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2013/2014 Presidents Report I wish to preface this presentation to simply say that my following words will be to highlight what is already detailed in the Annual Presentation Report before you. My role during 2013/2014 was to build upon and maintain the already successful programs and projects...in this years theme Engage Rotary-Change Lives. I chose Consolidation!!! You have a document before you that sets out reports and activities of what RCR has achieved in the past 12 months… My vision was to engage more with Rotarians at district and Club level for it is vital to the success of our club for the future.

One area where we have been successful is our speaker program, Jenny List has done a great job in getting quality speakers for our weekly meetings. Good speakers energise others to attend meetings. Develop further what we have already achieved in the past year and manage projects that we as a club can facilitate. When I say engage, I include all the events that we also attend at a district level, Trevor Pang with International, John Benger with Timor Leste just to name two....for it’s the Rotary Club of Richmond’s name that I wanted to put out there more....as the “go to club” With a Club membership of 35 people and a core active group of 20/25 it is important that we do not over commit ourselves, of course we do have our Friends of Rotary that we already call upon. As you are already aware we are involved with the Richmond Community... *There is the Next Step Program run by Tim Baker *Mock Job Interviews at Melbourne Girls’ College *Rotary Youth Arts Project, we are working with our cluster clubs...engaging *Supporting Richmond Police *City of Yarra, again support over the year where they have outdoor events. *Ainger Awards...Public Speaking *The Slade Awards...Literature *Clean Up Australia Day *East Timor Kindergarten project *Educare program in Bali Then there is our major income streams, the Motto pop up Stall, and the Abbotsford Convent Car Parking for 6 months Then there are our Major sponsors Nigel Peck & NHP The Ainger Family Faye and John Browne of Motto Fashions . Membership...membership of any Rotary Club is its Lifeblood; it is the Heart to the ongoing success of any club and no more so than Richmond. For with membership growth we would find it difficult to manage projects here and internationally..Richmond was responsible for the sponsorship of Melbourne Park, a great initiative and now look at them...powering along. There was a restructure for Membership, it was recommended and agreed that this important role come under the stewardship of the President, for it must have continuous focus and always be first on the agenda..A membership presentation was presented at Club Assembly. In this area I have not delivered but will make amends for the coming year…Membership is a work in progress At a District level we have been busy whether its contributing $$’s to Foundation, Youth Exchange, GSE we are there as a club…We “punch above our weight”. The support is recognised with the attendance of Ross Butterworth and two AG’s. In closing, I wish to thank all those who have contributed to my growth and development over the last 12 months and made this happen for myself and RCR. My minders have played a significant part in making me a better person.

Please refer to the report before you for a more detailed presentation of what we have achieved over the last 12 months. Thankyou Les Frampton President Rotary Club of Richmond 2013/2014

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Rotary Club of Richmond Annual Report 2013 – 2014

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R.I. Theme 2013 - 2014

THE OBJECT OF ROTARY The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all

useful occupations, and dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal;, business and community life; and

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

THE AVENUES OF SERVICE Club Service: Through Club Service we demonstrate our commitment to the core values of Rotary – service, integrity fellowship, leadership and diversity, and involves all the activities necessary for a club to function successfully. Vocational Service: This gives the opportunity for each Rotarian to represent the dignity and utility of one’s vocation to other members of the club. Community Service: Individual clubs undertake to improve life in their communities. New Generations: This is designed for clubs to deliver effective youth programs, in order to motivate young people to acquire learning and life skills. International Service: This describes programs and activities which Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill and peace. Projects are designed to meet humanitarian needs of people in many lands.




ROTARY CLUB OF RICHMOND ANNUAL REPORT 2013 – 2014

President Les Frampton

Vice President Michael O’Sullivan

Past President Sue Bolton

President Elect Les Frampton

Secretary Jo Cowling

Treasurer Judy Nettleton

Board of Directors John Benger

Chew Chan

Mark Dwyer

Elissa Marriott

Michael O’Sullivan

Kristen Widdop

District Governor 9800 Ross Butterworth

Assistant Governor Adrian Nelson




PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT 2013 - 2014 President Les Frampton

The year 2013/2014 year was going to be a year of consolidation for the Rotary Club of Richmond (RCR). As a club we “punch above our weight” within District 9800 across arrange of matters, like representation on District committees, financial contribution to Foundation, Youth Exchange and the way we present our Project Plans to our membership. The Rotary Club of Richmond has a core active meetings membership of 20/25 people who meet weekly and take on projects and tasks for the ongoing survival and growth of our club. The reports in the following pages highlights what the club has achieved. The 25th year of the Ainger Awards is certainly one that the club can be proud of. Under the guidance of Ben Hoskings this has been a standout milestone. Youth Exchange is another such program, we are committed as a club to this District Program and both our outgoing and incoming students that we have hosted have been outstanding. The Bairo Pite Clinic (BPC) along with the East Timor Kindergarten Project has displayed our International involvement. FoRR is another example of an idea many years ago whereby we have a group of people supporting and being involved with RCR. Our speaker program has delivered quality speakers and continues to reflect what the RCR needs to maintain and grow its membership. District Governor Ross Butterworth has attended along with Annette over 6 key functions at the RCR which in itself is recognition of the standing of our club. District 9800 has over 70 clubs and 2,000 plus members. DG Ross Butterworth has shown leadership, and personally guided me throughout 2013/2014 in his own quiet way. The year has been challenging and yet the motivation to consolidate the Rotary Club of Richmond activities, functions, membership has positioned the club for a busy and successful 2014/2015 year I thank every person involved with RCR for their ongoing support and dedication. Les Frampton President 2013 - 2014 Rotary Club of Richmond




ROTARY CLUB OF RICHMOND

BOARD, EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2013 - 2014

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chew Chan

Janice Kesterton

Mark Dwyer

Elissa Marriott

John Benger

Kristen Widdop

EXECUTIVE President, Les Frampton

Past President, Sue Bolton

Vice President, Michael O’Sullivan

President Elect, Les Frampton

Secretary, Jo Cowling

Treasurer, Judy Nettleton

Auditor, Kieran Moore

Protection Officer, Nia Holdenson

Public Officer, Jo Cowling

COMMITTEE CHAIRS International Services, Trevor Pang

Community & Vocational Services, Tim Baker

New Generations, Sue Bolton

Foundation, Mark Dwyer

Ainger Public Speaking Awards, Ben Hosking

Slade Literary Awards, Janice Kesterton

Club Services

Fundraising, Elissa Marriott

Program, Jenny List

Social Activities and Facebook, Kristen Widdop

Membership, Les Frampton

Friends of the Rotary Club of Richmond, Maureen Pang




FINANCES

Judy Nettleton

Treasurer




TREASURER’S REPORT Attached is the Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet for Rotary Club of Richmond for 2013/2014. There may be some minor additions to the audited accounts to allow for bank statement entries before 30 June. The Club had a surplus from operations of $616, due mainly to successful fundraising effort across a number of areas including convent car parking; Motto pop up stalls; bbq’s; sale of entertainment books, etc. The fundraising activities were expensed through a balanced program of International, Community Service and New Generations activities. Other Income of $11,502 was achieved through fundraising for Bairo Pite Clinic, a District Grant for the Bali Story Book and Interest etc from Community Services Trust. These amounts will be expensed during 2014/2015. Donations were made during the year to the following individuals/organisations:

