Scribe Notes – Wednesday 24August16

President Gerry welcomed our guests, Maxine Regos, BusyFeet dance teacher and family Dominique and Harrison, Narelle Jackson, Lisa Fremder and Anne Heron all volunteers for BusyFeet.

Virginia introduced two Year 9 students from St Leonard's College, Helene Zhang and Emma Holbrook who were to speak of their intended trip to Vietnam in November16.

President’s Announcements

• Gerry again raised the wine raffle, now a weekly event for Chris W.  Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5.
• President Gerry expressed his disappointment in last week’s Forum with members seeming to forget the purpose.  He plans to take the matter to the Board.
• Art in Tune is progressing and is scheduled for 17-19March17.  Volunteers will be required for 17Sept and 01October.  More details next week.
• A fundraiser for Chris W is being planned with more details next week.

Chairperson – Kathy W

Community – Lyn

A working bee is planned for Saturday 10Sept from 9am at Keith St, Hampton East. This house is used by Family Life for their playgroup for disadvantaged local children.  Lyn requested volunteers for painting, gardening and assistance for Mort with building shelves in the store room.  By the end of the evening 11 members/partners had offered to help which should be sufficient.

Youth – Jeff (for David)

Jeff was attending Brighton Secondary College’s Interact Club plus doing mock interviews on Friday.

Marketing - Jeff

Jeff will endeavour to have the Vocational Excellence Award presentation reported in the Bayside Leader.

Garden DesignFest – Phil M

Phil reported having a meeting with students at Swinburne University to develop a social media strategy for the GDF.

Russell B is the Volunteer Coordinator for the gardens that Brighton North is responsible for at the GDF.  He announced that we will be supervising 9-10 gardens in Bayside & Mornington Peninsula on the first weekend 12 & 13 November and 3 gardens in the Macedon area on the weekend of 19 & 20 Nov.

Members are to expect an email from Russell requesting their assistance.

Brighton Beach Rotary – Barb

Marg D had asked Barb to promote their fundraiser, a movie night on Friday 23 September to see ‘Snowdon’.

 

National RAM Conference (Rotary Against Malaria)

Virginia attended the conference over the weekend of the 19August and thanked Jeff T for his assistance. 

Almoner – Kate

Reported to the members that Deb Myhre had a stroke last week but fortunately was able to have surgery which successfully removed the clot resulting in no significant impairment remaining.  The cause is unknown; therefore, Deb is undergoing further tests.  Happily, she has been discharged home and the members of the Club all wish her a good recovery.  Any support you can offer would be much appreciated.

Meg reported that Lorraine Killey is having weekly treatment and is feeling happy and much stronger.

Fact of the Week

Christina presented the most unusual FOW!!  Being a vet she chose a fact about an animal.  Why is wombat poo shaped like a cube….?  The answer….because it sits in the intestine for 14+ days!!

Helene Zhang & Emma Holbrook – Year 9 students from St Leonard's College

The students presented on a project they are involved in at St Leonard's.  There are 20 students busily fundraising for their Vocational trip to Vietnam in November.  Each student needs to raise $300 which will be put towards building material to rebuild a home for a family in the village where the students will be staying.  The students will be ‘labourers’ on the project.

During their community studies Emma volunteered at Bayley House and Helene volunteered at the Australian Migrant Edu Services with reading and writing skills.  Their urban studies involved excursions in the city with homelessness one of the issues raised through Melbourne City Mission.  Their environmental studies involved planting trees and a beach clean-up.  These studies were in preparation for their trip to Vietnam.

 

Helene  & Emma speaking to the club

 

Brighton North Rotary - Vocational Excellence Award

This aspect of the evening was a real highlight and is reported as a separate story.

 

 

President Gerry closed the meeting sharing these results;

Sergeant raised $74.60, the raffle $50 which Virginia won and donated back the $10 to the Chris W raffle.  The jackpot is now $154.

The Chris W wine raffle raised $136 and was won by Barb B.

 

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