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Weekly Bulletin

Vol. 14, No. 30, 11 March 2015

Christophe Senegas (Rtn. Geraldine) 6 March

Jérôme Cle 22 March

Stephen O'Brien 22 March

Rtns. Jan & Diana Wright (36 yrs) 23 March. .

MARCH is ‘Water and Sanitation’ Month

No Lunch meeting 25 March Have A Heart (Smile Foundation) Fundraiser 10 April District Grant Management Seminar (GMS) 10 & 11 April (Denpasar, Bali) Project Tour to Nusa Penida 13 April JOINT meeting with the RCBD, RCBK & RCBT 15 April GG Rotaville project visit to Gulinten 25 April D3420 & D3410 District Conference 21 - 23 May (Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta) 106th Rotary International Convention 6 - 9 June (São Paulo, Brazil) RCBS Handover Dinner 24 June

Mailing Address / Contact info. P.O. Box 3577

Denpasar, Bali, 80037 Indonesia Tel.: +62 (0)81 138 6807

Email: president@rotaryseminyak.org Website: http://www.rotaryseminyak.org

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

Wednesday Fellowship 12:00

Lunch Meeting 12:30 - 14:00

Sunset Road

Kerobokan, Kuta, Bali

UPCOMING RI / DISTRICT 3420 / CLUB EVENTS

Rotary 4 Way Test Of the things we think, say or do 1. Is it the TRUTH 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES for MARCH

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President Doris

- opened the Wednesday, 11 March 2015 meeting and welcomed the Members, Visiting Rotarians and Guests.

- noted the apologies from Rtns. HM Daniel, PP Sarita, Jerry, Peter L, Patrizia, PE Barb, Florian, Steffen, Treas. Stephen, Alex P., Yasmina, Udo, Dr. Jürgen, Jörg, Catharina, Christiane and VP Yuki. - asked SaA Jan to introduce the guests.

- thanked the following RCBS members for inviting some Guests to the meeting:

P Doris for inviting Dr. Leith Krakouer, Tom Pagels, Jenny Blackert, Ursula Grossmann, Ruth Scheuermann and Lilly Sulistiowati. Sec. Patrick for inviting Jannell Lee. IPP Raphaël for inviting Sonoko Devianne.

- exchanged banners with Rtn. Mark Coleciough and Rtn. Kevin Benson of the RC of Bribie Island, QLD, Australia.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Rtn. Kevin took a few minutes and shared with the members some information about his Club. It was charted in 1988 and currently has 27 members. It’s very proud of the fact that all of its members have PHF recognition certificates. Their major projects include; The Walkabout Brochure, The Heritage Walk and the Bribie Foreshore Heritage plaques. Tolearn more about what other activities, please visit their Club web site: http://rotarybribieisland.info/index.html

- told the members that this week’s International Rotary Greeting Card will be sent to the RC of Bribie Island, QLD, Australia.

- thanked Rtns. Detlev & Lusi for raising IDR 770,000 during their Sunday Brunch on Sunday, 8 March 2015. These funds will be donated to the Yayasan Senyum Bali (Bali Smile Foundation) http://www.senyumbali.org - showed a video about The Rotary Foundation (TRF) entitled ‘The Heart of Rotary’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1TT-fn872U

PP Anita said she felt this video said a lot about TRF and for us as members to think of the Foundation as the ‘Mother Ship’ of Rotary. .

The  mission  of  The  Rotary  Foundation  is  to  enable  Rotary  members  to  advance  world  understanding,  goodwill,  and  peace  through  the  improvement  of  health,  the  support  of  education,  and  the  alleviation  of  poverty.    The  Foundation  is  a  not-‐for-‐profit  corporation  supported  solely  by  voluntary  contributions  from  Rotary  members  and  friends  of  the  Foundation  who  share  its  vision  of  a  better  world.  This  support  is  essential  to  make  possible  projects,  funded  with  Foundation  grants,  that  bring  sustainable  improvement  to  communities  in  need.  

Se continued and said that without our generous support (EREY – US$ 100), RI would not be able to support / offer the following programs:

Global  Polio  Eradication  (PolioPlus)  Rotary  Peace  Fellowships  District  and  Global  Grants  Long-‐term  Youth  Exchange  Rotary  Youth  Leadership  Awards  (RYLA)  

For more details about TRF, please download / read - ‘Rotary Foundation Reference Guide’ (219-EN).

