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Tuesday 4th September, 2007

Rotary Club of Mitcham

District 9810 Victoria Australia

Bulletin Each year the Rotary Club of Mitcham provides a substantial financial contribution to international projects.

Not so long ago, a major world wide effort to wipe out polio ensured that several billions of dollars were applied to that task. Major contributions were made by philanthropic organisations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In order to make things happen on such a large scale, the programs must be supported by Rotary Clubs, large and small, in every corner of the globe. Proof in this principle is clearly demonstrated by the success of the Polio Plus campaign. Rotary Foundation is contributed to by almost every club in the world, and this fund is the driving force in making a success of International projects which help to save millions of lives.

There is such an enormous amount of work to be done, and it is fair to say that we will not see an end to extreme need during the life span of our current membership. Our club can continue to more than pull it’s weight! Our fundraising capabilities have been strong for many years, and they will continue to be strong, as long as our members continue to develop and improve our regular fundraising events, and to contribute new ideas each year.

Club Forum

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PORTFOLIOS

Membership All Members

New Generations Sharon Partridge

Communication/Marketing, Public Relations and Photography: Eva Anderson

International and on to Conference: David Ayliffe

Vocational Service: Ivan Munoz

Fellowship: Bill Mudford

Attendance: Michael Edney

Foundation: Ron Frederick

Bulletin and Program: Wayne Lucas, Philip Daw and Colin Spencer Sergeant and Community Service: David Murray

BOARD

President Sharon Partridge

IP President: Eva Anderson

Pres. Elect: David Ayliffe

Vice President : TBA

Secretary: Jack Butler

Treasurer and Fundraising: John Atkinson

Philip Daw

Officers for 2007/8

PAUL HARRIS FELLOW SAPPHIRE AWARD 2002 Bruce Wainwright

2004 Tony Gibson 2004 John Atkinson

2007 Brian Bergin (Dec) FOUR AVENUES OF SERVICE AWARD

2000 John Atkinson

AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND COMPANIONS 1994 Roy Knudson † 1996 Dr Peter Brown 1999 David Murray

1999 Chris & Ian McColl 1999 John Varley 2000 John Cook 2000 Jean & Ray † Rose 2000 Brian Bergin 2001 Christine Ryan 2001 Bill Mudford 2001 John Atkinson 2002 Wayne Lucas 2002 Denis Bunn † 2002 Michael Edney 2002 Peter McPhee 2003 Dawn & Graham Whiteside 2003 Keith Nunn 2004 Brendan Tunstall 2004 Colin Spencer 2005 Fred Wiffrie 2006 Les Marton

1979 Geoffrey Prior 1980 Dr John Munro 1983 Bruce McLaughlin 1986 Maxwell Bloom † 1988 William Wood† 1988 Alan Fraser 1989 Tony Gibson 1989 David Gawler 1991 Dr Peter Brown 1991 Robert McDowell 1991 Bruce Wainwright 1993 Ronald Slattery 1994 Vic Dye 1995 Fr Kevin Dillon 1995 Kenneth Rose 1997 David Murray 1998 Ian Young 1998 Ron Frederick

September 2007

Eva Anderson 24th

Merle and John Atkinson 8th

Gail and David Murray 11th

Rotary Grace For good food, good fellowship and the opportunity of service through Rotary, we give thanks.

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Good afternoon, Welcome to our meeting today, and special thanks to the direc-tors who arrived earlier for our board meeting. I am looking for-ward to some interesting discussions on the future plans of our club at this morning’s meeting. Last Saturday was the last day of gift wrapping at Myers For-est hill by members of our club. With the gold coin donation we almost made $200.00

Thank you to Fred Wiffrie and my friend Estelle Marl who also participated. I spent my time doing all 3 shifts 11.00 to 4.00 with half an hour off last Sunday. After we wrapped gifts, we gave the green Farmers Market book market to people, so as a PR excise it was great and we had lots of fun. The Whitehorse Farmers Market is this Sunday, I hope you all can be there to get some great fresh produce. I attended at the Club Presidents training event on Friday night and caught up with many of the District Club Presidents. It was great to compare notes and to discuss our work. Many thanks to David Ayliffe for also attending. I have received Christmas Cake and Puddings order forms. Please just give me the names and con-tact details of all those regular supporters so I can follow them up . The price of Christmas Cakes and Puddings has gone up after 6 years to $14.95 each. This is an exceptionally good source of funding for our vital community service programs. We sold over $2,000.00 worth of Cakes and Puddings last year, but our club needs to beat that record this year. Every member can help, please make an effort to help us complete our distribution list without delay.

On Sunday Sept 2 I attended the church service at St Luke’s Anglican Church Vermont.

Sunday September 2 celebrates the 100th birthday of St Luke’s Anglican Church Vermont of which Mitcham Rotary’s Richard Temby is the Reverend! (100 years since the dedication of Pioneer Church on the corner of Mitcham and Canterbury Roads.) Archbishop Philip Freier spoke on this occasion..

Sunday October 27 will conclude the Centennial celebrations and the speaker will be regional Bishop, Stephen Hale. Shaz

Tuesday 4th September 2007

Club Forum, Business Matters Preceded by a Board Meeting.

President Sharon Partridge Desk for August.: Eva and David

Chairman - John Atkinson

Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil, our home is girt by sea

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts, of beauty rich and rare In history’s page let every stage, advance Australia fair

In joyful strains, then let us sing Advance Australia fair

Advance Australia Fair Advance Australia Fair This Week ... This Week ...

