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23 Aug 2018
It’s never easy revisiting the past, particularly when loss and sadness are involved. Momentarily though, at our David McFarlane Scholarship presentation evening last week, we paused to remember PP David, a much-loved member of RCE (2003-2017). PH fellow, board member for many years, friend and humanitarian, David could light up any room with his presence and wit. David knew the importance of support and encouragement to others and constantly showed this in Rotary and through his involvement in other organisations beyond Rotary. It’s extremely fitting therefore that RCE has established a scholarship arrangement, in David’s honour, with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI). The first scholarship recipient, Brigette Duckworth, lives locally, has a Bachelor of Biological Medicine (Honours), and is currently a research technician at WEHI where she will commence her PHD studies in 2019. Brigette’s presentation gave us an insight into her passion to learn more about immune memory and response and the impact this could have on improving medical interventions in the future. Over many years, David fervently supported the work being done at WEHI and in presenting Brigette with the first instalment ($5,000), of a two-year scholarship, we know that he would approve of RCE’s continued support of the cutting-edge work being undertaken by researchers at WEHI. Thankyou to Gary Williams for brokering this scholarship arrangement with WEHI, Marlene McFarlane and family and PP Judy and RCE. We were honoured to have Marlene, Ash, Jess and Josh join us for the scholarship presentation.
Our successful Youth Exchange program was also evidenced last week. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Johnny (Hondo RC) and Mamiko Akiyama from Amakusa, Japan. It’s 30 years apparently since RCE and Hondo RC started this wonderful exchange program. These days, we have a short-term exchange during which a student spends up to 8 weeks overseas. At our meeting, we heard from Kyra who went to Japan at the end of Nov 2017, Karin who is here from Japan now and being hosted by Kyra’s family and attending Monty SC, and Jade who will go to Japan later this year. Experiencing different cultures, attending school, advancing language studies and making new friends for life, is a great way of building tolerance and understanding in our youth. 
President Jill
 
 
Lower Eltham Park BBQ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
 
You are responsible for finding a replacement if you are unable to do your rostered duty and to notify Lyn Truran  ljtruran@bigpond.com
 
Sunday
26 August
Sunday
2 September
Sunday
9 September
Graeme Miles (TC) Darryl Wallace (TC) Ian Thomas (TC)
Diane Penkethman Kevin Darling-Filby Nick Ikonomou
John Roberts Judy Sharp Melissa Anderson
Gary Williams Sally Squires Andrew Sheppard
 
August Duty Roster
Judy Sharp (Team Captain)
Les Coath (Visitor Host)
Kevin Darling-Filby
Lou Bolzonello
 
Fines Roster
Aug 2 Diane Penkethman
Aug 9 tba
Aug 16 Rob Kilkullen
Aug 23 Clayton Hedger
Aug 30 tba
 
September Duty Roster
Michael Maloney (Team Captain)
Victoria Clague
Nick Ikonomou
Kaye Smith
 
If you are unable to attend to your duty allocation, it is your responsibility to find a replacement and advise Brett Linsell
 
Upcoming Events
Club Committee Meetings
Heidelberg Golf Club
Aug 23, 2018
6:45 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Days for Girls
Heidelberg Golf Club
Aug 30, 2018
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Festival Committee meeting
Function room, Eltham Hotel
Sep 11, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Eltham Hotel
Sep 12, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
 
Behind the MCG Scoreboard - footy night
Heidelberg Golf Club
Sep 13, 2018
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Building project in Nepal
Heidelberg Golf Club
Sep 20, 2018
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Restaurant Social Evening TBC
TBC
Sep 27, 2018
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Rotarian behind the Badge TBC
Heidelberg Golf Club
Oct 04, 2018
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Festival Committee meeting
Function room, Eltham Hotel
Oct 09, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
 
Board Meeting
Eltham Hotel
Oct 10, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
 
Rotaract Meetings
 
 
The Rotaract Club of Diamond Valley meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 7:30 pm Meeting Details
 
 
 
Save the Dates!
 
