Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie - Club Bulletin - 24 March 2014

Club Bulletin - Issue 27 Monday 24 March 2014

We have a busy few weeks coming up so hold onto your hats and enjoy the Rotary ride!

Saturday 22 March we will be hosting the team of bike riders who have arrived back in Australia from their trip through South East Asia visiting sites with Interplast teams. There will be an opportunity for Club members to meet with and spend a social evening with the riders.

This was going to happen Saturday evening, but it seems the bikes are still in transit, not arriving until Saturday. It is then up to when customs give the clearance for the bikes before the team can start heading to Kalgoorlie.

So please watch you emails for updated information. If we don't get confirmation prior to Friday lunchtime then we will notify members via text. As it currently stands we will be enjoying an evening with Boulder and Hannans Clubs and the 7 team members at April Armstrong's home at 457 Hannan Street from 5.30pm. It is BYO food and drinks. We would ask if you could bring a little extra to share with the team members. If there are changes, as I mentioned, we will advise as soon as we can.

Sunday evening sees the arrival of the GSE Team on the Prospector. This will be the start of a very busy week. Any members who are able are encouraged to join in any of the activities that are taking place. A copy of their Itinerary has been sent to members. If you need it sent again please let Esther know and she will email to you. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet these young professionals.

Saturday 29 March after we drop off the GSE Team members to the station we'll have time for a quick breakfast then we are off to do our very first Sausage Sizzle at

Retravision. This is going to be a regular event every 6 weeks.

Monday 31 March is our second Information night. Don't forget to send details of any guests you would like invited through to Cherie so their invitation can be sent without delay.

Saturday 5 April At the Board meeting the Board approved our Club joining with The Avengers Relay for Life team to host a fundraising event at Orana Cinema. The movie is The Lego Movie with the screening to take place at 1pm. There will be more information coming out over the next few days.

The screening will be in Cinema 1 (226 seats). Cost will be $30 adults (includes medium Popcorn and drink) $20 Children (14 and under) (includes a small popcorn and drink. We will be selling raffle tickets and have a lucky ticket prize. So start the conversation with friends and family and encourage them to come along.

Sunday 6 April we are heading up to Karlkurla Park at 9am to assist KBULG with some propagating. This will be followed with a Sausage Sizzle at 11am. Boulder and Hannans Clubs are coming along to join us.

But wait, there's more, Monday 7 April we are meeting at the St John Ambulance Centre. St John's Ambulance have moved to these new premises recently and this will be our opportunity to look of the Centre and hear how their operations work. We will be enjoying Fish and Chips for dinner that night.

So as I said hold onto your hats and come along and enjoy the Rotary ride! .

Enjoy the rest of your week whilst you Engage Rotary, Change Lives.

FROM PRESIDENT ESTHER ...

Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie

MARCH is LITERACY Month

2013/14 President: Esther Roadnight OAM

From President Esther

Literacy Month

Club News

Meeting Roster

Meeting Make Up

Club Calendar

Club Details

President Esther


Bridging the education gap: take action during Rotary Literacy Month

By Ellina Kushnir, Rotary Programs staff

Despite rising literacy rates for youth and adults, 897 million people around the world are still illiterate* and 57 million children of primary school age are not in school. In March, Rotary Literacy Month, let’s reaffirm our commitment to meet basic education and literacy needs locally and abroad.

Here are just a few examples of how we’re helping improve education around the world:

The Rotary Club of Tachia Centennial, Taiwan, helps children foster a love for learning and reading by donating books to children from birth to age five. The Taichung City Education Bureau advises on which books to distribute through the Bookstart project. More than 130 families have already participated in this program.

Focused on improving reading comprehension and an appreciation for books, the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, Bahamas, launched a reading time initiative at a community preschool. Every week, club members read and mentor students and cultivate the children’s appreciation for books.

While global literacy rates are on the rise, there’s still much to be done. Looking for projects to support?

The Rotary Club of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is seeking assistance to support a mobile library in remote regions of the country. The library is operated by a librarian and a volunteer assistant. Each mobile library circulates around ten communities throughout the week. In addition to providing community members access to books, the librarian also leads reading and storytelling activities. About 1,000 people benefit from this program every month.

The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman-Sunrise, Cayman Islands, is seeking partners to help support a local Leveled Literacy Intervention program. Students improve reading skills by participating in this program after school four to five days a week for up to 18 weeks.

Throughout the month of March, check for tips, resources, and inspirational success stories to help you plan your own literacy projects. Add your voice to the conversation and share how your club supports basic education and literacy initiatives on Rotary Showcase.

*United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) June 2013 figures


Meeting Roundup MONDAY 17 MARCH

St Patrick’s Day The Club celebrated St Patrick’s Day in true Irish style with the meeting decorated in honour of the occasion. We also had a guest speaker, Rebecca Tolstoy, but it would appear that the leprechaun’s stole the photographs!!

