Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988 Club Bulletin At our meeng on 13th January Peter H introduced Mr Mahew Williams, Federal Member of Parlia- ment for Hindmarsh, with an impressive CV which included an en- during connecon with Rotary and a clear com- mitment to community service. Ma spoke to us about his first year in Canberra and provided some interesng insights into what the ma- jority do not hear so much about. It was both inter- esng and reassuring to hear of the interacon and cooperaon between and within pares in ensuring the ongoing funcons of government and about the emerging middle classes of Asia and services indus- tries. It certainly looks like hard work with long hours, but clearly smulang and rewarding for Ma. Our second meeng on the 20th January was a Club Assembly following last week’s Board Meeng. Di- rectors presented up to date reports and decisions of club acvies and Treasurer Michael a helpful overview of our finances (see further on). Meengs Hello everyone, 2015 is well and truly up- on us and we are halfway through the Rotary year already. I hope that every- one had an enjoyable break over the Christ- mas / New year period and are now feeling re- freshed and ready to con- nue our vital work in the community. January is Rotary awareness month and as we have read in the Herald this week, our mission and message can be summarized in a single word - "Service", or as we oſten put it, "Service above self". If we don't get the message out to the public about what we do they won't know that Rotary provides more Internaonal scholarships than any other organisaon, or that Rotarians have contrib- uted more than US$1.3 billion dollars towards po- lio eradicaon. If we don't tell them, they won't know about Rotary’s world peace efforts through the Rotary Centres for Internaonal Studies in Peace and Conflict Resoluon. If we don't sell the message, then how do we recruit new members? So let's ensure that we connue to keep our can- dles burning and light up Rotary! With the quiz night fast approaching I urge all members to invite as many friends along as possible. Not only do these events help sell our message but they show that Rotary can be fun. Brenley 20th Jan 2015 President’s Paragraphs January is Rotary Awareness Month. This is a me to expand knowledge of Rotary and its acvies among our membership and throughout the community.
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Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988
Club Bulletin
At our meeting on 13th January Peter H introduced Mr Matthew Williams, Federal Member of Parlia-ment for Hindmarsh, with an impressive CV which included an en-during connection with Rotary and a clear com-mitment to community service.
Matt spoke to us about his first year in Canberra and provided some interesting insights into what the ma-jority do not hear so much about. It was both inter-esting and reassuring to hear of the interaction and cooperation between and within parties in ensuring the ongoing functions of government and about the emerging middle classes of Asia and services indus-tries. It certainly looks like hard work with long hours, but clearly stimulating and rewarding for Matt.
Our second meeting on the 20th January was a Club Assembly following last week’s Board Meeting. Di-rectors presented up to date reports and decisions of club activities and Treasurer Michael a helpful overview of our finances (see further on).
Meetings
Hello everyone,
2015 is well and truly up-on us and we are halfway through the Rotary year already. I hope that every-one had an enjoyable break over the Christ-mas / New year period and are now feeling re-freshed and ready to con-tinue our vital work in the
community.
January is Rotary awareness month and as we have read in the Herald this week, our mission and message can be summarized in a single word - "Service", or as we often put it, "Service above self". If we don't get the message out to the public about what we do they won't know that Rotary provides more International scholarships than any other organisation, or that Rotarians have contrib-uted more than US$1.3 billion dollars towards po-lio eradication. If we don't tell them, they won't know about Rotary’s world peace efforts through the Rotary Centres for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution. If we don't sell the message, then how do we recruit new members?
So let's ensure that we continue to keep our can-dles burning and light up Rotary! With the quiz night fast approaching I urge all members to invite as many friends along as possible. Not only do these events help sell our message but they show that Rotary can be fun. Brenley
20th Jan 2015
President’s Paragraphs
January is Rotary Awareness Month.
This is a time to expand knowledge of Rotary and its activities among our membership and throughout the community.
