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1 | P a g e G o o d L i f e F a r m V i s i t
CHADDY CHATTER 17th July ‘17
G’Day All, A great social night last Wednesday at the Camberwell Rotary Art Show and dinner afterwards, especially good to see Carole Stubbs and Gregor Howie who we haven’t seen around the Club for some time. Rumour has it that some Club members are looking for some extra hanging space… I’m looking forward to hearing from Mark Bella from Rotary Box Hill Central on toilets and sanitation projects in India, as this week’s guest speaker. Initial Team allocations will be out in the next few days so watch your inboxes. I’ll say from the outset that if you are in a spot you really don’t like then please give me a call. As a Board we’ve spent some time to get the right mix in teams to balance a bunch of factors including member’s preference, providing opportunities to utilise and share experience as well as gaining new experience and making sure that the composition of our Service and Enabling Teams reflect the make-up and demographic of our Club. Just on the demographic and make-up of the Club, I was doing some membership stats during the week for our upcoming AG & DG visits. I talked at Changeover about “the ageing of Rotary” and that the average Aussie is 38 years old, yet the 35-49 year old box I had to tick in the form I was filling out was the least represented bracket. And I was genuinely surprised by the next stat: 24 to 21 members “actively employed” vs retired, (and yes I agree that those terms and numbers are rubbery). So what do those numbers mean? You might say they reflect an ageing club which is a threat in terms of the Club’s membership over the medium term, but I also see it as opportunity, in theory we have about half the members of the Club able to do service, to make a difference, not just on the weekends, but during business hours too….just a thought.
Cheers, President Rod
What is on this week?
Mark Balla is a founding
director of We Can’t Wait - a not for profit that works towards its mission of providing clean, safe and sustainable sanitation solutions for schools and surrounding communities in the developing world.
Birth kit packaging day at
Louise Young's house. 1000
kits were assembled and
helping with this was Alison
Simpson-Bull, Rosemary,
Dawn, Marg Joss, Elaine Hall,
Louise M, Barb M, and the
token male….Paul
Malvern Valley Primary School
Retaining Wall Project Working Bee
Final Working Bee to lay the
sleepers on Sunday 6th August. We
need 4-6 happy and hearty folks
Contact Alick to let him know you
fit the bill
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CHADDY CHATTER 17th July ‘17 Wednesday What’s On?
19th July Speaker: Mark Balla from Rotary Box Hill speaking on Service Projects in India
26th July Team Meetings
2nd August Guest Speaker - TBA
9th August Ad Hoc
DATE EVENT Details/ Contact
6th August MVPS – Completion of Retainer Wall Alick
6th August “Jazz Afternoon Tea” Tania
12th August Chadstone Craft Market Paul, Judy, David
13th August Membership/Marketing Seminar Sandi
20th September DG Peter and Anne Frueh visit Rod
Wednesday Sergeant Chairman Welcome
& Regalia Front Desk
19th July Tania Vijay Judy Barbara
Bill H
26th July Chris D Rod Alick George
David K
2nd August Caroline A Dawn/Janet Sandi & ?
Cheryl J
9th August Paul Lyle Caroline Andrew
Lyndon
Unable to attend a meeting?
Please let Lyle know to avoid being charged for dinner:
Mobile Phone/text: 0408 585 266
Email: [email protected]
The cut off time for advising of absence is:
2pm on the day of the meeting - via email
6pm by phone/text
If going to arrive late, and you do want a meal, call Lyle by 6.15pm.
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CHADDY CHATTER 17th July ‘17
We had a great evening at the
Camberwell Art Show!! Was another
fabulous event arranged by Rotary
Camberwell – Well done! And it
was great that Carole Stubbs and
Gregor Howie joined us not only for
the Art Show but also for dinner
afterwards at the Glenferrie Hotel!
Thanks to Judy for organising a
great evening
See the website for a
wonderful letter from
one of the BusyFeet
student Parents.