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ROTARY CLUB of OCH Inc.

District 9810 Victoria, Australia

Weekly Bulletin 2019-2020

Meets every Wednesday from 7:00pm at The Clayton Hotel 319 Clayton Road, Clayton (Melways 79C2)

(No meeting on public holidays)

28th August 2019 Volume 1, Number 9

In This Issue

• Upcoming Club Program - (pg1)

• Last Meeting & Notes –

(pg1)

• Foundation Facts – (pg3)

• Upcoming Dates – (pg3)

• Club Positions for 2019/20 – (pg3)

• Spring Charity Garden Auction - Reminder – (pg4)

• District 9810 News – (pg5)

• Rotaract Club of Monash – (pg5)

• Where other clubs meet – (pg6)

• Reminders – (pg6)

• Joke of the Week – (pg6)

• Rotary International News – (pg7)

Upcoming Club Program

Last Meeting & Notes

Last Meeting (21st August): Apologies = John Goldspink, Jim Cochrane, Jean Cochrane, Tony Hogg, Cess Hodges, Barry Cronan, Felicity Smith, Peter Norman, John Bethune, Wayne Milner, Dianne Sides, Terry Elms & Peter Holdenson. Make Ups = Michael Ellinger (Rotaract). Leave of Absence = None. Visitors = PDG Malcolm Chiverton (RC of Box Hill Central), Mei Ching (Whitehorse Rotaract) & Gill James. This week our guest speaker was PDG Malcolm Chiverton who provided the club an update on membership in the district and information on satellite clubs. Malcolm advised the members that we currently have 1,112 membership in District 9810 at the moment with plus 4 since July 2019. Rotary International is a volunteer organisation of

Date Speaker Chairperson

28th August Board Meeting David Park

4th September

Speaker: Annalise – Ronald McDonald House Anne Mooney

11th September

Committee Meetings Committee Chairs

18th September

Literacy speaker from a local Primary School (TBC)

Bronwen Lamond

25th September

Board Meeting David Park

2nd October

Speaker: Les Marton – The Concord Story David Park

9th October Committee Meetings Committee Chairs

16th October

Speaker: DRR Netania Lim – Rotary Convention in Hamburg

David Park

23rd October

Board Meeting David Park

30th October

5th Wednesday in Month. Fellowship Event – Dinner at “Just Italy” in Oakleigh.

Bronwen Lamond

6th November

Speaker: TBA David Park

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Rotary Four Way Test

"Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the Truth? 2. Is it Fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"

over 1.2 million neighbours, friends and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world. Over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries conduct projects to address today’s challenges, including illiteracy, lack of clean water, disease, hunger, poverty and environmental concerns. Recognising the growing importance organisations place on partnering and corporate social responsibility, our Rotary Club has created an organisational membership initiative. Membership in Rotary offers an excellent vehicle for leadership development as well as networking and volunteering opportunities with a diverse group of select individuals representing a cross-section of our business and community organisations. The Rotary Club provides a medium to learn about community needs in a variety of areas and participate in volunteer projects that truly impact our community. Malcolm then explained that at the 2013 Council on Legislation, the concept of Satellite Clubs (Satellites) was approved. This means that Rotary Clubs are able to sponsor Satellites. There is no maximum number of Satellites per district. Ultimately, the aim is for each Satellite to move on to become a Rotary Club in its own right. This concept is different and separate to the Satellites Pilot Project which was finalised in 2014. Satellite Clubs are an extension of their Sponsor Club and offer an alternative meeting day / time and / or place to the Sponsor Club. The purpose behind forming a Satellite can be any of the following:

• A means of building a club in a new community with the aim of chartering that club in the future;

• Provide the opportunity for Rotary to be available in smaller rural and remote communities;

• Opportunity for alternative meeting times or locations for one club within the one week;

• Introduce alternative community demographics to Rotary through a different club structure – such as younger members, youth program alumni, language-based group; work constrained group (e.g. night shift employees).

