VALE Past District Governor Vance Hilton, OAM, KSJ, PHF

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1 The Rotary Club of Flemington Inc. Club Number Chartered 29 April 1987 Inspire Connect Transform: These are the words of Rotary International in Rotarians as People of Action.. VALE Past District Governor Vance Hilton, OAM, KSJ, PHF Members of the Rotary Club of Flemington, past and present, together with Rotarians across District 9800 mourn the passing of Vance Anthony Hilton, OAM, KSJ, PHF. As a Charter Member, Past President and Paul Harris Fellow, Vance served the Rotary Club of Flemington as Secretary from its Charter and in ; and as President in The Club made him an Honorary Life Member in July this year. Vance Hilton was selected to serve as the District 9800 Governor in and led a very successful District Conference in Canberra. He later served on the Australian Rotary Council of Governors and as a Board Member of Rotary Down Under from He was Rotary Down Under chairman from , and was awarded the RDU Distinguished Service Award in August Vance was also a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, an invitation extended to him by Royce Pepin of the Rotary Club of Footscray in As a long serving athletics administrator, Vance led many successful Stawell Gift Past Runners Breakfasts on behalf of the club. During Vance s year as District Governor, past Rotary International President Ian Riseley also served as District Governor in his district. The Rotary International President was Carlo Ravizza, of the Rotary Club of Milano Sud-Ovest, Italy Our sympathies are extended to his widow Olga, Past President of the Rotary Club of Melton and to his family. Vance will be farewelled at a service at Overnewton Castle, 51 Overnewton Road, Keilor on Monday October 8th at 1pm. A Private burial will follow. Donations to Parkinson s Victoria in memory Lesley McCarthy President Edition 7 5 October

2 Meeting Wrap Up Acting Sergeant Mick Lawn opened proceedings, welcoming our guests today: District Governor Bronwyn Stephens, Assistant Governor Ian Ada, Margaret Bruno, Dulcie Heard, Matiu Bush, Robert Nolan and Maddi Collis. He then called on District Governor Bronwyn to offer the Rotary Toast. Before calling President Lesley McCarthy to the front. Lesley welcomed everyone and alerted all to the Presidents Notes for he week on the welcome table, along with brochures for WERN and the 2019 Multi District Conference. She also reminded members that she was participating in the Melbourne Marathon fundraising for Rotary BMDI under #TeamDel. Apologies were recorded from Peter Donnellan, Anne Heyes, Rob Lawrence and Paul Perrottet. She then welcomed Matiu and Robert and congratulated them on their success in the Pick My Project campaign for One Good Ride and Kensington Youth Mental Health Forum. President Lesley then called for reports: Anne McMahon Festival of Arts and Ideas. Anne showed the new Festival Programs, reminded everyone to book for the Gala Opening asap, and to take flyers if they could not manage EventBrite. She also reminded everyone to collect items for the Silent Auction, and to advise their availability for the HUB and Gala setup. Peter Cribb Slides Into Sri Lanka Peter thanked Lyn Borghouts for her continued efforts in creating drawings and details for playgrounds to be removed. He advised that there was now a good list of playgrounds coming available and that late November would be quite busy. The signed MoU has been returned from PDG Senaka Ameresinghe in Sri Lanka. Allan Bruno asked all members to register for the Gala Opening, to bring along neighbours, friends and family and help make this a successful event. Lesley then reminded everyone of ca3endar dates: Nest Thursday 11th October Gala Opening Wednesday 17th October Breakfast meeting at the Arts HUB Wednesday 31st October Blue Moon at the Arts HUB with sponsors and supporters Wednesday 7th November ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Raffle winners were Allan Bruno {who donated the wine to AG Ian}, Len Seddon {who donted his wine to DG Bronwyn} and Matiu Bush. Bronwyn, Ian and Lesley then met with the Board. Edition 7 5 October

