Quote for the Week: “Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” Voltaire (1694 - 1778) French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist New District Governor Jim Studebaker Inducted A party of ten Richmond Rotarians and FoRRC members attended the District Changeover on Sunday 29 th June. There was a record turn-out to wel- come the new DG. Outgoing DG John Davis summarised the 2007- 2008 year as one of significant achievements, including a range of projects and marketing initiatives that have further lifted Rotary’s public profile. D9800’s increase by 7% in membership was the highest across Australia and New Zealand. Incoming DG Jim Studebaker gave recognition to the successful 2007-2008 year under PDG John Davis, and highlighted the need to continue the progress made through Membership, The Rotary Foundation, Public Aware-ness and Avenues of Service. He spoke of the Rotary Theme for this year, “Make Dreams Real” as every Rotarian works towards making our world a better one. Taking up the mantle laid down by World President, D.K. Lee, DG Jim’s goal is to support District mem-bership growth of 10% in 2008-09. With the formalities concluded, we were all treated to entertainment provided by singer, Debra Byrne. She is a proud supporter of and believer in the ideals of Rotary, and gave her performance on the day free of charge. DG Jim Studebaker has been a very active Rotarian for 17 years. A member of North Balwyn since 1991, Jim became its President in 2004-2005 and served as Chairman of virtually every service committee for the club. He was a member of the District Public Relations Committee before joining the District RYLA committee, where he served for eight years. Appointed Assistant DG of the Batman Cluster for 2006-2007, he was also named a Paul Harris Fellow in 2006. Seeing young people through their RYLA experience dramatically change and blossom, inspired Jim’s involve- ment in the appointment of youth to run this vital program in D9800. Jim’s career was in the banking and finance industry and professional practice management in accounting and legal practices, both here and in the USA. Although born in America, Jim is an Australian by choice and is more Australian than Crocodile Dundee! And, like many Australians, he has a true handicap in his enjoyment of golf. He and wife Carol also share a love of cooking. They have two adult children who live overseas. Meeting 2019 14 th July 2008 Page 1 The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Richmond DG Jim Studebaker
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Quote for the Week:
“Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
Voltaire (1694 - 1778) French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist
New District Governor Jim Studebaker Inducted A party of ten Richmond Rotarians and
FoRRC members attended the District
Changeover on Sunday 29th June.
There was a record turn-out to wel-
come the new DG.
Outgoing DG John Davis
summarised the 2007-
2008 year as one of
significant achievements, including a range of
projects and marketing
initiatives that have
further lifted Rotary’s
public profile. D9800’s
increase by 7% in
membership was the
highest across Australia
and New Zealand.
Incoming DG Jim
Studebaker gave recognition to the
successful 2007-2008 year under PDG
John Davis, and highlighted the need to
continue the progress made through
Membership, The Rotary Foundation,
Public Aware-ness and Avenues of
Service. He spoke of the Rotary Theme for this year, “Make Dreams Real” as
every Rotarian works towards making
our world a better one. Taking up the
mantle laid down by World President,
D.K. Lee, DG Jim’s goal is to support
District mem-bership growth of 10% in
2008-09.
With the formalities concluded, we were
all treated to entertainment provided
by singer, Debra Byrne. She is a proud
supporter of and believer in the ideals
of Rotary, and gave her performance
on the day free of charge.
DG Jim Studebaker has been a very
active Rotarian for 17 years. A member
of North Balwyn since 1991, Jim became its President in
2004-2005 and served as
Chairman of virtually every
service committee for the club. He was a member of
the District Public Relations
Committee before joining
the District RYLA
committee, where he
served for eight years.
Appointed Assistant DG of
the Batman Cluster for
2006-2007, he was also
named a Paul Harris Fellow in
2006.
Seeing young people through their
RYLA experience dramatically change
and blossom, inspired Jim’s involve-
ment in the appointment of youth to
run this vital program in D9800.
Jim’s career was in the banking and finance industry and professional
practice management in accounting and
legal practices, both here and in the
USA. Although born in America, Jim is
an Australian by choice and is more
Australian than Crocodile Dundee! And,
like many Australians, he has a true handicap in his enjoyment of golf. He
and wife Carol also share a love of
cooking. They have two adult children
who live overseas.
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The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Richmond
DG Jim Studebaker
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PPrreessiiddeenntt’’ss MMeessssaaggee The beginning of
each Rotary year is always an exciting
time for our Club.
It is a time to re-
evaluate our
current projects
and to implement
new ideas. All members, partners
& friends should
grasp this
opportunity through our Committee
Chairs to recommend a new service
project for consideration by the Board.
Your suggestions will assist to build the
2008-9 Project Plan.
