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1 ROTARY CLUB of CLAYTON Inc. District 9810 Victoria, Australia Weekly Bulletin Meets every Monday from 6:30pm at L unico Restaurant 319 Clayton Road, Clayton (Melways 79C2) (No meeting on public holidays) 25 th June 2012 Volume 46, Number 42 In This Issue Upcoming Club Program Presidents Report Last Meeting & Notes Think Foundation Thoughts Important Club Dates District 9810 News Rotaract Club of Monash year in Review with Photos Upcoming Events in Monash Upcoming Events in Kingston Where other clubs meet Reminders Joke of the Week Rotary International News District 9810 Award Winning Bulletin for 2010/2011 Upcoming Club Program Date Speaker Chairperson Desk Visitors 25 th June Changeover Night John Barnes Glenys Pattison 2 nd July Meeting Club Dianne Sides Richard Assembly Review Simmons Club & Trivia night planning 9 th July Meeting Committee reports and PR & Promotions planning Presidents Report Hi Members, Richard Simmons Ralph Zuccaro Hope all members and guests enjoy our changeover night tonight. Cheryl O Toole Ralph Zuccaro Ed Allchin I know President Jon will be thinking of us and under his guidance the club has achieved so much during the year. A full report will be published in next week s bulletin. Looking back over Jon's first presidents report he wrote: "My feeling is that this year will hopefully have more focus on our local community and from focusing on this area, we will grow the club in numbers and projects". Well projects in the local community have indeed been the focus and we have been able to contribute to causes and been able to help and improve our local community. There is still much to be done and together we continue this good work. Thankyou to all members who spoke at last weeks meeting about their experiences at the recent District Assembly. It is important to review what we would like the club to achieve and work on ways we can achieve our goals, where we have been and where we are heading. It is also important to ensure all new members feel part of the club and for all members to see our club through new member s eyes. With that in mind- August is Membership Development & Extension Month I feel it would be great to re introduce the person behind the badge (it used to be known as the man behind the badge before women joined Rotary) and would like to begin this in August when most of our travelling members will return from their trips. It also fits well into 25 th June 2012 Page 1 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

2 Rotary Four Way Test "Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the Truth? 2. Is it Fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?" the Rotary theme of the month. Together with Glenys we will look at relevant Rotary speakers for this month also. At the start of each meeting 4 or 5 members can speak very briefly on something of themselves or family and also something about their vocation, current or past. This should be a great way to re introduce ourselves. Our lives and our family s lives change as do our roles in our working lives. On Wednesday night I attended the Rotaract Club of Monash's meeting to ask the members if they would like to join with us to run the Trivia Night on Friday 17th August in aid of a wish list item for the Monash Medical Centre. They all enthusiastically agreed and they will be in charge of all the Trivia and games for the night. At our next meeting on Monday 2nd July I would like to discuss this night and form a committee. The thought at the moment is to theme the night "Back to the 70's". It will be a great night, lots of fun, many people to meet and hopefully lots of money raised for a wonderful cause. A huge vote of thanks to Michael for his hard work preparing this wonderful change over bulletin and for all the bulletins throughout the year. Many thanks Lesley Last Meeting & Notes Last Meeting (18/06): This week we held part 2 of our IDEAS & OPPORTUNITIES meetings where members who attended the District Assembly gave feedback on the sessions which they attended. Heather Norling & Ralph Zuccaro spoke about Foundation:- The club has committed $120 per member towards foundation for the year. The six areas of focus for foundation next year will be- Peace & Conflict Prevention / Resolution Disease Prevention and Treatment Water and Sanitation Maternal and Child Health Basic Education and Literacy Economic and Community Development Target local strategies with District Simplified Grants (DSG) and Global with Matching Grants (MG). Looking for Centurion Club membership at $100 per person. Focus on GSE (Group Study Exchange). Dianne Sides reported on Community:- There were 6 speakers who spoke about Bowel Scan, Youth Driving Skills, Mental First Aid, Aboriginal Community Support & Beyond Bushfires Community Resilience and Recovery. Various discussions were held in groups on future ideas Examples were having an Organ Donor week, Community Raffles (car as a prize) and a Crayfish night. If members have any community ideas they should contact Dianne. Bill Sides reported on Vocational / Membership:- There is a big membership push - especially targeting recent retirees. Also looking at Women in Rotary. There is a Women in Rotary week planned from the 4 th to 8 th March October is Vocational Service Month. Getting involved with local business in a Community Day. 25 th June 2012 Page 2 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

