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President: Grant Sheldon Editorial Executive: Stephen Roe

Assisting with the BT Food Van which distributes food to street kids three times each week, viewing goat and recycling projects, plus the two houses constructed through a RCE/Kangan joint venture.

Cathy Nicou will stay for a total of five weeks to train the children who will work in the café which opens in eight weeks time. Nick Nicou will also assist with kitchen training and Michael Portelli will stay on to provide chiropractic services to the local population.

Myanmar

A 13-member delegation departs 24 March for 10 days.

Visits will include the Eden Centre for the Disabled,

Volume 78 Issue 27 Tuesday 29th

January 2013

This Week’s Meeting: This week saw the second activity update presented by three of our Committee chairs and President Grant gave an overview of our Club’s healthy financial position.

Simon Cookson – International Simon began the International Committee update by emphasising the excellent support he had received from the members of his committee. Shirley Kukk then provided a summary of the program planned for the impending Philippines trip, details of which are:

An eight-member delegation departing 19 February for one week.

Meeting with RC of Manila Maynilad Seafront to discuss potential joint projects and participate in the annual Rotary Karaoke ‘sing-off’.

Meeting with RC of Los Banos Makiling to pursue a candidate for the R & J Abbey Vocational Scholarship.

Finalising ‘sister’ agreements with both clubs.

Meeting with Mr. Bill Tweddell, the newly-appointed Australian Ambassador to the Philippines to discuss local RC of Essendon activity.

Visiting the new Bahay Tuluyan (BT) centre in Manila, opened last November, which incorporates a kindergarten, drop-in centre, wash house facility and guest house. This facility is providing valuable income for BT.

Yangon Children’s Hospital, Yangon Women’s Hospital, a new clinic in Insein as well as several facilities where emergency response training has been provided courtesy of our very generous benefactors. (The partnerships between our Club and external donors are burgeoning and Simon and his committee are to be commended for fostering theses highly beneficial relationships).

430 kg of medical consumables will be delivered.

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Relay for Life: o 8 sponsors thus far, more welcomed. o Lisa has donation boxes which can be placed at

your workplace. o Relay registration forms required ASAP please. o Donations are also welcome if you can’t

participate in the relay. o A possible fundraiser may be held on 2 March –

details TBC.

Breathometers: o A further grant has been approved for the

purchase of three further machines – great result!

Kenya:

A delegation of 25 departs on 14 September which will visit our two new projects – New Hope for Widows and Orphans, and the Obstetric Fistula Program.

20 children are now receiving an education through the New Hope project.

A possible joint project conducting cleft palate surgery is being investigated with the RC of Box Hill North. Richard Lawrence – Community

Caroline Chisholm Society: o The food drive was a resounding success however most supplies have now been distributed and further

donations will be gladly accepted throughout the year. o The shoebox appeal has proven a huge success in the past but this has not been replicated this year–

shoeboxes are available from Lisa Lowcock should you wish to assist in this worthwhile activity.

Car Boot Sale will be held on 3 and 17 March in Niddrie (please see flyer later in this edition). This will be promoted in the local paper and through the distribution of 10,000 flyers to local homes. Many hands will be needed to ensure a successful event.

o As 60% of funds raised must be spent on road safety initiatives, the current plan is to sponsor a ‘Fit to Drive’ (F2D) program for students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

o Richard emphasised the hard work put in by Alistair Fraser to ensure the success of the Breathometer project – well done Alistair!

Rowallan signage is to be improved to accurately reflect our Club’s long-standing involvement and a history statement will be erected in the car park to tell the Rowallan story.

Gellibrand Residential Services will be assisted in the replacement of swing frames at their country campuses. This will involve labour rather than a financial contribution.

The graffiti cleanup for the ‘Rotarians at Work Day’ will occur on 21 April in Essendon, focussing on the Rose Street train station area. Moonee Valley City Council will supply the materials which will be used to over-paint existing graffiti.

Michael Pepi – Fellowship Members have enjoyed a varied calendar of social events in our first six months.

A successful Australia day BBQ was held at the home of Rob and Jan Thomas last weekend – thanks to all involved.