At the Fun In Retirement Expo last
week, The organising club, North Balwyn Rotary, and Richmond were the
only clubs to display Rotary projects to
the community. Many visitors were so
impressed in our work that they
indicated an interest to learn more
about Rotary by leaving their names &
contact details. I am convinced that the way forward for membership
growth is the progression shown here:
Yet again I was proud to be part of our
working team creating Rotary aware-ness whilst enjoying fellowship to boot,
a fantastic exercise in Connecting with
Community. I would like to thank
Janice for spearheading this project and all the team for spending their weekend
time manning our stand for the 3 days
of the Expo. Jean Marc, Ben, Tim, John
G, John B, Sue, Kev, Jo, Barb, Colin,
Annie, Dot, Brian & Jenny – thank you.
Equally, I am sure that Membership
Chair Barry will relentlessly follow-up
the leads on his return from holidays.
My ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK goes to
Janice Kesterton for having the
foresight & tenacity to seize an
opportunity for membership
recruitment by showcasing what Richmond is already doing to assist our
community.
Together we continue to dream – to
Make Dreams Real. Trevor
Overheard in the Pub
Fred: “I was depressed last night so I called Lifeline. Got a call center in Pakistan. I told them I was suicidal.”
Bob: “What did they say?”
Fred: “They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.”
Project Participation
Friends of Rotary
Rotarian
RCR stand at FIRE:
Jean Marc and Janice on duty.
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Welcome to a New Bulletin Format Please sharpen your pencils… A letter FROM the Editor
Hindsight is a wonderful attribute! Last
year I tried to cut down on the large
workload the Bulletin imposed in 06-07, by reducing the size of the regular
Bulletin to four pages, and to cut costs by
going without a cover. The net effect of
these changes was a distinct drop in the
quality and interest of the Bulletin, which
does not help us in trying to make a visit
to our club an interesting experience.
OK, the Bulletin isn’t everything, but
having a quality Bulletin to take away is
definitely part of the attraction of a club:
part of the glue that holds us together,
someone said.
So this year we have gone back to an 8-
pager with cover and it is my aim to
surpass the standard we achieved in 06-
07. But help will be needed.
The plan is to have a fairly standard
format that readers can recognise as OUR
format.
Page 1 will carry a lead article of
relevance to Rotary. It may come from
any source and will not be limited to
being only about our Club. Preference
will be given to major news about RCR
projects.
Page 2 will carry the President’s
Message. I’m putting the heavy on
Trevor for at least 400 words a week, and
I’ll put his picture in unless he has a
better alternative – which will be often, I
hope.
Page 3 will be mainly YOUR page, which
is why I invite you to sharpen your
pencils. I am planning, with your
permission and help, to set up a roster
for every member to contribute at least
two articles in the year. A minimum of
200 words, please, but they can be up to
440 words. Fewer words are needed if
you can include a good picture or two.
(See page 4.) It doesn’t matter what the
subject is so long as it is of general
interest to your fellow Rotarians. It could
be an account
of a memorable
trip or a diatribe on why
Rotary should
do more to
avert global
warming, or a
letter about
your grandchildren… or anything else
that you fancy. I will set up a list and
will remind you by email or phone when
your turn is approaching. And I don’t
excuse me from participating: I will be
putting a monthly editorial here as well.
Pages 4 and 5 will be largely dedicated
to RCR Projects. For this, our Project
Managers need to be continually feeding
progress reports and summaries to the
Bulletin, preferably with plenty of
interesting photos. These pages will
keep us all up to date with what is
happening out here in Community Service Land. I’ll also get Sergeant
Barry Roberts to chip in a paragraph of
educational Rotary stuff most weeks.
Page 6 will mainly draw on Rotary
International and try to bring you up to
date information from the wider world of
RI.
Page 7 has its own sub-editors, Jo
Cowling and Annie Wysham, to whom
my eternal thanks! They will look after
District and Club news and bring us the
‘Forthcoming Events’ table each week. If
you want to get a notice into the
Bulletin, tell Jo or Annie.
Page 8 is the business of the day with
the usual notice of forthcoming speakers
and topics, celebrations, etc.
So that’s the plan. It will probably
evolve a bit over the year and I’m
certainly open to suggested improve-
ments. But most importantly, I hope
you will enjoy the outcome.
John Liddell, Editor
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How to get great pics of your project in the Bulletin To make the Bulletin interesting, it helps if there are photographs included to bring
solid pages of otherwise dull grey text to life. With most of our members these
days owning a digital camera there is no reason why we shouldn’t have a steady
stream of interesting pictures appearing showing our various projects happening,
plus highlights of conferences and tours, working bees and fundraising activities.
So your editor offers the following as a 4-point guide to taking good snaps to go in
the Bulletin.
