May Theme: Youth Services Month.
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster: 23/4/2017 – 20/5/2017 Gill Morgan,
21/5/2017 – 17/6/2017 Martin Geerings, 18/6/2017 – 15/7/2017 Peter Hawthorne.
Report of Meeting: 16/5/2017.
Visitors: Viki Funnell Guest Speaker, Trevor Brian Prospective Member.
President:
- "Ride the Bellarine raised $60,000 for 'Polio Plus.' Well Done! The activity will be supported again next year on 15/4/2018.
- RI Torquay is hosting an event with Cadell Evans on 12/7/2017 Cost is $100.00
- A move of the summer market to Ingermells Park is being considered.
- There will be a lunch for Head Space on 26/5/2017. See Judy for details.
- Rotary Leadership Institute Lectures are on again. Applications close on 30/6/2017. There will be three sessions, August, October and February.
- RI Queenscliff are holding their Leggo bricks show on 10-11th June. Volunteers are needed. All volunteers must have a current Working with Children Certificate.
- May is Bowel Scan month. Kits are available from the Chemists and direct postage takes care of delivery of completed tests.
- Gold coin donations for Rotary Foundation (Centurian) are required by 16th May.
- The next Bunnings' BBQ will be on Sunday 21st May. Roster was circulated; there are still several spaces to be filled. There will be four shifts of two hours.
- There will be a trivia night conducted by the Lions Club on 28th May. More information next week.
Secretary: Please hand in reports to Fred ASAP as assembly of the Annual Report is underway.
Administration: PE John Calnin on the progress of planning for next year.
The committee membership is almost completed.
Committees need to start planning budgets.
There are various fundraisers planned.
Face book page is to be upgraded.
John is keen to have more people involved in the activities of the Club.
Community: There will be planting for Coast Care on 28/5/17. Noel Emselle has the details.
Gordon reported that there would be a community committee meeting with the COGG on Wednesday next.
Foundation: The gold coin ($2.00 per week) collection boxes are still available. The boxes will be collected on 16th May.
Health: Vic thanked all who have contacted him during his recent health treatment.
Footy Tipping: It's on again. Please pay Alex as soon as you can. The winner this week was Rod Greer. Alex Magee remains the leader.
NOTICE: A 'Biggest Morning Tea' for breast cancer is being held on 25th May, between 10.00am and 12.00noon at the home of Ros Thornton, 1/143 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Please contact Sandie Chamberlain at sandiechamberlain@gmail.com
Or 0429 662 657
Guest Speaker: Vicki Funnell, "Operation Cleft Palate."
"Gift a Smile for Life," is the title of a confronting video which showed the before and after results of the surgery and care to the affected children.
The organization was started in 2005 by as a project of the Rotary Club of Box Hill Central in conjunction with the Glencoe Foundation, and provides free cleft lip and cleft palate repair surgery for underprivileged children in Bangladesh. The organization is also connected with Interplast and is an ancillary partner of Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS).
There are over 200,000 people living with an untreated cleft lip and or palate in the country. More than 5,000 are born with the condition each year. The condition results in difficulty in feeding often leading to malnutrition and reduced immune system. Social isolation, depression both of the children and their families often occurs. Many do not attend school.
Each corrective surgical procedure costs $300.00 and highly qualified medical staff including speech therapists if needed gives specialist care. Eleven thousand operations have been performed since 2005 and more children are being treated early. Results are more satisfactory as the child can gain an education and live a near normal life. It is hoped the 750-1000 operations will be performed this year.
Vicki stressed that donors are the lifeblood of the project and asked for our support. The funds raised supplement those raised by a dedicated supporters in Bangladesh.
This is no doubt a life transforming activity for these children and their families who could not have a life of opportunity and normalcy. In Australia the condition, which is a congenital abnormality, is treated early, as a matter of course.
Thank you.
AG.
Note from President Elect John Calnin:
"This years Summer Market has been completed thanks to the Chamberlain's and their helpers. This is a major fundraising project for our club and we need someone to 'step up' and take the coordinator's role as 'Coogs" is required to start planning for the PE role. It would be a great pity if the market fell over because of the lack of a coordinator. There is a huge amount of support for someone who might take this role. It is very important to have this position finalized soon. PLEASE give this some thought and take up the challenge.
