2003 - 2004
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For 2nd February, 2004
POST OFFICE BOX 3034,LOGANHOLME. QLD. 4129 QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
Last year absolutely galloped away and we’re already half way through January. As usual, David ensured that we had another very high quality speaker as our last speaker for the year. Dr. Sanderson and his companion were both very passionate about their respective activities within the MS Society. We may not be able to put in heaps of money, or even time, to this sort of worthy activity but we could keep our ears open for anyone (including relatives –-Mum’s, Dads, Aunts and Uncles-) who could volunteer to give an hour or two a week to help by just visiting these unfortunate people and providing a bit of companionship. It is such a severe blow to have contracted a disease which is incurable and over which one has no control and they are dealt a double whammy because they become social outcasts as well. I know how desperate elderly people who are confined to home are for someone to talk to occasionally. It is just as bad for a young person to have no social interaction.
Our pre-Christmas Family Picnic was a great success. Marie’s set of Boules definitely didn’t go astray and the food was enjoyed by everyone. My appreciation of Marie’s contribution to the menu and her help on the day knows no bounds . Couldn’t have done it without her. By the way, there are hardly any people at the Park on Saturdays. The early table grab was not necessary (although it didn’t go astray -– gave us an opportunity to test cleaning the tables and some thoughts for clean up Australia day). Those who missed the day missed a good, relaxing time.
The Xmas break-up meeting was a great way to finish the year with a abundance of funny stories and jokes and Randal’s Awards. Must do it again some time.
Our first meeting in January gave us time to hold Club Assembly and although all the avenues were not represented very useful discussions were held by Community, International and Club. Details can be found separately in this digest. We also confirmed the acceptance of Les McGavin’s nomination as a member of the Loganholme Club and welcome him back with enthusiasm.
I also suggested that it would be a to the Club’s benefit to become a Centurion Club which would involve each member committing to a donation of $100AUS to the Australian Rotary Foundation Trust (I though it was the Aust. Rotary Health Found but that is not the case). Each member who contributed would become a Centurion member in their own right and if all the members of the Club contribute then the Club becomes a Centurion Club. I will certainly be making this commitment as did Peter Nelson and Alan Short last year. Extra information is shown below.
President Lorraine
Date Claimers
2nd February, 2004 Greg Dickman – Multi Literacy
8th February, 2004 Club Membership Workshop at District Headquarters
8.30am to 12.30 p.m.
February, 2004 Rotary/Police/Business Getting to Know You Function
23rd February, 2004 Dinner – International Service (Partner’s Night)
March, 2004 Bowel Scan Month
7th March, 2004 Clean up Australia Campaign
8th March, 2004 Joint Meeting with Redlands Sunrise and Port of Brisbane Clubs
25-28th March 2004 District Conference – Royal Pines Resort
April, 2004 Rypen Camp
16-23rd May, 2004 Ryla Seminar – Lake Perseverance
Thought you'd be Interested
Our Club, along with Redlands Sunrise and Port of Brisbane, will be the Clubs involved in helping to run the 2004/2005 District Conference. As you are aware this is the Centenary Year of Rotary and we are looking forward to a great Conference. The theme for the Conference is “Let’s Have a Party” and to this end a meeting was held with the Presidents of Port of Brisbane, Redland Sunrise, Loganholme and President Elect of Loganholme, Marie Grant and Jim Noble, Chairman of the Conference Committee. This was convened to discuss a distinctive outfit for Committee members to wear and we will keep you informed on the outcome(s). It should also be noted that Loganholme Club will be responsible for producing the Programme Booklet for the conference as well as other duties over the weekend of the conference itself. Also for your information the Committee consists of:President Elect - Des Lawson (Port of Brisbane), Chairman – Jim Noble (Archerfield Club), Secretary Treasurer – Wayne Aberdeen (Wynnum Manly Club), and Sponsorship – Max Cribb (Mt. Gravatt).
Also, for your information, we have undertaken to run the R.D.U. Booth at the District Conference at Royal Pines this year. This will entail setting up the booth on Friday afternoon and manning the booth during Registration Friday and Saturday and during the breaks from formal sessions on Saturday and perhaps Sunday.