Assistance will be provided for the Relay for Life weekend in March.

Charter Night will be at Ascot House in May – a special guest speaker to be announced soon.

President’s Night in June, venue TBA. Financial Summary:

Project account balance at 1 July 2012 was approximately $100,000; it now stands at approximately $130,000 ($60K Philippines, $10K DIK rent/other assistance, $40K general projects, balance committed to Myanmar and Kenyan projects).

Administration account has sufficient to meet all outgoings without retaining an unnecessarily surplus.

President Grant stressed that Board is not looking to retain huge account balances but seeks to spend available funds on worthy projects. All members have the opportunity to present potential projects through their committee chairs and all ideas are welcome.

Grant also sought a new member nomination from each table by the end of the lunch meeting with a handful of names put forward. New Generations/Vocational and Club Service Committee updates will provided in the near future.

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Today’s attendance:

34 members plus PDG Jim Studebaker, prospective

members Margie Sheldon and Pat Chadderton along with

exchange student, Charlotte Salmon

Birthdays:

Roger Priestley 30 January Pearl Honson 2 February

Club Anniversaries:

Veronica O’Sullivan 2003

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 BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Make-ups:

Jack Honson – RC of Manningham

Make-up registration forms are available at the front desk

on Tuesdays. Please ensure your make-ups are recorded.

The Rotary Club of Essendon

P.O Box 161

Essendon, VIC 3040

Club President: Grant Sheldon

Club Secretary: Rob Thomas

www.rcessendon.com.au

Our resident joker, Paul McDonald, could only pull

the Ace of Clubs!

Jackpot now

$155

The sick bay

Henry Randell continues to

make solid progress after his

heart surgery. He is resting at

home and would appreciate

visitors.

All the best Henry!

Contact

To facilitate its widest

distribution, please forward

to your editor any email

address to which you would

like Contact sent – partners,

friends, other family

members?

Spread the good word!

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Charlotte’s home meal hosting roster:

Club notes:

Please swap your assigned date with another member if it does not suit. Contact Barbara Wyatt if you would like more information.

04/02/13 Ray Landgren 06/05/13 Veronica O'Sullivan

11/02/13 Richard Lawrence 13/05/13 Roger Priestley

18/02/13 Roger Leask 20/05/13 Michael Portelli

25/02/13 Maria Kouppas 27/05/13 Denis Rietdyk

04/03/13 Connie Maina 03/06/13 Anne Rogers

11/03/13 John Marshall 10/06/13 Glenn Smith

15/04/13 Lisa Lowcock 17/06/13 Sam Tartaglia

22/04/13 Paul McDonald 24/06/13 Rob Thomas

29/04/13 Cathy Nicou 01/07/13 Graeme Wood

08/07/13 Anthony Taranto

Relay for Life – Peter Duras and Lisa Lowcock have collection tins available in the lead-up to next February’s event. Please see them if you would like a tin to place at your business premises. – Please register your participation in the relay with Lisa Lowcock as soon as possible. Club banners for sale – Our new Club banners take pride of place at Fredricks each Tuesday. They broadcast a positive Rotary message and can be personalised for display at your place of business. At a cost of $150 they are an attractive and functional way to advertise your support for our Club and the great things we achieve each year. Please contact Michael Mahoney if you would like to purchase a banner. BBQ at Mt. Macedon – President Grant is hosting a BBQ on 10 February for Charlotte’s parents visiting from France. Please let Grant know ASAP if you would like to attend.

New Member Proposal:

Name: Andrew Lutz Address: 30 Schofield Street Essendon Classification: Chef Proposer: Peter Baker Membership Interviewers: Peter Baker& Roger Leask

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Last Wednesday our Cluster clubs competed in a lawn bowls night. The Rotary Club of Essendon was ably represented by Colin Bell and not so ably represented by Grant & Margie Sheldon and our exchange student, Charlotte Salmon. Our highlights were that we won an end with 4 scoring bowls and Margie produced the bowl of the night (photo below). The lowlight was that we failed to bother the scorer losing all three of our matches.

