ROTARY CLUB of CLAYTON Inc. - Rotary Down Under

ROTARY CLUB of
CLAYTON Inc.
Weekly Bulletin 2008-2009
District 9810 Victoria, Australia
Meets every Monday 6:15 for 6:30pm at Clayton RSL
163 Carinish Road, Clayton (Melways 79D3)
(No meeting on public holidays)
17th November 2008 Volume 43, Number 19
In This Issue
November is Foundation
Month
Presidents Report
Major Golf Sponsor
Classification open
Club History
Last Week & Upcoming
events
Jokes
Reminders
Rotary Four Way Test
"Of the things we think, say
or do:
1. Is it the Truth?
2. Is it Fair to all
concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and
better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all
concerned?"
NOVEMBER IS FOUNDATION MONTH
Presidents Report
Hello Team,
How are you all?
Last week we held our AGM and I am still currently in the progress of
finishing off the Rotary Club of Clayton Annual report. Once all the
reports have been handed in from the directors I will pass a copy to all
members for your information and reference. I would also like to take
this opportunity to congratulate the following people and their positions
for 2009 – 2010:-
President: Bob Millen
President-Elect: Bill Sides
Secretary: Heather Norling
Treasurer: Warren Fricke
Sergeant: Dianne Day
Due to our club promotion meeting
being postponed until a later date,
tonight our meeting is at the Village Green together with the Rotary
Club of Glen Waverley. The theme for the night is Polio and the
speakers for the night are Darren Pereira, who has been the orthotic
consultant to Polio Services Victoria since 1998 and has managed over
1200 Victorians with Polio. The other speaker is Ron Bell, who
contracted polio as a child and was the first Australian to be fitted with
a Stance Control Knee Ankle Foot Orthotics to improve his walking.
PP Jim Cochrane reported out last week that Jean Cochrane is still not
100% well, so I would like to take this opportunity to wish her a
speedy recovery. Also Board Members, please do not forget our Board
meeting this Wednesday starting at 6:30 pm at the home of Bill Sides.
Important dates to keep in mind are:-
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19/11 – Board Meeting (This will be held at Bill Sides Home starting
from 6:30pm)
01/12 – DG John & Gaye Barnes visit (This is a partner’s night).
08/12 – Trial meeting at Monash Hospital. (Cost at this stage will be
$20 and the meeting will be at the normal time. Parking has been
made available at Dixon House for the night)
14/12 – Annual Club Christmas Function at Wings & Fins
www.wingsandfins.com.au (See Jon & Warren for further details)
That is all for now from President Michael for this week and team, keep
up the good work.
Our Golf Day Sponsor
Our major Golf Day sponsor this year is.
Just a reminder the Jefferson group sells most bands under their
Umbrella of Companies.
For a fleet discount contact Peter Cochrane
Classifications open
The following classifications have been opened and are available to be
filled within the Rotary Club of Clayton.
1. Town Planning
2. Police Services.
Club History 1982 ~83
International President: Hiroji Mukasa
Rotary Club of Nakatsu, Oita, Japan
Theme: Mankind is One -- Build Bridges of Friendship
Throughout the World
Bill Sides was a former Rotaractor and son of a Past District Governor
and managed a drilling business in Clayton.
This was the first year of the new District 981 under DG Fred Hay, so
there was a lot of trail blazing and club/district involvement.
Bill indicated a desire to retain the club’s house and use it for needy
people or other refugees as deemed appropriate and another refugee
family had use of it for a short period.
Jim Cochrane “acquired” 10,000 Azalea pot plants gratis so a working
bee was arranged at his home to pot the plants. 10,000 pot plants
covered most of their yard we found out.
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THE OBJECT OF
ROTARY
1. The development
of acquaintance as
an opportunity for
service;
2. High ethical
standards in
business and
professions; the
recognition of the
worthiness of all
useful occupations,
and the dignifying
of each Rotarian's
occupation as an
opportunity to
serve society;
3. The application
of the ideal of
service in each
Rotarian's
personal, business,
and community life;
4. The
advancement of
international
understanding,
goodwill, and
peace through a
world fellowship of
business and
professional
persons united in
the ideal of service.
Richard Simmons of Clayton Rotaract planned the running of a float in
Moomba and Bill Sides donated a vehicle and Bill Norling modified it
and made an aircraft carrier like float to celebrate 10 years of Rotaract.
