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26th  May 2020 

  • NEXT MEETING (via ZOOM)

  • May 19th meeting report

  • Donations for Lorne

  • Rotary Safe Families

  • Lotta in RDU

  • District 9800 awards

  • GALLERY

NEXT MEETING (virtual) - TUESDAY  26th May
 

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May 19th Meeting Report
RCM Meeting notes 19th May
Chairman Neville Taylor welcomed members and our guests ,Eulaila from Spain and Alual, originally from South Sudan.
He then introduced our Guest Speaker, Daryl McKenzie whose topic was “So you want to start a jazz band in Melbourne?” Daryl leads the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra and was Musical Director of the Victoria Police Showband in its heyday. He is one of the few people who has, until recent isolation been able to maintain a full time career in music .  He has worked as a composer, arranger, trombonist and conductor, appeared regularly on national television programs such as Hey Hey Its Saturday , conducted  scores for films including The Sapphires and backed a number of outstanding singers. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts and North Texas State University.
Daryl was introduced to the trombone by his  father. He played in his father’s jazz group and a number of community bands. An inspiring teacher also gave him guidance on how to survive as a professional muso, and an introduction into the Channel 9 band. After his stint in Texas he obtained a spot in the Channel 7 orchestra on Hey Hey.
Daryl enjoys giving young musicians the opportunity to sit in with his Jazz Orchestra. When mentoring these aspiring entertainers his first question is “ what sort of music do you want to play?”    Make sure you can establish an identity and an audience that will follow and support you. When recruiting musicians, make sure that they are team players, especially if it’s a big group. If you want to take the leadership role be sure that you have both patience and the ability to  herd cats. Musicians notoriously lack the ability to follow guidelines. And finally . Don’t do it to make money. You probably won’t. Do it because you love creating music.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Rohan Williams’ report highlighted the impact that the Club has had on those in need.
Caprice. Early in the Rotary year Caprice gave us a massive donation of over 900 pairs of new shoes, mainly in kids’ sizes. These were distributed by the Duras’s and the O’Briens to 18 charities, many of whom were recommended by Club members and partners. Rohan highlighted the joy this would have brought to many children who would rarely have had the chance to wear such popular licenced footwear. Our thanks again to Caprice for their extraordinary generosity over recent years.
TAL Tree of Joy. Similarly TAL Insurance again donated gifts for children at their Christmas Tree of Joy. 77 families connected with Concern Australia and Uniting Care received gifts  through the kindness of TAL employees.
Christmas Hampers. For the third year in a row Alison Chan did a great  job of coordinating Club members’ donation of Christmas hampers . 80 generously packed hampers were distributed to families in need through Uniting Care and Concern Australia
Youth Projects. The Club, mainly through the work of Peter Duras has maintained their support for the homeless in the CBD. Youth Projects in Hosier Lane have received regular contributions of clothing and blankets mainly sourced from DIK. During the Corona virus outbreak they have continued to operate under difficult circumstances when many other organisations have shut down. With the help of some modest Club funding we have been able to answer their urgent requests for hand sanitizer, snacks, water bottles and  new underwear. DIK  is not operational at present.
Steps Outreach Scholarship program.  The Club has distributed 8 scholarships worth $500 each through Steps Outreach.  Anne Mitchell has been able to report back on the very positive impact these  scholarships have had in changing the life of students.
East Gippsland Rotary Fire Aid Appeal. Rohan reminded us of the devastation wrought by the East Gippsland fires. With the proceeds of 3 sausage sizzles the Club was able to quickly send over $5000  and $500 in Bunnings gift vouchers to this highly focussed Rotary action group.  Thanks go to Peter and Frank and all who worked at the sausage sizzles.
FOUNDATION REPORT.
Neville Taylor gave the report on behalf of Foundation.                                                                         Foundation worked on 3 areas; Awareness, Critical Causes and Giving.                                                                They used Foundation Month to raise awareness, with the highlight being the Paul Harris Breakfast.              200 Guests including several Peace Fellows attended in November and heard the inspiring story of an Australian surgeon and his family ‘s work in Africa.                                                                           Murray Verso PDG and current District Foundation Chair spoke about the relevance of Foundation to each Rotarian and we also had a speaker on End Polio.                                                                             Many members contributed funds during our pink little finger day.                                                             The Club is active ,particularly through International in pursuing many of the aims of Foundation.        We also also have over a third of the Club involved in regular direct contributions to Foundation. Neville would love to see that number increased even more.                                                                       Foundation donated over $80 million last Rotary year around the world.
ANNIVERSARIES
Neville Taylor has a birthday on the 22nd  While George, Suvam and Kevin are celebrating 8, 3 and 21 years in the Club respectively.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anne King reported that Club Members have individually donated $2160 to Police Legacy. The Club has matched this dollar for dollar resulting in $4320 for PL.
Rob Hines announced that Experience Hotels have been forced to close 2 of their 3 Hotels. As a result they have offered a huge amount of crockery, bed linen etc to our Club. With DIK in partial shut down, Rob will be liaising with Bob Glindemann to find a home for these goods, and may require some assistance with pick up.
Campbell Chambers reminded that we have a Trivia Night this Friday. Please tune in.
Alan Seale has been asked by Rotarian Bob Fisher to alert the Club to the very relevant Rotary Safe Families Program
District Assembly has suddenly loomed up this weekend 10-12.30.  Interested Club members are welcome to take part and should contact IP Therese for details.
PRESIDENT’S ANOUNCEMENT.
A Rotary program is being established to mentor visiting  international students, aged 21 – 30. The on line mentoring will extend over 20 weeks. Francesco with his extensive experience will assist. Please contact President Warwick if you are interested.
After Warwick officially closed the meeting, Alual spoke of her background and her mission. Born in strife torn South Sudan her family fled to a refugee camp in Kenya. She lived there for 10 years witnessing disease and struggle. From the age of 9 she wanted to help and save lives. Her mother became sick and died a little later. Peace returned to the Sudan and the family were able to go back in 2006. She started her formal education in Kampala .
She is here studying health care so that she can have a meaningful impact on the health care and welfare of her people in South Sudan She is being mentored by Warwick.
 