The Rotary Foundation $7,000 through the Community Services Trust

Salvation Army $1,000

Friends of Rotary Club of Richmond $ 500 as contribution for volunteer efforts of FORCR members in RCR fundraising activities

ARH – New Member Award $ 500

TRF Royce & Jean Abbey End.Fund $1,195 Royce Abbey Award An amount of $3,980 was also contributed through member contributions to The Rotary Foundation. The Community Services Trust has a balance of $39,156 of which $20,160 is being held for the Jill Beaurepaire PhD scholarship fund through Australian Rotary Health and $11,140 for Bairo Pite Clinic. The Board agreed that member dues for the coming year will increase to $360 to cover the cost of administrative expenses of the Club.

Judy Nettleton

Judy Nettleton Honorary Treasurer




INTERNATIONAL

Trevor Pang Chair

East Timor Kindergarten Story Book Project

Barbara Woodberry

Tulikup Bali EduCare Project

Chris Kemp

Bairo Pite Hospital, East Timor

John Benger




EAST TIMOR KINDERGARTEN PROJECT

This year has again been a very active and successful year. ATPE staff ATPE now have the following staff: * 1 x full-time Trainer * 2 x half time Trainers * 1 x half time Assistant Trainer The project is accelerating towards its final objective of sustainability by developing these staff to be independent deliverers of training. ATPE Office ATPE continues to rent office space and training rooms from ETDA (East Timor Development Agency). They provide internet access which allows the everyday management of the team to be conducted from Melbourne using skype. ATPE staff training The ATPE staff continue their intensive training in course content and delivery. They are currently competent to deliver the first 2 weeks of the ATPE course in their own right. By the end of next year the staff should be fully trained in the delivery of the ATPE course. Teacher training During this year ATPE have commenced 90 pre-school teachers in the ATPE course. Most of these teachers have now completed 2-weeks of training. Half of the teachers are from the Districts. The ATPE team travelled by ferry to visit Atauru (a nearby island) and delivered a week of training to 12 local teachers. The training is popular and successful in building teaching skills whilst challenging the participants to think. International support Barbara has visited Dili twice this year to both train the staff and to support them in their training. Children’s Picture Story Books This project has proceeded very successfully. During the year 20 books were developed and 12 of these are now in Timor. The final 8 will be delivered later this year. So far 18 of the books have been sponsored. It is now planned that a couple of new books will be developed each year in order to increase the range of titles. The books have received a very good reception and have been taken up by a number of NGOs for placement in schools. They are also on sale in local book shops and are selling well.




The Rotary Club of Richmond has now sponsored 3 of these Story Books and the Friends group have sponsored another. As well as sponsorship acknowledgements the books contain dedications: For members of the Rotary Club of Richmond who started this project in 2007 and continue to support it as it grows.

For Rotary Donations in Kind (DIK) and its volunteers, who have been supporting Timorese projects since 2001.

For Australian Rotary Clubs and their members for all that they have done to help the people of East Timor. Reading to Children Short Course ATPE have adapted their course on Reading to Children so that an abridged version can be offered in a 6-hour workshop. This course has now been trialled and the planning is underway to extend ATPE training to lower primary school teachers so that books can be distributed more widely. Whilst it is good that NGOs are placing the books in the schools, there is always a danger that they will go unused as most teachers do not know how to read a book to children, so it is extremely important that ATPE work to build these skills in as many teachers as possible. As with so many resources, the actual resource is only half of the picture – the knowledge and skill necessary to use the resource correctly is equally important.

Looking forward ATPE will continue to move forward at a pace which allows it to develop its internal structures, its skill base and its resources. ATPE plans to remain small but to play a significant part in teacher development.

The sale of the books is proceeding and it is anticipated that sufficient funds will be generated by this to support ATPE’s operation – its wages, rental costs and incidentals. This will then move ATPE further towards financial independence.

With the on-going support of RCR and in particular, the encouragement of RCR’s International Chair, this project looks forward to another productive year in 2014/15. Barbara Woodberry Chair Timor Project




TULIKUP BALI EDUCARE PROGRAM

The Rotary Club of Richmond partnered with the Rotary clubs of Chelsea and Aspendale to donate $1892 to fund the Educare Program to be delivered in Tulikup SD#1. The project was overseen by the Rotary club of Bali Ubud Sunset which monitored the program delivery and looked after the financials.

We still await the return of both the program financial reporting from Campuhan College which will provide us with an itemised account of all program expenses. We are also waiting on the evaluation of student testing results which will measure both improvement in students English results as well as soft skills such as confidence and enjoyment of learning.

We can report that 38 students in grades four and five at Tulikup SD#1 took part in 12 lessons delivered every Saturday between February and May (with two delayed for Balinese ceremonies). Five scholarship students and five local teachers from Tulikup SD#1 were sent away for a long weekend and provided with accommodation and training in teaching using the Living Values methodology.

Witnessing the graduation ceremony with club members during this short space of time students from SD#1 had learnt to recite “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” in its entirety in English along with some other long speeches in perfect English. They also looked like they were having a lot of fun learning and performing.

The program is very well run by Campuhan College and is starting to gain some national recognition from the Education department. There is hope that this may lead to an improvement in the national curriculum away from rote learning towards an individual living values approach.