Bill Buckle from the Springvale St Johns Ambulance told us how they
had been pushed out of search and rescue work by the SES but still
had the magnificent vehicle provided by the club in 1970. Being in
perfect condition still, it was refitted by the club for ambulance duty.
The club applied for the World Golfing Championship and was awarded
it for 1985.
Plant sales proved lucrative and the spinning wheel raised $755 at the
Clayton Festival.
A festering District sore that Clayton had heavily supported was
resolved when the District Village Project property was sold returning
$2,900 to the club.
Tom and Gloria McClintock at Christmas put on a treat with mood
inspiring carols then a beautifully acted out monologue Christmas
message but there were terrible bush fires in the Dandenong’s that
Christmas and a burnt out family Joy and Ian Griffith and two
Children were put up in the club’s house under similar arrangements to
the refugees. The club also collected huge amounts of essentials like
blankets and household for fire victims.
Rotaract were selling what turned a 10th anniversary birthday premium
port for $2.50 a bottle and Ken Smale was inducted.
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What Paul Harris Said
Rotary International founder Paul P. Harris, met his wife to be on a hike, near
Chicago, in 1910. After they married, Paul built a home for his bride, Jean
Thomson, of Edinburgh Scotland. Jean had lived near Comely Bank a road in
Edinburgh. So, Paul named their home in her honor.
Paul writes: One winter day I was walking on Longwood Drive in a
suburban district in Chicago. The drive skirts a hill spoken of as the
ridge which extends for several miles in a southwesterly direction, an
unusual feature in Chicago as most of the lies on flat ground. The
houses on the west side of the drive are built on the crest of the hill
that parallels it. On that particular day the hill was covered with
snow and many of the youngsters were coasting without regard
to the property rights involved. No property owner, however,
seemed disposed to question the rights of the youngsters to
make common ground of their hillside lawns. The picture
seemed so true to the New England life I had known and loved
that the thought came to me if ever I was to have a home20of
my own, it would be on the top of the hill on Longwood Drive.
The time came sooner than I expected ....I married my bonnie
Jean, and two years later acquired a home on the hill. We
named our home Comely Bank after the street in Edinburgh
where she spent the days of her child and youth…
Comely Bank served as their home www.paulharrishome.com for
nearly forty years. During that time, Jean, a gracious hostess, poured
tea for hundreds of Rotary leaders, and they planted Friendship Trees
in their yard and then around the world.
Comely Bank, in the hearts of Jean and Paul, served also to bring
peace. When discord erupted, Paul and Jean would invite the parties to
tea and talk. Wonderful things happened in this house. In their
lifetimes, Paul and Jean cared for Comely Bank. Now, we need=2 0to
take up that work and return the home to Rotarians. The home was
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purchased by Rotarians, but 1910 building regulations have changed,
and much work needs to be done.
Visit www.paulharrishome.com to learn how you can be part of
history. The need is great. Rotary needs
Upcoming Events
Meeting transferred to Glen Waverley see next page
17 Nov, Interest Meeting at the Mulgrave country Club,
Apologies
John Barnes, Neil Rickard
Anniversary: Warren & Heather 27 th November
Reminders
Please ensure that the club is aware if you will be missing a club meeting.
Contact Bill Sides on 0429 055 120 by 4 pm on the day of the meeting if you
are not going to be present.
Jokes
Two old woman waiting for a bus overhear a discussion by two younger
women about the sexual prowess of lions, one young women said that
she heard that a lion is capable of having sex 15 times a day, one old
woman turned to the other and said, "Gee, I'm glad John's a Rotarian".
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Rotary Club of Glen
Waverley
Monday 17 November—6:30
for 7:00pm
Cabaret Room, Village Green
Hotel
Corner Springvale & Fern
Tree Gully Roads
Glen Waverley
Invites fellow Rotarians
together with their Partner
and Guests to hear Darren
and Ron talk about
Polio in Victoria
For information, please
contact
Alan Newstead 0409 408
555
Dinner $22.00
RSVP Ray Price 9807 4760
Darren Pereira
Darren has been the
Orthotic Consultant to Polio
Services Victoria since 1998
and has managed over
1200 Victorians with polio.
Ron Bell
Ron contracted polio as a
child and was the first Australian to be fitted with a Stance
Control Knee, Ankle, Foot Orthosis to improve his walking.
This as an informative session, which will identify our
exposure to the disease, assist our understanding and
hopefully motivate our push for Polio Plus to succeed.
President Ted would be delighted to have your company
on this evening. Should you be aware of others who would
like to attend please extend an invitation on behalf of the
RC of Glen Waverley.
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