PP Anita finished her brief talk by saying to date - the RCBS members have contributed a total of US$ 14.960 to TRF – an ALL time record. However, to achieve our goal this year of having EVERY MEMBER contribute to TRF – only five more members need to find the time to do this. Time is running out, so let's hope these busy Rotarians contribute today.

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Rtn. Sally took a few minutes and shared with the members her very pleasant Anantara Fellowship evening on Monday, 9 March 2015.

“Rtns. PP Anita, Peter E., Jan, Sally, Yasmina and Tara along with Guests Jenny Blackert, Mariella & her partner Tom enjoyed a very pleasant evening despite the ominous clouds hanging above the beach the rain stayed away and a light breeze blew!

The conversation become rather interesting once Mariella arrived and passed around a photo of a dress on her phone that had gone viral over the last few days. This led to an interesting discussion about right brain versus left brain, mathematical side vs. emotional side, shape of eyes etc. the spectrum. It was then that PP Anita noted an unusual shape of the sunset and each of us said what we thought it looked like from a nuclear explosion to a pink balloon. When we understood that Jenny was a Geologist & a Gemologist it lead to an amazing talk about diamonds and how to tell where they come from, i.e. Africa, Australia and Russia. Jenny further amazed us with her history of buying gems worldwide, from Mexico to Amsterdam. The GM of the Anantara, Clinton Lowell, popped down to say hullo and checked to see if all was well with us, but sadly he didn't have much time to enjoy the ambience before heading back to his office. As 19:30 came around the group broke up with Peter E. heading back to his restaurant, Lestari and the rest of us heading home to dinner or out for dinner. All agreed that it was a very good fellowship evening."

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VP John once again enthusiastically gave the members an update about the Club’s upcoming ‘Have a Heart’ fundraiser for its Cleft Lip/Palate project where all the proceeds will be donated to the Smile Foundation Bali. The Gala evening is being planned for Friday, 10 April 2015 and will be held at The Trans Resort Bali. Tickets are NOW on sale for IDR 850,000 per person or a table of 10, can be purchased for IDR 7,650,000. Seven tables have already been sold and the tickets are going FAST. Please buy your ticket soon and support the RCBS’s only major fundraiser this year. The posters are now ready and if any member would like to display one at their / friend’s place of business, please see VP John after our meeting. VP John thanked his committee members for their fantastic efforts to date: Rtns, P Doris, PE Barb, PN Marie Francoise, IPP Raphaël, Florian, SaA Jan, PP Anita, PP Robin, Sally, Eric, Yasmina, Maureen, Tineke, Tara, and Alex J. / The Trans Resort Bali Management Team. Without these very dedicated members, this fundraiser would not be possible. VP John said he was very pleased with the prizes that his committee had received so far, but was hoping for many more. He then thanked the club members who have donated prizes to date:

Rtn. Eric / iOCO (IDR 30 million sponsor donation) Rtns. Giorgio & Pamela (IDR 10 million sponsor donation) Rtn. Virginie (IDR 8 million sponsor donation + IDR 2 million sponsor donation from the Harris Resort Kuta) P Doris (IDR 5 million sponsor donation) Rtn. Manfred (IDR 3 million sponsor donation) VP PP John G. (1 HK - Bali – HK plane ticket) Rtn. Alex J. / The Trans Resort Bali (Complimentary rooms for the HK singers) PE Barb (South Sea Pearl necklace & 6 bottles of red wine) PP Anita (2 nights at the Villa Istana Semer, Seminyak) HM Mary (IDR 6 million Painting, 2 nights at that Amadea Resort & Mozaic cooking class) HM Daniel (Basket of Muntigunung products) Dr. Taty (2 nights at the Hotel Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana) SaA Jan (Beaded Batik wall hanging by Anne Marie Kipar & a Shell lamp) Rtn. Peter E. (10 Dinner Vouchers for the Lestari Restaurant) Rtn. Jorg (2 nights at the Villa Casa Santai) Rtns. Peter & Patrizia (Picture frame and a Buddha head) Rtn. Catharina (IDR 5 million Painting) Rtn. Indy (2 Vinoti statues) Rtn. Lusi (2 IDR 300,000 Boutique Vouchers) Rtn. Tara (2 Vouchers for 2 nights at the Villa Bidadari)

Lastly, VP John encouraged all the members and their friends to go to ‘THINK PINK NAILS’ on Jln. Batu Belig 108, Seminyak for some ‘pampering’ on Saturday, 28 March 2015. All the proceeds from the sales / staff tips on this day will be donated to our ‘Have a Heart’ fundraiser.