Chris Kemp Chair Tulikup EducareProgram




BAIRO PITE CLINIC, EAST TIMOR Bairo Pite Clinic is a NFP Clinic in East Timor and is a vital source of medical treatment for the people living in poverty, or near poverty. After the General Hospital, BPC is the second highest provider of health service in the country. 400 out patients and in patients are treated per day. In East Timor the infant mortality rate for a mother or child is in double figures. Even a simple provision of supervised child birth brings the figure dramatically down. At BPC there are 150 births per month. Interestingly that, provided the mother and baby are OK, the length of stay after birth, is around four hours. BPC are desperate for everything. From medicine to buildings. RCR has a joint venture with RC Braeside to assist. Despite the desperate pleas for money for daily needs, medicine and supplies, we have opted to concentrate on an improved infrastructure. The most pressing need relates to water and sewerage. Near meter deep open drains run through the clinic, as is common on the streets and other buildings. The bore water is being contaminated and this is a major health hazard. A number of Rotary Clubs in Australia are involved with the clinic and one has come to the rescue with water tanks. But this is not the long term solution. A quote has been obtained and the cost of a complete solution is in excess of $100,000. The Rotary Clubs of Braeside and Richmond have raised over $30,000, including the wonderful Concert at Tara event which raised $16,000. The RCR, Friends of RCR and other donations have raised around $10,000. Rotary Districts and Rotary International provided funding for such projects and we have commenced applications for grants. We meet the key criteria of grants under the health, water and sewerage category. We also comply in that the clinic has an established capacity to carry out basic maintenance. It is interesting in that RI have seen many projects fall into misuse because of the inability of the local people to undertake basis maintenance. Thus “sustainability” is a key factor in RI evaluating a grant. It is hopeful we will know within three months about the grant. All signs to date are good but grants are competitive. If approved there will be many opportunities for willing workers to assist? The BPC clinic has had significant support from many Rotary Clubs. From a container that acts as a consulting room through to converting a vehicle to an ambulance. Nearly all staff are volunteers including many doctors who spend time there.




If we are able to get funding for the water and sanitation project, this RC Richmond and RC Braeside project will have a significant impact on the health and welfare of the most needy in our neighbouring country and for probably decades to come.

The maternity ward. Ten beds.

Apart from the medical care, no services are supplied to expectant “mums”. Not uncommon in countries such as East Timor. So relatives supply food, washing and support. Often it is a day or more walk to the clinic.

The grounds and washing facilities.

Open drains and faulty septics are a major issue for the clinic. As BPC have grown the demand for water has resulted in the water supply being polluted. This project will access bore water at a deeper level plus provide sanitation to replace, not always 100% effective, septic systems. John Benger Chair Bairo Pite Clinic




FOUNDATION

Mark Dwyer Board Director




FOUNDATION

The Rotary Foundation is a pool of money that is used for Rotary international projects. There are two pools of money, one being there annual fund and the other being the permanent fund. The annual fund is the money that is given to Rotary International and held for three years, in which the interest earned during the three years pays for the administration for the Foundation running costs and then after the three years the money is released for use. The permanent fund is money held and never used, but the interest from that money is released each year for use to the rotary clubs. The annual fund money is used for the following projects:- Group Study exchange Vocational Training Teams Post Graduate Scholarships Rotary World Peace Fellowships Rotary Peace and Conflict Study Program Rotary Foundation Humanitarian Grants District Grants Global Grants PolioPlus Matching Grants We applied for and were granted two District Matching Grants this year. They were for the East Timor Books that Trevor Pang (International) organized and The Next Step Program that Tim Baker (Community) organized. Each of the District Grant were just over $2,000.00 each. John Benger and I are in the process of applying for a Global Grant for water and sewer work to be done in a Hospital in East Timor. The matching Grant would be in excess of $30,000.00. Club Contribution The club contributed over $7,000.00 in the Rotary year to the foundation. Mark Dwyer Chair Foundation




COMMUNITY AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES

Tim Baker

Chair

Mock Job Interviews Tim Baker

Rotary Youth Arts Project

Tim Baker

Rotary Next Step Program

Tim Baker




COMMUNITY SERVICE

This report covers the projects: Mock Job Interview Program 2014, Rotary Youth Arts Project 2013 - 2014, Rotary Next Step Program 2013 - 2014.

1. Mock Job Interviews March 2014

The Mock Job Interview program occurred on Thursday 21th March at 12 – 5pm. The 24 volunteers interviewed 84 students out of the 195 applicants. Thank you Interviewing team of Rotarians or Rotary Supporters Sue Bolton, Dot Brown, John Browne (Motto) , Jen Burrows (Value for Life), Jane Chisholm (Artshub), Jo Cowling, Jenny Crofts, Des Dwyer, Ben Hosking, Colin Looker, Margaret Looker, Councillor John McMorrow, Kate Norton, Trevor Pang, Brian Smith and Kristen Widdop. The Feedback from the 84 students and the school confirmed the program to be a success. The school thanked the Rotary Club of Richmond for helping the Year 10 students experience an interview more akin to the real world than any interviews they may have experienced before. After the interview Erin and Anna arranged for the 84 young people to complete a feedback sheet. A sample summary of the key points from the students responses.

1. The interviewers were really nice and awesome, they made me feel comfortable and in the end their feedback was great. I will take their advice into the future, they were very well prepared.

2. I learned how to write a professional cover letter and resume, interviews are not that hard and not to be nervous, how an interview works, what questions to ask and what to wear, to research the company.

3. When I attend another interview I will speak more slowly, present myself differently and ask more questions, positively about the organization and incorporate what the job needs when I talk about myself, speak louder, project my voice and be confident in what I am saying, sell myself.

This small extract of the responses and the comments is consistent with all of the feedback sheets. We set out to make this an effective learning experience that will help the young people when the real job applications and interviews are experienced. Congratulations you have done a great job.

We thank Erin Edgley from Melbourne Girls' College for organizing the whole event so effectively. This program has no cost.




2. Rotary Youth Arts Project 2013 and status 2014 The RYAP Snap Hop event was presented to family, friends, supporters and Sponsors at Dancehouse on Thursday 27th November at 6.00pm – 7.30 pm. The young people all presented their Photographs and Dance. On receiving their Graduation Certificates they were all offered a place in the Rotary Next Step Program. The organisers and participants were thanked for their excellent work. The event was attended by an estimated 120 people and was universally considered a great success. Both Dancehouse and the Centre for Contemporary Photography advised after the event they are keen to continue the program. A dinner was held after the event at the Treacy Centre. It was an opportunity to thank all of the contributors to RYAP and also the Rotary Next Step Program. This event thanked the people who delivered the Snap Hop event. We also thanked all those involved in the Rotary Next Step Program. The Director of Community Services Craig Kenny gave us a great insight into the City of Yarra’s strategy to link the strategies of Arts and Culture with the delivery of Youth Services particularly to young people in the 16 to 20 age range. Craig was then honoured with a Paul Harris Fellow Award for his long term support of the helping young people particularly our Youth Projects. The sponsors for the project in 2013/14 are the Rotary Clubs of Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Brunswick. Thank you Trevor Pang for the continued support. The Rotary Youth Arts Project has now entered its 15th year of operation. We have been in partnership with Dancehouse and the Centre for Contemporary Photography for nearly all of that time. In 2014 it will focus on the 26 young people participating in the Collingwood College ARK program. This focus will increase the support and minimise the cost of delivering the program. It will be more aligned with the Rotary Next Step Program.

