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Today’s Meeting 12.00for12.30pm
ServiesClub
Guests:ADGBobRyan,DirectorofRAMGeorgeMillsandmembersoftheDuval
InteractClubincludingPresidentDebHydeandSecretaryGeorgiaVaughn.
From the President Lastmeetingwehadagreatsummaryoftheworkby
ShelterboxbyGeorgiaBraywhoiswellversedinRotary
affairsandiskeentojoinourclub.
TheSocialDinnerarrangedforusbyChrisColewasagreat
successwithgoodfoodandhilarityandachanceforustoget
toknoweachotherbetter.Fellowshipisundoubtedlyagreat
aspectofRotary
Sincethenwehavehadtheverysuccessfulinformationday
for“DaysForGirls”.About70peopleattendedandwehad
about45registertheirinterestinbecominginvolvedinthe
program.Bestofallwehavetwowomenwhohavedeclared
theirinterestinbeingleaders.RosemaryRichardsdidaverygoodjobatpresentingthe
informationonthedaydespiteherpriorreluctance.WelldoneRosemary.
OnTuesdaynighttheHighlandsEngineeringandSciencechallengedinnerwasheldand
thoughIwasunabletoattendbecauseofillnessIunderstanditwentwellandtheguest
speakerontheSMARTprogramwasinteresting.
OnWednesdaynightwehadtheopportunitytovideolinkwiththeEClubNumberOneof
SouthAfricaandparticipateintheDistributionceremonyoftheSUBZpacksforgirlsatthe
JGZumaHighSchool.RotarianAlanFrancisdeliveredaconciseandheartfeltmessagetothe
schoolfromus.WelldoneAl.Thetechnologydidnotworkverywellformewithpoorsound
butitwasgreattobepartofthisproject.
OnWednesdayhe16thwealsoparticipatedonceagaindeliveringforMealsonWheels.This
isagreatprogramtobeassociatedwithandIthinkweshouldtryandlinkRotarywiththis
bywearingsomeRotaryshirtorhat.
the
Centraltarian
BulletinoftheRotaryClubofArmidaleCentral
March24th,2016
Atlastweek’sboardmeetingwedecidedtodonate$2,000toGemmaSisiafortheSchoolof
StJudetoshowourcontinuingcommitmenttoherandtheschool.Thechequewillbe
presentedtoherbyPresidentElectBrettCampbellatthelunchforheratOConnorHigh
Schoolonthe29thMarch.
Theboardalsoallocated:
1. $500toDaysforGirlsformaterialstosewthekits.
2. $380forcookingequipmentforAscentstafftoteachcookingskills.
3. $2,000toourRAWCSteammemberstosupplementthe$2000theyareproviding
formaterialsfortheworktheyaredoingontheKokodaHospital.
4. $1500toNYSFcandidateandwealreadyhaveakeenstudentpresenttoourclub
fromOConnor.
OthernewsfromtheboardmeetingconcernsYEP.Ourclubhasdecidednottoparticipate
intheprogramthisyear.Thereasonsweremultipleandcanbediscussedatourmeeting
thisThursday.
WehavetwostudentswhowishtoattendMUNAinKempseyinlateMayandtheclubwill
supporttheirattendance.
PleaseputinyourdiariesthePolioPlusFundraisingmovieEddietheEagleonthe13thof
April.Costwillbe$20aheadwithluckydoorprizes.Wewillneedthedonationofsome
bottlesofwineforthedoorprizes.Sokeepthisinmindasyougothroughthewine
cupboardorinsomecasescellars.
Onthe5thofAprilwewillbejoiningtheRotaryClubofArmidaletomeettheGSEteamfrom
Germany.Theyneednumbersandwewillbecirculatingalistforyoutocommitthisweek
andagainnextweek.WewillalsoneedfinalnumbersforlunchwithGemmaSisianext
Tuesday.
ThisweekwewillbejoinedbyourAssistantDistrictGovernorBobRyanandbytheDirector
ofRAMSGeorgeMills.
SeeyouThursday
Gerry Calendar Saturday12
thMarch–Sunday20
thMarch:TheRotaryClubofUralla’s39
thAnnualArtExhbition
Tuesday29thMarch:GemmaSisiaPresentationatO’ConnorCatholicCollege(12:30pm)
April6th:RYLADinnerinMacksville
April7th:NoClubmeeting
April5th:CombinedmeetingwithArmidaleRotarytomeetGSETeamfromGermany.
April13th:FilmNightatBelgraveCinema(Anti-PolioFundraiser)
April15th-17
th:District9650CelebrationsinTaree
May14th-21st2016:BookFair
Report Meeting 10th March 2016 ThecalltoorderwasmadebySergeant-at-Arms,ChrisColewhointroducedPresidentGerryDe
Gabrielle.
Visitors:VisitorsincludedguestspeakerGeorgiaBray,JoannaDenneandJennyUptonandCraig
(Jacko)EdwardsfromASCENT.