1. Remember to take your camera! A picture is worth a thousand words, but without a camera, there will be no picture. When everyone is doing something,
remember to take some pictures. Don’t wait until the job is finished and you
are all just standing in a group (See Point 3). And when you get home, please
email the best shots to the editor of this, your Bulletin, while the news is fresh.
2. Keep the subject simple. Crowd scenes and cluttered “busy” pictures do not reproduce well in the bulletin. What you see as a big colourful picture on your
pc may come over as a smudgy grey mess when it is printed in black and white
and only 5 cm x 3 cm in the Bulletin. Better to have one or two people against a simple background.
Too busy/cluttered Simpler
3. Snap your subjects doing something interesting. Far too many Rotary publications contain just endless groups standing (or sitting) smiling at the
camera. Boring! As PP Janice remarked on looking at a collection of Rotary photographs, “We seemed to do an awful lot of eating and drinking.” OK, we
want some of those, but not too many. They won’t attract new members
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because we don’t look as if we do interesting things. The other repetitively
tedious photo is the “presentation”, e.g. President and award winner standing side by side, shaking hands and beaming at the camera. A few are OK – even
necessary, but they don’t add any WOW! factor for the reader.
4. Remember the Rule of 3: When framing the shot, divide your picture into three slices, both horizontally and vertically, by mentally drawing two lines in
each direction. Except for close-ups, place people’s heads on the upper
horizontal line, NOT in the middle of the picture. Place your main subject on
either vertical line, but again, not smack in the middle.
Subject too low Balanced
Simply remembering these 4 rules will mean that there will be a lot more
interesting Bulletins this year. Thank you! Ed.
Timor Leste Kindergarten Project supplies now at sea Barbara Woodberry reports: As a
result of my recent visit to Timor Leste
the first 'package' has been dispatched
via DIK. In Baucau I visited a tertiary
institute training Primary School
teachers. They had a great library of 'professional' Portuguese books but
they needed book covering materials
which are unobtainable over there. On
getting back I located a wholesale
library supplier here in Melbourne who
gave me a hefty discount and then
threw in some extras. So ..... currently
500m of Contac, a couple of big boxes
of labels and various repairing tapes
are on the high seas to TL.
They are paying me back for the
purchase - money is not their biggest problem (they have supporters), but
access to the marketplace is.
Just another example of the great
services Bill Dagg offers at DIK!
Cocktails for RI President D K Lee A report on this event by Jennie List will be included in next week’s Bulletin.
The Groan Spot A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out
of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off.
"Because", he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
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Melbourne Homeless World Cup 2008 Street Socceroos National Championships and Training Camp
The National Championships and Street Socceroos selection trials will be held at
Docklands during the
afternoon of Sunday
July 20. The training
camp will be held at
the Lord Somers
Camp from Friday
July 18 to Sunday
July 20.
The Street Socceroos
National Champion-
ships will involve
teams from Vic-
Metro, Vic-Country, NSW, Qld, SA and
WA and along with the training camp will
act as the selection trials for the 2008
Street Socceroos. About 60 players and
others will participate in the camp and
the championships.
On the Sunday morning there will be a
Schools Tournament possibly followed by
a Corporate Cup featuring eight corporate
teams.
Volunteers are wanted to help in the
following roles at National Training Camp
– Friday July 18 PM to Sunday July 20
AM. 5-6 volunteers to assist with:
• the transport of 60 players and others
from Melbourne to Lord Somers on
Friday afternoon and return to Docklands on Sunday 20th
• preparation of
meals, co-
ordination of
group activities,
mentoring and
special activities
on Friday night,
Saturday and
Saturday night
And at the National
Championships: Sun,
July 20, 12-15
volunteers (maybe 2 shifts from 8.00am
to 1.00pm and 1.00pm to 6.00pm) to
assist with:
• providing food packs/BBQ for players
and attendants
• player registration and team
management • crowd control
• timekeeper/scorers
James Pullar would greatly appreciate
your assistance in being able to fill
these volunteer roles. For details go to:
http://www.homelessworldcup.org
or contact him on, Tel 9585 4224 Fax 9585 4224 Mob 0417 574 941
A fuller copy of this message is attached
to the website copy of this Bulletin.
Yarra Primary 'Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program'
Jo Cowling reports: I have continued my
involvement with this Rotary Project for
the last 18 months and have witnessed both the growth of the garden and the
knowledge and involvement of the
children in both the garden and the
kitchen. In our environmentally challeng-
ed world programs like this promote a
very positive message to primary school
children which helps them to formulate positive attitudes and actions in the
future.
The Club has agreed to support this
community project in 2008/2009.
The Yarra Primary Project coordinator
Jude Sullivan urgently requires
volunteers for the following dates: ● The Kitchen classes need another
volunteer on Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 11:00- 2:00 for the
term.