• Introduce alternative meeting model availability – i.e. Weekends, Supper, No charge meetings, for example.

• To develop and refine an e-based club, but with a smaller base of members initially.

• An e-Club can have a Satellite as well as a standard club can have an e-club Satellite.

For more information on Satellite Clubs you can visit here

Meeting Notes:

• Warren Fricke reminded everyone that membership fees are now due and should be paid as soon as possible.

• Felicity Smith advised that members who still do not have their new club badges that they should see her and pick them up.

• David Whiting gave an update on the Charity Golf Day which is on the 26th August. We have 118 players registered and support is needed amongst members to help on the day.

• Lesley Zuccaro & Doug Bowden now have the new club clothing with the new logo which was ordered and if you were not at the meeting, please contact either of them to pick up your clothing items.

• John Jarvis sent a message to inform members about Carols in the Park 2019 at Warrawee Park on Friday 6th December. The Carols are led by the combined churches of Oakleigh and the major sponsor is the Rotary Club of Oakleigh Clayton Huntingdale. Contact John Jarvis on 9543 2153 or johnandraelene@gmail.com

• Jackie Gleeson also sent a message to inform members about the “It’s OK to talk about suicide Community Awareness Walk 2019” on Sunday 8 September from 8.30am at Birrarung Marr Park, Middle Terrace, Melbourne. World Suicide Prevention Day is Tuesday 10 September 2019. If you would like to be involved or find out more information click here or see Jackie.

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The Object of

Rotary 1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; 3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; 4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Foundation Facts

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION WEEKLY MESSAGES (By Rotarians for Rotarians) WHAT IS THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL FUND? The Rotary Foundation is funded in two different ways: The Annual Fund and the Endowment Fund. The primary source of unrestricted support for the programs of The Rotary Foundation, the Annual Fund supports programs in more than 200 geographical regions. From digging clean water wells for villages in Africa to reaching basic literacy skills to children in Latin America, during any given moment in a day, thousands of Rotarians volunteer their time and expertise to ensure that all contributions given to the Annual Fund are spent wisely on quality Rotary projects. In the 2012-13 Rotary year, US$115 million was donated to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund (Making History in Rotarian generosity). The Annual Fund is comprised of donations from Rotarians, friends of Rotary, corporations, workplace giving vehicles and can be matched by corporate matching gifts to leverage your donation. There is even a place on the rotary website that allows you to see if your company has a charitable matching program…check it out at: www.rotary.org

Upcoming Dates Thursday 12/09/19 – Spring Charity Garden Auction. Venue is the Village Green Hotel. For more information and bookings click here Wednesday 20/11/19 – District Governor Shia Smart official visit to our club. More details to follow. Friday 06/12/19 – Carols in the Park 2019 at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh. Contact John Jarvis for further information. Saturday 21/03/20 to Sunday 22/03/20 – Rotary D9810 2020 Conference in the historic Echuca/Moama areal. For more information and bookings click here

Club Positions for 2019/20 President David Park Board Secretary David Whiting Board Treasurer Warren Fricke Board President Elect Dianne Sides Board Community Felicity Smith Board International Ian Phelan Board Youth John Bethune Board Vocational Peter Webb Foundation John Barnes Board Club Protection Officer John Jarvis Membership Steven Hill PR / Marketing Wayne Milner Programme Bronwen Lamond On to Conference Peter Child Board Also, on the Board are Jon Breisch, Anne Mooney and Cess Hodges.

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Club Vision OCH Rotary is an energetic, fun-loving, forward-thinking Rotary Club that wishes to continue to grow strategically and provide all its members with opportunities to serve while undertaking worthwhile and sustainable projects locally, nationally and globally.

