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President: Grant Sheldon Editorial Executive: Stephen Roe

Volume 78 Issue 46 Tuesday 11th

June 2013

This Week’s Meeting: The membership bandwagon kept rollin’ along today with the induction of our latest member, Grant Stephenson. A former colleague of President Grant, new member Grant has attended several of our functions over the years and was obviously impressed with what he has seen. Grant was inducted under the classification of Management Consulting and he and wife Terri were individually introduced to members and guests at the conclusion of today’s meeting. Welcome aboard Grant and Terri! President Grant then announced that a further donation of $65,000 had been made by our extremely generous benefactors towards the Kenyan fistula repair programme, exciting news which will see another 200 ladies undergo life-changing surgery. A wonderful result for the patients and for our Club’s International Committee as project facilitator, all made possible by the selfless contribution of our magnificent donors. Exchange student Charlotte Salmon was today’s guest speaker. Charlotte arrived last August and has delighted all who have had the pleasure of getting to know her. She has attended many of our meetings and has been an enthusiastic helper at many Club events.

Charlotte described many of the experiences she has shared with her host families which included a trip to Tassie, taking part in the Melbourne Colour Run, her farm stay with Grant and Margie during which a new foal was named ‘Charlie’ in her honour, attending the Australian Open and holidaying in Thailand thanks to the generosity of host parents Anne Sparkes and Terry White. Other highlights were a beach stay with the Lawrence’s at Aireys Inlet, her parent’s holiday to Australia in February, her birthday party at Grant and Margie’s and a helicopter ride over King’s Canyon during the outback safari. Charlotte admitted to putting on some weight whilst in Australia, a surprising thing given her passion for the athletics track and her admission about not being overly fond of Australian food (especially meat pies and our fake cheese!) However, Australian chocolate did get the thumbs up as did Leigh Baker’s home-made sausage rolls, so the source of those extra calories has been revealed!

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Charlotte said that she has learnt a lot about herself during the exchange and that she has grown up considerably due to the separation from her biological family. Her advice to others contemplating exchange – go for it! Asked if our Club could do anything to improve the quality of the exchange program, Charlotte responded that while she thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with each of her host families, six was probably too many and involved a bit too much moving, seemingly just after she had settled in. Charlotte concluded by thanking all the families who had looked after her and everyone who had gone out of their way to make her feel so welcome. We will all miss our French daughter, sister and friend!

Responding to several questions, Charlotte said that her best memories would be of Australian wildlife although President Grant was quick to point out that this affection did not extend to any type of spider! A rare disappointment was not being able to go surfing after school every day, an expectation she held prior to her arrival given Australia’s enormous coastline. Charlotte also said that the school day here was easy stretching from 9am-3pm compared with 8am-6pm in France.

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Tonight’s attendance:

30 members plus guests Daryl Lee, Peter Robert, Anne

Sparkes, Leigh Baker, Kyle Sheldon, Grant and Terri

Stephenson and guest speaker, Charlotte Salmon.

Birthdays:

Margie Sheldon 15 June Margarite Portelli 15 June

Club Anniversaries:

Peter Baker 1996 Sam Morello 1997

We’re this close!

WHO DO YOU KNOW

WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT

ROTARIAN?

.

The Rotary Club of Essendon

P.O Box 161

Essendon, VIC 3040

Club President: Grant Sheldon

Club Secretary: Rob Thomas

www.rcessendon.com.au

After sharing tickets with

Daryl Lee, Ian Thomas won the raffle, although the jackpot is still intact at a

respectable

$550

Bring a prospective member to lunch

and pay only 50% of the cost

of lunch for the first two

lunches for your guest.

Contact

To facilitate its widest

distribution, please forward to

your editor any email address

to which you would like

Contact sent – partners,

friends, other family

members?

Spread the good word!

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?

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Please swap your assigned date with another member if it does not suit. Contact Barbara Wyatt if you would like more information.

Charlotte’s home meal hosting roster:

President’s Night***President’s Night ***President’s Night ***President’s Night

New Member Proposals:

Name: Glenda Shaw Classification: Professional Diagnostics Proposer: Graeme Wood Friend of Rotary: Peter Robert (Glenda’s husband)

17/06/13 Sam Tartaglia

24/06/13 Rob Thomas

01/07/13 Graeme Wood

08/07/13 Anthony Taranto

Venue: Sherwood Receptions, Somerton Road, Greenvale

Date: Saturday, 29 June 2013 Time: 7 for 7.30pm Cost: $65 per head including a 3 course meal,

beer, wine, soft drinks and dance band. Bookings: Michael Pepi on 0419 348 191. Car pooling is suggested so get together with your friends

to minimise the number of designated drivers.

Missing computer The Club laptop stored in the locked cupboard at Fredricks is missing. It is hoped that someone has borrowed it and forgotten to return it. Could anyone with any information on its whereabouts please contact Club Service Chair Michael Mahoney?

Venue: Sherwood Receptions, Somerton Road, Greenvale

Date: Saturday, 29 June 2013 Time: 7 for 7.30pm Cost: $65 per head including a 3 course meal,

beer, wine, soft drinks and dance band. Bookings: Michael Pepi on 0419 348 191. Car pooling is suggested so get together with your friends

to minimise the number of designated drivers.

Venue: Sherwood Receptions, Somerton Road, Greenvale

Date: Saturday, 29 June 2013 Time: 7 for 7.30pm Cost: $65 per head including a 3 course meal,

beer, wine, soft drinks and dance band. Bookings: Michael Pepi on 0419 348 191. Car pooling is suggested so get together with your friends

to minimise the number of designated drivers.

Venue: Sherwood Receptions, Somerton Road, Greenvale

Date: Saturday, 29 June 2013 Time: 7 for 7.30pm Cost: $65 per head including a 3 course meal,

beer, wine, soft drinks and dance band.

Bookings: Could members please phone Michael Pepi on 0419 348 191 or email michaelpepi@bigpond.com ASAP to indicate their attendance or apology?

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Further Australian Government support to eradicate polio

This contribution follows a $50 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative from 2011 to 2014 announced by the Prime Minister at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth in October 2011. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister applauded the leadership shown by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Rotary International on polio. The Gates Foundation is contributing US$1.8 billion for the Polio Endgame Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018, which is one-third of the total budget. Australia has a proud history of support for polio eradication. From 1912 to 1972, more than 30,000 cases of paralytic poliomyelitis were reported in Australia, and a number of polio survivors in Australia today still live with the pain and debilitation of post-polio syndrome.

in 2012, polio remains endemic in only Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. The world now has polio eradication within its reach. This would be the second disease to be eradicated globally after small pox and a major victory for international aid and public health. The new contribution brings Australia's total commitment to polio eradication to over $130 million. The aim is to help eradicate polio and strengthen routine immunisation.

28 May 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced further funding to help eradicate polio – a debilitating disease that continues to strike the world's most vulnerable people, especially children. Australia will provide $80 million over four years from 2015 to 2018 to help finish the job and achieve worldwide polio eradication.

It was Australia's Sir Clem Renouf who, as President of Rotary International in 1978 and 1979, led the international campaign to vaccinate every child against polio. As a result of these early efforts by Rotary, the global community came together in 1988 to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Since 1988, there has been a reduction in the number of polio cases by 99.9 per cent. Following the certification of India as polio-free

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Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.

Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.

A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel!

The lighter side…..

Helpful tips for the week…..

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Thanks to our valued sponsors…..

Help yourself and help the Club by banking with

Strathmore Community Bank. For example,

take out a home loan and the club will receive

up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term

deposit and the club will receive up to $50.

For more details drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart on 9374-2607.

Please support the bank which supports us!

Location! Location!

Location!

Your company’s name and logo

would look great here and you’d be

supporting our Club at the same

time.

Please contact Michael Mahoney to

take advantage of this prime

advertising spot!

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Great work for our Club by the East Pantry, Centreway, Keilor East

For your diary…..

DATE EVENT VENUE

Tuesday 18/6/2013 President Grant - Year in Review Fredricks

Tuesday 25/6/2013 No meeting in lieu of President’s Night NO MEETING

Saturday 29/6/2013 President’s Night Sherwood Receptions, Greenvale

Tuesday 2/7/2013 Induction of President Boris Struk Fredricks

Tuesday 30/7/2013 Tony Thomas - Myanmar Fredricks

Friday 25/10/2013 Trivia Night with Kangan Institute TBA

Monica and Michael, owners of the East Pantry at 14 Centreway, Keilor East have a Rotary Club of Essendon Inc. collection box on their counter. They do not take tips but encourage their customers to donate to local charities. Monica says they are happy to support the Rotary Club of Essendon because of the great work the Club does in the community. It has always been their philosophy to encourage staff and customers to be community focused. The Rotary box has been cashed in on two occasions and a total of $210 has been collected. A great effort. Thanks to Monica, Michael and the customers of The East Pantry. If your local coffee shop would also like to have a collection box, please contact Glenn Smith.