To all Rotarians and familes Best wishes for the Christmas Season and a Safe, Healthy and Happy 2015 THE ROTARY CLUB OF DELORAINE INC. Chartered 5 th March, 1957 Assembly: Bush Inn Hotel ~~ Tuesday 6.15 for 6.30p.m. (Postal Address: P.O. Box 85, Deloraine Tas 7304) WEEKLY BULLETIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014-2015 President... Michael Horne Immediate Past President... Isabelle Vescovo President Elect & Club Service.. Rob van der Elst Secretary... Roy Axelsen Treasurer... Bev Ritchie Vocational Service... Peter Griffin Youth Service... Ann Axelsen Community Service... Cindy Watkins International Service... Lesley Dare Membership & PR... Tim Biggs Tasmanian Craft Fair... Maree Matanle
ROTARY CLUB OF DELORAINE INC. VOLUME 59 NO. 23 16 th DECEMBER 2014 THIS WEEK NEXT MEETING 13 th January, 2015 Chairman: Lesley Dare Paul Hartley Reserve Chairman : Roy Axelsen Gayle Plunkett Toast: Ann Axelsen Bill Muldoon Sergeant: Michael Bennett Michael Bennett Corporal: Ian Knight Mike Yard Heads & Tails: Mike Yard Bill Muldoon Meet & Greet: Bill Muldoon Cindy Watkins President s Table: Michael Bennett Mike Yard John Dare Pamela Tankard Attendance: Ros Albiston Ros Albiston Programme: December Tuesday 16 th January 2015 Saturday 10 th Tuesday 13 th PDG James Wilcox Rotary Foundation Good Work Project Wildwood Working Bee & BBQ Dinner Meeting at Bush Inn Club Assembly Bulletin Information Information for Weekly Bulletins is sought from ALL Rotarians. Information should be given to one of the Committee Members (PPs Tim Biggs or Peter Talbot), or emailed to PP Ann Axelsen on aaxelsen@tassie.net.au Information should be submitted by Sunday. APOLOGIES Rotarians are reminded that they are automatically booked in for a meal each week. If you are unable to attend, or are bringing guests, apologies etc. should be advised to: PP Ann Axelsen by 12.00 noon each Tuesday. Phone 6362 3160 or 041 111 6480. MY ROTARY EMBLEM It grants me a great and honourable privilege. Anywhere I go, each wearer of this noble badge is my friend. Into their surroundings I may go with assurance of a warm welcome. It requires of me that I think in harmony with the principles of Rotary, the highest in the land and broad enough to encompass every daily activity. It requires that I dispel the prejudices of race, creed and political views. I must be patient, liberal, just and upright, all to a noticeable degree. It reminds me that it moves in a realm to itself. It is looked upon with unimpaired respect wherever it appears. Its wearer enjoys a distinction that only the violation of its principles can mar. All this speculation makes me wonder if I deserve to wear it. Am I equal to all it implies?
COMMUNITY NEWS CHRISTMAS EVE DELORAINE 5.30 pm Christmas Eve Train Park, Deloraine Santa, music, children s games - bring a picnic See participating local stores to make sure your someone special gets a gift from Santa. WESTBURY CRITERIUM BOXING DAY 2014 This cycling event will be the first of the Christmas Carnival Series. Riders will complete 30 laps around the Village centre starting at 6pm. It is scheduled to finish at 7.15pm. Come and enjoy the ambience of the Village Green and some top class racing. CRICKET WORLD CUP COMING TO WESTBURY! Tuesday 20 th January 2015, 8.00am 10.30am Westbury Recreation Ground Community members will have the opportunity to get their photo taken with the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy, test their batting and bowling skills and show their support to the 14 nations competing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Don t miss this rare opportunity to be involved. For further information about Trophy Tour locations or the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, including ticket information visit www.cricketworldcup.com AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Council s annual Australia Day and Volunteer Awards celebration will be held at Country Club Tasmania on Monday, 26 th January 2015. Everyone is welcome - come along and enjoy an afternoon of festivities. Details will be available in the January edition of the Community News and on Council s website www.meander.tas.gov.au MICHAEL S MEMO I am travelling to Adelaide on Tuesday to attend my mother' funeral on Wednesday 17 th of December. Thanks to President-elect Rob for holding the fort over the last couple of weeks. Thanks to all club members for what has been a really successful year to date and best wishes