Spring Charity Garden Auction - Thursday 12th September 2019

2 WEEKS TO GO

ITS TIME TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO HELP RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR RESEARCH

TO HELP FIND A CURE

PSP- A Patients View

“I have 2 strong legs that I can move

but when I walk I fall; I have a strong voice

but when I talk no-one understands; I have good vision

but I cannot see - I cannot read; My throat is healthy

but I cannot eat without choking.”

Please help us raise funds for research into this

condition as well as MSA - Multiple System Atrophy, CBS - Cortico Basel Degeneration

and Parkinsons Disease by

joining the Rotary Club of OCH at our

Annual Garden Auction.

To book your ticket and full details click here

Spring_Charity_Garden_Auction_1.pdf

Please pass on to your family and friends

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Quick Links

District 9810 News

2019 D9810 International Service Seminar

Friday 6th September 2019

Food served 6.30 for 6.45pm start – until 8.15 pm Melbourne Baseball Club - Surrey Park, Surrey Dr, Box Hill

The Most Good You Can Do

for your Rotary $

And so, the question that remains for me, . . . is how can I challenge myself to do more good in this world?

• Learn from Rotarians how they have made their International Service $ work more effectively [Rotary Australia World Community Service; - Foundation Grants; - Friendship Grants]

• Planning My Project – Where do I start?

• What is your role as your Club’s International Service Chair?

• District Help Line – District Resource Network – experienced Rotarian support

• Rotary Round Table (Have your questions answered – INTERPLAST, Rotarians Against Malaria; Donations in Kind, Wheelchairs for Kids, Rotarians Against Slavery, Operation Cleft and Operation Toilets).

Clubs to register their attendance with their Assistant Governor by 2nd September for catering purposes. Sandwiches, savouries and snacks, tea and coffee - so you can come straight from work.

Rotaract Club of Monash

Club Meeting Details: The Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:30pm for a 7:45pm start (Optional social dinner at 6:30, please order your meal by 7pm to ensure you can be there for the start of the meeting) at Waverley RSL (Upstairs in the Sunset Room) 161 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley.

Upcoming Rotaract Events:

Rotaract Roster:

Date Rotarian to Visit

4th September Bronwen Lamond

18th September Danny Petrie

If you cannot attend on the night you are rostered, please organise a replacement to take your place

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Special Announcements

8th September – Bill

& Dianne Sides Wedding

Anniversary.

15th September – Ian & Gill James

Wedding Anniversary.

Where other Clubs Meet A Rotarian can attend the weekly meeting of any Rotary club around the world. This is a “make-up” and counts as attendance credit when you are not able to attend a meeting of your own club. Details for all District 9810 clubs can be obtained in the district directory or website www.9810rotary.org.au Details for clubs around the world are available in the RI Directory (held by the club secretary) and on the RI website (www.rotary.org)

Reminders Please ensure that the club is aware if you will be missing a meeting. Contact Barry Cronan at Cron20@bigpond.com or mob: 0421 417 428 the day before the meeting, if you are not going to be present. Contributions for inclusion into the Bulletin should be passed to editor@rotaryoch.org.au by Monday evening of each week. Please remember if you cannot perform your rostered job, it is your duty to find a replacement to take your place.

Visit our new Facebook page at @Rotaryoch9810 or click

Joke of the Week One day God calls down to Noah and says, “Noah, I want you to make me a new ark”. Noah replies, “No problem, God, you’re the boss”. God says, “Ah, but there’s a catch this time, Noah. I want not just a couple of decks – I want 20 decks, one on top of the other.” “Twenty decks!” screams Noah. “Well, okay, whatever you say. Should I fill it with animals just like the last time?” “Sort of,” says God. “But this time I want you to fill it up with fish.” “Fish?” queries Noah. “Yep, fish . . . well, to make it more specific, I want carp. Wall to wall, floor to ceiling carp.” Noah looks to the skies and says, “Okay God, let me get this right. You want a new ark.” “Check.” “With 20 decks, one on top of the other and you want it full of carp?” “Check.” “Why?” asks the perplexed Noah, who was slowly but surely getting to the end of his tether. “Dunno,” says God, “I just fancied a multistory carp ark.”

