THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON President : Peter Halaseh ABN P.O Box 161 Essendon 3040 Australia

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1 THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON D9800 President : Peter Halaseh ABN P.O Box 161 Essendon 3040 Australia Contact us and follow us on facebook Volume 81, Issue 04, 28 July 2015 Editor Sunil Perera Next speaker on August 4th - : Dr Laura Hougaz, Relationship Manager Education First Youth Foyers. Laura has extensive experience as a senior academic, researcher and manager in the Australian tertiary education sector. She is currently employed as a Relationship Manager for the Education First Youth Foyers an inspirational new program for young homeless people offered jointly by Hanover Welfare Services and The Brotherhood of St Laurance. Meeting 28 th July Sergeant and Chairman Neil Henderson introduced the guests, Colin Styles ADG and Caitlin Minney and Cameron Williams from Rotaract President Peter Halaseh opened the meeting and introduced Caitlin Minney science student sponsored by Rotary, spoke first of her experience at the NYSF science camp in Singapore. Our new exchange student from Finland Freja Frankenhaeuser who arrived on Saturday 26 th July will be staying with President Peter s home for the next two months and attending Lowther Hall School in Essendon. President Peter Halaseh, Dr Peter Baker, Freja Frankenhaeuser with President Peter s daughter & son

2 Maurice Mollica updated the club about the ongoing investigation to find an appropriate venue for the Essendon Rotary club weekly meetings. Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Essendon Inc. Possible Venues to relocate weekly lunch meetings- investigation by the Club Service Committee 1). Riverside Kitchen & Events Unlimited Tea, coffee and juice $23 per head Menu: Homemade pasta, Seafood menu, wood fire pizza, Tappas, Steak, Two Parma menu Storage available but steps and weather to deal with. 2). Fredricks Restaurant (require numbers) Any two of the following: Soup, Sandwiches, fresh fruit platter, cakes = $19 per head 1 Main course (inc bread rolls) = $22 per head 2 course meal ie 1 main meal and either soup or dessert (inc bread rolls) = $28 per head Each of the three options include tea & coffee & drinks at bar prices Prices fixed for 12 months. 3). Essendon Football Club Social Club One course meal (main) = $23 per head Two course (main & dessert) = $28 per head No storage room but room hire waived. 4). O Sullivans Pub Not available & parking a problem 5). Moonee Ponds Club Not available till pm on Tuesdays and we will have to deal with the caterers to whom the other users sub-contract catering. The following have been spoken to without success: Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, RSL Hoffmans Road, Ascot House, Strathmore Bowling Club. New address - sergeant@rce.org.au Rotaract9800.org.au/ourspace Cameron Williams from Rotaract District 9800 announced that he will be promoting district changeover for 4 clubs (Swinburne, Gateway, Bayside & Melbourne City) at the organised event on Saturday 1 st August at 6.45pm to be held at the Arts House Meat Market, $35 per person Brumbys babes morning tea Saturday 25 th July We had 120 people with great entertainment, homemade goodies to eat & a clothing workshop for all the women. Best of all was we made almost $4000 for our Relay for Life team. Gaye Cariss Caitlin Minney Science Student Cameron Williams Rotaract 9800

3 It s time to bring this fantastic communications medium to Members notice. If you have not yet registered for Meetup, please do so, sooner than later. Managing communications and dissemination of information to and between RCE Members will be significantly easier and more streamlined once all Rotarians, Friends of Rotary, partners and supporters join our group The web site is: Letter of Thanks from Caroline Chisholm Society

4 NEW Rotary Leadership Institute Program FOR DISTRICT 9800 FIRST METROPOLITAN COURSE starts Monday EVENING August 3 rd, SOUTH MELBOURNE In response to repeated feedback over the past two years from Rotarians about having Rotary training programs on weekend days, the District 9800 Rotary Leadership Institute has developed a new evening program that focusses on much greater interaction and engagement to enhance the learning experience for all participants. This outstanding program provides Rotarians with an extensive overview of what Rotary is all about, and is especially valuable for anyone who might be considering taking on a responsibility on any club committee. Our experience is that not only newer but more experienced Rotarians learn from this program. RLI has been a successful way for clubs to encourage members to learn more about how Rotary works and from the consistent feedback we receive, not only does it do that but the way the program engages people in the learning experience gets participants involved in their own learning in an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere. Then new program has been reduced in time so that the overall time commitment to attend the sessions has been reduced by 33%. The 2015 program starts in three weeks. It involves attending four Monday night sessions at the Continuing Education Centre in Montague St, South Melbourne, with ample off-street parking. The sessions kick off at 6pm for registration and then the learning starts at 6.30pm till 9.30 pm with a dinner break included. Details about the program content and a registration form have been forwarded to your Club President. RLI also provides a great vehicle for Clubs to use for succession planning to encourage their future Club Leaders to attend and learn all about the mechanics of Rotary in a way that broadens their knowledge, enables them to meet and interact with other Rotarians whilst at the same time giving them ideas about how they can implement what they are and have learnt back in their clubs. This program is highly regarded, facilitated by a very experienced and capable team and well worth attending. Will we see you there? David Bennet District RLI Chair

5 Wanted Youth Exchange Host Families Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Essendon Inc. Rotary Youth Exchange is a study-abroad opportunity for young people between the ages of 16 and 17 years of age who spend a full year as an international student hosted by local Rotary clubs. Hosting an exchange student can be an incredibly rewarding experience for your family, providing an international experience without leaving home. Host families come in all shapes and sizes, you can help by: Asking non-rotarian families - that may be interested in hosting a Youth Exchange student. Asking fellow club members - during a meeting at which partners are present or after another student has attended a meeting and has met many of the club s members. Asking Families of Youth Exchange alumni - to act as hosts. Many of these families would like to participate in the program because of the opportunity provided to their own children. Asking club members - for the names of families in their communities they feel would make good host parents. Asking families - who have successfully hosted students to recommend other families in the community who would be interested in hosting. To learn more about Youth Exchange hosting Contact Vanda Mullen Youth Exchange Committee chair vmullen@netspace.net.au or visit Youth Exchange website Thought for the day

6 EVENTS CALENDAR DATE SPEAKER/EVENT VENUE 4 th August Dr Laura Hougaz Relationship Manager, Education First Youth Foyers 11 th August District Governor club visit Julie Mason The Anglers Club pm to 2pm The Anglers Club pm to 2pm 18 th August Jenny Foster Badge talk The Anglers Club 6.30 pm to 8pm 25 th August Bernadette Schwerdt Talk about her new book, Secrets of online Entrepreneurs The Anglers Club to 2pm 1 st Sept 2015 Lambis Englezos & Tim Whitford The Anglers Club to 2pm Editors note A big thank you to Tamara Hycenko for helping me with Contact.

7 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 John L Gregory Certified Practising Accountant 272 Keilor Road, North Essendon, VIC 3041 jgregory@netspace.net.au Telephone: