2 JUNE 2015
PRESIDENT’S PATTER
Bob and Sue collecting for the Salvos at Garden City
this week
Presidents Patter
Welcome to the Best Rotary Club in Australia!
I have three grateful Thank You’s.
1. Sue Thank you for a very well organised Challenge
meeting. Clearly time, thought and effort had been put into
the meeting. As a result the meeting went very well and
the Challenge is looking great. We need a fine day. With
your organising ability can you arrange that please Sue?
2. Our Challenge Committee Members Thank you for
attending our meeting and your valuable contributions. It
was pleasing to hear “We can do that” coming from
Committee members.
3. Deanna What a great talk she gave us and she has been
a great exchange student. All of us who have entertained/
hosted her have been impressed with Deanna’s good
manners and willingness to try something new.
Deanna giving her farewell speech to the Club
Can I also remind Board members we need to think about
our Annual Report. I will send a separate reminder to those
involved.
Have a great week!
Pres. Jim
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Roster of Club activities
Date
Activity
Who is responsible
12 June
St Luke’s Theatre night – Murder on the Nile
Col L
Dinner at Holland Park Hotel
14 June
16 June
Details available from Col
Smoko and a Yarn—learn more about Rotary—new and
old members welcome. At District HQ at Wacol 9:30-12,
RSVP to Annette 0413 714621 or
[email protected] Free!
Geoff B, Gayle H
21 June
Regular meeting at Sports Club— guest speaker will be
Nick Curry District 9630 Chair Australian Rotary Health;
Final Challenge planning
Mt Gravatt Challenge
28 June
Bunnings regular weekend BBQ
Graeme S
30 June
Changeover—Venue: Parliament House 6 for 6:30pm,
meet at Parliamentary Annexe at 6pm to sign in. Visit
hosted by Ian Walker, Member for Mansfield and Shadow
Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Justice, Industrial
Relations and the Arts Dress: smart
Geoff B, Sue W
Until 30 June
National Rotary District Blood Drive—all Rotarians are encouraged to roll up their sleeves to donate blood. The
Challenge is to be the District with the most donations—
make sure you fill out a Red25 registration form when you
donate so your donation counts!
4 July
District 9630 Changeover and induction of 2015-16 District Governor, John Crawford 6:30for 7pm, Beenleigh
PCYC, Alamein Street, Beenleigh, $65pp, Lounge suit RSVP
23 June to Rotary Club of Loganholme
Training session for YEP Club counsellors and host families
1:30-3:30 District HQ
18 July
Tony S
Jim D
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MEETING NOTES:
A busy meeting this week with a number of guests participating: Annette (WildCare), AnneMarie (Hope Foundation), Jackie (Ray White), Peter (Lions Club), Elizabeth Rainford, Deanna,
Jean Buckmaster, Peter McEwen.
Chairman Rob welcomed everyone and advised of recent advertising for the Mt Gravatt
Challenge that has been posted on the South City Bulletin website (http://
southcitybulletin.com.au/community-features/up-to-the-challenge/ ) and also on the Mountain attached to new signage about the Place of the Echidna. He also proudly showed a photo of new granddaughter Ella, who is very cute!
After President Jim’s welcome, Sue took over the meeting to finalise plans for the Mt Gravatt
Challenge and tasks in the lead up to the event on 21 June. See next page with names of who
is responsible for which tasks. If there are any outstanding issues, please talk to Tony or Sue.
