Weekly Bulletin 23 January 2012

Last Meeting:

16 January 2012

Program: Antique Porcelain &

Auctioneering Apologies:

Alex Traill Alan Jones Bobby Redman Glenn Willcox

Toasts:

Loyal PP rod Tilden Overseas Club Rtn Michael Griscti

Next Meeting:

Monday 30 January 2012

Program

The Hills Historical

Society

WHAT AM I UP TO NOW PP Russ Evans

Duty Roster

Door

PP Alex Traill Minutes

PP Alan Jones Rotary Grace

PP Ray Campbell

Rotary Grace:

“O Lord our giver

of all good

We thank You for

our daily food,

May Rotary friends

and Rotary ways,

Help us to serve

you all our days”.

Rotary Four-

Way Test:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all

concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Mon 16 Dec 2012

Issue 3. No. 23 The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville

Weekly Bulletin

Program: Duty Roster tonight: Door PP Gordon Scoble Minutes PP Graeme Rohan Rotary Grace PP Suresh Prasad Birthdays: 23rd Jan Lois Grech

28th Jan PP Alan Jones Anniversaries: Toasts: Loyal PP Ian Pearce Overseas Club Rtn Michael Griscti

Rotary Grace: “O Lord our giver of all good

We thank You for our daily food, May Rotary friends and Rotary ways,

Help us to serve you all our days”.

Rotary Four-Way Test: Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Monday, 23 January 2012

Welcome everyone. I hope you’ve had a good week. Last Tuesday night Graeme Rohan and I attended this year’s RYLA Dinner at The Pittwater RSL Club at Mona Vale. It was a very good evening and it was a good chance to get to know Elly Kohistan, the young lady we sponsored this year. The Keynote Address was by Rtn Michael McQueen about the Y Generation. Michael was also a guest speaker at last year’s District 9680 Conference. Elly was

enthralled by his address and could relate to a lot that he talked about. Elly will be happy to make a visit soon talk about her week at RYLA and to personally thank our club for sponsoring her. Also breaking news of Erin McCluskey. Erin as you all know was sponsored by Kellyville Club 5 years ago to RYLA and has been a facilitator for the last 4 years. This year Erin was the Assistance Director and now her wonderful news that she has been elected as Director of RYLA for 2013. I’m sure you will all share my congratulations being elected to the position. Erin’s achievements go from strength to strength. Also Erin is now a member of the Sydney Rotary E-Club which was started during 2011. Hopefully one day when she has time to attend regular meetings she may wish to come and join our club. Thursday this week, 26th January is Australia Day and all preparations seem to be in hand. We will need volunteers to assist with the set up from 7am and then the serving of breakfast to the locals who will be there to celebrate the day. The Kellyville Fire Brigade will be there again this year to cook the BBQ for us and also The 1st Kellyville Scouts will be there again to assist. Bring your friends

families along for the celebrations and The Australian Flag Raising Ceremony which will commence at 9am. Bobby Redman is our District Conference Champion this year and I am looking forward to hearing of her plans to ensure we have a wonderful time in Wollongong in March. The Saturday night main social event is a masked ball and as I wrote in last week’s message, if you haven’t registered for the Conference as yet I suggest you log on to The District Website and either register on-line or download the form and fax in ASAP. Accommodation is limited so the sooner you register the better so you can ensure a place at the conference. We will also have a display in The Friendship Hall this year on our Breakfast Program at Bourke Public School. I would like a good representation of our Club at the Conference this year to ensure that we can man the stall efficiently so that our main project is showcased to the other clubs in our District. President Penny Hill

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start. Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Summary of Last meeting

President Penny Welcome: Lyn Stapley (Guest of Keith Stapley), John Miller (Guest of Gordon Scoble) also a

member of the Rotary Club of Lismore West.

Thanks to Lyn & Keith Stapley for hosting the home meeting at Glenhope on 9th January. Thanks to the Inner Wheel Club of Baulkham Hills for catering for the home meeting.

Elly Kohistani is attending RYLA and Graeme Rohan & Penny will be attending the dinner on Tuesday.

ROMAC – Offers of accommodation and interpreter services are being sought.

Details of the Australia Day event will be finalised at the short Board meeting after tonight’s meeting.

