President: Grant Sheldon Editorial Executive: Stephen Roe Volume 78 Issue 34 Tuesday 19 th March 2013 This Week s Meeting: Green was the theme for our annual celebration of all things Irish. President Grant opened the meeting by inviting Tim Anderson to provide a summary of the upcoming Myanmar delegation s official itinerary, once again a very busy and worthwhile programme. Richard Lawrence spoke about the second car boot sale which was declared a success despite the inclement weather (see later for more details). Roger Leask then gave an overview of District Conference held in Albury 14-16 March (see later for photos of that event). Lisa Lowcock gave a final pep talk for this weekend s Relay for Life to be held at the Aberfeldie Athletics Track. Current pledges total $11,000, a magnificent effort by Lisa and her team. Veronica O Sullivan put together a very entertaining program of Irish stories and video clips. Pat O Connell, Ian Thomas, Richard Lawrence, and Roger Leask participated in an Irish joke-telling competition with Thommo declared the eventual winner and strolling away with a six pack of Guinness. Several other lucky members shared the remaining cans of liquid gold. How many Irishmen does it take to screw in a light bulb? 21 one to hold the light bulb and 20 to drink until the room spins!
Car Boot Sale No. 2 Timing is everything in life and with the second Car Boot Sale set for last Sunday morning and with squalling rain and winds stall holders still came out to sell their items. Over 30 stall holders and less than 200 buyers faced the early winter conditions in Niddrie Car Park on Sunday. The tough conditions were cold, wet and windy but everyone involved still enjoyed the occasion. Thanks to the following Rotarians who made the effort to help out and raise more than $1000 of Community Discretionary Funds for the Rotary Club of Essendon: Michael Mahoney, Alistair Fraser, Lino Airo-Farulla, John Odgers, Pat O'Connell, Peter Duras, Denis Rietdyk, Denis Kosnar, John Chadderton, Andrew Ha and Maria Kouppas. Richard Lawrence Community Chairman. Vocational visit 11 April to the MCG (guided tour by Alan Joyce) followed by a visit to the National Sports Museum. Starts at 10am. Numbers limited to 25. Normal cost $30, to us $16! Please book early through Peter Duras. Charlotte s home meal hosting roster: 15/04/13 Lisa Lowcock 03/06/13 Anne Rogers 22/04/13 Paul McDonald 10/06/13 Glenn Smith 29/04/13 Cathy Nicou 17/06/13 Sam Tartaglia 06/05/13 Veronica O'Sullivan 24/06/13 Rob Thomas 13/05/13 Roger Priestley 01/07/13 Graeme Wood 20/05/13 Michael Portelli 08/07/13 Anthony Taranto 27/05/13 Denis Rietdyk Please swap your assigned date with another member if it does not suit. Contact Barbara Wyatt if you would like more information.
39 Just how many raffle tickets does John Gorman buy each week? He added to his growing alcohol collection but failed to draw the joker. Jackpot now $175 From Frank Forgione Your editor recently received an email from former member Frank Forgione. Frank is working in New Zealand until June, flying back to Australia each weekend and is a little sick of sitting in aeroplanes! He still receives Contact and keeps up to date with our activities and asks to be remembered to all at Essendon. All the best Frank! 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! 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? The Rotary Club of Essendon P.O Box 161 Essendon, VIC 3040 Club President: Grant Sheldon Club Secretary: Rob Thomas www.rcessendon.com.au Birthdays: Jennifer Lawrence 21 March Club Anniversaries: None this week WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT ROTARIAN?. Today s attendance: 32 members plus guests Daryl Lee of the RC of Strathmore and former member Ian Munro (now with the RC of Pambula).
The last instalment from our Philippines Delegation.. The touring party finished off their successful trip with a Philippines-style cruise, a cultural dinner and an entertaining karaoke session. Regrettably, no audio files are available.
