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Meeting No. 1441,6November 2014 /
Tue Nov 04, 2014 / Home
Newsletter Editor
Editor Di Lane
If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor.
Speakers
Nov 06, 2014
Francisco and Pilar
Life in Argentina
Nov 13, 2014
Angus Tuck
Working on Donald Campbell's 1964 Bluebird team
Nov 20, 2014
Vinda Kong
Kumon Learning Method
Nov 27, 2014
Club Committees
Dec 04, 2014
Richard Jarrett
Working the Club website
Dec 11, 2014
Phil Hoffmann
Our Don and Phil: A Remarkable Story of Friendship and Encouragement
Dec 18, 2014
Rosanna Mangiarelli
Current Affairs
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Club Events
2015 District ConferenceNautilus Theatre
Mar 26, 2015 05:00 PM - Mar 29, 2015 01:00 PM
Directors
President Yvette Reade
President Elect Don Tindale
Treasurer Bruce McDonald
Secretary Fred Field
Community Service Rohan Richards
Vocational Services John Wotherspoon
Past President Richard Jarrett
International Service Angus Tuck
Rotary Foundation David Riggall
Membership Geoff Bell
Club Administration Ray Cullen
Public Relations Dalice Kennedy
Sergeant Rob McLennan
Rotaract Liaison John Karran
Fundraising / Fellowship Dean Sullivan
Youth Service John Wotherspoon
Public Officer Fred Field
Bulletin Editor Di Lane
Club Webmaster Yvette Reade
Child Protection Officer Fred Field
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Stories
From the President's Pen
Posted by Yvette Reade on Nov 06, 2014
Justone week after leaving hospital (2 weeks after the actual open heart surgery), Phil Harding asked to be picked up so that he could attend the Rotary meeting. That is either dedication to Rotary to the Nth degree, or the food was so bad in hospital that Phil needed a great Naval Military & Airforce brekky! Seriously, it was great to see Phil up and about so quickly and he was obviously feeling a lot better after his heart valve replacement.
We also welcomed back Angus Tuck after his five weektour to South America for his business (SACE), as well as visiting the Rotary Club of Bogota Suba to get the latest update on our Colombian Education Scholarships Program. Since his visit, Angus has received an email from Gabriel stating
"Dear Angus and Dear Helen:
I send you my special greetings and the gratitudeof our Club for your visit, your comments and your strongspirit of solidarity.
Many thanks for your important e-mail andphotos. Congratulations for your visit to Machu Pichu, one of the most interestingnatural and historical places in the world.
Many thanks for your comments tothe members of your Club about your visit to our Club, especially your meeting with the students in Miramar. Lunch was only an opportunity to meet the Members of my Club, but I am happy that you and Helen enjoyed it. Your comments concerning the collaboration of your Committee, are a fantastic news. We have the confidence that other Rotary Clubs will be interested to integrate a group of special solidarity sponsors to help more students interested to study technical or technological studies, the most important possibility for a young man or a young woman without resources, to study, to have a better future, to help his or her family and contribute to ameliorate the conditions of life of their Community of Miramar.
We will have ten students in December, five of them are new students. As you remember, there were three students absent in the meetingin your visit. We have US$300 waiting for giving it tothree students...Dear Angus, of course, excuse me, but as I always say, you are our Godfather in Australia and in the World!!!
Best regards to Helen and to all the Members of the Rotary Clubof Adelaide Light.
Sincerely, Gabriel"
President Yvette read out a letter of congratulations from Premier Jay Weatherill for gaining our award at the Association of Service Club Organisations for the Colombian project. Now that Angus has returned from his business trip, he will start to contact other Rotary Clubs to see if they will support additional students in Colombia. Last year, the Rotary Club of Adelaide generously donated $1000 to the project, and this year we will seek support from other clubs who have shown interest in the past.
The End Polio Now Cocktail Party is just one week away, and we have Joe Morelli and Blackwell Funerals to thank for funding the JC Jazz trio who will be entertaining us on the night. Our own Rob McLennan will use his dulcet tones to auction off donated goods, and we have several business and people to thank (see list in the story below). Come along for a night of great food, excellent wines, music and fun in the lovely Horizon's Lounge filled with overstuffed leather chesterfields everywhere and the view over the sea with the lovely setting sun!
Keep the date of 14 December free so that you can volunteer at the Carols by Candlelight event. See Rohan for details; and on 1 February we will be providing a BBQ (with the help of the RC of Salisbury) to Rotaractors from around Australia for their annual games. More detailslater.
The rest of the meeting was a Club Committee meeting and some wonderful brainstorming occurred and will be followed up by the Directors.
