SPOKE The Rotary Club of Burwood Inc.

Weekly Club Bulletin

SPOKE The Rotary Club of Burwood Inc.

Weekly Club BulletinVol 77 Issue 227th December 2015

President Peter Hamer

President Peter opened the meeting at 620 with Rotary Grace . He read his weekly Rotary quotation .

He welcomed the Guest Speaker

Welcomed Helen Wright Apologies: Colin Gray, John Kane Sana, Irene ( pres Peter fined in Sergeant Session for forgetting to announce apologies ) Lloyd Roever

Presidents Report

PRISCA congratulation to Rotaract and Rotarian for another successful night. Thanks to Sam and Alf and Rotarians for organising and cooking the BBQ on White Ribbon Day. Served 200 meals to attendees including school children and the band, cooking and serving went well. Tree of Joy opened at Burwood Plaza and Ashfield Mall. Put picture on face book and contacted by Real estate agency at Coogee who wanted to participate Tried Local Rotary Clubs but none participating Gave them 50 tickets Membership information night next week. Finger food and wine organised. We need definite numbersWent to district AGM and in discussion with the District Governor was offered monetary assistance for the Information night.

Christmas party is the following week, partners night 4th Dec Kris Kringle Sec John Mansour to contact Friend of Rotary and invite ( Continued on page 3 )

Rotary Anniversary:Nirmal Ananda ( 1988)

Tonight's meeting : Rotary Information Night

Introduction: Peter Hamer Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

Tonight's meeting : Rotary Information Night

Introduction: Peter Hamer Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

Wedding Anniversary:None on File

Happy Birthday: David Kwong 4th Dec Walter Bock 8th Dec

Rotary Grace: May Rotary friends and Rotary ways help us to serve our community here and abroad in many ways.

Meets at: Burwood RSL 96 Shaftesbury Road, Burwood Every Monday night - 6pm for 6.15pm

Additional Meetings tonight: Nil

At Our Meeting 30th November 2015

Next Week's meeting: Christmas Party

Introduction: Peter Hamer Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

Next Week's meeting: Christmas Party

Introduction: Peter Hamer Thanks: Peter Hamer Notes: Peter Moore

Burwood Rotary Program 2015 - 201629-Jun Changeover Updated version 12. Nov. 2015

6-Jul Ed Wolf This is how it started

13-Jul Anne-Marie Byrne Ashfield Infants Home reinvented

20-Jul Henry van Zanden Australia's long lost tribe? Partners Function

27-Jul Ben Weeding Stock-market Board Meeting3-Aug Ann Davies Ainsley Home care Membership Committee Meeting

10-Aug Membership Zyra McAuliffe Surviving the 7.8 point Nepal earthquake 21.Aug Rotaract Trivia Night

17-Aug Month Stephen Nightly MEMBERSHIP GROTH 16.Aug Sam's Dinner Elizabeth P.

24-Aug Club assembly Changed meeting

31-Aug Paul Reid Our Rotary Foundation Board Meeting

7-Sep Education District Governors Official Visit at the Five Dock RSL. DG's official visit14-Sep & Ryde TAFE College Dinner Partners Function21-Sep Literacy Jane Parkin Kullman Brain & Mind Research Sunday 20. Sept-Burwood Festival28-Sep Month Dr Helen Jagger Rotary 2015/16 double act. Board Meeting

5-Oct Labour Day No Meeting 11.Oct - Year of the girl child12-Oct Rotary Lydia Hamer The challenges of a teacher career Dinner in the Park 10.Oct19-Oct Development Picket Awardees 24.Oct World Polio Day

26-Oct

2-Nov Melbourne Cup Club Race Night9-Nov Economic Theo ten Brummelaar Japanese Prison Camps in Indonesia Partner's Function

16-Nov Foundation Nim Gholkar "Diary of an Immigrant Bride"23-Nov Month PRISCA PRISCA Partners Function30-Nov Patrick Longfield Stamps are out! Or are they? Board elections & Board meeting

7-Dec Desease Special Membership Development Info Function14-Dec Prevention Christmas Party Christmas Party Partners Function21-Dec Month PDG Alan Grady America's Greatest Airshow28-Dec Boxing Day No Meeting

4-Jan Vocational No Meeting11-Jan Service Restaurant dinner meeting18-Jan Month

25-Jan Board Meeting1-Feb Peace &

8-Feb Conflict

15-Feb Prevention 23.Feb - Rotary anniversary22-Feb Month Business Award Night Business Award Night Business Award GSE29-Feb Board Meeting GSE

4. - 6. March 2016 the 9675 District Conference in Port Stephens.Another Australian, Ian Riesley, elected to be president of Rotary International 2017-18

