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Volume 35 Issue 10 3rd September 2018

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What’s inside?

From the President 1

Last Meeting 2

Want to know more about Rotary?

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Melbourne Cup Luncheon 4

Up Coming Events 5

Springtime Open Gardens 6

Get Ready Awareness weekend Directors and Dates

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Alex Partington’s Presentation Monday, 27.8.18

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This Week’s Meeting Public Image with

Bob Atkin and Fiona McCulloch

Introduction Bronwyn Berriman

Thanks Frank Ross

What an inspiration it was to hear Alex speak last week. I was very impressed by his determination to succeed and overcome disability in order to achieve his goals. I am sure you are all with me in wishing him a successful future. He is ‘lucky’ to have the love and support of family and enor-mous support and encouragement from his school in the pursuit of those goals.

I again ask that you please let Bill Bowler know your availability ASAP for the Nor-man Lindsay Literacy Festival on 15th & 16th September and then again for the Open Gardens weekend on 22nd & 23rd September – both of these weekends are major fund-raisers for our Club and it would be great to see them well supported.

We have our bus trip on the 8th & 9th Sep-tember to Orange and surrounds. Check that you have paid Norm so that he can re-lax and enjoy the lead in time until we go! We have the Melbourne Cup lunch in No-vember booked at Springwood Golf Club - $45.00pp. RSVP by email to Pat Ainslie!

We were all sorry to hear of Peter Kil-keary’s fall last weekend and wish him a speedy recovery following his surgery on Monday. Best wishes to all members who are not well at this time, we hope to see you all back on deck soon! Then, to our mem-bers off on holidays…Bon Voyage! Think of us as you enjoy your break! In Sherril's absence, news items to Marilyn Kenney for the Springword until beginning of October please!

This week we have Bob Aitkin and Fiona McCulloch coming along with a presenta-tion on Publicity and Public Image and what we can do to be more visible both in the Community and on Social Media – it

Report from our President Margaret Bell

2018—2019

Official Bulletin of

The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc. Chartered 4th December 1984 CLUB 22213 P.O. Box 45, Springwood, N.S.W, 2777 District 9685 website http://rotarydistrict9685.org.au Club Website www.springwoodrotary.org.au

should be a very interesting evening and I look forward to seeing you there!

Have a wonderful weekend - especially the Fathers and Grandfathers on Sun-day.

Margaret Bell President

Gregg & Penelope Josey Margaret & Richard Bell

September

Margaret Boyle Jennifer Wearn

Norm & Cheryl Kitto

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Apologies Please contact for Apologies, Additional Guest, Dietary Changes ETC.

Peter Sparkes peege@bigpond.com or phone 0417 244 829 by 5pm on Sunday. Speak clearly and leave your name and contact number with the message.

Remember you will be required to pay for any meals not cancelled after 5pm on Sunday

THE LAST MEETING At our last meeting, we had an inspirational presentation form Alex Partington following a devastating accident which changed his life. His challenges, and how he contin-ues to strive to achieve and re-build his life, proved to be a compelling insight into the difficulties he faces which through his families and his own positivity, he is achiev-ing. He was supported by his parents and the Winmalee HS Careers Adviser, Cherill Ruskin. He was introduced by Cheryl Kitto and thanked by Yvonne Meehan.

We also fare welled Matthew Jones as he takes up a permanent, full time Oc-cupational Therapist role at Chatter Box Speech Pathology working with chil-dren. We wish Matthew our very best wishes as he takes the next step in his career, and thank him for all of the hard work he has put in on Monday nights to make our Rotary meals such a success.

See Alex’s speech on Pages 8 and 9

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PEOPLE OF ACTION MATERIALS

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LOGOS IMAGES & VIDEO

De-Mystifying The Rotary Brand Centre The brand Centre is a useful tool to find out how to use the Rotary materi-als and to promote Rotary with friends, family and prospective members. You need to log into “My Rotary” (Springword 6.8.18 for how to do that) and then click on the box “Learn More” above, and each of the six boxes below to explore what is available to all of us to promote Rotary. After all, we can all “Learn More About Rotary”.

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Melbourne Cup 2018 Join us at our tables for Melbourne Cup Lunch

Please email Pat Ainslie

patalanainslie@yahoo.com.au

for group bookings Early notice need to secure tables of 10

Limited numbers

Fred Thompson will be representing our Club at the Remembrance Day Ceremony in Springwood on 11.11.18. Many thanks, Fred.