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‘ADOPT a VILLAGE’ By PP Robin M. Dougherty

PP Robin updated the members about her ongoing ‘Adopt a Village’ Global Grant (GG). She and PP Anita are working with the ‘Bali Children Foundation’ (http://www.balichildrenfoundation.org) and have a budget of US$ 42,000. Their principal International partner is the RC of Box Hill, Sydney, Victoria, Australia. In summary: Mission: Educating Disadvantaged Youth to Alleviate Poverty. Goal: Provide 100, three-year scholarships to poor & disadvantaged High School students. Why: Over 2,000 children are in need of finishing High School. Bali Children Foundation’: For the past 12 years, they have been providing the following ‘Extra Curricular’ activities in Dencarik, Banjar, Kayu Putih and Tegeha villages located in the Buleleng Regency (northwestern Bali).

• 200 classes each week • English • Computers • Balinese Singing & Dancing • Martial Arts

PP Robin finished her talk be saying that the most challenging part of writing this GG is to ensure long-term ‘SUSTAINABILITY.’ She and PP Anita believe that if they are able to achieve the following points, the project will have been a huge success:

• Obtain a High School Diploma (3 years) • Participate in a ‘Work Right’ Program • Participate in an Internship • Train for Career Opportunities • Strive to attend an Institution of Higher Education

Lastly, PP Robin said that completing a GG is a lot of work and effort and she really would like to see more members join her committee. If anyone is interested in being part of a great project, please contact PP Robin directly

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3-June-15 10-June-15

17-June-15

Board Meeting 24-June-15 No Lunch Meeting Annual RCBS Handover Dinner

18-Mar-15 P Doris Isabel & Melati Wijsen Bye-Bye Plastic Bags 2015 UPDATE 25-Mar-15 No LUNCH Meeting

1-April-15 Sec. CP Patrick Colin Bloodworth The Global Pensions Crisis - PPI Indonesia Can we afford to retire?’ 8-April-15 P Doris RCBS Members Club Assembly 15-April-15 P Doris President Paramita Joint Meeting with RCBD

President Slamet Joint Meeting with RCBK President Adnyani Joint Meeting with RCBT 22-April-15 Sec. CP Patrick John Stewart, MEd Cantab Holistic Learning - are we Board Meeting Head of School preparing students for a The Green School – Bali future? 29-April-15 No LUNCH Meeting Vocational Tour & Fellowship lunch The Trans Resort Bali (Rtn. Alex Jovanovic)

6-May-15 No LUNCH Meeting (Pagerwesi – Balinese / Hindu religious holiday) 13-May-15 Sec. CP Patrick Kim Amanda Patra Dengue Fever Board Meeting 20-May-15 27-May-15 29-April-15 No LUNCH Meeting Project Tour & Fellowship Lunch / Dinner

WEEKLY GUEST SPEAKERS’ SCHEDULE for March – June 2015

Date Club Member(s) Speaker(s) Topic

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VISITING ROTARIANS – 11 March 2015

Rtn Kevin Benson RC of Bribie Island, OLD, Australia Rtn Mark Coleciough RC of Bribie Island, QLD, Australia

VISITORS – 11 March 2015

Kay Benson Bribie Island, OLD, Australia Jenny Blackert Seminyak, Bali Judy Clarey Bribie Island, QLD, Australia Sonoko Devianne Sanur, Bali Ursula Grossmann Sanur, Bali Dr. Leith Krakouer Tabanan, Bali Jannell Lee Kerobokan, Bali Tom Pagels Pererenan , Bali Ruth Scheuermann Canggu, Bali Lilly Sulistiowati Legian, Bali

WEEKLY RAFFLE – 11 March 2015 TOTAL: IDR 105,000 (Raffle Tickets IDR 0 and Happy $s IDR 105,000)

BOARD of DIRECTORS 2014 – 2015 President Doris Angst Sommer President-elect Barb Mackenzie 1st Vice President Masahara Yukimoto 2nd Vice President PP John T. Glass Secretary CP T. Patrick van Kampen Treasurer Stephen O'Brien Immediate Past President Raphaël M. Devianne President-nominee Marie F de Saint Priest d'Urgel

CLUB COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS 2014 - 2015 Club Administration Florian Nitsch Membership Marie F de Saint Priest d'Urgel PR & Fundraising 2nd VP PP John T. Glass Service Projects 1st VP Masahara Yukimoto New Generations Jerome Cle The Rotary Foundation PP Anita M. Lococo

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