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Rotary International News

WA Rotary veteran receives PolioPlus Pioneer Award By Sam Ausburn

At the recent Rotary International District 9455 Conference, past RI director and past trustee of The Rotary Foundation, Dr Ken Collins, was presented with the PolioPlus Pioneer Award. Dr Collins is one of just 16 Rotarians recognised worldwide in 2018-19. The award honours Rotarians who gave extraordinary service to the Polio Eradication Program between July 1985 and November 1992. Ken’s dedication to polio eradication is largely due to his first-hand experiences with the disease, and the desire to save others from living through the horror. He started school in February 1942, just after the second major polio epidemic in Australia in 1941, which had killed some 200 Australian children and paralysed more than 2000. Everyone lived in fear of this frightening disease, which struck without warning. In mid-August 1945, during the next epidemic, he watched his older brother being placed in an ambulance, having been diagnosed with polio. He was placed in isolation and Ken did not see him for two months, during which time he feared never seeing his brother again. In 1949, while playing cricket, Ken discovered he had lost the use of the muscles in his right shoulder. He too had become a victim of polio. In 1985, Ken attended the International Assembly as an incoming district governor. Dr Albert Sabin came onto the stage and stated that, although vaccines had been available for 30 years, there were still 500,000 cases of polio occurring each year in 150 countries. Albert begged the incoming district governors to help him achieve his dream of a polio-free world. Ken’s mind immediately flashed back to the fear experienced in the 40s, and he vowed to do all he could to help eradicate polio. Ken spearheaded the fundraising campaign in his district between 1985 and 1988. Following this, he participated in PolioPlus surveys to the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, represented Rotary International at a World Health Organisation (WHO) meeting in Indonesia, and initiated a matching grant project to provide equipment for a viral laboratory in Thailand. However, his service did not end there. For 34 consecutive years, Ken has worked at club, district, national and international levels, including representing The Rotary Foundation at WHO meetings in five countries and attending National Immunisation Days in Myanmar and India. In 2005, Ken obtained a contribution of $2.5 million from the Australian Government. But his greatest contribution occurred in July 2011, when he and Chris Maher from WHO met with two advisors of then Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, seeking a donation of $50 million. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Perth three months later, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirmed that the government would contribute $50 million to the End Polio Now program. Ken truly has been a dedicated pioneer worthy of this honour, and we congratulate him on both his ongoing service and his award.

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MARKET ROSTER 14/07/19 -- 20/10/19 ------------------------------------------------------------

1st SHIFT - 6.00 am – 10.30 am 2nd SHIFT - 9.30 am - 1.30 pm

(Additional person from Rotary Club of Mount Waverley.) (Second Sunday of month, 1 person from ex-Rotary Club of Clayton)

Special request: Please ensure you wear your market jacket.

If dates allocated are not convenient please arrange your swap,

and advise PETER NORMAN of your change

MOUNT WAVERLEY CONTACT – ANDREW SENDECYJ – 0412 434 727

Date Duty 1 Duty 2

01/09/19 P. CHILD I. JAMES

08/09/19 D.PARK, R. ZUCCARO J. GLEESON, S. RIJAL

15/09/19 J. JARVIS W. MILNER

22/09/19 J. LAZOGAS P. HOLDENSON

29/09/19 G. TELLEY M. BODON

06/10/19 M. ROBERTSON I. PHELAN

13/10/19 P. WEBB, W. FRICKE P. NORMAN, J. BARNES

20/10/19 D. PETRIE C. DENT

TRAINEE: CLAYTON & HUNTINGDALE MEMBERS EMERGENCY: ABSENT: G. TELLEY - 01/04/19 - 15/09/19, M. BODON -MAY -

SEPTEMBER

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