The Other News… Happy November Wedding Happy November Birthdays to… Margaret Bell Bronwyn Berriman Suzanne Erickson Yvonne Harrison Anniversary to ... Ivan & Margaret Fedor Volume 34, Issue 21 20th November, 2017 SPRINGWORD The official Bulletin of The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc. Chartered 4th December 1984 CLUB 22213 Postal Address P.O. Box 45, Springwood, N.S.W, 2777 See the District 9685 website http://rotarydistrict9685.org.au Club Website www.springwoodrotary.org.au Of the things we think, say, or do Is it the truth? Is it fair to all con- cerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Inside this issue... Ian H.R. Riseley 2017-18 President of Rotary International From the President 1 Board Members 2 Dates for Your Diary 2 Club News 3 Club News 4 Photo Page 5 Rotary News 6-7 Upcoming Duties 7 Last Meeting Stats 7 This Week’s Meeting… ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Introduction : N/A Thanks : N/A President’s Report What a great night of fellowship and in- teraction with the members of the Lan- tern club followed by an informative presentation from the R.I.D.B.C. ladies. It was heart warming to be able to pre- sent the $8000 cheque on behalf of Rota- ry & Lantern Clubs. Another truly suc- cessful joint project which will assist the children immensely. The call for volunteers for the parking & BBQ roster on 25 th November is out and I ask you to give deep thought to your availability – the response so far (Wed @ noon) is very disheartening. We are com- mitted to this event and failure could wipe out all the good Rotary presence/ work we have created. On a brighter note, don’t forget Christmas at the Erickson’s – our last meeting for the year – on the 18 th December. Cost will be $20.00 for a magnificent feast catered by Suzanne & Paul. BYOG Our first meeting for 2018 will be a Social event at the Bowler Estate. More details soon but there will be Tennis, Swimming, Pool/Billiards so find your shorts, short skirts, budgie smugglers & bikinis (Bill’s request). Tonight is our AGM where final 2016/17 reports will be formally presented and proposed for acceptance, followed by the elections for the 2018- 2019 Board for Margaret Bell’s Presidential year. Norm Kitto President Promoting Peace - Fighting Disease - Providing Clean Water - Saving Mothers and Children - Supporting Education - Growing Local Economies
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The Other News…
Happy November Wedding
Happy November Birthdays to…
Margaret Bell Bronwyn Berriman Suzanne Erickson Yvonne Harrison
Anniversary to ...
Ivan & Margaret Fedor
Volume 34, Issue 21 20th November, 2017
SPRINGWORD The official Bulletin of The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc.
Chartered 4th December 1984 CLUB 22213 Postal Address P.O. Box 45, Springwood, N.S.W, 2777
See the District 9685 website http://rotarydistrict9685.org.au Club Website www.springwoodrotary.org.au
Of the things we think, say, or do
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all con-cerned?
Will it build good will and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Inside this issue...
Ian H.R. Riseley 2017-18
President of Rotary International
From the President 1
Board Members 2
Dates for Your Diary 2
Club News 3
Club News 4
Photo Page 5
Rotary News 6-7
Upcoming Duties 7
Last Meeting Stats 7
This Week’s Meeting…
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Introduction : N/A
Thanks : N/A
President’s Report
What a great night of fellowship and in-teraction with the members of the Lan-tern club followed by an informative presentation from the R.I.D.B.C. ladies. It was heart warming to be able to pre-sent the $8000 cheque on behalf of Rota-ry & Lantern Clubs. Another truly suc-cessful joint project which will assist the children immensely.
The call for volunteers for the parking & BBQ roster on 25th November is out and I ask you to give deep thought to your availability – the response so far (Wed @ noon) is very disheartening. We are com-mitted to this event and failure could wipe out all the good Rotary presence/ work we have created.
On a brighter note, don’t forget Christmas at the Erickson’s – our last meeting for the year – on the 18th December. Cost will be $20.00 for a magnificent feast catered by Suzanne & Paul. BYOG
Our first meeting for 2018 will be a Social event at the Bowler Estate. More details soon but there will be Tennis, Swimming, Pool/Billiards so find your shorts, short skirts, budgie smugglers & bikinis (Bill’s request). Tonight is our AGM where final 2016/17 reports will be formally presented and proposed for acceptance, followed by the elections for the 2018- 2019 Board for Margaret Bell’s Presidential year.
Norm Kitto President
Promoting Peace - Fighting Disease - Providing Clean Water - Saving Mothers and Children -
November is Foundation Month Nov 18 Bunnings BBQ Nov 20 Annual General Meeting Nov 21 Board Meeting Nov 24 Everly Brothers / Buddy Holly - The Hub Nov 25 ETSY Artisan Markets- Norman Lindsay Gallery Nov 27 Meeting Informal Night Dec 04 Meeting Rotary Foundation - Jennifer Scott Dec 07 Bunnings Family BBQ Dec 11 Seniors Christmas Lunch - Baptist Church Dec 11 Meeting Rotary Committees Evening Dec 14 Late Night Christmas Shopping Springwood Dec 16 Bunnings BBQ Dec 18 Meeting Christmas Party at the Erickson’s! Dec 19 Board Meeting Jan 13 Bunnings BBQ Jan 15 Meeting Social Night at the Bowler’s Jan 20 Bunnings BBQ Jan 26 Australia Day BBQ - Glenbrook Oval
Club News … Apologies are to be phoned to Fred Thompson by phone on 4751 1821 by 5pm on Sunday. Leave your
name with any message. Reminder: You will be required to pay for any meals not cancelled . Please adhere to this deadline, because the Club has to pay for your meal if you cancel after 5pm on Sunday.
