Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

It has been refreshing and en-couraging in the past few weeks to see good attendance at our last couple of meetings and seems to have coincided with the warmer weather and return of some members from holidays. It really makes a difference to our meetings when we have good attend-ance and makes for a more

enjoyable time for all when more of us make the effort to attend.

The wine labelling on the weekend at Langmiel Win-ery turned out to be a fantastic day in the Barossa and we could not have asked for better weather. This is an event that I am always surprised is not more heavily patronised by our members, as it always a really enjoyable event. The wines at Langmiel are simply excellent, and they always offer participants in the labelling from our club 20% off all purchases on the day, not to mention a couple of bargain base-ment wines from excess stock originally bound for export. I personally always take the opportunity to make a day of it and get up to the Barossa nice and early for a visit to the Barossa Farmer's Market on the road to Angaston to sample their famous Market Burger for breakfast and the produce on offer - this year I picked up some extremely tasty American Ital-ian sausages there for the BBQ at Langmiel which went down a treat with the wine on offer and the relaxing surrounds. If you haven't been to one of these, make a point of putting it your diary for next year. You can of course see all the photos via our website on Facebook to see what you missed out on.

President’s Paragraph

28th Oct 2014

Meetings - 21st—28th Oct

At a well attended meeting on 21st October we welcomed visitors Dennis from the Eastwood Rotary Club and his friend Marie who is keen to join a club but is looking around prior to committing. It was also good to see Peter O and Rosalien back after having missed them for some time.

Brenley informed the club of a BBQ on 9th November and appealed for a few helpers. The wine bottling is this coming Saturday—please let Linda know if you are able or wanting to go. Our meeting on Nov 11th is a joint Group 8 meeting so no morning meeting that day. And the club has decided to mark mental disability week by cooking for a Minda group on the morning of 3rd December..

Don introduced guest speaker Andrew Ramsay, son of member Bob and general manager of Alz-heimer’s Society of SA. Andrew delivered a very informative presentation on dementia, in-cluding the nature and types of dementia, the effects it has on

sufferers, the statistics of its occurrence and the efforts to create dementia friendly communities including the im-portance of recognizing and understanding dementia. An-drew finished with a roundup of what we can and should do to combat dementia, which is dealt with under the slogan YOURBRAINMATTERS. Peter H alerted us to brain training apps of which there are plenty including luminosity.

28th October and the wine has been bottled. Brenley in-formed the Club what a good day out it was and wondered aloud why more Club members don’t avail themselves of an excellent day out. Peter T introduced out guest speaker, Mr Luke Datson who spoke on behalf of donatelife. Luke is an organ donor coordinator and speaks regularly to promote understanding of organ donation . Luke covered the statistics of organ donation and spoke of world figures as well as na-tional figures. Overall only 1% of those who die in hospitals

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 con-

cerned?

Harvey Norman BBQ Roster

Below are the roster for the BBQ at Harvey Normans for the remaining weekends this year SATURDAY 15 NOV 08:30-11:30 Jim Parkins# (John Yard to drop off/pickup trail-er) 09:00-11:30 , Brenton Aird, Trevor Andrew 11:30- 1:30pm, Bea Siemionow, Duncan McFetridge, Bren-ley Milsom 1:30 - 4:00, Malcolm Axford #, Jim Stevens, Rosalien Van Loon (Pls ensure trailer is left clean & tidy)

#To liaise with & assist John with Trailer SUNDAY 16 NOV 10:00-12:30 Jim Parkins# (John Yard to drop off/pickup trail-er) 10:30- 12:30 Don Overall, Carol Lelliott 12:30-2:30pm Barb Humphries, Bronwyn Lambert , Linda Sweeney 2:30 – 4:00 Bill Rawlins# , Peter Ochota , Kevin Tumes (Pls ensure trailer is left clean & tidy)

#To liaise with & assist John with Trailer

Please remember, if you are rostered on but are unable to attend, it’s YOUR responsibility to find a replacement (does not need to be a Rotarian) and inform either Bill Rawlins or Jim Parkins of your replacement on the Tuesday preceding the Barbecue.

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

28th Oct 2014

Date Tues

4th Nov Tues

11th Nov Tues

18th Nov

Speaker/Activity

Mel-bourne

Cup activ-ity

Group 8 Meeting

Com-mittees

Topic

Evening meeting Marion Hotel

Chairman Brenley Brenley

Door Ladies Ladies

Setup Men Men

Meeting Program

end up donating organs, and there are up to 1500 on the donor recipient list at any given time.

Luke covered the various attitudes to and beliefs about organ donation and dispelled a number of myths. One inter-esting fact was that at the end of the day it is the family who

make the decision as to whether organ donation takes place.

Luke covered why people need transplants, the different organ transplants and the conditions pertaining to each, and a detailed overview of the process from start to fin-ish. There are many informative fact sheets as well as the registration form at their website.

