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MEETING 469-
Tuesday 10 February 2009
This meeting of the
Rotary Club of Southbank will be held at
Garden Room
Crown Towers Hotel
Whiteman Street, Southbank
6.00 for 6.30 PM
To book or record an
apology, please contact Bobbi via
email before 10 am Monday.
PROGRAM
Former RYLArian and
member of the RYLA leadership team Johanna
De Vries will speak on OPEN FAMILY.
Jo is a Youth Outreach Specialist in Melbourne for Open
Family Australia and attended RYLA in 2005 whilst studying Rural
Social Welfare / Psychology at the University of Ballarat.
Open Family Australia provides Outreach services and support
to young people at-risk between the ages of 12 and 25 years.
Established for nearly 30 years, Open Family Australia has been
working with some of Australia’s most marginalized youth, providing
support programs and linking them into the services they need.
President Gabe's Message
I attended a training session a couple of days ago with about 30
other lawyers. It was a training session in preparation to the
opening of 3 new legal clinics around Melbourne. These are
"specialist" clinics in that they target a particular group of
clients. As pro bono clinics, they offer free services to clients
if they are unable to obtain free legal assistance and are
otherwise unable to pay for those services.
The clinics will service senior citizens. Primarily, it will
provide legal services such as the drafting of wills and enduring
powers of attorney. There may also be cases of elder abuse,
financial abuse which the elderly person may be a victim of and
are afraid to seek help or unable to seek help. Elder abuse is
where an older person is in a relationship of trust with another
person and
....
(Full President's Message here)
Last Week's
Meeting
At last weeks meeting Ian
Bjorkman & Roger Budd of the Lions Club of Wheelers Hill talked
about the Lions Eye Health Program.
The Lions Eye Health Program is a community awareness program to
prevent unnecessary vision impairment. Vision impairment costs
Australia in the vicinity of AUD 1.8 billion per annum. Early
intervention is key in order to reduce vision impairment, and
symptoms are usually noticed when it is too late and damage has been
done.
Those at risk are diabetes sufferers, over 50s, smokers, those with
a family history, and those with high exposure to UV. If you or
someone you know falls into one of these categories it is vitally
important to have an eye check up at least every 2 years......
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UPCOMING ROSTER
If you are unable to
attend a meeting for which you are rostered, please arrange for a
swap with someone and let
Carl know.
Scribes
- please send your scribe notes by 5pm
Friday to
the Bulletin Editor
to ensure your notes are included in the next
Bulletin.
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Scribe Notes Template
All rostered responsibilities are important to the success and
professionalism of our weekly meetings. Thank you for your
ongoing enthusiasm in fulfilling your rostered roles.
|
Date |
Chair |
Scribe / Greeter |
Corporal |
Members' Moment |
Attendance |
|
10.02.2009 |
Leigh |
Philip |
Dean |
Mandy |
Michael G |
|
17.02.2009 |
Gordon |
Barbara |
Steven |
Rhys |
Bettina |
|
24.02.2009 |
Jenny |
Dean |
Lyn |
Wendy |
Leigh |
|
03.03.2009 |
Michael G |
Jenny |
Steven |
Chris |
Rhys |
|
10.03.2009 |
Chris |
Michael F |
Bettina |
Jenny |
Dean |
|
17.03.2009 |
Mandy |
Gordon |
Rhys |
Steven |
Wendy |
|
24.03.2009 |
Lyn |
Michael G |
Jenny |
Dean |
Barbara |
|
31.03.2009 |
Steven |
Stuart |
Rhys |
Bobbi |
Chris |
|
07.04.2009 |
Dean |
Leigh |
Dianne |
Barbara |
Wendy |
|
14.04.2009 |
Steven |
Stuart |
Mandy |
Philip |
Jenny |
The
Rotary Club of Williamstown
will hold a
Dinner Dance in the Williamstown Town Hall
on Saturday 28th February
to celebrate the 60th Anniversary
of it receiving its Charter from Rotary International in 1949.
RC Williamtown was chartered by the Rotary Club of Footscray and,
in turn, chartered the Rotary Clubs of Altona & Point Gellibrand.
They have a proud record of serving others less fortunate
than ourselves through a wide range of local, national and
international projects and feel that they have much to celebrate
and intend to do so in style.
The dinner dance will be a wonderful night of celebration, fine
food and outstanding entertainment. Music will be provided by the
Williamstown RSL Pipe Band, The Rathdowne Street Big Band and the
popular Wendy Stapleton. We can assure you of a fun filled night
for only $100 a head, all inclusive.