 
 
Donations for Lorne Community Opp Shop
Clothing Donations for Lorne Community Opportunity Shop
 
Doug Robertson and Alan Seale last week were able to deliver substantial quantities of used but usable warm winter clothing to the Lorne Community Opportunity Shop. This followed an appeal Doug made to last week’s meeting after he became aware of the needs of vulnerable people in the Lorne Community. Stella O’Donnell, President of the Opportunity Shop and a participant in the local COVID 19 Support Group had told him that more winter weight clothing was required. Over 60 seasonal workers and backpackers will be spending winter in the town with little if any work.  The Op Shop has also been offering food support to vulnerable people in the community.
Stella was delighted with the clothing donations, as were the other volunteers, and thanked Rotary Central Melbourne members for their support.
 
Doug and Alan with some of the bags of clothing. 
 
Rotary Safe Families Program
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rotary Safe Families is an initiative of Rotary Melbourne and is an official Rotary 100 Year Celebration project. Rotary Melbourne is the first and largest Club in Australasia and this project is providing a lasting legacy that propels Rotary into the next century of service.

We have created two films and a message from Victoria Police for you to access, download and use as a “tool” to stem the flow and for prevention of family violence in particular violence against women, its impact on our children and abuse of our elderly.
You can create a safer world for women and children
You can be part of the solution to family
Our mission: For everyone to be equipped to: “Identify”, “Be Informed”, “Support in Prevention”, “Make Referral”
 
Click on the Links for our Rotary Safe Families Films:
  1. Be Part of the Solution: Family Violence
  2. Be Part of the Solution: Elder Abuse
  3. Victoria Police Message Vic. Police Ass. Commissioner for Family Violence, Dean McWhirter

This Rotary Safe Families Program (Films, Rotary Safe Families Manual and Toolkit) has been created for your use in diverse ways:

  • Rotary meeting
  • Fund raiser on Prevention of Family Violence/Elder Abuse
  • As an educational information program in your workplace, community
We have attached a detailed Rotary Safe Families Manual and Toolkit for you to download and utilise in the understanding and prevention Family Violence:
 