District Conference 14-16 March 2013 A handful of Club members and partners enjoyed two days of high-profile speakers and country hospitality at the Albury District Conference. John Blackman of Hey, Hey It s Saturday fame was the very entertaining MC and provided the crowd with many funny stories as he introduced the speakers. These included author and former Australian rugby cap, Peter FitzSimons AM, Marilynne Paspaley AM from the Paspaley Group, Carolyn Cresswell, co-founder of Carman s foods, former ABC and SBS presenter, Indira Naidoo, and polio survivor Suzi Duncan AO. The Royce Abbey Oration was delivered by former Olympian and Vice-President of The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Committee, Kevan Gosper AO. His topic Leadership in Community Service was well received and was a fitting tribute to Royce s outstanding achievements in his 59 years as a Rotarian. Two Royce Abbey Awards were presented by the Rotary Club of Camberwell following the oration.
Other highlights were feature acts by the current group of exchange students. Charlotte continues to impress us all and left for the three week safari early Sunday morning. Bob Glindemann of the RC of Melbourne was a worthy recipient of the Service Above Self award. PDG Ian Knight received the District Service Award for outstanding commitment to D9800 over many years. Coincidentally, Royce Abbey was the inaugural recipient of this award, presented by then DG Ian Knight at the 1988 District Conference also held in Albury. Finally, D9800 was declared a Peacebuilder District due to its commitment to the Rotary Peace Fellow program. We hold the honour of being the only district in the world to have successfully nominated a Peace Fellow in each of the 17 years of the program. Rotary Youth Exchange A Life Changing Experience! Do you know a Year 9, 10 or year 11 student interested in Rotary Youth Exchange? Applicants are invited now to apply for a year-long exchange commencing in January 2014. Students must be under the age of 18 years, as at 1 st January in the year of departure. Rotary District 9800 exchanges with Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Taiwan and USA. The closing date for D9800 Outbound Student Applicants to travel in January 2014 is Friday April 19 th 2013. Host Families Invited! Kind and caring Rotary approved Host Families are invited from the community, to assist local Rotary clubs care for excellent secondary school aged students from other parts of the world. A Host Family is a vital part of this cultural and educational exchange and typically hosts a student on a voluntary basis for a period of between 10 to 16 weeks. In so doing, a Host Family becomes a Friend of Rotary International and invariably makes lifelong friendships with families from all around the world. Please refer to the D9800 Youth Exchange website: information. www.rotaryyouthexchangeaustralia.com.au for further Donations in Kind West Footscray Store In 12 years $2,000,000 has been raised to pay for freight
The lighter side of life.. Helpful tips for the week.. You can divide and store ground meat in a zip lock bag. Just break off how much you need and keep the rest in the freezer for later. If you place a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water, it won't boil over. You can run a paper bag through your printer for colourful lunch or party bags
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!
For your diary.. DATE EVENT VENUE 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 Ebony Gerrish exchange student plus James Ha NYSF attendee Fredricks Tuesday 9/4/2013 A/Insp. Graham Banks Victoria Police Mentoring Program Fredricks Tuesday 16/4/2013 Michael Kirk Operation Cleft Fredricks Sunday 21/4/2013 Rotarians at Work : Graffiti Removal Day Rose Street Essendon Tuesday 23/4/2013 Australian Defence Force speaker Fredricks Tuesday 30/4/2013 Anthony Taranto - Behind the Badge Fredricks Tuesday 7/5/2013 Club Day Fredricks Tuesday 21/5/2013 Charter Night Ascot House Tuesday 28/5/2013 Bernadette Schwerdt - Behind the Badge Fredricks Tuesday 4/6/2013 Club Day Fredricks Tuesday 11/6/2013 Charlotte Salmon - Exchange Student Fredricks Tuesday 18/6/2013 President Grant - Year in Review Fredricks Tuesday 25/6/2013 No meeting in lieu of President s Night NO MEETING Saturday 29/6/2013 President s Night Sherwood Receptions Greenvale