for Christmas. We will start 2015 with a working bee and barbecue at Wildwood on Saturday 10 th of January and our first dinner meeting will be on Tuesday 13 th. Induction Anniversary: PPs Tony Wadley, Pat Woods Rtns Neil Kelly, Geoff Woods Birthday: PP John Bennett PP Malcolm Taylor Tony Wadley FAMILY OF ROTARY Wedding Anniversary: PP & Rtn Pat & Geoff Woods Rtn Ian & Cindy Knight PP Steen & Clare Andersen Rtn John & Marilyn Christie 19 th December 19 th December 30 th December 11 th January 13 th January 19 th December 3 rd January 6 th January 8 th January Condolences: Rotarians extend their sympathy and condolences to President Michael on the death of his mother Pip. Sickness: PP John Lord has recently undergone surgery in Hobart, and as of the 12 th December he was transferred to the Deloraine Hospital, where he is expected to be for about a week. He wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back at meetings next year. TCF The next TCF Meeting will be held on Wednesday 21 st January 7.00p.m. at Rotary Pavilion
YOUTH SERVICE Youth Service PR Morning Thank you to PP Annette for assisting with the PR morning at the supermarket for Youth Service and the promotion of our projects, in particular Learn-to-Swim. Thank you to the other Rotarians who were passing by and stopped for a short time. During the morning we received donations for Giant Steps totalling $122.35. Learn-to-Swim: Rotarians are asked to please promote this Rotary Project.. it will commence before our next meeting!! Registration Day will be on Wednesday 31 st December at the Deloraine Pool, from 10.00am to 4.00pm. (Children should be 5 years or older). The programme will then get underway on Monday 5 th January to Friday 16 th January, 2015. Rotarians are asked to support this programme, and to call into the Municipal Pool during these dates. Science Experience : Applications for the Science Experience to be held at the end of January 2015 have been received from 3 High School students Oliver Tabuyo, Merlin Reeve-Palmer and Hayley Sheahan. Letters of Thanks: Letters of thanks have been received from Giant Steps and Our Lady of Mercy School, for our contribution of $100 towards their endof-year presentations/awards. A motorist was caught by a speed camera going 10 mph over the limit. He received in the mail a ticket for $40 and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of $40. In return, the police department sent another picture - of handcuffs. CONFERENCE 2015 Friday 20 th to Sunday 22 nd March You can register now for the 2015 District Conference. To do this online, you will need to go to the District Conference website (www.rotaryburnie.org.au). Speakers... Shane James Shane James lived an active outdoor life and was a Tasmanian State Surf Champion in his younger days, but in March 2006 (age 43) his world collapsed, when he sought treatment for a lower back pain. The Doctor s report: vertical fracture below L5; prolapsed disc; nerve damage between L4 and L5; bulging disc at C6. To top it all off, you have disc degenerative disease. The weight loss was frightening from 74kg to 43kg in a couple of weeks. Many months later he was diagnosed with a very rare, nightmarish neurological disorder with no known cure - Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). Doctors said he d never run or play sport again: Their prognosis: Wheelchair-bound, then bed-ridden and an early death. Eight years later, Shane holds a Silver Medal from the Australian 2012 Masters Field Hockey Championship and is a marathon and ultra-marathon runner. How did he do it? Shane trusted his intuition and started running. The pain subsides as he runs and, at the finish line, the endorphin rush carries him along. He is extremely happy to have a second chance at life. When asked how he copes with the pain and stress of running a marathon, Shane replies: "The pain of not running is much worse." Shane ran the Boston Marathon in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2012, he completed the Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race, run over five days at altitudes up to 3,600 m. He finished 17 th out of the field of 67 and the race organiser said: We all were stunned at the courage of Mr. Shane James from Australia, who has been fighting a very rare, painful and debilitating disease, with running. Shane is a Burnie Rotarian who Runs to Live. Come to the OneCare Rotary District Conference 20-22 March 2015 and meet Shane James.