The Voice of Rotary
Broadcast on 1197AM RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm. From each Wednesday the broadcast program can be heard on-line
January 2015
Jan 27th Rtn. John Kennedy (R.C. of Magill Sunrise)
“A Rotarian in the Courts”
Feb 3rd PP Bill Goodes (R.C. of Prospect Sunrise) “Group 5 Dinner/Club 20th Birthday” (Speaker: Marion McCall) Feb 10th AG Bob Cooper (R.C. of Burnside) “Rotary International’s 110th Birthday” (“See you at the Bridge”) Feb 17th Rtn. A.N. Other (R.C. of Golden Grove) “Club Film Night – March 7th” Feb 24th DG 9520 Jerry Casburn (R.C. of Unley) “District Conference, Ballarat in April”
Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988
Club Bulletin
Treasurer’s Report
20th Jan 2015
Treasurers Report Service Acct 13.1.2015 Bal 5942.62 Nil Outstanding Cheques Project Acct Prior to the meeting and since my last report I have paid $1k to St Judes, $700 to Foodbank fo 16 Christ-mas Hampers, $500 to Rywell ,$3k to Helping Hands project and $500 to Oz Harvest. We banked $2k net from the Taxi BBQ, $303 from the Money Spin-ner,$600 net from the Bunnings BBQ, and $1k from the Nov HN BBQ 13.1.2015 Bal 22351.23 Outstanding Chqs (Raffle) 6973.70 Balance Remaining 15377.53 At the recent Board meeting it was decided we should allocate at least $2k for the Adelaide Hills Bushfire Appeal In addition we approved prepayment of the remain-der of this years CIO commitment $1k and allocated $1k to Operation Cleft. The Rotary Foundation payment of $3k and $1k to Polio Plus was also approved We have the balance of Rotary Dues to be paid this month so members who have only paid part mem-bership please make payments to the Service ac-count. I will endeavour to send out emails in the next few days Michael
Brenton presenting cheques to Glenelg Community Hospital (above) and Tutti (below)
Below: The Money Spinner with close-up of new signage
Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988
Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988
Club Bulletin
20th Jan 2015
Friendship Visit to Cusco, Peru – MAY 2015
Interested in travelling to Peru?
Would you like to see Rotary at work in the Inca city of Cusco and in the majestic Andes Mountains with hands on
involvement in isolated communities? A special Rotary Friendship visit, limited to 24 people, to
Peru and other South American destinations is being offered to Rotarians and partners in Districts 9500 and
9520. Tour Guides will include:
Ted Dzaidkiewicz, Managing Director of Contours Travel has been conducting tours to Latin America for over 30
years. See www.contourstravel.com.au .Ted is a member of the Rotary Club of North Melbourne and coordinator of the Agua Pura project in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Cusco. See www.aguapuracommunityproject.com Con-tours Travel was a sponsor of the District 9520 Warrnam-
bool Conference. Rotarian Professor Jean Jacques Decoster, social anthro-pologist, world authority on the Inca Civilisation lives in Cusco and is a member of the Rotary Club of Cusco. He
was a key note speaker at the District conference at Warrnambool in March. Jean Jacques will conduct tours of
the Inca sites such as Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Lake Titicaca and much, much
more – not on the normal tourist routes. Trevor McGuirk, Past President of Stirling Rotary Club,
along with partner Andrea, have visited Cusco on 3 occa-sions. In 2010, Stirling Rotary Club, with the support of a RI matching grant and in collaboration with RC Cusco, estab-lished the school bus project at Quishuarani. Trevor and
Andrea organise “Kids of Cusco”, an educational and health program for remote mountain communities. See
www.kidsofcusco.com Expressions of interest...
to Cusco, Peru and other destinations in South America are being sought from Rotarians and partners in District 9500. Email contact: [email protected] for further details. The tour will coincide with the RI World Convention in Sao Paulo in Brazil from 6th – 9th June 2015. Optional tours will be offered to other South American destinations.