3 THE OBJECT OF ROTARY 1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; 3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; 4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. Discussions on Rotaract. Looking a corporate membership (including guest speakers & tours). Also partnership with businesses. Involvement in the Shine on Awards. Citizenship Awards. Glenys Pattison & Cheryl O Toole reported on Program/Promotion:- Discussion was held on how and when Clubs have their meetings, attendances and how to address the needs of each member to have involvement. Meetings discussed were those being held for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus looking at some alternate meetings completing community activities, such as gardening for those who were ill or infirm, as well as other activities that were not being met by other organisations or councils. Social Media Goals strengthening the Rotary Brand and connect to works in the community. Discussion on where to find appropriate speakers not only those who are looking for funding, suggestions were:- Rotary International Resources Facebook Twitter Linkedin Corporate membership was discussed for companies to register with a roster of those that would be attending on behalf of the company instead of as individuals. Rotary working towards building a community that is HEALTHY EDUCATED COMMUNITY SAFE By---- I. Making a definite plan II. Get a list of businesses from the Council III. Identify projects and make a short list IV. Visit Senior Business Managers (identified when you identify your project) V. Explain partnership benefits VI. Brand and exposure and association VII. Staff community engagement VIII. Commercially attractive IX. Tax deductible Staff Benefits I. Rotary meeting and meeting new people II. Corporate Social Projects III. Responsibilities IV. Data expertise V. Volunteer hands VI. Personal development Looking at how we can get younger members interested and registering and becoming proactive. Brochures:- I. Make a list II. Personally deliver to Key targets III. Council, CEO s, Mayor, MP s IV. Business Managers V. Bendigo Bank VI. Pharmacies VII. IGA, Coles, Woolworths, Officeworks VIII. Other businesses in the community Sue Martin spoke on Educating Children discussing Cambodia Children s Fund 2004 and Scott Neesom on Not for Profit 2009 Sustainable Development Unconditional and ongoing Care. Wangaratta Art Show from Friday 15 th to Sunday 17 th March th June 2012 Page 3 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

4 Special Announcements 4 th July Glenys Pattison Birthday. 4 th July Reddy & Padma Kandadi Wedding Anniversary. 10 th July Ralph & Lesley Zuccaro Wedding Anniversary. 25 th July Richard Simmons Birthday. 27 th July Dianne Sides Birthday. Discussion was held on ways to educate new members on Rotary International and how Clayton works to raise its funds and the areas they work towards both the local and international communities. Meeting Notes: Lesley Zuccaro informed the members that on the Sunday 13 th January 2013 we have the opportunity to do a BBQ at Bunning s. This time it will be at the Notting Hill Bunning s. If you are interested in helping out please contact Lesley. Ralph Zuccaro gave an update on the District Governors Changeover which is on the 30 th June at Box Hill Town Hall. We currently have four members who will be attending. Lesley informed the club that we will be applying for a volunteers grant through the government and is looking for ideas from members on what we can buy for the club. Some ideas which were raised at the meeting were a new bag for our canopy, a BBQ trailer with built in BBQ s and a new laptop to be used for guest speakers. The Rotary Clubs of Oakleigh and Huntingdale are having their changeover nights on the same night Thursday 5th July. Ralph & Lesley will be attending Huntingdale s and Heather Norling will attend Oakleigh. Our Club changeover is on Monday 25th June and will be held at the Spring Valley Golf Club in Graham Road, Clayton South. $45 per person. 6:30 for a 7:00 pm start. It will be a 2 course meal (Main & Dessert) with Coffee & Tea. Drinks at bar prices. There will be a raffle on the night with money raised going towards the Monash Medical Centre clothing request. Lesley advised everyone that if you commit to the night then you will need to pay. Lesley Zuccaro informed the club that we will be having a joint Trivia Night at the Clayton Town Hall on the 17 th August with the Monash Rotaract Club. Money raised on the night will go towards the aid of a wish list item for the Monash Medical Centre. More details to follow. Apologies = John Goldspink, Bronwen Lamond, Jim Cochrane, Jean Cochrane, Reddy Kandadi, Georges Ah-Tye, Katherine Merson & Craig Merson. Make Ups = None. Leave of Absence = Jon Breisch. Visitors = None. Think Foundation Thoughts June: Rotary Fellowships Month This week s Foundation Thought is about... Celebrating the Foundation. In this excerpt from his poem After All, RI President Harold Thomas celebrates the good that Rotary does in the world. Congratulations on another successful Rotary year! Bridges of friendship could be built Where in war men s blood was spilt Bridges built in Rotary s way Bridges built to speed the day When peace and concord will hold sway That man may reach his long-sought goal Neighbours all from pole to pole One human race with ties that bind One humane world, one humankind. Important Club Dates Friday 17/08/12 Joint Trivia Night with Monash Rotaract at Clayton Town Hall Monday 10/09/12 46 th Annual Golf Day at Spring Valley Golf Club. 25 th June 2012 Page 4 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

