April Theme: Magazine Month
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 21/4/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Guest Speaker: RSL President, Graham Fisher. "ANZAC Commemorations"
Chairman: John Fox
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Adrian Schmidt
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Fred Andrews
Raffle: Graham Allchin
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 23/4 Nan and John Calnin
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 28/4/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
This is a Partners night… (So please apologize in the usual manner)
Guest Speaker: Jon Mamonski. Visit to new Performance Centre?
Chairman: Richard Grimmett
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Gil Morgan
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Jim Ricchini
Weekly Raffle: John Wynn
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 30/4 Heather & Richard Grimmett
Notice of the Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 5/5/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Guest Speaker: TBA
Chairman: Fred Andrews
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Peter Hawthorne
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Margaret Campbell
Weekly Raffle: Jim Ricchini
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 11/5 Ann Magee, Carole & Rod Birrell
N.B. The Rotary meeting for Tuesday 28th April will be held at the Grove Pavilion at 6:00 for 6:30 pm
It is designated as a partner's night. Other guests and Friends of Rotary are also welcome and should book on the attendance phone number below.
Jon Mamonski is the guest speaker and he will introduce us to the new facility.
Rotary business will be kept to the absolute minimum to allow plenty of socialisation.
The cost will be $22 per head but you will need to BYO liquid refreshments. The food will be provided by the Bowling Club so come along and be surprised, (pleasantly, we are assured)
We need to finalise numbers by noon Monday so record the intentions of both yourself and partner in the green book or leave a message as soon as possible on 0457 315 900
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster
25/4/2015 - 8/5/2015 Noel Emselle, 9/5/2015 - 22/5/2015 John Paton
Report of meeting 14/4/2015
Guests: Mark Edmonds, Simone Bowen, OGSLSC, John Flett, 13th Beach SLSC, Jason Ricchini.
Reports:
President: Drysdale are having their 40th Anniversary meeting on Thursday 14th May at the Italian Club at 6.30pm for 7.00p.m. The Board has resolved to cancel our normal Tuesday meeting 12/5/2015, so members can attend the Drysdale meeting.
-Members are asked to put forward suggestions for the Gold Coin donation recipients from the markets.
- The Community Support Register is being asked to provide names of people who may need our assistance as part of our Community program. New names of those who may need the assistance of the support register are also needed. Registration is at the Police Station and is free of charge.
- Vic Harnath will represent the Club at the handover ceremony of a new truck on Sunday 19th April. Members are invited to attend between 10.45am and 12noon.
- Jason Ricchini was formally thanked for his assistance with the Summer Market and presented with a gift and a Certificate of Appreciation.
- Cheques to the two representatives from the surf clubs and to Martin Geerings representing the CFA were presented from the gold coin donations.
Market: The 1st Winter Market will be on May 3rd. John Paton is running this and a roster for duties is being circulated.
- The District Assembly is also on that day. Please let Adrian Schmidt know if you are attending.
N.B. Anew organizer will be needed for future Summer Markets!! So please step up if you can take on this very important task.
Secretary: Membership renewal notices are being mailed out. Please present same to Martin Geerings as the Club Will pay these costs.
- The Ocean Grove Fire Brigades Battery replacement program for smoke alarms is currently underway. This program is for people who are over 65 years, a resident of OG or a member of a local organization, on the Community Support Register or who have a disability. Eligible people should make an appointment on 5255 1746 between 8.30am and 4.30pm from 19th April and 24th April. Please let anyone you know who is eligible to contact the program.
Foundation/Polio Plus. "Ride the Bellarine" will be held on 19th April.
Money raised through sponsorship of riders will be given to Polio Plus through the Foundation. Clubs who raise the most money will have recognition on next year's jersey. The vests used at the market are required for those assisting in "Ride the Bellarine." Please give the one you are hiding to John Paton ASAP. Pledged sponsorships should come to John Paton next week.
Footy Tipping: A few people need to pay their $50, which Alex assures us is good value with lots of wine to be won. Hans Franken is the current leader.
Social: The ANZAC Day Dawn Service Breakfast will be held at the Home Hardware building on Hodgson Street, as the Neighborhood Centre is moving.
Community: A shade house building working bee will be held on Wednesday, 15th April at Surfside Primary School with the help of Graeme Schmidt. A larger working bee will be needed on Wednesday, 22nd April at 9.00am. Please attend if you can.
Red Cross Calling: Total raised this year was $11,240. Peter Hawthorns thanked all those who participated, including John Flett, a FROG.
The Centurion gold coin moneyboxes will be collected in mid May.
Guest Speaker: Mark Edmunds. "Embracing Change."
Mark told of some highlights from his life of continuing change, arguing that you can choose change or remain the same and miss out.
He was born in Birmingham. His father was an engineer and in 1964 the family moved to Bahar Province in India to work at the coal mine. He went to an English language school in India where he and his brother were called the 'white monkeys'. This was not an insult, just a reflection that they were different. The family had servants and a security guard, because corruption was rife in the coalmines and there was always some potential danger. Behar was a very poor state and the coal mine was very labour intensive, providing work for the men. Women worked at the cement works.
The administrative language was English. However, his brother learnt Sanskrit and both boys could read and write Hindi. Indian Nationalist fervor was beginning at this time and there were occasional strikes and agitation for better pay and conditions. As conditions worsened in the late 1960s he and his brother were sent back to a boarding school in England returning to India for holidays. The hostilities between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were increasing so the family moved back to Birmingham, where he found racism more obvious than in India.
In 1972, the family immigrated to Sydney where Mark completed his education. He had been to 8 or 9 different schools by the time he was 13. This gave him the ability to fit into groups more easily. While at school, he became involved with INTERACT, a Rotary initiative. He went to Sydney University where he experienced Tony Abbott as the president of the students union.
He has worked at a series of retail stores in their buying offices. In Geelong he worked for Keith and Barry Fagg. After moving to Ocean Grove, Mark has been involved in a number of local community organizations.
His lesson from all of this is that change is going to happen, so embrace it as an opportunity.
Please note it is essential that apologies be recorded by 12noon on Mondays.
Also the Club has to pay for members who have not apologized and not turned up!
Phone number is 0457315900. Thank You.
A Reminder… I would be very grateful if a hard copy of reports could be given to me at the meeting… My task would be made easier!
Alan Joyce (previous member) lost his son in tragic circumstances recently. Our thoughts are with him and his family.
Thanks to Ann Hodgkinson for her note taking again.
AG
Tuesday, 12/5/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm N.B There will be no meeting as usual at the Bowling Club as the Board has agreed that members should attend the 40th Anniversary Meeting of RC of Drysdale
Date: 14/5/2015
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Venue: The Italian Club, Bellarine Highway, Newcomb
Speaker: N/A
Chairman: N/A
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: N/A
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: N/A
Raffle: N/A
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 12/5 Jan & Geoff Brentnall, 13/5 Jan Fox