3. The Rotary Next Step Program 2013 – 2014 The Rotary Next Step program has completed its fifth year of operation. We enter 2013 – 2014 with 50 young people within the program. We expect this to increase to a net 55 by year end with the graduates of this year’s Rotary Youth Arts Program. Our first intake was in 2008 with 12 young people. Of these, 8 are still participating attending University, College, TAFE or are in employment. We have stayed connected with, supported, trained and been there for them. Katrina Dwyer was appointed the Youth Case Manager in May 2012 and proved to be a valuable addition to the team. Unfortunately Katrina has moved overseas with her partner in April this year. We welcome Shelley Evans who is an experienced Youth worker and trained psychologist. We have revised our induction process to build stronger relationships and train each young person individually in building self confidence. This is to prepare them for group training and Career Guidance testing. We continue to provide training in “How to Get a Job”, delivered by volunteer Kate Norton (HR Manager), with the help of Des Dwyer, and Colin Looker. “How to Manage Money” delivered by Gavin Martin and “ Effective Communications” delivered by Don Kinsey and Ben Hosking.




We have faced some challenges throughout the year. Big Brothers Big Sisters the organization responsible for delivering the mentoring has experienced both financial. We have explored managing the mentoring program ourselves and decided to recruit Addo Abdullahai a graduate of the Next Steps first intake in 2007. He is being trained by Big Brothers Big Sisters to support the implementation of the mentoring program. We have placed a number of young people in employment and supported the entry into University and colleges. We have provided funding for books and fees from the Education Credit Program. We have entered into a relationship with the nurses of the St. Vincents Emergency Department to mentor and prepare young women for training as nurses. They are also establishing a funding program to help support their fees. With the help of Rotary District, The Victorian Metropolitan police are developing a training program for the participants of the program. Thanks for the great support of Tung Van Truong Rotarian of Melbourne Park for managing the www.rotarynextstep.org.au website. The budget for the 2014 – 2015 financial year is $65,000. This excludes in kind donations valued at $75,000 from Chandler Macleod for on line Career testing, Training, and Project Coordination. Donations of funds have been made by Motto, ArtsHub, Nigel Peck, Inner North Community Foundation and the City of Yarra, a long term contributor, has committed to the project for the next two years in addition to this year with donations of $20,000 per annum. Thank you for the support by the members of the Rotary Club of Richmond. A particular thank you to fellow Trustees of the Rotary Club of Richmond Next Step Trust - Trevor Pang and Judy Nettleton. To Ben Hosking for his financial guidance and Dot Brown for her accurate book-keeping. Tim Baker Chair Community Service




NEW GENERATIONS

Sue Bolton Past President

RYPEN: Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment

MUNA: Model United Nations Assembly

National Youth Science Forum

Rotary Overseas Youth Exchange

Community Services Awards

Women in Rotary Breakfast




NEW GENERATIONS

RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) Two leadership camps for students in years 10 and 11 were held twice last year, in March and October. Unfortunately students were not available for the October Camp but two students from Melbourne Girls’ College attended in March. They were Tess Widdop and Alex Haverson. MUNA (Model United Nations) The aims of MUNA are to simulate the working of the UN by having Year 10 and 11 students represent UN countries, engage in debate on matters of world politics and social concerns and to develop in students an awareness of the UN and its workings. Each MUNA camp is for one weekend, beginning Saturday morning and finishing Sunday afternoon. Last May, Richmond Rotary sponsored two students from Melbourne Girls’ College to attend. They were to represent Great Britain. Unfortunately one of the candidates was too sick to attend. National Youth Science Forum Once again our candidate was not successful. Rotarian Nia Holdenson has been asked to sit on the selection panel for the next intake. This could be a valuable lesson for us. Congratulations Nia. Youth Exchange Daisy McAree was selected by the Club for an outward bound exchange. Initially Daisy was expected to be sent to Japan. As there was no available position for her, Daisy is now in Austria and having the experience of a lifetime. She has been keeping us informed with monthly reports and has been in Austria for the last 4 months. From July 2014, the club has undertaken to host a student from Germany. She is Jette Mertens from Bardowick, Lower Saxony, Germany. The club is now urgently seeking host families. Community Services Awards Community Services Awards were offered to Melbourne Girls’ College students. They were presented at a Club meeting a more positive experience both for students and club members rather than at the Annual Awards evening at MGC. Women In Rotary Breakfast Ten students were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Richmond to attend the annual International Women’s Day Breakfast hosted by the D9800 Women In Rotary committee. Thanks to Nia Holdenson and Maria Ereglidis for all their help with the students from Melbourne Girls’ College. Sue Bolton Chair New Generations




CLUB SERVICE

Fundraising Elissa Marriott

Friends of the Rotary Club of Richmond Maureen Pang

Program Jenny List

Membership/New Members/Attendance Les Frampton

On To Conference

Rotary International Convention

Sue Bolton




FUNDRAISING

Fundraising committee had an interesting year. It was a great disappointment to lose the Convent Car Parking arrangement and fundraising revenue has been adversely effected by the loss. Nonetheless, the fundraising committee, mainly consisting of Jo Cowling and FORR made diligent efforts to forge on, with my great appreciation. Main fundraising efforts have been Convent Car Parking: $11,058 Motto: $11,019 BBQs: $526

Treasury reports indicate the fundraising committee made $22,483. Thanks to Judy. I will be stepping down from this position and pleased to announce that Jo Cowling will be taking on the role, and since she has basically done most of the fundraising work for the current year, I am sure it will continue to varied and successful. Best wishes to you.

Elissa Marriott Chair Fundraising




FRIENDS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF RICHMOND FORR COMMITTEE Coordinator and Secretary: Maureen Pang Treasurer: Sue Roberts Committee Members: Kevin Bolton, Glenys Liddell, Nellya Lode,

Sally O’Sullivan, Allison Pasznyk, Jennie Purdie-Smith FORR AIM

1. To provide fellowship for FoRR and RCR members.

2. To support the Rotary Club of Richmond.

3. To provide a link between FoRR and RCR.

4. To raise funds for worthwhile charitable projects.

FORR DONATIONS 2013 – 2014 In support of the RCR 2013 – 2014 International Service Projects, lead by Trevor Pang, the FoRR has contributed funds towards the following two projects. EAST TIMOR KINDERGARTEN STORY BOOK PROJECT Chair: Barbara Speedie (Woodberry)

In co-sponsorship with the Rotary Club of Richmond, FoRR donated $1,750 towards the production of 1,000 books titled "3 Friends (Belun na’in-3)" which has been translated from English into Tetum for East Timor Kindergartens. The book which is about three girls who love dancing is scheduled to arrive in Dili in September 2014. We congratulate Barbara for her inspirational work and continued dedication over the past seven years towards the education of children in East Timor.

