"We are proud members of Rotary International where we can serve our community and those needing help across the world. We enjoy meeting together for meals and mutual service in the convivial company of other Rotarians and guests."
RECORD OF ATTENDANCE
Apologies: Alan, Susan, Sue, Yvonne, Bob
GUESTS:
Toast to the People of Australia
International Toast
Heads & Tails
6:40 PM
PROGRAM/GUEST SPEAKER
Glenn & Joylene Mitchell
RC Tea Tree Gully
Domestic Violence project
7:10 PM
DINNER
7:30 PM
Reports
SECRETARY REPORT - vacant
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TREASURER REPORT- Steve
Done
Coming up
Still waiting for the Rotary International fee, to determine our 2024/25 member fees
Continuing to update a Chart of Accounts into Reckon One software
CLUB IMAGE & COMMUNICATION- Tracey
1.New Albums and Updates in Photo Albums on the Club website
International Student Exchange: Check out the new album featuring Abby O’Brien and arrival photos of new youth exchange student, Samuele Tua.
Club Awards: A new album featuring Club Awards. Please send to Tracey any past photos of awards that we can add to this album.
Recycling Initiative: A new album featuring volunteers at The Recycled Plastic Panels initiative which turns hard-to-recycle plastic lids into 100% recycled plastic panels to make innovative products like steps and boxes.
Mary Potter Hospice Fundraiser: A new album featuring our Club’s commitment to the Mary Potter Hospice Fundraising event that took place on Sunday at the West Lakes Hotel.
Guest Speakers: A photo and blurb from last week's talk by Derek Burcham have been added.
2.Social Media Updates:
Facebook and Instagram: Updated with photos and
highlights from the past week.
3. Club Projects Pages: Getting there
4. Please send any newsworthy information or photos to Tracey
for inclusion on our social media platforms.
5. Thank you to Jane for the work she does in proofreading all
public postings and website updates.
COMMUNITY & FUNDRAISING- Ros
Done
Coming up
Bunnings BBQ Monday 5 August
Semaphore Carousel 10/11 August - please note change in dates
NRM Sunday 25 August - opening of Port Dock Station
Weekend Bunnings BBQ - Sat 21 September just confirmed!
To do
Christmas Fun for Kids, Sunday 1 December
INTERNATIONAL REPORT - Ken
District Grant
Suggestions now received on needs from Semaphore SLSC and CHATS to prepare potential applications for District Grants. Applications are required by the 23rd August.
Semaphore SLSC requires CPR dummies to be used for training purposes, primarily juniors. Total price is within the proposed budget.
CHATS has suggested an Upright Freezer, which is priced within the proposed budget.
International
Club will continue our support of RARE (DIK) through Volunteer days and a Donation towards their costs. Possible RARE volunteer day at Edinburgh on a Saturday in late November.
VOCATION & ENVIRONMENT- Jean
Done
thanks to Barbara, Steve, Yvonne & Alison attending the Plastic sorting Wednesday July 24!
Coming up
Vocational
- following up with members who have not done “My Life My Job” talks.
Environment
- Please check the folder for the Tennyson Dunes Open Day Sunday 20 October, we will be doing a BBQ .
- Also looking to collect empty plastic fruit containers to help with an upcoming project.
To do
Any suggestions for the Environment Committee are always welcome
YOUTH REPORT - Andrew
Done
Contact back from LeFevre High, setting up meet'n'greet
Email from Westport Primary very positive. Setting up a meet'n'greet.
Waiting on responses from West Lakes Shore, Seaton High
Coming up
Youth Exchange Student Samuele Tua has arrived!!!
- started @ Henley High on Monday!
"Health of the River" youth forum 23-27 September @ Calperum CANCELLED
RYPEN applications are open until 14 October. Suitable for 14-17yo students. Cost is $425 pp.
1-3 November. Please promote.
To do
West Lakes Shore School end of year break-up BBQ Tuesday 3 December
president's report
What was that about a Committee to plan for the Club's 50th birthday? Planning has started, and we need a few warm bodies to steer the project to reality.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Club visits or notices from visiting Rotarians
RC St Peters member Brian Kretschmer funeral last Friday ~250 in attendance.
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our Youth Exchange Student, Samuele Tua, who flew in from Milan/Doha on Qatar Air on Saturday, 27th July.
Club members Andrew, Ros, and Scott, along with Abby's parents, were at the airport to give him a warm welcome. Abby is currently our Club's Australian exchange student in Italy.
Ros and Andrew will be accompanying Samuele to Henley High on Monday for his orientation and his first day of school down under.
Welcome, Samuele!
G'day Sam!
President Scott (Sam's counsellor), PDG David Jones (District Youth Exchange), Andrew, SAMUELE, Ros & Karen (Youth Exchange Abby's mother)
So sorry for the big break between emails again, I have been busy experiencing an Italian summer!
Also I think I forgot to say in my last email, but I would love the contact of the other girl from Adelaide who went to Italy last year for exchange.
So, Italian summer. It’s been so much fun.
