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The Timeball Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Williamstown Rotary District 9800 Rotary International Club Number 7208 Issue No. 8 Rotary Year 2016/17 Date September 5
SEPTEMBER IS BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY MONTH
Apologies: Damien, Sven, Brad, Eddie, Claude, Guy, Adrian, Tony, Kathy
Member behind The badge: Nils Oman
Announcements Eddie informs us of a French Car Festival to be held at Seaworks on October 16.
Yvonne is looking forward to Monday evening’s meeting at Shelley’s with partners, and Guest Speaker Professor Cebon, from the Olivia Newton John Centre.
George at Monday evening’s meeting will possibly be inducting Vicky Chandler.
John thanks Jack, Carl, Hazel & George for sausage sizzle where $600 was made.
Murray advises of a dinner for clubs in the Hobsons Cluster to be held at the Yarraville Club on Monday November 14th to celebrate the Centennial of the Rotary Foundation. Club members are asked to diarise this important night; and more details are to follow once IPDG Julie Mason and Murray have them confirmed. Murray informs us of a wine appreciation afternoon for the Rotary Clubs of Balwyn, Keilor and Williamstown; Sun Oct 23 at the Keilor Hotel Wine Room. Funds raised will support Interplast, please see flyer below for further details. If you are interested in attending please see Murray, and payment can be made on the day. Interesting fact Stan Gawal has recruited 20 new members to the Balwyn Club over the past 2 years.
You are invited to join us for an afternoon of entertainment
and edification in the finer point of
Wine Appreciation,
on Sunday October 23rd, 2 - 4pm
in the Keilor Hotel' Wine Room
Old Calder Highway Keilor
Hosted by the entertaining, connoisseur,
wine merchant
Stan Gawel (of RC Balwyn and RDU fame),
Stan will be featuring a range of boutique wines at very reasonable
prices. You can’t get these at Dan Murphy’s!
All profits will be donated to the life changing work of Interplast,
providing volunteer surgical teams in developing countries in the Asia-
Pacific region. Repairing bodies & rebuilding lives.
RSVP by Oct 20th to Leon : [email protected]
A $25 pp entry fee to help cover food and drink costs, allows us to
donate more to this worthwhile work. Numbers are limited so be
quick!
WHAT ARE THE FOUNDATIONS’
SIX AREAS OF FOCUS?
For more than 110 years, Rotarians have joined together to take action in countless
ways in our communities and around the world. While Rotarians can serve in many
ways, to maximize our local and global impact, since 2013 Rotary International has
focused Foundation funded activities into six areas, which reflect some of the most
critical and widespread humanitarian needs. These are:
1. Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
2. Disease prevention and treatment
3. Water and sanitation
4. Maternal and child health
5. Basic education and literacy
6. Economic and community development
All projects, scholars, and vocational training teams funded by global grants work
toward specific goals in one or more of these Foundation areas of focus:
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND ITS WORK.
FOUNDATION
FACTS
Nils Oman – the member behind the badge!
“Nils” is the nordic form of Nikolaus, and has been used since Viking days.
Nils was born and raised in
Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended 4 different schools in 12 years.
Nils began his working career at the early age of 10 in hospitatilty.
He went on to tutor Maths and Electronics at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology),
picture below, where he studied physics.
Nils worked as an IT contractor on main frames, and established his
own IT company, whilst living in Sweden.
Nils and a friend planned a trip in 1980 that took them from Sweden to
Finland, where they connected with the Trans Railway which took them
through to Beijing, during the sensitive years of the Cold War.
From here they travelled through Asia and on to Australia.
Nils met a nice girl in Sydney, who was later to become his wife.
Nils and his wife lived and raised their 2 boys in both Australia and Sweden;
and to date Nils has spent 30 years of his life in Sweden and 36 years living
in Australia.
