Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
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Volume 26 No 16
October 16, 2007
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday, 23rd October, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject The Graeme Bath Community Awards Chairman Tony Haines
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Charles Dawborn Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Geoff Brentnall
Birthdays & Anniversaries
23rd Bill Walton. [also Sarah Bernhardt 1844, Gummo Marx 1892, and Pele – the footballer, 1940]
25th Jo Hawthorne. [also Johann Strauss 1825, Georges Bizet 1838, and Pablo Picasso 1881]
27th Norm & Elaine Elliott. On this day in 1997, Stock markets around the world experienced a ‘mini-crash’. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 554 points to 7161.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 30th October, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject Vietnam to Australia Speaker Hong Trinh Chairman Noel Emselle
Assistant Cashier & Thanker David Cooke Greeter & Assistant Sergeant David Cornwell
Birthdays & Anniversaries
1st Nov. Elaine Sanders. [also Gary Player 1935, Larry Flynt 1942, and Toni Colette 1972.]
2nd. Jan & John Fox. [also marks the day when D.H.Lawrence’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ was cleared by a British Court for publication in its unexpurgated form by Penguin Books, 1960.
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One hundred years ago
Fascinating to note that 100 years ago this month, the Australian Government announced its intention to introduce into the Senate a Workmen’s Compensation Bill. [A forerunner of ‘Workcover?]
And it was recorded, on 27th October 1907, that a French aviator flew a flimsy aircraft 470 yards in a record 31 seconds. The two-decker A380 Airbus, now flies around the world with ease and carrying 600+ passengers.
On 15/10/1907, Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm 11 was awarded an honorary degree at Oxford University.
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Nomination of a new member
Theresa Kelsall has been nominated for membership of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove.
Our Board of Directors has approved the nomination subject to her name being circulated to members.
Any member intending to object to Theresa joining our club should lodge a written objection with the secretary by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 30th October.
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket
Sharing Rotary with new members
‘Are you aware of the responsibility or obligation most Rotarians fail to perform?
Paying their dues? Attending meetings? Contributing to the club’s charity funds? Participating in club events and projects? No – none of those. Of all the obligations a person accepts when joining a Rotary club, the one in which most Rotarians fail is ‘sharing Rotary’. Rotary International clearly supports the position that every individual Rotarian has an obligation to share Rotary with others and to help extend Rotary by proposing qualified persons for Rotary club membership.
It is estimated that less than 30% of the members of most Rotary clubs have ever made the effort to propose a new member. Thus, in every Rotary club, there are many Rotarians who rarely share their positive experiences of Rotary membership with other individuals.’
The above is part of an article headed “Sharing Rotary with new members” in the RI publication ‘The ABC’s of Rotary’ Personally, I think our record of ‘sharing Rotary’ is excellent, and I believe our effort in seeking new members is better than the 30% quoted, due largely I believe, to the efforts of Membership chairman Trevor McArdle. What do you think? The other half of the article will be printed next week.
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Remember, no one is listening until you fart.
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Rod called our election with far greater alacrity than Johnny called his!
Our AGM and election of office bearers, [President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and 4 Board members], will be held on 13th November. Nomination forms available from SecRod., but returnable by 6/11, together with requests for relevant agenda items. No proxy votes!
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This day tonight
• The Philippines water project [joint with Southampton], requires a committee of three for three years. Tim Kemp will seek volunteers.
• Paul Gleeson reports keen interest in the Summer Science Experience for local students.
• The annual ‘Ballarat South RC’ car raffle was launched tonight. Choice of two cars for 1st. a Barina Hatch for 2nd and $5000 of fuel for third. Raffle Supremo Geoff Ford will be seeking your help.
• Our Melbourne Cup Sweep tickets are also on sale. Butts due back to Peter Hawthorne by next Tuesday.
• Noel Emselle, the French Connection, urges your attendance and support for the ‘Pride of Workmanship’ awards night on 30th October.
• If you want a ‘Weekend Country Getaway Experience’ for November 2, 3 & 4 in the Kerang district, you will need to contact SecRod real quick.
• You can meet R I President-Elect D.K.Lee at a dinner meeting in Ballarat on Thursday 22nd November, 6.30 for 7.00, $45 per person. See SecRod.
• Megan Bainbridge is our likely Ambassadorial Scholar, the only known candidate in our Rotary district.
• We may get to host the Danish GSE team in Feb. and we also hope to assist a needy student with VCE.
• Guest Speaker Anna Portelli is an enthusiastic supporter of our Public Access Defibrillator programme as demonstrated by her duties as administrative officer at our local Surfside Centre since 2000.
Anna told us that 3500 people per week use the Centre –[WOW], and intensive training is available in the use of the unit, although, fortunately, no one has yet needed the facility.
As observed by Chairman Wal Kelly, we don’t seek usage of the six units we have installed in Ocean Grove, only the awareness by the public of their availability and location. Geelong CBD has none, except for the units available at the Hospitals, Ambulance etc, but they are hardly Public Access!
It is surely a case of ‘no use is good nuse’