Treasurer – PP Keith Stapley

Christmas Tree Sales - 470 trees were sold resulting in an $11,000 profit. An outstanding result!

Keith also mentioned the goodwill that exists with the Bull and Bush Hotel, the Ettamogah Pub, the Kellyville Scouts and our container supplier. This cooperation makes this project possible.

Entertainment - 14 tickets have been booked for the Zoo Concert on Friday 2nd March.

Bourke Breakfast Club - Good reports have come in at the end of the school year. Improvements in literacy are evident. Two locals from the school community, who were visiting Sydney, called in

to our Christmas Tree sales site at the Bull and Bush, having read local publicity about our project.

Community – PP Jim Sifonios

This annual project takes place on Thursday 26th January. Details are: 1. 9 a.m. Flag Raising

2. Free breakfast 3. Rural Fire Service & Scouts will attend

4. MC - Greg Rieper

5. P.A. – Ian Pearce 6. Tree for planting – Thomas Cann will donate

Guest Speaker Damian Hickey Raine & Horne Real Estate

Topic - Antique Porcelain Damian was introduced by Graeme Rohan.

Damian’s interest started when his parents took him to auctions as a child. Later

in life he worked for Lawsons Auctioneers in Sydney and Christies in London (where he saw Van Gogh’s famous “Sunflowers” painting sold).

Using a number of pieces on display, Damian introduced us to some of the

history and products of the famous makers Doulton, Royal Doulton, Worcester,

Wedgewood, Claris Cliff, Shelley and Aynsley. Signatures (from 1900), date marks and many artistic features were pointed out. Sizes ranged from

demitasses to huge vases.

Royal Doulton traces its ancestry back to the Jones, Watts & Doulton pottery in Lambeth in 1815. By

1826 the company was trading as Doulton & Watts, and in 1853 became Doulton & Co. The turn of the century saw the granting of the Royal Warrant and permission to use the epithet

'Royal.' The history of Doulton Lambeth ceased in 1956 with the closure of the factory and studios. By that time most of the production had been transferred to more modern works.

Worcester dates from 1751, Wedgewood from 1759 and Aynsley from 1775. The work of the

porcelain artist Claris Cliff is highly valued. Her work was produced from 1922 to 1963.


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Some porcelain vases are made with lids – if these are not lost or broken they add to the value of the piece.

Keith Stapley proposed the vote of thanks.

Toast to Overseas Club The tropical storm Washi, which affected The Philippines in 2011, caused much death and devastation in Mindanao ( Southern Philippines). Worst affected were Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City and also the Province of Misamis Oriental. These areas are in Rotary District 3870. Members of our Rotary families were themselves victims of the inundation. Rotary lost Rtn. Helen Amolata, the spouse of Assistant Governor Dario Amolata and Rotaract President Tish Yrastorza and her parents.

Today we toast the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro, The Philippines. The Club is in District

3870 and was chartered on February 16, 1970.

Our toast to President Laddie Zarsuelo and to the members of the Rotary Club of West Cagayan de

Oro.

“May 2012 be a year free of natural disasters around the world and let us all reach within to embrace

humanity.”

ABOUT ROTARY CLUB OF WEST CAGAYAN DE ORO

The Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro (RCW) was conceived by the Rotary Club of

Cagayan de Oro on June 3, 1969. A nucleus committee was then organized headed by

the late PDG Dante Sarraga with Cocoy

Velez, Al Mañus, Dodong Velez, Tito Nable, Ric Santos and Frank Guera as members.

The resolution to organize was submitted and approved during the District Assembly

held on June 13-14, 1969 in Iloilo City under

the term of DG Pafs Mejia.

The Board of Directors of Rotary International approved the Charter on

February 16, 1970. Subsequently, the Charter presentation was held on June 23,

1970 at the Villa Hermosa Hotel with PDG

Cocoy Velez as President and the former Congressman Luis Taruc as Guest Speaker.

The charter members included, PDG Cocoy Velez, PDG Al Manus, PP Faeling Floirendo,

Rtns. Frank Guerra, Dodong Velez, Tito

Nable and Ric Santos.

