July: Literacy on Health
Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Meeting: 22nd July 2014
Roster for Meetings @ 18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove, 6pm for 6.30pm start:
29th July
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Andrew Fernyhough
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Life in Kazakhstan - Andrew Fernyhough (Hon Consul)
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Chairperson
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Gordon King
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Greeter & Assist Sergeant
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Peter Cullen
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Assist Cashier & Thanker
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Alison George
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Weekly Raffle
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Tony Haines
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3 on Me
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Helen Trigg
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Birthdays
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1st Aug - Janice Wynn
2nd Aug - Gary Golding
4th - Hamish Campbell
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Anniversaries
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4th – Graeme Chamberlain
5th – John Wynn
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5th August
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Activity
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Ocean Grove Surf Club - Chris Patterson
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Chairperson
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Ann Hodgkinson
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Greeter & Assist Sergeant
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Bill Steains
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Assist Cashier & Thanker
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Rod Birrell
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Weekly Raffle
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Vic Harnath
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3 on Me
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Gordon King
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Birthdays
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8th - Carole Birrell
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Anniversaries
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5th - John & Janice Wynn
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12th August
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Activity
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Port Philip Pilot Boat Service - James Grinter
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Chairperson
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John Wynn
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Greeter & Assist Sergeant
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Adrian Schmidt
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Assist Cashier & Thanker
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Rod Bush
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Weekly Raffle
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Coral Barker
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3 on Me
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Gil Morgan
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Birthdays
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15th - Hans Franken
17th - Norm Elliott
18th - Geoff Chandler, Morya McArdle
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Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster
19 Jul - 15 Aug
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16 Aug - 12 Sep
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13 Sep - 10 Oct
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Geoff Brentnall
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Alex Magee
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Jill Grigg
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Guests: Ian & Jenny Bent, Sam Clay, Marion Coppins, Janet Thomas, Jan Chandler, Marciella Ho, Jenny Cowburn, Leone Clay, Joan Steains, Pippa Paton, Wilma Andrews, Jenny Schmidt, Jan Brentnall, Craig & Helen Salmon (guest speakers)
Fees are now due:
Payment is by cash, cheque or EFT. To pay by EFT, the bank details are:
Account Name: Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
BSB: 633 108
Acct No: 1347 24749
Please use your surname in the reference section so that Peter knows who has paid.
Dates for your Diary:
29th July - Community Development & Projects meeting @ 5pm prior to regular meeting
3rd Aug - Winter Market
10th Aug - lunch at McGlashen's Winery, wine tasting & tour
18th Oct - Supper Dance @ Waterfront Café Geelong
- Rotary Year Planners are available from John Paton
- Marg Campbell will circulate the deadlines for submitting articles to The Voice so that we can maximise publicity around Rotary events
- If you are able to help out at the 24 hours MS Megaswim please let Trevor or Jill know. We are looking for 2 Rotarians to be present for 3-hour stints across the 24 hours. The times we need helpers are Sat 30th Aug 4-7pm (1 person), 7-10pm (1 person), Sun 1-4am (1 person), 4-7am (2 people), 7-10am (1 person), and as many as possible to help out at the close of the event to help clean up and dismantle.
- Next winter market - some volunteers still needed for various jobs, please contact Adrian if you can help
3 on Me: Peter Cullen
Peter was born in Yorkshire, England in 1942. He didn't get to meet his father until he was 5 years old, as he was in the RAF and assigned to Italy during the war. When he did come home, the family grew to include another 3 brothers and 3 sisters. In these post war years, times were tough and providing for a family of 9 was no easy task, and food was not always readily available. Determined to make a better life for the family, they moved to Australia, Peter was 17 at the time and considered it a great adventure.
The family was billeted in Norlane before moving into their own home. Peter and his father found work at International Harvester. Peter later moved on to the Ford processing plant and was often sent overseas, to trouble shoot and learn new processes.
He married Annette in 1964 and they had a son and a daughter. 21 years ago he took a redundancy package from Ford and decided to start up his own landscaping business. Sadly Annette passed away from cancer a few years ago. Peter is actively involved in football, as he has always had a passion for sport, having played soccer, basketball, cricket, squash, football and badminton. He has 5 great grandchildren and is 72 years young!
Solemaid Community School (SCS) - Helen & Craig Salmon
SCS is of particular interest to OG Rotary Club as it is one of the main projects supported by the International Services Committee and is therefore very close to our heart. Helen & Craig were involved in the planning & set up of the school so it was wonderful to have them speak firsthand about its progress.
Helen & Craig both teach at the International School of Dhaka, and it was through their involvement with teachers from other schools in Bangladesh, that they were approached to help set up a school for the poorest children from the slum areas in Dhaka. Bangladesh has a population of over 165M and is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, literacy rates are approx. 55%, and only around 6% of school students continue on to tertiary education. Poverty is widespread, and families need to decide on a daily basis if they will send their child to school or send them out to earn money so that they can have food on the table.
After almost 3 years of planning, setting goals, and investigating the feasibility of starting a school for street kids, SCS finally opened in January last year, with 3 teachers and 104 students. The teachers went around to houses and met with the families to establish the neediest with the rest (around 350) on a waiting list. They then set about finding materials to furnish the school, painted it inside and out and set it up as a stimulating learning environment.
The school does not charge fees, and provides a healthy meal for each child every day (Dahl & Paratha). Our support goes towards providing these meals, and this means so much to the parents and families of these children. Each meal costs around 17 cents!
Helen & Craig act as consultants to the school and continue to involve the students at their International School with SCS to work side by side on special projects.
It has been great success and this year the intake is up to 144, with 2 new grade levels introduced.
If you would like to learn more, they have a website: www.scsdhaka.com
Jill