Announcements:
• MealsonWheelshelpersneededonWednesdayMarch16;
• ThankstoallwhoassistedwiththeRoundaboutcleanuponSunday;
• GemmaSisiawillbeatO’ConnorCollegeonTuesdayMarch29;
• PolioeradicationfilmnightatBelgraveCinemaonApril13;
• DaysforGirlsBriefingmeetingonSaturdayMarch12;
• FootballGatehelpersneededonMarch12;
• TheMonthlyBoardmeetingwillbeheldat6pmatServiestonight;
• OurClubwillbemeetingwithArmidaleRotarytomeettheGroupStudyExchangeTeamon
Tuesdayevening5April;
• DavidStellersoughthelpersfortheWednesdayHighlandScienceandEngineeringChallenge
–thisdayattheChallengeconflictswithourMealsonWheelscommitment.
• TherewillbenoregularlunchtimemetingonThursday17March.Thisisreplacedwiththe
HighlandChallengemeetingonTuesdayevening15March.
• ReminderaboutClubSocialEventtomorrownight
• 60-70PeopleareexpectedtoattendtheDaysforGirlseventonSaturday
• ProjectDignityLaunchonWednesday16March.Alinkwillbeprovidedforallwhowishto
watch.
GuestSpeaker:OurguestspeakerGeorgiaBrayspokeaboutshelterboxes,theiravailabilityand
uses.ThefounderoftheshelterboxmovementwasTomHendersonfromCornwall.Notallboxes
arethesame.Theyaretailormadeforthetypeofreliefthatisrequired.ShelterBoxescost$1000
andareabletosupport10peopleforayear.Therehavebeen135,000shelterboxesdistributed
since2000andhavesupportedcatastrophiceventssuchasBundabergin2013,Philippinestyphoon
in2013,BlueMountainsBushfires(2013),Gaza(2014),Kenyanconflict(2008)andwillbedeployed
inFijiintheaftermathofCycloneWinstonthisyear.
PresidentGerrywithguestspeaker:GeorgiaBrayJoanneDenne,JackoEdwardsandJennyUpton
Highland Science and Engineering Challenge
PhotoshowsgroupatHighlandScienceandEngineeringChallenge
ASCENT Guest for this Week: Thisweek,wehavethepleasureofhostingJeffHolzhauserasourguest.
JeffHolzhauserisaresidentofArmidalewherehis
familyhavebeenlivingformanyyears.
JeffattendedArmidaleHighSchoolforhissecondary
education.
JeffhasworkedfortheAscentGroupinArmidaleat
AcaciaEnterprisessince2013andenjoysthiswork
immenselyandthecompanyofhisfellowworkers.
AcaciaEnterprisesisamajorregionalproviderof
print-pack-postandrecyclingservices.
Heisanactivebowler,10PinandLawn,inArmidale
withhisfriends,manyofwhomworkwithhimat
Acacia.
Jeffisdeterminedtomakethemostofallhedoesinlife.
Notices
GemmaSisia:GemmaSisiawillbespeakingatO’ConnorCatholicCollegeonTuesday29thMarch.
Beginningat12:30pm,GemmawillbediscussingtheevolutionoftheSchoolofStJude.Alunchwill
beprovidedbyO’Connorhospitalitystudents.
TheRotaryClubofUralla’s39thAnnualArtExhibition&InvitationtoDinnerintheArt:TheRotary
ClubofUrallawillbeholdingtheir39thannualArtExhibitionfromSaturday12
thMarchtoSunday
20thMarch.TheRotaryClubofUrallahaskindlyextendedaninvitationtoallCluster5Rotariansto
attendatwo-coursemealandviewingoftheartonMarch14thattheUrallaMemorialHall.Starting
at6:30pm,thecostwillbe$25perperson.RSVPsaretobesenttocarol.barnden@hotmail.comby
7thMarch.Thereisaninformationsheetforbotheventsattachedtothisnewsletter.
HOAC:IfyouhavenotyetcompletedaHOACform,pleaseseeKristynCurrietoobtainone. Interact Report TheDuvalInteractClubcelebratedHarmonyDaybyencouragingtheschool’sinternational
communitytowearnationaldress.Seethephotobelow.NoticethatPrincipal,StaffordCameron,
participatedinthespiritofthisbywearinghiskiltthuscelebratinghisScottishancestry.
Theclubisplanningabakesale,andisraisingmoneytosupportthechildren’swardatthe
hospital.Theyarecollectingbooksforthechildren’swardandareplanningagaragesaleearly
nextterm.
InteractmembershavedecidedtheywouldliketosupportArmidaleCentralbybeinghelpersat
theBookFairinMay.