Today, the club is one of the biggest and the strongest in the district with 50

members. More than 50% of the members has been with the club for more than 5

years while 20% has been with the club for

more than 10 years. Eleven of its members are women and the Immediate Past

President was the second woman to lead the club.

Over the years, the club became one of the most prominent club in the district

producing 7 active District Governors, namely, PDG Cocoy Velez, the late PDG

Bands Hernandez, PDG Al Mañus, PDG Tony

Aguilar, PDG Ben Vegafria, PDG Joe Nebrao, PP Ernie San Juan who was nominated but

was not able to hold the office due to illness and now DG Rhia Abalos is the first lady

governor in the District.

The club also has been one with strong

family ties, having had brothers as members at one time or the other such as PDG Cocoy,

PP Celing and Rtn. Puro Velez. It also has had a mother and daughter team, PAG Rhia

Abalos and Rtn. Sheryl Villarosa, same with

a father and daughter team like PDG Joe Nebrao and Rtn. Rachelle and a father and

son team, like PDG Al Manus and Rtn. Neil. A second generation group, like Rtn. Ferdie

Espiritu, son of the late Pete Espiritu. In-laws like Rtn. Denvi Cabrera, mother-in-law

of Rtn. Elmer Francisco.


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To it’s credit the club has sponsored and organized 7 clubs namely, RC Tagbilaran,

Bohol, RC El Salvador, Misamis Oriental, RC Carmen Valley, Far East, Centerpoint and

the latest RC Uptown all in Cagayan de

Oro City.

The club has hosted several District Assemblies, District Conventions, Inter-club

forums, Tri-District conferences and PET’s. Many of its members have been tapped and

continually tapped as resource speakers,

presentors and discussion leaders in Rotary functions.

It has actively supported the Rotary

Foundation and today it has several 4 multi

Paul Harris Fellows, PHf’s and several Sustaining members. It has likewise

participated in the activities of the Rotary Foundation and the club now have 8

members who were former GSE Team members and 5 former Team Leaders, some

of whom are still with the club.

It has been able to conduct award winning projects such as the Teaching and

Organizing People for Self Help (TOPS), the Search for the Most Outstanding

Public/Private School Teachers Award

(MOPSTA), the Search for the Outstanding Barangay, the Anti-Drug Addiction

Campaign, and the Environmental protection/Save our Watershed Project.

It organized the Rotary Club of West

Cagayan de Oro Foundation, Inc. which has continuously supported the major projects

of the club.

Actively involved in community development, the club has received and

successfully implemented 3 matching club

grants, namely, the Peanut Production with RC Jena, Germany, the Hog Raising Project

with RC Ako, Japan, and the Techno Demo Farm Project with RC Balwin, Australia.

The first matching grant project of the club

was the Peanut Raising Project with RC Jena, Germany. This involved the growing

of peanut in 14 has. of land. The project

was implemented through the Rotary

Community Corp of Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro. In order to improve the yield, the club

tapped the assistance of the Northern Mindanao Peanut Association and the City

Agriculturist who provided the technical

know-how and monitored the project. The project was able to train the farmers in

properly handling the crop thereby increasing their yield.

The second matching grant project received

by the club was with RC Ako, Japan, this

was a Hog Raising Project where 17 pig pens were distributed to the beneficiaries.

Again the beneficiaries were chosen from the members of RCC Pagatpat, the adopted

Barangay of the club. They were then

provided with 4 piglets each and feeds for four months. In return the beneficiaries

provided the labor in caring for the hogs and providing food supplements in order to

being the cost thereby increasing their profits. They also supervised the

slaughtering and the Club members assisted

in marketing the produce. The project was deemed successful because it was able to

fatten the hogs up to a maximum of 110 kilos in 4 months.

The latest matching grant project of the club is the Techno-Demo Farm Project with

RC Balwin, Australia. The club received funds for 30 modules of drip irrigation

equipment that would service 1,200 square

meters of land ea. In order to assist other clubs in the region, some of the modules

were donated to these clubs. Again, the services of the Northern Mindanao

Vegetable Association and the City Agriculturist was tapped to assist in the

project. They provided the technical know-

how and monitored the project. Most of the beneficiaries opted to plant sweet corn

since the demand for the product was high and continues to be high. In 90 days, the

farmers are able to harvest and the

members of the club assist in marketing the produce.


