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President Philip's Weekly Message
Thank
you to everyone who helped out and participated in our 500th
meeting celebration. It truly was a great evening and I was
chuffed that comment was made by our visiting District dignitaries
that Southbank has such a wonderful culture and runs a very
interesting and engaging meeting. Well done to all those who made
it extra special.
This
week we held our second Business Breakfast with guest speaker
Peter Court, Founder and CEO of Streetscope Research. Peter gave
us a fascinating insight to the direction of both individual and
corporate social responsibility that resulted in much animated
discussion at each table. A number of guests present from small
to medium sized enterprises were enthused about how they could
incorporate some form of corporate social responsibility into
their business strategy. I know I believe that we as a Club
provide an excellent vehicle through which corporate, government
and media can meet community to do good in the world.
This
weekend saw the start of the “Know Your Numbers” campaign at the
Royal Melbourne Show and in just two days, I have witnessed the
incredible impact of this project as a very large number of people
who had their blood pressure taken were alerted to a potential
health risk. Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped out
on the stand and have put in some long hours to make this a real
success. This has been a fantastic project where the hands-on
work of Rotarians has really made a difference to many people’s
future health and wellbeing.
The
notes from the Business Breakfast will be available on the website
later this week, and at Tuesday’s meeting I am looking forward to
our Directors and Project Champions present their reports to the
Club. I am also looking forward to inducting Catherine Morales,
our 4th new member for the year.
Have a
sensational week.
Philip Archer
Club President 2009-2010
Last Week's Meeting
(Thank you to Mandy for these
magnificent notes)
Meeting 500 Scribe Notes
 We
had a great turn up at our special meeting No 500 with the theme
being family and friends.
It was lovely to be able to induct
Ivory Roberts as a new member on this night and it was even more
special for Ivory as
she had so many of her family there including her Grandparents.
The third induction for the new year so at this rate we will have a
new record if we keep those numbers up.
Our thoughts went out to Wendy
Bennett whose mother is not well at the moment and Wendy we are all
thinking of you and your Family.
 A
reminder about Salvador Dali Art after Dark night at the Gallery
instead of our regular Tuesday evening meeting. This evening
will take place on Wed 30th Sept 2009. You need to reply to
Bobbi.
We had a display of how to take
blood pressure for those on the
Rotary stand at The Melbourne Show with Leigh Harry feeling rather
faint after a hard day at the office with Miss Barbara keeping him
under control!
 We had lots of distinguished
Rotary visitors there from our District 9800 with a special talk
from our District Governor on the focus this year on how to keep
current members stimulated and the importance of encouraging new
members as this is the key to the future of Rotary. The
night concluded with a magnificent cake to celebrate with all our
past presidents up on the rostrum.
Southbank Profile
Name: Charles Stuart
Tell us about those important to
you:
My daughter, son and grandchildren. I am very
lucky to have a son who is trying very hard to keep me in the manner
to which I would like to become accustomed and a daughter who brings
me down to earth.
Tell us something that most people don’t know about you?
I am a qualified ships officer and
commercial pilot.
Complete the following:
If you’re
going to a drink, your favourite drink is ...
A very good single malt.
The last book I read was ... Conn
Iggulden’s “Gods of War”
... and it was ...
My favourite is “Wind in the willows” because I
went to school near “ the wild, wild woods” and ‘Ratty’s boat
house”.
My favourite movie is ...
The “Castle” ... because ...
it is an iconic movie and I have a house in
Bonnie Doon.
The biggest misconception about me is ...
Happiness is ... Sitting with my
family on a beach in Fiji.
Before I joined Southbank I thought Rotary was ...
I knew it was a bunch of old people because I
was a member of the RC of Mansfield. Actually, a very good way to
get to know the locals in a country town ... but since joining
Southbank I think ... I am very
impressed by how the younger generations are becoming involved in
this dynamic club.
I joined The Rotary Club of Southbank
because ...
so that Rhys would no longer be the oldest
member.
The Club member I would least like to be stuck next to on a long
flight would be ... Rhys ... because ...
if you had sat next to him on aircraft as often
as I have over decades, you wouldn’t want to either.
People should see me professionally if ...
they have fear of flying. I can probably make it
worse.
My favourite quote is ... “The
follies which a man regrets most in his life are those he didn’t
commit when he had the opportunity.
”
Rotary Foundation
Thought
This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought
is about Club Goal Setting.
Clubs are asked to set annual giving goals for the Every
Rotarian, Every Year effort. We’re asking every Rotarian to
support our Foundation with a minimum US$100 contribution. At the
President-elect Training Seminar (PETS) this spring, our club
president-elect will be asked to submit an annual giving goal for
the upcoming year. History has proven that clubs that set goals
follow through with them. Many clubs are exceeding that goal now.
"We decided to try for a total of $600,000 or $200 per capita in our
district," says PDG Holly Callen, D5950. "It seemed like a real
stretch and it took us three years to get there, but by setting an
ambitious goal, we were able to achieve it. This year we have raised
the goal to $1million - $300 per Rotarian!" As our club sets its
goal for the coming year, we should also remember to measure our
success by the number of lives we’ve saved and changed.
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