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

Club Meeting and Contact Details

CLUB MEETINGS

TUESDAY 7.00am

Adelaide International Motel

521 Anzac Highway

Glenelg North

Club Contact Details:

PO Box 134

Glenelg SA 5045

Secretary Barb Humphries

Email: thehumpies@yahoo.com.au

Club email: somertonpark@rotaryclub.org.au

Website: http://www.rotarynews.info/Club3794/

President Brenley Milsom

Secretary Barb Humphries

Treasurer Michael Garland

President Elect Michael Garland

Past President Carolyn Lelliott

Community Service Malcolm Axford

International Service Pam Maxwell

Membership Rajni Lalsinghani

Fellowship Carolyn Lelliott

Fundraising Jim Parkins

New Generations Brenton Aird

Board of Directors

The Voice of Rotary

Broadcast on 1197AM RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm. From each Wednesday the broad-cast program can be heard on-line

October/November 2014

Oct 28th PP Rodger Thomas (R.C. of Hyde Park) “The Rotary Club of Bandung”

Nov 4th President Elect Mike Galea (Strathalbyn) ‘The Great Strathalbyn Duck Race’

Voice of Rotary

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Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

11 Nov Group 8 meeting at Edwardstown / Marion Hotel

15/16 Nov Harvey Norman BBQ

April 16—19, 2015. District Conference Ballarat

Jul 5 District Changeover

Club Diary Dates 2014

Brenton Aird - Number 24 was fitted to Na Rany a 51 year old man from Battambong who lost his hand to a landmine in 1986 in the civil war. Jim Parkins—This hand was fitted to Sor Sarin from Kolap N0 1 Srahchok. He was a prisoner in the civil war and lost his hand to removing a landmine in 1977. He is 55 years old Bee Siemionow — Hand 21 was made by Bee and fitted to Sin Vin a from Moung near Battambong. He is a 47 year old man who lost his hand in 1993 clearing landmines from his field. Barry Gardner —Made by Barry and fitted to Ban Noeun from Wat Svay just south of Sein Reap. He lost his hand to a landmine in 1984.

Bronwyn Lambert This hand was fitted to Thoeum Chant from Takream near Sein Reap. He is 29 years old and lost his hand in a machine accident in 2004 Linda Sweeney —Number 100 was delivered to Ul Sarak a 27 year old male who lost his hand to a landmine in 1999 We received photos of each of these recipients as well as certificates like the one opposite acknowledging each hand.

28th Oct 2014

From Pam: These photos and the letter is the “Hand” I made for Cambodian recipients who have no hands and it was delivered. I did the drawing on the pouch of the” three smiling faces” And the dear man has sent a letter to thank me. How humbling is that!!!!

Number 88 made by Pam Maxwell is Sou Soeurn from Tumreany near Battambong. He is 56 years old and lost his hand in the civil war against Pol Pot in 1979. A rocket blew up as he was holding it. This is the first time he could write since then . STOP PRESS: We have also heard that many of the other hands fash-

ioned by RCSP Rotarians have found new owners. They are :

Good News Story

Friendship Visit to Cusco, Peru – MAY 2015

Interested in travelling to Peru?

Would you like to see Rotary at work in the Inca city of Cusco and in the majestic Andes Mountains with hands on

involvement in isolated communities? A special Rotary Friendship visit, limited to 24 people, to

Peru and other South American destinations is being offered to Rotarians and partners in Districts 9500 and

9520. Tour Guides will include:

Ted Dzaidkiewicz, Managing Director of Contours Travel has been conducting tours to Latin America for over 30

years. See www.contourstravel.com.au .Ted is a member of the Rotary Club of North Melbourne and coordinator of the Agua Pura project in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Cusco. See www.aguapuracommunityproject.com Con-tours Travel was a sponsor of the District 9520 Warrnam-

bool Conference. Rotarian Professor Jean Jacques Decoster, social anthro-pologist, world authority on the Inca Civilisation lives in Cusco and is a member of the Rotary Club of Cusco. He

was a key note speaker at the District conference at Warrnambool in March. Jean Jacques will conduct tours of

the Inca sites such as Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Lake Titicaca and much, much

more – not on the normal tourist routes. Trevor McGuirk, Past President of Stirling Rotary Club,

along with partner Andrea, have visited Cusco on 3 occa-sions. In 2010, Stirling Rotary Club, with the support of a RI matching grant and in collaboration with RC Cusco, estab-lished the school bus project at Quishuarani. Trevor and

Andrea organise “Kids of Cusco”, an educational and health program for remote mountain communities. See

www.kidsofcusco.com Expressions of interest...

to Cusco, Peru and other destinations in South America are being sought from Rotarians and partners in District 9500. Email contact: tmcguirk@chariot.net.au for further details. The tour will coincide with the RI World Convention in Sao Paulo in Brazil from 6th – 9th June 2015. Optional tours will be offered to other South American destinations.