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IN GEARIN GEARIN GEAR R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I NNumber 19 5 November

2012

Next MeetingTHURSDAY 8 N OVEMBER

LEEBAILEY TOPIC: "LAWYERS.........PISTOLS AT 10 PACES?"

CHAIR: MEGAN GLENWRIGHT CASH DESK:ROGER FREWEN& MIKEHEDE

PROJECTOR: MALCOLMSAWLE HOST: TONY MCKENNA VIGTORIAGOLF CLUB6.30 FOR 7.00

THURSDAY 15 N OVEMBER

NO MEETING DUE TO MASTERS GOLF

THURSDAY 22 N OVEMBER DESIREEPETTIT

TOPIC: THEEVOLVEPROGRAM CHAIR: DAVIDGREENALL

CASH DESK:ROGER FREWEN& MIKEHEDE PROJECTOR: ROY SEAGER

HOST: KEN MIRAMS VIGTORIAGOLF CLUB6.30 FOR 7.00

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PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS

Last meeting started at 5pm for Roy Seager, Richard Shermon, BobMcArthur and myself when we had our Club Officers meeting withDG Brian Martin and AG Wil Cornelissen prior to our regular meet-ing.

The Club Officers meeting went very smoothly, with DG Brian dis-cussing District matters, as well as reviewing our club’s performance.Rotary Club of Beaumaris got a big tick on all fronts, which is a cred-it to all directors and members – thank you all Directors and Mem-bers for making Beaumaris one of the top clubs in District 9810! Toput it in Brian’s words, we are an AA club (Active and Attractive).

We had a fantastic turnout for our regular meeting that followed,(42), no doubt due the star attractions of the night, DG Brian and hiswife Sue! One of the duties of our DG is to attend a club meeting forevery club in the district – 49 in total.

We also had AG Wil attend our meeting, along with partners SueMcArthur, Shirley Frewen and 1 st Lady Sue Manks. Thanks to Sue,Sue and Heather for hosting DG Brian’s wife Sue while DG Brianwas attending the Club Officers meeting.

There were excellent presentations from DG Brian and Sue, detailsof which are included in this In Gear. Brian’s talk was very informa-tive, which included President Tanaka’s message of Peace throughService, District 9810’s emphasis for 2012/13 on Vocational Ser-vice.Sue spoke about her cause, the (CCF) Cambodian Children’s Fund runby Scott Neeson. RCOB were able to make a donation for CCF toSue to show our support of this worthwhile cause.

Please note that DG Brian has available numerous publications toassist us as a club as well as promoting Rotary. Brochures include“Be a Vibrant Club”, “Business Partnering Opportunities”, andhandouts such as “What’s Rotary?” Let me know if you require any ofthese brochures or handouts. Note that there is extensive informationavailable simply by going online. Just Google Rotary or RotaryDistrict 9810.

Welcome back to our team who returned from Sabu; Fred, Geoff,Malcolm and David and the two Brighton North Rotarians, Richardand Norm. Fred advised that it was a very successful trip, and hewill be providing a full report on the trip in due course. The im-portant thing is that the good work we are doing on Sabu is continu-ing, thanks to our International team and “our man in Sabu”, PastorFranz.

For our next meeting we will have Lee Bailey talking to us about"Lawyers.........Pistols at 10 Paces?"

Stay safe and have a wonderful week

President John

Contents1 President’s Message 2 District Conference3 District Governor’s Visit 5 District Governor’s Letter 7 This Week’s Gags 9 Club Structure / Sight of the Week



R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S B U L L E T I N – S E R V I N G T H E C O M M U N I T Y S I N C E 1 9 8 5

Rotary District 9810 Conference 2013, WangarattaPerforming Arts Centre

Friday 15-Sunday 17 March 2013

To date our Club has all 18 rooms booked and depositspaid at the Hermitage Motor Inn in Wangaratta. This is 5

minutes stroll from the conference venue, and we believenot more than 10 minutes walk from the Saturday nightvenue.

It would appear good accommodation is at a premium,and District is trying to get an overview of what isbooked/available. If there are any other Members in-terested in going to conference, but who have not al-ready told us, please let me or Megan know, so we canget an idea of how many more people we need to findaccommodation for, as this seems to be the sticking point.

