Office Bearers 1994-95

President Les McGavin
Vice President Dave Roseby
Immediate Past President Randal Dennings
President Elect Jim Nolan
Secretary Ian West
Treasurer Barry Swain
Club Service Allan Short
Community Peter Sippel
International Darryl Hood
Vocational Peter Nelson

Club Service
Director Allan Short
Bulletin Tony Sidaway
Registrar John Buck
Program Richard Hampson
Sergeant Don Brough
Rotary Information David Roseby
Membership/Classification Brian Mulherin

International Service
Director Darryl Hood
Committee Jim Nolan
Chris Monahan

Community Service
Director Peter Sippel
Committee Alan Mumford
Don Brough
Nicole Carter
Graeme Bosanquet

Youth Activities Darryl Hood

Vocational Service
Director Peter Nelson
Committee Noel Ambler
Ray Carter
Darryl Slater

Presidents Report 1994-95

I wish to report on our club's activities for the 1994/95 Rotary year. During this year it has given me great satisfaction and pleasure to have the honour of being President of the Loganholme Rotary Club and I thank all members for their constant support throughout my term as President.

I have been most fortunate to have a good team to back me up throughout the year and it would be improper to single out any particular person for special praise; because each and everyone has given their best, moreover there are other club members whilst not holding office in the 1994/95 Rotary year have done much to maintain the genuine spirit of fellowship which has been one of the major objectives of my year of office.

The theme for the Rotary year just completed was "Be a Friend" and we as a club have endeavoured to do this.

Major objectives were to make the meetings more interesting and enjoyable and to give Rotary a higher profile in our area. Thanks to Richard Hampson in obtaining excellent guest speakers and the participation of other members I believed these objectives were obtained.

I now wish to pause in the compiling of this report to pay tribute to a very fine Rotarian in Past President Brian Mulherin who passed away early in the 1994/95 Rotary year. The passing of this very fine Rotarian was a sad loss to this club as well as to his relatives, as he was a person with great knowledge of Rotary and was always willing to supply this club with this knowledge. On behalf of the members of this Rotary club we extend our sincere sympathy to his wife Billie.

I wish to submit some activities this club held during this Rotary year and is considered to have given this club a higher profile in our area. During the latter part of 1994 this club participated in Employ Australia Campaign in which members contacted business premises in our Rotary area seeking employment for the unemployed with a reasonable rate of success. Also business people were invited to a Rotary information evening with a view of obtaining membership. This is still being followed up and to continue in the next Rotary year.

Loganholme Rotary club joined with Logan Rotary club in co-hosting exchange student Tanya Liceaga from Mexico. She was hosted for the first six months by Logan club and for the remainder of her stay in Australia she is staying with the Dennings and Hood family who are hosting for our club. It is a delight to have such a charming exchange student as Tanya and we will be sorry to see her leave these shores.

Loganholme Rotary club together with Logan and Logan Sunrise Rotary clubs participated in Rotary's 90th Birthday celebrations. During these celebrations one of our charter members, Darryl Hood was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship. Congratulations to Darryl Hood in being presented with this high award and also congratulations to two other members Chris Monahan and Ian West in receiving this award during Rotary Changeover Dinner in June 1994. Further activities this club participated in area outlined in the Directors reports.

During the District Conference at the Gold Coast in March 1995, this club again received the "Overall Bulletin Content Award", and congratulations to Tony Sidaway for such a fine presentation of our Bulletin.

This club is fortunate in having such a wonderful team of Rotaryannes who during this year set about raising funds for charity. They raised a sum of over $2,000 by having garage sales; stalls at the Beenleigh markets and functions at private residences and donated this amount equally to the Cancer (CANTEEN) Children and to The Guide Dogs for the Blind. What a wonderful effort and congratulations ladies for this marvelous effort and we are proud of you all. Again thank you ladies most sincerely.

I wish to pay tribute to my partner Marie for her wonderful effort and assistance she gave tome during this year as without this very fine assistance given to me by her I would have found this job as President all the much harder.

