Annual General Meeting

IPP Glenn Smith presented his report on the Rotary year 2010/11 and the club financial statement. He thanked his board for all their work and the members for their support. He also answered all questions easily .Congratulations Glenn on a good year.

President-elect Grant Sheldon announced his board of directors for next year:

President: Grant Sheldon

Immediate past president: Steve Roe

Incoming president: Boris Struk

Vice president: Roger Priestley

Secretary: Rob Thomas

Treasurer: Glenn Smith

Club Services: Michael Mahoney

Fellowship: Michael Pepi

Community: Richard Lawrence

New generations/Vocational/Foundation: Barbara Wyatt

International: Simon Cookson

Please note: Vocational/New Generations committee meets next Monday night

5th

. December

Volume 77 Issue 21 Tuesday 29 November 2011

Latest News on Japanese Financial Sector According to our inside contacts the Japanese banking crisis shows no signs of ameliorating.

If anything, it is getting worse. Following last week’s news that the Origami bank had folded

we are hearing that Sumo bank has gone belly up and Bonsai bank plans to cut back some

of it’s branches. The Karaoke bank is up for sale and is (you guessed it!) going for a song.

Meanwhile, shares in Kamikaze bank have nose-dived and 500 back office staff at Karate

bank have got the chop. Analysts report that there is something fishy at Sushi bank and staff

there fear that they may get a raw deal.

News from the Board:

1. President Stephen has sourced surplus dolls and pens with the SIDS logo which will

make wonderful gifts for children in Myanmar and the Philippines.

2. Beds being replaced from St. Vincents hospital are to be relocated to Timor Leste,

the sum of $3,750 has been allocated to facilitate transport. Volunteers will be

required to move beds on the 29th. and 30th. December 2011.

3. Del King our nominee to the outgoing GSE team to India will briefly speak to the club

next week 6/12/2011. see ad elsewhere for GSE farewell dinner.

4. Inbound GSE team from India will be hosted by our club on February 26-28 2011. The

team comprises a dentist(team leader), HR manager, aeronautical engineer,

choreographer and an anaesthetist.

5. Olive festival was reported to be a successful event.

6. The club will be calling for volunteers to help at Carols in Queen’s park to sell

gourmet sausages and fruit salad. Mark your diary Sunday 11 December 2011.

7. A letter of thanks was received from the Caroline Chisholm society for computers that were donated from Vic. Uni. (Maria Kouppas)

8. Rotary Presents on Friday 20 April 2011. If you are a bomber supporter or love your

footy then this is not to be missed. Guest speakers are: David Evans, Job Watson and

Bruce Haymanson.

The Rotary Club of Essendon

P.O Box 161

Essendon, VIC 3040

Club President: Steve Roe

Club Secretary: Rob Thomas

www.rcessendon.com.au

Weekly Raffle

The Gormo syndicate managed to snaffle the shiraz and moscato but no money.

If the joker remains unexposed next week then the Christmas meeting 13/12/2011 will see a lucky decade win $100 each

Birthdays:

Roger Leask

Peter Duras

Maxine Kosnar

Club Anniversaries:

1991 Colin Bell

CONTACT To facilitate its widest

distribution, please

forward any email

address to which you

would like Contact sent

– partners, 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?

Today’s Attendance

39 members and 3 guests

A big thank you from Debbie

Phelan to all those who have

generously donated goods

towards her Christmas hampers.

Non-perishable items can be

brought along to weekly

meetings for collection.

That’s the Christmas spirit!!

From the Almoner

John Chadderton reports that Royce

Abbey is feeling good but is sick of hospitals!

Lisa Lowcock has had ankle surgery

Jan Murphy has had treatment and is recovering quite

well.

Ray Carter is coming good. There are rumours circulating

that he was seen at a pudding shop in Keilor road.

We wish all our sickies a quick and full recovery.

Thank you to our valued sponsors………….

Help yourself and help the Club by banking with Strathmore

Community Bank. Take out a home loan and the club will received up to $500, take out a 3 month fixed term deposit

and the club will receive up to $50 etc. For more details

drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch

Manager Philip Stewart on 9374-2607.

Interclub visit to Woodend

Looks like presidents go to the same tonsorial parlour!

Our Dynamic guest speaker Roger Leask

A wrapped audience

Gaye Cariss and Mary Tartaglia with some eggspensive purchases!

Rent-a-crowd

Bon Voyage to GSE Team to India

You are invited to join the Rotary Clubs of Brimbank Central, Keilor and Keilor

East to farewell our outgoing GSE Team to India

When: Wednesday 11th Jan. 2012

Where: Starlight Reception Centre

Taylors Lakes Family Hotel

7 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes

Melway Map 14, Reference A1

Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm

Cost: $42.00pp (3 course meal, tea & coffee)

Drinks at bar prices. Book & pay by Wednesday 21st December, cost - $35.00pp

Interested members can email Glenn Smith who will organize a group booking.

Engagements Announced

Glenn Smith and Vera Javni

Michael Mahoney and Svitlana

Congratulations and we wish both couples every happiness.

2012 Rotary District 9800 Early Bird discounted registration closes soon……….

Where: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre – a truly world class venue and

must see precinct.