Rotary Eltham Festival
Sat 10th and Sun 11th Nov
Advise Paul Kelly of your availability
 
Post Festival Dinner
Sun 11th Nov at 7pm
Machan Indian Restaurant
Main Rd, Eltham
$20 per person for banquet
 
RCE Christmas Function
Thurs 6th Dec
Ballara Receptions
 
2019 Victorian Multi District Conference
15th - 17th Feb 2019
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Registrations open 1st July
 
 
 
 
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Club Meets:
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Heidelberg Golf Club
8 Main Road
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0407 535 042
 
Bulletin Editor
Diane Penkethman
Rotary Invocation
 
For good food, good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary, we give thanks.
 

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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Trevor Smith
August 6
 
Melissa Anderson
August 7
 
Gordon Birch
August 20
 
Dennis Booth
August 31
 
Spouse Birthdays
Ruth den Hartog
August 1
 
Join Date
Graeme Hardiman
August 1, 1995
23 years
 
Michael Englefield
August 1, 2000
18 years
 
Alan McCleary
August 5, 2010
8 years
 
Diane Penkethman
August 16, 2012
6 years
 
Michael Martin
August 16, 2012
6 years
 
Graham Miles
August 25, 2011
7 years
 
John Skinner
August 31, 2006
12 years
 
ClubRunner
This Week at Rotary
This week, August 23rd, we’re looking forward to inducting Veronica Kioria, followed by the first of our Club’s Committee meeting nights in which there will be no guest speaker. Instead, we will have some fellowship together over dinner and then there will be several committee meetings running concurrently throughout HGC. At Club Assembly last week, Jill gave an overview of the purpose behind trialling committee meetings on a club night which includes:
  • Inclusion – as many members as possible can be involved in the sharing of our Rotary work
  • Looking after busy members – reduces the number of committee meetings that need to be held at other times
  • Improving communication – membership of a committee means you get to find out what work is going on in that team
  • Helping new members – to learn about the work of different committees which then helps them to decide which committee they would like to join
Committee meetings to be held next week include: Aquabox, Youth Services, Community, Administration (includes Sergeant, Bulletin editor, Secretary, Program organizer), Public Relations, Membership.
If you are not on a committee? Then members are encouraged to visit one or a couple of the committee meetings as an observer. Everyone’s thoughts and opinions are important and having as many of our members as possible involved in Rotary work is also very important. Hope to see you there!
 
 
Foundation Committee Report
The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation around the world who share its vision of a better world. During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent $3 billion US on life changing, sustainable projects around the world. Foundation has six causes: promoting peace, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local economies and fighting disease. 91% of donations go directly to these projects and Foundation has a 4 star Charity Navigator rating to rank as one of the world’s most reliable and ethical charities.
Rotarians can donate directly to Foundation - the Every Rotarian Every Year campaign seeks to encourage individual Rotarians to donate annually which you can do via the Rotary Club of Eltham. These donations are tax deductible and also count towards individual attainment of Paul Harris Fellow recognition which is bestowed when individual donations reach a cumulative total of $1000US.
As a Club we also raise funds - for example the funds raised at the forthcoming footy night and the Luncheon on the Deck in March next year have been earmarked for Foundation.
The donations made by clubs also entitle clubs to submit projects for District or International grants and entitle Clubs to ‘cash-in’ $1000US to bestow Paul Harris Fellow recognition on members who demonstrate a shared purpose with the objectives and mission of the Rotary Foundation to build world understanding and peace.I urge everyone to think about making a donation to such a worthy cause.
 
 
Family of Rotary News
Good news day! Alison is now out of hospital and at home, recuperating from recent surgery. She is very grateful and appreciative of everyone’s get well wishes and messages of support.
And we have a gold medallist in our midst! Denese the Dynamo has won a gold medal in her age and weight division at the 2018 World Masters Weightlifting Championship in Barcelona. Excelente Denese!!!!
 