I also wish to pay tribute to my secretary Ian West who performed his duties extremely well. I also pay tribute to my very fine treasurer Barry Swain for the wonderful effort performed by him during the year.

In conclusion, I wish the incoming President, Jim Nolan and his team the very best for the 1995/96 Rotary year and request the club to give this team their full support and encouragement.

Les McGavin

Club Service Report 1994-95

This year was not the most productive year I have experienced as Club Service Director due to the decline in membership, one of whom was the result of the unfortunate death of one of our most respected members, Brian Mulherin. A membership night was conducted in February, which drew the full support of the club. The methodology for the night was to send letters to local business people inviting them to a Rotary information night, which was provided by John Robertson for Logan Club. Although the night was felt to be very worthwhile, no new members resulted for the evening.

Sergeant Don was very reliable in generating funds for the club and in the process provided a good deal of lighthearted humour. On one occasion, a partner's night, a fine landed one member in hot water when he was fined for a speeding ticket - he had failed to inform his wife of this misdemeanour.

Bulletin Editor Tony did the club proud by following in Brian Mulherin's footsteps and taking out the prize at District Conference for the best overall bulletin.

The club managed about 32% attendance at the District Conference held at Conrad Jupiters on the Gold Coast while seven members traveled to Toowoomba for the District Assembly thus allowing our club to be represented at each of the sessions that day. All who attended the conference and assembly enjoyed the experience as both a social activity as well as providing the opportunity to improve our Rotary knowledge.

The guest speaker program was quite varied with topics including "How I got to be a Professional Wrestler", "Kingston School Achievement Program", "CANTEEN", "The F Wood" (Franchising), "Art and its relationship to society" and a project in the Philippines to build a resort. Social activities and partners night included or annual combined meeting with the Goodna Rotary Club and the combined Melbourne Cup night, also fancy dress, with the Logan club and a theatre night with the Soroptimist Club of Beenleigh. Our Christmas function held at the Logan Country Club was a night of good fellowship and note worthy events including Randal's musical flare on the organ while we sang carols, Dons rendition of "There's a hole in my bucket", and the unfortunate car accident that Tony Sidaway had on his way home.

Rotary Information was an important part of this Rotary year with regular items appearing in the bulletin, the membership night, a fireside meeting early in the year and the District Rotary quiz.

Rotary's 90th birthday was celebrated with a combined dinner with Logan and Logan Sunrise clubs. The three clubs made presentations of Paul Harris Fellowships and all attendees enjoyed the warm fellowship that such a night brings.

I wish to thank my committee and the club as a whole for their support during the past year and in fact the three years that I have served as Club Service Director and look forward to your continued support in the lead up to my year as President in 1996/97.

Allan Short

Community Service Report 1994-95

This year has been a reasonably quiet year in this area of service, with the main thrust being one of regaining control of the bus shelters to allow a sustainable income for the future. Thanks to Darryl Hood for his forthright action in assisting to the achievement of another 12 months letting after shelters have really gone nowhere through the Economic Development Board over the last two years.

Thanks to Dulux for the pain donation and to those members who ably assisted in the restoration of the shelters, which had been badly graffitied over the last two years.

Support continued for the homeless youth program at the Shailer Park State High School and the school had expressed their thanks for this support. It is obvious that this situation is a sad fact of our current society as the family unit continues to break down.

Fundraising was activated also through the sale of chicken manure utilising several sale points around the Loganholme area including the Loganholme Landscape centre. This proved to be nowhere near as successful as the personal sales approach utilised the previous year by Dave Roseby and friends, and if next years board wishes to continue this activity then I suggest they reconsider this approach. Many thanks to Jim Nolan for the supply of chicken manure and sales support.

A great night of enlightenment and motivation was held with guest speaker Sergio Maresca, International Trainer and speaker at Fitzy's conference centre. Sergio spoke on positive thinking and empowerment and each person who attended received a copy of Sergio's latest bestseller "Do You Really Want To Be Happy?" for their further reading and development. Many thanks to those who assisted and to Allan Short for a great idea and contact.

