Bulletin Volume 90 No 41 Tuesday May 07 2019

Rotary Clubs of Sale www.rotaryclubofsale.org.au

Rotary District 9820 Incorporated

Last Meeting: Chairman: Sandra Houghton

Sergeant: John Castle.

• Guest Speaker: Rev Heather Toms

• Guests: Alan’s granddaughter Justine, Jeanette’s guest Liz.

Tuesday May 07 Rev Heather Toms – Fulham Prison Chaplain

6.00 for 6.15pm. Greyhounds

Welcome Matilde Virginia Gray – future Rotarian? Congratulation to Rotarian Catherine, Wayne and all the family!

BOOK SALE ROSTER Set Up - Friday, May 10th - 10am to 1pm

Name Mobile No.

Leo O'Brien 0409 143 668

Sandra Houghton 0428 649 243

Gregor McNaughton 0427 464 211

John Cartledge 0428 446 201

Philip Davis 0447 447 525

Laurie Smyth 0419 132 824

Andy Versloot 0409 500 507

Selling - Friday, May 10th - 1pm to 3pm

Kerry McMillan 0407 965 313

Don McRaild 0438 411 460

Carmel Webb 0429 149 756

Selling - Friday, May 10th - 3pm to 6pm

Leo O'Brien 0409 143 668

Nicole O'Connor 0458 018 491

Lyndon Webb 0418 144 151

Selling - Saturday, May 11th - 8am to 10am

Michael Page 0412 331 946

Graeme Dyer 0412 655 720

Selling - Saturday, May 11th - 10am to 12noon

Jeanette Henwood 0412 506 460

Michael Page 0412 331 946

Selling - Saturday, May 11th - 12noon to 2pm

Raj Mani 0477 049 591

Ted Pickering

Selling - Saturday, May 11th - 2pm to 4pm

Kerry McMillan 0407 965 313

Trevor Watt 0438 446 262

Selling - Sunday, May 12th - 10am to 1pm

Trevor Watt 0438 446 262

Pack Up - Sunday, May 13th -12.30pm to 2pm

Laurie Jeremiah 0427 964 069

Don Ripper

Ted Pickering 0418 976 377

Nicole O'Connor 0458 018 491

Trevor Watt 0438 446 262

For any assistance please phone Collins Booksellers 5144 6262 / 0438 446 262

Michael Page is the contact for keys to lock up - 0412 331 946

President’s Announcements:

• President Raj welcomed everyone and invited David Tulloch and Laurie Smyth to speak:

David and Laurie paid tribute to Sale Rotary Club’s PHF John French who has died. John was a long standing and

valued member of the Sale Agricultural Show Society Committee and was associated with our Club through many

years of Rotary service maning the Show gates.

David Tulloch (centre) with Don M. and Kerry.

Laurie addresses the meeting with Secretary Jeanette.

• Bunnings barbeque volunteers required for Sunday May 19 especially 11.00am. From 9.00am. Roster

circulated..

• Kerry also advised that the Club has purchased 3 sets of lawn bowls at a cost of $1000.00 suitable for Sale

Specialist School children to donate for their new program at the Sale Bowls Club.

• From Shae Wilson. Seed Community Garden Update.

Shipping containers now on sight. Crane this week to position them on footings.

• Please advise secretary Jeanette if you still wish to receive cluster club bulletins.

(Editor’s note: Yes please Jeanette).

• Polo shirts. Preference form circulated.

• Happy birthday Mike Smith!

• Trevor outlined book sale process. Roster above

• Super salesman Trevor fires us up.

Birthday boy Mike.

Don’s International Director’s Report 07/05/2019

• Recently ROMAC made contact about two children our teams found 3 years ago. Through a number of

unfortunate situations, they had fallen off the radar but now were back in view and ROMAC were needing

help to get their cases activated again.

• Naylyn Pelam was a 2 year old when we found her on the island of Santo and had a severe debilitating

scoliosis (twisted spine). Her file had been lost in one of our hospitals that had been asked to assist in

providing her treatment. Over the years the family had been sending me periodic enquiries about her

case and I had been forwarding these to ROMAC without response. Last week an apologetic email

arrived saying a surgeon, Dr Angus Gray at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, had agreed to take her

case on and was negotiating for a hospital placement for her. Over the next few months we will be

involved in getting her through the passport, medical visas and other associated paper warfare

involved before treatment can begin.

