SPOKE The Rotary Club of Burwood Inc.

Weekly Club Bulletin

SPOKE The Rotary Club of Burwood Inc.

Weekly Club BulletinVol 77 Issue 2822nd February 2016

President Peter Hamer

Rotary Anniversary:Sana Kamalesan 20th Feb 1995

This Week's Meeting : Steven Carruthers

The Parting Shot

Introduction: Keith Weeding Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

This Week's Meeting : Steven Carruthers

The Parting Shot

Introduction: Keith Weeding Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

Wedding Anniversary:None on File

Happy Birthday: Franziska Bock 21st Feb

Rotary Grace: May Rotary friends and Rotary ways help us to serve our community here and abroad in many ways.

Meets at: Burwood RSL 96 Shaftesbury Road, Burwood Every Monday night - 6pm for 6.15pm

Additional Meetings tonight: Board Meeting

Next Week's Meeting: RC Burwood Business Awards

Introduction: Tim O'Connor Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

Next Week's Meeting: RC Burwood Business Awards

Introduction: Tim O'Connor Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

The Parting Shot Shelling of Australia by Japanese submarines in 1942.

Our Guest Speaker Steven Carruthers explores the bombing of Sydney Harbour by the Japanese in

World War II

Burwood Rotary Program 2015 - 201629-Jun Changeover Updated version 16. Feb. 2016

6-Jul Ed Wolf This is how it started

13-Jul Anne-Marie Byrne Ashfield Infants Home reinvented

20-Jul Henry van Zanden Australia's long lost tribe? Partners Function

27-Jul Ben Weeding Stock-market Board Meeting3-Aug Ann Davies Ainsley Home care Membership Committee Meeting

10-Aug Membership Zyra McAuliffe Surviving the 7.8 point Nepal earthquake 21.Aug Rotaract Trivia Night

17-Aug Month Stephen Nightly MEMBERSHIP GROTH 16.Aug Sam's Dinner Elizabeth P.

24-Aug Club assembly Changed meeting

31-Aug Paul Reid Our Rotary Foundation Board Meeting

7-Sep Education District Governors Official Visit at the Five Dock RSL. DG's official visit14-Sep & Ryde TAFE College Dinner Partners Function21-Sep Literacy Jane Parkin Kullman Brain & Mind Research Sunday 20. Sept-Burwood Festival28-Sep Month Dr Helen Jagger Rotary 2015/16 double act. Board Meeting

5-Oct Labour Day No Meeting 11.Oct - Year of the girl child12-Oct Rotary Lydia Hamer The challenges of a teacher career Dinner in the Park 10.Oct19-Oct Development Picket Awardees 24.Oct World Polio Day

26-Oct

2-Nov Melbourne Cup Club Race Night9-Nov Economic Theo ten Brummelaar Japanese Prison Camps in Indonesia Partner's Function

16-Nov Foundation Nim Gholkar "Diary of an Immigrant Bride"23-Nov Month PRISCA PRISCA Partners Function30-Nov Patrick Longfield Stamps are out! Or are they? Board elections & Board meeting

7-Dec Desease Special Membership Development Info Function14-Dec Prevention Christmas Party Christmas Party Partners Function21-Dec Month No Meeting28-Dec Boxing Day No Meeting

4-Jan Vocational No Meeting11-Jan Service Restaurant dinner meeting in Burwood18-Jan Month PDG Alan Grady America's greatest airshow25-Jan No meeting Because of Australia Day

1-Feb Peace & Willian Brooks Preventing dementia: testing drugs to prevent Alzheimer's diseaseSat., 6th of Feb. Saturday 6th Feb Container packing at Westmead Hospital

8-Feb Conflict Victor Fenech Electric bikes are the way to go !!!15-Feb Prevention Youth Night NYSF & RYLA Youth Night 23.Feb - Rotary anniversary22-Feb Month Steven Currathers A Parting Shot Board Meeting GSE

29-Feb Burwood Rotary Business Award Night-Partners Night in the Dome4. - 6. March 2016 the 9675 District Conference in Port Stephens.

7-Mar Water &

14-Mar Sanitation

21-Mar Month Changed - Social Partner's function at President Peter's restaurant, changed to Tuesday the 22. March.28-Mar Easter Board Meeting

4-Apr Maternal & Ken Hutt - key-note speaker on world record gliding of the highest Himalayan peak11-Apr Child Care

18-Apr Month Board Meeting25-Apr Anzac Day No Meeting2-May9-May Mothers Day

16-May Youth Pride of Workmanship Pride of Workmanship Partners Function23-May Service Board Meeting30-May Month

28.May to 1.June 2016 Rotary International Convention in Seoul Korea 6-Jun

13-Jun Rotary No Meeting20-Jun Fellowship Joint Board Meeting27-Jun Month

4. July Changeover from president Peter to vice president Keith for the 2016-17 Rotary Year

Another Australian, Ian Riesley, elected to be president of Rotary International 2017-18 !!!!!!7.August 2016 Burwood club visit to Gingoog in the Philippines

21. Nov 2016 Primary School Citizens Award Night PRISCA

19. Dec 2016 Burwood Rotary Christmas Night

Kylie Kapeleris: “Celebrities, James Packer, Facebook & Bubble Gum al l thank the Accountants” - Board meeting

Queen's Birthday

At Our Meeting February 15th

President Peter opened at 620 with Rotary Grace and Rotary

Welcome Guest s from South Strathfield High Ms Nalan Shahettin , Ms Anette Bremer and students Alan Chung, Mohamed El-Ali , Rohan Syed, Asmaan Syed, Mokhtar Nawrazi , form Burwood Girls Mr Chris Marks, From NYSF Eda Avar , Victoria Tanna, from RYLA Karthik Sunserasan, Joey Awad and Tim Butler.