7-Mar Water &

14-Mar Sanitation

21-Mar Month Social Partner's night at President Peter's restaurant. Partners Function28-Mar Easter Board Meeting

4-Apr Maternal &

11-Apr Child Care

18-Apr Month Board Meeting25-Apr Anzac Day No Meeting2-May9-May Mothers Day

16-May Youth Pride of Workmanship Pride of Workmanship Partners Function23-May Service Board Meeting30-May Month

28.May to 1.June 2016 Rotary International Convention in Seoul Korea 6-Jun Queen's B. No Meeting

13-Jun Rotary

20-Jun Fellowship Joint Board27-Jun Month

4. July Changeover from president Peter to vice president Keith for the 2016-17 Rotary Year

Kylie Kapeleris: “Celebrities, James Packer, Facebook & Bubble Gum all thank the Accountants” - Board meeting

from District They are behind with processing of International Grants. There will be two new members seminars in Jan and Feb in Sutherland and ParramattaSteven Knightly membership Chairman , if down to 20 member it is becomes a struggle to run the clubInternational conference in Korea, Early bird conference fees close mid December, Last year in our districts 4 clubs closed and one has opened, 1 only 10 per cent of members are aged under 50. Last 3 years district has lost 50% of members, but others have of course joined. There has been 6 % loss in the last 18 months. Westpac and Bank of Qld have each offered promotional help. .Nominations for future District Governors filled. Sec. Report. Pp John . Some cheques received as payment for PRISCA. Seeking Donations Muscular Dystrophy, Haemophilia Foundation. Aust rot health regarding Sue Newbold. Iinvitation to Burwood Girls High Music night. Reports: Fellowship Director Sam Thanks for coming to help White Ribbon, especially Pp Irene and daughter, irene was sick, Also otehrs, see photo in today’s Spoke, Made $1125 dollars, NB All food donated by Sam and Alfio.

PRISCA dinner went well, Club only supplied 3 staff including Pat and Martina, we did the service.

Pp David Wright spoke to PDG Lloyde Roever,, Adam had stent and has improved slightly. Still in hospital. He also had a call from pp Ron Lucas who is now in a Nursing Home in Terry Hills,

pp Walter On PRISCA night last week talked to father who said son was very excited at representing his schoolCanadian Rotary Club donating kits in Philippines for Days for Girls. Out Global Grant for Manilla is not through yet. delayed by Red tape. Packing for Donations in Kind on 4th Dec, postponed as no reply from hosp ital and so likely to happen in an or even Feb. Walter needs help at home to sort things out.

Pp Fuad reminder musical night at BGHS next Wed, 700 pm was very good last year and have about, 4 coming.

Pres Elect Keith Board elections pp Irene Treasurer. Pp Colin is secretary Board so far Tim O'Connor, Sana Kamalesan Peter Moore Fred Walker John Mansour Two nomination for for President pp John Kane and pp Walter Bock. Secret Ballot conducted , Scrutineers pp David Wright Walter Bock elected and so John Kane goes onto the Board

SAR Fuad. Fined all and sundry, including Pres peter

Pp Walter introduced Guest speaker. Patrick is a Rotarian from Ryde, talking about Philately, Walter has decided Patrick is an expert on almost any subject. Born in NZ but not a Kiwi, but from England who grew up in Borneo, He was a TAFE teacher. He has been collecting stamps since 1971.

Patrick collects British North Borneo, stamps as his parents lived there. He was in New Zealand when the Japanese invades and so spent the war years in New Zealand. He explained why stamps are more valuable if they have been used on an envelope and many study the history based on the date and place certifications used to cancel the stamps . Before 1840 postage was expensive but eventually changed to sender pays rather than recipient pays

When sender pays uniform rate was 1 penny. IN 1840 Penny black stamp was introduced. In 2010 one was sold for $44K pounds,

in Australia, prepaid stamps for envelopes arrived in about 1938.

in about 1838 prepaid stamps to stick on an envelope arrived. The Market for stamps are the auction Houses but Ebay is now a major player. Hobby is structured, with “ Federation International “ at the top. There are exhibitions and competitions. There are various types of stamp books to exhibit them., often exhibited as stamps and as envelopes. Judges look at how they are exhibited, their importance , the research on the stamp, its condition, rarity and the presentation.

Where to buy? Exhibitions, Ebay. Auctions. Philasearch web site, Stamp clubs, Stamp dealers. Get info online Stampboard.com, Clubs. Dealers, Literature, Many Patrick showed us many examples of Borneo stamps, , real and forgeries. North Borneo stamps. Example of rare stamps worth up to $9 million. Example of personal envelope he bought on eBay. Patrick was thanked by Sam Helou and presented certificate.

Raffle won by pp Tim . Ended at 805 with National Anthem.

Pres Peter at Burwood Plaza and Brighton Le Sands