CHAIRMAN                  Colin Bazeley   GUEST SPEAKER         Peter Gapp – RYWELL (Rotary Youth Wellbeing)     LOYAL TOAST              Helen Bourne PLAQUES                    Wayne Murphy   BIRTHDAYS                 Kim Potger 5th May, Dino Donati 6th May INDUCTIONS               Ron Lloyd 5th May     DIARY DATES              MAY is “Youth Service Month”                                  Clare Rotary Art Exhibition 15th-20th May                                  28th Jun. Club changeover dinner

   Chairman for the evening, Mark Forgie, noted apologies from: President Mark Smeaton, Bob Ahrens, Steve Barilla, Geoff Benier, Kevin Clarke, Julie Tekell and Debra Williams.

   Commemoration of the coming of ANZAC Day was led by Dave Griffiths in military regalia reading the Oath, and the bugle sounding the Last Post and Reveille either side of a one minute’s silence.

   Barry Stewart said that he would be leading the Air Defence Association contingent in the ANZAC parade. Barry displayed his father’s medals that included a Military Medal for bravery, and Patsy Johnson showed her grandfather’s WW1 medals. 

 

                   

                    Dave Griffiths                        Barry Stewart   

Rotary spots were:

   Sgt Barry opened the fines session announcing the barrel winners as Ron Lloyd and Stan Roulston, and the money was donated to Rotary Health. The birthdays of Leanne Clinch, Janet Done and Kevin Clarke were acknowledged by the customary singing of Happy Birthday, followed by displays of extracts from the Bunyip newspaper involving club members.

   Chairman Mark Forgie advised that Committee meetings would follow the close of the meeting and established where each committee would meet.

   The meeting closed with President-elect Kathy Heinrich thanking guest Bec Schoff for her attendance, and the Rotary 4-way test being recited.                             

Catering online food ordering and payment system is run well by Bob Hinderwell, Geoff Benier & Leanne. Clinch.        Covid requirements for attendance, hygiene and social distancing are managed smoothly by Marshals Steve Barilla & Bob Hinderwell.         Fines session by Sgt-at-Arms Barry Stewart is imaginative & enjoyable.         Bulletin is prepared weekly by Stan Roulston and Michael Jacob, with Zoom recordings to be signed off.        Meeting programmes are updated regularly by Ron Lloyd.        Clubroom equipment is managed by Chris Edmonds with Nixon’s storage cupboard still to be tidied up.        Clubroom improvements have been completed and are comfortable.        Catering at Barossa Air Show contributed a good return to the club, however, more members are needed to assist at similar events.

 

Vocational Service - visit to Vadoulis Garden Centre has received good feedback.

Youth Service has candidates for RYLA and RYPEN identified, and the Community Service Award event at Gawler and District College has been cancelled.

Fund Raising includes $1,500 fee received from Angaston Drought BBQ. An Elizabeth Briggs PolioPlus dinner is being planned. Gawler Show parking yet to be confirmed. Our Caravan & Camping Swap Meet has been cancelled.

Ten TVs ready for Hospital using Gawler Community Grant and club contribution.

Village Fair – financial assistance from a Gawler Community Event & Activation Stimulus Grant of $2,500 has been approved. Commercial stalls are being considered on a fee-paying basis, with the Saturday morning Farmers Market in mind. The Art Show may be made a separate event.

 

Club was well represented at Black Dog Ride Breakfast and Barossa Air-show.

Bob and Paula Marshall are still interested in membership, but will wait until Bob’s health improves before joining. Potential member Bec Schoff stayed on for the Committee meeting. Business and Corporate Member Initiative to be deferred to next year but the May 10^th information evening to continue.

Board suggestion adopted “that couples wishing to join Rotary be offered the option of full membership for one and Friend status for the second.”.

Mark Forgie’s offer for quality printing free of charge gratefully accepted.

 

The intention is to hold an End Polio Fundraising dinner in the late Elizabeth Briggs name sometime in this Rotary Year. A date to be determined, with venues including the Kingsford Homestead proposed by President Mark and Nixon’s with a special menu proposed by the committee.

Committee discussed the need to come up with alternative fundraising events in lieu of cancelled Caravan & Camping Swap Meet.

Kim Potger is proposing to apply for a Rotary District Grant for ‘Toilets in India’ to the value of $5,000. This is to occur in the 21/22 Rotary year with the idea of starting the preparation now to submit in August 2021.

Gabby Barilla (Steve and Grace’s daughter) has nominated for the September 2021 intake of RYLA participants. 

 

Public Image incorporates all aspects of the Rotary branding and the image being portrayed. 

At the moment club presentation has been the focus ensuring the club and members look professional for club activities within the community

 

 

Some Rotary Projects

 

Polio Eradication: Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease with no cure. The strategy to eradicate polio is therefore based on preventing infection by immunizing every child worldwide until transmission stops and the world is polio-free.

Operation Cleft: - provides free cleft repair surgery for underprivileged children in Bangladesh. Many are ostracized by society, also suffer ear, nose, and throat infections, depression, and malnutrition. Surgery provides an opportunity for a normal life, an education, and to reach their full potential as contributing members of their community.

ShelterBox: responds instantly to natural and manmade disasters by delivering boxes of aid to those who are most in need. Each box supplies an extended family (up to 10 people) with a tent and essential equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless.

Interplast Australia & New Zealand: provides access to life-changing reconstructive surgery and related medical services to those in need across the Asia Pacific region, with a focus on facilitating medical training and mentoring for in-country medical personnel by supporting and building the capacity of local health services.

R.A.M. – Rotarians Against Malaria: Objective: “The prevention of mortality, and a reduction in morbidity and social and economic loss caused by malaria through a progressive improvement and strengthening of local and national capabilities in malaria control.”

S.W.S.L. – Save Water Save Lives:  Encompasses the provision of water, water catchment, reticulation, and the construction of a variety of water tanks.  50% of the world’s population does not have ready access to safe drinking water – water-related diseases may claim as many as 25 million lives a year.

R.O.M.A.C. – Rotary Oceania Medical Aid (for) Children: ROMAC brings children under the age of 15 from developing countries to Australia for often life-threatening and dignity restoring surgeries not available in their home country.

D.I.K. – Donations in Kind: Provides donated equipment and material in two main areas – Education and Health. Container freight costs are met by contribution/donations. Every $1 donation results in $50 of goods delivering hope to needy communities.

A.R.H. – Australian Rotary Health: provides Research Scholarship in focus areas - Mental Health, Indigenous Health, Rural Medical & Nursing, also, Research Grants and PhD Scholarships in a broad range of general health areas including cancer, heart disease, children’s health, motor neuron disease, diabetes and more.

Rywell recognises that some of our youth are quite disadvantaged as a result of family circumstances and seeks to provide them with opportunities for enjoyable recreational activities. The Committee has formed a liaison with Families SA over recent years to organise holiday programs of activities for young people who live in Government Accommodation Units under the responsibility of the Minister.