I do not yet have details of conference bookings made,but the early-bird opportunity is good until end October.This represents a discount of $20.00 per registration.

The Conference Golf day will be on the Thursday prior toconference, with details yet to be advised, and we arehoping to have a good turnout of ladies and gents. If youare intending to play golf, you need to also book accom-modation for the Thursday night. There is also to be acricket match, for those interested, and an Art Show high-lighting the six Rotary areas of focus, for which entriesare being sought.

It appears the speaker program is to be kept fairly lightso that members can have more opportunity for fellow-ship.

Assistant OTC Megan is planning activities around thedistrict for those who are not into the above pursuits.The Friday night Club Dinner is booked at a balcony res-taurant in the main street of Wangaratta, 5-10 minutesstagger from the Motel.

Full Conference details can be found on the websitehttp://2013conference.9810rotary.org.au

James GlenwrightOn-to-Conference Organiser

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Hocking Stuart Sandringham62-64 Station Street

Telephone: 03 9521 9800

TRAILER AVAILABLE TO RCOB MEMBERSA “6X4” steel box trailer is availa-ble to all RCOB Members for casualuse. It has a 7 pin round plug, lightsetc. . Please contact Geoff or Kerrieif you wish to borrow it. No regis-tration / insurance; all responsibility

with the user.

OVERSEAS MODEL

Members enjoying a good laugh during the Ser-geant's Session

http://2013conference.9810rotary.org.au/






This Week’s Topic; District Governor's Visit

Speakers; Brian and Sue Martin

Governor Brian commenced by congratulating theClub on its achievements and strength. His views on

this topic and a number of other matters he touchedon in his speech are contained in his letter to Presi-dent John which is reproduced later in this In Gear.

He then went on to particularly thank those membersof the Club who had made contributions to Districtactivities including Tony McKenna, Kerry Geard andHeather Chisholm.

Brian then spoke about this years Rotary theme andthe following is quoted directly from his notes whichhe kindly provided to us.

In 2012-13, our Rotary theme is Peace Through Ser-vice.

President Tanaka has told us that Peace ThroughService does not involve any complicated philosophy.And I quote “I am not a philosopher. I am a business-man. And over many years of business, I have seenthat in the end, the only way to a successful businessis happy customers. When my customers are happy,my business grows. And this makes me happy also — not only because my business is doing well, but be-cause I am glad to see that I have made others hap-py.”

The Peace Through Service banner has a number ofsymbolic elements including:• The white cherry blossoms which representthat nothing is perfect and permanent and our livesare controlled by the seasons.• The bird is an origami (folded Japanese pa-

per) crane which is a symbol of hope for peace.• The turquoise coloured background was cho-sen because it is associated with peacefulness andnature.

• The combinationof red and white is asymbol in Japaneseculture for happinessoften used for joyousoccasions such as wed-

dings.

We hear the wordpeace every day. Wehear it in the news, weuse it in conversation, and we talk about it a greatdeal in Rotary. But most of us spend very little timethinking about what peace is, and what that wordmeans.

On its simplest level, peace can be defined by what

it is not. It is a state of no war, no violence, and nofear. It means that you are not in danger of hungeror persecution or suffering or poverty.

But we can also define peace by what it is, and bywhat it can be. Peace can mean freedom of thoughtand of speech, freedom of opinion and of choice,and the ability for self-determination.

It can mean security, confidence in the future: a lifeand home in a stable society.

On a more abstract level, peace can mean a senseof happiness or inner calm.

No matter how we use or understand the wordpeace, Rotary can help us to achieve it by meetingthe basic needs of others to provide health care,sanitation, food, and education when and where it ismost needed.

It helps to meet the inner needs as well, for friend-ship, connection, and caring.

And Rotary helps us to build peace in its most tradi-tional sense, by reducing the causes of conflict. Itbuilds bridges of friendship and tolerance amongpeople and nations. It helps us to understand oneanother.

It is safe to say that through Rotary’s extensive worldwide humanitarian programs we can claim to beworld leaders in the peace building business.

In a recent copy of “The Rotarian” there was an arti-cle about the first Japanese Youth Exchange studentto Australia, Yoko Sekimoto in 1962. Yoko, who washosted by the Rotary club of Rosebud, said that shegiven a very warm welcome but was unaware of the




fact that many people were wary of her visit.

