bigger – bolder – better - Rotary Club of Southern Districts

CLUB BULLETIN
THE ROTARY CLUB OF
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS inc
PO
BOX 84
Thornlie
WA
6988
11th January 2011
Meeting:
6.00 pm for 6.30 pm Tuesday at the
Gosnells Golf Club, Warton Road
Canning Vale
http://www.southerndistricts-rotary.com/
Apologies:0403 193 607
Contact:- [email protected]/
BIGGER – BOLDER – BETTER
Next Week
Duties
25th Jan 2011
Attendance
Ross Evans
Dawn Gregson
Property and
Fellowship
Not Required
Rotary
Information
Not Required
Today’s
question is---
What exactly
did Colin’s
wife say to
him?
Answers to
the Sergeant
Please
Best quote
wins a bottle
Chairman
Not required
Director Robert provided the nights Rotary information and concentrated on
the recent floods in Queensland and Carnarvon, and the various appeal that
Vote of Thanks were underway – Including the District appeal
Not Required
Shelter box Australia has some 200 shelter boxes on stand by but little could
be achieved whilst water levels were still rising
Bulletin Editor
Colin Waters
President Geoff raised the issue with the club – particularly the floods in
Carnarvon,
Program
BBQ
The question was How much - how to – and when to – best help
The Club unanimously decided to contribute $10,000 towards the cause and
nominated Geoff and Wayne to decide where and how the funds should be
used
We had a few visitors on the night
BnB Roster
16th Jan
David Fleming –
Ron Bradock –
Yvonne Bradock John Stockbridge –
Wayne Brouwer –
Chris Brouwer –
Geoff Wiltshire –
Lorraine Wiltshire
23rd Jan
Don Rechichi–
Hans Groot –
Willy Bohmer –
Ross Evans –
Margaret Evans –
Robert Da Prato Nancy Hulbert Guliz Ursavas
30th Jan
Mike Raspa –
Louise Raspa –
Grant Buxton –
Dawn Gregson –
Clive McCabe –
John Rechichi Phil Hinwood –
Kay Hinwood –
6th FEB
Barry Tillman –
Win Tillman Doug Parker –
Anet Parker –Brad
Evans – Ann Cotter
– Lloyd Dungy –
Gordon Hamilton
th
13 Feb
Ray Smith, Lois Smith –
Guenter Best –
John Simpson –
Ted Evans –
Zaneta Onasz –
Ronnie Waters Ron Thatcher
20th Feb
Andy Hopper –
Colin Ralph –
Chris Ralph George Sharp –
Vin Rogers –
Sylvia Rogers –
Tony Italiano John Mitchell
This was Youth
exchange student
Breno last meeting
as he has now
completed his tenure
and returns to South
America later this
Month
We all wish him well
with his future
endeavours –
Engineering at
University
Exchange Student
Patrick is back with
us having spent time
on the land out of
Coffs harbour in
NSW
By all reports Patrick
is now a competent
tractor driver
PS- Patricks 18th
Birthday is coming
up
Many thanks to
David and Allison for
hosting Breno and
Patrick for part of
their stay
David and Allison
drove up from
Albany today to
attend the club
meeting
Last night’s meeting was again a full house with 40 in attendance
DUTIES FOR
1st feb 2011
Attendance
David Fleming
Hans Groot
Property and
Fellowship
Gordon Hamilton
Phil Hinwood
Rotary
Information
Nancy Hulbert
Other guests were Helen. Jessie and Kevin from the South Perth Rotaract
club. The club is holding a Wheel chair derby – similar to a soap box derby
and is looking for support – Mike is joining their organising committee
More support may be forthcoming when details are better known
Chairman
Tony Italiano
SITUATIONS VACANT
Vote of Thanks
Frank keays
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICTS RPTARY CLUB
IS SEEKING RESPONSIBE PEOPLE TO OVERSEE THE FOLLOWING
ACTIVITIES
Bulletin Editor
Colin Waters
Bulletin production and editing
Program Management
Director of New Generations
Manager of Social activities
Program
Melissa Northcott
- Cerebal Palsy
Applications to PE John – any qualification will suffice
Remuneration is not guaranteed – but smiles are plentiful
REMEMBER
PDG George had on his conference hat – Time is running out and we only
have three attending at this stage – That isn’t 10 precent of the club
Have a Thunk
Fees – 2nd
instalment due
A couple of reminders

