In 1965 when our Club held their first

Art the grand sum of 453 pounds was raised. My how we have grown!

Whilst not at our zenith as in 2001-2002 when $150,000 was available to

support Club Projects, under the Chairmanship of Richard Gray, the

benefits that have been bestowed on

recipients of these funds are immeasurable. Throughout the world

the 49 countries to which I referred in my induction speech have all the

members of our great Club to thank

for the projects that represents Rotary’s ideals of service.

The hours spent in planning and executing, negotiating and pleading,

hammering and hanging have also had

additional benefits. Club fellowship has been strengthened immeasurably,

visitors have wandered and absorbed the vistas and subjects exhibited and

thousands of purchasers have permanent reminders on their walls of

the talent of artists throughout

Australia and occasional international exhibiters.

Swinburne University provides an ideal space to display the artwork and we

are grateful for the support and

assistance they extend to the Club in the lead up to and throughout the Art

Show. Partnerships are integral to the success of community-based

organizations. Warwick Heil has

ensured our Art Show viability through his hard work, ably supported by

Murray Anderson. Please support our Art Show sponsors the Herald Sun,

Duncan Thompson Extensions,

Akambo Private Wealth, REIV, Artwine, t20advertising, Mitchell, Deans Art,

The Good Guys, Swinburne, First National and AMS Mailing.

So as we support our dedicated Art Show Committee under Geoff Heath’s

leadership remember we are

cementing a proud tradition. The countless hours this Committee

expend on planning and executing the event often go unrecognised (far

exceeding the workload o most

Committees). Please encourage as many of your friends and

acquaintances to support this, our principal fund raising project so that

we can respond effectively to the myriad requests we receive seeking

Rotary Club of Camberwell

endorsement. Remember this Committee has operated under the

auspices of PP Richard in his Presidential year so thanks to all of

those 2014/15 members.

No doubt your first Committee meetings for the current have already

cemented some clear strategies for implementation. An outstanding

financial result will help boost

Committee budgets further. Please make a special effort for those key

roster times especially at the conclusion of the Show on Sunday

June 19th in the evening. Special thanks go to Rick Western and

his team of helpers from the Rotary

Club of Boroondara and the help from Canterbury members whose assistance

was invaluable to us on Tuesday night, when they substituted their regular

meeting and rallied to our call for

‘extra hands’.

The meeting schedule has been rejigged for next week PLEASE NOTE

next week’s meeting is at Conochie

Hall, usual time. The wine-maker from Artwine one of our Art Show sponsors

will be presenting on what is a favorite topic for a majority of members. Our

sponsors are integral to the success of

our Club please make every effort to attend to assist in cementing the

partnership. Apologies as normal to Alan Lorenzini.

SO THIS IS HOW IT STARTS . HOW CAN WE

POSSIBLY OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT ???

PRESIDENT ANNIE’S DIARY

VOLUME 59 ISSUE 03 JULY 08 BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD

PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE

K.R. "RAVI" RAVINDRAN PRESIDENT 2015-16 JULY 2015

We in Rotary aspire to great deeds. We admire those who gave great gifts to

humanity: Abraham Lincoln, who gave

the gift of human dignity to the downtrodden; Mother Teresa, who

gave the gift of compassion to the forgotten; Mahatma Gandhi, who gave

the gift of peaceful change to the

oppressed. Their very lives became gifts to the world.

We can be inspired by their example. We can be inspired to ask, how can

I, in the life that I live – without

neglecting the responsibilities that are so dear to me – how can I, too,

become a gift to the world? As I

considered my theme, I thought of the lessons I have learned through my

Hindu faith. I thought especially of the story of Sudama.

Sudama was a poor child and a bosom

friend of Krishna, who was born in a royal lineage as an avatar – an

incarnation of the divine. As the two boys grow up, they drift apart, and

while Krishna becomes a military leader and king of great repute, Sudama

remains a humble villager.