Sorry Club – over to someone else to represent us better next year!! A good time was had by all and thanks to Norm Draper and the Rotary Club of Keilor for organising a very enjoyable night.

Cluster Bowls Competition

A quick joke while you’re reading On a bitterly cold winter’s morning a husband and wife in Dublin were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "Today we’ll have 8 to 10 inches of snow. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the snowplows can get through." So the good wife went out and moved her car. A week or so later while they were eating breakfast again and the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snowplows can get through." The good wife went out and moved her car again. A few days later they were again having breakfast, when the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. You must park...." Then the electric power went out. The good wife was very upset, and with a worried look on her face she said, "I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snowplows can get through?" Then with the love and understanding that all long-married husbands possess, he replied, "Why don't you just leave the car in the garage this time?" (Courtesy of Richard Lawrence – you don’t think your editor wants to incur the wrath of all the ladies?)

Philippines Delegation The Club will be sending a shipment of goods to the Philippines in March, 2013. Donations of towels, sheets, new pillows, children’s books, school shoes, stationery and toys suitable for kindergarten would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be given to Shirley or Cathy in March or we can pick up from your premises.

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Australia Day at Rob and Jan’s

About forty revellers celebrated Australia Day in style with our traditional get together at the home of Rob & Jan Thomas. After a cloudy start the skies cleared to a warm and sunny afternoon and Michael and Judy Pepi’s culinary expertise ensured no-one was left hungry. Roger Leask provided an entertaining historical quiz while granddaughter Avery displayed her dancing talents!

Sincere thanks to Rob and Jan for once again opening up their home to us for our National Day and to Neil Henderson, Anne Rogers and Peter Duras for their hard work.

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A fresh faced exchange student and a not quite so fresh faced one (note the jacket still fits – although doing it up may be a challenge!)

Exchange students over the years

Of great interest to our longer-standing members would be that Anne & Barry Rogers stay in touch with both Tomoko and Yuki, previous exchange students from Japan. Anne writes: ‘Tomoko lives in Tokyo so we get to see her from time to time – most recently a few weeks ago. Members from around 1991 will recall Tomoko as a wonderful girl, a gifted singer, and outstanding at martial arts. Her (quite young) father passed away suddenly at about the three month mark of her exchange, and naturally Tomoko went home however, her very progressive mother sent her back here a short time later to complete her year with us’. ‘Fast forward to now, Tomoko lives in Tokyo, although she is spending a lot of time in Kochi (a long way south) with her Mum who, sadly, is suffering from terminal stomach cancer, and has been given only a short time to live. So, for the moment, Tomoko is between jobs – having resigned her role at GE to be free to spend time with Fumiko, her Mum. She is also engaged at long last: to a guy she assures us is a good man except “his eyes are too small”! He is an assistant to a famous Manga artist in Tokyo. Manga is uniquely Japanese and therefore largely a mystery to us however, I was a bit concerned when Tomoko said he “draws pictures for adult magazines”, because I recall that flight attendants routinely hand out porn mags to businessmen on internal flights in Japan so we were relieved to be shown examples of his work in a bookshop, and it was your bog standard war comics, sci-fi and so on!!’ ‘Tomoko continues to sing – sometimes with a band, and she actually made a CD which, after about five years of pleading, we finally have a copy of, and it’s really good’. ‘Yuki, who was hosted by the club a few years after Tomoko, lives outside Kyoto, and is married with a couple of adorable little kids’.

Yuki on the left with her

children, and Tomoko and

Barry on the right.

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An official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 Convention in Dallas, Texas. The Rotary flag consists of a white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field. The four depressed spaces on the rim of the Rotary wheel are colored royal blue. The words "Rotary" and "International" printed at the top and bottom depressions on the wheel rim are also gold. The shaft in the hub and the keyway of the wheel are white.

