R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N Number 32, 24 February

2014

Next Meeting

FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY

GOLF SUMMER CUP AND FELLOWSHIP NIGHT

KINGSWOOD GOLF CLUB

TEE OFF 4.30 UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED

MEAL 6.30 ONWARDS (HOT / COLD BUFFET FORMAT)

$45 FOR GOLF AND MEAL

$35 FOR MEAL ONLY

CENTRE DANDENONG ROAD

DINGLEY VILLAGE

THURSDAY 6 MARCH

SPEAKER: GRAEME CHESTER

TOPIC: ROMAC

CHAIR: GEOFF STRINGER

AV: MALCOLM PARKS

CASH DESK: ROB FENTON & MARTIN FOTHERGILL

HOST: GREG EVERY

THURSDAY 13 MARCH

SPEAKER: DR GOONTILLEKE

TOPIC: POSSIBLE DREAMS INTERNATIONAL

CHAIR: ADRIAN CULSHAW

AV: GREG EVERY

CASH DESK: ROB FENTON & MALCOLM PARKS

HOST: GREG EVERY

Presidents Report The late change of speaker last week meant that Chia Tiang replaced ABC presenter Mairi Nicolson and we were advised that Chia’s presentation may be slightly controversial. Controversy is fine provided it is not used (by a Rotarian) as part of what was an interesting discussion on the ageing de-mographic, as an opportunity to promote what appears to be a product range sold though multi level marketing. Conse-quently there will be no further reference to any matter pre-sented by this speaker in this newsletter and this matter will be taken further. On a lighter note, Lucy Liu (Rotary Club of Dock-lands) advised that the famous classical Chinese dance company, Shen Yun will again be perform-ing at the State Theatre during March. Lucy, together with visitors John Sime, Chris Mara, Rewa Jones and Shirley Mirams helped to make up a healthy at-tendance on the evening. Susan De Bolfo, who has done a great job since taking over the difficult Fundraising portfolio from Harry Roberts 15 months ago, has asked to be relieved of this position due to personal issues. Adrian Culshaw will take over as Fundraising Director effec-tive immediately and I’m sure Adrian will get full support from all members when volunteers are needed. I’m also pleased to advise that Chris D’Arcy will assume responsibility for Com-munity. Thank you to both Adrian and Chris.

There is certainly a lot of activity with GSE at the moment. On Tuesday 4th March there is a Welcome dinner for the visit-ing GSE team from District 6580 Indiana, USA at the Dingley International hosted by the Rotary Club of Mordialloc (unfortunately this notice was received very late – if anyone is interested please contact me as soon as possible.)

On Tuesday 1st April there is a farewell dinner for the out-bound team who are heading to District 6580, Indiana, USA. The team of Matthew Cardamone, Annalisa Foo, Melissa Johnson and Lana Whitehouse will be accompanied by PP Shia Smart and they will be presenting their aspirations for the exchange at Fountains Restaurant, Box Hill Institute host-ed by the Rotary Club of Mont Albert & Surry Hills.

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3 RCOB Facebook Page and Rotary Birthday 4 Bayside U3A 5-8 Rotary Peace Fellow 9 Club Structure / Picture of Week

SERGEANT’S HOMEWORK TOPIC

DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED IN NEXT IN GEAR

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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The Rotary Club of Noble Park has access to the film: MANDELA - The long walk to Freedom. They have booked 100 spaces at the Palace Dendy Brighton, 26 Church Street Brighton for Wednesday 26th February 2014 at 6.30pm for 7.00pm, and invite Rotarians and guests to this evening. Cost is $20.00 per head (Film only). Please respond initially by phone Peter Zeccola 9547 5022 or Keith Maxwell 0418 647 064 Thank you for all the members who took turns at tending the sausage sizzle at Bunnings last Friday. Our endeav-ours managed to raise $645.60 (see photo below). The last of the Wine and Dine events held over summer will be at Kingswood Golf Club on Friday 28th February then its back to VGC for two meetings before heading off to Bendigo for the “Challenge of Change Conference”. See you there,

Robert

Rotary Fellowship Peace Application

What is the Rotary Peace Fellowship?

The Rotary Peace Fellowship is the premier academic scholarship of The Rotary Foundation and supports Ro-tary’s mission to empower, educate, and increase the capacity of peace builders through rigorous academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities. Through this experience, Rotary Peace Fellows build the skills needed to act as leaders and catalysts for peace and conflict resolution both in their communities and around the globe.

