@yahoo.com.au

Club email: somertonpark@rotaryclub.org.au

Website: http://www.rotarynews.info/Club3794/

President Brenley Milsom

Secretary Barb Humphries

Treasurer Michael Garland

President Elect Michael Garland

Past President Carolyn Lelliott

Community Service Malcolm Axford

International Service Pam Maxwell

Membership Rajni Lalsinghani

Fellowship Carolyn Lelliott

Fundraising Jim Parkins

New Generations Brenton Aird

Board of Director

The Voice of Rotary

Broadcast on 1197AM RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm. From each Wednesday the broad-cast program can be heard on-line

August 2014

August 26th PDG Barbara Wheatcroft (Adelaide Parks)

‘Rotary & the Royal Adelaide Show’

Sept. 2nd Geoff Banks (Legacy)

“The Responsibilities of Legacy”

Voice of Rotary

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19th Aug 2014

Update on CIO and Helping Hands

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

Helping Hands PDG Terry Daley and his wife Debbie are leading a team to Cambodia, staying at Phnom Pehn, Siem Reap and Battam Bamg . They will be taking 300 plus Prosthetic Limbs to be fitted. Terry also has a contact in Siem Reap, a Dr Rinna Ly who has a RAWCS registered Project "Poverty Aid 4 Cambodia" and has been very helpful to Terry in getting Helping Hands into Cambodia. You might remember this photo:

If any club members want to be part of this can they please let Linda know and she will give them more infor-mation eg: costs which will be tax deductable.

CIO

Pam has forwarded two pictures from Cambodia

Sreivy and Nary

New CIO T-Shirts

19th Aug 2014