Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
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Volume 25 No 44
May 23, 2007
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday, 29th May, 6.00 for 6.30.
Subject City of Greater Geelong Planning Issues Speaker Cr. Rod MacDonald
Chairman David Cornwell
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Wal Kelly Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Hans Franken
Birthdays & Anniversaries 30th Julie Gleeson 31st Bob Osbourne, Paul Gleeson 1stJune Wal Kelly
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday, 5th June, 6.00 for 6.30.
Subject Rotary so far Speakers Suzy Mann, Ben Israel and Dennis Sanders
Chairman Rod Birrell
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Paul Gleeson Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Judy Greer
Birthday 11th Wilma Andrews
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Distorted Nursery Rhyme No. V11
There was a little girl who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good, she was very, very good,
But when she was bad……………………………….
She got a fur coat, jewels, a waterfront condo, and a sports car. And that’s the end of this series.
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Canadian Interactors deploy power of Youth against HIV/AIDS
When Stephen Lewis, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, made a presentation in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, last February, 10 Interactors were among his attentive audience.
The Interactors, all students at District Collegiate Institute West, were so moved by Lewis’s address that they convinced their club to carry out an HIV/AIDS effort to address the plight of AIDS orphans living in child-headed households in Kenya.
After consulting with the Stephen Lewis Foundation, established by the special envoy, the club concluded that it would be best to support programmes that educate and provide leadership training for teenage orphans. That way, the affected children could be productive leaders within their communities.
The 30-member Interact club kicked off the project, a fundraising campaign, last April with a multimedia presentation to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa and the Lewis Foundation’s response to the pandemic. The event was so successful that many of the 750 students who attended, volunteered to help.
For several months, students, teachers, librarians, parents and area residents carried out various fundraising activities. Events included a penny drive, talent show, bake sales, car wash, ticket and concession stand sales, charity barbeque, student readathon, and a teacher pie toss in which students paid to throw a pie in a teacher’s face. [can you imagine that happening here?]. Some Interactors created public awareness by writing articles and painting a mural.
As a result of all this, the club mailed a large cheque to the Foundation. A teacher adviser to the club said, “ I think people often don’t realize the power of young people. When I get to work with Interactors, I am inspired by their passion, generosity, and energy. The world should be too”.
Rotaractors will be featured next week.
Some more sports commentators’ slip-ups
“Ah, isn’t that nice! The wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew.”
[Harry Carpenter, at the Oxford – Cambridge boat race 1977]
“For those of you who are watching in black and white, the blue is behind the brown.”
[Ted Lowe, snooker commentator]
A female newsreader, the day after it was supposed to snow, turned to the weatherman and asked “Bob, where’s that 8 inches you promised me last night? [Not only did he have to leave the studio, but half the crew followed because they were laughing so much]. Fair dinkum.
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Rotary by the Numbers
1,204,694 Rotarians worldwide. 530 Rotary districts. 32,681 Rotary clubs. 7,139 Rotaract clubs. 165,117 Rotaract members. 10,823 Interact clubs. 248,929 Interact members. One hundred years ago, community service became the first of Rotary’s service activities, with the establishment of a public comfort rest room in Chicago’s city hall by the Rotary club of Chicago. A modest beginning!
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Bits ‘n Pieces Delayed because of a special Board meeting
• The CPR training was a success, and so was the dinner at Davidsons. Al George has calendarised it!
• Our club has received a Presidential citation, [from Bill, not Dubbya], for general excellence in the four avenues of service, and a blood donor award. Tim Kemp is Capt. Blood.
• Four of our members, Pres. Richard, Marion, Vic, and Fred attended last Sunday’s District Assembly at Stawell, and each presented to last night’s meeting, a comprehensive report.
• The seafood fest at Queenscliff was an even greater success than previously reported. – Gross income $129,540, expenses $44,960, net $84,580, gift to Childrens Hospital $71,500, capital reserve $13,080.
• Easily the most ridiculous ruling to come out of the District Assembly was the ability to do a ‘make-up’ on the internet in Marions estimate of 45 mins. www.bullshit.oh.gawd. Wot next!!
• Australasian directories of Rotary clubs are available from sec. Rod. for $5.
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We spent $23,700 last night, and it was all yours!
It was thoroughly debated by a president, an immediate past president, a president-elect, a secretary, a treasurer, a treasurer-elect, two other past presidents and two cats, [non-voting] Host Alison turned on two bottles of excellent red wine, and no-one came to blows – I don’t think.
Apart from the outlays of charitable funds by your Board of Directors during the year, we contributed to …
The Bio-sands project, a joint venture with RC Southampton and hopefully, a RI matching grant, $1,800.
A Rotary Peace scholarship for study and vocational training in Thailand, $5,000.
To the Rotary Foundation, including earmarked funds from the Paul Harris Fellowship dinner, $3,000.
For the public access defibrillator project, mainly for promotion and community awareness, $3,000.
For the National Capital Adventures in Citizenship project, [ 17 y.o. local youth to Canberra, $1,000.
Surfside Primary School, specifically for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen project, $1,000.
To Katrina Page, tonight’s excellent 19 y.o. guest speaker, medical science student from LaTrobe University, OG girl formerly at Sacred Heart College, who plans to visit Vietnam for 18 days on a Global Study and International Service project. $200 for her costs, and $300 for a specified project, $500.
Bellarine SES, for compass & furniture, $700. Local CFA, $2,000. Anam Cara House, $1,000.
Local Surf LS club, $1,000. Neighborhood House, $2,000. ‘Shelter boxes, $1,200. Guide Dogs, $500.
In your editor’s humble opinion, this was an excellent debate with a very satisfying result $23,700