Annual General Meeting – This will be held next Monday, 20th November. Christmas Late Night Shopping in Springwood - This will be happening on Thursday, 14th Decem-
ber. Lots of fun and activities, Santa and Mrs Claus, and a gift wrapping service offered by our Club. The gift wrapping, organised by Sherril Daly, will also occur near Priceline on the evenings of the 14th, 20th, and 22nd December. See Sherril if you can help.
SENIORS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
When and Where: Monday 11th December 11.30 – 1.30pm at Springwood Baptist Church Macquarie Rd Springwood.
Strategy and Guests : Similar format to last year. Our Rotary Club is working with the Winmalee Neighbour-hood Centre to splash out a nice Christmas luncheon for the Seniors in our local community. So all seniors are invited (even us !!) to come along to the FREE Luncheon. If you have friends and acquaintances who would enjoy such a function, by all means invite them and to come along. RSVP to WINMALEE NEIGHBOUR-HOOD CENTRE as soon as possible Ph: 4754 4050. Early notification will assist us with catering numbers.
Rotary’s Role in this function:
We will be working with the Neighbourhood Centre to complete the following:
Kitchen : food preparation and cooking, washing up and clearing away at the end of the function. Can we have volunteers for the washing up roster please.
Hall and Covered patio: There will be 15 rectangular tables and chairs for at least 110. Table service and hosts to our guests for the function. Individual people are being approached to be hosts at the tables.
Clearing away at the end of the function- Sweeping floors, packing away tables and chairs. Robyn Ingram would like volunteers, please – task would commence after 12.45pm. NB: We have a Santa and a kind elf has made small gifts of Christmas cakes for each guest, so that side of things is organized. We need a volunteer for the front stage hall decorating (similar to last year) . It would be a nice thing to have some large print Christmas Carols verses printed for each table for a sing along . Do I have a vol-unteer for this task? Still aiming to arrange some choral songsters - otherwise we will have have recorded music. If you would like to assist on the day please email Robin Ingram - [email protected]
Youth Exchange Program (YEP) Bronwyn has requested that those interested in hosting an exchange student from July 2018 to let her know ASAP. There will a training session in the Blue Mountains for those interested.
“Thinking of you” wishes to Margaret and Jan. We are here for you.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 2017-2018 PRESIDENT: Norman Kitto Treasurer: Cheryl Kitto President Elect: Margaret Bell Immediate Past President Marilyn Kenney Secretary: Ivan Fedor DIRECTORS Club Administration: Jenny Thomas Community Service: Warwick Harrison International Service: Geoff Glassock Vocational Services: Carol Brandt Youth Director: Bronwyn Berriman Project Director: Colin Kenney APPOINTMENTS Foundation Chair: Pat Ainslie Membership & PR Chair: Yvonne Meehan Sergeant at Arms: Allen Smith Speaker Coordinator: Jenny Kroonstuiver
The Club’s Project Goal for 2017-18 is the purchase, and instal-lation at Buttenshaw Park of a merry-go-round for wheel chair bound children. The photo above shows the merry-go-round, and the photo to the right shows the approximate location of its installation in the playground on the highway side of the park. This will be a great addition and contribution to the community, and a goal for President Norm Kitto for this year.
Christmas Late Night Shopping in Springwood - This will be happening on Thursday, 14th December. Lots of fun and activities, Santa and Mrs Claus, and a gift wrapping service offered by our Club. The gift wrapping, organised by Sherril Daly, will also occur near Priceline on the evenings of the 14th, 20th, and 22nd December. See Sherril if you can help.
BUNDANOON HIGHLAND GATHERING FESTIVAL – BUNDANOON
SATURDAY, 7TH APRIL 2018
The 41st annual Highland Gathering Festival is where Bundanoon becomes Brigadoon for a day. If you're looking for the perfect family day out then head to Australia's premier Scottish Highland Gathering - Bun-danoon is Brigadoon. Scotland, with a wee bit of Aussie flavour.
The gathering is a non-profit, charity event that readily distributes the funds from the day to local charities and volunteer groups that assist the organisers. Enjoy a street parade with marching pipe bands, Clan Societies, children's decorated floats, The Tartan Warriors: Bundanoon Stones of Manhood, Mary Kiani: Scottish Sing-er, String Loaded Fiddle Band: Bob MacInnes and Friends: Fiddler performing in the Fiddlers Tent, Scottish Highland and Country Dancing, 120 specialty crafts, souvenirs and food stalls.
