Bulletin

October is Economic & Community Development Month

Hello Rotarians

A big thank you to Eric Neill for speak-

ing to us in his capacity as GSE Team Leader to Turkey this year. Eric, who is a member of Rotary Club Frankston North, gave us an insight into the workings, opportunities, highlights and difficulties in taking a team to the other side of the world. Fellow Frankston North Rotarians Peter Newman and John Tame also at-tended. As advised on Monday night, Phyllis Scale’s dad sadly passed away last week. On behalf of our Club I would like to pass on our condolences to Phyllis and John. Phyllis has requested LOA until 31st December to help care for her distraught mother. We as a club, have long discussed the prickly subject of corporate (or business) membership. I noticed by way of Merv’s District Newsletter, that Rotary Club of Warragul have been taking part in a worldwide pilot of trying to bring local businesses into Rotary. It is suggested the senior member of the business would be the primary club member, whilst other staff members would be called Associates or Friends of Rotary. Further details can be found on the latest District 9820 Newsletter. Don’t forget that the Pride of Workmanship meeting for 26th October is a 6.30 for 7.00pm start. Over the years, this has proved to be a highlight in the Rotary calendar and provides an opportunity to showcase our Club. Yours in Rotary

Peter Warren—President

ISSU E N O 1 5 - 2 0 1 5 /1 6 Monday 19th October 2015

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ROTARY CLUB OF MOUNT MARTHA www.mountmartharotary.org..au

Rotary Club of Mount Martha PO Box 342, Mornington 3931

District Governor 9820: Merv Williams

Assistant Governor 9820: Linda Morris

President: Peter Warren 03 59748981 peter.warren5@bigpond.com

Secretary: Barrie Sweeney 03 59751200 lorbar@internode.on.net

Apologies and Guests: Barrie Sweeney by Monday 12.00 midday at the latest 03 59751200 0418 324 639 lorbar@internode.on.net

Bulletin Editor: Colin Stokes Contributions by midday Thursday please chstokes@optusnet.com.au

Website Editor: Colin Stokes chstokes@optusnet.com.au

Meets weekly at Benito’s Restaurant

1196 Nepean Highway, Mount Eliza 5975 8060

6.00pm for 6.30pm start

MOUNT MARTHA

Members present 24 Apologies : Freda Bowie-Horoway, Bernard Butler,Stephen Daly,(PDG) Kel Hobby, Tim Jolly Esther Murray, Peter Rawlings,Pat Reid, Phyllis Scales. LOA Wayne Norris, Justin Orr, Doug Rhodes, Dee Tozer. Visiting Rotarians. (PDG) Peter Newman RC Frankston Nth,John Taine RC Frankston Nth. Guest of Club Eric Neil (speaker) Make Ups Roger Annear, Byron Groves,(DG) Merv Williams.( District Leadership Team) **************************************************************** Sergeant Paul Clark Introduced President Peter Warren. Chairman Rob Marks President Peter Warren welcomed speaker Eric Neale fro RC of Frankston North He also extended DG Merv Williams invitation to District Open Day at DIK Footscray on 24/10/15 Rob Davies spoke about the pros. and cons of our club being a beneficiary of Ritchies IGA Rewards scheme. The Mount Martha IGA is not a Ritchies store hence only members who shop at Mt Eliza or Dromana and collectively spend more than $2000/month would generate funds for the club. Rob also extended an invitation to any member who wanted to join the stage crew who are travelling to Wangaratta on Wed 21st October Peter Warren Called for volunteers for Nomination Committee . David Crane and Rob Marks volun-teered to join President Peter Warren and President elect Doug Rhodes Peter acknowledged that the social evening at Merv and Chris Williams home last Friday was a great night and highlighted the need for more social events. Paul Clark Fined a number of members and Rob Marks fined our sergeant from the floor as he had

been made a life long member of his football club. Well done Paul

Roger Annear conducted the swindle with his usual good humour. $200 in the kitty Geoff Kaye ,Bill McKenzie and Rob Marks attempted to pick the joker but no luck Chairman Rob Marks introduced our speaker Eric Neale to tell us about the Group Study Tour to Turkey that he lead in April 2015. 4 Students took the tour and they flew/trained/bussed and there way around Turkey They visited Gallipoli on Anzac Day and also Lone Pine. Vocational visits covered Solar power, Cooking, Traffic Control, Fire Fighting. Cultural Experiences included Archaelogical Dig,many mosques and Mustaf Kemal Attaturk Mausoleum. Host families were great. There are 2300 rotarians in Turkey, 57 Rotaract Clubs. Rotaract is the way of the future for Rotary. The team presented to 11 clubs. Rotary Projects in Turkey RC Adryaman Nemrut – Disable Access and Inclusion Project RC Seyhan – Ride for Polio