Apology. Tim and Colin. Raffle is circulating. Rotary presidents meeting. MUNA is to be held in Parliament House in Sydney. We can sponsor teams. Winners go to Canberra and than from there the winning school competes overseas in international competition. Dinner to fund bus for students from under privileged inner city area to so to high school on Balmain. Bowelscan. Starting soon Rotary centurion program. Please try and fill boxes and donate $100.00 to . Walter was acknowledged as ongoing donor. Polio plus program under way. At the moment only Pakistan and Afghanistan still afflicted. Polio badge available tonight for $2. Other Rotary Clubs are for High school , Interact club at Strathfield girls, but now transferred to Strathfield. And Rotaract Club. Sergeants session. Selling polio badges two for three dollars.

Pres elect pp Keith Weeding welcome visitors and students. Often meet many fantastic students and tonight will be no exception, Polio plus went to President elect training on the weekend and the eradication of polio is expected to be complete in 2016 and 2017 with World Health Organisation and Gates Foundation,

Read Rotary New Generation Statement. New Generations refers to the youngest generation in the family of Rotary. Many are participants in Rotary’s youth and young adult programs: Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and Rotary Youth Exchange. Others are service minded young people involved in Rotary club and district activities. Past RI President Luis Vicente Giay coined the term New Generations

A copy of NYSF attendee Tammy Coe's report of her participation is on the tables tonight. It was published in last weeks Spoke. Unfortunately she can't be here tonight and sends an apology.

Strathfield South High School. Mrs Shahettin thanked the club, for generous funding. Eighteen of their students attended the Science program at UTS. We sponsored four students who are here tonight. She introduced Rohan, Alan, Mohammad and Asman. Power point Presentation by the Students of the UTS ConocoPhillips Science Experience held last December. There were various workshops. Bio luminescence production of light by organisms, mathematical Workshop. And crime workshops, re blood, fingerprints and visualisation of crime scenes. Thanked the club for sponsorship and they presented a certificate of appreciation to Keith,

Mrs Shahettin is also the refugee coordinator and introduced Mocktal. He wants to pursue a soccer career but needs sponsorship. He is from Afghanistan, wants to play for Australia and is a goal keeper for Bankstown Berries Club and my be chosen for an A League club. He needs assistance, He is in year 12 at the moment. He need money to pay club fees, His parents have raised $500 and teachers $300, but he needs $2400.00. She is requesting assistance, He also does work at the Refugee camps with the Children. Pres Peter suggested he could apply for a Blain award. Sam raised $300 from Fellows sitting at his table and presented to Moctar.

Rob Whitney introduced NYSF. Hon Quentin Bryce was patron. He read statement from her praising the NYSF programme. Introduced Eda and Victoria. A power point presentation

NYSF. Thanked rotary , had not heard of Rotary as a community group. At NYSF did various workshops, science and medicine and food technology. Did labs and visited various farms, did DNA labs. Opening ceremony was at Parliament House where the y debated a mock law bill, Diversity of teachers and presenters from different professions, nano technology, presentation vis SKYPE from a scientists at the collider in Switzerland. Visited shine dome at ANU and David Caldicott spoke about medical marijuana. Various dinners, met Nobel Prize winner Brian Smith.

Made friend with Staffers, and we're very helpful, only a few years older than they were, Young people teaching young people, teaching youth is the strength of the program. Went to Questicon which was fantastic to end the program, Thanked the RC Burwood and especially Rob, funding really helped, Questions: They both feel it changed their future career choices. Keith thanked them for the presentations, pp David Wright introduced RYLA attendees. Joseph Awad thanked club, Program taught us about friendship, met 71 new friends, sport and outdoor activities, stayed up late and up early, helped him make up his mind as to what he wants to study,Toast masters was great program, Thanks to Rotary.

Karthic Sunserasan studying engineering at UTS. Four day course on to present project aligned with rotary aims, seven gross of ten people, presented on mental health and the won. Different people from different backgrounds has inspired him to join Rotaract for more community involvement. RYLA changes people, it was effective in changing his outlook on life. Has 71 new friends, all very supportive. It was truly a life changing experience.

Timothy Butler just finished his commerce degree. A friend convinced him to go to RYLA. Possible from group, to come together and grow and change the world. Thanks to Rotary

Paul Bailey Secretary of RYLA commented on the RYLA international program for young people aged eighteen to twenty five.

Unfortunately no one from Rotaract could come this evening. pp David Wright described what they do, basically a separate organisation but connected to Rotary. They have own programmes as well as combine with Rotary, such as PRISCA , have a Trivia night, raised about $3K for “Mates for Mates”, Prince William program for Returned Solders. Used to be geographical clubs but now often university based. Pp Peter acknowledged David and Helen Wright for years of service to RYLA .and Rotaract,

Keith thanked guests for attending, thanked presenters. Pres Peter commented we have a bright future with these young people. Thanked teachers, thanked Keith and Robert. Raffle drawn. Close with Nat anthem

NYSF RYLA

South Strathfield High School

All correspondence to : The Secretary, PO Box 93 Burwood 1805 Editor: Peter Moore Email: mooreoptom@gmail.com