In those days there was still a strong memories ofWorld War Two and Rotary and Yoko played animportant role in the developing a bridge of friend-ship and trust between two countries who were at

war just 17 years before Yoko arrived in Melbourne.This is tangible example of Peace Through Service.

In other aspects of his talk Brian explored

Refocus on Vocational Service through the“Getting Back to Business” initiative

Need for Membership activities to focus ondiversity

Business networkingRotary Foundation

Marketing activities

Brian concluded buy saying;

“President Tanaka or as he is sometimes referred to,Tanaka San, spoke to the Australian District Gover-nors about the Japanese word Ichiban .

Ichiban (“It-Chi-Baa”)which means “numberone” or “the best” inEnglish.

He wanted us to strivefor “ichiban” in our roleas district governors in2012-13 and strive todo the very best job wecan do for Rotary.

So in the coming year Iwant you to strive for ichiban in your role as a Rotar-ian, committee member, chairman or club leader.Thank you.”

As is customary the Governor's wife choses a causeto raise awareness and funds for during the year.Sue Martin spoke to he choice; The Cambodian Chil-drens Fund and presented a short film.

Founded in 2004, Cambodian Children’s Fund pro-vides life-changing education, nourishment and heal-ing to vulnerable children from some of Cambodia’smost destitute communities. In the beginning, ourworld revolved around the health and well-being of87 youngsters. Today they care for more than 1,200

children and ex-tend our services toprovide for theirfamilies and com-munities in crisis.

CCF was foundedby former film ex-ecutive Scott Nee-son, who traveledto Cambodia onholiday in early2003 and found his life changed by the desperatecircumstances and unlikely courage of Phnom Penh'smost impoverished children. Today, he serves asCCF’s Executive Director, performing daily fieldworkand overseeing the operations of CCF’s various facil-ities.

Accepting responsibility for a child’s comprehensivecare might appear to be a single mission, but it isn’t.CCF offers education, health care, nutrition and safeshelter. These elements stand as four interdependentwalls, joined together with dedication and compas-sion to provide a full house. In order to develop andheal, the connection with family and community isessential. Allowing the parents the opportunity to liftthemselves from poverty — while ensuring that thechild’s siblings have access to education and helping

rebuild a sense of community — not only providesfor the greater good but also alleviates the adult-like burdens of the child. The majority of children incare were former garbage pickers and primarycaretakers of their siblings, living and working onPhnom Penh’s former municipal garbage dump.

In addition to the top-quality programs that form thebackbone of CCF’s education centres, CCF run abroad spectrum of fully integrated community ser-vices that collectively offer the strongest possiblesafety net for families in crisis. Every outreach pro-ject CCF develops flows from the realization andacceptance that CCF’s children have links and rootsthat need nurturing if they themselves are to fullyprosper and grow.

President John presents Suewith a donation for CCF

New memberSusan De Bol-fo pleased towin the oliveoil in the raf-fle.

Both the Sues, Manks andMartin




This Weeks Gags

Topic; Nostalgia

EATING IN THE UK IN THE FIFTIES (BUT IT WAS MUCHTHE SAME DOWNUNDER)

* Pasta had not been invented.

* Curry was an unknown entity.

* Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet

* Spices came from the Middle East where we believedthat they were used for embalming

* Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine.

* A takeaway was a mathematical problem.

* A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.

* Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.

* The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, car-rots and cabbage, anything else was regarded as beinga bit suspicious.* All crisps were plain; the only choice we had waswhether to put the salt on or not.

* Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and

brown sauce if we were lucky.

* Coke was something that we mixed with coal to make itlast longer.

* A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter.

* Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of ourdinner.

* A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.

* A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed.

* A microwave was something out of a science fictionmovie.

* Brown bread was something only poor people ate.* Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, fatwas for cooking

* Bread and jam was a treat.

* Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags.

* The tea cosy was the forerunner of all the energy sav-ing devices that we hear so much about today.

* Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea was not

British.

* Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea…..

* Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.

* Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no oneever ate them.

* Sweets and confectionery were called lollies

* Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town.

* Black puddings were mined in Bolton Lancashire.

* Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners.

* * Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake.

* The starter was our main meal.

* Soup was a main meal.

* The menu consisted of what we were given, and was setin stone.

