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THE UNLEY ROTARIAN: Meeting 4231 -  9 March 2021 Website: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2039/
 Rotary Club of Unley Inc.

 District 9510 - Chartered 17 April 1935

 President:  Graham Beckett 0407 249 850
 Secretary:  Greg McLeod 0417 811 838
 Address:  PO Box 18, Unley SA 5061
 Email:  gmcleod7533@gmail.com
 Meetings:  Tuesdays at 6.00 for 6.30pm
 Venue:
 Damien on Fisher, 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton SA
President Graham Beckett
 

NEXT WEEK WE ARE INTO  Clean Seas

Last Meeting

 
Venue:                       Damien on Fisher
 
Event:                        Club Consultations
 
Attendance:             25  members 

Announcements by President Graham

Graham explained the meeting format

Committee Reports and Club Consultations

Vocational Committee - Leonie Kewen

Preparation for SA Police Officer of the Year 2021 is progressing. Nominations will open on 1 June and close on 16 July, with the presentation ceremony on 10 September

Nominations for Pride of Work close this Friday. The presentation is to be on 30 March at Barzaar.

 

Community Service - Robyn Carnachan

Help has been provided to Treasure Boxes in the form of 10 cots, with mattresses, sheets and blankets. There has been a request to provide home-wear kits which include cooking sets and dinner wear. Kits are being put together at TB warehouse 10am this Thursday.

OpenLife at Victor Harbor is continuing to be supported. Patsy and Valerie are making cushions. Camp 38 will be held as a respite for carers of autistic children aged 13-16. Robyn is sourcing a teepee for calming/time-out for attending kids.

Reno is visiting homeless sites with the coffee van and has arranged showers at the Sturt Football Club. We are assisting with the cost of the van.

International Service - John Peacham

The container for the Solomon Islands project is scheduled to be closed ready for shipping this Thursday morning. It contains a great array of goods including shed materials, concrete mixers, clothes, books, hospital bed, generator, fridge, roofing and wall materials, chicken coops, solar panels and a whole lot more. It will be freighted to Melbourne from where it is to be shipped to the Solomons. Trevor McGuirk has offered a spot in his car on Thursday for anyone who has yet to experience the wonders of DIK.

A donation of $1000 has been made to Days for Girls. A project in India to assist cancer testing is being examined.

Thrift Shop - Pam Trimmer

The Thrift Shop is performing strongly with an estimated turnover of $75k and potential profit of $40k for 2020/21. Issues include:

  • stock coming into the shop has to be carefully checked as there is too much rubbish
  • while electrical sales have gone well we cannot afford the space for larger items
  • clothes are being dumped in the receptacle.....please ensure they are bagged.....and put books into the book aisle.
New Generation Committee - Rhonda Hoare
 
We are donating $1000 for the Council's Fish Tank entrepreneurial quest and sponsoring participants in RYPEN and RYLA.
 
It is time for Rotary to support The Arts! The music competition is one element, and the Unley has Talent quest is progressing with more entries. But this is the time for big ideas in this our centenary year and Unley's 150th. A musical sensory garden and playground is being proposed for the Orphanage grounds. "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life"  Editor is very fond of the soothing effects of Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf.
Adelaide is UNESCO's only city of music in Australia. We have the opportunity to enhance that reputation with a significant local project. Big robust/durable instruments with sounds appealing to all ages are being proposed for people to play and listen to in the park....an Australia first. Most of the instruments would be sourced from America. Graham, Patsy, Nathan and Rhonda have already held discussions with Unley Council's landscape architect, with very positive feedback. Total cost including the land would be $250k with the instruments about $70k. A range of funding options are being examined including a District Grant. To get a feeling for what we can expect tis useful to dial up Percussion Play.....and it is impressive.
 
The project was strongly endorsed by the club.....may have even been unanimous.
 
President Graham's honourable mentions:
  • Bob Mullins for spotting and unloading old pots donated to the Thrift Shop for $500
  • Patsy and Valerie for conducting the prostate cancer raffle, and donating $3250 to the Cancer Council
  • Bob Mills for culling our historical records at the Thrift Shop.

Thrift Shop Lease

The lease is 1/2/2 year arrangement with current rent about $33,000 pa. At the next iteration it shall be market rent....whatever that may mean, but could see a rise. Members expressed a desire to continue with the existing premises if financially feasible.
 
Stephen Baker is to liaise with Pam Trimmer and one or two others to examine ways for handling and storage of stock intakes.
 
President Graham suggested that in the selection of guest speakers that care should be taken to assess likelihood of a donation being requested (SB suggested that no one should be invited with the expectation of a donation) and any dietary needs. There is a need to revue the appropriateness of alcohol as a gift.

Spots

Wendy Andrews suggested that the Adelaide East Herald would be good for placement of Rotary stories and ads. Friday will be onion slicing time at the Andrews' residence for the Bunnings BBQ on Saturday. Christina and Virginia have offered to help....any others?

Heather Kilsby announced that at the coffee chat at Impressa on Friday we can help celebrate her birthday.....an incredible home cooked cake to be supplied with relatively few candles.

Patsy Beckett reminded about the meal at  TAFE Regency Park on 12 May; Jerry to follow up with bookings.