During March there is a series of Festival events leading up to Brigadoon for full information check out the website. The "Australian Highland Heavy Weight Events Championship" will be performed by the Tartan Warriors. There are five separate individual challenges Shot Putt, Weight for Distance, Weight for Height, Heavy Caber and Hammer Throw. Five events One overall winner. At the oval, experience massed bands, highland and Scottish country dancing, traditional and not-so-traditional highland games and the South-ern Highlands Kennel and Obedience Club.
For more information: www.brigadoon.org.au
Have you let Pat Ainslie know if you are interested in attending
Above: Robin Ingram Following the Open Gardens weekend on 23-24th September, the Lantern Club and our Rota-ry Club presented a cheque for $8000.00 to RIDBC.
L to R: President Norm Kitto, Me-gan Thomas (RIDBC), Dianne Mar-ris (President of the Lantern Club)
An Etsy Made Local artisan market showcasing Blue Mountains and surrounds Etsy store owners wares, Meet the sellers and learn about Etsy and the communi-ty it supports! Set amongst the beautiful gardens of the Norman Lindsay Gallery, Free Entry to the gardens. Find us on Instagram @etsymadelocalbluemnts OUR CLUB... As you will recall we have committed to running the Car Parking and providing our BBQ Trailer on Saturday 25th November - YES that is Saturday week !! They have advised that approximately 3000 people turned up last year so this will be a BIG day for us as well. We will be providing Sausage in roll, Egg & Ba-con sandwich & Drinks Please advise ASAP but by Thursday 5.00pm if you and/or you partner are available to assist. Please indicate if availability is Morning OR Afternoon OR Both OR nominate available times. This is a great opportunity to put The Rotary Club of Springwood on display and gives us our foot back in the door (if we do it right!) at Norman Lindsay to assist at other events they hold. Bill, Ivan and Norm are impressed with their planning and co-operation with our ideas. So come on - HANDS UP and lets make this another success.
E-CLUB CHRISTMAS E-CARDS SUPPORTING
INTERPLAST
Dear Friends, Following the many years of traditional Rotary Christmas cards, we’ve launched the modern, efficient, environmen-tally-friendly version – CHRISTMAS E-CARDS!! Proceeds from the sale of our e-cards support Inter-plast in rebuilding bodies and rebuilding lives in the Asia-Pacific region. Recipients of the e-cards you choose will see our Rotary and Interplast logos when they open their cards. You and your club members and/or friends can take ad-vantage of this service by going to our website at http://ryderotary.org.au/e-club-ecards and following the instruc-tions there. We hope you will join us in this initiative to support a real-ly good cause, and to further demonstrate that e-clubs real-ly can do just about anything conventional clubs can do. Yours in Rotary, Rob Mitchell Projects Director, Ryde Rotary e-Club
MEETING STATISTICS 13/11/2015 Current Membership 36 Attendance tonight 25
Apologies Bill Clague, Joanna Deegan,
Geoff Glassock, Liz Roberts,
Bob Templeman, Jennifer Wearn Makeup Pat Ainslie, Margaret Bell, Dee Covington, Adam Law, Allen Smith Leave Effective Attendance 30 Percentage 88% Raffle Winner Pick-A-Card N/A Visiting Rotarians Roza Sage, Ross Hutchins Members’ Guests Numerous Guest Speaker Robin Ingram, Dianne Marris (Lantern Club), Megan Thomas (RIDBC)
A New Volunteering Initiative
A new Volunteering initiative has been launched by the NSW Government whereby your Club can register as an Organisation to which Volunteers can apply to seek opportunities to contribute to their communities through supporting Rotary
This can be a great way to project Rotary and your Club in the Community and promote the Rotary Brand. There are marketing materials also available on the main site to use in promoting the opportuni-ties and/or any specific requirements you may have.
If interested, read about the programme at:
https://www.volunteering.nsw.gov.au/
Go to: https://www.volunteering.nsw.gov.au/volunteer-now and register
ROTARY DISTRICT 9685 CONFERENCE 10-11 March 2018
PAST RI PRESIDENT JOHN GERM IS ATTENDING OUR 2018 DISTRICT CONFERENCE AS THE RI
PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE John F. Germ, a member of the Rotary Club of Chattanoo-ga, Tennessee, USA, and chair of the International Polio-Plus Committee, was Rotary International President of RI in 2016-17. For Rotary to thrive, Germ says, members must face current and future challenges and opportunities with "passion, enthusiasm, perseverance, and above all, integrity." "I envision Rotary boldly and creatively engag-ing the success of polio eradication, membership and iden-tity issues, strengthening clubs, work with youth – our fu-ture lifeblood, and the creation of critical, strategic partner-ships," says Germ. Germ says no one should ever have to ask, "What is Rotary?" "We will enhance Rotary's public image by successfully and enthusiastically marketing who we are, what amazing things we are doing, and incredibly, have done locally and globally," says Germ. With the glob-al economy still unpredictable, Germ says Rotary must make participation affordable and "also be unfailingly dili-gent in efforts to ensure we spend every dollar effectively and efficiently," he says.
REGISTER FOR THE 2018 DISTRICT CONFERENCE BY 30 NOVEMBER FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!
