WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2015
THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for the Official Visit of the DG - Partners' Night.
APOLOGIES
Apologies to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.
DUTY ROSTERS
7th Oct 21st Oct
Duty Officer Jim A Ric T
Assist DO Keith R Alan W
Registration Andy S Lionel T
Fellowship* Angela G Chris B
* includes 5 minute Rotary talk
SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
10th Oct
Mike G (Leader) Sherryl G Angela G
24th Oct
Lionel T (Leader) John W Andy S
MEETING OF 16TH SEPTEMBER
President Jeff opened the meeting by welcoming our guests Jane Millar and her mother. He then inducted former Club member David Fraser who said that he was glad to return.
He mentioned that he had a number of photographs from the period of his previous from 2000 to 2008 and offered to show these at a future meeting.
- Push for ticket sales needed for the Melbourne Cup lunch at Tiffany's.
- Car parking duties at Witta Fest on 19th September.
- Historical Society Pioneer Day on 20th September.
- Meeting of 23rd September in the Masonic Hall will be trialled at 6pm with cheese and biscuits.
- Treasurer Jim reported that the gross revenue from the Real Food Festival parking was $3,609. This was more than a third lower than the two previousyears.
- The Board had approved a donation of US$100 per member to RF and A$2,000 to Polio Plus.
- Angela reported that the Board had agreed that the following 5 minute talks will be trialled monthly at Club dinner meetings – 1st meeting Foundation, 2nd meeting Rotary. Speakers will be rostered as Fellowship.
- Calendars are now on sale. Volunteers needed to man the Maple Street kiosk on 19th September.
- Mike G spoke about Rotary information and urged members to take up rotary.org registration and take advantage of the opportunities that this offered.
President Jeff then introduced Jane Millar, a year 11 student at Maleny High. Jane has been selected to attend the NYSF at Canberra in January. She explained the interview process and outlined her interest in physics and robotics. Her mother thanked the Club for sponsoring Jane and mentioned what adifference being successfully selected had made to her daughter.
The Sergeant's duties were shared by Chris and Bill with the usual result for members.
The guest speaker was Club member Dr CL Claridge who, with the assistance of her husband, gave a talk about Shed The Light Nepal which was accompanied by a rolling slide show. Shed the Light Incorporated is a registered charity established in February 2001 at Kenilworth. The organisation was founded by Suzanne Kupiak after travelling to Nepal in 2000. When she witnessed the poverty there, she came home determinated to help. With local assistance she was able to open an op shop selling clothes from a charity collection system.
After six months of running the shop, Suzanne returned to Nepal and set up the first orphans' home in Kathmandu. Within 18 months 17 children had been settled there. The children were cared for by local house parents, given good quality food, and started their education. There was a Nepali committee overseeing the children's home and connecting Suzanne to Nepalese culture. These children have finished their education and are now qualified. A new batch will start education this year.
Cl outlined other projects undertaken by the organisation. These included:
- training women in sewing and garment making so that they can become self sufficient; the garments are available for sale at the Nepali shop in Maple Street.
- providing a regular meal for street kids in Katmandhu.
- running a three months course for women in setting up a small business.
- designing and delivering emergency buildings post the earthquake. This section was illustrated with slides which showed the extent of the devastation and the extreme difficulty of getting building materials to some isolated villages.
All of the above activities are funded from the Maleny and Kenilworth shops with support from donations from the general public. Shed The Light will be one of the beneficiaries of the Melbourne Cup lunch.
There were many questions and CL was thanked to general acclaim.
FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
14th October
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.
21st October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker Nicole Hilton of Maleny Credit Union.
28th October
Project Meeting at the Masonic Hall with format to be confirmed.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR OCTOBER
26th Rick and Cilla
BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
12th Gloria Rogers 14th Keith Rogers 28th Bernice McLennan 30th Andy Schouteten
NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A REFLECTION ON THE EFFECTIVE USE OF WORDS
Pythagoras' Theorem: 24 words
Lord's Prayer: 66 words
Archimedes' Principle: 67 words
Ten Commandments: 179 words
Gettysburg Address: 286 words
US Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words
US Constitution including Amendments: 7,818 words
EU regulation on the sale of cabbages: 26,911 words
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