For this month after my Eurotour I have been in Sanremo, in Liguria. Here you can find the Mediterranean Sea, except the exact section is called the Ligurian sea.
The water, some days, is super clear and always fairly warm. Some days after a big blow up at night there’s heaps of seaweed and it’s all churned up, but the same thing happens everywhere.
Something different about the beaches here though is that majority of them require payment for entry. And then further payment for a sunbed.
Lucky for me, my host family has a spot at a beach called La Brezza, around 3km from our house, so we ride our bikes. This spot at the beach comes complete with a little cabin I suppose. It is enough for towel storage and there’s a shower, shelves, other things.
I have spent almost everyday, minus maybe 2, at the beach this month.
I also celebrated my 6 months on Saturday!
I was soooo lucky, I spent it with my host family who got me sailing lessons which I am super grateful for.
We also did a little tour of old Sanremo which was very pretty, a little bit dirty but you can see how it would have been when it first originated ages ago. Then we drove to Bussana Vecchia, a small abandoned town nearby. It was abandoned in the 1800’s if I ever correctly, and now there are little shops and cafes there. To top off my day of exploring, I made my host family a Thai green chicken curry which they really liked (and so did I!).
We’ve also been doing some time on the family’s boat, we normally head for about 40 minutes north west, where you find (drum roll please) France, and a view of Monaco! It’s so cool to me that I can get on the boat and see Monaco, France and even swim in French water which is always super cool and clear. Haven’t tried fishing yet, but hopefully soon!
On Monday (still today for me!) I started my sailing course! I was a little nervous starting out, but it was super fun. I was in a laser 16 with 2 boys who were very helpful. There wasn’t a lot of wind today so we got towed out, did a little bit of sailing, swam, and got towed back in.
I also did a surf course today, which was super fun but I was not very good. My host sister did it with me, and she was super good!
The Club applied for a District Grant (1:1 support) to improve the coverage of Automated External Defibrillators (AED's) in our local community.
The original intent of the project was to install Tracking Technology on AEDs. The Heart of The Nation (HoTN) mobile phone application allows the user to find an AED in close proximity.
However, Heart of The Nation (HoTN) now includes the potential for “crowd sourced” registration of existing AEDs so they can be seen on the HoTN App.
Numerous trials to register existing AED's failed, with significant effort to register at least 6 AEDs in the local community, however without success to date.
As an alternative, the Club approved the purchase of a new AED and installed into the local shopping centre (Bartley Terrace Shopping Centre).
This AED can now be seen on the HoTN app!!!
An intrepid trio from the Club did some ground work to get everything moving.
Westy contacted a mate of his who works for the company that provides AED's to industry - we got a favourable price.
Len made contact with shop owners in the Bartley Terrace Shopping Centre, and then with the Centre management to get their approval for the installation.
Barry provided much-needed support and organisation skills to bring an idea into action!
So a mini-working bee was organised, the AED collected and installed.
A logo, QR code made into a sign and pasted on the cabinet finished the job.
Ahhh, also the District Grant paperwork had to be done and returned to the District Foundation Grant Chair, this all had to be done before 30 June 2024.
The payment was in our account within a couple of days.
In wintry weather conditions, President Scott showed his dedication by spending a night in his car to raise funds for Community Help And TogethernesS (CHATS).
Scott raised $400, and over $17,000 was raised on the night
To Club Presidents-Elect, Secretaries-Elect, Foundation Chairs-Elect, Service Projects Chairs-Elect
For Info: IPDG, DGE, DGN, District Secretary
Dear Rosie,
The District Rotary Foundation Committee is available to support you in your club role over the coming year.
We will soon open the District Grants process (on 16 June). This allows clubs to access funds from The Rotary Foundation, which are generally provided on a 1:1 basis (although exceptions can be made). Funds are provided after the project has been completed and on reimbursement (although exceptions can be made to this).
One criterion is that the project makes a difference in the community. This allows for International, Local, Community, or Vocational activity to be captured. It is even better if it can be aligned with an Area of Focus.
This year, we have a regular amount available in District Grants, and I expect all clubs to actively consider options to apply for a Rotary Foundation District Grant. Julie Irwin (RC Victor Harbor) is the Chair-Elect of the
Rotary Foundation Grants Sub-Committee and will be the liaison for this process. Julie's phone number is 0409 080 051.
Applications will close on 23 August.
One of the qualifications to apply is to attend a Rotary Foundation Training Seminar. We will be holding one on 16 June (4pm) and another on 14 July (1pm) (links below), where one member from each applying club must be in attendance. Please send me an email if your club will be represented. If you are unable to attend these, there will be an online training module available on the district webpage from 16 June also, however, it is preferable for attendance at the Zoom training.
If your club cannot attend, please let me know. I am happy to hold a weeknight session the following week to accommodate the largest number. We may also record one of the weekend sessions for future use for those who cannot join us.
This is a reminder that if you still need to contribute this Rotary year, please do so soon so it can be captured in this year's figures (and it can make an impact as soon as possible). In three years, half of our contribution comes back to the district as District Designated Funds, of which half can be used for district grants.
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