(Thank you to Gaby for these
groovy notes)
Meeting 508 Scribe Notes
And what a week there
has been in Southbank Rotary! Citizenship changes, picnics,
parties, preparation for the next Rotary year (time does fly!) and
of course, community projects. Of which there seem to be many!
Bobbi was delighted to
announce that her application to become an Australian citizen has
been approved, but that she will continue to organise next
week’s Thanksgiving picnic. For which all members heaved a
collective sigh of relief (well maybe not all, but hey, I’m scribe).
To date, 55 adults and 7 children will attend the picnic – what a
fantastic turnout! Bobbi will put out the menu soon so get
ready to sign up for your dish and get cooking.
Speaking of citizenship
changes, ‘new Stuart’ (formerly known as ‘Aussie Stuart’ in Epsom
Rotaract, UK) decided to fine himself for his four day trip to the
UK last week to receive his English citizenship. Despite not
being a member (yet!), he contributed towards the fines. And
of course we all accepted his contribution!
Meanwhile, President
Phillip continues to work on his Tasmanian citizenship on the
weekends.
We sung (wise) Charles
Happy Birthday – again (I think for the second time!), to celebrate
his month long Birthday celebration. Congratulations from us
all. And Carl announced that he is off to Bali in the near
future to be one of the honoured guests at a former exchange
student’s wedding. Carl noted that he is not a big fan (excuse
the pun) of hot weather but the bride has taken this into
consideration – and so Carl will experience Bali all in air
conditioned comfort.
The Sergeant managed to
extract some money from most of us – for a variety of reasons.
Including taking up two seats!
Onto the member’s
moment ... Nick bravely took the stand without notes and filled us
in on how things have been going since his melanoma scare. He
likened the procedure of having the growth removed, to watching
someone carve a ham. And he’s willing to perform the procedure
for other members. Nick cheerfully disobeyed Dr’s orders to
play hockey only 8 days after the procedure. On a sombre note,
Nick cautioned us all to be alert but not alarmed regarding the
dangers of this disease.
Relish update
Julia from the Rotary
Club of St Kilda updated us on sales of the Relish cookbook.
This year 9000 copies have been printed. Southbank Rotary
members have so far purchased 80 Relish books however we’re
committed to selling 100. We can do this! A notable
mention must be extended to Tracey and Gordon who did their best at
the door to ensure that all Southbank members purchased a copy or
four! On a more serious note, Julia informed us that the
Relish 2009 project raised $30,000 with money raised being donated
to Sacred Heart and the Shelterbox project. Shelterboxes were
needed closer to home than expected and were used during the
bushfire crisis. This year 5 other Rotary clubs are
shareholders – with the money being distributed to a wide variety of
charities.
Brief Club reports...
President-elect,
Bettina announced that the Changeover dinner will be on Friday, July
2 in the CBD. And, even more impressive is that the team is
set for next year! Watch this space for further details.
Tracey
reported that Southbank
Rotary will continue our involvement in Street Soccer in 2010. A
training camp will be held on 16-18 April 2010 at Camp Weekaway in
Lancefield. 70-80 participants are expected to attend.
Street Soccer and the camp are a fantastic way to get involved.
Michael F (youth)
- Christina and Gareth have been sponsored by Southbank Rotary to
attend RYLA this year. There will be a celebratory dinner at
the Haven in Wonga Park, on Wednesday 2 December at 1830.
Members are welcome to attend. Contact Michael or Bettina for
further details.
Gordon
- On 13 December, there will be a working bee at Yarra Glenn.
Wear your working clothes to help build the children’s playground.
There will also be a BBQ. Rhys is project champion and will
provide more detailed info. Gordon also requested that members
email
meetings@rotary.to to RSVP to events as well as meeting
apologies. Gordon is also looking for Probus contacts
(preferably office bearers but not essential) – if you know anyone
involved in Probus, please contact Gordon. YAA – two members
of the team will work with Steps this December, a fantastic result
for all concerned.
Steven McGuinness and
President Phillip
– Phillip
and Steven met with STEPS re; helping them to celebrate their
anniversary in October next year and the continued development of
the relationship between our organisations. Both reported that
they had left the meeting feeling enthusiastic about the future.
Phillip continues to work with the Kids Foundation. All going
well. Of course!
Troy
(membership)– Troy announced that the membership competition
has been expanded (and extended to the end of the Rotary year) to
include Friends of Rotary. This enables non-members (including
members, friends, partners and others) to form a relationship with
Southbank Rotary without joining and has the potential to bring in
further members. There is no cost to partners of current
members but an annual fee of $50 applies to others. Friends of
Rotary will be welcome at meetings and other events. There are no
obligations to attend meetings or minimum time requirements and
gives people the ability to contribute when they can and keep in
touch with the club. A special Friends of Rotary dinner will
be held on Tues 16 Feb – Troy will lead on the project but others
are more than welcome. Please fill out the Membership
Competition forms and pass back to Troy. Check your inbox for
further details! PS The first lot of prizes will be given at
the Christmas function....
Steven A – Foundation.
Steven
reminded us that November is Foundation Month and that we should all
seriously consider becoming involved in the Every Rotarian Every
Year program. A number of the club members have already
decided to contribute to this worthwhile cause. There will
also Paul Harris breakfast hosted by Central Melbourne Sunrise on
November 25 – all welcome. Contact Steven or Narina (via –
meetings@rotary) if you’re interested in attending. The more the
merrier!
Upcoming events
Next meeting, Nov 24 –
our AGM! Come and help plan for the future.
Dec 1 speaker...
Morris Miselowski - Morris Your Eyes on the Future will be our
futurist speaker at our meeting.
Dec 8 bowling
fellowship evening at St Vincent’s place, Albert Park.
Christmas and the New
Year
Dec 15 – Christmas
Party! $60 per person, Clarendon room in the New Exhibition and
Convention Centre. This will be also be our last meeting for 2009.
Jan 12 – our first
meeting for 2010. We will try for this evening to be at a
local restaurant. PP Gordon is looking to have the meeting at
Clinton's dad's restaurant - Cafe Blah Blah (see page 120 of the
Relish 2010) in Elwood.
And finally,
after lots of
fellowship, President Phillip presented us with his thought for the
week....
The future depends
on what we do in the present, Mahatma Gandhi