LAST MEETING AT BENITO’S RESTAURANT

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TONIGHTS MEETING AND DIARY DATES

Tonight’s Meeting : Club Assembly

Chair: Peter Warren Birthdays Members: Nil Birthdays Members Partners: Maureen Marshall19/10 , Jill Cummins, 21/10 Sue Lowe, 24/10, Jean Thompson (Hon Member Partner) 25/10 Members (Hon) : David Price 19/10 Anniversaries Members: Nil *******************************************************************************

October: Economic & Community Development Month Front of House: B. GROVES, R. MARKS, (W MACKENZIE, J MARSHALL) Meeting Notes: Pat Reid October 19th Club Assembly 26th Pride of Workmanship awards and (Board Meeting) Chair Tom Goulding Please note Time 6.30 for 7.00 start for this meeting

November: Rotary Foundation Month Front of House: R SKIPSEY C STOKES (B. CUMMINS P. RAWLINGS, ) Meeting Notes: Roger Skipsey November 2nd Cup Eve Sweep night at Benito’s and Board meeting-Chair Rob Marks 3rd Lets Go Cruisin 9th Conference Launch Dinner with Elliot Goblet and other

guests (at Benitos). (partners night) Chair Peter Rawlings 16th TBA 23rd Annual General Meeting, chair Peter Warren *RED = DESK DUTIES* **BLUE = WELCOME AND NAME TAGS DUTIES Sausage Sizzle Roster 2015 –16 31 Oct 2015 R. Skipsey M. Reid W Cummins

14 Nov 2015 C Stokes T. Goulding P. Reid 28 Nov 2015 G. Kaye M. Lowe D. Piper

12 Dec 2015 J. Mayne W. Norris C. Stokes 26 Dec 2015 P. Rawlings R. Skipsey J. Marshall 9 Jan 2016 B. Sweeney D. Tozer D. Wheeler 23 Jan 2016 B. Butler D. Crane P. Scales

6 Feb 2016 R. Annear R. Davies G. Buchanan 20 Feb 2016 T. Jolly P. Warren T. Barrett

5 Mar 2016 P. Clark D. Crane W. Cummins 19 Mar 2016 K. Hobby T. Goulding B. Groves

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TONIGHTS MEETING AND DIARY DATES

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District Governors Movements

Visits last week by DG Merv Mon Oct 12th Foster

Thurs Oct 15th Maffra Approx.50 completed, a great effort.

Healthy Villages Solomon Islands. It's all about the people!- DG Partners project.

The 'humble' mosquito ... It's a killer! It kills around 725,000 people every year. The Healthy Villages project assists the villagers through training, education and supply of tools to reduce the stagnant water where Mosquitoes breed. There-fore a reduction in malaria. Recently we have had another 81 villages in the Solomon Islands apply to join the Healthy Villages project. The cost to support one village is $1,100. If you would like to donate towards the Healthy Village Project – please make cheque payable to Rotary District 9820 Healthy Villages. Post cheque to PO Box 242, Mount Martha 3934.

Healthy Villages project is a project of Rotarians Against Malaria and is coordinated by the rotary club of Honiara. For further information contact Chris Williams on chriswilliams31@outlook.com

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The support provided by Rotary has been truly amazing and I can’t thank you enough. The BBQ and sundries on the day raised near on $1300- and all up we have raised near on $6K , which is our best ever re-sult. With Kindest Regards and Much Appreciation,

Steve Price, Branch Manager, CBA, Mornington

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Ritchies IGA Community Benefits Rewards Scheme.

We are a registered recipient of rewards from Ritchies IGA. . On Filling out a

new form a CB No. is required and nominate our club to receive benefits.

Rob Davies will let us know the CB No.. IGA Mt Martha is unfortunately not a

Ritchies. Mt Eliza,& Dromana are and also Frankston South. Encourage your

friends to do the same. It is an easy way for us to raise more funds for our

community. Rob can supply forms or just ask at the IGA checkout.