In the eventful years of mobile telephony, Nils found himself to be a high
flying executive spending much time abroad; consulting, liaising, building
and representing brands such as Telstra, Ericsson, Nokia, Telenordia and
many more. Nils was part of the original design team for AMPS.
Sadly Nils’s wife’s life was cut short when she passed away with cancer.
Nils found he had to be more anchored at home as he became soul parent
to their 2 boys, who were aged 12 and 14 at the time.
Nils who had invested in property, decided to look at property development
as a source of living.
Nils, who believes education is paramount for the growth of new ideas,
attended a Property Seminar, where he met another nice girl, our very own
“Kathy Roberts.”
Both Nils and Kathy trained as life coaches;
Nil’s, seeing a need to take the pain out of home maintenance and
improvement, in the busy lives of others established “Dr Fix It”
Seven Women Documentary Screening; "Bringing the Light" in
Celebration of International Literacy Day.
WHAT: Come and celebrate International Literacy Day, with an organisation that is creating real and lasting change in the lives of marginalised women in Nepal. Filmed over a period of four years, this film follows a group of Nepalese women whose lives have been empowered through education, skills training and income generation. This is a story of courage, resilience and strength as these women seek to create a better life for themselves, their families and other women in Nepal.
WHEN: 14th September TIME: 6:30-8:30pm COST: $25 VENUE: ACMI CINEMA, Federation Square, Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne, Australia 3079 BOOKINGS: trybooking.com CONTACT: CONTACT: Steph: 0401288056 Email: [email protected] You can find out more atwww.sevenwomen.org follow us on Facebook
AFTER THE SCREENING THERE WILL BE A Q & A WITH FOUNDER STEPHANIE WOOLARD.
ART SHOW
Presented by Rotary Club of Altona!
29th September – 2nd October 2016
Thursday 6.30pm Preview evening
Friday – Saturday 10am – 5pm / Sunday 10am – 4pm
Friday and Weekend Entry Costs $5 / $2 conc + stds
At SEAWORKS
82 Nelson Place, Williamstown Mel ref: Pg 56 E9
Enquiries & Preview Evening bookings visit
www.hobsonsbayartshow.com.au
A fundraising event to support local community projects
Latitudes, Kickstart Breakfast in Schools,
White Ribbon Foundation, Wellness Centre in West
Come and support us in our fundraising!
Donations are tax deductable,
EAT TO CHEAT DEMENTIA – What you eat helps you avoid it or live well with it!
Ngaire Hobbins Special Public Lecture – Monday October 3 at 11am. Ngaire Hobbins is a dietitian driven by a passion to promote independence and health in older people by averting physical and mental decline that is all too common because of inapprpriate food choices. She is an advocate for promoting the joy of eatin gnad the essential place food plays in the health of all oder people, whether living independently, being assisted in the community or resiging in the residential care. She lives in Australia and is a clinical practitioner, ageing wellness consultatn, suthor and lecturer in dementia studies, University of Tasmania, an aged care consultant and seniors’ advocate. Ngaire’s common sense approach to ffod is built on years in practice combined with a thorough review of the nutritional science in ageing years. You will be entertained and you will go home with a new understanding of food and the role it plays as we age. Eat to Cheat Dementia expands on the healthy brain chapter in Ngaire’s first book, summarising the latest research on what we can do to reduce our chance of cognitive decline and dementia, but also provides an invaluable resource for those living with a dementia diagnosis and the people who care about them. It provides practical strategies and advice to keep peole enjoying independent lives as long as possible. Ngaire’s talk will include a question and answer session. Her book will be available for purchase on the day. Time – 11am – 12.15pm Venue – Kenneth Myer Building, 30 Royal Pde, Parkville Bookings Essential – www.eventbrite.com.au