COMMUNITY - Notes re Club Meeting Monday 5/1/03LOGANHOLME ROTARY/ POLICE COMMUNITY BUSINESS FUNCTION:
Date to be fixed but it is expected to be within 6 weeks. This is considered to be a big function and will require the support and assistance of every member. It is the best opportunity all year to seek new members and to promote our club.
· Each member is to invite at least one business person however numbers of invitees are not limited. It will cost the Rotarian and Police Officer $20 for this invitation ($10 each). Each business person invited thereafter will cost $10 each. Expected attendance - 200
· I have been to many of these functions (Wynnum District Xmas Party was always a huge success) and I can personally vouch for the tremendous networking that was gained from each occasion.
· Support from the business community is sought to assist with the Major Raffle that will be held during the event. The proceeds of this raffle will go to Loganholme Rotary projects. I will need each member’s support on this occasion to obtain donations to the raffle/function.
· It is anticipated that this will become an annual event.
· When a date is fixed, pending the official opening of the police station, a list of dignitaries will be compiled and a program of guest speakers will be prepared. There will be limited speakers. It will not be a formal occasion as we anticipate that we will hold it in the carpark of the police station. The 6ft high fence should give us the desired privacy.
· A new Loganholme Rotary promotional brochure should be prepared so that it can be handed out on this occasion.
· Noel and Judy will prepare a document that will record business people and their data for this and other events.
· It was suggested that we launch our 100 wheelchairs for $100 School project. Sponsors can be signed up to buy their own chair.
POLICE ROTARY CHARITY BOWLS DAY: (one of the side effects of having a Police Officer as the Community Services Director is that you have to take the police family with you to everything)
· It was unanimously agreed that we have the Bowls Day again as those that attended last year had a great time. We anticipate that it will be in the cooler months however no date has been set yet with the Springwood Bowls Club. Marie to finalise details and to seek support from Slacks Creek Police again. The Loganholme Police will support us as we will have won them over at the Business Function.
· It was suggested that lots of corporate support could also be gained from the Business function for the Bowls Day.
CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY:
We are again set to clean up Alexander Clark Park. Lorraine and I spent at least 40 minutes cleaning the tables for our Xmas Function so I think it is an excellent suggestion that we clean the tables and chairs in the Rotundas at the park instead of a paper chase as we have done in past years. We will negotiate with LCC to obtain the use of some spray thingys to do this job.
BOWELSCANWe, Loganholme, have booked the following dates to sell Bowelscan at Logan Hyperdome:
Thursday 4 March 9am – 12 noon Have a look and choose which date
Saturday 6 March 9am – 12 noon suits you. We will need 2/3 people
Thursday 11 March 9am – 12 noon each day. Remember if you are not
Saturday 13 March 9am – 12 noon available perhaps your wife/partner
Thursday 18 March 9am – 12 noon can help.Logan Rotary has requested they share the space and advertising with us this year. They will be manning the stall on the above dates from 12 noon until whatever time they wish.
If any member has a Chemist near them that would be interested in selling the kits for us I would appreciate being advised asap. It is an excellent opportunity for us that the Chemists do this for us as it greatly reduces the hours we need to spend.
I will be again looking for members who can regularly (twice a week – preferable Monday and Friday) who can pick up the money and kits from the Chemists and take them to Sullivan Nicholades for testing.
That’s all folks . . . . . . . . .
Magical Marie
African GoddessINTERNATIONAL - Notes re Club Meeting Monday 5/1/03
Anna Kleinschmidt due to return on Sunday 11th January. Her Parents met her and there was to be a debriefing session later in the month. Darryl Hood will liaise with the Kleinschmidt’s to organise a presentation by Anna to the Club.
The International Dinner night will probably be held at Fitzy’s on the 23rd February with a theme dedicated to International activities. Roz to give the presentation on behalf of her Ambassadorial Scholar and perhaps we could get one of the Peace Scholars to give an address. If possible, we could negotiate with Fitzy’s for a particular type of menu.
In respect of the Centurion Club proposal – International have suggested that each member pay a quarterly instalment to Australian Rotary Foundation Trust at the rate of $25 per quarter.
``` All commitments and donations should be made to the Australian Rotary Foundation Trust in order to be tax deductible and we need to send them to the District who will forward them on our behalf and also maintain a data base so the Club and each member are correctly credited with these donations. If they go direct they tend to get lost in the maw.