TULIPKUP BALI EDUCARE PROGRAM Chair: Chris Kemp

In conjunction with the Rotary Club of Richmond, FoRR has pledged $500 towards the Tulikup EduCare Program which is supported by the Rotary Club of Bali Ubud Sunset. Rotarian Chris Kemp lead a team of Richmond Rotarians, President Les Frampton, Kristen Widdop, Jean Marc Berthier, and FoRR, Allison Pasznyk and Neil Elliott to Ubud, Bali, to celebrate the graduation of 38 Grade 4 and 5 children on Sunday 8 June 2014. The children are from Gianyar Regency (SD No 1 Tulikup), Primary School which is located in the brick making village of Tulikup.




The EduCare Program is the outreach program of Karuna Foundation which is an Indonesian not-for-profit foundation based in Ubud, Bali, to provide individual growth opportunities through education and teaching in rural schools, the English language and values such as respect for others and self confidence. In summary, from 2012 – 2014, FoRR has raised over $4,300 and distributed $4,250 to ROMAC, East Timor Children’s Picture Book, and pledged $500 to Tulikup Bali EduCare Program and $1000 towards Bairo Pite Hospital, East Timor. ROTARY CLUB OF RICHMOND DONATION TO FORR We thank the Rotary Club of Richmond Board and the Fundraising Committee for contributing $500 to FoRR in 2013 – 2014 for FoRR members assistance at the RCR Pop Up Store. President Les Frampton presented the cheque to Maureen Pang at the Christmas Party on 16 December 2013. It is through our joint effort that we meet the ideals of service to the local and international community. PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS AWARDED TO GLENYS AND JOHN LIDDELL We were delighted FoRR members, Glenys Liddell and John Liddell were awarded a Paul Harris Fellow and Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire respectively, by President Sue Bolton at the Changeover on Monday 1 July 2013. We acknowledge the commitment, enthusiasm and hard work John and Glenys have contributed to RCR and FoRR over a number of years. RCR POP UP STORE AND MOTTO FASHIONS

RCR held three Pop Up stores on 31 August 2013, 23 November 2013 and 5 April 2014, lead by Rotarian Jo Cowling. The Friends assisted with the design of flyers, promotion, store set up, selling and dismantling. We sincerely thank Rotarian Andrew and Andrea (FoRR) Michaelides and their son Chris, who generously donated the use of their shop at 534 Bridge Road, Richmond throughout 2013 - 2014. Record sales were achieved at this most congenial location. From the Pop Up Stores beginnings in June 2012 to June 2014, we have established over 200 dedicated followers. Faye, John and Dean Brown are commended for their generous commitment and donation of Motto clothing to RCR.




FORR FUNDRAISING FUNCTIONS The FoRR organised the following social and fundraising events during 2013 – 2014. JANET SEIDEL TRIO Saturday 28 September 2013

The first social function for the FoRR was held on Saturday 28 September at the Salon at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Nineteen people joined in a pleasant evening of jazz with the Janet Seidel Trio. Janet Seidel generously donated three signed copies of her latest CD “Far Away Places” towards our fund raising.

LOUISIANA SHAKERS Sunday 27 October 2013

Over twenty people enjoyed a casual lunch and a vibrant afternoon of jazz by The Louisiana Shakers and a large contingent of musicians who joined in a ‘jamming’ session. Thanks to the Clyde Hotel, Kevin Bolton and Trevor Pang who donated prizes towards the raffle which raised $237 as a result of Sally O’Sullivan’s keen sales techniques. Thanks to everyone who supported this most successful and pleasurable afternoon. Special thanks to Kevin and Sue Bolton for organising the afternoon.

“LA BOHEME” LIVE AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA Tuesday 6 May 2014

Twenty people had a pleasant experience listening to Puccini’s, La Boheme, Live at the Metropolitan Opera at Cinema Nova, Carlton. Thanks to Sue Roberts for organising this successful evening which resulted in $150 towards FoRR fundraising.

THE KING AND I Wednesday 13 August 2014

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I with pre-theatre dinner at Grossi Florentino will be held on Wednesday 13 August 2014. Forty tickets have been reserved for this dazzling musical celebration and sumptuous production with stunning scenery and magnificent costumes. With thanks to the members and friends who have booked to attend this fund raiser.




RCR GUEST SPEAKERS

FoRR assisted RCR with the promotion of guest speakers with flyers and promotion on the FoRR website and the District 9800 Networker. Our thanks and appreciation to Rotarian Jenny List who has provided an extensive line up of interesting and inspiring speakers throughout the year.

CAR PARKING AT ABBOTSFORD CONVENT 2013 - 2014 The Friends assisted with car park management at Abbotsford Convent until its conclusion in February 2014. With thanks to Liz Bartlett, Michael Cowling, Sandy Day, John Gray, Kris Hosking, John and Glenys Liddell, Nellya Lode, Rob Mactier, Craig Martin, Johannes Misselhorn, Allison Pasznyk and Sally O’Sullivan. FORR AND RCR PROJECTS We thank all the FoRR members who have volunteered their time to assist with the following Rotary Club of Richmond projects:

RCR Pop Up Store and Motto Fashions

East Timor Story Book Project

Tulikup Bali EduCare Project

City of Yarra BBQ Fundraisers

Mock Job Interviews

Rotary Youth Arts Project

Rotary Youth Exchange

The Ainger Public Speaking Awards

Slade Literary Awards

Car parking at Abbotsford Convent FORR WEBSITE The FoRR website www.friendsofrichmondrotary.org is updated to reflect the Friends and RCR activities. FORR CHAIR 2014 - 2015 I have much pleasure in announcing that Allison Pasznyk will be the Chair of the Friends of the Rotary Club of Richmond from July 2014. Allison and Neil are enthusiastic supporters of FoRR and RCR, as a FoRR committee member, host parents of Lars, German Rotary Youth Exchange Student, RCR Pop Up Store, The Ainger Awards, Mock Job Interviews and Convent car parking. I congratulate Allison and wish her well in this rewarding role. I would like to thank Sue Roberts, Treasurer and the FoRR Committee for their support and also to the Rotarians, members of FoRR, families and friends for their patronage and contribution towards a very successful year. Congratulations to President Les Frampton, Secretary Jo Cowling and the Board. Maureen Pang Coordinator Friends of the Rotary Club of Richmond


