President: Richard Lawrence ACN 0019046G Secretary: Tim Anderson
Volume 73 Issue 42,6th May, 2008
Editor Cathy Nicou
PO BOX 161 Essendon 3040
Date / Event / VenueFriday, 9/5 / Cocktails in the Sky / Home of Sue & Peter Condos, featuring Sky Deck
Tuesday 13/5 / Lunch Meeting / Robyn Cocking, Joanna Kelly Cambodia Project, RC Kerang
Wednesday, 21/5 / Charter Night / Ascot House, Sly of The Underworld
Tuesday, 27/5 / Lunch Meeting / Cr. Giuliano
Saturday, 21/6 / President’s Night / Rupertswood
"Rotary Club of Essendon"
"Shelter Box for Burma Cyclone Appeal"
Cyclone Nargis's 190 km (120 miles) per hour winds ripped through Rangoon destroying all in its path, creating totalmisery.
There is a humanitarian disaster happening in Burma as we speak. Over 15,000 people are dead and over 300,000 people
are without any home or shelter and have nothing but the clothes on their back.
What can the Rotary Club of Essendon do?
Shelter Boxes provide a tent fora family of 10 along withcooking equipment, water containers and thermalground sheets. They cost $1200 each and donations are fully taxdeductible. You can donate whatever amount you are able to. We must act quickly as thewet season is only 2 weeks away and people need urgent
help. Please support this appeal as Shelter Boxes are Rotary's best way of helping. Please ask your friends and family to help as much is needed to assist.
Donations should be made out to "ShelterBox RAWCS"
And handed to the Treasurer Denis Rietdyk.
OUR LATEST PAUL HARRIS FELLOW.
Congratulations to Catherine Scerri on being awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship. Catherine is the development manager of Bahay Tuluyan Orphanage for street children in the Philippines. She is currently visiting Australia with Mary Caspilio and Paciencia Hollon who are former street children, currently being cared for by Bahay Tuluyan.
NEW MEMBERS
Please make our latest two new members feel welcome. Vic Abfalter and Leo Herrick.
AFRICA IS CALLING:
Attached is a detailed brochure for the clubs first delegation to Kenya. Sounds like the trip of a life time!! Matt and Anne have made a fantastic effort in putting this trip together. Well worth having a look at.
ARTICLE BY TIM ANDERSON ON THE CLUB’S TRIP TO MYANMAR.
GREAT READING!! PLEASE CLICK ON THE ATTACHED.
SOME INFORMATION ON NEXT WEEKS SPEAKERS.
Johanna Kelly - First year medical student at Monash in Clayton. Originally from Kerang in Northern Victoria. 18 years of age. Attended Kerang Technical High School and was a participant in the “Alternative to Schoolies” trip to Cambodia last November.
Robyn Cocking – First year nursing and psychology student at Deakin in Geelong. Originally from a farm in between Boort and Kerang. 18 years of age. Also attended Kerang Technical High School and was a participant in the “Alternative to Schoolies” trip to Cambodia last November.
PROJECT SUMMARY
At the end of last year, as an alternative to the traditional ‘schoolies week’ of drinking and partying on the Gold Coast, a group of 10 KTHS students joined with the local Rotary club and travelled to Cambodia to participate in several community aid projects. The main one of these was building houses for a local underprivileged village, made from materials fundraised by the participating students. We also spent two days in the local University of Phnom Penh, speaking with the local students to allow them to practice their English, while also teaching us a little about their background and culture. The last project was a small renovation job in the boys youth rehabilitation centre in which we fixed pipes to give them running water and fixed several of the broken beds. We also provided them with what we thought were simple hygiene packs, but what meant so much more to them. These little things we could do for this inspiring group of people in such a devastated country, were greatly appreciated by them and were incredibly rewarding for all those who participated.
FINAL CALL FOR THIS WONDERUL NIGHT
RC ESSENDON INT. COMMITTEE INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR THE BEST EVER COCKTAIL PARTY .
WHEN: Friday 9th May @ 7pm
WHERE: The famous Eureka Tower, Australia’s tallest residential building!
WHAT AM I DOING? You will have entry to the Condos’ Sky Mansion on Level 62 for cocktails and a fabulous supper. You will also
gain entry to The Eureka Skydeck, at Level 88 to admire the view, and more.
HOW MUCH: Only $60 for the night of a life time.
RSVP: Cathy Nicou, 0425728782 or
CHARTER NIGHT
21ST May
Ascot House,
$65 per person
Special Guest: John Silvester “Sly”
Journalst of the Year, Walkely Award,
Underbelly Author.
RSVP Lisa Lowcock.
Raffle:
Member Guests: Don Cullen, Norm Dench, Vic Abfalter, Leo Herrick, Catherine Scerri, Claire Scerri, Charles Scerri, Paciencia Hollon, Mary Caspilio, Darren Mc Cleod, Ray Kukk,
Anniversaries: Michael Mahoney
Voted Best Scottish Short Joke
A bloke walks into a Glasgow library and says to the prim librarian
'Excuse me Miss, dey ye hivany books on suicide?'
To which she stops doing her tasks, looks at him over the top of her glasses and says,
'Piss off, ye'll no bring it back!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.
William James
US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 - 1910)