On 10.10.18, the Rotary Club of the Central Blue Mountains will be holding a special night for the “Lift the Lid” program for mental health run by Aus-tralian Rotary Health (ARH). The night is also com-memorating the approaching five year anniversary of the fires in the Blue Mountains (17.10.13). More information on this night will follow.

The Blue Mountains City Council has asked for vol-unteers to “Adopt a Dog Waste Bag Dispenser” in Buttenshaw Park. All that is required is for someone to fill up the bag supply for the dog walkers, and empty the bin of the doggy do do’s waste bags. Any volunteers please see Margaret ASAP.

We need volunteers for the Norman Lindsay Litera-cy Festival on the weekend of 15-16 September. Any help you can give on this spectacularly busy weekend would be greatly appreciated. A number of our members are on leave, some are at Buckland Fete, and some are just not available for a variety of reasons. If you can contribute a few hours to helping with parking and/or the BBQ over the weekend, let Bill Bowler know ASAP.

This year, President Margaret is encouraging all members to be on one of our teams. To be able to have plenty of choice about which team you would like to be on, see the Director of that portfolio and let them know sooner, rather than later, because the team may be full. Explore options for Club service available to you.

Two reminders from Norm: a. Centurion Towers are available from Norm for

your Centurion donation fro 2018-19. b. Payment for the Bus trip by Tuesday, 4th Sep-

tember, so that it is clear and in the Rotary ac-count by Friday, 7th September. The trip leaves Faulconbridge PS by 7.30am. Parking is in the school grounds.

Pride of Workmanship Awards Nominations are due to Dee Covington as soon as possible. The POW awards are being presented on Monday, 8th October.

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Up Coming Events

September

1st - Saturday Rotary Garden Working Bee - Buttenshaw Park Gardens 8.30/9am till 10am

6th - Thursday Board Meeting

8th to the 9th Rotary Bus Trip

15th & 16th

Saturday & Sunday Norman Lindsay Gallery Literacy Festival Weekend – Car Parking and BBQ

22nd & 23rd

Saturday & Sunday Spring Open Gardens Weekend

22nd & 23rd

Saturday & Sunday Rural Fire Service’s Get Ready

October

6th Saturday Rotary Garden Working Bee - Buttenshaw Park Gardens 8.30/9am till 10am

8th Monday Pride of Workmanship Awards

10th Wednesday RC of Central Blue Mountains “Lift the Lid “ Hat Day for Australian Rotary Health

14th Sunday Norman Lindsay Pudding Day - Car Parking and BBQ

20th Saturday Bunnings BBQ- plus any extra BBQ’s they ask us to do

21st Sunday Graffiti Removal Day

Melbourne Cup Trifecta ticket sales Oct/Nov

For Bookings: foundationdinner.rotarydistrict9685.org.au Download the Foundation Dinner Brochure

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Springtime Open Gardens Weekend 22nd—23rd September

Time slots for the Roster

Which date and time can you assist? Please contact either

Ross or Robyn Ingram with your preferred times.

rossandrobin@outlook.com

We have some areas filled and are still keen to fill all remaining so if you can help please get in quick.

Check the list and choose what suits best. Once rosters are filled we will place it in

SPRINGWORD Newsletter closer to the weekend.

Advertising and Promotion An article in The Gazette’s Along the

Highway as well as a article a week prior to the Springtime Open Gardens.

The Springtime Open Garden's Entry Tickets will be printed off by R.I.D.B.C.

R.I.D.B.C. will also do the letter box drop and shop leaflets

Springwood Newsagency have kindly offered to place leaflets in their Sunday delivered papers.

We ask any Rotarians to promote this event with any social media/ Facebook

Entrance Fee: $5.00 per garden or $25.00 for all six gardens. No concessions.

To make this a successful weekend we are asking for volunteers give up a few hours to help us on this delightful Spring weekend.

This year we will be having Six Open Gardens. 363 Hawkesbury Rd Winmalee

60 Bunnal Ave Winmalee

58 Lee Rd Winmalee (access from Pentlands Drive)

226A Singles Ridge Rd. Yellow Rock

228 Singles Ridge Rd Yellow Rock

35 Purvines Rd Yellow Rock

We need your help with the following

Garden Entrance Ticket Sales

Raffle Ticket Sales

Plant Stall Sales

Directional Signs

(Installation and retrieval of signs from along Hawkesbury Road)

Providing potted plants FOR SALE at the plant stall

Assisting on Friday 21st September at 58 Lee Road Winmalee (with setting up the plant stall)

Saturday 10am—1 pm 1pm—4pm

Sunday 10am—1 pm 1pm—4pm

The Open Gardens event will be a combined

service club fund raiser between The Rotary Club

of Springwood Inc. and the Lantern Club to raise funds for the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children.