http://www.friendsofrichmondrotary.org/



PROGRAM This year we have enjoyed an amazing line up of both entertaining, educational and inspiring Speakers. Also we have heard from Rotarians, either “Behind the Badge” talks or about current Rotary projects, Club Forum with AG John McMorrow and DG Visit from Ross Butterworth and AG Adrian Nelson. We commenced the Rotary year with an inspirational talk by Gareth Andrews from the Life Again Foundation speaking about men’s health challenges and helping them to find a purposeful life. “Behind the Badge” talks have been given by PP Rob Mactier, PP Simon Marriott and PDG Judy Nettleton. During the first half of the year we heard from Stephen Downes, the author of “Pianist William Kappell”, followed by talks from an ex-army paratrooper, the history of Avalon Airport, water safety in Vietnam , the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Women in the Middle East, Out Ancestry – how to research our family history. We were fortunate to have Assoc Prof Rick Pearson from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre address us on new ways of treating cancer. Other topics covered the 2nd World War, the Emergence of Dubai, Photography, Climate Change, European Touring, finishing the first half with our Xmas Breakup Evening featuring Warren Golding and his small Salvation Army Band. Of course the Slade Award for literacy in October and the Ainger Award for Effective Speaking in May are impressive events in our year. The second half of the year featured Speakers on the Dredging of Port Phillip Bay, 5 Ways to Health, and the saving of the Yarra River.

In February, Dr. Andrew Cochrane spoke about the Bairo Pite Medical Clinic in East Timor, ahead of the fundraising Concert to be held in March. Past Rotarian John Liddell led a Trivia Night in March, followed by a joint Meeting with the RC of Canterbury with the Chilean Consul General as Guest Speaker. We enjoyed presentations from a talented Poet, an Eye Specialist, and a talk on cord blood research.

An outstanding speaker was Mark Squirrel from U.N. World Food Program, also a Commando and Mt. Everest mountaineer, speaking about his risky work in Albania, Sudan, Afghanistan, Nepal and the Middle East, and his climb up Mt. Everest to publicise World Hunger. We heard about Breathometers and the need to reduce alcohol intake. Our year culminated in a wonderful Presentation and display of magnificent costumes by Michael Williams from the Australian Ballet Company.

In all we have had an inspiring and informative year. Jenny List Program Chair 2013 - 2014




MEMBERSHIP Membership is an ongoing issue for our club and has been for many years. In taking on the role of President and also Membership in my first year was a big challenge, so what I decided, was to consolidate for the 2013 - 2014 year and concentrate on other areas of the club to keep members interest and ongoing involvement. One of the key factors was our Speakers Program, which has been very successful and will be as active in the 2014 - 2015 year. Our program was aimed primarily at the retention of members and getting word out to potential members. As a part of membership we had two joint meetings with Canterbury Rotary at each others venue. Further, we had one joint meeting with Glen Eria Rotary at their venue, the club of our Assistant Governor, Adrian Nelson. Tim Baker presented a proposal for membership growth and retention, however with my personal business workload I did not spend sufficient time in implementing the strategy that was presented. My commitment for the 2014 - 2015 year is to ensure we achieve at least 10 new members. We had the resignation of Christine Eckersley from Melbourne Girls College, then, we inducted the effervescent Maria Ereglidis also from Melbourne Girls College. However, as of July 1st 2014, we will have three resignations. Membership growth is the lifeblood of every club however it also is the responsibility of all RCR members to assist the Membership Chair with recruitment. Les Frampton Chair Membership




ON-TO-CONFERENCE

D9800 DISTRICT CONFERENCE – GOLD COAST This year the District 9800 Conference was held at Jupiter’s on the Gold Coast 7th - 9th March. There were only two of us attending this year, Jo Cowling and myself. We had a wonderful time spoiling ourselves on a very exclusive pre-conference tour. After a very early start attending the Women In Rotary breakfast on March 4th, Jo and I headed off to the Gold Coast. We were fortunate to be met by my friend, Sandy who acted as chauffeur, and became part of our pre-conference tour. This included a glorious lunch at Songbirds Rainforest Retreat, Mt. Tamborine and afternoon tea at Versace! The conference got underway with a poolside cocktail party that was in a perfect setting. Everyone dressed for the occasion in their loudest and most colourful fare. It was heaps of fun with brilliant Island Dancers and delightful music wafting over the pools. The conference organisation was superb. John Blackman was again the MC and was thoroughly entertaining. There were many interesting guest speakers including: Anna Bligh, former Premier of Queensland, who spoke of resilience, Major General Stuart Smith, commander in the Australian Army, who spoke of service to the community from the ADF perspective, Nigel Chamier, Chairman of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Committee and Nick Marx combating illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia. Many speakers reported on Rotary themes and important Rotary achievements. Neville Page the District MUNA chair hosted a wonderful mock MUNA session. The two students who took part in this were amazing, confident, articulate and intelligent. Future leaders for sure! Jonathan, a Rotary Peace Fellow from Africa told of his experiences in building peace by connecting with communities. Boy, had he packed a great deal into his young life. The gala dinner was held on Sunday evening in the Pavilion Ballroom and was a fine way to finish the conference weekend. Some new features and registration alternatives were available and 82 “first-time attendees” availed themselves of the incentive registration fee. Jo and I really liked the set up for the plenary sessions. Table and chairs set out conference style with water, pens and paper. DG Ross Butterworth and the Rotary Club of Melton Valley made this a truly memorable occasion.




RI WORLD CONVENTION - SYDNEY

This was held from June 1st – 4th and once again there were only two attendees from Richmond, Janice Kesterton and myself. D9800 had organised a cruise on Sydney Harbour on the evening before the convention start. This was a great way to meet up with many old friends from D9800 and see the sights of Sydney at the same time. Sydney was celebrating the Vivid Festival. Buildings, ferries, and bridges were a blaze with imaginative light effects and looked truly wonderful from the Harbour. The Convention took place within venues at Sydney Olympic Park. Free transport to and from the grounds was provided, but unfortunately this put an extra 45-60 minutes travel time on everyone’s day. The Opening Plenary Session was in 2 sittings. As we were at the second session Janice and I headed to the Great Aussie BBQ. I am afraid that Sydney’s barbecued sausage, onion and bread were not a patch on our Michael O’Sullivan’s offerings. David and Traude Bibby joined us and it was great to catch up with them both. The plenary session gave RI President Ron Burton the chance to re-cap on the year that was, in a very inspirational speech. Flags of the Rotary world were presented but the highlight of the show was stolen by ‘Human Nature’ now the resident entertainers at ‘the Venetian’ in Las Vegas. Next day, the Second Plenary Session featured most inspirational and exciting speakers. Professor Jack Sim spoke of the need for proper toilets and his quest to fill the world with proper toilet facilities through his founding of the World Toilet Organisation. Changing the World one relationship at a time was presented by best selling author, Tommy Spaulding. However, the highlight for me was our own Brett Lee who spoke of his love for music and how he was using his profile as a cricketer to bring music and hope to the poor and sick through his foundation ‘Mewsic’. Janice and I attended separate breakout sessions that afternoon. Janice went to ‘Kiss MS Goodbye’ on multiple sclerosis research and I attended Five Things Every Rotary Club Facebook Page Should Have. Back in Darling Harbour we were in time to take part in the D9800 Happy Hour at the Novotel. From there we had a very happy dinner with D9800 friends at the Meat and Wine Company. I was thrilled to meet Barton Richardson, a 92 year old Rotarian from Nelson Bay. He had been a DG in1986 - 1987 and travelled to Singapore in 1988 to the Council of Legislation where he had proposed that women be admitted to Rotary. What a champion? I have invited him to visit us at Richmond the next time he is in town.