The fellowship is intended for individuals who have cho-sen a career related to international relations, peace, and conflict resolution; who have work experience in these areas; and who have a commitment to community or in-ternational humanitarian service and working for peace. Applicants should consider these objectives carefully before applying. Two types of fellowships are offered: a master’s degree program and professional development certificate program. Further details are available later in this In Gear including profiles of some of the Class of 2013 Peace Fellows of which our own Rebeccah Bartlett is one. The application form for 2014 is included below as an embedded file;.

Hocking Stuart Sandringham 62-64 Station Street

Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking Stuart discounts on agents fees are available to RCOB members.

RCOB Polos Available in All Sizes Need an extra RCOB polo for Conference. Yours worn out through all that hard work.

Contact Trish Smyth @

tsmyth812@gmail.com She has plenty available up to size XXXL, at

a price of $30

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RCOB Facebook Page and Rotary’s 109th Birthday

Those of you who are on Facebook have noticed a flurry of activity on the official RCOB Facebook page in the last week. This is because your CC wallah has finally gotten around to sorting out all the myriad of settings checks to ensure that the Page is set up in the way we actually want it to work. Critical in this is that you do not have to be a Facebook member to view our Page and nor does any member of the public. The intent is that it is an open window on what RCOB is; our culture and our activities. Therefore it is crucial that we continue to feed timely, quality content on to the Page which represents the best of RCOB and Rotary generally. To this end I have given “Posting” privileges to all the RCOB “Friends” and urge you all to post material which you believe meets this end. I will also continue to seek out material within the Club, District and RI for this same purpose. I urge you all to visit our Page at;

https://www.facebook.com/beaumarisrotary

Please let me have your Feedback. As we build the content and quality of the site over time we will begin to explore how we can explore using it to provide greater value for the Club. Fortuitously, the site was up and running in time for Rota-ry’s 109th birthday and this provide a wealth of media material. Some of which I have shared on our site. The image on the top right hand page links through to a small archive of historic photos through Rotary’s history (but only on our FB page!). There are many more interesting images and links in the RI FB Page. You will find a link to this by exploring the RCOB Page. David Club Communication

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Over the previous weeks we have had articles in In Gear about two of the well established community groups in this region; the Beaumaris Theatre Group and the Sandy Beach Centre. Both of them were pioneered by visionary couples who might night have seen at the outset how their offspring would grow over the decades. It is not often that the gestation of a new community group is spearheaded by an RCOB member and that its early success has been so instantaneous that it’s future seems guaranteed. That is certainly the case with the Bayside U3A and it’s inaugural President David Hone. The Bayside U3A has only just finished the first year of Incorporation but has already signed up over 700 mem-bers and is still growing strongly. This compares to the average number of members in such groups in Victoria which is less than 300. The activities of the Bayside U3A encompass a wide range of courses, a monthly speaker program and social outings (often in conjunction with local Probus clubs). In addition to participation in courses or other activities there are ample opportunities to participate in the U3A as a Tutor, or Volunteer. The organisation needs upwards of 80 people to run all the various activities and like all organisations are always looking for volunteers. The breadth of courses offered can be seen below;

Basic skills for horoscope building

Current affairs

City Explorer

Film group

Hands on art

A history of art

A history of philosophy

Introduction to Astrology

Law matters

Men’s Cave

Teaching workshop for U3A tutors

Theatre group

Computer appreciation

Digital directions - digital photography

Enjoying your iPad

iPad & tablet interest group

Bridge

Chess

Come & try Croquet

Gentle yoga

Keep moving

Lawn Bowls - getting started

Mah jong

Mindfulness meditation

Retirement workshop

Scrabble

Walking group

Australian history, government & culture

Genealogy

Hone history

The life & works of Robert Law

Russian history & culture

Advanced French conversation

French for travellers

Intermediate Italian

Bayside book lovers

Poetry writing workshop

Shakespeare reading & discussion

Writing radio plays

Choir/singing group

Classical music: history & performance

Jazz: from the beginning to the 60s

Reading music & composition

Opera appreciation

Roots, Rock & Reggae

Antarctica

Genetics - unravelling the mysteries of life

Current affairs in science & technology

Life!

http://baysideu3a.wordpress.com/

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The Elegance of the Egret

Photograph by Howard Williams, National Geo-graphic Your Shot "I was driving through the Edwin B. Forsythe Nation-al Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey on a foggy morn-ing and noticed this egret in the water, hunting, "The water was so still it was like a mirror, and there was just enough light to see it."