October Theme: Rotary Foundation Month
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster: 20/11/2016 – 3/12/2016 – Adrian Schmidt,
4/12/2016 – 17/12/2016 – Hans Franken
Report of Meeting: 22/11/2016
President Judy:
- Board Meeting notes: - *** there will be no Rotary meetings on 20/12 and 27/12 – Christmas break! *** Members please alert partners!
- Annual raffle ticket selling for the Ballarat South Car raffle is planned for 10/1/2017, followed by a meal at the Kings.
- A picnic in the Ocean Grove Park with the Surfside Probus Club is being planned for 17th January 2017. This will be a twilight event.
- Sam and Don Ho will join the International Committee and Gil will be the Mentor for Sam.
- There will be a partners outing to the old Fyansford Paper Mill on 15/12/16. See recent Email for details. Leone Clay is the organizer.
- Letters of thanks for donations have been received from Australian Rotary Health and the Ocean Grove Community Association.
- Rotarian Pearl presented a banner given to the Club from RC of Dunbartonshire.
Guests: Senem Shamsili, teacher at Bellarine secondary College.
VCE students and families: - Ava Redman, Joel Redman and Doreen Carrall.
Nina Denham and Elizabeth Denham.
Charlotte Tilley and Angelique Tilley.
Youth Exchange: - Tiffany Shih from Taiwan and her current host family from Drysdale, Sarah and Mark Burgess and their children, Emmy, Asher and Griffin. Jaqui Honeywell and Suy Honeywell.
Secretary Report: Notices have been sent to those recalcitrant who have failed to apologize.
Community: Plans for the Bike Shed is with the draftsman and hopefully a permit will be issued soon.
Foundation: Centurian donation boxes are available from Gerry Spencer.
Fundraising: The will be another Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings in Leopold
Volunteers are also needed to sell Car Raffle tickets at the Drysdale Market.
Adrian will be happy to hear of availability.
Youth: - The VCE Award is for $1000 for two years for a year 11 and year 12 Student attending the High School to assist parents with expenses.
Social: - The seniors Christmas Party will be held on 6th December. Invitations have been sent to 143 people.
- The Club Christmas Dinner will be held on 13/12/2016. A 50's/60's theme is proposed. Appropriate gear and memories of the time are required. This promises to be a fun event.
Guest Speakers: VCE awardees- Charlotte Tilley will be in Year 11 in 2017. She thanked the Club for our Award, as it will enable her to attend activities planned by the school.
Nina Denham (will be school Captain next year) will use some of the money to continue her studies in the cello. She has studied a wide range of subjects this year and is most grateful for the award.
Ava Redman has completed year 12 this year. Her award enabled her to become more involved in the outdoor environment and pursuit of Fine Arts. She has been able to work at the Queenscliff Music Festival in the area of event planning. Ava hopes to study this at RMIT in 2017. Her expression of thanks well expressed.
Ann Hodgkinson introduced Tiffany Shih our Exchange student from Taiwan. Tiffany is
There are four major festivals; Chinese New Year that is a family orientated celebration, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid Autumn Festival. Each event has special meaning for the population as there is special significance attached to them.
Tiffany has two parents and one younger brother. She attends the Mackay College of Nursing and Management. When possible she plays basketball. In the future she hopes to use her language skills to work in the Foreign Service. Tiffany is attending the Bellarine Secondary College and appears to have settled in well. Hosting responsibilities are being shared with RI Drysdale.
Jacqui Honeywell, our outgoing student spoke about the long process to reach selection. Her year commences very soon. She will be travelling to a district west of Berlin. She thanked the Club for the sponsorship as a Rotary Exchange Student and no doubt she will keep us informed about her experiences.
Thank you, AG