CLUB - Notes re Club Meeting Monday 5/1/03
As there were only 2 members present and the Club Director was on leave we mainly discussed the need to increase membership. We agreed that a database of local business people needs to be undertaken and that previous guest speakers be kept on this record. This should also include the previous names and addresses we have already collected. This should be able to be accessed by interest type and we should hold at least bi-monthly a meeting with a guest speaker who may be of benefit to particular business streams. We would then invite all those people on the data base who would be likely to appreciate this speaker. We should also try to encourage those people who cannot become members to become Friends of Rotary and we would invite those people to a regular monthly meeting. As people come to know us personally we may have more people interested in becoming full members.
CENTURION CLUBEvery year the Rotary Foundation touches the lives of millions of people, bringing hope where there is despair, sight where there is blindness, shelter where there is homelessness, nourishment where there is hunger, literacy where previously no schooling existed, and providing a hope for a Polio-free world.
While Rotarians serve the Rotary Foundation in many ways, the Centurion Club recognises individuals who commit themselves to a personal contribution of at least AU$100 annually to the Rotary Foundation. The real advantage comes when such people give the AU$100 via the Australian Rotary Foundation Trust – and gain tax deductibility! Allocation of moneys contributed to the Australian Rotary Foundation Trust is restricted in accordance with the Australian Taxation Laws.
Rotarians seeking to join the Centurion Club complete a form committing themselves to a contribution of $100 per year for as long as they are able. Once they have made their first contribution they will receive a distinctive lapel pen and a certificate of recognition.
Clubs which attain the distinction of having every member become a Centurion will be suitably recognised as a Centurion Club.
Centurions are encouraged to wear their lapel pin with pride to show they believe in and support the Rotary Foundation – our Foundation for Peace.
The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust is a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE fund for humanitarian projects that are undertaken in Asia (China, Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan,etc) Europe (Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Turkey, etc) Africa (Algeria, Angola, Rwanda, Ethiopia, etc) South America (Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, etc) Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon etc) Pacific Region (Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, etc) DEDUCTIBLE
These projects are conducted through the leadership of VOLUNTEERS providing the knowledge and skills that allows them to exchange ideas and know-how with other Rotarians. Rotary Foundation pays air fares and gives a small stipend for food for volunteers to help with these humanitarian projects.
….Copied from District Direct for District 9630, 2003/2004
NOTE FROM PRESIDENT LORRAINE:I would really like to have the Club become a Centurian Club before end of June 2004 and to that end I will be donating $100 before that date.
ROTARY ACRONYMS & DESCRIPTIONS
GETS Governor-El;ect Training Exchange
GSE Group Study Exchange
GSE Team Group Study Exchange Team Programme of Rotary Foundation of RI – A cultural and Educational exchange of young non-Rotarian professionals which promotes international understanding through travel and personal contact. Usually once annually for duration of 4 to 5 weeks under Rotary Leadership.
Helping Grants Up to US$15,000 based on a 2:1 match of Club or District contribution for projects in a country other than that of the sponsor where Rotary participation is not possible.
Horizons A District or Club committee set up to research and propose a forward planning approach to improve organisational structures and consider suggestions which will attract younger prospective members.
ICUFR International Computer User Fellowship of Rotarians
Inner Wheel An International organisation of women – A Rotary sponsored service group open to wives and widows of present and past Rotarians.
Interact World-wide Rotary sponsored group of young people deducated to service and International understanding and is open to students in their last 4 years of secondary education.
International An annual assembly of District Governor Nominees held in Anaheim, US
Assembly in Feb/Mar to educate, instruct and inspire DGNs and adoption of RI Theme and new programmes of RI.International World-wide gathering of all Rotarians and partners held usually in May in
Convention a different country and chaired by RI President.INTERPLAST International Plastic Surgery Preogramme established by District 9800 in 1980 and which sends teams of volunteer surgeons and nurses to developing countries to operate on deformities, burns, etc.
IPAC Internation Projects Advisory Committee – A national committee to update registry of international projects defined as suitable for support by Clubs.
IPDG Immediate Past District Governor
IPEC International Polio Eradication Committee.
IPP Immediate Past President
IPPC International PolioPlus Committee
Leave of Absence Upon written request to the Club Board may be granted to excuse a member from meetings for a specified length of time but does not operate to give credit for attendance (See Make-ups).
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT BULLETIN