ROTARY CLUB OF OCEAN GROVE
Volume No. 21 Number 22
Bulletin for the meeting held Tuesday June 1st at The Ocean Grove Hotel
Welcome from the President Geoff Brentnall.
Club Service, Tim Kemp: Storage is now available at the Hotel for any club property.
Rotary shirts are now available for $23.00
Community Service, Steve Gubbins: Please give blood. Only 4 weeks to go till the end of the Bloodarine Challenge!
FACT: 80% of the population will need blood at some stage in their life.
3% of the population donate blood.
Unfortunately, the number of NEW DONORS during this initiative is very low. Please consider giving blood in the next 4 weeks and help to raise the level of the population who give blood above 3%. Ocean Grove needs to hold its lead during these weeks for a chance of winning $650.00!
Bowel Scan In Australia bowel cancer is the most common internal malignancy for both sexes combined. The average Australian has a 1-in-24-lifetime risk of developing bowel cancer. The disease is increasing as the average age of the population rises. In 1999, 11,637 new cases were diagnosed in Australia. Australia is amongst the top 10 high-risk countries in the world. Get your Bowel Scan Kit today!
Members in Attendance: Total 31 Apologies: 15 Non apologies: Percentage: 63%
Guests Tony Featherstone, Rod and Judy Green, Dave Cornwall, Peter Smith
Birthdays 2 – 8 June None
Anniversaries Bill and Queenie Penna,
Duties
June 8 Peter Molloy Geoff Morphett Frank Mountford
June 15 Bob Osbourne Bill Penna Lucian Roncon
June 22 Martin Geerings Dennis Saliba Bill Steains
June 29 Rod Stewart Helen Trigg James Turnbull
Coming up…
June 22 Presentation by the Ocean Grove Racing Club committee.
June 29 Changeover Dinner at Barwon Heads Golf Club.
Guest Speaker: Tony Featherstone – Cottage By The Sea
Cottage by the Sea is overseen by a voluntary Board of Management. Over 600 children a year from all over Victoria are provided with relief care in a holiday environment at the Cottage.
The Cottage offers short term care (camps) for children. We see them as a haven for children in need. Children can be referred to The Cottage by schools, social workers, community welfare groups, doctors, refuges etc.The camps vary from a five to an eleven day stay and are held throughout the year, not just in the school holidays.
During their stay the Children are kept active and occupied during the day and, depending on the season, visit many local tourist attractions, including the Marine Discovery Centre, Jirrhalinga Wild Life Park and Amaze-N-Things. Importantly they experience numerous outdoor activities, fishing, barbecues, beach games as well as indoor activities, art, craft, cooking. Educational and recreational activities, along with rest and plentiful food, is the order of the day. The children are supervised twenty four hours a day. All staff are qualified and/or in-training teachers or child care workers.
The Relationship between The Cottage and Cathy Freeman
Cottage by the Sea has for many years considered the benefits of having a Patron represent its interests to the Australian community. Cathy, through her knowledge of Cottage by the Sea and her public profile, provided us with the opportunity to appoint a Patron. The Cottage has had an ongoing relationship with Cathy by helping to respond to fan mail since the Sydney Olympics. This activity continues today under the sponsorship of Australia Post. We have designed Cathy's role as patron around the commitments and responsibilities that Cathy has today. Cathy has visited The Cottage, met the children, and has developed an understanding of the caring environment and support provided. Finally and most importantly, on every visit Cathy has shown a unique ability to have fun, relate to and inspire the children.
Source: www.cottagebythesea.com.au
