UPCOMING PROGRAM : Meeting date 1 August 6.30 for 7pm 8 August 6.30 for 7pm 15 August 6.30 for 7pm. Venue GO TAFE GO TAFE GO TAFE

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1 THE WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SEYMOUR Club number / District 9790 Volume 63 Number 5 Meeting Date : 25 July 2016 PRESIDENT : Ruth Byers SECRETARY : Ron Halicki TREASURER : Dimitra Giannopoulos PO Box 80 Seymour seymour@rotary9790.org.au Secretary Ron Our Invocation: For good food, good fellowship and the opportunity to serve through Rotary we give thanks. UPCOMING PROGRAM : Meeting date 1 August 6.30 for 7pm 8 August 6.30 for 7pm 15 August 6.30 for 7pm Venue GO TAFE GO TAFE GO TAFE Time 6.30pm for 7pm 6.30pm for 7pm 6.30pm for 7pm Chairman Bryan Tehan Sue Goette Greg Byers Cashiers Marlene Campbell & Catriona Jarman Jane Challis & Mark Dossor Gary Doherty & David Freeman Greeter Fiona McCarthy Dimitra Giannopolous Ron Halicki Invocation Mardi Jarvis Mariam Baker Alison Hall Toast Tony Lee Catriona Jarman Fred Sartori Program Steve McKeown Rotary Websites [please note amended plan] Rotary Against Malaria [RAM] Dr Bruce Anderson Vocation Visit Seymour Youth & Fitness Centre [details to follow] Regalia & Room Set Up Ian Chadwick Fred Sartori Martin Raby If you are unable to fulfill your task please arrange someone else to do so. Meeting apologies and guests, please contact Ralph Baker on or mariambaker@bigpond.com by midday Friday prior to meeting.

2 July is Rotary Fellowships month Rotary Fellowships are independent groups of Rotarians, family members, program participants and alumni who share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends from around the world. Google Rotary Fellowships for a full list of active Fellowships UPCOMING ACTIVITY : Trivia Night, 13 August coordinator Greg Byers Don t forget the Trivia Night our premium fundraiser of the year. Book your table now! Magpies lost by 40 points to the Kangaroos this week. That s it I reckon for Come on 2017.

3 FROM OUR PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE CHAIRS and ROTARIANS President Ruth Byers opened our meeting inviting David Freeman to deliver the invocation. Jane Challis provided the toast, including toasting the Rotary Club of Suva in Fiji [details of the Club can be found in this month s Rotary Downunder]. Opening proceedings President Ruth thanked Sharon Anderson Warne for putting tonight s activities together with the assistance of Dimitra Giannopoulos. Reports were called for. Treasurer Dimitra Giannopoulos advised that our spinning wheel jackpot has grown to $ which somehow included a $10 New Zealand banknote. Dimitra also reminded those concerned that annual fees were now overdue and requested that they be paid as soon as possible. Service Projects Chair Tony Lee reported on today s successful Lunch on the River with 44 people attending. Paulette Andrews also attended today for the first time and she commended Tony for the work he is doing and asked others to support the Lunch on the River and mentioned what a great contribution it is to our elderly folks giving them fun and laughter. Marlene Campbell, reported that Alison Hall s mother is in the Northern Hospital with a broken hip. Also, Bob Collins has been moved to the Northern Hospital and he has had visitors and they have reported that he is in good spirits but would love more visitors. International Chair Sue Goette, thanked John Keefe, Dim G & Liz Derricks for attending the Rotary Friendship Exchange information meeting over the weekend and asked John Keefe to report on it. John spoke about what the Rotary Friendship Exchange is and possibility of our club being involved. Seymour would be a good host area because of its proximity to Melbourne and the ease of taking overseas visitors to the World s most livable city. On behalf of Bulletin editor Mark Dossor, Ralph Baker asked the Bulletin question of the week What is the avenue of service highlighted in this week s Bulletin? Of course it was International Liz Derricks knew it and was awarded a free ticket in tonight s lucky wheel spin. THE RETURN OF THE 3 MINUTE SPEAKER Our 3 minute speaker was John Keefe who spoke about Seymour Structure Plan and invited people in and around Seymour to get involved. He was worried about some of the directions that the Committee was taking. It seemed to have a dominant green theme. They seemed to be fixated on pedestrian and bicycle track plans. He felt that these areas were of little significance to Seymour. The Committee needed to hear what the residents of Seymour really needed. He also felt that the rezoning issue needed closer study. This was followed by handing out the Stage 2 Consultation findings Leaflet. [It is noted that John finished spot on the 3 minutes. Well done John! ]

4 With Shazza A night of fun and laughter was had by all with each table set up with 4 chairs and a game to play. With a 15 minute time limit at each table each table winner went Into the Grand Final game of Kerplunk. Our top five winners were [5] Marlene Campbell [4] Taylan Atar [3] Alison Hall [2] Martin Raby and [1] Fred Sartori. All place getters received a miniature cup with the outright winner Fred Sartori receiving the winner s cup. Catriona, Mariam and Ralph Tony, Ian and Marlene David, Fred, Greg and Alan Dim, Sharon, Kevin and Grace Liz, Paulette and Julie. Taylan, John, Don and Ruth Thanks Sharon for a great night!