5 District 9810 News Rotary Success Conference 21st-22nd July 2012 in Canberra Article by PDG Noel Trevaskis Rotary Coordinator RI Director Stuart Heal and RI Director Elect John Boag are the Convenors of the Rotary Success Conference to be held in Canberra on the weekend of July 21st-22nd. Noel Trevaskis is the Coordinator for the conference and Bob Greeney is Chairman of the organising committee. The Rotary Success conference will be about helping Rotary Clubs to be bigger, bolder, strong successful clubs. Some of the topics that will be discussed are membership recruitment, membership retention, PR & Media, membership diversity, leadership, Club visioning, Rotary Foundation Future Vision. It will be a conference where all Rotarians will gain knowledge and ideas from the weekend; it will be about Rotary Success. The format of this conference will be different to the two previous conferences as there will be less plenary sessions and more breakout groups and more opportunities for all attendees to be involved in issues that really interest them. For those people wanting to organise travel plans to travel to Canberra for the conference it will start at 8.30am on the Saturday and will conclude at 12.15pm on the Sunday. We have been able to keep the cost of the conference at $100 per person which includes morning teas, afternoon teas and the dinner on Saturday night. On Friday night people will be able to attend Friendship Dinners hosted by Rotary Clubs in Canberra and Queanbeyan; payment for these dinners will be independent of the conference and attendees will need to pay the host club on the Friday night. Numbers for the Friendship Dinners are limited, if you want to attend one of the Friendship Dinners register early. The dinners give everyone an opportunity to talk to other Rotarians from across Australia and New Zealand and develop friendships. I would encourage you to register as early as possible. The conference will be in the same venue as the two previous conferences the Hellenic Club in Woden. Registrations will be available through the Rotary Down Under website from mid February. There is a wide variety of accommodation available in Canberra; many suitable hotels and motels listed on the web can be found by using Google to search for Canberra Accommodation. Conference attendees are encouraged to book their accommodation as early as possible as Canberra accommodation can be busy in July. There will be regular information on the Rotary Success Conference in Rotary on the Move over the next few months. For more information the Chairman of the organising committee Bob Greeney; greeneyb@iimetro.com.au Rotaract Club of Monash Club Meeting Details: The Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:30pm Mulgrave Neighbourhood House Mackie Road, Mulgrave (Melways 80C3) Upcoming Rotaract Events: 25 th June 2012 Page 5 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

6 Rotaract Roster: Date Rotarian to Visit 4 th July Warren Fricke 18 th July Reddy Kandadi If you cannot attend on the night you are rostered, please organise a replacement to take your place Year in Review with Photos 25 th June 2012 Page 6 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

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9 Upcoming Events in Monash Sir John Monash Lecture Monash City Council presents the Sir John Monash Lecture as a part of the Word Fest and NAIDOC Week program. We are pleased to announce Tony Birch, currently nominated for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award, as our guest speaker. Tony Birch s interest in social justice, creativity, mutual respect and recognition is reflected through his writing. Tony is currently nominated for the prestigious 2012 Miles Franklin Award for his novel, Blood and has published short fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction, and has also worked as a writer and curator in collaboration with photographers, filmmakers, and artists. Tony has a Master of Arts in creative writing and a PhD in Urban Cultures, and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Melbourne. Shadowboxing his first book, was shortlisted for the 2006 Queensland Premier s Literary Awards. As an engaging speaker he invites the community to think, speak and explore. Thursday 28 June 2012, 6.30pm pm Clayton Theatrette (Cooke Street, Clayton) Free event but bookings are essential and close 26 June Booking Line: Light refreshments provided 25 th June 2012 Page 9 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