PR reporters

The PR committee is looking for reporters to write stories for the RCE website and Bulletin. Often these stories are only a paragraph of information, occasionally they will involve more.  For examples see the website and past Bulletins.  Generally there is a photo involved.  Some items will also make it onto Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.  You don't need to be able to use clubrunner, RCE website, FB or any other social media.  Just spend the time to get the right words, it can be in Word or just an email.  We would also love people who may be interested in just writing about your committee achievements. 
RCE does a lot of really great things in the community, to increase our membership and standing in the community we need to share our work.  
If your interested please speak to Sally Squires

DoBuggy Assistance by Community Committee

A single mother of three children living in St Helena contacted the Club. Her middle child, Chloe, a nine year old, has autism, cerebral palsy, suffers from epilepsy and is non-verbal. To attend the Diamond Valley Special School her mother has had to carry her and she currently weighs 20 kilos. Her Occupational Therapist recommended that they get a DoBuggy to wheel her to and from school. A friend at the school suggested that the mother should contact a Rotary Club to see if they would help.
 
The request was taken up by our Community Service Director, Paul Kelly, and a DoBuggy obtained, it is capable of carrying a person of up to 60 kilos and so should last her until she is 16 or 17. The DoBuggy was delivered to Chloe and her mother by President Jill and Paul Kelly. When they bent down to talk to Chloe who was sitting in the DoBuggy she held their hands, which her mother said was most unusual as she did not normally make tactile actions.
Footy Night 13 September
Shaws Road Winery Vocational Visit
The Rotary Club of Nunawading has invited us to join them at Shaws Road Winery in Arthurs Creek for a Vocational Visit 
We will be shown around the newly-refurbished cellar and also have a tour of the Production Room where the wine is blended, bottled, labelled etc. 
Bookings
Please book and pay at www.trybooking.com/412662​
Advise dietary requirements when booking
2018 - 2019 Board
 
President
Jill Ramsay
 
 
President Elect
John Skinner
Rotary Foundation
Judy Sharp
Secretary
Ernita Songahid
Aquabox
John Roberts
Treasurer
Michael Martin
Membership
Jules Aussems 
Immediate Past President
Judy Sharp
Public Relations
Sally Squires
Community Service
Paul Kelly
Club Administration
John Skinner
Youth Service
Ian Toohill Club Service and Program
Alison Cooper
International Service
Rob Kilcullen
2018 Festival
Dale Atkins

PAST PRESIDENTS  The Rotary Club Of Eltham Chartered 19th April 1973, District 9790  

Geoff Dreverman 73-74: Neville Emerson 74-75: Bruce Holland 75-76: Bob McLellan 76-77:

Doug Blaikie 77-78: Les Clarke 78-79: Keith Kelley 79-80: John Smibert 80-81: Paul Gardner 81-82:

Chris Parenthoine 82-83: Arthur Trainor 83-84: Merv Günter 84-85: John Maltha 85-86: Graeme Beyer 86-87:

Mike Ramsay 87-88: Terry Boocock 88-89: Ken Ferguson 89-90: Bill Penna 90-91: John Jacobson 91-92:

Jim Nairn 92-93: Nigel Bell 93-94: David Bowen 94-95: Ian Thomas 95-96: Vic Vela 96-97: Gabor Tamas 97-98:

Gordon Birch 98-99: Gary Reid 99-00: Mike Irwin 00-01: John Lewis 01-02: Brian Weyman 02- 03:

Graeme Hardiman 03-04: Alan Anderson 04-05: Chris Chapple 05-06: Max Lee 06-07: Ross McDonald 07-08:

David Flint 08-09: Tony Wason 09-10: Michael Englefield 10-11: Rob Kilcullen 11-12: Mike Wetzler 12-13:

Ken Paynter 13-14: Con Proussalis 14-15: David McFarlane 15-16

Kevin Hadingham 16-17: Judy Sharp 17-18