3 District Governor Bronwyn Stephens District Governor Bronwyn Stephens brought a very personal reflection on her Rotary experiences to our meeting this week. She also presented us with a very personal understanding of our members, club and the work we do. Bronwyn described how she believed she truly understood Rotary and how she became involved in water and education programmes in Cambodia through the Eyes Wide Open experience. She also spoke from experience of the difference that Rotary projects can make to people s lives. Her Rotary journey is around making good things happen. She then asked members to describe some of our own projects: The 1,000 Stories Project by President Lesley, Slides Into Sri Lanka from Peter Cribb and the Opportunity Shops from Allan Bruno. All projects making a difference in peoples lives. Emphasising our continued need to showcase Rotary, she showed how one person s idea had led to the drought appeal for affected farmers, and how a long term and ageing project like Rotary House for the Bone Marrow Donor Institute needs our help again. She mentioned that she, together with President Lesley, Del s family and friends and Maddi are participating in the Melbourne Marathon to raise money for BMDI House in Del s name. Speaking on the End Polio program, the recent successes and the current issues in Papua New Guinea, Bronwyn alerted us to the power of the Rotary Foundation combined with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and how we can turn $2 into $15 through the current campaign. She had already distributed the small jars of Smarties which when empty will hold $2-\00 in $2 coins. A magical $1500 for End Polio. In District Conference Chairman Mark s absence she spoke about the amazing line up of speakers for the multi-district conference; the lowest Conference cost ever of $175, and the optional dinner $110. Some sessions will be open to the public to showcase Rotary projects, and a separate Peace Forum will be held. What an inspiration for this Rotary Year! Edition 7 5 October

4 Rotary Exchange Student 2017 Maddi Collis Maddi returned to visit us for the first time since her return from Germany. Due to her new home and changed school location she has been unable to get to us until now. Maddi began by thanking us so very much for the sponsorship and support. Her exchange to Vienna was just amazing and she reflected don how much she had grown and learnt in her time way. Meeting new people staying with 3 different host families, attending school, learning German and becoming independent. What a learning curve! Maddi spoke of her travels, Eurotour, the thousands of photos she posted on FB and Instagram and the friends she made with whom she still has regular contact. Maddi is currently in exam revision for VCE at RMIT, and hopes to study a bachelor of Arts degree next year, majoring in politics, international relations and perhaps German. She is keen to travel and spoke of her interest in the Peace Scholar program offered by Rotary. She and her aunt Robyn recently visited Chris and Rosemary Drenen in Warragul Maddi has her L plates and takes the opportunity to clock some kilometres of experience when she can. Congratulations Maddi, how transformed yu are by your exchange year. Edition 7 5 October

5 Festival of Arts and Ideas Have you booked your tickets to the Gala Opening on October 11th yet? If not go to: Have you told Anne of your availability for: 1. Setting up on Thursday October 11th at Kensington Town Hall 2. Assisting with the admin desk at te Arts HUB during October. 3. Have you located or organised a magnificent item for the Silent Auction on October 11th? Check out the Program on the Festival webpage We are excited to announce that Bendigo Bank has vacated its premises and the Festival Hub at Racecourse Road is now taking shape and it will be ready for business from 1 October. This is the place where you will find everything that you need to know about the Ken -Festival of Arts and Ideas. Collect your detailed program from the Hub and your Gallery Walk flyer so that you can tour the exhibition venues. Book your place in events with limited numbers or have your questions answered about workshops or activities that interest you. Between 1 7 October, during the school holidays, the Hub will offer pre-festival arts and crafts activities, storytelling and lots more for children. During the festival, the Hub will be a busy place with exhibitions, come and try workshops and activities like a yarn bomb. We look forward to meeting you in the Hub from 1 October. Dr Anne McMahon Festival Director Edition 7 5 October

