Dear RCBMC members,

Rotary Clubs of Victoria

have partnered with

Australian Rotary Health in

support of the ‘Lift the Lid’

campaign, which aims to

raise funds to significantly

increase research into mental

illness prevention.

Each year approximately 1-in

-5 Australians will experience a mental illness

and in order to help future generations of

young Australians, we need to look ahead

through research and find out how we can

prevent this type of illness occurring.

This week we will here from our guest speaker Kirsten Cleland Manager of

Headspace Bentleigh and Elsternwick.

Please bring family, friends along on this day to help raise awareness of

mental illness in our community. Visit the web site for more info on Australian

Rotary Health and the Hat Day

http://hatday.com.au/

Remember to bring you best hat along to be in the running for the

Circulon kitchen ware set (value$750)

RDA Moorabbin Rotary Dinner at ZEST Restaurant – Next Thursday

night - 13th October

Jo and the Community team have done a great job in getting this together and it will surely be a wonderful night.

If you have not yet bought your tickets to the dinner please do so soon as the day is sneaking up.

Bookings can be made on https://www.trybooking.com/226015. The event is supported by the Rotary Club of

Bentleigh Moorabbin Central so would be great to see as many people there as possible.

Have a great week everyone ‘Serving Humanity’ . Looking forward to seeing you all next Wednesday (I am in

Canberra this week)

Best Wishes, Greg O’Shea, President

October 5th, 2016

Guest Speaker Today Kirsten Cleland, Manager of "headspace" Services. Headspace is a common-wealth funded programme for young people aged 12 -25. headspace provides a range of services in-cluding primary care, counselling, alcohol and other drug services and vocational services. Headspace Elsternwick and Bentleigh are currently receiving in excess of 250 referrals a month and see a range of young people who present with depression, anxiety, social and school difficulties as well as issues with alcohol and drug misuse/abuse.

NEWS from Meeting September 28th, 2016 HONOUR FOR CHARLES and WELCOME DG CAROL

To Honour one of own is an important occasion es-

pecially our visit from DG Carol Lawton.

The meeting was ably and efficiently chaired by Pe-

ter L. After the usual procedures of toast to the

Queen of England and Australia and Invocation and

the Toast to Rotary International offered by Chris,

Peter called Charles to the podium. Peter made a

very charming speech which loosely quoted went

thus. He said “It gives me much pleasure and honour

to do this presentation to Charles.

Charles was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1933.

When

Peter

met

Charles he was operating with his former wife STA Electrics in

Centre Rd, Bentleigh. Charles was a Foundation Member of the

former Rotary Club of Bentleigh, chartered in January 1974 and

today represents the longest serving member of the club, both for-

mer and the merged clubs of Moorabbin Central, with 42 years and

8 months of rotary service as well as being the oldest club member.

Charles has received A PHF and 2 sapphires. He has 2 children,

Yvette and David and has 4 Grandchildren. We are pleased to see

his long-time partner Asia here to support him. Over the years

Charles has served pretty much on all the committees and in 1995-

96 was the first presi-

dent of the merged club

forming the Rotary Club

of Bentleigh Moorabbin

Central”. Peter went on

to say that as President

he came “out of his

shell” and that there are

not too many Rotarians

who are prepared to get

in and do anything

asked and Charles cer-

tainly fits the bill as a

dedicated Rotarian in all regards. Peter recalled a moment when he and Kevin were collecting for one of the

charitable organizations he knocked on one of the several homes to collect donations and to their surprise

Charles answered their knock. He was there at his Father’s home as his Father had just passed away. Charles’

Father was 93 years old! As Jewish people say on such on such an occasion “biz hundert zwanzig” Meaning we

hope you will live to 120 years! Peter continued on to say that he would have to mention 2 items that Charles had

constructed for the club as some of can recall. Firstly he built a Market Trolley which was so heavy that it took 6

people to manoeuvre it. (There was no office in those days and it was really useful) The second was a rostrum

and storage for club items such as flags and banners. The top section

looked like a coffin and again was a massive and heavy structure. It

was most useful. Charles, the club have determined to appoint you as

an Honorary Member which is clearly something reserved for special

members and you are most deserving. Peter invited District Governor

Carol Lawton to hand Charles the Certificate and Pin giving him Hon-

orary Membership of the Club. The members were upstanding to con-

gratulate Charles. Thank you Peter for performing the honour of the

presentation. Well Done!

Pres. Greg officially welcomed DG Carol, Asia and Rotarian Merv

(Continued on page 3)

from the RC of Caulfield came to especially support

Charles. DG Carol began her talk to us to say it was a pleas-

ure to be here and also on the occasion of the honour be-

stowed on Charles. She had 3 important messages for us. 1)

To talk about the RI President John Germ, 2) The big picture,

3) our club.