* Only Watties made beans, any others were impostors.

* Leftovers went in the dog.

* Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of.

* Sauce was either brown or red.

* Fish was only eaten on Fridays.

* Fish didn't have fingers in those days.

* Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.* Ready meals only came from the fish and chip shop.

* For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out ofold newspapers.

* Frozen food was called ice cream.

* Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we neverhad one.

* Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour.

* None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.

* Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties.

* If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less.

* Healthy food consisted of anything edible.

* Healthy food had to have the ability to stick to your




ribs.

* Calories were mentioned but they had nothing at all todo with food.

* The only criteria concerning the food that we atewere ... did we like it and could we afford it.

* People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded aslazy so and so’s.

* Indian restaurants were only found in India .

* A seven course meal had to last a week.

* Brunch was not a meal.

* Cheese only came in a hard lump.

* If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato in the samesandwich we would have been certified

* A bun was a small cake back then.

* A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontalpleasure.

* The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything todo with food.

* Eating outside was called a picnic.* Cooking outside was called camping.

* Seaweed was not a recognised food.

* Offal was only eaten when we could afford it.

* Eggs only came fried or boiled.

* Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time.

* Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday - in factin those days it was compulsory.

* "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food.

* Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Ameri-cans ate.

* Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obviousthat they would never catch on.

* The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyondour realms of comprehension.

* The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any

sense at all to us.* The world had not yet benefited from weird and won-derful things like Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop

Tarts.* We bought milk and cream at the same time in thesame bottle.

* Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and wasregarded as being white gold.

* Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour.

* Most soft fruits were seasonal except perhaps at Christ-mas.

* Prunes were medicinal.

* Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days,it was called cattle feed.

* Turkeys were definitely seasonal.

* Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only everseen a picture of a realone.

* We didn't eat Croissants in those days because wecouldn't pronounce them, we couldn't spell them and wedidn't know what they were.

* We thought that Baguettes were a serious problem theFrench needed to deal with.

* Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used

to flavour bread.* Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggestedbottling it and charging treble for it they would have be-come a laughing stock.

* Food hygiene was all about washing your hands beforemeals.

* Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and Botulismwere all called "food poisoning."

* The one thing that we never ever had on our table inthe fifties …. elbows.

With thanks to Roy.




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BEAUMARIS ROTARY 2012-13 CLUB STRUCTURE

BOARD CLUB SERVICEPresident John Manks Director Bob McArthurPE, VP, Exec Sec Bob McArthur Auditor Tony Phillips

Secretary Roy Seager Program David HoneTreasurer Richard Shermon Meeting Attendance Greg EveryFoundation Richard Jones Newsletter Editor David LeaInternational Fred Hofmann Fellowship Heather ChisholmNew Generations Rob Fenton Sergeant Tony Phillips( David R.standby)Membership and Marketing Trish Smyth Webmaster David LeaCommunity Adrian Culshaw Photographer Greg EveryFundraising Harry Roberts Almoner Harry WolfePP and On to Conference James Glenwright Host(s)/Cashiers RosterARH representative John Beaty (non board) Youth Protection Officer Malcolm Parks

Vocation Coordinate with programTEAM MEMBERS

International Community New Generations FundraisingDavid Langworthy Malcolm Sawle Chris Martin Geoff AbbottGeoff Stockdale David Greenall Glenda Laughton Kerrie GeardRoss Phillips Martin Fothergill Heather Chisholm Charmaine Jansz

Tony McKenna Greg Every John BeatyRoy Seager/James G. (Golf park-ing)

Zillay Batool Mary Sealy John Van Dyk

Larry Jackson Mike Hede Geoff StringerKen Mirams Geoff Stringer Greg Every

Mal Parks Vratka PokornaKen Mirams Susan De BolfoJudi Hall (TBC) Membership and Marketing Golf Day

Peter Flude (Marketing) Jim O'BrienPolice car project Antony Nixon Peter FludeRoger Frewen Tony Phillips

Rob Fenton (Banker)

Rice Terraces, Ja-pan

Photograph by JtbPhoto

Flooded rice terracesoverlook water spar-kling with fishermen’sfires. Rice, which hasbeen cultivated in Ja-pan for at least 2,000years, is an importantstaple of the Japanesediet. The country’s hillyand mountainous land-scape is particularly

suited for farming thegrain.

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