DISTRICT NEWS PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR 2016 COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION The proposed enactment This information has been emailed to Rotarians, and Secretary Roy proposes to put it to the Club at our meeting on 16 th December, as District requires and answer by 24 th December. The foundation for the proposed changes has been drawn from information on the pilots for each of these membership types developed by Rotary International (so it complies with the pilot programs). Some of the conditions around the membership types are: ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP - A person must be interested in prospective membership in the future and must meet the qualifications of a Rotarian (good character, classification etc). - Would not pay RI or District dues but a club could require payment of a club fee (that would be included in Club bylaws). - Would not be recorded as being a member with RI or be counted as a member for the purpose of District or RI voting (which is based on numbers in a club). - Would not be able to hold office or have voting rights in a club. - Length of membership would be determined by the club board (be included in Club bylaws). - An associate member could apply to the club board to convert to active (individual) membership. - A current active member could not convert to an associate member. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP - The firm, company or institute would be the single member with up to four designees being able to represent the member at clubs meetings, projects etc. - Each designee must meet the qualifications of a Rotarian (good character, classification etc). - A designee could hold office and have voting rights in the same way as an active (individual) member. - A designee could apply to the club board to convert to active (individual) membership whilst they are still employed by the member (i.e. company) or if they leave the company (in which case they would no longer be a designee). - The Club bylaws would describe what conditions a firm, company or institute would need to meet in order to be elected as a member. What is required The District needs the approval of Clubs to be able to propose the enactment to Rotary International. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS With the Christmas / New Year fast approaching, Rotarians are reminded of our forthcoming Meetings.... Tuesday 16 th December our last Dinner Meeting for 2014, to be held at the Bush Inn Hotel. Tuesday 23 rd and 30 th December No Rotary Meeting Tuesday 6 th January No Rotary Meeting Saturday 10 th January A working bee and BBQ at Wildwood. BYO Everything. Tuesday 13 th January first Dinner Meeting for 2015, to be held at the Bush Inn Hotel. VOCATIONAL SERVICE TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP Applications are now being invited for the Rotary Club of Deloraine Tertiary Scholarship. This is for students that will be commencing Tertiary education from the Deloraine and Westbury district in 2015. Written applications outlining academic record, intended study programme, and other relevant information, to be forwarded to Vocational Service Director Peter Griffin, by Friday 16 th January, 2015. Interviews of short listed applicants will be held late January, early February 2015. INNER WHEEL JANUARY INFORMATIN January Saturday 10 th January, IIW Day at Annette Emmett s home Wednesday 28 th January, Inner Wheel meeting /BBQ at Rotary Park. Families invited.
DECEMBER Tuesday 16 th PDG James Wilcox Rotary Foundation Good Work Project Tuesday 23 rd No Rotary Meeting Tuesday 30 th No Rotary Meeting Wednesday 31 st Learn-to-Swim Registration Day JANUARY 2015 Monday 5 th to Friday 16 th Learn-to-Swim programme being run at the Municipal Pool Tuesday 6 th No Rotary Meeting Saturday 10 th Working Bee & BBQ at Wildwood Tuesday 13 th Club Assembly (Programme to June) Tuesday 20 th TBA Tuesday 27 th Kiri Griffin FEBRUARY Tuesday 3 rd Friday 6 th Tuesday 10 th Tuesday 24 th No Meeting.... Transferred to Friday 6 th February Meeting at Elemental Artspace (Emu Bay Road) - Cindy Watkins Former Youth Exchange Student Rotary Exchange Visitors (Partners Night) MARCH Tuesday 3 rd BBQ at Rotary Park Hosting Tassie Tractor Trekkers Tuesday 10 th Club Future Proofing PDG Peter Murfett Tuesday 17 th Club Assembly Directors Reports / Thumbnail Sketch Friday 20 th to Sunday 22 nd No Limits 2015 District Conference, Burnie Arts & Function Centre Tuesday 24 th Lily Walker Youth Exchangee (Belgium) (TBC) Tuesday 31 st PHF Presentation Dinner Partners Night APRIL Tuesday 7 th Tuesday 14 th MAY Tuesday 12 th WHA TS HAPPENING and WHEN?? (Please note details are subject to change) Local Palliative Care Club Assembly Directors Reports / Thumbnail Sketch Club Assembly Rotary Pavilion (Long term plan) Saturday 16 th & Sunday 17 th MUNA (Rtns will need to update Working with Children information) From DG Ken: DISTRICT NEWS On Tuesday I attended the sailing of the Windward Bound 2014 Youth Leadership Challenge and I would have to say that it would be difficult to conceive of a better way to develop leadership skills and encourage teamwork. Picture 18 young people (9 migrants and 9 mentors) at sea for 10 days, disconnected from the outside world (definitely no mobile phones) but fully reliant on their own personal attributes, physical, mental and emotional as well as the mutual support of their shipmates. This is certainly character building stuff and as Captain Sarah Parry said, it doesn't matter what their background is, rich or poor, quiet or confident, throwing up over the side together is a great leveller!! We look forward to seeing their return on Thursday. I and PAG Tony Colman also met with Beacon Foundation personnel to progress a partnership between our two organisations. As I mentioned during my official visits I was keen for Rotary to be involved in addressing youth unemployment in the State and the proposal that Beacon have put forward is very positive indeed. More about that as soon as we have had time to review the proposal in detail. Likewise a planned partnership between Rotary and the Menzies Institute has progressed to the point where I expect to have an MOU in place that will formalise Rotary's support for Menzies programs TasELF, which looks at heart health and disease progression, and CDAH, which looks at the links between childhood lifestyle and adult disease risk. LAPEL BADGE Great to share with overseas visitors and students $3.50 each, $3/ 10 Rotary Club of Howrah info@howrahrotary.org.au Reg Emmett at 0417 391 607 (These badges have been available for a while and some members may already have one. If you are interested in purchasing, please use contact details above).