Carol told us that RI Pres John is a most amazing man, pas-

sionate and when learning about people that the best thing in

life is to help others. We have the opportunity to largely share

and change lives of people that we will never meet. Team

Rotary has approximately 1.233 million members who serve

in everything that matters. In this generation we should reach

fulfilment one day at a time. The theme Serving Humanity is

what we do. To continue the work that Foundation does all

that is asked of us is to donate $150 per annum and to be-

come a Centurion. We can Rotarian Groups to align with

special interests. The more we learn, the more we can share.

The World Health Organisation which has all the information

regarding the fight against polio has informed us that Nigeria

has had 3 new out breaks of polio. This serves to remind us

that the job is nor done until there are no more cases. Bill

and Melinda Gates have promised that their contribution to-

wards this important cause are $2 to our $1! .We are urged to register our membership. This enables us to learn

about what is going on and to put on line our goals and celebrations. DG Carol asked us to consider water pro-

jects. 100s and 1000s can die especially in Africa where there is no water. We should consider District Grants.

We should also focus on Membership and learn through more information that is available.

There will information evenings for Cluster Meetings where op-

portunities are offered to grow, RI John Germ has a Member-

ship Challenge of 1 new member per quarter year! That is BIG!

We should look at Partnerships and accept invitations to attend

meetings at District Level. Last year special interests were

made for Domestic Violence and Men’s Health. She continued

to tell us that she appreciated our passion as a club and we

have special reason to be proud of our club with our history

since 1974 and what we have contributed to young people and

to the community is impressive. She mentioned our work at the

market, for Riding for the Disabled and Refuges. DG Carol

made note of the work that Ian does with his photography both

at District and Club levels and the Bulletin and Chris for Inter-

plast. A question was asked re the survivors of Polio as the

symptoms return as sufferers get older. We were told that Rotary at District Level was aware and needed to be

looked at.

Pres Greg presented a cheque for $2000 to DG Carol

towards her Special Project being the fight against Polio.

Thank you for sharing all this important knowledge, and

thank you for coming to us so early in the morning.

There is a pin saying END POLIO NOW and a pin for

Foundation that Pres. Greg will receive a little later. Her

scarf depicting Rotary Down Under is a dot painting in

Blue and White and most attractive. Sergeant Tim con-

ducted a miniscule Sergeant Session.

The club would like to wish the Jewish members a

Good New Year and Well Over the Fast and to celebrate

the High Holydays with Peace and Good Health. RO-

TARY SERVING HUMANITY. Zilla (Bulletin Reporter)

(Continued from page 2)

A few photos from Charles’ more recent life as a Rotarian

Coming Guest Speakers and Events

Today —- Hat Day. Speaker, Kirsten Cleland, Manager of "headspace" Services

October 12– Shaun Islip, Musical Director Open Door Singers

October 13—Fundraising Dinner—Riding for the Disabled

October 19–

October 26– Claire O'Shea -Early Morn African Violet Group

November 2—Nigel Caswell, Travelling with a Disability

A reminder that upcoming speakers can be reviewed on the Club website via the calendar. If you have any

suggestions for guest speakers, please contact Terry Kane program@rotarybmc.org

CONTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS: Pease use the email address editor@rotarybmc.org when sending in any contributions to the Bulletin.

Please have them in by Monday evening of each week.. Must be in format that allows for text to be "copied" NO scanned documents. In

addition, please reduce photos to no larger than 100k. Thank you.

Guest Speaker October 12—Shaun Islip, Musical Director Open Door Sing-

ers. Musical Director is SHAUN ISLIP, internationally acclaimed choral conductor.

As boy soloist to Sir Benjamin Britten, Shaun began his choral career at an early

age, rapidly emerging as a leading interpreter of sacred and secular choral music in

the UK. Later graduating with honours from London’s Guildhall School of Music and

Drama Shaun has enjoyed a distinguished international career spanning 40+ years

as soloist, cabaret artist, musical director to numerous BBC broadcasts, and is cur-

rently directing 7 community and corporate choirs across Melbourne. Shaun’s dy-

namically charismatic style and ‘can do’ approach constantly allows the most experi-

enced to lift the musical standard while still enabling the OPEN DOOR approach of

inclusivity, encouraging people of every ability, age and background to discover their

voice and unlock the enormous benefits and enjoyment of singing.

New Website—I remind all members to complete the self registration process on the new site, using the in-

structions sent to each of you in an email recently. If you are having any difficulty, please contact me.