There is no meeting next week – we are attending the Ron Sloan
Handicamp dinner
o Director Robert advises that we will have an attendee at the
camp – Emma McCrery

The Meeting of the 25th will be a BBQ – Out the back – PE John needs
numbers ASAP – Entertainment will be bush Poetry by PE John
No Meeting on
the 18th Jan –
Ron Sloan dinner
DIARY
JANUARY ROTARY
AWARENESS
MONTH
4th
Club Assembly - The
Year So Far
7th
Ross & Margaret’s
Anniversary
9th
Margas’s Birthday
10th
Board meeting
Jackie’s Birthday
11th
Hans’s Birthday
Winston Marsh PROBUS
12th
Barry & Win’s
Anniversary
18th
Committee Meetings
25th
Australia Day BBQ Visit from Gosnells
RC
26th
Elizabeth Rechichi
birthday
30th
Gordon & Jan’s
anniversary
ONE GUESS WHO WAS
AWARDED THE IRON CROSS ON
THE NIGHT??
Community Director Ron summed up the first six months of his Directorates
activities
The Directorate is on Budget and working to plan
The following grants have been made
FEBRUARY –
WORLD
UNDERSTANDING
MONTH
1st
Melissa Northcott Cerebal Palsy

Wheelchairs for kids - $1000

Food Banks rice appeal - $1100

The Post-Polio working group - $750

The Parkwood special school’s literacy program - $1250

Huntington’s disease association - $250

Ma Ma Mia Aboriginal group _ $750

Bladder scanner for Ameroo Village - $14,500
o The proposed hand over date is 10.30 Am on the 24th of Feb
3rd
Franks Birthday
5th
Kays Birthday
8th
John Simpson
Shine On Awards
Presentation

St Andrews school kits - $1500

Australian Rotary Health Cancer research appeal - $1000

Inner Wheel Club of Gosnells - $500

Life education program for underprivileged schools in the area - $3000

Foster Carers Christmas party - $750

Special seating for Taine’s schooling - $1100
th
11
Don Rechichi
birthday
12th
John & Nola
Anniversary
13th
Georges Birthday

Harry Hunters Christmas hampers - $1000
SERGEANTS SESSION WITH
SERGEANT GRANT AND
IRPON CROSS AWARDEE
GUENTER BEST
The twosome set about with great gusto

John Mitchell – was given a new IPad for Christmas – he returned it without even opening
the box

David – driving back from Albany for the meeting and arriving 5 minutes late

Don King – a prospecting member- not requiring a name badge as his shirts are
monogramed

Sec Doug – funded a triple christening – open bar – 100 guests – yet the bar bill was only
$300

Robert for carrying an obscene amount of money – which he assures us was all legal

Gordon - $1 for buying a new car – sedan

Zaneta $2 for buying a new car – Mercedes convertible

Lloyd for boasting his cricket club had won every game this year – they had only played one

John Rechichi – for visiting the mafia in Melbourne ( we won't go there)

Ron Thatcher for tell everyone he was working to hard

Geoff for volunteering to work in the food van and messing up the system

Colin R for complaining that there was no water in the van – finding a vessel – finding a
hose – finding a tap and then realising that you had to turn the vans pump on to get water
flow


David for causing the towing commodore to “Vanish”
The subject of the nights Guest speaker was
PAST ROTARIANS OLD BASTARDS UNFIT FOR SHITE
Guest Speaker was Winston
Marsh –
Member of PROBUS and the
Rotary club of Attadale
Winston is also District
Chairman for PROBUS
In Western Australia, The first PROBUS club was started by the Rotary Club of Thornlie in 1982.
Thornlie PROBUS is still alive and well with 72 members
In total in Australia there are some 1200 clubs with a total of 180,000 members
PROBUS is, according to Winston, Rotary’s best Community project
They are
 Structured similar to Rotary Clubs

Meet 2 or 3 times a month

Meet in the mornings – usually 10.00 am till noon

Have
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o
o
o
o
No Attendance requirement
No Service obligations
Are cost effective – membership id $30 PA
Terrific for retirees
Provide great members benefits – both Physically and mentally

Are multi gender

Provide special interest groups – Dining- walking - social – holidays Etc
Start-up costs are approximately $800 and every Rotary Club is encourages to look at their
community and the advantages a PROBUS club could provide
Calories are those little beggars that get into your wardrobe at
night and sew your clothes tighter!