Venue: Damien on Fisher
Event: Commities and Club Survey
Guests: Zip
Attendance: 22 members
Chris Davis chaired the meeting. President Ken welcomed everyone and said he was going to give a very short President's Report. I was surprised because I'd never thought he was very short.
Committee Reports
Vocational
Chris David reported that in addition to Pride of Work and Small Businesses Awards and Pooty, consideration is being given to Teacher of the Year Award in Unley.
New Generation
Trevor McGuirk advised of the plentiful activity with Rypen, Ryla and the One and All. A youth night is scheduled for our club on 22 November. Rhonda is holding a get together for YFUR next Sunday at her home. Please book tickets for the showing of Mrs Harris goes to Paris on Monday 31 October in lieu of Tuesday meeting. Proceeds to help women and children in Afghanistan.
Multiple Births Festival on 23 April 2023
David Middleton and Trevor met with Rajat Nagpal last Sunday. The project is progressing well. We need volunteers to sell the message to clubs.
Thrift Shop
Vivienne Wood announced that the celebration for volunteers will be on 8 or 15 December.
Club Survey
John Peacham provided the results of the Club Health Survey conducted last year.
Why we join….help others, personal growth, fun, prestige and broaden contacts
Membership…broaden our base, crank up personal invites, promotional material, tune up communication, elevate pitch, respect and recognition, inclusiveness, and weekly welcoming.
Participation and involvement….increase attractiveness, protocols on roles and responsibilities.
Meetings……need a healthy mix of outdoor, educational, club visits. Get to know our members with welcome at the door.
Committees need to set programs early.
Communications…keep members informed
Projects…..more hands-on and visual
Environmental needs to be included in each of our areas of service.
A number of the issues were debated. Perhaps the bottom line is that we need clear objectives, vision and prioritisation to make it all work better!
SPOTS more than a leopard
Valerie Bonython is sharing the meeting chairmanship around and has put Chris on trainer wheels until mid November.
Patsy Beckett publicised the upcoming car trial and an associated photographic competition with fabulous prizes. The Christmas dinner will be on Tuesday 13 December.
Leonie Kewen who is on Thrift Shop duty on the afternoon of the first Saturday each month needs a replacement for November and December.
Trevor McGuirk gave an extensive account of Fay Reid’s trip to the Solomon Islands on Friday returning 21 November. Getting through to Dalousa will take days…while there she will help with the project and conduct educational training on hygiene, food safety, diabetes, malnutrition and first aid.
Stephen Baker read out a postcard from Briony and Jerry who are having a miserable time overseas…..
John Peacham gave out wine order forms. Please return within 2 weeks.
Vivienne Wood mentioned that the special offer for accommodation at the Victoria Hotel in Melbourne for the International Convention closes on Friday.
Finale
The winners of the fabulous raffle were Greg, Haydn, Geoff, and Stephen. Our good mate Steve Finos is standing for Unley Council.
The meeting closed at 8.16pm
The Gallery
The One and All sailed back into Port Adelaide Dock 2 last Thursday, and Bronwyn and Brendan Kenny plus Stephen were there to greet it....and find out how well our charges had survived. The adventure appears to have gone swimmingly well. That is our Chloe in the middle and, on the right, the final hurrah before they all got tossed overboard.
Rotary International News
Coffee Chat at Impressa, Unley Shopping Centre
10.30 am on the first Friday of the month is good for a chat with Rotary friends and a caffeine fix! Next one is Friday 4 November 2022
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday 18 October 2022 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Allan Baird Community Radio
Attendance and welcome: Wendy Andrews & Judy Barton
Tuesday 25 October 2022 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: TBA
Attendance and welcome: Wendy Andrews & Judy Barton
Apologies and Meeting Enquiries to: Secretary Greg McLeod on 0417 811 838 or email to secretary@unleyrotary.org.au
Venue Set-up Enquiries to: Bulletin Editor Stephen Baker on 0403 687 015
Saturday Thrift Shop Roster
Early Shift: 10.00am to 1.00pm Late Shift: 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Week 1: 5 November 2022
Early: John Peacham (Jerry Casburn) & Haydn Baillie | Late: Robyn Carnachan & Leonie Kewen
Week 2: 12 November 2022
Early: Greg Mcleod & Wendy Andrews | Late: Virginia Cossid & Ging Tadiar
Week 3: 15 October 2022
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White | Late: Vera Holt & Rhonda Hoare
Week 4: 22 October 2022
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran | Late: Jason Booth & Vera-Ann Stacy
Week 5: 29 October 2022
Early: Bob Mullins & Wendy Andrews | Late: Virginia Cossid & Paul Duke
Rotarians, who are unable to attend as rostered, please arrange a swap or as a very last resort contact: Vivienne Wood 0408 819 630; e-mail: vwood#ozemail.com.au
Mitre 10 and Bunnings Barbeques
The Mitre 10 BBQs are the first and third Saturdays of each month. Morning shift 9.00am - 12 noon; afternoon shift 12.00 - 3.30pm, then clean-up.....next one is Saturday 15 October 2022
ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
We have been allocated the last Monday of each month.....next one is Monday 31 October 2022
The Tale End.....
Unconnected trivia
This is almost as old as Solomon, with a number of contextual updates