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April Theme: Magazine Month.
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
Scotchman’s Hill Workplace visit
Tuesday, 17thApril, 5.30p.m. At Winery for tour, chat and tasting followed by dinner at the Drysdale Hotel. Remember this is a PARTNERS’ NIGHT. Apologize if you are not attending otherwise you and your partner will be taken as booked in!!!!
Chairperson: Gary Golding.
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Richard Trigg.
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: N/A
Weekly Raffle: N/A.
Birthday and Anniversaries: 18/4 Hazel and Geoff Ford, 23/4 Nan and John Calnin.
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Tuesday, April 24th, 6.00 for 6.30 p.m
Speaker: District Conference, past and future
It is requested that all those who attended the last conference, including partners to come to this meeting as we want their feedback. Ideas from the floor will be welcome to assist in the planning for next the conference next year. Partners are also requested to come so they can hear where planning is up to and to learn where their assistance will be most welcome.
Chairman: John Calnin
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Bill Walton.
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Alex Magee.
Weekly Raffle: John Eyles.
Birthday and Anniversaries: 24/4 Anne Tyrrell, 28/4 Jennifer and Ian Bent.
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Tuesday, April, May 1st 2012, 6.00 for 6.30p.m
Speaker: P.P. Amanda Hough, RC of Torquay. Subject Interplast.
Amanda is a current member of District 9780 Interplast Committee.
Chairman: John Dodgshun.
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Gordon King.
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Graeme Chamberlain.
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 2/5 Fay and Geoff Eglin, 3/5 Moyra and Trevor McArdle, 6/5 Jan and John Flett.
Report of the Meeting 10/4/2012
Guests: - Chris Lacey and Noel Ritson-Bennett - prospective members.
Notes and reminders
- Football Tipping. Alex Magee asked that those who have not yet paid to cough up their $50.00. Three members picked 9.
- Publicity – John Flett reminded us that the Community Showcase Picnic is on Sunday 15/4. Rotary will have a display. There will be 30+ groups represented. A volunteer is still needed.
- Market. James Ricchini reported that there were 104 sites booked but only 62 turned up. Many went home early as the weather was appalling. The gate keepers collected $604.
-International: Geoff Brentnall has the RAWCS stickers- they are $5.00.
Shelter Box and Rotary International have signed an agreement to become project partners. Currently many shelter boxes are going to Fiji. Extra donations can be made to the Fiji Relief Fund – see Geoff B. Guy (Tim) and Karen Kemp who were previous members are off to the UK again. Their accommodation will be a narrow boat called Sarah.
- Youth – There is only one student going to RYPEN at Millicent. Anne Hodgekinson will collect two from Colac.
- Congratulations are extended to Bill Steains who over the years since he has conducted the hole in one competition on Good Friday, at the Collendina Caravan Park has raised $50,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
- The Police Pipe and Show Band will be playing at Portarlington on 6/5/12.
- John Calnin reminded the members that the ANZAC Day Breakfast is on again. He has his group of helpers. It would be appreciated if as many members and partners as possible could attend the Dawn Service.
Guest Speaker: Geoff Burrows, Watsonia RSL Member and Chairman of the Kindred Organization and the Unit Associations Committee of State Branch. Geoff was a former policeman and a member of the CMF. His main interest is the History of the ANZAC Day March in Melbourne.
1915 ANZAC forces along with Indian and British troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsular.
1919 - 6ooo marched a short distance. 1920 a longer distance was undertaken.
1921-1924 there was no march as ANZAC Day fell on a working day, in 1925 the RSL pushed to have a Public holiday declared so the returned servicemen and women would be able to reform in their units and to march in memory of fallen comrades.
1927 – 1935 - 27,000 marched to a temporary Cenotaph and the Exhibition Buildings.
1934 - The first Dawn Service was held and non returned women were involved, serving tea and coffee! The Shrine of Remembrance was dedicated on 11/11.
1934 – 1941 The march followed the same path as today.
1942 – 1925 there was no march because of WW2.
1946 - 36,000 marched.
1955 – American returned servicemen were involved.
1960 – The march was held in the morning so sport could be played. Any profit from this was donated to Veterans Associations.
1978 – Non Returned women were allowed to march.
1980 – Children of WW1 veterans were allowed to march and in 1988 those of WW2 veterans were also. Between 1994 and 1997 this was a great topic of debate as was the length and use of transport for the march.
2009 – Most veterans accepted the use of vehicles and now grandchildren are allowed to march. (Sanity over vanity)
2012 – The march will be shortened, forming up outside the Arts Centre and in Flinders Street and then to the Shrine.
There is some involvement of schools where ceremonies are held at an appropriate time and in an appropriate manner. Geoff emphasized that the event remains a veteran’s event first and foremost. Protocol information is provided to maintain the dignity of the march.
Forward Planning… Partner’s nights
29th May- Annual Davidson’s Restaurant (at the Gordon) Evening.
Please note partners are automatically booked in for a Partners
Night so if not attending an apology MUST be recorded.
Girlie wisdom!
- The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
- The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don’t know what you are doing, someone else does.
- The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.
- Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.
AG.