Plenary Session 3 called us to ‘Take Action’. Speakers included Maya Ajmera, Founder of the Global

Funds for Children and recipient of the Global Alumni Service to Humanity award, whilst Mwila

Chigaga reported on ‘Gender Equality – a pre-requisite for Development in Africa.’




Ade Adepitan MBE, broadcaster and Paralympics medalist was born in Nigeria. He was diagnosed

with polio at 15 months and his family moved to Great Britain. He represented the UK in wheelchair

basketball at the Sydney Olympics and was amazed to find himself delivering a speech to 18,000

people in the same stadium. He now is working very hard to rid Nigeria of Polio.

Bruce Aylward reported on major developments in the first year of the Endgame plan. The good

news was that Nigeria had 53 reported cases of polio last year and only 3 this year. The breakout

sessions were very educational. Demystifying the Rotary Peace Fellowship provided some excellent

ideas and Superintendent Charles Allen will speak with the club when we visit the Richmond Police in

November and PolioPlus update helped allay the fears that have beset the program of late.

There was another enjoyable happy hours session at the end of the day and another enjoyable

dinner at Darling Harbour.

The closing plenary session as usual was a very emotional event. There was a look at the next

convention to be held in Brazil. Maybe this would be a chance to catch up with Jordana, Giulia and

Isabella!

RI President Ron Burton passed the baton to the President–Elect Gary C.K. Huang from the Rotary

Club of Taipei, Taiwan.

Marina Prior and the Ten Tenors provided exquisite entertainment and for many the Convention

was over.

Janice and I then rushed off to the Rotary Club of Sydney CBD’s dinner at Parliament House. Another

wonderful night of entertainment, fellowship; and fun in the superb surroundings of the Parliament.

A great finish to a very exciting few days.

Sue Bolton

Chair

On-to-Conference




PUBLIC RELATIONS

John Benger

Chair Board Director

Bulletin John Benger

Web Site Trevor Pang

Facebook Kristen Widdop




THE BULLETIN AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

The bulletin is produced on a weekly basis and this is the second year of the changed format and distribution concept. Instead of just distribution to members there is a wider distribution to people linked to the club plus others e.g. Council Members and business people. The wider distribution meant a change from a largely “in house” based bulletin, including birthdays and RCR events, to one that included wider Rotary issues. For example, a report of polio eradication. It is difficult to gauge if this has been an advantage but one key for Rotary is to create awareness to a wider range of people and hopefully this is achieving that. Various individual projects managed by the club have received coverage. John Benger The Bulletin and Public Relations




www.rotaryrichmond.org.au Budget: $500 Sponsors:

Scenovia In Kind Website Support Premier Trading Co $ 400 Website Hosting

The evolution of the Club Website continued during 2013-2014 from a successful platform established during 2008. The website charter is to provide a useful portal for information, data storage, interaction, communication and an expression of the Club’s vibrancy. Key features introduced this year are: 1. The EVENTS CALENDAR continues to be updated on a weekly basis. 2. The PHOTO ALBUM link continues the posting of photographs from meetings. 3. The NOTICE BOARD advertises upcoming key event flyers. 4. Our website continues to gain increased visits and it is incumbent on all Members to promote its use as a means of information and communication. However statistics have indicated that the website facility is not widely used by our Members. 5. The Facebook link on the Homepage and managed by Kristen Widdop. 6. The Club Meeting details are updated weekly on the Homepage. 7. Two Membership enquiries have come directly from website visits. 8. A Friends of Richmond Rotary (FoRR) website is working well www.friendsofrichmondrotary.org.au as a vehicle to enhance Rotary ideals, widen our information reach & promote Club Projects/Social involvement. 9. Major Project Reports are regularly posted on receipt from Chairpersons. 10. The MEMBERS LOGIN tab contains Members Details & the club's Project Plans. Unfortunately this facility is rarely utilised. I would like to thank Homer Bassig of Scenovia for their production expertise, our sponsors for the financial assistance and the Members and Friends who contribute with regular updates. Trevor Pang Webmaster




FACEBOOK

The goal for the Richmond Rotary Facebook page this year was to increase the amount of people the post reached and to showcase the variety of projects that the club is involved in, with a focus on the Richmond community. Again, we have had a wonderful array of guest speakers. The Facebook page highlighted some of these speakers such as Stephen Downes, a food critic for the Age, Justin Gidding from Avalon Airport, Annette Allison from the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Prof Richard Pearson from the Peter Mac Cancer Centre. Projects that Richmond Rotary have been involved in were also highlighted, such as Clean up Australia Day, the Ainger and Slade Award Nights, Rypen, the Mock Job Interview Program and International Women’s Day. International projects such as EndPolioNow, Bottle for Botol, and the Bali Group Tour were also included. Fundraising activities such as the Motto Pop Up Stall and have also been advertised as well as updates from Daisy our Exchange Student currently in Austria. To date we have 65 ‘likes’. Kristen Widdop Chair Facebook