● The Kitchen classes need another
volunteer on Wednesdays and
Thursdays from 11:00- 2:00 for the term
If you are able to assist could you
please let me know as soon as possible.
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SLADE LITERARY AWARDS
Volunteers judges wanted for Slade Literary Award. Do you enjoy reading? We will have to read about 80 stories and choose the winners between Aug 16th and Sept 3rd. It’s busy but fun!
Please contact John Liddell “a.s.a.p.” Mob: 0407 979 233
ROTARY CLUB OF RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP DINNERS
Where: Vicky's Restaurant (BYO), 7 Strathalbyn Street, East Kew.
When: Friday 25th July Time: 7.00pm
RCR MONTHLY FELLOWSHIP DINNERS - to be held on the last Friday of each month at selected restaurants (recommendations for future venues welcomed by Brian & Jenny List)! Inaugural dinner - Bookings: Brian List
Cost: $15 per person (excluding lunch). Supporting ShelterBox (Australia)
There will be a Guided Tour and talk, including a visit to the Synagogue,
plus a viewing of an art exhibition by Victor Majzner of beautiful water colour paintings reflecting the Australian Jewish experience.
Plus
Lunch (optional)
Where: Leo's Spaghetti Bar, 55 Fitzroy St, St. Kilda, T: 9534 5026 (Licensed - wine available by the glass)
Time: 12.00 noon Sharp
The award-winning Jewish Museum of Australia is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the world's great places to experience Jewish culture.
Please bring family and friends for a very interesting tour and a unique experience. Bookings essential for lunch and/or tour by Monday 18th August to: Annie Wysham on 98971276 or [email protected]
ROMAC DINNER
“Celebrating ROMACS 20th Anniversary”
This is an opportunity for members to participate in the 20th anniversary celebration of ROMAC – lets make up a
table or two!
Where: Moonee Valley Racecourse Function Centre
When: Friday 20th August 2008 Time: 7.00 for 7.30 pm
Wedding Anniversaries Michael & Sally O’Sullivan 22nd
Induction Anniversaries Janice Peeler & David Yew 15th
All meetings are now at 6.30 for 7.00 pm and therefore the time of standard
individual meetings will no longer be included above. Standard meeting venue and time details are on the website and the hard copy cover.
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MELBOURNE HOMELESS WORLD CUP 2008 Street Socceroos National Championships and Training Camp.
The National Championships and Street Socceroos selection trials will be held at Docklands during the afternoon of Sunday July 20. (see attached) The training camp will be held at the Lord Somers Camp from Friday July 18 to Sunday July 20. The Street Socceroos National Championships will involve teams from Vic-Metro, Vic-Country, NSW, Qld, SA and WA and along with the training camp will act as the selection trials for the 2008 Street Socceroos. It is expected that about 60 players, coordinators and assistants will participate in the camp and the championships. On the Sunday morning there will be a Schools Tournament possibly followed by a Corporate Cup featuring 8 corporate teams. This will be a very good opportunity for Rotarians to be part of a Street Soccer tournament, see the Street Socceroos in action and witness the commitment and enthusiasm of all involved. Following on from the very successful training camp recently conducted by the Rotary Club of Southbank we have been asked by the National Street Soccer Manager, Felicia Welstead, to assist with the following volunteer roles: National Training Camp – Friday July 18 PM to Sunday July 20 AM 5-6 volunteers to assist with:
• the transport of 60 players,
coordinators and assistants from Melbourne to Lord
Somers on Friday afternoon
and return to Docklands on Sunday 20th
• preparation of meals,
coordination of group activities, mentoring and
special activities on Friday
night, Saturday and Saturday night
National Championships Sunday July 20 12-15 volunteers (maybe 2 shifts from 8.00am to 1.00pm and 1.00pm to 6.00pm) to assist with:
• providing food packs/BBQ for players and attendants
• player registration and team management
• crowd control
• timekeeper/scorers
James Pullar would greatly appreciate your assistance in being able to fill these volunteer roles and using this as an opportunity for Rotary to demonstrate our capabilities while at the same time helping the players with their endeavours to turn their lives around. If you are able to help I would appreciate it if you could me know when you are available and what you can do (Training Camp or Championships) by Monday 7 July 2008. (Better late than never. Ed) James would also appreciate you advising members who are planning to volunteer for the HWC later in the year and inviting them to come down to Docklands on Sunday and see what Street Soccer is all about. Melbourne 2008 HWC competing countries The list of competing teams is now available on the HWC web site: www.homelessworldcup.org . You will also be able to see how the teams are preparing for the Cup. Contact: James Pullar Phone 9585 4224 Fax 9585 4224 Mob 0417 574 941