BOOK TODAY - "End Polio Now" Cocktail Party Fundraiser - Thursday 13 November 2014
Posted by Yvette Reade on Nov 06, 2014
Australia is definitely the lucky country. We have not had a case of Polio since 1986, but unfortunately, the wild polio virus is still active in other parts of the world. We have the means to eradicate this debilitating disease that attacks young children. We have vaccines that provide immunity for life - but we need to administer this to children in war-affected areas and remote places. This takes funds - and the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light is doing its bit to raise funds for this international project. October 24 was World Polio Day and to commemorate it, we are holding a Cocktail Party Fundraiser - please see details and book your place to help eradicate polio from our world.
Where: Stamford Grand's Horizon'sCocktail Lounge, Moseley Square, Glenelg, SA.
When: Thursday 13 November from 7.30pm-9.30pm
Details: Food and drinks supplied, entertainment, auction. Lovelyvenue with sea views and comfortableleather couches.
Bookings and payment by 3 November essentialvia (small booking fee applies). The website also allows you to make a donation as well or instead if you can't attend.
About Polio: Although polio cases are down 99% worldwide from 350,000 cases in 1988 to 201 cases in September 2014 — an all-time low —our work is still not finished. Lack of funding will decrease immunization rates in polio-affected countries. Until polio is eradicated everywhere, no unvaccinated child is safe anywhere. If polio rebounds, more than 200,000 children worldwide could be paralysed each year within a decade.
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have extended their partnership during the critical endgame phase of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. From 2013 to 2018, every US dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication will instantly become three dollars, thanks to a 2-to 1 match by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Join Rotary in the final push to end polio and help make history today.
Only three countries remain polio-endemic - Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan; the remaining 1% of polio cases are the most difficult to prevent because the wild virus persists in the hardest-to- reach areas.
Rotary's world-wide challenge is to raise funds for the 2013-18 Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan (polioeradication.org) • Estimated cost: US$5.5 billion • Funding commitments: US$4 billion• Funding gap (if commitments are met): US$1.5 billion
We invite you to enjoy our Cocktail evening so that you can help the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light raise funds for this much needed cause - that of eradicating Polio from the face of the Earth.
With thanks to the companies and peoplewho are supporting our End Polio Now fundraiser: Stamford Grand; Emma Hack Galleries; Blackwell Funerals; Elder Fine Art; Red Ochre Designs; RSM Bird Cameron; Dean Sullivan; Snooze Mile End
CASH 4 CANS & TOYS 4 CHRISTMAS
Posted by Di Lane on Nov 04, 2014
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CASH FOR CANS
Yes it is your chance to donate $20.00 to Cash for Cans again.
For the last few years members have donated $20.00 to the Cash for Cans program. The money is used by Theo at the local Hutt Street IGA to purchase goods for the Moore Street Centre. Theo uses his purchasing power to obtain items at a discount and even adds in extra from his own pocket which in effects double the value of your donation.
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TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS
Members are asked to donate a toy to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. Toys should for boys or girls aged up to twelve years. Please do not wrap the toys. The toys will be donated to the Salvation Army who will deliver them to needy children.
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Upcoming Events
Posted by Yvette Reade on Sep 18, 2014
Important dates coming up:
- Thursday 13 November - "End Polio Now" Fundraiser Cocktail Party at Stamford Grand's Horizons Cocktail Lounge, ground floor, Moseley Square. Time 7.30-9.30pm, entertainment, food and drink and auction. $60pp - book and payat
- 26-29 March: Port Lincoln Conference - all hands needed on deck to help DG John & Julie to provided a smooth-running District Conference. Go online at to register.
Greetings and comments from the RC Bogota Suba
Posted by Di Lane on Nov 04, 2014
Dear Angus and Dear Helen:
I send you my special greetings and the gratitudeof our Club for your visit, your comments and your strongspirit of solidarity. Many thanks for your important e-mail andphotos. Congratulations for your visit to Machu Pichu, one of the most interestingnatural and historical places in the world.
Many thanks for your comments tothe members of your Club about your visit to our Club, especially your meeting with the students in Miramar. Lunch was only an opportunity to meet the Members of my Club, but I am happy that you and Helen enjoyed it. Your comments concerning the collaboration of your Committee, are a fantastic news. We have the confidence that other Rotary Clubs will be interested to integrate a group of special solidary sponsors to help more students interested to study technical or technological studies, the most important possibility for a young man or a young woman without resources, to study, to have a better future, to help his or her family and contribute to ameliorate the conditions of life of their Community of Miramar.
Finally, if it would be possible, could you, please, help us asking to the Treasure(?) about the possibility of sending us some money for the next meeting in December. We will have ten students in December, five of them are new students. As you remember, there were three students absent in the meetingin your visit. We have US$300 waiting for giving it tothree students, butwe do not have resources for other seven students yet.Dear Angus, of course, excuse me, but as I always say, you are our Godfather in Australia and in the World!!!