The evening will show case Rotary but is not just for Rotarians.
It will be a community event with a wide cross section of people,
including the Mayor of Hobsons Bay and DG Jim Studebaker & Carol
attending.
Further details are available on the
attached flyer. If you would like to attend please
contact Murray Verso, Yvonne Moon or Chris James before 20th
February.
Young Achievement
Australia 2009
Call for Rotarians who
would like to join Gordon in this years YAA program!
Do you remember last
year's YAA company Hard Yards and their successful product the
tri-plate?
This year's YAA will start soon and we are looking for members
who would like to get involved as mentors in this inspiring
and rewarding program.
Please contact
Gordon Hastie for more
information.
In 2009 RC Southbank will continue it's engagement in the
Rotary District 9800 Partnerships Advancing Community
Engagement (PACE) supporting the Street Socceroos.
Like last year we will
facilitate the Victorian State Training Camp and the State
Championship.
Everybody who had the
pleasure of participating in this project in 2008 from the
camps through to the Homeless World Cup in December knows how
rewarding it is.
Join us for this year's
camp in Lancefield
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd March
and be part of the unique experience!
Please contact
Tracey for more information!
Rotary
Foundation
District 9800 GSE Program 2008/2009
Welcome Dinner -Sweden
Please join us to welcome the
GSE Inbound Team of Sweden:
Rotary Club of Chadstone/East Malvern
When: Tuesday, 17th February 2009.
Where: Middle Brighton Baths, 251 The Esplanade Brighton,
Time: 6.30 for 7.00 pm
Cost: $48 pp
Please RSVP no later than Monday 7th February to Michael
Bennett/ Email: michaelbennett@live.com.au
Mobile:0412 636 264
Message from Stuart/ OnToConference
2008/2009:
"Subject: Important
information re the Rotary D9800 Conference, Launceston, March 12-14,
2009
1. The Registration Deadline is 12th February 2009 - 14 days
away., so register now to avoid missing out.
2. Latest detailed information is constantly being updated on our
Conference Web-site
http://www.rotarynthbalwyn.org/conference/
3. Your will need to make your own arrangements for your Club
Dinners on the Friday evening, 13th March.
4. Conference attendees
may collect their registration name badges, programmes and
conference kits from 12 noon, Wednesday, 11th March from the
Reception Room, ground floor, Hotel Grand Chancellor, 29 Cameron
Street, Launceston.
5. To attend the first Plenary Session on Thursday 12th March
(commences at 12.15 for a 1.00 pm start), delegates will have to
have collected their Name Badges from the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
6. We will have paramedics present at all official Conference
functions to ensure a prompt "first response" for any injury or
illness.
7. Details of the Sunday church services being held in Launceston on
Sunday, 15th March will be printed in the Conference Booklet.
8. Clubs wishing to distribute hand-out material are invited to
place them on the Information Table in the House of Friendship (no
distribution is permitted by the Princess Theatre management).
9. Dress for the Gala Dinner on Saturday night, 14th March, at
Clarendon House, is "Black Tie Preferred".
10. Child-minding services are available by prior booking at
www.babysittersrus.com.au. or by phoning Megan Beasy on 0438 713
735.
Hoping to see you in Launceston.
Many thanks, again.
David Cheney.
Rotary D9800 Conference 2009 Committee Secretary.
Conference Websites:
http://www.rotarynthbalwyn.org/conference/
(includes special fares for the Spirit of Tasmania)
http://www.groupstasmania.com.au/r9800.html
Please contact
Stuart for any additional
information or assistance with bookings.
DG Jim Studebaker's Weekly Message
(Issue 28, 02 February 2009)
February is World Understanding Month
"It's about having fun"
When asked why I joined Rotary,
I used to reply that I joined Rotary ‘to have the opportunity to
give back a little’ … ah yes, the ‘solid citizen’ answer which
still resonates beautifully in some of the dustier corners of the
demographic.
While that answer was certainly true, I suspect the real reason I
joined Rotary was to HAVE FUN.
In fact, if Rotary wasn’t fun I’m sure that I’d be somewhere else.
In short … IF I didn’t enjoy going to my weekly Rotary meetings,
IF I didn’t enjoy working with my fellow members at fundraising
events, IF I didn’t enjoy working on humanitarian projects and IF
I didn’t enjoy the great club and district fellowship activities
…. I doubt that I would be a Rotarian now....
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