Phone enquiries – 8344 1478
Early Bird discount rate for
payment by 30th of September,
$4199 13 days or $4599 16days
Contact information: Bronwyn Stephens Project Chair “World of Difference” Phone 0410324537 Facebook www.facebook.com/WODHT Website www.wod.org.au Tax deductibility via RAWCS Project 1/2012-2013
Cambodian humanitarian adventure plans, 5th – 18th or 22nd Jan ‘17
Day 1: Thurs 5th Jan, Arrive at Siem Reap
Day 2: Fri, 6th Jan, Pnom Kulen Water Fall
Day 3: Sat 7th Jan, Chress Village for Water Filter Project
Day 4: Sun 8th Jan, Temple Tour & Landmine Museum Project
Day 5: Mon 9th Jan, Project at Handicap Community Remote School
Day 6: Tues 10th Jan, Siem Reap - Kampong Pluk Community – Battambang
Day 7: Wed 11th Jan, Battambang - Phnom Penh
Day 8: Thurs 12th Jan, Future Light Orphanage
Day 9: Fri 13th Jan, Phnom Penh & Its Dark Past
Day 10: Sat 14th Jan, Phnom Tamao Zoo
Day 11: Sun 15th Jan, Project in K.Speu Village
Day 12: Mond16th Jan, Project in K.Speu Village
Day 13: Tues 17th Jan, Phnom Penh Departure
For 16 day tour participants:
Days 14 and 15 Kep. Exploring the beautiful coastal area and islands. Return to Phnom
Penh.
Day 16. Today you are free until departure time. You will transfer to Phnom Penh
International Airport for departure.
INCLUSIONS
icles,
sightseeing
ACCOMMODATION
3 to 4 star. All with wifi and most with pools.
Siem Reap…...City River Hotel, Battambang—Stung Sangker Hotel
Kampong Speu: Happy Holiday Hotel, Phnom Penh….Ohana Hotel
Kep….Rock Royal Hotel
See website for full itinerary details!
GROUP VOCATIONAL EXCHANGE (GVE) TO D3280 PHILIPPINES
TEAM LEADER SELECTED
The District Group Vocational Exchange (GVE) committee is proud to announce
that the exchange to the Philippines next February/March will be led by
Michael Lapina, a member of Central Melbourne Sunrise.
Michael in his day jobs has been project coordinator for Disney Special events
and the NAB but his passion is opera in its many forms in which he is a highly
talented and sought after performer for both the “light and heavy” versions. He
regularly appears in concerts for Rotary and has been a guest singer with the
Philippine Male Choir.
His enthusiasm and “can do” attitude will be an inspiration to the GVE
experience both here and in the Philippines.
Jack encouraged happy & sad fines from all members.
NO WINNER OF THE JOKER’S WILD!
CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1. 2. 3.
4.
5. Nils Oman, the member behind the badge
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Bunnings BBQ
11. Farmer’s Market
12. Evening meeting with partners, Prof. Cebon of the ONJ Wellness as Guest Speaker
13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
18.
19. Club Day
20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
25. Farmer’s Market
26. Rotary Action Group against Child Slavery – Malcolm Baird TBC
27. 28. 29. 30.
The Rotary Club of Williamstown, District 9800 President: Kathy Roberts Treasurer: Nils Oman
Vice President: Brad Saunders Secretary: George Papazisis
Marketing/PR: Brad Saunders Sergeant at Arms: Paul Morgan
Foundation: Tony Boyd Club Service: Eddie Knight
International: John Barry Community: Yvonne Moon
Youth Services: Damien Hynes Vocational Service: Guy Chatain
President Rotary International K.R. Ravindran http://www.rotary.org/
Rotary District 9800 Governor
Julie Mason http://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au
Assistant Governor Hobsons Bay Cluster Richard Shortt
The Rotary Club of Williamstown meets every Monday, 12.45pm at
the Customs House Hotel, Nelson Place, Williamstown. Contact us: George Papazizis, 0433 264 711
Find us on the web at www.rotarywilliamstown.org.au
Rotary District 9800 www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au
Rotary Down Under www.rotarydownunder.com.au
Networker District 9800’s weekly newsletter www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/
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