Partridge Prose

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Description of Rotary

Rotary is an organisation of Business and Professional persons, united world wide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in all the world.

www.d9810.rotary.org.au

The concept of ROMAC was born in March 1985 when Barrie Cooper, Past President of the Rotary Club of Kangaroo Flat, a suburb of Bendigo in Rotary District 9800, visited Labassa, Fiji, with a group of Australian Surgeons. ROMAC is now in its 19th year of operations. Rotarians volunteer their time and expertise to run this Rotary program that encompasses all the Districts of Australia and New Zealand. Assisted by 68 eminent Australian surgeons who generously respond to requests for assistance, this humanitarian program has provided over 300 children from 21 developing countries with urgent medical treatment that has given them new hope.

It soon became apparent that these were children living in developing countries who, because of their medical condition, could not be helped by their own or visiting surgeons. ROMAC refers to these children as the "Forgotten Children" of this world. Their appearances have been disfigured by accident and or congenital condition and as such they are often kept hidden from society. ROMAC has successfully transformed these young lives by exposing them to Australia's most eminent Surgeons who generously provide their skills. In excess of sixty eight of Australia's finest surgeons gladly respond to ROMAC's call on behalf of the central focus of this great humanitarian project "THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN". Over 300 children from 19 neighbouring countries have returned home to live fulfilled and meaningful lives ... thank you Australia. In 1991 the six Bendigo clubs combined to expand this project assisting a further two children. In July 1994 District Governor David Rosback declared ROMAC a District 9800 project, this was quickly followed by Rotary District's 9780 and 9790 forming their own District committees. ROMAC was recognised by Rotary International as a Multi District Committee covering all of the Districts of Australia and New Zealand. Currently all of the 23 Australian Districts and the 6 Districts of New Zealand are involved in the programme. Representatives from each District meet monthly to plan and implement a five year strategy plan. Clubs from all over Australia have become financial supporters and requests have been received from Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Bangladesh, Vanuatu, Tonga, Indonesia, Kirabas, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Solomons, Timor, Sri Lanka, Philippines, PNG, Fiji, China and Russia to assist children in desperate need. Over three hundred and sixty (360) children have now had their lives transformed by successful major and intricate surgery. 220 operations have been performed in Australia. The types of cases have varied and include herniated brains, severe burn contractures, bladders on the outside of bodies and other complicated congenital deformities.

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All funds applied to Rotary Community Projects in Whitehorse

After another successful event, make sure you join us at the next market on Sunday, September 9th 2007

8.00 am to 1.00 pm at: The Whitehorse Civic Centre 279 Whitehorse Rd

Nunawading. Enquiries 0438 550068

Over 80

Stalls

This is the Leadership Team of St Luke’s Anglican Church in Vermont. Known as The V Team, and led by our very own Rev. Richard Temby, these dedicated members ensure that the organisation achieves its mission in the community, in the best possible way. ST LUKE’s celebrates its 100th anniversary in Mitcham this year. The old timber church is preserved on the site, having been moved sideways to make way for the big church which you see every time you drive south on Mitcham Road, and East along Canterbury Road in Vermont. Reverend Richard traverses the Parish on a souped up motorized bicycle, weather permitting, while Oscar the dog minds the office.

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato sacks. Then try 50-lb potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.

(Don’t blame me for this one, Richard Temby submitted it)

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September 2007 Tuesday 4th 1:00 pm RSL Mitcham - Club Forum. Board Meeting 11:30 am Sunday 9th 8:00 am Whitehorse Council Car Park - Farmer’s Market Tuesday 11th 1:00 pm RSL Mitcham - Guest Speaker - Ines Forlano - Harvey World Travel Tuesday 18th 1:00 pm RSL Mitcham - Guest Speaker - Therese Kelly - Taralye Tuesday 25th 1:00 pm RSL Mitcham - Guest Speaker - John Natoli - TyrePower November 2007 Tuesday 6th 12:00 pm Redbox Vineyard Kangaroo Ground - Melbourne Cup Day Barbecue Tuesday 13th 12:00 pm RSL Mitcham - Guest Speaker - Wednesday 14th 12:00 Ringwood Golf Club - Camp Quality Golf Day Tuesday 27th 1:00 pm RSL Mitcham Guest Speaker - District Governor Dick Garner. December 2007 Saturday 8th Whitefriars College Donvale - Seniors Concert 4 pm to 10:30 pm

Diary Diary Dates

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The Rotary Club of Mitcham

Annual Golf Day

Wednesday 14th November 2007

12 Noon 2 Tee Start Ringwood Golf Course

Canterbury Road, Ringwood (opposite Cadbury’s)

Tournament Naming Sponsorship It’s Your Tournament - $2,000 (All benefits same as Gold Sponsor)

Gold Sponsor - 12 Players on the day $1,500 Prominent Hole for signage and display of advertising. Large advertisement in monthly Camp Quality Magazine & Rotary Bulletin

Silver Sponsor - 4 Players on the day $500 No. 10 Hole with large signage. Advertising in Camp Quality Magazine and Rotary Bulletin

Bronze Sponsor - 2 Players on the day $300 Advertising on a hole Advertising in Camp Quality Magazine & Rotary Bulletin

Individual Players - Each $50

SUPPORTING

Contact……John Atkinson 9873 3322 Fred Wiffrie 9723 2294

Hole Sponsorship Program Includes: Green Fees, Light Lunch & Presentation Cocktail Party for each Player. • 18 Holes of Golf on a course rated in the Top 10

Public Courses in Victoria Ambrose Competition • Advertising at the tee of one hole for one week

prior to the event. (Your banner if preferred). • Attendance at the end of the day Presentation

Cocktail Party at the clubrooms, all inclusive. Bring your non playing partner or friends to the cocktail party for only $25 each.

• Participation in various hole competitions: Closest to the pin, longest drive, straightest drive, etc.