• Leela Tu comes from the ultra-remote island of Merelava. She has an encephalocele (a severe facial

bone deformity) and is totally blind. I understand her case was somehow brought to the fore as a result

of Naylyn’s being reactivated. ROMAC intend sending her to NZ for her surgery but needed help to

find her again. Our Ni-Vanuatu staff have been able to do this and will further assist in enabling

ROMAC to help this very needy child.

• Two loads of goods for shipping to Vanuatu were taken to DIK Geelong last week and our next shipping

container is due to be delivered to DIK Geelong this week. If packing goes to plan this container will sail on

June 2nd and be in Vanuatu by June 17th. A considerable number if items packed ready for shipping remain in

storage in Stratford, Valencia Creek, Rosanna, and North Ringwood so further trips will be necessary in the

next few weeks.

• Drs Graeme Duke and Jamie Hendrie went to Geelong with us on Tuesday last to sort medical goods for DIK

and this was a massive job. These two doctors will be also the leaders of two specialist training teams who

will be working at the Vila Central Hospital in July. Dr Duke will lead a team training nurses and doctors on

modern intensive care techniques and Dr Hendrie’s team will run a similar program on emergency medicine.

To assist them in this work some sophisticated and expensive medical manikins have been donated by Box

Hill and the Austin hospitals. These are now in Geelong awaiting shipment.

• The May wages bill for our 8 Ni-Vanuatu eye care and dental workers was paid last week and donations to

cover this monthly expense continue to come in.

• Through the support of John Cronin (Maffra Optometrist) 2 old style mechanical edging machines for cutting

optical lenses have been offered to the Vanuatu project. Unfortunately, they are situated in Sydney, but

arrangements are being made to get them to Maffra. In addition, a person with the required expertise to service

them and get them to top working condition has agreed to do whatever is required free of charge to make them

run perfectly. These machines are of an older technology that is better suited to cutting second-hand lenses

than the modern computerised versions and Anderson’s removals from Maffra have agreed to do the

transporting for us.

• Friendship Grants from DFAT – another round of these has been notified and we have received an invitation

to send a representative to the briefing that will be held on May 23 in Melbourne. I intend to be there. A

requirement of these applications is a proper audit and I have had an offer from a chartered accountant in

Bairnsdale to do this free of charge.

• A $2000 donation from the UCA Stamp fund has been received and I have been asked to attend a Longford

Lions dinner on Friday to address them about the Vanuatu Project and to receive a donation from them.

“Getting to Know You” series continued:

Mike Smith:

• Enjoyed his birthday today

• Born Melbourne

• Lived in many places including Sydney, Perth, America (from 14 to 17) and Melbourne.

• Apprenticeship carpentry 1969 with a boss who was a great teacher

• Worked on many housing projects throughout Victoria.

• 1980 area manager Morwell.

• 1985 Building consultant running his own business.

• One son aged 30 and one grandchild.

Andy Versloot

• Born 1940 Amsterdam

• 1955 Family farm urbanized and moved to his grandfather’s farm.

• Moved to Australia 1963 against his families wishes as the farming life was not for him.

• AV Jennings sub-contractor based on his skills learnt as a farmer.

• Built a house on one of 2 blocks he had purchased.

• Sold house and one block for a large profit and built another house on the second block which, in those days,

qualified you as a builder.

• Andy opened a successful Treated Pine business in Heyfield.

• Andy promises to continue his story including his second marriage at a later time…

Andy enjoys our guest speaker.

Board members and Avenues of Service leaders are encouraged to publish plans and

current thinking in the bulletin over the next few issues to encourage debate and

transparency. (Email (preferably Word) or hard copy to Rossy anytime):

mareeandneil@iinet.net.au

Guest Speaker:

Chairman Sandra with guest speaker Heather Toms.

Chairman Sandra introduced Rev. Heather Toms, current Anglican Chaplain at Fulham Prison.