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PRESIDENT: President Elect/ Secretary:

Treasurer: Club Administration:

Immediate Past President : DIRECTORS

Community Service: International Service:

Vocational Services: Membership & Public Image:

Youth Director: Project Director:

Foundation Chair: APPOINTMENTS

Sergeant at Arms: Speaker Coordinator:

Springword Editor: Web Page and Facebook:

Club Training Officer: Welfare:

Members of the Board 2018—2019

Margaret Bell David Rayner Paul Erickson Jenny Thomas Norm Kitto Bill Bowler Geoffrey Glassock Dee Covington Bronwyn Berriman John Fuller Adam Law Norm Kitto Cheryl Kitto Yvonne Meehan Sherril Daly Cheryl Kitto Marilyn Kenney Valda Bray/ Lynda Sparkes

September is Education and Literacy Month

Meeting Intro’s Thanks

3rd Sept

Public Image with Bob Atkins/ Fiona McCulloch

B. Berriman F. Ross

10 Sept Marilyn Kenney - ROMAC G. Glassock N. Kitto

17 Sept Social Night N/A

24th Sept Club Assembly N/A

1st Oct

PUBLIC HOLIDAY - No Meeting

8th Oct

Pride of Workmanship Awards N/A

15th Oct Jen Whitehouse J. Fuller Dee

Covington

22nd Oct Carolyn Fitzpatrick W. Bowler F. Thompson

Dates for Your Diary Get Ready

Get Ready Awareness 22nd and 23rd September 2018

The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc. will be providing a services to the Yellow Rock Rural Fire Service on this fund raiser weekend at their brigade shed at Yellow Rock. The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc. BBQ Trailer will once again be used for the sausage sizzle with a few table and chairs scattered around for the comfort of the customers. Besides the BBQ there will be for sale biscuits, slices, tea & coffee, soft drinks and fruit juices. Members are asked to help with street signage, chairs and tables along with other duties on the day. A roster will shortly be available. Please let Ross or Robyn know if you are available for roster duties/baking etc.

rossandrobin@outlook.com NB: The Yellow Rock Brigade shed is approximately 200m down the road from a OPEN GARDEN and we trust that with good clear street signage the public will visit both the Open Garden and the R.F.S. Brigade Shed.

NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE

Editors Note Just a reminder that I will be away until Monday 8th October

(Monday 1st October is a long weekend therefore no meeting) Marilyn Kenney will be filling in for me.

Cheers Sherril

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Rotary Inspirational Women’s Awards Overall Winners

Young Inspirational Woman 2018 When the ordinary driver passes a Vinnies van pulled up on some dark night, it might not get more than a moment’s thought. But there are dedicated people behind that ongoing concern for the destitute. One of the leaders in this is Angela Stansfield, who works full-time at Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation raising vital funds for children with Cancer, but then also goes out as a volunteer to help. She has worked seven years with the St Vin-cent de Paul Society, leading and inspiring volunteers, organising fundraising events and encouraging communities to take part and help raise awareness for many issues which in-clude homelessness, sick kids and disadvantaged families. For the last five years, Angela has organised a “Homeless Winter Appeal” that collects non-perishable food and blankets that are distributed by organisations such as Mission Beat and Oz Harvest. She has now also joined Parramatta Lions and will continue to lead and support ongoing projects.

Inspirational Woman 2018

Dr Vera Sistenich, like the great ophthalmologist Fred Hollows, has seen the greatest need for her medical specialty – in this case emergency medicine – among marginalised people, such as Australia’s Aborigines and detained asylum seekers. Like Fred, she has reached out to the disadvantaged in the Third World, focusing in her case on the Congo, where she has been team leader of the Emergency Medicine Education Project, a RAWCS initiative spon-sored by the Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney. In 2015, Vera’s initiative was a far-reaching training program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a nation of more than 80 million people with no paramedics and few ambulances. She has now trained more than 400 doc-tors and nurses in seven provinces and has moved on to help develop an academic program there in emergency medicine. Even through her hobby as an apiarist, she has devoted the proceeds to her Congo project.

Angela Stansfield

Vera Sistenich