When: 9 – 12 March, 2012 (Labour Day long weekend)

What: A chance to see Rotary in action at its finest along with a programme of top

class speakers and entertainment including: • Tony Jones: ABC Journalist (Four Corners, Lateline etc)

• Ken Lay: Newly appointed Victoria Police Chief Commissioner • Amanda Vanstone: Former senator and ambassador to Italy

• Annette Kimmitt: Managing Partner of Ernst & Young’s 1500 person

Melbourne office

• Choir of Hope and Inspiration (formerly Choir of Hard Knocks)

Cost: $450 with early bird booking pre 9/12/11 (then $495 per person)

For bookings or more details see www.2012melbourne.com.au

For the diary …

DATE EVENT VENUE

Tues 6/12/11 Pat LaManna -2009 Senior Australian

of the Year Fredricks

Sun 11/12/2011 Carols by Candlelight Queen’s Park

Tues 13/12/11

evening Xmas Function (no lunch time mtg) Fredricks

Tues 20/12/11

breakfast

Breakfast mtg with guests from RC of

Moonee Valley Fredricks

Tues 27/12/11, Tues

3/1/12, Tues 10/1/12 No meeting – Xmas/New Year

Tues 17/1/12 late

afternoon/evening Meeting and BBQ at DIK DIK, West Footscray

Thurs 26/1/12 Australia Day BBQ Rob & Jan Thomas

10/2/12-12/2/12 Beach weekend Surf coast

Friday 17/2/2012 Relay for Life Aberfeldie

3/3/12 – 12/3/12 Myanmar Delegation Myanmar

9/3/12 – 12/3/12 80th D9800 Conference

www.2012melbourne.com.au Melbourne Convention Centre

10/4/12-17/4/12 Philippines Delegation Philippines

Fri 20/4/12 Rotary Presents MVRC

Tues 22/5/12 Charter Night (no lunch time mtg) Ascot House

Tues 3/7/12, 1pm President Changeover Fredricks

Relay for Life

Many thanks to the following sponsors:

John Gilbert John Gorman John Gregory

SEAGA group Paul McDonald

Sam Morello Richard Lawrence

Michael Portelli Veronica O’Sullivan

Michael Mahoney Stephen Chandler

Thanks also to Boundy’s who have already raised $225 through their collection

tin and to the Rotary ladies who have donated $151.

Membership of the team has been set by the Cancer Council at $20 per

person this year. Please see team captain Peter Duras who has his tax

deduction receipt book handy at all times.

Ebony Gerrish

We had the pleasure of meeting this young lady who our club has sponsored to go

to Germany on long term youth exchange. Ebony lives in Tatura and came down on the train with her mother, Sue and younger brother, James. Her exchange starts on

20 January 2012 when she leaves for Kiel. Her host club in Germany is Kieler Förde. Her school will be the Humboldtschule.

Apart from making new friends and seeing new places Ebony wants to absorb the

German culture (she should have come to our meeting a couple of weeks ago!) and come home fluent in the German language. We should be proud of this young lady

who will be a great representative of our club, district and country

Group Study Exchange 2011-2012 key dates

Outbound Team District 3030 Central India

Exchange Dates: leaves January 14, 2012

home on February 15, 2012

Inbound Team

Exchange Dates: arrives February 26, 2012

departs March 30, 2012

Outbound team

A reminder that the farewell dinner for the outbound team (including our own Del

King) will be held at the Taylor’s Lakes Hotel on 11th January 2012. Cost is $35 if paid by

21st December otherwise $42.

Please contact PP Glenn Smith if you would like to attend and support our very worthy

candidate.

Inbound team

Our Club will be hosting the inbound team from India on their arrival and immediately

prior to their departure. President Steve is looking for five families to provide

accommodation for the team members (three ladies and two gentlemen) from their

arrival on Sunday 26th February until they move to the RC of Chadstone-East Malvern

on Tuesday 28th February. They return to us on Tuesday 27th March and depart for India

Friday 30th March.

The team members are:

Ms. Dr Vaijayanti Padhye – Dentist (Team Leader)

Mr. Pawan Sarda - HR Trainer

Ms. Sonal Trevedi - Choreographer and Career Counsellor Ms. Dr Mughada Phadke - Anaesthesiologist

Mr. Asif Shaikh - Engineer - Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Other host Clubs will be responsible for the vocational side of the exchange. Our main

job is to settle the visitors into Melbourne and ready them for the return home.

Pease consider extending the hand of friendship to the travellers by making them

welcome in your home. Kindly contact President Steve if you are able to assist.

Timor Leste

Bairo Pite Clinic

Bairo Pite Clinic (BPC) is an NGO health clinic, located in Dili, the capital of East Timor

(a.k.a Timor-Leste), that provides free health care services to those in need. Prior to the

Popular Consultation in 1999 when the East Timorese chose independence, it was run

as a military clinic by the Indonesian government and was abandoned when

Indonesian forces withdrew from East Timor in 1999. Originally, the clinic was set up to

serve the immediate needs of a population affected by a humanitarian crisis. As the

violence has subsided, BPC has adapted and transformed from an emergency

medical service to a more comprehensive community health service. Today BPC

remains one of the most highly visited health clinics in the country, seeing an average

of 300 patients per day served by fifty Timorese staff and volunteers, including

internationals.

For more details please visit www.bairopiteclinic.org

The good news: District 9800 has received a donation of Joyce electric beds from St.

Vincent’s Hospital and intends to transport 45 of these plus wheel chairs and birthing

tables to BPC.

Existing beds Replacement Beds from St.

Vincent’s

Where we come in: The Rotary Club of Essendon has allocated $3750 from our DIK

account (all funds generated from our auction night) for the transport of 25 of the

beds to Dili.

Where you can help: District has been advised by St. Vincent’s that the beds must be collected on Thurs 29th and Friday 30th December to tie in with the arrival of new

equipment. The timing is not great, however there are enough vehicles available, and

many hands are needed to assist in loading the beds for transport to DIK at Footscray.

Please contact President Steve ASAP if you can assist.