Up Down Project in Brazil Mostofourmembershipisawareofthe‘UpDown”projectinwhichourclubisheavilyinvolved
andtheworkthatIanandHelenGarskehaveundertakeninassociationwithLucianaBelomo.The
linkbelowisLuciana’spresentationonatributenightforallthesupportreceived.Thisiswell
worthawatch.Justcopythelinkbelowintoyourwebbrowser.
https://youtu.be/b_JUfxRiw3w
Our Website – News from Simon McMillan TheClub’sWebsite
LastyearIofferedtolookaftertheClub’swebsite(http://armidalecentralrotary.org.au/)
andreceivedencouragingsupportfromDavidGeeandIanGarske.Iwroteapaperforthem
aboutwherethewebsitemighthead,andattendedatrainingcourseattheofficesofour
internetservicesprovider(Nucleo,basedinArmidale).AsaresultIwasabletoinitiatea
numberofchangestothewebsite,buttheworkfellintoabeyancewhileIwasoverseasin
September/October.I’venowresumedactivityandIthoughtClubmembersmightbe
interestedtoknowwherethingsareheaded.
Thechangestothewebsitearebasedontwopremises.First,thewebsiteisawindowfor
theworldonourClubanditsactivities.Forexample,ifyoudoaGooglesearchon
‘ArmidaleBookFair’itwillturnupourwebsite,andIwouldliketomakesurethat,for
example,theClub’ssponsorshipofProjectDignityishighlightedinmuchthesameway.To
makethesethingshappenIneedmemberstowrite“content”forthewebsite.GerryDe
GabrielehasalreadygivenmematerialabouttheEmergencyMedicalInformationBooklet,
andthereareplentyofotherpossibilities.SothisisawarningthatImayaskyoutowrite
somethingabouttheproject(s)you’reinvolvedin!Fourorfiveparagraphsandacoupleof
goodpictureswilldo.
Itisimportantisthatourwebsiteiskept“fresh”andup-to-date–that’smyjob,withyour
help.
Thesecondpremiseisthatourwebsiteservesourmembers.Whilethepublicfaceisvisible
toeveryone,includingyou,thereisalsoamembers’sectionwhichhasmaterialwhichisof
moreinteresttoClubmembersandshouldberestricted.ExamplesaretheClub
membershiplist,Boardandbusinesspapers,oldnewsletters,andsoon.Youcangain
accesstothispartoftheClubwebsitethroughtheMemberslinkonanypage:
Youcanloginusingyouremailaddress(oratleasttheonethatyouhavesuppliedthe
Club)andapassword:
Butwhat’smypassword?Well,Iamnotgoingtotellyouthatinadocumentthatis
publishedopenlyontheweb,becauseIamagreatbelieverininternethygiene-another
possibletopicforalunch-timemeetingaddress!Bythetimeyoureadthisarticleyou
shouldhavereceivedanemailfrommewithyourpassword.Ifyouforgetyourpassword,
youcanrequestanewonefromthewebsite(seeabove),butitwillbegenerated
automaticallyandyou’llneedtorememberitoraskforanotheronenexttime.
Unfortunately,youcannotchangeyourpassword,butIcan-atyourrequest.Whateveryou
do,don’tuseapasswordthatyouuseforconfidentialstufflikebanking(moreinternet
hygiene).
Lastly,ourwebsitedoesn’tallowyoutologoffwhenyou’vefinishedonthemembers’
section,butrestassuredthatifyoucloseyourbrowsersession,youwillhaveloggedoff.
AndthisiswhatIrecommend(yetmoreinternethygiene).I’mgoingtoaskNucleoto
providealogoutoption,butmeanwhilepleasebeawarethatifyouareusingapublicor
sharedcomputertologintooursite,youshouldcloseyourbrowsertoensurethatyou
haveloggedout.
Pleasehavealookatourwebsite,andknowthatitisgoingtogetbetter!Yourconstructive
criticismwillbewelcomed.
SimonMcMillan
Tamworth Sunrise Footy Tipping Comp TamworthSunrisehasstartedaNRLFootyTippingComp.Registrationissimple–goto
footytips.com.auandeitherlogin(ifyouhaveusethesitebefore)orregisteronthewebsite(thisis
free!).Then,searchfor“TamworthSunriseRotaryFootyTips”andjointhecomp.Thecostwillbe
$30.00andpleasedeposityourcashtotheSunriseaccount:
BSB:802-298
Account:67149
Useyournameandtheword‘footy’aspaymentreference.Therewillbeprizesfor1st,2
nd,3
rd,and
alsoawoodenspoon.Profitswillgotothe“usualworthycauses”.
Forfutherinformation,[email protected] Birthdays in March HappybelatedbirthdaytoAlFrancis,TerryInmanandVinceLawrence.
President Andrew Murray
& the members of
THE ROTARY CLUB of ARMIDALE
Invite
President, members & partners of Armidale Central Rotary Club
to join them at the Cluster 5
GSE Team Presentation Dinner
From District 1890 Germany to be held on
Tuesday 5th April
at the Armidale Golf Club
6:00 for 6:30pm
Cost: $30pp
RSVP: Friday 1st April - Vicki Kembery P: 67722585 /E: [email protected]