10 Upcoming Events in Kingston Ritual and Ceremony Sunday, 1 July 2012 Renowned Koori artist Maree Clarke is a Mutti Mutti/ Yorta Yorta and Boon Wurrung/Wemba Wemba woman from north-east Victoria who has become a pivotal figure in the reclamation of south-east Australian Aboriginal art practices. As part of NAIDOC week, Kingston Arts is very proud to present her elements of her latest exhibition, Ritual and Ceremony, which has recently been shown in several countries around the world, and explores the themes of mourning and loss in Indigenous culture. LOCATION: Shirley Burke Theatre and Gallery Space - G3 CONTACT NAME: Box Office PHONE: arts@kingston.vic.gov.au WEB: Where other Clubs Meet A Rotarian can attend the weekly meeting of any Rotary club around the world. This is a make-up and counts as attendance credit when you are not able to attend a meeting of your own club. Details for all District 9810 clubs can be obtained in the district directory or website Details for clubs around the world are available in the RI Directory (held by the club secretary) and on the RI website ( Reminders Please ensure that the club is aware if you will be missing a meeting. Contact Ralph Zuccaro on by 4 pm on the day of the meeting, if you are not going to be present. Contributions for inclusion into the Bulletin should be passed to michaele@netspace.net.au by Thursday evening of each week. Please remember if you cannot perform your rostered job, it is your duty to find a replacement to take your place. Joke of the Week A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard - a real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it. Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience. Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first. 'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly 25 th June 2012 Page 10 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

11 grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.' Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus.Hallelujah! The priest and the reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape. The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it,...circumcision may not have been the best way to start." Rotary International News Vocational training teams aid Adopt-a-Village project in Uganda By Dan Nixon Rotary International News June 2012 An Adopt-a-Village project being carried out by Rotarians in Uganda and California, USA, is helping to improve life significantly for people in Nkondo, Uganda. The project involves four of Rotary s areas of focus: water and sanitation, basic education and literacy, disease prevention and treatment, and economic and community development. District 5340 VTT team member Charles DuVivier, of the Rotary Club of Encinitas, California, USA, discusses agriculture and irrigation techniques with a farmer in Nkondo, Uganda. Photo courtesy of District 5340 An important catalyst to the effort s success is the vocational training team (VTT), a group of professionals that travels either to learn more about their vocation or to teach local professionals about a particular field. The main role has been to help kick-start the project, says Past District Governor Philippe Lamoise, who led a team from District 5340 to District 9200 in Uganda in late 2010 and early The training I conducted was about business strategies, savings, and investments as they apply to family-size farming businesses. Team results Funded by a Rotary Foundation global grant, the team of four Rotarians and three other professionals also helped lay the groundwork for a clean water system, trained health clinic staff, and renovated a computer room at a school. The results of the team s efforts were a 25 th June 2012 Page 11 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

12 motivation to the local government to join in and provide some additional public funding at the school and clinic, Lamoise says. The VTT also paved the way for partnerships with one local nongovernmental organization to train community residents in microfinance and with another to manage the microcredit effort, with oversight by the Rotary Club of Kampala North. In addition, the VTT inspired a partnership with an NGO to train farmers to produce crops with high market values. A five-member team from Kenya and Uganda visited District 5340 in October and November 2011, learning about best practices in agriculture and irrigation, including the use of appropriate technology. VTTs give efforts like the Adopt-a-Village project a strong boost toward sustainability, says Francis Tusubira, vice chair of the Foundation s Cadre of Technical Advisers and past governor of District When we talk about sustainable development, we are talking about changing the mind-set of communities, Tusubira says. Having a vocational training team come in and start imparting the skills. Having microcredit, because once you give people skills, then they must have the means to start practicing on their land. VTTs, a component of Future Vision, mark a return to the original purpose of the Group Study Exchange (GSE) program: enabling team members to share their expertise and gain practical knowledge of how their vocations are practiced in another country. Learning and doing The GSE experience was great to discover East Africa and establish new relationships with the Rotarians over there, says Lamoise, who was part of a District 5340 team that traveled to that region in One of the great benefits of the VTT program is that we are doing some good work over there, instead of just learning about the culture and establishing connections. So from the host [community s] point of view, VTT has much more value. Lamoise adds, however, that GSEs have helped establish relationships between districts that have been the springboard to Foundation grant projects. Although the Foundation s GSE program will end with full implementation of the new grant model effective 1 July 2013, districts will still be able to do traditional GSEs using district grants. RI training leader Gregory Podd, past governor of District 5450 (Colorado, USA), echoes Lamoise s assessment of VTTs and GSEs. Leading a GSE team to the Philippines in 2006 was one of the best assignments I ve ever had in Rotary, he says. While traveling in Africa this year, however, Podd met with a VTT in Tanzania focused on speech therapy. Witnessing the good the team was doing in the community, he says, convinced him of the VTT s value as an improved model of professional exchange. It s more focused, and it has measurable outcomes for exchanging professional skills. I just love it, he says, adding that he would especially like to lead a VTT. 25 th June 2012 Page 12 of 14 Volume 46, Number 42

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