All Rotarians and helpers need to arrive by 6am on 21st. The road will be closed from 6:30am
so everything that needs to be at the top will have to be delivered before then. Tasks on the
day are as follows:
Set up 4x registration desks and take registrations $20 per
person, $60 for team of 4. John will take money and will have Pet City x 2, Wildcare x 2, Cathy Anderson,
credit card facilities
Ray Brand, Gerry, John
Hand out water bottles at Registration desk
Set up banners, bollards at start
Bob Behan and Graeme
Set up 2 spare tables for people to complete registration
forms on the day, marshal walkers at the start
Marshals - Gayle, Graeme
Set up and man 2x finishing desks with bags and certificates at Sue and Gwil, Col and Carolyn, Bruce and
the top; marshal walkers back down the mountain
Jean, Tony
Set up speaker and generator for Krista's speech
Geoff - welcome from Krista Adams and Ian
Walker at 8:15am
Rotarians/Lions Club members along the course BYO chairs,
water, snacks, hats
Lions club x 6, fitness groups (Geoff), Rob,
Russell, Jim, Ken
Set up/collect rubbish bins
Jim and Russell
Set up water stations for people and dogs
Pet City
Master of Ceremonies at the top
Geoff
Sausage sizzle - cook and serve at the top—gold coin donation Lions Club
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Activity
Finalise entertainment/activities at the top
Name/s
Col - currently with signwriter, will be put up
this week
Geoff - Ensure stalls/sponsors are set up on
Mountain by 6:30am - road closed 6:30-11am
Col after confirmation of requirements from
sponsors
Geoff, Col - Stage, PA system, jumping castle,
dog washers, colouring in contest, still trying
for band and story teller, music (recorded if no
band)
Finalise Poles and Holes dunny hire
Sue
Sign on Shire Road re road closure
Act as sponsor liaison and MC at the top
Organise marquees with Krista's and Ian Walker's offices
Write letter to Shire Road inhabitants re road closure
Tony
Pet City to supply - hand out at registration
Water bottles
desk
Lions Club will manage this - will provide sauSausage sizzle - take BBQs to top, order supplies/ice ?cost sages, bread, bbqs, ice - gold coin donation
Gerry yet to hear from Wynnum station but
Confirm St John's ambo presence
they have accepted job
Collect sponsors' flyers and goodie bag materials
Col managing this
Stuff goody bags - sponsors' flyers, Club brochures, doggy
do bags, other things
Collect Club banners from Sports Club (Lions banners,
Chamber banners?)
Stuffing and pizza night at Col's place - probably Friday before Challenge
Bob Behan. Lions have pull up banner and will
supply
Bob Behan and Geoff will arrange pick up, delivery, return
Garbologists are Jim and Russell - will arrange
delivery and collection
Arrange chairs and tables from Geoff's house
Rubbish bins
Source generator
Collect high vis vests, start bollards etc. from McCarthy
Centre
Gayle
Create registrants' lists - 10 copies
Sue
Sue to create, Col to confirm all sponsors included, Gayle to print
Create certificates, print copies
Bob Behan and Graeme
Take: Pens, paper, folders, cash boxes, credit card facilities John, Gayle
Camera and number of freebies from Col. Sue
to create entry form and barrel, will draw
Purchase tickets and gifts for lucky draw
after event and arrange drop off.
Get water bowls for dogs from Pet City
Kim
Arrange photographer
Gerry, Col
Council approvals/3rd party Rotary insurance, police road
closure permit, traffic control
Tony
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After the Challenge planning session, Bob Behan reminded members that the end of the financial year
is fast approaching. We should all consider our ability to donate to the Rotary Foundation. He also reminded us that in 1985, Rotary launched its PolioPlus program, the first initiative to tackle global polio
eradication through the mass vaccination of children. Rat that time, 500000 cases of polio were diagnosed annually. Rotary has contributed more than $1.3 billion and countless volunteer hours to immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. In addition, Rotary’s advocacy efforts have
played a role in decisions by donor governments to contribute more than $9 billion to the effort. Last
year, only 59 cases were reported.
Col reminded members of the theatre night on Friday 12 June at St Lukes. The show is Murder on the
Nile. Dinner will be at the Holland Park Hotel—speak to Col if you want more details.
Finally, the lovely Deanna gave her presentation. She told us of her hometown of Datteln in the North
Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. Showing photos of her family, friends and school, we learned a
little about her home and her volunteer work with the Red Cross. Deanna then spoke of her wonderful
exchange in Australia. She has made many friends with other exchange students and at school and has
loved her three host families—the Anthony’s, the Brady’s and the Rainford’s, plus has had great support from Peter and Gayle, her Club counsellors. When she reflects on the 12 months, she feels she has
grown from the inside. Some of the highlights of her exchange have been visiting Byron Bay (her favourite place in Australia), discovering a love of musicals, going to the School formal, attending her
first AFL game and having a wonderful Rock to Reef safari. Deanna noted that when she returns home,
she still has three years of school to complete, as students attend up to year 13. She hopes to become
a midwife when she finishes school. She found Mt Gravatt High School very different from her school at
home, not least because she had to wear a uniform! She very much enjoyed studying drama, which is
not a subject available in Germany. She hopes to run for school captain at home and is considering
suggesting that the school adopt a uniform!
Deanna thanked all members for making her time in Brisbane so special. Gayle then thanked Deanna
for being an excellent exchange student and noted that we will always carry her in our hearts.
At the end of the meeting, President Jim thanked members who have helped with the Red Shield Appeal this week and noted that there will be a regular meeting at the Sports Club on 16 June.
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2015 Mt Gravatt Challenge Sponsors
GOLD:
SILVER:
BRONZE:
Local beneficiaries:
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