OCTOBER – VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH . Rotary was first started as a Club based on vocations. This continues today. This month is a great time to celebrate, explore, understand the vocations of your Club members, and to explore the possibilities of membership from other vocational groups in your community.
Club Meeting 24 September 2014
Our Swedish Exchange Student, Agnes, gave us an excellent powerpoint presentation covering many interesting aspects of Sweden … its history, climate and location. We also shared with Agnes detail of her family life, schooling, recreation and aspirations for her future. She spoke of her desire to become an exchange student stemming from travelling throughout Europe with her family. She is enjoying her exchange year and the opportunity to live in another environment thanking Albury Hume members and families for the opportunity to spend her special year with our club. Thank you Agnes for an enjoyable and informative presentation.
PS … It was also Agnes’ 17th Birthday … she was presented with a cake (with candles !) and we were able to “serenade” her with “Happy Birthday” !
Rotary Foundation
EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) The article has been taken from District 5510 Arizona web site which gives a good example of how giving to EREY can be used by the Rotary Foundation and support our clubs project the Kitenden pre –school project through the DDF.
“A quick review of Rotary Club web sites reveals a lot of misinformation about EREY. There is much confusion between EREY and sustaining membership. Many clubs have the idea that EREY means $100 from every Rotarian. EREY means that every club member gave SOMETHING (even $1will do), and the club has an average contribution of $100. For most Rotarians, a $100 gift should not be difficult. It’s only about $2 week. Who doesn’t spend $2 a week on things they can’t even remember. It’s about the cost of a latte. And what can The Rotary Foundation do with that $2 per week?
- Provide 3 cataract surgeries in India… Buy 15 packets of teaching materials for a school in Costa Rica… Feed a family in India or Pakistan for 6 months… Bring clean water to 600 school kids in Africa
Not only do smaII contributions help do big things, but we, as Rotarians, have control over how the money is spent. Annual Fund contributions are divided between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund (DDF). Each district gets to decide how to use its DDF to participate in Foundation grants and activities it chooses. Surely we can find a way to get every Rotarian to be a part of the Foundation’s wonderful work by giving SOMETHING. Let’s get more of those banners for Rotary year 2014-15”. Roger Beardwell
ROMAC Update
The following is an update re the 12 year old Vietnamese girl brought into Australia for specialist surgery re a terribly disfigured face. Some clubs are requesting an update …
ROMAC update re Linh Da. In response to some clubs enquiries re little Linh Da, I am pleased to be able to provide you with an update of her condition.Last Friday. 12th May, Linh Da underwent further major surgery at Monash Children’s Hospital. A team of 15 Medicos’ comprising Surgeons and Technical Staff performed a 10 hour operation on her face. You will recall that a few weeks ago she had a skin graft taken from her shoulder and this now formed part of her outer cheek. At the last operation a skin graft was performed on her hip, and the skin from that now is forming part of her inner cheek. The other part of the operation was reforming her jaw etc. She is now back in ICU and everybody is pleased with her recovery. There is hope she will be transferred out of ICU and into the ward later this coming week. I am hopeful of being allowed to call in and see her sometime within the next two weeks when I am advised by another ROMAC Chairperson whose District are hosting her that photographs of the reconstruction may by then be allowed. The offer of speaking to various Clubs at one of their meetings within 9790 re the work of ROMAC is still very applicable. My contact details listed below. Peter Lee D9790 Chairperson ROMAC Manager Public Relations, Southern Region, ROMAC . 0409 956 251
Club Meeting 3 September 2014
GUEST SPEAKER PETER DRUMMOND Peter is well known locally having been involved in community activities for many years. Peter took up running in February 2010 as the result of a desire to run Nail Can Hill – just once before it was too late. That led to the first marathon on the Gold Coast in July 2012 before turning 65. Have since completed marathons on the Sunshine Coast (Sept 2013) at Relay for Life (Oct 2013) and more recently Boston USA (April 2014) after undertaking a serious training progrmme in preparation including a 10 km walk daily. Peter gave us and interesting overview of the experience of running the Boston Marathon, including the hills, down and up, and the cramps (!). 36.000 people ran in staggered groups … Peter’s time was 4hrs 53mins