You’ll have to use your imagination and conjure up images of Rebecca standing amongst the tables below.


MEETING ROSTER 24 March No Meeting 25 March Joint Meeting

31 March Anne Skinner 7 April Georgia Underwood

Please be at the Tower by 5.50pm at the latest to set up

the meeting to be ready for members and guests arriving at 6pm.

There is a guide on the cupboard door to assist you with set up.

If you can’t attend on your rostered evening, please make arrangements to swap with another member.

GSE Denmark Visit Monday 24 March

11.30am - 12.30pm Hammond Park Lunch from the kiosk

1.00pm - 4.00pm Kalgoorlie Golf Course Golf

No meeting tonight, joint meeting 25 March

Tuesday 25 March

Day Vocational Visits

6.30pm for 7.00pm Tower Hotel Joint Clubs Meeting

Wednesday 26 March

9.30am School of the Air

11.20am RFDS Base Tour

1.00pm Palace Hotel Lunch

After Lunch Museum of the Goldfields and Hannan Street walk

6.00pm 123 Piesse Street Fish ‘n’ Chips Dinner

Thursday 27 March

9.30am SuperPit Tour

1.00pm Mt Monger Station Lunch

5.30pm Rotary Peace Park BBQ Dinner

Friday 28 March

10.00am Gold panning

12.30pm - 1.00pm Rydges Lunch

6.30pm Judds (Kalgoorlie Hotel) Pizza Dinner

After Dinner Kalgoorlie night life

Attendance Sheets for all of the above were emailed

MEETING ATTENDANCE

Please provide your intention regarding meeting attendance as below:

PETER SWEENEY 0434 942 244

by 12.00pm Mondays

if you are going to be an apology or if you are bringing a guest.

If you fail to apologise, and are absent from the meeting, you will be charged for your meal.


DO YOU KNOW SOMEOME WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT ROTARIAN?

BRING THEM ALONG TO OUR NEXT MEETING

The International Director is collecting used postage stamps, on envelopes, to be sold overseas to assist Oxfam and other projects through District 9465. Please bring stamps to our meetings.

make up opportunities

Want 100% attendance but can’t make the weekly meeting?

Rotary Club of Boulder Tuesday at 6.30pm for 7.00pm

Tower Hotel

Rotary Club of Hannans Friday at 6.30am to 7.00am Kalgoorlie Overland Motel

Away from the Goldfields?

Go to www.rotary.org/clublocator to find a meeting close to you.

Or, can’t physically get to a meeting?

The Club Locator will also help you find an

e-club to attend online!

www.interplast.org.au/news

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 31

MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION

1 2

3 LABOUR DAY NO MEETING

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 Miles for Smiles

23

24 GSE Denmark No meeting

25 GSE Denmark Joint Meeting

26 GSE Denmark

27 GSE Denmark

28 GSE Denmark

29 GSE Denmark

30

MARCH 2014

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 GOOD FRIDAY

19 20

21 EASTER MONDAY

NO MEETING

22 23 24 25 ANZAC DAY

26 27

28

29 30

APRIL 2014


24 - 30 March 2014

Happy Birthday to …

No celebrations!

Name Partner Position Phone Email

Esther Roadnight George President Club Service Committee 0407 218 700 [email protected]

Gavin Gilmore Colleen Secretary Club Service Committee 0418 934 696 [email protected]

Billy Cumming Carol Treasurer Club Service Committee 0417 747 027 [email protected]

Ross Collins Yvonne Vice President International Service Committee 0409 688 055 [email protected]

Edward Brennan Ena Youth Service Director 9080 0800 [email protected]

Lloyd Morley Sue Vocational Service Director 0458 911 604 [email protected]

Anne Skinner International Service Director 0417 611 274 [email protected]

Peter Sweeney Robyn Community Service Director Attendance Officer 0434 942 244 [email protected]

Cherie Wallace Darren (Wally)

Membership Director & Bulletin Editor 0409 807 517 [email protected]

Stephen Harper Youth Service Committee 0408 785 126 [email protected]

James Mercer-King Sergeant Vocational Service Committee 0408 692 505 [email protected]

Sue Morley Lloyd International Service Committee 0407 437 077 [email protected]

Gloria Moyle Vocational Service Committee 0458 748 888 [email protected]

Angelo Sbizzirri Marie Community Service Committee 0418 934 267 [email protected]

Georgia Underwood Membership Committee 0427 388 900 [email protected]

Lea van Rensburg Charl Club Protection Officer Vocational Service Committee 0448 034 238 [email protected]

Lin MacQueen-Henderson Shane Community Service Committee 0419 586 951 [email protected]

Danny Vincent Kylie International Service Committee [email protected]

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Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie - Club Bulletin - 24 March 2014