So far 21 out of 36 members are registered. Ian Ballantine

Market report for October 2nd RCBMC Team consisted of: Richard W, Jo Impey, Sven

RCMM, Alan K. Other Helpers: c.A. Visiting Rotarians: Charles Renner Greg Osea. Weather conditions: windy Cars in the queue: none O'night parkers: 4 Empty Stalls: 29 Stalls left for next week: tba

Other Comments: quiet market, holiday weekend etc. no footscray supporters evident. Being trained on new proce-dures, well received.

Alan Kempton

Guest Speaker October 26th Claire O'Shea -

Early Morn African Violet Group If Claire O'Shea looks vaguely familiar it would be that you have met her previously as Grant Perry's sister and/or a Charter Member of the Rotaract Club of Bentleigh (in recession). However, Claire is speaking to you today as a member of the Early Morn African Violet Group Inc. Claire has been growing and showing African Violets since 2009. Claire is one of the dem-onstrators at Early Morn's Annual Show and assists in the judging as a steward. She also writes and gives talks at Early Morn's monthly meetings - some of her articles have been reprinted in the African Violet Society of America's (AVSA) African Violet Magazine which is subscribed to by enthu-siasts around the world. Whilst most people happily paddle in the shallows, Claire has plunged in at the deep end and will demystify the care of these beautiful and oft-thought difficult plants and introduce you to types less encountered. African Violets are the world's most popular house plant and belong to the plant family Gesneriacea along with Streptocarpus, Episcias, Columneas and Sinningias just to name a very few. Although she does not have any formal horticultural qualifi-cations she does hold a Diploma of Floristry from the Floral Art School of Australia. Now retired from secretarial work both in private legal practices and the Monash University Faculty of Law, when not busy with her duties as a wife and mother to 2 teenage boys, Claire pursues, in addition to gardening - both indoor and out, painting, nee-dlework and tennis.

MEETING ROSTER 2016-17

Date Chairman Cashiers Regalia

5-Oct Chris Mara Peter O'Brien & Geoff Gartly Faye Weeks & Terry Kane

12-Oct Margaret Mason Grant Perry & Geoff Gledhill Richard Wright & Alan Kempton

19-Oct John Mason Charles Rener & Larry Green Charles Agius & Lisa Kinross

26-Oct Tim Moran Tony Ryan & Peter Guttmann Ian Ballantine & John Lehner

2-Nov Sandra Myrwoda Maria Saunders & Michael Hepworth Kevin Davidson & Peter Lewis

9-Nov Linda O'Brien Danny Schwarz & Jo Impey Paul Ferguson & Tim Lynch

16-Nov Peter O'Brien Faye Weeks & Terry Kane Geoff Gartly & Chris Mara

23-Nov Grant Perry Richard Wright & Alan Kempton Geoff Gledhill & Margaret Mason

30-Nov Charles Rener Charles Agius & Lisa Kinross Larry Green & John Mason

7-Dec Tony Ryan Ian Ballantine & John Lehner Peter Guttmann & Tim Moran

MARKET ROSTER 2016

Date Leader Asst Asst Trainee

09/10/16 Tim Lynch John Mason Margaret Mason

16/10/16 Peter O'Brien Linda O'Brien Chris Mara Calum Brownlie

23/10/16 Greg O'Shea Tim Moran NOMADS

30/10/16 Danny Schwartz Grant Perry Karin Soster

06/11/16 Richard Wright Ian Ballatine Faye Weeks

13/11/16 Ron Brownlees Kevin Davidson Paul Ferguson Tony Nathan

20/11/16 Geoff Gartley Geoff Gledhill Larry Green

27/11/16 Peter Guttman Terry Kane Jo Impey

Please try to do your allotted duty on the appropriate day. If you are unable to do this it is YOUR responsibility to arrange a replacement by

way of swapping. If you are the designated market leader, you must swap with a person who will take on role of leader. The above rosters will

NOT show swaps so it is up to you to keep track of your changes. viewed within the members section of the website.

1. Is it the truth?

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it bring goodwill and better friendship?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

FIRST, the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.

SECOND, high ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful

occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarians occupation as an opportunity to serve society:

THIRD, the application of the ideal of service in each Rotarians personal, business, and community life:

FOURTH, the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of

business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

The Four Way Test of Things We Say and Do

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise,

and in particular, to encourage and foster :

Rotary Grace

For good food, for good fellowship, and the opportunity of service through Rotary, we thank you O Lord. Amen.

Our Club is one of over 32,000 in the world and our members are a part of a group totalling over 1.2 million in

over 200 countries. If you would like to learn more about Rotary, please email info@rotarybmc.org - we would

love to hear from you.

This Bulletin can be viewed on line at www.rotarybmc.org/bulletin

Just a quick note to advise Peter Lewis and I have swapped our market

rosters.

Peter will do Sunday 7/6

Karin will do Sunday 12/7