Rotary Club
of Campbelltown

The Ghost That Talks: Volume 8 - 2019 

Monday 9th September 2019
Club Information
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Campbelltown
Campbelltown
Service Above Self
We meet Mondays at 6:30 PM
Western Suburbs Leagues Club
10 Old Leumeah Rd
Leumeah, NSW  2560
Australia
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President
Paul Hawker

 
Secretary
Danny Avalos

 
Treasurer
Teresita Alivio
 
Club Service    George Ward
Community     Tammy Hatch
International   Lampa Roberts
Membership    Robert Tricca 
Youth             Kerrie Heath
Tonights Meeting: Monday 9th September 2019
 
Tonight’s meeting will be a General Club meeting, this will give us an opportunity to discuss some if the very successful events that the Club has been involved in over the past few weeks many and the many upcoming events between now and Christmas.
 
Just a reminder to members that there will be a venue change for tonight’s meeting to avoid the crowds and limited parking at West due to the Australia U-23 v New Zealand U-23 soccer game.
 
The meeting will be held at President Paul’s residence, dinner ($10 per head) will be served around 6.15-6.30pm with our normal Club meeting starting at 7.00pm

Club supporting Daffodil Day Appeal

The Club will be supporting Daffodil day this Friday 23rd August selling merchandise to raise funds at Campbelltown and Leumeah stations.

 
 
Off-leash dog park opens in Baden Powell Reserve
 
Thank you to Paul and his wife Sigrid, Lampa, Jermund and Danny for running the BBQ at the official opening of the Baden Powell Reserve off the Leash Dog Park in Bradbury for Campbelltown City Council. It was a very windy event and numbers were low but the dogs didn’t care and had a great time exploring the new park.
 
 
 
 
 
Let's start talking men's mental health

It’s not always easy to talk about mental health (especially with your mates) but what can feel like an uncomfortable conversation could be the one that saves a life.

Suicide is the leading cause of death in men under 44 years and with men 3 times more likely to suicide than women, we think it’s time we start talking men’s mental health in Macarthur.

Join us for our Men's Long Lunch on Friday 18th October to open up the conversation about men's mental health. We'll hear personal accounts from men that have struggled and survived mental illness and now support others to succeed.

CONFERENCE 2020
REGISTER NOW for CONFERENCE 2020 at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre 20th to 22nd March 2020.
 
 

Information about hotels with a special conference rate will be available shortly.
We will also be offering Home Hosting. What a great opportunity for you to meet and get to know a friendly Illawarra Rotarian!
Stay tuned for information on how to register for home hosting.
 
We look forward to welcoming you to Wollongong next March!
 
Dianne North
District 9675 Governor 2019-20
Vampire Cup - Challenge
 
The Rotary Club of Picton would like to challenge our Clubs in the Vampire Cup?

This is a competition to see which Macarthur / Wollondilly Rotary Club can donate the most blood or plasma over a 1 year period. Each member who donates earns your club 2 points.
 
Each additional person who donates in honour of your club earns you 1 point. The Vampire Cup would be start in October - so you have time to rally your troops and try and beat us.
 
Winning club gets unlimited bragging rights!! 
 
Ruth Smith - Picton Rotary
 
District Information
 
1) All Presidents and Secretaries would have received an email this week from Andrew Best from the RI office in Parramatta regarding the Office of the Children's Guardian. This office monitors and audits organisations to ensure they are meeting their obligations. Rotary clubs in NSW have been selected as part of their audit. On Wednesday the 4th September 2019, you would have received an email from  compliance@kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au asking if your club undertakes programs for youth or children. 
 
Please ensure you respond to this email.  
 
You can find further information about this process on their website. WWCC Compliance program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Genevieve Turner on 02 9286 7247 or compliance@kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au 
 
2) The Rotary Club of Sydney Darling Harbour invites all Rotarians and friends to the 2019 Rotary Inspirational Women's Awards Luncheonto be held on Sunday 27th October at City Tattersall Club, 198 Pitt St Sydney at 12.00pm. Cost is $65.00pp. Contact: Rae-Ane Medforth raeanne_medforth@worksight.com.au (Please see attachment for booking details).

3) The Rotary Club of Parramatta invites all Rotarians and friends to celebrate two significant dates in the world calendar, by meeting in a convivial setting and sharing stories with people from diverse cultures within our communities, both local and international. A High Tea will be held on Saturday 26th October at Rydges Parramatta at 11.00 am to celebrate United Nations Day and World Polio Day both on the 24th October.
 