5 Our seductive Sergeant was at it again seducing dollars from pockets of unsuspecting Rotarians. Tony Lee was got after an old lady in Nagambie sang Tony s praises. John Keefe was hit for having voted against the 3 minute speaker and then being the first to actually deliver a 3 minute speech. Liz Derricks was stung for asking him if there were any tall handsome single men at his Birthday Party. Finally Sharon was bitten for not letting Dim win a game while they prepared for tonight s fun night as they tried out every game they were presenting. Lessons in Rotary We often hear about the Rotary 5 Avenues of Service but do we know what they are? We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity. This week we focus on YOUTH SERVICE. YOUTH SERVICE recognises the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership awards, and Rotary Youth Exchange. ROTARY SEYMOUR WEEKLY LUCKY WHEEL Our weekly lucky spinning wheel draw has jackpotted to $ with other various great prizes available. Our lucky ticket spin went this week to Greg Byers but unfortunately he missed the pot by 0ne spot [ poor Greg ] and the pot continues to grow. What is the secret Bulletin question this week? You could win a free ticket in our weekly spinning wheel spin. For your enjoyment, this weeks lexophilia : [ yep, I still enjoy them and I m still the Bulletin editor ] When you ve seen one shopping centre, you ve seen a mall.

6 Thor The Flash Super Hero Barbie Zorro Elsa Frozen Princess Gary Doherty Mark Dossor Mardi Jarvis Fred Sartori Julie Schulz PO Dragon Warrior Iron Man Wonder Women Lady Penelope Scooby Doo Greg Byers Ron Halicki Dimitra Giannopoulos Catriona Jarman Ian Chadwick The Shadow Catwomen Tigress Rubberman The Invisible Man Aqua Man Tony Woodhouse Sharon Anderson Warne Ruth Byers David Freeman Vivian Beaumont John Keeffe The Lone Ranger Jim Peart Eddie McGuire Bryan Tehan Thank you Seymour Rotarians for your support of this activity along with 20 other community supporters. Please see Greg Byers to add your own superhero.

7 ROTARY CLUB OF SEYMOUR CLUB OFFICERS 2016 / 2017 PRESIDENT : Ruth Byers PRESIDENT ELECT : Ron Halicki SECRETARY : Ron Halicki TREASURER : Dimitra Giannopoulos IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT : Mark Dossor CLUB ADMINISTRATION : Director Mariam Baker Bulletin Mark Dossor Sergeant At Arms Hugh Lawrence Attendance Ralph Baker Family of Rotary Marlene Campbell and Ian Chadwick Youth Protection Officer Grace Grieve Assistant Editor Ralph Baker Corporal Liz Derricks Program Sharon Anderson Warne Catering Ruth Byers and Mariam Baker Club Historians Don Wilson, Mary Greenshields, Bob Collins and Bryan Tehan VOCATION : YOUTH : Director Paulette Andrews Director Fiona McCarthy Committee Alison Hall, Julie Schulz and Committee Jane Challis and Kevin Falkenbach Fred Sartori MEMBERSHIP : COMMUNITY SERVICE : Director Hugh Lawrence Director Greg Byers / Deputy David Freeman Committee Mardi Jarvis and Martin Raby Committee Alan Walton, Michael Schulz, Mary Greenshields, Heath Munari and Dean Saitta INTERNATIONAL : PUBLIC RELATIONS : Director Sue Goette DIRECTOR : Marlene Campbell Committee Liz Derricks, Don Wilson Committee Catriona Jarman and Ralph Baker and Viv Beaumont Radio Catriona Jarman, Ralph Baker and Ray Brown Facebook Mardi Jarvis FOUNDATION : Website Julie Schulz Director John Keeffe Club photographer Jane Challis Committee Gary Doherty, Bob Hogan and Grace Grieve SERVICE PROJECTS : OTHER POSITIONS : Director Tony Lee/Deputy - Mark Dossor Social Coordinator Martin Raby Committee - Taylan Atar, Tony Woodhouse, Community Liaison Officer - John Keeffe Ian Chadwick, Dave Palmer, Matt Taylor and Conference Coordinator Ruth Byers Garnett Bailey. Club Trainer Catriona Jarman and Mark Dossor Shed / Property Tony Woodhouse and Matt Taylor SPECIAL PROJECTS / HELPERS Jim Peart, Bruce Hall and Fiona Stevens District Governor: Tony Bramley, Rotary Club of Greensborough Central Assistant Governor: Anne Reid, Rotary Club of Alexandra World President: John F. Germ Rotary Club of Chattanooga USA.