December Theme: Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove 18 The Terrace,
OceanGrove. Tuesday, 8/12/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Guest Speaker: Seniors Christmas Party
Chairman: Rod Greer
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Rod Bush
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: John Wynn
Weekly Raffle: N/A
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 12/12 Kerrie Ricchini, 24/12 Geoff Brentnall
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove,
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove Tuesday, 5/1/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speakers: N/A. Caravan Parks Car Raffle ticket selling
Chairman: Graeme Chamberlain
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Martin Geerings
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Hans Franken
Raffle: Geoff Ford
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 4/1 Val Kelly, 11/1 Richard Grimmett, 4/1 Leone and Dick Clay, 3/1 Pam and Tony Haines, 9/1 Ann and Alex Magee
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 18 The Terrace,
Ocean Grove Tuesday, 12/1/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Max Lee. "Aqua Boxes"
Chairman: Gordon King
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Marion Walton
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: John Fox
Weekly Raffle: Margaret Campbell
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 17/1 James Ricchini, 14/1 Jan and Geoff Chandler, Trish and Noel Emselle
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster: 22/11/15 – 5/12/15 Martin Geerings, 6/12/15 – 19/12/15 Tony Haines, 3/1/2015 – 16/1/2015, Gil Morgan
Report of Meeting: 24/11/2015
Club member Geoff Brentnall is not well at present. Check with Jan before visiting.
President: Visitors: Jan Johannesen, Guest speaker.
Sydney Coad and her Mother. Sydney is our outgoing Exchange student to Japan, Keiichiro Ishumo, Exchange student from Japan.
Sydney showed her presentation that she will take to Japan. Sydney was also presented with her blazer and an Australian Flag. The Japanese presented the Club with a banner of his home club.
Secretary Report:
- Please register interest in attending the 2016 District Conference being held in Geelong with Tony Haines. If you wish to stay in Geelong during the Conference pleas let John Paton know, as accommodation is getting very tight.
Art Show: Please let A George know if you have a nomination for some of the proceeds from the Art Show. The Art Show Committee will decide the sum.
Youth Committee: The Roy Rose Citizenship Awards will be presented to three students from the Bellarine Secondary College in December.
- Nominations are needed for the RYLA youth camp, which runs for 6 days in April. Prospective nominees must be between 18 – 25 years. Nominations close on 18/11/15.
International: Our last Shelter Box has been sent to Korea.
- There will be a Chinese cultural night on 23/2/15
Market: Sandy and Graeme Chamberlain will take over the running of the summer markets. The next market will be on 6/12/15.
Social:
**The Club Christmas function is on the15/12/15. It is hoped that all members and partners are sizing up their appropriate fashions to attend 'Hollywood.' You could be a movie star, on the red carpet at the Oscars or a character from an old movie. Please see the email from the social committee informing us of the arrangements for what will be a fun evening. ** The event will be held at the Pavilion in the OG Park.
Community: The Seniors Christmas Party will be on 8/12/15. There will be 80 guests attending. 17 will require transport.
- The Uniting Church member expressed thanks for the work done in their garden.
- Work to install the water feature is progressing.
- The members of the club have received an invitation to attend morning tea at the Surf Side Primary School at 10.30am on 10/12/15. Please attend if you can, as they are keen to thank us for the work we have done and to share their 1st place in the Primary School Kitchen Garden competition and second place in the Kevin Heinz Memorial Edible and Kitchen Garden Competition. The venue is the kitchen classroom.
- Peter Hawthorne expressed his concern about the exploitation of children in the workforce and handed out forms to sign as a petition to the parliament.
Fundraising: The Car Raffle tickets are selling well.
- "Ride the Bellarine" is being held on 3/4/16. Volunteers are needed to help.
- Guest Speaker: Jan Johannessen and Sue Woolnough. "Bali Smiles."
Jan had a chance meeting with a child in Bali and realized that beneath the sophisticated layer of tourism in Bali many of the people live in abject poverty. (The child is now in Year 12.) She decided see if she could ease this for some people. She commenced with sponsoring 18 children for food and education in a remote village of Munti Gunung that is very poor and barren. Through her work some small industries have begun and some women are able to have some small luxuries. An eye clinic similar in set up to the Fred Hollows model has commenced, as has a small health clinic where road trauma and some diseases can be treated. She has used her own money to finance this as well as the position of a part-time doctor. The patients pay a small amount for care. Some equipment has been given by Sacred Heart College. Funds are raised in Australia by various means including donations, street stalls and the sale of Sue's artwork. The future plans include a rice program, pigs for food as well as chickens. Jan hopes to improve sanitation facilities where water is available.
It is amazing the difference one person can make through belief and no doubt hard work in the lives of people less fortunate than us.
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 0457 315 900. Thank You.
AG