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Put this in your calendar and spread the word.

LET'S GET ROTARY in the NEWS

Dear District Governors and Governor Elects, I am pleased to report a burgeoning relationship which is evolving into a partnership with Channel Nine and A Current Affair. Under the aegis of Philip Archer three further stories will be aired which will serve to promote positive public images of Rotary. I encourage you to promote these programs and build community following through facebook and twitter posts. On the 9th of November, ACA will be doing a special program to help James Lehane and his children who lost their wife and mother (Andrea) after she was run down by teenagers on monkey bikes at the Carrum Downs shopping centre. Following is a link: http://www.3aw.com.au/news/andrea-lehanes-family-says-mother-hit-by-monkey-bikes-wont-survive-20150925-gjunf6.html Around the 15th to 18th of December, ACA will put to air a story on Sharon Chan and how she is pro-gressing and Rotary will be mentioned, and in fact we have been asked to be part of the program. On the 7th and 8th of December, ACA will be shooting a story involving the Choir of Hard Knocks which will go to air on Christmas Eve with Tracy Grimshaw. The story will talk about the amazing success the Choir has had in helping those socially isolated, homeless and unemployed to re-enter soci-ety. The Choir will be doing a tour of Australia to celebrate their 10th Anniversary from March 2016 and the funds will assist them to continue their work across Australia. Once again RAWCS - Rotary Australia Benevolent Society (RABS) will pay an important part in sourc-ing funds to be placed in Trust. In Philip's words, these 3 programs will be beneficial to those whose stories are being told and also give Rotary in Australia, a massive positive public image opportunity. The growing partnership with ACA is one that Philip can be proud of ,

LET'S GET ROTARY in the NEWS

Wendy Gaborit Zone 8 Rotary Public Image Coordinator 2015 District Governor 2013-14 Rotary International - District 9520 South Australia m. 0418 858717 p. 08 8532 2872 (h) PO Box 892. Murray Bridge. SA 5253 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WendyGaborit51 Skype: Wendy Gaborit51

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Please see the attached promotional material for an open garden day in

Mount Eliza on 7th and 8th November. The day is to support fundraising for

the Anglican Parish of St James the Less.

Regards

Linda Morris

5 Gardeners' Gardens 7 – 8 November 2015 Around Mt Eliza Five local, private gardens ranging in size from medium to large, varying in planting and design, will open to the public as a fundrais-ing event for the Anglican Parish of Mt Eliza. Each garden will provide ideas & inspiration for garden lovers of all ages as the focus is on gardeners' gardens, not designer gardens. Added attractions will include plant, produce and gift stalls with morning/afternoon teas & light 'snacks' to enjoy with family & friends in pleasant surroundings.

GARDENS: 94 Old Mornington Road, Mt. Eliza (Melway 101 G10)

‘Bibury’, named after an English village was developed from an original Mt. Eliza land sub-division, now showcasing

mature trees, cottage style plantings & potted ‘treasures’.

5 Amesbury Road, Mt. Eliza (Melway 101 J11)

This large, established & varied garden has nurtured an extended family for 23 years, with a recent focus on sustain-

ability in a productive vegetable plot & dry tolerant plants.

4 Bellbrook Court, Frankston South (Melway 102 C10)

A fern gully with frog pond, ornamental & cottage style plantings, a bush walk & dry creek bed plus fruit trees & veg-

gies are some of the hidden joys in this diverse garden.

134 Wooralla Drive, Mt. Eliza (Melway 105 G7)

The owner of this lush garden was recently awarded a special award from the Royal Horticultural Society of Vic. &

this garden reflects her love & passion for gardening.

4 Seahaze Court, Mt.Eliza (Melway 105 E7)

With many quirky & unique features, this eclectic garden with its ‘curtain’ of Boston ivy,

vibrant bird-life, linking paths & interesting artefacts invites the visitor to explore

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Our Funny this week from John Marshall !!

All throughout dinner, my wife's best friend's four

year old daughter stared at me as I sat opposite her.

The girl could hardly eat her food for staring.

I checked my shirt for spots, felt my face for food, and patted

my hair in place, but nothing stopped her from staring at me.

Finally I asked her, "Why are you staring at me?"

Everyone at the table had noticed her behavior, and the

table went quiet, waiting for her response.

The little girl said, "I'm just waiting to see how you drink like a fish."

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