Volume 76 Issue 19 Tuesday 16 November 2010

November is Foundation Month: Doing Good in the World

This week we welcome Jin (JIM) Yi; this is Jim’s second visit to our club. He was at the

Essendon Rotary Club 20 years ago. So what happened to Jim all those years?

Jim has been living in Australia all these years, studied and fulfilled a PhD at Melbourne in

Chinese culture, Married an Australian wife and has a son who is currently a teenager.

Jim spoke about his life in Australia and compared it to his own country. There was a vast

difference in the freedom of choice, the quality of life and the opportunities in Australia.

Made you feel again and again that we are living in the best country in the world.

At our meeting today Mark Skimmer visited our club with a presentation of our Certificate

from the Rotary Foundation for our contribution to the Polio Plus. We have exceeded our

pledge by $19000.

Support Our Foundation to Secure a Brighter Future for Others Tomorrow

Committee Meetings Fellowship Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month

Community Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month

International Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month

Youth/Vocational Meets 1st Monday of the month

Other Committees As required

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON INC TUESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER, 2010 Fredericks Restaurant Alexander Motor Inn 980 Mt Alexander Road Essendon, At 1pm Sharp

Pam Chandler’s Mother, Annie Jean Wilson. Has passed away this week. Her Funeral is to be held at St Andrews Church St Kinnord St Essendon at 2.00pm on Monday 22 November.

Christmas Trailer

Raffle

TICKETS ARE ON SALE

NOW

Drawn 14th

December 2010

See Alistair FRASER to

volunteer to sell raffle

tickets

Relay for Life: Letters

have been distributed

inviting members to

participate in the event

scheduled for 25/26

February 2010Cheques

and forms have to be in

by the 30th of November

to Michael Mahoney.

How many new members’

hands did you shake today?

2010/2011 Community Committee Update Relay for Life Fund raising as at 16th November • $4600 received in sponsorship • $1000 donated direct to Cancer Council • $4500 in goods raised for Trailer Raffle • Ist week at DFO $1,100 tickets sold • Response sheet and payment due 30th

November….don’t miss out! Election Day, 27th Nov ticket sellers required • Contact Alistair Fraser ASAP Friday, March 4th 2011 RCE “Cook-off” • Fellowship and Fundraiser combined • Keep this date free for next year Committee seeking major fundraising ideas from all members.

BAHAY TULUYAN COCKTAIL PARTY/ART SHOW FUND RAISER FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL NIGHT AND LOTS OF FUN AND BARGAINS GALORE The night consisted silent and major auctions; raffle; sale of paintings and photographs and a range of market stalls. We must thank those Rotarians and friends:

For donations of goods, and cash Volunteering on the night who attended the event who purchased auction items

Thanks to:

Paul McDonald, auctioneer Maria Kouppas our MC for the night Organizing committee, representatives from Kangan Institute, Bahay Tuluyan

Australia and Rotary Club of Essendon Inc

A special thank you to our partners Kangan Institute for their commitment in supporting this event and Bahay Tuluyan, Philippines project. Total funds raised on the night will be advised when all monies have been collected.

THE THING WINNER - $2,500 TRAVEL VOUCHER

JOHN KENNY, GLEN IRIS (friend of Ray and Shirley Kukk) Thank you to all those Rotarians and Friends who supported this activity by purchasing tickets in the thing.

The Four Way Test

Rotary’s Four Way Test was written by Chicago Rotarian Herbert J Taylor (RI

President 1954-55) in 1932. The test contains the following four questions to

apply to things we think, say or do:

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Polio Certificate0001.pdf

www.rcessendon.com.au

The Rotary Club of Essendon

P.O Box 161

Essendon, 3040

Phone: 0417352190

Club President:

Glenn Smith

Club Secretary:

Shirley Kukk

Contact Editors:

Peter Halaseh

0402193379

peter.halaseh@halmed.com.au

Attendance at today’s meeting

35Members & 2 guests

Bits and Pieces

New Members Wanted! Here are some classifications suggested

by the honest, hardworking, and

sometimes hilarious Peter Baker:

Horseperson, Hospitality, Hairdressing,

Horticulture, Hosiery & Hospital

Administration

Missed a Club meeting and need to make up by attending a meeting of another club?

The meeting times and venues for other clubs in the Gateway Cluster are:

Club Day & Time Location

KEILOR EAST Monday 6.30pm for 6.45 East Keilor RSL Hoffmans Rd

KEILOR Tuesday 6.00 pm for 6.30 East Keilor RSL Hoffmans Rd

MOONEE VALLEY Wednesday 7.00am for 7.30 Roaring 20's 131 Buckley St

BRIMBANK CENTRAL Wednesday 6.00 pm for 6.30 Starlight Reception Centre, Taylors Lakes

Hotel

ESSENDON NORTH Wednesday 6.00 pm for 6.30 Fredricks

TULLAMARINE Thursday 7.15am for 7.30 Level 4 Hilton Hotel at Melbourne Airport

Paddy shouts frantically into the phone "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!" "Is this her first child?" asks the Doctor. "No", shouts Paddy, "this is her husband!"

CONTACT

If you did not receive a copy in mail then please contact CONTACT editor Peter Halaseh to

ensure your name/address details are on the distribution list. Conversely, if you prefer to obtain

an electronic only copy via email/web then please also contact Peter Halaseh to have your

details removed from the mailing distribution list.

UNDERSTANDING ROTARIANS AT ESSENDON

If you have not completed you questionnaire please do so immediately. The

cutoff date for this survey is the 23 November.

The results will be published in Contact. This is your club and your views count.

No Jackpot this week. The raffle prize for next week has been

updated to $860.

Good luck