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Rotary Foundation – Our Foundation

Money boxes back in stock

The Rotary Foundation money boxes are again available.

There are as many reasons to support The Rotary Foundation as there are ways to do good in the world.

The Rotary Foundation moneyboxes are proving a great success in the

encouragement of personal giving. Those clubs that have taken

advantage of the offer to provide every club with a moneybox at no cost are all talking about the extra dollars coming in. Just $2 a week in these

little beauties will rack up enough savings for Centurion membership or a direct donation to The Foundation.

Just call Michelle on 02 9635 3537 to order supplies for your club. Her email address is [email protected].

Every box that goes out will increase the district’s Annual Giving total by $100 and that means more

DDF further down the track.

mailto:[email protected]


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ANNUAL PROGRAMS FUND - YTD NOVEMBER

Australian district struggle as others

shine

Overall, our monthly Annual Giving performance in November was down of the

previous year and that even takes into account a 50% increase from The

Philippines and a massive increase from

Indonesia. With a few exceptions, the Australia and New Zealand performances

were well below last year which is a bit disappointing given the fact that November

was Rotary Foundation Month. From the YTD point of view, the overall result remains

strong but due entirely to outstanding

results from The Philippines, New Zealand and to a lesser extent, Indonesia. Australia

remains our biggest concern and it definitely needs urgent attention. Having the 33,000

Rotarians in Australia being outperformed

by the 20,000 Rotarians in the Philippines must be hard to take for the Aussies. It’s a

bit like being beating by the New Zealanders at cricket! I’m sure the cricketers will

bounce back and it would be good to see the Rotarians do likewise.

Aussie Governors should urgently review club performances with their District

Foundation Chairs and develop plans to correct any below standard performances.

Commentary on each country:

The Philippines – A great performance

with a 60% increase YTD November. District

3800 is making a big difference to the

overall result but districts 3790, 3860, 3770

and 3820 are all more than pulling their weight. Only a couple of slow starters and

no doubt RRFC Bobby will be discussing tactics with those District Foundation Chairs

or Governors. It’s a great effort and there

are good signs that it will continue.

Indonesia – Big gains in November

turning an average YTD performance last month into a top result. They might only be

one district containing 92 clubs and 1,721

Rotarians but they are already at $106,235 and there are no Australian districts

anywhere near that mark. Great November performances from the Surabaja-Darmo and

Surabaya Jembatan clubs, and good, strong all-round support from other quarters.

New Zealand – In spite of a quite

November result, the country is still going well with a 73% increase over last year to

date November. District 9920 is leading the way with a spectacular start to the year and

district 9940 is also off to a flyer. It’s

strange to see a district with a zero figure after five months and no doubt John Cole

will be asking questions of someone.

Australia – November was not a good

month for Australian districts. This year our contribution level was half the result last

year and that points to some serious

problems. November should be one of our strongest months but it just didn’t happen.

It’s not the best possible position with 17 of the 22 districts down over YTD November

last year. That represents an overall drop of

20% but more importantly, a drop of just under $200,000. That will take some picking

up. While some of those districts are marginally down against last year, 11 are

badly down and that’s where the attention should be. There are clubs in our region

giving more than a few of the Australian

districts and that should never be the case.


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Rotary Awareness Quiz 1. What was the first presidential theme?

Enter to Learn, go forth to serve. RI President S. Kendrick Guernsey from Jacksonville, Florida,

USA in 1947-48

2. Who is the RI President Elect for 2012 - 2013?

Sakuji Tanaka, a member of the Rotary Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan, was elected president of

Rotary International for 2012-13 by delegates during the fourth plenary session at the 2011 RI

Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

3. Who were the four original Rotarians?

On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey

gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become

known as the first Rotary club meeting.

The first four Rotarians -- Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram E. Shorey, Paul P. Harris.

4. What is the official magazine of Rotary International?

The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. This

monthly publication is not available for purchase

online.

5. When was the four way test introduced? Herbert J. Taylor, president, Rotary Club of

Chicago, 1939-40 and Rotary International 1954-55. He lived from 1893 to 1978. During a business

crisis in 1932, he wrote the "Four Way Test,"

shown below. It was adopted as part of Rotary

International in January of 1943.