SPECIAL PROJECTS

The Ainger Public Speaking Award

Ben Hosking

Slade Literary Award

Janice Kesterton




THE AINGER PUBLIC SPEAKING AWARD 2014

The final of this award was held on May 26 at the Amora Hotel Riverwalk with an attendance of 114 Rotarians, partners, guests, parents and finalists. President Les Frampton welcomed the following guests: District Governor Ross Butterworth and his wife Annette, Assistant Governor Adrian Nelson, Nanyce Ainger, David Ainger, Nigel Peck AM and his wife Patricia, Valerie Claire from NHP, Adjudicators Stephen Yolland, Meredith Martin and Andrea Crawford, the ten finalists, President Elect Nicole Lake and members of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park, representatives from the schools along with parents and friends. This year was a milestone as we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Ainger Public Speaking Award. The club is very proud of this award as it has come a long way since it started in 1990 with only students involved from the then two Richmond secondary schools. Today it is open to secondary school students from invited schools in the metropolitan area. Over 1,200 students have now contested the Ainger Award which is highly regarded in the Melbourne school community. This year there was an entry of 80 students from 33 schools in the four heats held at the NHP Electrical Products Conference Centre. Two heats were also held at Melbourne Girls’ College. The senior heat for years 10-12 is for the Richmond Schools’ Ainger Trophy. This year seven students contested this heat and it was won by Rowan Willis – Hall a year 11 student. Rowan with the two other place getters represented MCG in the heats at NHP. There were also some excellent speeches from the twelve students in the junior heat for years 7-9 which is promising for the future. A special thanks to Ms Christine Piakis for again organising the heats at Melbourne Girls’ College The final was of a very high standard with the audience being engaged and entertained by ten four-minute presentations of excellent quality by a group of talented young people ranging from years 10 to 12. The winner was Sparsh Ahuja a year 11 student at Balwyn High School. Sparsh’s speech illustrated his clever use of words which he presented in a very natural and entertaining manner thoroughly engaging his audience. He received a cheque for $400; a Winner’s Medallion and his name inscribed on the Ainger Perpetual Trophy. Matthew Slater of St Bede’s College Mentone was runner up and received a cheque for $300. Alex Olijnyk of Shelford Girls’ Grammar was third and received $200 and Iremide Ayronrinde of Melbourne Girls’ College won the Encouragement Award of $125. A very special thanks to Rotarian Nigel Peck AM for again generously providing the prize money for the four heats and also for the use of his excellent NHP conference centre. This was Nigel’s twenty second year of sponsorship of the heats. Thank you also to Lloyd Thomas CEO of NHP and his staff for their support in conducting the heats. In particular we must acknowledge Valerie Claire Private Secretary to Nigel Peck for all her efforts and assistance in organising the setting up of the conference centre for the heats. It was wonderful to see Nigel and Patricia Peck along with Valerie Claire at the final award dinner. The prize money for the Final was again due to the generosity of the Ainger family. We thank them for this contribution and their on going support of the award. This year Nancye Ainger was joined by her son David who presented the Trophy and Medallion to the winner Sparsh Ahuja on behalf of the family.




The contest this year would not have been possible without our excellent adjudication panel of Stephen Yolland, Meredith Martin, Andrea Crawford and Jemma Richards. Despite big numbers at the heats at NHP adjudication was carried out in a quick and efficient manner. Each night the panel was available to students for feedback or advice. A special thanks to Meredith Martin who also adjudicated at the heats at Melbourne Girls College. Andrea Crawford was a new addition to the panel this year and we welcomed her backgrounds as an experienced Speech and Drama teacher. Stephen, Meredith and Andrea adjudicated at the final and noted in their summing up on the high standard of presentations by all the finalists commenting that the adjudication task this year was most difficult. The Ainger Award is indeed fortunate to have such a well qualified panel of adjudicators who have again brought their experience and passion in developing public speaking to our competition this year. Thank you all for your time and efforts in making this year’s 25th Ainger Award such a success. Thank you to President Anastasia Driver and the members of the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park for their support in jointly running the Ainger Award this year. This was the fourth year of their involvement and as well as assisting in hosting at the Heats at NHP and at the Final their following members, Anastasia Driver, Nicole Lake and Harley Forge were members of Ainger Award Committee. In President’s Anastasia Driver absence President Elect Nicole Lake was Chair of the Ainger Final and also shared the chairing of the heats with Anastasia Driver. Anastasia and Harley Forge instigated a new on-line mail out and booking system for the schools which saved costs and time and improved communication with both students and the schools. Anastasia also helped to put together the editorial content of the special Ainger Program for the final. A thank you to Annie Wysham, Michael O’Sullivan, Brian and Jenny List, President Les Frampton, and Allison Pasznyk and Neil Elliot for their attendance and support at the heats at NHP hosting our participants and guests. A special thanks to Trevor Pang who organised the printing of the covers and Ainger Program for the final. The 2014 Anger Award marked a milestone celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this competition and it is indeed an appropriate time to acknowledge the people who have contributed to its development and success. In particular the Award would not have been possible without the generous support of the Ainger family and Rotarian Nigel Peck AM Also acknowledgement must be made of the outstanding contribution Don Kinsey AM has made as principal adjudicator from the Award’s inception until his retirement in 2011. He was also along with John Griffith integral in developing this effective speaking contest and briefing notes for contestant. We must also acknowledge that this high standard of adjudication and feedback to students has been continued over the past three years by our present adjudication team led by Stephen Yolland. Last year the Ainger Award entered a new phase of its development with the Rotary Club of Melbourne Park becoming a joint partner with us in conducting and administrating this competition. The youthful presence, skills and enthusiasm of their members has already made a positive impact and ensured the Ainger Award will continue and develop in the years ahead.




Ben Hosking Chair Ainger Award Committee




SLADE LITERARY AWARD SUGGESTED TIMETABLE.—related to 2014 school timetable 1st term ends 4 April 2nd term 22 April - 27 June 3rd term 14 July - 19 September 4th term 7 October - 12 December FEBRUARY /MARCH -- COMMITTEE MEETING TO CONFIRM COMMITTEE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. COMMITTEE CHAIR - CONFIRM DATE OF PRESENTATION NIGHT

- related to school holidays and 3rd term commencement. - SUGGEST Monday 8 September with date of closure of entries 3 weeks before, say

Friday 15 August. - Arrange for appropriate SPEAKER for the presentation evening. - Selection of judges to judge the entries. - Notify District of date of Presentation evening.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

In March, notify schools of information re the competition date, so that it can be included in the school program.

During second term, confirm names of English Co-ordinators, and remind them of the competition.

At start of 3rd term, send out detailed info re the Award, the requisites, the dates of closure of entries, the electronic sending of entries, Award Presentation Evening, and information re the prizes for the students, the format of the evening and the invitees.

Follow up to discover if invited schools have students who are interested to compete. PUBLIC RELATIONS—ADVERTISING IN BULLETIN BEFOREHAND Towards the date of entry closure, check that all electronic entries are received. And that all students have submitted an entry form which has been signed by the student stating that the work is their own, and by their teacher to verify this, and to note if the student qualifies for consideration as an ESL student REGISTRATION OF ENTRIES Glenys Liddell is still agreeable to do this. The entries are to be sent electronically, and this process is to be explained. The judges will then be able to read the entries electronically. MEETING OF JUDGES To decide First and Second Winners, for English speaking competitors, and for Students who qualify as EAL, (English as an Alternate Language), and certificates of Merit or Encouragement –if possible, one from each school. AFTER THE JUDGING IS COMPLETE Arrange purchase of prize books for winning students, and purchase of gifts for judges. PRINTING OF SPECIAL BULLETIN for the evening including the winning entries. Janice Kesterton Chair Slade Literary Award


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