Pam Trimmer needs help at the Thrift Shop on Thursday afternoon (to be filled by Wendy) and Friday afternoon.

Finale                          

If we had had the time to have happy fines the editor would have mentioned, on good authority, that Leonie and Heather were prepared to do the can-can to celebrate the removal of infection from their legs...........hopefully very soon. Great to have Pam back. And the most needy prevailed again with Patsy grabbing the filthy lucre and Greg the chockies.

Graham closed the meeting a tad late.

 

ROTARY NEWS

Myanmar refugees charter new club in Indiana

Posted on March 1, 2021
 
By Jeff Lake, Rotary Club of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
                                   
Members of the Southport International Rotary Club in Indianapolis load boxes of food for a food drop.
 
I began to work with the nonprofit organization Chin Community of Indiana in 2016 after our club’s foundation granted them $250,000 over five years, with a three-year extension through 2023. Many Burmese Chin, fleeing persecution in their home country, have chosen Southport as their new home. Almost 20,000 Chin live on the south side of Indianapolis, making it one of the largest concentrations of Chin people outside of Myanmar.
 
I was asked to be the liaison to the Chin organization and one of the first things I did was to create a Chin Support Committee. This committee meets quarterly to determine what type of additional assistance the Chin residents need. All along, I have worked closely with their leadership. It was decided a couple of years ago that starting a Satellite Club of Chins and non-Chins would help them assimilate into the greater Indianapolis community.
 
                     An advertisement for the recent food drive.
 
The satellite club meets at The Chin Center, which is the heart and soul of the Chin community. It took some time but in the fall of 2020, they had 22 members and applied to receive a charter to be their own Rotary club. Importantly, the president of this new club, Southport International, is a Chin. Though I’m a member of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis, the host club, I attend most of their meetings, whether in-person or via Zoom.
 
The Chin club members take great pride in telling people that they are Rotarians. They will hold a Charter Night as soon as all of us are able to meet in-person once again. The Executive Director of the Chin Community of Indiana, is a member. I have done some volunteering at the Chin Center to help them with questions that their five-person staff aren’t able to answer.
When I talk about the Chin community, I find myself saying “we”, because I have developed a deep relationship with the Chins, who are honest, hard-working, and very grateful to be able to live in the Indianapolis area.
 
Six months or so ago, I was asked to be a member of their Board of Directors, which includes five others, who are all Chin leaders in the community. As Rotary continues to create innovate new clubs, hopefully clubs will reach out to invite those who are from different countries. While there may be a language/cultural barrier at first, with patience, those barriers can be minimized and Rotary’s reach in the U.S. can expand greatly.
 
 

Haythem Raslam and his creative works

 
For those who had the opportunity to view Haythem's collection launch at Glenelg on Sunday, it was a special treat...the best of art and entertainment. The editor has chosen 3 paintings:
  • The brilliant canvas of all the national flags of the world in butterfly mode
  • A composite of 4 individual styles and colours
  • Green is good
 
 

Coffee Chat at Impressa, Unley Shopping Centre

Twice monthly, 10.30 am on a Friday, is good for a chat with Rotary friends and a caffeine fix! Next one is  this week, 12 March

Upcoming Meetings

 
Tuesday 9 March 2021 - 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Rob Grattan  - Clean Seas
Set-up and Welcome......Nathan White & Wendy Andrews
 
Tuesday 16 March 2021 - 6 for 6.30pm Damien on Fisher
Guest Speaker: Haydn McCormas Hermitage CFS Brigade
Set-up and Welcome......Stephen Baker & Judy Barton
 
 
Apologies to: Jerry Casburn by e-mail jerry@thecasburns.com.au  or  0407 646 396
Meeting Enquiries to: Secretary Greg McLeod on 0417 811 838  or email to unley.secretary@rotaryclub.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: 6 March 2021
Early: Briony & Jerry Casburn |  Late: Robyn Carnachan & Leonie Kewen 
 
Week 2: 13 March 2021
Early: Greg Mcleod & Virginia Cossid |  Late: Wendy Andrews & Heather Kilsby
 
Week 3: 20 March 2021
Early: David Middleton & Nathan White  |  Late: Pam Trimmer & Vera Holt 
 
Week 4: 27 March 2021
Early: Stephen Baker & Judi Corcoran |  Late: Rhonda Hoare & Jason Booth
 
Week 5
Early: Bob Mullins & Wendy Andrews |  Late: Jerry Casburn & Reno Elms
 
Rotarians, who are unable to attend as rostered, please arrange a swap or as a very last resort contact: Pam Trimmer (T) 8293 2612; (M) 0415 238 333; e-mail: pamela.trimmer@bigpond.com

Bunnings Mile End and Mitre 10 Barbeques

ALL the Bunnings Mile End Barbeque shifts are from 8am to 5pm
Morning shift: 8.00am – 12.30pm | Afternoon shift: 12.30 – 5pm
Next one Saturday 13th March 2021
 
The Mitre 10 BBQs are first and third Saturdays of each month.....next one 20 March 

The Tale End

The editor ensures all stories in The Tale End have a moral imperative. You will be tested at the next meeting on the underlying meaning of each below.