 
WHO ARE WE?
Rotary Safe Families has been created by two Rotarians from Rotary Melbourne who want to make a positive difference to the world by the prevention of family violence in particular violence against women and their children and elder abuse.
Dorothy Gilmour has vast experience and professional, academic history in Social Sciences including human behaviours and challenges of specialised groups. Main practice was in private practice and university lecturing in trauma, loss, grief, mediation and suicide. Dorothy remains an advocate for social justice and fairness for those less fortunate. She believes: "We must make changes now, we must ensure our children and grandchildren do not perpetrate this lack of respect for humanity." Passionate Rotarian, Editor of Bulletin, 'champion' of Rotary Safe
Families, Dorothy is known for her use of: "Onwards and Upwards!"
Mary Barry is a CEO with over 20 years’ experience across a number of sectors including health and aged care, emergency services and family violence. Mary is passionate about creating a better world where women and men, boys and girls can live free from the fear of violence, particularly from those whom they should be able to
trust and those who are supposed to love them. Mary is a Past President of Rotary Melbourne and has worked in partnership with Dorothy to create the Rotary Safe Families program and is confident that by working together we can all be part of the solution in preventing violence against women and their children and the elderly in our community.
Thank you for now being Part of the Solution to Prevent Family Violence, its impact on our Children and Abuse of our Elderly
Lotta features in RDU
 
 
Every orchestra loves a talented bassoonist. Twenty-year-old Lotta Mathilde Rink from Kassel, Germany, discovered this when Rotary Central Melbourne hosted her for a vocational visit.
Bassoonists are rare. Their instruments are weirdly complex and the owners spend hours making their own reeds. So Lotta was snapped up by the Whitehorse Orchestra (Box Hill) and the South Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The Melbourne Musicians featured her as guest soloist playing the lovely but difficult Mozart Bassoon Concerto.
Lotta boarded with the club’s Alan Seale as part of the New Generations Service Exchange (NGSE) program.
Alan says, “She often practised 3-4 hours a day. We would overhear her working on a phrase over and over again till she was satisfied. Then when we went to hear her Mozart concerto at St John’s Lutheran Church, we kept recognising all those phrases that she’d practised.”
Lotta is from a musical family. Her parents run a music school in Kassel and from the age of four, Lotta started playing the violin and some years later piano and singing lessons followed. She only decided to learn the bassoon when she was fifteen. In October 2018 she began her bassoon studies in Weimar. But also the Melbourne Chamber Choir was happy to welcome Lotta in the alto voices during the weeks she spent in Melbourne.
“I was lucky,” she says. “In the Whitehorse Orchestra, the bassoonist had been a principal player in Moscow. And I got lots of help and new ideas from Lyndon Watts at the Conservatorium.” He was principal bassoonist in the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. (Lyndon describes her as “extremely talented” on bassoon). In particular the fantastic cordial atmosphere in all ensembles she joined impressed her deeply.
Lotta loved our flora and fauna, forever asking “What’s that?” about wattles, flowers, lyrebird calls and red-tailed cockatoos. Her main travel shock was that she had previously only done a one and a half hour flight in Europe. She then found herself on a 27-hour marathon flight to Melbourne.
Lotta reluctantly cut her planned ten-week stay to six weeks to get back to her family before lockdown, but she’d already won the affection and admiration of the Rotary and music community.
 
The virus has halted what was a thriving NGSE exchange of young musicians and opera singers. But the seeds are planted and NGSE will rise again.
 
Tony Thomas
 
 
 
Since the mid of March Lotta’s family has performed music and singing on their porch every evening for the benefit of their local street. It was so impressive that radio and TV crews arrived and recorded it. Those making the music were

Axel Rüdiger-Rink father (zither)
Carola Rink mother (flute)
Anton and Mathis Rink brothers (voice and french horn)
Hannah Fries a friend (violin)
 
 
Tony had fun with Lotta practising his rusty school and university German of 60 years ago, complemented with his German from listening to Wagnerian operas.
He pledged to Lotta not to look up any German dictionary or use Google translate.  This meant that when he couldn’t remember a word, he’d have to do a workaround in German. An example: he didn’t know the word for “meeting” but did know the German for “together” and “group”, so “meeting” became, in German, “together-group”. Lotta was amused. She also pointed out that my cheerful sign-off “Schuss” was wrong, it should be “Tschuess”. My version suggested, “Get shot”.


 
 
 
District 9800 Awards
Date: Saturday 6 June 2020
Time: 5pm
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82992036908
 
 
GALLERY

Meeting Photo's from Zoom 19th May 2020

 
Chair Nev 2
 
 
Francesco Fedele
 
 
 
 
 
Guest speaker Daryl McKenzie
 
 
 
Aluel Aliet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Meeting Responsibilities

Chair
TAYLOR, Neville
 
Reporter
ROLLS, Russell
 
Photographer
THORNTON, Roger
 
Door
LANGTON, Martin
 
Bulletin Editor
CLIFT, Nick
 
Social Media
LIM, Daniel
 

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