Finally many thanks to my committee and fellow Rotarians for their support and assistance over the past year, which has enabled to continue support of local community work. I have appreciated the forbearance and support of the club members in a year in which I have found difficulty to fulfill the commitment to which I would have aspired.

Peter Sippel

International and Youth Service Report 1994-95

Reflecting on the past year of service, we have experienced a variety of participation in International and Youth Service.

The most notable being the first time in District 9630, that a youth Exchange Student has been shared between two Rotary Clubs. We are pleased to share Tanya Pratts Liceaga from Tijuana in Mexico with the Logan Rotary Club. During her stay with our club, from March until her departure in August, Tanya has been hosted by the Dennings and the Hood families.

During the year, our renowned raffle runner Jim Nolan has made International Toasts to overseas Rotary Clubs (he needs to check some of this research data) and has run a successful raffle each week to help raise funds for our exchange students' pocket money.

During the year, Chris Monahan, as a youth service activity, organised a trip to the Shaftesbury Centre run by Rev. Alan Male. The bus trip, meal and tour were enjoyed by all.

A past return GSE team member, Francis Xavier visited the club and spoke on her experiences while on the exchange.

Loganholme Rotary hosted a member of the GSE team from District 7570 Staunton, Virginia, her name was Heather Wilson the Dean of Students of Mary Baldwin College and she stayed with the Hood family.

Now to focus on our local content, we have a nomination from Susan Blick for an Academic-Year ambassadorial Scholarship who would like to study at Warsaw University in Poland on Political and Economic transition in eastern and central Europe.

RYLA participant, Penny Creamer from the Salvation Army Youth Outreach Service returned to the club and enjoyed and enhanced her life from the experience.

Siemens Science Summer School held at the QUT and Griffith University, saw Fletcher Mason from John Paul College, Nathan Dryberg and Shane Maunder from Mabel Park SHS attend as participants from our club.

The National Engineering summer school in Sydney was attended by Cameron Douglas-Savage in January 1995 and wrote a full report back to the club on his involvement in such a rewarding venture.

Our FAIM membership was brought up to date in the early part of the Rotary year.

To Chris and Jim, thank you for your participation during the year. Finally, may your lives be enriched by the experience that Rotary can offer to you through the many avenues of service as I have enjoyed.

Darryl Hood

Vocational Service Report 1994-95

During the course of the Rotary year 1994/95 it has been my pleasure to act as Director for this Service.

I have enjoyed the assistance and support from the Club in general with a big roll-up for our visit to the Beenleigh Rum Distillery. At this visit we had an interesting historical tour of the Distillery Museum and capped the night off with a BBQ very capably prepared by our own Richard Hampson. Drinks for the night were graciously supplied by the Distillery.

October is the official Rotary Vocational Month, but because of other club commitments we held the Pride of Workmanship Award dinner on the 6th March this year.

Once again the club responded with almost 50 persons at the Awards evening. The evening turned out to be a great night that should become a feature on our club calendar during the month of October each year.

The club awarded eight Pride of Workmanship Awards to nominees within our area, and the Rotary Vocational Excellence Award this year went to Donald James Waters, one of Queenslands leading artists who lives nearby and teaches within the Loganholme district.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my committee, the club generally and President Les for the assistance freely given when it counted.

Peter Nelson

Exchange Student 1994-95

Exchange student arrived from Mexico

Exchange student Tania Liceaga comes from Tijuana in Mexico. Tijuana is a rapidly growing city in northwestern Baja California, Mexico, about 20km (12mi) south of San Diego, Calif. An industrial center that produces textiles, electronics, and foodstuffs, Tijuana is a principal point of entry into Mexico for US tourists. The city is a shipping center for wheat, barley, and wine grapes. Founded in the mid-19th century, Tijuana was notorious during the US prohibition era for its gambling casino and numerous bars. Situated in an area of irrigated agricultural production, the settlement experienced rapid growth after 1950. One of its present-day tourist attractions is bullfighting. In March 1994 the city was the site of the assassination of Mexican president candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta. Population (1990 preliminary) 742,686.