The years go by and Sudama's poverty deepens. Finally, he lacks even food to

feed his children. His wife reminds him of his childhood friendship with

Krishna: Perhaps it is time to go to the

mighty ruler for help. Reluctantly, Sudama agrees, but resolves that he

will not go empty-handed. He gathers together a few handfuls of rice – all the

food his family has left – and wraps them in a piece of cloth as a gift for his

friend.

When Sudama enters the palace, he is overwhelmed by the grandeur and by

Krishna's gracious welcome. His meagre gift, so carefully prepared,

seems a humiliating reminder of his

poverty. Krishna embraces Sudama, who hides the hand holding the rice

behind his back. Krishna asks what he is holding.

Far from being disdainful, Krishna

accepts the rice with gratitude and consumes it with joy as the two sit and

talk together. Hours pass, during which

the pleasures of their rekindled friendship push all thoughts of his

desperate plight from Sudama's mind. When evening falls, Sudama sets out

for home – and only then realizes that

he has neglected his task. He is returning with nothing, and Krishna has

eaten his family's last grains of rice. Sudama steels himself to return to his

hungry children. But standing before his gate, as dawn begins to break, he

sees that the hut he left yesterday has

become a stately home, and waiting to greet him is his own family: well-

dressed, and well-fed by the baskets of food that appeared in their kitchen as

Krishna ate each grain of Sudama's

rice. Krishna understood what Sudama had

brought him: everything he had to give. In return, Krishna gave him

everything he needed. It is never the material value of a gift that matters – it

is the love that comes with it. Just as

Sudama's gift to Krishna became a gift to Sudama, what we give through

Rotary becomes a gift to us. And we all have a choice: whether to keep our

gifts to ourselves or give them to

others, and Be a Gift to the World. We have only one chance at our lives.

And we will have only one chance at this new Rotary year. This is our time.

Let us grasp it. Let us Be a Gift to the World.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF CAMBERWELL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Rotary Club of Camberwell Inc. A0020974E PO Box 178 Canterbury 3126 www.camberwellrotary.org.au 1Club Meets 6:15 for 6:30 Wednesdays Conochie Hall Canterbury Centre

2 Rochester Rd. Canterbury.

IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE PLEASE ORGANISE YOUR REPLACEMENT

SUNDAY MARKET ROSTER

President,

Annie Murphy

Vice - President,

Richard Stewart

President – Elect, &

Club Service Nick Panè

Treasurer,

Geoff Day

Secretary,

Anne Hawthorne

Community, &

On To Conference Gary Goldsmith

International,

Richard O’Brien

Vocational,

David Asher

Membership

Peter Pratt

Youth

Teresa Molella

Foundation,

Graeme Hope

Minute Secretary

Apologies Register Alan Lorenzini

Art Show

Geoff Heath

Almoner,

Neil Hookey

Web Master,

Jeevan Vasimalla

Bulletin,

Bern Connell

IT meeting

set/up Michael Pavey

Fellowship Karen

Nolan

Speaker Program

Ron Lear

Market Roster

Pheng Ng.