Best regards to Helen and to all the Members of the Rotary Clubof Adelaide Light.
Sincerely, Gabriel
District News
Posted by Di Lane on Nov 04, 2014
If you need any of the attachments mentioned below, please email (Some out of date items deleted)
1. Round Table Conference Saturday 22 November
All Rotarians are invited to this Round Table Training/Information Conference. It is an excellent opportunity to improve your skills or increase your knowledge of Rotary workings. The District Training Committee under the leadership of PDG Marie Dorrington has put together a diverse educational program. Lunch is provided free of charge as is the whole Conference. There is a formal dinner in the evening at The Junction Morphettville at a cost of $60 per head (must be booked and prepaid). Bookings for the conference and dinner are online at
2District Conference Update
If you are not among the 230 people who have already registered for the 2015 District Conference, this is your last opportunity to register before the Early Bird registration closes. We have extended the Early Bird deadline to Friday 14 November, so you have just two weeks to complete your booking!! Come and enjoy excellent speakers, meet up with old friends and make new friends while breathing "Fresh Eyre" at the 2015 Rotary Conference in Port Lincoln. The 2015 District Conference will be held in Port Lincoln from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 2015.
3. Are you a blood donor? If not, now is the time!
Are you a blood donor? Have you ever wanted to be?
Now is the time!
The Adelaide City Rotaract Club have launched a blood donation drive to help save the lives of hundreds of Australians. Our goal is to donate 25 litres of blood before Christmas. This means we need 50 donors to donate the standard half a litre of blood, but we can’t do it alone. We need the help of Rotarians, friends, family and colleagues to help us reach this goal!
To get us started, we are offering the first non-ACRC member to donate under our Club Red name, a free meal at our next general meeting. To win, just take a picture of yourself donating blood and send it to.
Contributing is easy, just make an appointment with any blooddonation centre by calling 13 95 96 and ask them to add yourdonation to the Adelaide City Rotaract Club’s Club Red tally.If you are already a donor, you can join our group online at
For questions or more information contact President Tegan Druce on 0439 875 205.
Together, we can save lives
4. Monster Swap Meet – Regency Park RC
A Monster Swap Meet of car parts, bric a brac, boot sale and a Veteran and Vintage car display will be held at the Regency TAFE College car park, 137 Days Rd, Regency Park on Sunday 23 November 2014.
5. Australian Rotaract Games
The Adelaide City Rotaract Club, with the supportof Salisbury City Rotaract,has been tasked withrunningthe 2015 annual Australian Rotaract Games in January next year. Please see the attachedthe District Governor's Newsletter attachmentwhich outlines what the AustralianRotaract Games is all about and how you or yourclub can help.
6. Gawler RC Swap Meet
The Gawler Club is holding a Caravan, Camping, Outdoor & Trash & Treasure swap meet on Sunday 23 November, 7.00 am start. Venue: Gawler Sports and Community Centre and Princes Park, Nixon Tce, Gawler. See the attachment for full details.
7. Council on Legislation and District Conference Motions
The build up towards the 2016 Council on Legislation is well underway. Clubs must be mindful that Rotary International must receive proposed legislation, including confirmation of the District’s endorsement of any proposals from DG John Campbell by 31 December 2014.
While we have no proposals flowing out of either the District Conference or the District Planning Assembly, Clubs and Committees are still able to initiate them within the timeframe mentioned above. Proposed legislation needs to be submitted to Rotary International through the online form found at
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To assist anyone in our District to prepare legislation, a new “How to Propose Legislation” course has been developed in Rotary’s Learning Centre. The course can be found by going to My Rotary>Learning & Reference>Learning Centre
The time frame to propose motions for the Business Session at the District Port Lincoln conference is similar – all motions must be in the hands of the District Secretary, John Pohl, by 31 December. Email all motions to
8.Music for Freedom Concert
The Rotarians Against Child Slavery Group (SA) are hosting a Music for Freedom concert of local talent to raise funds to support Schools4Freedom on 30 November 2014 from 2pm-4pm. See flyer for more details.
9.Adelaide Light RC – End Polio Fundraiser
Youare invited to attend the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light's Fundraiser Cocktail Party to be held on Thursday 13 November 2014 from 7.30-9.30 pm at the Stamford Grand's Horizon Cocktail Lounge, ground floor, Moseley Square, Glenelg. Please see attached flyer for more details. Pre-paymentis appreciated, andthe linkisincluded on the invitation. Enjoy food and drink, entertainment and auction on the night. Cost $60pp.
About the polio eradication endgame:
Until polio is eradicated everywhere, no unvaccinated child is safe anywhere. If polio rebounds, more than 200,000 children worldwide could be paralysed each year within a decade.
