Rotary Club of Sale Central

Chartered 1977

www.scrotary.com

Meets Tuesday, 6:15 for 6:30 at 'The Armadale' Desailly Street, Sale
Apologies by Noon on day of meeting - Phone 5144 3058

District Governor -Ray Martin		Club President Les Jackson 5144 3892
RI President - Jonathan B. Majiyagbe		Club Secretary Scott Rossetti 5144 3788

Club Bulletin

MEETING No. 1295 - Tuesday 28th October, 2003

For good food, for good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks. Amen

Tonight

Next Week

The Week After

Celebrations

FELLOWSHIP:

Partners' BirthdaysJulie Hollonds (25/10):

INVOCATION:

PROGRAM:

Counter Tea at the
Crown Hotel,
317 Raymond Street
Partners' Night

John Teychenne
"Groundhog Day"

Directorate Members (2003-2004)

Club Service: Des Phillips, Ted Pickering, Brian Norris, Viv Braham, Brendan Walker and Trevor Watt
New Generations: Bernard Goss, Athol Jones, Ron Gregory, Rob McKimm, Kevin Ridgeway and Di Rowarth
Vocational Service: Michael Page, John Teychenne, Michael Rumpff, Shane Chillcott, Geoff Pettifer, Brian Lay and Peter Kluge
Community Service: Jim Pennell, Eddie Graham, Max Wade, Doug Dyer, Harold Watson and Chris O’Kane
International Service: Leo Morrissy, Hugo Huygens, Arthur McPherson, Stephen Chalmer, Dallas Andrew and George Porter

Secretary: Scott Rossetti. Treasurer: John Castle. Sergeant at Arms: Shane Chilcott.
NOTE: Board Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of each month.

221 Tickets Sold in "Live it up" Club Raffle at Sale Markets

221 tickets were sold at the Sale markets on 19 March for the club's annual raffle. Members will know that the prize includes a wheelbarrow of groceries, a weekend at Maloolooba in Queensland and $60 per week spending money for a whole year at Safeway or "Big W". Tickets are $2 each. Raffle drawn on Christmas Eve. See John Mowat if you haven't got your book of tickets.

"Tripping the light…." on 18 November

After Rotary on Tuesday 18 November why not go to this wonderful concert. Jim Pennell has booked 20 tickets for the "Tripping the light…" concert at the new Wellington Entertainment Centre. It starts at 8pm and will cost $18 per person. The concert will be in two one-hour halves and feature orchestras, choirs, bush poetry, ballet, soloists, a silent film sequence and the Sale City Band. Come and join in. The Rotary meeting will be a partners night that evening.

Also, don't forget the opening night for the Centre on Friday 14 November and continuing into Saturday. There are also other great events during the latter half of November.

Jottings
from
Director
John Dear Friends in Rotary, in life in general, if we are to achieve anything - to make a difference - we need to plan ahead. Did you know that December has now been designated a time to recognise the Family of Rotary? I feel that a worthwhile gesture would be for each Rotary club to invite to their end-of-year celebration function all partners of deceased Rotarians.
With plenty of notice, which means "thinking and reflection time" you might find a strong roll-up from that group in your club. I would also seriously consider inviting former Youth Exchange students, especially of 10 or 20 years ago.
The fellowship would be significant and the indication to these people that members of your club care invaluable. Simple fellowship with friends, and to renew friendships shows Rotary working locally in the strongest way. Paul Harris said, "Fellowship is wonderful: it illuminates pathways, spreads good cheer and is worth a high price." Another group in the New Zealand and Australian-based Districts are the members of our Probus clubs.
In December, for that celebration, I believe it would be a wonderful gesture for each Rotary club to invite the executive members and their partners from each of the Probus clubs your club has initiated. These people would be over the moon at the gesture of friendship.
o John G. Thorne, of the Rotary Club of Hobart North, Tas., is a Rotary International director 2002-04. He can be contacted through thorne@tassie.net.au or www.geocities.com/john.thorne

FINES SO FAR THIS YEAR - WELL DONE SHANE!!!!

