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THE BULLETIN -  20th SEPTEMBER 2016

INDEX:
  • NEXT MEETING - GUEST SPEAKERS
  • MEMBERS ON HOLIDAY - WALK 315km!
  • 100 YEARS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
  • UPDATE - NONH's PROGRESS IN LAOS
  • WORKING BEE - VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT PLEASE
  • MEETING REPORT 13th SEPTEMBER
  • GALLERY

NEXT MEETING  -  GUEST SPEAKER

Lex de Man AFSM    -    "Victoria Police Legacy"
 
Victoria Police Legacy supports members of the police family who have lost partners who are serving, who have resigned after 25 years’ service or retired sworn members of Victoria Police, Protective Services Officers or recruits in training. They also support serving or retired sworn members and Protective Services Officers who have lost partners.
 
Police Legacy undertakes many events throughout the year to recognise the bravery and contributions of the police family.
 
Lex de Man AFSM, commenced at VPL in June 2016.  He has a strong background and experience within the emergency management sector, having come to VPL following 20 years’ service in executive roles at the Country Fire Authority. His service at the CFA was preceded by 18 years’ policing experience as a sworn member of Victoria Police in both the uniform and as a detective in specialist criminal investigation areas.  Most notably, over a period of nearly 5 years, he led the investigation into allegations of the theft of children at birth and the administering of children with the drug LSD by a Melbourne based religious cult which saw him work for a number of months with the Metropolitan Police in the UK and the FBI in the USA.
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WORKING BEE  -  DONATIONS IN KIND   

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MORE HANDS ARE SOUGHT

PLEASE CONTACT HERB ASAP

FOR 'PRE BEE' ARRANGEMENTS

 

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VOLUNTEERS ARE SOUGHT
 
Our next 'DIK' working bee is set for Saturday 24th September from 9am – 12 noon. 
 
Please contact Herb to volunteer – 0418 355 129
 

FROM ONE  TO  SEVEN  TO  FIVE THOUSAND

It’s hard to imagine a more disadvantaged group than disabled poverty-stricken women in Nepal. Many Nepalese believe they are ‘bad luck’ because of evils in a past life.  
 
Stephanie Woollard 31, when a Latrobe student in 2006, found seven disabled and illiterate women in a corrugated iron shed in Kathmandu, struggling to make and sell candles and soaps.  
 
With Rotary support, she made it her mission to help women earn an independent living. Her “Seven Women” not-for-profit group has now helped 5000 Nepali women to make and sell things like felt and silk purses, knits, scarves and hand-puppets.   
 
Steph was an Ivanhoe RC Youth Leadership Awardee.  Ivanhoe gave her the first $1000 donation for training materials, as Steph used up her own savings to pay for the trainers. Seven Women is now a tax-deductible RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) project.  Steph was a Rotary Peace Fellow from 2013-15.
Photo: Steph with two of her handicapped Nepalese trainees.
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MEETING REPORT  6th SEPTEMBER

Meeting was chaired by Bruce Heron
 
Visitors:  Therese Robinson, Rob Soros, Nathan Harris and Lewis Batchy
 
Announcements
  • Herb Greenwood requested for volunteers to assist with loading containers or other activities at the Donations in Kind depot on Saturday morning the 24th of September between nine and 12 o'clock. He then went into an in-depth description of what happens at a DIK working bee.
  • President Justine made a small presentation on the benefits of Rotary Foundation and the many activities that it supports.
Team Report;
Warwick Cavell gave a presentation regarding the current survey and updating the clubs One Page Action Plan. Hard copies are available for those who can't access a computer or the survey can be filled in online on Survey Monkey. The survey involves looking at change in the club with two simple questions;
  • What would you like change?
  • What would you like keep?
 
If you haven't completed the survey you are requested to do so asap please.
 
 
Guest Speaker – Jeff Maynard
‘Sir Hubert Wilkins’ and ‘The Photographic Record of WW1’
 
Jeff Maynard, a prolific author, spoke his research into Sir Hubert Wilkins, soldier photographer, Arctic and Antarctica explorer. Jeff’s books include The Letterbox War of Kamarooka Street; Niagara’s Gold; Divers in Time; and Wings of Ice. His latest book, The Unseen Anzac, tells the story of Sir Hubert Wilkins the official Anzac photographer during World War I.
 
Jeff discovered Sir Hubert’s lost records in America in 2014, and uses them to reveal the story of a man that Australia has largely forgotten.
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GALLERY

GUEST SPEAKER JEFF MAYNARD WITH JUSTINE AND JOHN
 
JUSTINE AND ALAN WITH NATHAN HARRIS AND LEWIS BATCHY
WHO ARE HELPING WITH  CONFERENCE I/T WORK.
 
THERESE ROBINSON WITH NEVILLE
 
GOOD TO SEE ROY BACK ON DECK
 
BRONZED IN THE UK ROB HINES HOME AGAIN, TALKING WITH CECILY AND JOHN.

Meeting Responsibilities

11th October
 
Chair
ROLLS, Russell
 
Greeter
VOICE, Mary
 
Reporter
THOMAS, Tony
 
Photographer
THORNTON, Roger
 
Door
BAO, Ivy
 
Bulletin Editor
JONES, David
 
Project Report - Community Service
TAYLOR, Neville
 
MARKET BUMP IN
 
13th October
JONES, David
 

Upcoming Events

Board Meeting
RACV City Club
Oct 19, 2016
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Garden DesignFest Melbourne
Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 13, 2016
 
Board Meeting
RACV City Club
Nov 16, 2016
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Garden DesignFest Euroa
Nov 19, 2016 – Nov 20, 2016
 
Paul Harris Breakfast
RACV City Club
Nov 22, 2016
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
 

Speakers

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Astronomy: How to Get Started
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The US Presidential Election
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Five years on – the reconstruction of Christchurch
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No regular meeting today
Nov 22, 2016
ANNUAL ROTARY FOUNDATION PAUL HARRIS BREAKFAST
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Russell Hampton
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