Another week and another inspirational speaker. Sallie Jones, farmer, mother, business woman, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Australia’s milk brand Gippsland Jersey, enlightened us on the issues facing local milk production and the rising tide of mental health issues amongst the dairy farming community. With a farming background and her public relations experience, Sallie is a mighty crusader for the local dairy industry and farmer health and wellbeing. Sally also established the popular Warragul Farmers' Market which brings farmers and artisans together to market their produce and wares. Thank you to members who contributed cash in return for some lovely, fresh Gippsland Jersey milk and/or a Gippsland Jersey calendar. Along with a club donation of $500, Sallie was extremely grateful for the members’ generosity and assured us that our contributions would be put to good use as random acts of kindness to those in need.
Keeping in touch with our RCE members and knowing about any health or wellbeing issues that they or their partners are experiencing is also important for us as a club. As Membership Director, Jules Aussems, along with Irene Cant and Les Coath, aim to look after the Family of Rotary aspect at RCE. Please keep Jules and myself informed and never hesitate to ask for support if and when needed. It’s pleasing to know that Ron Manison is doing well and so too, Ash McFarlane, after recent bouts of surgery. It was also great to welcome Gordon Birch back, after a short stay in hospital. Rob Kilcullen, Ken Paynter and Graeme Hardiman have been undergoing some precautionary procedures too, so our thoughts are with them also.
Last week, our Board met for the first time so the administrative overseeing of our Rotary year is now underway. Each Director has developed a set of 3-4 goals which will guide the work of their committees this year. The setting of realistic and achievable goals helps to create continuity from one Rotary year to another as well as a ‘road map’ for the year ahead and we will report against these goals in the club’s quarterly progress reports. The Annual Goals will be shared with members at our first Club Assembly on August 9.
‘Welcome to Melbourne’ to Karin Yoshida who arrived 15 July from Amakusa, Kumamoto Province in Japan. The Krukowitch family is hosting Karin for 6 weeks. Karin will attend Montmorency Secondary College with Kyra Krukowitch who was previously hosted by Hondo City Rotary Club, and Karin’s family, at the end of 2017.
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
This week we have a local charity coming along to present to us.The Big Group Hug is a Rosanna based organisation. Judi Gayfer and Kerry Adcock Hunt will explain how the Big Group Hug is a volunteer-driven not-for-profit organisation which works with local communities.
Come along and hear how this local independent and resourceful organisation has the unique ability to coordinate and mobilise a community response to the immediate and specific material assistance requests of vulnerable children and disadvantaged families that cannot be fulfilled by existing social service providers.
From the latest Director’s News from RI Zones 7B and 8 (that's us) comes this piece of exciting news about Bernie Lamers. Outgoing Rotary International Director Noel Travaskas reports that in Darwin last year it was resolved to have an award for “An Outstanding Zone Rotarian”. District Governors from Australia and New Zealand were invited to nominate people from their District who they thought was a worthwhile recipient of this award. A selection panel of six people made their recommendation to me as the Director for the Zone. The recipient of the Outstanding Zone Rotarian is Past President Bernie Lamers AM, Rotary Club of Preston in District 9790. District Governor Bernie Bott made the presentation to Bernie Lamers at their District Changeover on June 30th. Long term members of the Club will remember Bernie and Gerry Lamers. In 1997 at the Heidelberg Golf Club, the then President of Rotary Club Eltham - Vic Vela - awarded Bernie and Gerry Lamers AM the Paul Harris fellow medal. According to Bernie, it was RCE that got him started in Rotary so the award he has received is the fruit of our Club. Congratulations and well done Bernie from all of us at RCE.
Career Pathway Preparation - Thursday 18Oct, Tuesday 23Oct, Thursday 25Oct.
If any Rotarians are interested in providing us with a full day, part day or two days, please let us know. There are nearly 300 Year 9s, so a bigger group than the Year 10s! The program will run the same as it did for our Year 10 s.
15 minute interviews
A row of chairs outside the rooms, numbered to match the interview stations, where the students wait
Interviewers have an evaluation sheet ready to go for each student and go out to greet them at the appointment time
Students will have applied for one of 12 jobs (same as our year 10 jobs – list to be provided)
Each interviewer will interview between 9 - 12 students each in one day (depending on your available times), for various job roles;
Interviewers will ask the students four questions;
Tell us about yourself
What do you see as your best employability skills (ie; Why should we hire you)?
Describe a time when you have had to handle a difficult situation, customer or work colleague in the past.
What are three positives a past employer or a teacher would say about you?
Times ; Between 8.30 am and 2.40 pm - whenever suits the interviewer
Interviewers will provide them with some feedback after the final question and give them some insight into how they could improve their responses, body language and preparation for future interviews. (Students will have had some preparation for these interviews in class time).
An evaluation sheet is attached, which has the key things we give a mark out of 5 for and a comment section for feedback to the student.
You will interview on your own unfortunately as it is very difficult to get staff involved due to their teaching loads
Thank you all for your consideration of volunteering to be an interviewer in our Year 9 Mock Interview program in October. I appreciate it is very close to your massive commitment to the Festival in November. Felicia Pellegrino will be managing this event and will be in touch with you once you have indicted to her your availability.Contact Debra Dunn B: 9438 8687 or main office 9438 8500
A man was driving through west Texas one spring evening. The road was deserted and he had not seen a soul for what seemed like hours. Suddenly his car started to cough and splutter and the engine slowly died away, leaving him sitting on the side of the road in total silence. He popped the hood and looked to see if there was anything that he could do to get it going again. Unfortunately, he had a limited knowledge of cars, so all he could do was look at the engine, feeling despondent As he stood looking at the gradually fading light of his flashlight, he cursed that he had not put in new batteries, like he had promised himself. Suddenly, through the inky shadows, came a deep voice, "It's your fuel pump." The man raised up quickly, striking his head on the underside of the hood. "Who said that?" he demanded. There were two horses standing in the fenced field alongside the road and the man was amazed when the nearest of the two horses repeated, "It's your fuel pump. Tap it with your flashlight, and try it again." Confused, the man tapped the fuel pump with his flashlight, turned the key and sure enough, the engine roared to life. He muttered a short thanks to the horse and screeched away. When he reached the next town, he ran into the local bar. "Gimme a large whiskey, please!" he said. A rancher sitting at the bar looked at the man's ashen face and asked, "What's wrong, man? You look like you've seen a ghost." "It's unbelievable," the man said and recalled the whole tale to the rancher. The rancher took a sip of his beer and looked thoughtful. "A horse, you say? Was it by any chance a white horse?" The man replied to the affirmative. "Yes, it was! Am I crazy?" "No, you ain't crazy. In fact, you're lucky," said the rancher, "because that black horse don't know noth’in about cars.
We are in the process of extending our course delivery to include Certificate IV in Disability. We are looking for equipment to set up a simulated workplace that somehow reflects a real workplace condition. The aim is to equip our graduates with skills to empower people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing.
If you have any of this equipment, in good working order and is not being used, or any other relevant equipment, kindly donate to us. We really appreciate your support.
Electric Bed
Walking frame
Wheel chair
Mobile Hoist
Shower Chair
Commode Chair
Slide Board
Self hoist
Shower stool
Crutches
Toilet frame
Standing Frame
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