Ordained in 2009, Heather was secretary to 3 Bishops before then. She has an administrative background, was born in

Melbourne and has lived in Yallourn and Sale. She has 3 sons, 8 grandsons and 3 step grandsons.

Heather presented a moving and passionate account of her work and is involved with the “Get Out for Good” program.

She expressed her need to speak mainly in generic terms to maintain the trust and confidentiality of prisoners who she

speaks to daily.

Heather made it clear that she does not support bad behaviour but tries to be non-judgemental. She finds

discrimination abhorrent. Pastoral care of the disenfranchised is her goal.

Heather finds the role personally costly. Endless patience and understanding, constant listening and caring is required

and can be very tiring and demanding.

Heather defines pastoral care as listening and standing by. There is a constant need to look directly and listen intently.

President Raj thanked Heather with a small memento of her time with us.

Ready Reference to pin up around the House

Meetings at the Sale Greyhounds, Maffra Rd., Sale

Time 6.00 pm for 6.15 All apologies to Jeanette 0412 506 460

Tuesday May 14 President’s night Project planning

Chair Pres. Raj.

Tuesday May 21 Chris Cook and Janet

Robinson

Board Meeting

Chair Phil Davis

Tuesday May 28 Carmen Leigh Restoring Flooding Creek.

Chair Don Ripper.

Tuesday June 25 Changeover

Next Meeting: Tuesday May 14

Guest Speaker: President’s Night. Project Planning Night.

Chair: President Raj.

Sergeant: Mike Smith

If Chair or Sergeant can’t make it, please let President Raj know before the meeting.

0477 049 591

Next Meeting Tuesday May 14

Project Planning Greyhounds

Apologies to Jeanette Henwood

0412 506 460 It is very important to ring before 12 noon on the day of the meeting with apologies and/or

guests.

Rotary Club of Sale

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Member First Name Partner

Bradley PHF PP Andrew Amrita

Callinan Gerard Jenny O’Neill

Cartledge PP PHF John Liana

Castle John Pam

Davies Lana Chris

Davis PE Philip Elizabeth

Dyer PP PHF OAM Graeme Alida

Exton PHF PP Rod Gillian

Henwood PP Jeanette

Houghton PHF Sandra

Jeremiah Laurie Helen

Langley PP PHF Noel Betty

Lewis PP PHF Alan

Miller PHF Keith Gwen

Mani PRESIDENT, PP Raj Tracey

Martin David Sandy

McDonald Andrew Leanne

McKimm PP Rob Kathy

McMillan Kerry Don

McNaughton Gregor Vicki

MacRaild OAM Don Meg

O’Brien Danny Vicki

O’Brien PP PHF Leo Debbie

O’Connor Nicole Patrick

Page PHF+1, PP, OAM Michael Jan

Petersen Cindy Steve

Pickering PP Ted Margaret

Rijs PP PHF Adrian Louise

Ripper PP PHF IPDG Don Jude

Ross PHF Neil Maree

Smith PHF Mike

Smolenaars PP PHF Daniel Norrisa Wheal

Smyth PP PHF Laurie Jill

Strauss PP Rachel David

Strauss PP David Rachel

Thomas Jenni

Tulloch PP PHF OAM David Judy

Vassiliou Catherine Wayne

Versloot PHF Andy Debbie

Watt PP Trevor Liz

Webb Carmel Lyndon

Webb PP PHF Lyndon Carmel

Wilson Shae Ben

Our leadership team for 2019 – 2020.

How would you like to serve?

Now is the time to talk to Board and Avenues of Service

directors with your preferences. Decisions will be made soon so

have your say ASAP.

Philip Davis

Club

Administration and

President Elect

Club PR and Marketing

Bulletin/Web

Programer

Secretary

Rotary Club of Sale

Club Structure 2019 - 2020

Club President

TreasurerRaj Mani

John Cartledge Jeanette Henwood

Past President Vice President

Andrew Bradley Philip Davis

Youth Service

Rod ExtonDon McRaild Kerry McMillan Laurie Jeremiah

Foundation &

International

Service

Community Club Development

Projects

Sergeant

Welcoming

Insurance and Club protection Officer

Sergeant John does his thing. Program Director Adrian announces next week’s program.

Alan with granddaughter Justine.