Aung San Suu Kyi Heads to Hawaii for Peace Honour

The Official Rotary Flag

The first official Rotary flag reportedly was flown in Kansas City, Missouri, in January 1915. In 1922 a small Rotary flag was carried over the South Pole by Admiral Richard Byrd, a member of the Winchester, Virginia, Rotary Club. Four years later, the admiral carried a Rotary flag in his expedition to the North Pole. Some Rotary clubs use the official Rotary flag as a banner at club meetings. In these instances it is appropriate to print the words "Rotary Club" above the wheel symbol, and the name of the city, state or nation below the emblem. The Rotary flag is always prominently displayed at the World Headquarters as well as at all conventions and official events of Rotary International.

Some Rotary ‘Firsts’

The first Rotary club meeting was in Chicago, Illinois, on February 23, 1905 The first regular luncheon meetings were in Oakland, California, chartered in 1909 The first Rotary convention was in Chicago in 1910 The first Rotary club outside of the United States was chartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in

1910 The first Rotary club outside of North America was chartered in Dublin, Ireland, in 1911 The first Rotary club in a non-English-speaking country was in Havana, Cuba, in 1916 The first Rotary club in South America was chartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1918 The first Rotary club in Asia was chartered in Manila, Philippines, in 1919 The first Rotary club in Africa was chartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1921 The first Rotary club in Australia was chartered in Melbourne in 1921

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has flown to Hawaii to accept a peace award. The lawmaker and Nobel Peace laureate will deliver an address at the Rotary Global Peace Forum meeting in Honolulu and accept an award lauding her commitment to nonviolent activism and human rights. The trip will be her first to the American island state. Daw Suu Kyi flew out of Yangon on 24 January. On her return she will also visit South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the 2013 Special Olympics.

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International Women’s Day Breakfast…..

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Old Time Advertisements…..

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Thanks to our valued sponsors…..

Help yourself and help the Club by banking with

Strathmore Community Bank. For example,

take out a home loan and the club will receive

up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term

deposit and the club will receive up to $50.

For more details drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart on 9374-2607.

Please support the bank which supports us!

Location! Location!

Location!

Your company’s name and logo

would look great here and you’d be

supporting our Club at the same

time.

Please contact Michael Mahoney to

take advantage of this prime

advertising spot!

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For your diary….. DATE EVENT VENUE

Tuesday 5/2/2013 Kerry Kornhauser – ‘Putting Gender back on the Agenda’

Fredricks

Tuesday 12/2/2013 Phillip Stewart and Peter McKie – The story behind the Strathmore Community Bank

Fredricks

Wednesday 13/2/2013 ‘Lunch on a Liner’ fundraiser Aboard the ‘Rhapsody of the Seas’ at Station Pier

Tuesday 19/2/2013 Gillian Hibbins – The Origin of Australian Rules Football

Fredricks

Tuesday 26/2/2013 Greek Day Nobel Greek Tavern, 382 Keilor Road Niddrie

Tuesday 5/3/2013 Foundation Day – David Abbey: The Royce Abbey Award

Fredricks

Friday 8/3/2013 International Women’s Day Breakfast Crown Palladium

Tuesday 12/3/2013 Club Day Fredricks

14-16/3/2013 District Conference Albury

Tuesday 19/3/2013 Irish Day Fredricks

Fri - Sat 22-23/3/2013 Relay for Life Aberfeldie Athletics Track

Saturday 23/3/2013 Myanmar delegation departs Tullamarine Airport

Tuesday 26/3/2013 Dr. David Smyth – Violence Free Families Fredricks

Tuesday 2/4/2013 Club Day Fredricks

Tuesday 9/4/2013 A/Insp. Graham Banks – Victoria Police Mentoring Program

Fredricks

Sunday 21/4/2013 Rotarians at Work : Graffiti Removal Day TBA

Tuesday 30/4/2013 ‘Behind the Badge’ Fredricks

Tuesday 7/5/2013 Club Day Fredricks

Tuesday 21/5/2013 Charter Night Ascot House

Tuesday 4/6/2013 Club Day Fredricks

Tuesday 11/6/2013 Charlotte Salmon – Exchange Student Fredricks

Tuesday 18/6/2013 Year in Review Fredricks

Tuesday 25/6/2013 No meeting in lieu of President’s Night NO MEETING