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world and Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years.  As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we as Rotarians have helped to reduced polio cases by more than 99.9 percent. It is important to remember that if all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyse as many as 200,000 children each year. Contact: Christine McSeveny e: mcseveny@bigpond.net.au m: 0421 082 842 (Please see attachment for details).
 
4) The END POLIO NOW campaign leaders in Evanston have signed off on fundraising goals for the current Rotary year with $50m for Polio eradication. They would like every club in every District to set a minimum PolioPlus goal of $1,500 – in addition to Annual Fund goals. They are also encouraging us all to celebrate World Polio Day on October 24.  Our District is supporting the Polio Train Ride starting at Cronulla at 4.33AM and finishing at Tallawong at 10.52PM after going to all 195 stations in the Sydney area.
 

Most Rotarians agree that fund raising becomes more difficult each year and last year was particularly arduous, given the huge demands of the tragic drought prevailing throughout most of NSW and Queensland. In May, the END POLIO NOW campaign had raised just $30m.That equated to $3m per month over the first ten months of the year.  Take that average forward to the end of June and our total would have been approximately $36m, a shortfall of $14m. This would have left $28m of the Gates funding match on the table and would have had a great impact on our work in the field. Concern was shared around the world and the response was magnificent.  Every END POLIO NOW Coordinator reported extra effort from clubs and Districts and incredibly the final total was $50.8m.

The great news for August was the completion of a Polio free three years for Nigeria, with certification to follow in the near future. Further cases of Wild Polio Virus have been reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan – a tribute to more intensive surveillance measures in the area of conflict along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. The latest figures (with figures for the same period 2018 in brackets) are:

  • Global – 71 (15)
  • Afghanistan – 13 (12)
  • Pakistan – 58 (3)

The final total for 2018 was 33, with 21 in Afghanistan and 12 in Pakistan. The number of global cases for vaccine derived polio stands at 59.  There were 50 cases at the same time last year, and a total of 103 for the year. 

5) The Rotary Club of Sydney Inner West invites Rotarians and friends to the Spring into Spring Dinner Dance at the Balmain Bowling Club on Saturday 21st September at 6.30pm. Cost: $75.00pp. Proceeds to the PCYC Glebe-Leichhardt. Contact Cherylinne Graham m: 0403 863 036 e:cherylinnersiw@yahoo.com. (Please see attachment for details).
 
6)  A new digital edition of Good Manners in Rotary is available. It is a Kindle edition and can be found at: Good Manners in Rotary. This book was written by PDG John Thorne while he was District Governor. It costs US $1.50 (about $2.20  AUD). All proceeds go to The Rotary Foundation.
 
7) In January 2020, Rotary in India will be celebrating 100 years of Rotary service in India. As part of the celebrations for this historic moment in Rotary District 3190, a mega event titled Rotary Idol International 2020 been scheduled for the 1st February 2020. This is a singing contest to crown the best singer in Rotary worldwideContestants will perform in front of an expected crowd of 5000 plus of Rotarians, Rotaractors and family members, one big, happy and happening Rotary party. The District Governor Dr. Sameer Hariani and his gracious First Lady Rtn. Dr. Roopa Hariani are preparing to give their International contestants a memorable experience in Bangalore. Contestants will also attend the District 3190 Conference on 1st and 2nd February, a conference that promises to be one of the most engaging and memorable conferences ever. They promise an enjoyable stay, legendary hospitality and sightseeing in and around Bangalore as their special guests. (Please see the attachment for more information).
 

8) The Rotary Club of Kiama is organising a raffle for a MG ZS 1.5 litre auto. Tickets are $100 each and there will be a maximum of 450 tickets sold. It will be drawn at their Auto Expo on 24th November. Proceeds will go to local projects including the Parkinson's Support Group. (Please see the attachment for details on how to purchase your ticket).

 

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Reminder to all members that we are trialling fortnightly meetings.
 
September  
Monday 9th Regular Club Meeting - see venue change
Monday 16th No Meeting
Monday 23rd Regular Club Meeting
Monday 30th  No Meeting
International Toast

Tonight we drink a toast to the Rotary Club
of Aberdeen St Nicholas, Grampian in Scotland

President:  Alan Baxter  

Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Ron BLACKWOOD
September 3
 
Paul HAWKER
September 25
 
Anniversaries
Robert TRICCA
Lori Tricca
September 26
 
Join Date
Tammy HATCH
September 2, 2013
6 years
 
Lampa ROBERTS
September 8, 2014
5 years
 

Rotary Grace

O Lord, Thou giver of all good

We thank Thee for our daily food

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve Thee all our days.

 

The Four Way Test
 
Of the things we think, say or do
 
Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?