6. Where will the 2012 RI Convention be held?

Rotary International Convention 2012 which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand

7. When is Literacy month?

March

8. Which year was the Rotary membership opened

for women? Until 1989, the Constitution and Bylaws of Rotary

International stated that Rotary club membership

was for males only. In 1978 the Rotary Club of Duarte, California, invited three women to become

members. The RI board withdrew the charter of that club for

violation of the RI Constitution. The club brought suit against RI claiming a violation of a state civil

rights law which prevents discrimination of any

form in business establishments or public accommodations. The appeals court and the

California Supreme Court supported the Duarte position that Rotary could not remove the club's

charter merely for inducting women into the club.

The United States Supreme Court upheld the California court indicating that Rotary clubs do

have a "business purpose" and are in some ways public-type organizations.

This action in 1987 allowed women to become Rotarians in any jurisdiction having similar "public

accommodation" statutes. The RI constitutional

change was made at the 1989 Council on Legislation, with a vote to eliminate the "male

only" provision for all of Rotary.

9. When did Rotary start in Australia?

The Rotary Club of Melbourne was chartered on 21 April 1921 as the first Rotary Club in

Australia. The Club now has over 250 members and is proud to have many women as very active

members in the club.

10. Where was the first non-U.S. Rotary club

chartered? The first Rotary club outside of the United States

was chartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1910.


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Club Members

Name

Classification

Ray Campbell PP,PHF Education - Secondary

Thomas Cann PHF Landscape Supplies

Col Davis Accounting Taxation

Stephen Dinte Financial Planning

Russ Evans PP,PHF Finance

Henry Grech PP Legal Practice

Michael Griscti PHF Lighting Technician

Paul Haslam Steel Distribution

Penny Hill Customer Service Manager

Alan Jones PP,PHF Marketing Consultancy

Bob Low PHF Electrical Distribution

Robert Mackey PP,PHF Construction Services

Ian Pascoe PP Gas Fitting

Ian Pearce PP,PHF Industrial Consultancy

Bruce Pike Nursery Retail

Suresh Prasad PP Sugar Research

Haran Ramachandran PP,PHF Computer Support

Bobby Redman Psychology

Michael Richardson Honorary Member

Greg Rieper PP,PHF Consultancy

Graeme Rohan PP,PHF Petroleum Distribution

Gordon Scoble PP,PHF Education Primary

Jim Sifonios PP,PHF Product Development

Keith Stapley PP,PHF Photogrammetry

Rod Tilden PP,PHF Window Furnishing Sales

Alex Traill PP,PHF Building & Maintenance

Wilf Van Emmerik PP,PHF Specialised Transport

Allan Walker PP Funeral Direction

Glenn Willcox PP Project Estimating

P – President PP - Past President PHF - Paul Harris Fellow

Dan Murphy Roster Saturday 28 January 2012

PP Robert Mackey PP Alex Traill

Saturday 4 February 2012 PP Rod Tilden PP Allan Walker

WHAT AM I UP TO NOW 6th Feb PP Rod Tilden 13th Feb PP Robert Mackey 20th Feb PP Ray Campbell 27th Feb P Penny Hill

Duty Roster Monday 30 January 2012

Door PP Alex Traill Minutes PP Alan Jones Rotary Grace PP Ray Campbell

Joke of the Day -

Paddy Died His will provided £40,000 for an

elaborate funeral. As the last guests departed the affair, his wife Colleen turned to her oldest and

dearest friend. "Ah well, Paddy would be pleased," she

said."You're right," replied Mary, who lowered her

voice and leaned in close. "So go on, how much did this really cost?'" "All of it," said Colleen.

"Forty thousand." "Aw No!" Mary exclaimed, "I mean, it was very

grand, but £40,000?!!!" Colleen answered, "The

funeral was £6,500.. I donated £500 to church. The whiskey, wine and snacks were another

£500. The rest went for the Memorial Stone." Mary computed quickly. "For the love of God

Colleen, £32,500 for a Memorial Stone? How big is it?"

Got to love the Irish!

Club Calendar

Note: Apologies must be in to PP Graeme Rohan by 12pm on Mondays

so numbers can be confirmed for dinner.

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