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have extended their partnership during the critical endgame phase of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. From 2013 to 2018, every US dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication will instantly become three dollars, thanks to a 2-to 1 match by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Join Rotary in the final push to end polio and help make history today.
Only three countries remain polio-endemic - Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan; the remaining 1% of polio cases are the most difficult to prevent because the wild virus persists in the hardest-to- reach areas.
We invite you to enjoy our Cocktail evening so that you can help the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light raise funds for this much needed cause - that of eradicating Polio from the face of the Earth.
Duty Roster
Posted by Di Lane on Nov 04, 2014
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility / 6 November 2014 / 13 November 2014 / 20 November 2014
Chairperson / Carolyn Wigg / Dalice Kennedy / Graham Smith
Attendance / Rohan Richards / Geoff Bell / Deborah Wotherspoon
Attendance / Julie Campbell / Richard Jarrett / John Wotherspoon
Hosting / David Rowe / John Karran / Phil Harding
Furniture / David Morelli / David Riggall / Katina Jones
Furniture / Di Casey / David Rowe / John Karran
Invocation / Ray Cullen / Graham Smith / Di Casey
Bottles/cans / Graham Smith / Dean Sullivan
Rotaract roster / Nil / Nil / Richard Jarrett 24/11/14
HouseInt Uniting Church / TBA / TBA / TBA
Bread Roster / Rohan Richards / Terry Rodoni / Carolyn Wigg
Members' Corner / Colin Davies / Don Tindale / Nil
Birthdays:Colin Davies 8-Nov
Anniversary:Richard Jarrett 10-Nov
Chairman: meets/ greets speaker for the meeting; introduces and thanks speaker preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting.
Attendance: set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money; wine raffle sheet; ticket books); register member payments/ apologies/ guests.
Hosting: set up name badges display; welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriate persons.
Furniture: flags; banner display; raffle balls; collection boxes; Rotary theme banner; S-A gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Toshiba laptop set up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice.
Invocation: reciting Rotary or other invocation relating to Rotary and fellowship.
Bottles/cans: collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund and empty bags to David Rowe at next meeting
Members’ Corner: write for the Newsletter on a topic of your choice, particularly during the 3 weeks you appear here on the roster, but also anytime you have something to say.
Rotaract,House International UnitingChurch, Bread roster: Roster is for the Sunday/Monday after the meeting date.
Members rostered for duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45 a.m.
If you cannot attend, please arrange a substitute
Meeting No.1440 Details
Posted by Bob Buckerfield on Nov 01, 2014
Meeting Number / 1440 / 30thOctober 2014
Membership / 37 / Visiting Rotarians / Apologies
+ Honorary / 2 / None / Bob Angove still poorly
Present / 19 / Richard Jarrett
Attendance / 63.33% / Di Casey
Apologies / 6 / John Karran
John & Julie Campbell
Leave of Absence / 5 / Club Guests / Leave of Absence
Make-ups / 0 / None / Bruce McDonald in UK?
Absent / 8 / Andrew Black
Wine Raffle / $21.00 / Ray Cullen in USA?
Cans & Bottles YTD / $253.00 / Geoff Bell
Fines / $?? / Makeups / Kym Pedler
None reported
For apologies, please phone Fred Field, Club Secretary 8339 2065, or Bob Buckerfield on 8278 7615. Makeups count 13 days either side of each meeting.
Club Bank Account details: BSB 085-458, Account Number 20-505-9719
The Four Way Test
Posted by Richard Jarrett on May 29, 2013
The Four Way Test
Of the things we think, say or do:
- Is it the Truth?
- Is it Fair to all concerned?
- Will it build Goodwill and better Friendships?
- Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To be recognised as the Service Club of Choice in the Eastern Precinct of Adelaide because we are a Friendly Breakfast Club that appeals to a broad range of busy people who want to make a difference to local and international communities.
Jokes Corner
Posted by Di Lane on Nov 04, 2014
Condom use on an aircraft
A man and a woman are seated next to each other on a flight.
They start eyeing each other, and both realize they want to do the same thing.
He slips a condom out of his pocket, and she looks delighted.
Rear toilet? He suggests. Five minutes, she agrees and goes off.
He waits five minutes, then goes and slips in there with her.
Right, get that condom on, she says.
Soon, they are both sighing with pleasure.
But a sharp eyed stewardess has noticed them, and realized what they are up to, So, she humiliates them by making an announcement over the PA system.
"To the lady and gentleman in the rear toilet, we know what you are doing, and it is expressly forbidden by airline regulations".
"Now, please put those cigarettes out and take the condom off the smoke detector."
And what were you thinking? I worry about you sometimes!
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