Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

On 27th January Peter T intro-duced Mr Steven Ludlam, until re-cently head of ASC. Steven is a nuclear and ma-rine engineer who was head-hunted

for the position in 2010 and resigned in 2014 in re-sponse to government policies.

Steven set out to demythologize some of the mis-conceptions surrounding ASC resulting from recent publicity. He started with the fact that the Collins Class submarines are/were world leaders in part due to exceptional engineering staff at ASC. He went on to speak about the politics and insufficient funding which has lead to allegations of inefficiency and waste. Steve shifted to the shipbuilding function of ASC, how it worked in a slow and thorough way whilst building experience and how again political factors play a large part in its operation and the pub-lic perception. He made it clear that cost blowouts are complex matters and often due to factors well beyond the control of the Corporation. In question time Steve had some interesting thoughts on the possible future use of nuclear power in Australia.

Our speaker on 3rd February was a return visit from Rotarian Trevor McGuirke, passionate supporter of raising awareness and bringing health care and edu-cation to Peruvian villages.

Trevor took us on a tour of his involvement with ‘Peru’s Challenge’ - to bring education and health programs to remote villages. Trevor reviewed his

Meetings

From the ABCs of Ro-

tary; "The month of

February is very special

in the Rotary calendar

since it is designated

World Understanding

Month. The month also

includes the anniversary

of the first meeting of

Rotary held on February

23, 1905, now designat-

ed World Understand-

ing and Peace Day. In designating World Un-

derstanding Month, the Rotary International

board asks all Rotary clubs to plan programs

for their weekly meetings and undertake spe-

cial activities to emphasize "understanding and

goodwill as essential for world peace." World

Understanding Month is a chance for every

club to pause, plan and promote the Fourth Av-

enue of Service—Rotary’s continued quest for

goodwill, peace and understanding among peo-

ple of the world."

It is fitting then, that a number of our speakers

this month are involved in the promotion of

peace and goodwill abroad. We have had Tre-

vor McGuirk speak to us on Tuesday about the

wonderful work he is doing in Peru supporting

underprivileged communities and on the 17th

February we will hear from Diane Simmonds

who we supported in her trip to Cambodia to

help train midwives. I also urge all mem-

bers to attend Rotary's 110th birthday cele-

3rd Feb 2015

President’s Paragraphs

The Voice of Rotary

Broadcast on 1197AM RPH Adelaide each Tuesday 7.30-8.00 pm. From each Wednesday the broadcast program can be heard on-line

January 2015 Feb 10th AG Bob Cooper (R.C. of Burnside) “Rotary International’s 110th Birthday” Feb 17th Rtn. A.N. Other (R.C. of Golden Grove) “Club Film Night – March 7th” Feb 24th DG 9520 Jerry Casburn (R.C. of Unley) “District Conference, Ballarat in April”

Voice of Rotary

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

Date Feb 10th Feb 17th

Speaker/Activity

Committees Dianne Simmonds

Topic Midwives to

Cambodia

Chairman Brenley Don

Door Ladies Ladies

Setup Men Men

Meeting Program

3rd Feb 2015

four trips and we again saw the school bus which must have meant so much to the village children. Trevor and his helpers have raised over $13000 for the

village of Quisguarani and other villages to provide doctors, dentists and health facilities for women’s and children’s health.

After explaining the involvement and support of the Rotary Club of Cusco, Trevor showed us a model for the delivery of health care in this remote and difficult region which is five hours from Cusco, and explained that he needed to raise $50000 over the next two years to get a funded effort off the ground. Trevor asked the Club to consider setting aside between $500 and $2000 in its 2105/16 budget and set his sights on getting 10 or 12 Clubs involved at this level of commit-ment. Pam presented Trevor with a cheque for $500 towards his goal.

brations at Pinky Flat near Adelaide oval on Sun-

day 22nd February - it should be worthwhile event

to promote Rotary in Adelaide and the work we do

both here and around the world. And finally please

donate all you can to our quiz night on 13th Febru-

ary - if you can't attend then maybe you can donate

something for the silent auction and raffle prizes.

Part of the proceeds will go towards supporting the

School of St Judes in Tanzania, which through

providing a valuable education to children who

would otherwise miss out, helps promote our quest

for goodwill, peace and understanding around the

world. Brenley

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 con-

cerned?

Gallery

February is Rotary World Understanding Month.

“The month of February is very special in the Rota-ry calendar since it is designated World Under-standing Month. The month also includes the anni-versary of the first meeting of Rotary held on Feb-ruary 23, 1905, now designated World Understand-ing and Peace Day… World Understanding Month is a chance for every club to pause, plan and promote the Fourth Avenue of Service-Rotary’s continued quest for goodwill, peace and understanding among people of the world.”

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

Fellowship

3rd Feb 2015

Jim presenting raffle cheques to CEO Legacy Club of Adelaide, Peter Ali (above) and Principal of Our Lady of La Vang, Stephanie Grant (below)

Enjoy an Evening at Lychees

From Bronwyn

Lychies Chinese res-taurant at Holdfast Shores has donated a banquet for 10 people as a prize for our Quiz night.

I will book a few tables for Wednesday 1st April at 7 pm, so that we can support them for do-ing this.

I thought I might have pre dinner drinks at my place which is just above the restaurant. Entrance number 3, apartment 67 .

Hoping we can get some good num-bers to come along so that we can continue to ask for their support.

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

Club Meeting

and Contact Details

CLUB MEETINGS

TUESDAY 7.00am

Adelaide International Motel

521 Anzac Highway

Glenelg North

Club Contact Details:

PO Box 134

Glenelg SA 5045

Secretary Barb Humphries

Email: thehumpies@yahoo.com.au

Club email: somertonpark@rotaryclub.org.au

President Brenley Milsom

Secretary Barb Humphries

Treasurer Michael Garland

President Elect Michael Garland

Past President Carolyn Lelliott

Community Service Malcolm Axford

International Service Pam Maxwell

Membership Rajni Lalsinghani

Fellowship Carolyn Lelliott

Fundraising Jim Parkins

New Generations Brenton Aird

Board of Director

Feb 6th 1st Friday drinks at SSLSC

Feb 13th Quiz Night

17 Feb "committee meetings" meeting

22 Feb. Rotary Birthday Picnic - Pinky Flat - details in Herald

25 Feb. Board Meeting

26 Feb. Rotary movie night "the Second Best Mari-gold Hotel" details in Herald

3 March Club Assembly

7&8 March -President Elect Training- Renmark

28 March District Assembly - Murray Bridge

April 16/19 District Conference Ballarat

Jul 5 District Changeover

Club Diary Dates 2015

3rd Feb 2015

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

3rd Feb 2015

Rotary Club of Somerton Park Inc. | Chartered 7 April 1988

Club Bulletin

3rd Feb 2015

From Pam Maxwell: “About 10 of us went last year and it was a very interesting speaker and well worth while attending. If you wish to attend please book on line and then let either Linda or myself know and we can book our table.