1 2/07/2002 $ 57.30

2 9/07/2003 $ 34.00
3 16/07/2003 $ 36.50
4 24/07/2003 $ 23.00
5 30/07/2003 $ 52.10
6 7/08/2003 $ 15.00
7 13/08/2003 $ 32.00
8 27/08/2003 $ 42.80
9 3/09/2003 $ 48.93 *
10 10/09/2003 $ 48.93 *
11 18/09/2003 $ 48.93 *
12 25/09/2003 $ 34.25
13 7/10/2003 $ 48.10
14 8/10/2003 $ 56.80
15 15/10/2003 $ 65.45
16 22/10/2003 $ 43.60
$ 687.69

Last Week's Meeting

Last week we farewelled Margaret and Ted Pickering as they go off to England to work for a year or two. Hugo Huygens presented Margaret, who is a nurse, with various medical accoutrements before she spoke to the assembled company about how she came to find a job and apply for a work visa in the UK. Of particular interest was the bureaucracy she had to fight her way through to get a work permit. It showed that she had true grit to last the distance and get the work permit which she has only had in her possession for a couple of weeks.

After thanking Rotary for a great time over the years Ted then complained that he was being pushed out of his comfort zone because of the bragging of several members who had returned from overseas extolling the virtues of world travel. In effect he had been sucked in by their experiences. He particularly singled out the Watsons and the Morrissys. There was little sympathy in the meeting for his predicament.

Ted went on to describe the city of Bristol where he and Margaret would be living. He left some samples of Bristolean language on the tables for us to practice for when he gets back and we can't understand him.

Ted will be with us again on 11 November so we haven't got rid of him yet!!

46th District 9820 Conference 2004
Bendigo, Friday March 19th - Sunday March 21st

Registration forms are now available from Trevor Watt. Total registration cost is $187 per person plus accommodation. We would normally try to stay at the same location.

Please get your form in to Trevor by next week Tuesday 28 October with a cheque made out to the Rotary Club of Sale Central.

OBJECT OF ROTARY

" " The Object of Rotary is to encourage & foster the ideal of service as the basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster
" " The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service
" " High ethical standards in business & professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; & the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
" " The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business & community life.
" " The advancement of International understanding, goodwill & peace through a world fellowship of business & professional persons united in the ideal of service.

For your Diary

1-2 November Gippsland Base Hospital Fundraising Bike Ride. This year the ride will be from Sale to Lake Tyres and return. $50 entry, see President Les for more details.
4 November Melbourne Cup Night - Counter Tea at the Crown Hotel, 317 Raymond Street
6 November Special Night at Maffra Rotary Club - All invited. DG to be present
18 November "Tripping the light…" concert at the Wellington Entertainment Centre, 8pm - Partners Night.
25 November Wine and cheese tasting evening
9 November Club Elections
16 December The Club Christmas Party will be held at Les & Mary Jackson's place at 34 Patten Street, Sale.
19-21 March 2004 District Conference, Bendigo
16 May 2004 District Assembly (Training Seminar for new Office Bearers)
26 June 2004 District Changeover Dinner

Useful Internet Links

District 9820 - http://home.vicnet.net.au/~d9820/
Rotary in Australia - http://www.rotary.org.au/
Rotary International - http://www.rotary.org/

General Information

Apologies: Please to 'The Armadale' on 51443058 by 12 noon on the day of the meeting.

Makeups:
Sale Rotary Club Mondays at 6.00 for 6.15pm
Maffra Rotary Club Thursdays at 6.00 for 6.30pm
Heyfield Rotary Club Mondays at 6.30 for 7.00pm
Yarram Rotary Club Wednesdays at 6.30pm.

Meals on Wheels Roster:
December 13th John Castle, Viv Braham, Shane Chilcott and Doug Dyer
December 14th Bernard Goss, Eddie Graham, Ron Gregory and Hugo Huygens

Important Notice:
Central Gippsland Health Service (to comply with food safety guidelines) have issued an important notice advising that meals delivered hot must be consumed immediately and NOT reheated. This change has been brought about by the new food preparation and cooking process that has been implemented by the supplier of the meals. The change has been in place since the 17th March.
Please remember it is the responsibility of the first named person on each day to remind the other three of their obligation to meals-on-wheels. If you swap your day with another Club member please make sure that the first named person for that day is advised so that they are not chasing up the wrong people for the day. If you let the Bulletin Editor know far enough in advance the listing can be changed in the Bulletin. It is just the little things that make us look more professional to the community at large.
Similarly if you are rostered for a duty on a meeting night that you are unable to fulfil please arrange with another member to carry out that duty for you so that last minute crises are avoided.

Please note that our Club always welcomes partners and friends to all of our meetings to enjoy our company and fellowship.

Bulletin Editor:
Brian Norris
bnorris@austarmetro.com.au
1 November 2003