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7 Festival of Arts and Ideas Calendar of Events Saturday 6th October & Thrill the World Dance Workshop Part 1 Sunday 7th October Thursday 11th October Gala Opening at Kensington Town Hall Saturday 13th October Sunday 14th October Book Launch at Wayward Books, Kensington Afternoon Arts in Pin Oak Crescent The Dungeon Experience at Flemington Library Heritage Walks in Flemington and Kensington Blessing of the Animals Memorial Mosaic Opening at Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre Sunday 14th October Thrill the World Dance Workshop Part 2 Sunday 14th October to Saturday 20th Tuesday 16th October 18th & 19th October & 20th & 21st Friday 19th October Friday 19th October to Saturday 27th October Sunday 21st October Thursday 25th October to Saturday 27th Tall Poppies Exhibition at Kensington Town Hall Gilbert & Sullivan at Kensington Neighbourhood Centre Pridham Jams at Pridham Plaza Musical Sprouts at Flemington Community Centre Faces of Flemington and Photography Exhibition at Flemington Library Sounds of FlemKen at Kensington Town Hall Music in the Chapel at Christ Church Kensington Check out the full program at Edition 7 5 October

8 The Rotary Club of Flemington is working with Sean McConville and a group of Del s friends and family to support the Bone Marrow Donor Institute and the Fight Cancer foundation, a project of District Join with us at #TeamDel in the Melbourne Marathon Festival. We will be running to raise funds for Del s last project ;.the Bone Marrow Donor Institute Rotary House. There s a 3k walk, a 5.7k run, a 10k run, a half and a full marathon...running on to the G is the biggest rush! I hope you can join us! We hope to have people running in all distances on the day as #TeamDel. The date is Sunday Oct 14. Training/running singlets available for $30 contact Lesley McCarthy Edition 7 5 October

9 Please remember to fill your jars with $2 coins eat the Smarties first. Bring your jar back to Rotary, the money has to go to a dedicated account o benefit from the magnificent multiplication factor. Edition 7 5 October

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14 CALENDAR REMINDERS Thursday 11th October Gala Opening of the Festival of Arts & Ideas at Kensington Town Hall. Please book your tickets NOW at opening-gala-tickets Also, see Anne to put your name on the roster for setup during the day and pull down afterwards. This is not just a job for Anne and Jacqui it is all of us. Saturday 13 th October is the Youth Services Forum at Donations in Kind Wednesday 17 th October Breakfast meeting at the Arts HUB the old Bendigo Bank building. Wednesday 31 st October BLUE MOON Celebration of the Festival with drinks and finger food at the Arts HUB, the old Bendigo Bank Building. Sponsors and supporters to attend. 1Wednesday 7 th November Annual General Meeting. Guest Speaker is Monica Majok, refugee for South Sudan who will speak on her experiences and possible future role. Pease invite guests especially HoA. Wednesday 21 st November Club Forum Quick links: Rotary District 9800 Discussion Group on Facebook Rotary Leader pg=4#pg4 Australian Rotary Health Rotary Down Under iid=160585#folio=1 Rotary On The Move uploads/2018/08/ rotary-on-the-move-newsletter-zone-7b-and-8-1.pdf Are you looking for a role? The Rotarian Do you have 2 hours per week to give? Rotary International: President Elect The Brand Centre- International Service Chair BBQ Coordinator Edition 7 5 October

15 The Rotary Club of Flemington meets for breakfast on a Wednesday morning, 7.15am for a 7.30 start. Meetings conclude by 8.45am. Link to Google Map We meet at the Quest Apartments in the Conference Room, Epsom Road, Flemington near the corner of Smithfield, Racecourse and Ascot Vale Roads. Rotary International President Barry Rassin Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, Bahamas Rotary International Zone 8 Director, Rafael Garcia, Rotary Club of Pasig, Philippines Contact us at: rotaryflemington.org.au/ Flemington Opportunity Shop 444 Racecourse Road, Flemington. Manager: Sam Nicol Werribee Fit4 Use Store 2/135 Railway Ave, Werribee. Manager Lorry Rowe Rotary District 9800 Governor Bronwyn Stephens Rotary Club of South Melbourne Secretary@rotaryflemington.org.au Facebook Edition 7 5 October