Club Protection,

Mark Hassed

Sergeant,

Geoff McCormick

Assistant Sergeant,

Josie Tramonte

Corporal,

Fabienne Nicola

Corporal,

Steve Clark

Sunday, July 12, 2015 Peter Matthews Georgia Underwood

Sunday, July,19, 2015 Noel Evans Robert Davies

Sunday, July 26, 2015 Peter Gray Josie Tramonte

Sunday, August 2, 2015 Peter Gray Ian Feder

Sunday, August 9, 2015 Nick Pane George Angus

Sunday, August 16, 2015 * Michael Blood

Sunday, August 23, 2015 Murray Anderson Sasi Santharajah

Sunday, August 30, 2015 * *

Sunday, 6 September, 2015 Ron Lear *

Sunday, September 13, 2015 Mike Pavey *

Sunday, September 20, 2015 * Sasi Santharajah

Sunday, September 27, 2015 Richard Gray/Pheng Ng *

Sunday, October 4, 2015 Chris Howell *

Sunday, October 11, 2015 Nick Pane Richard O'Brien 3hrs / Pheng NG

Sunday, October 18, 2015 Murray Anderson *

Sunday, October 25, 2015 Fabienne Nichola Steve Clarke

Sunday, November 1, 2015 Tim Landsberg Pierre Kriegler

Sunday, November 8, 2015 Robert Davies John Phillips

Sunday, November 15, 2015 Anne Murphy Sasi Santharajah

Sunday, November 22, 2015 Noel Evans /Pheng Ng Brenda Innes/Mike Pavey

Sunday, November 29, 2015 Peter Pratt Peter Matthews

Sunday, December 6, 2015 Adrian Campbell Gary Goldsmith

Sunday, December 13, 2015 Karen Nolan/* *

Sunday, December 20, 2015 * *

Sunday. December 27, 2015 * *

Wed 15 July Special Partners Event at Conochie Hall

Wed 05 August

District Governor’s Official Visit

DG Julie Mason Chair: Annie Murphy

Wed July 22

Past Presidents’ Night + Dr. Pyae Phyo Aung Ambassadorial Scholar

Chair: Jon Oppy

Wed July 29

TGIO Night + AG Therese McKenny Visit

Chair: Geoff Heath

Wed 12 August

Lindsay Bayford History of Ford Cars in Australia &

Bayford Ford Chair : Warwick Heil

Wed 19 August

Committees Reports Club Assembly

Chair : Nick Panè

Wed 26 August

Noel Evans Member Behind The Badge

Chair : TBA

CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHERS

As I hurtled through space, one

thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was

supplied by the lowest bidder. ~ John Glenn

When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had

the land. They said ' Let us pray.' We closed our eyes.

When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

~ Desmond Tutu

America is the only country where

a significant proportion of the population believes that

professional wrestling is real but the

moon landing was faked. ~ David Letterman

After the game, the King and the pawn

go into the same box. ~ Italian proverb

Men are like linoleum floors. Lay 'em right and you can walk all over them

for thirty years. ~ Betsy Salkind

The only reason they say 'Women and children first' is to test the strength of

the lifeboats. ~ Jean Kerr

I've been married to a communist and a fascist, and neither would take out

the garbage. ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor

You know you're a redneck if your home has wheels and your car

doesn't. ~ Jeff Foxworthy

When a man opens a car door for his

wife, it's either a new car or a new

wife. ~ Prince Philip

A computer once beat me at chess,

but it was no match for me at

kickboxing. ~ Emo Philips.

Wood burns faster when you have to

cut and chop it yourself. ~ Harrison Ford

The best cure for sea sickness, is to sit under a tree.

~ Spike Milligan

Lawyers believe a man is innocent

until proven broke. ~ Robin Hall

Having more money doesn't make

you happier.

I have 50 million dollars but I'm just as happy as when I had 48 million.

~ Arnold Schwarzenegger.

We are here on earth to do good unto

others. What the others are here for, I have no idea.

~ WH Auden

If life were fair Elvis would still be alive today and all the impersonators

would be dead.

~ Johnny Carson

Hollywood must be the only place on earth where you can be fired

by a man wearing a Hawaiian

shirt and a baseball cap. ~ Steve Martin

Home cooking. Where many a man

thinks his wife is. ~ Jimmy Durante

If God had intended us to fly he would have made it easier to get to the

airport ~ Jonathan Winters

I have kleptomania, but when it gets bad, I take something for it.

~ Robert Benchley

Artwine focuses on making wines from new-modern emerging varietals that are

perfectly suited to the Mediterranean climates of both the Clare Valley and the slightly cooler climate of the Adelaide Hills. They are also a major sponsor of our art

show and have provided all the wine for the Perri Cutten Fashion Parade and the Gala Opening.

We are now providing all members and their partners an opportunity to sample the

same wines at our art show wine tasting and fellowship night. Judy Kelly, co-owner of Artwines, will present the wines and take questions. Featured wines include the

outstanding Cottage Block Cabernet Sauvignon and Feral Farmer Cabernet Merlot, rated 93 and 92 points respectively by James Halliday in 2014.