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The Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Woden Inc.
Meetings: 6.00 for 6.15 pm Wednesdays, Canberra Irish Club 6 Parkinson St Weston ACT.
Board of Directors
President: Deborah Whitfield
Secretary: Ed Klim
Immediate Past President: Lyn Svanosio President Elect: Mike Rodd
Treasurer: Lyn Svanosio
Club Service & Administration: John Widdup
Community: Shukry Sahhar
International & Foundation: Bish Mukerjee New Generations: Bruce Wyatt Membership & PR: Viola Kalokerinos
Contact Information PO Box 637 Woden ACT 2606 Secretary:[email protected]
Other officers Attendance: Val Burns
Program: Gary Scott & Mike Rodd Sergeants: Neale Emanuel, Shukry Sahhar Public Officer: Mike Rodd
Member Data: Ken Goard
Bulletins: John Gray, Bruce Wyatt, John Widdup
Facebook: Lyn Svanosio & Bruce Wyatt Webmaster: John Widdup
Previous Issues of the Raven Web: <www.wodenrotary.org.au/>
The Club’s crest & bulletin name reflect ‘Odin’ (Anglo-Saxon ‘Woden’), the ancient Nordic God of Wisdom. Odin had two ravens called Hugin and Munin (Thought and Memory) who flew forth every day and returned at night to tell him what they had seen, so contributing to his wisdom.
ROTARY CLUB OF WODEN INC.
The Raven
December is Rotary disease prevention and treatment month
DINNER ROSTER
THIS WEEK - 2 December NEXT WEEK - 9 December Program: Julie Devlin Video and discussion
‘DUO Support for ‘Engaging the next generation Independent Living’ of Rotary – a practical guide’
Greeting: George Pratt & Norma Donaldson &
Shukry Sahhar Viola Kalokerinos
Introduction: Bish Mukerjee Debbie Whitfield
Appreciation: Stephen Pratt n.a.
Raven Recorder: Bruce Wyatt Stephen Pratt
Anniversaries & Birthdays: None this fortnight
Number 23 Volume 49 – 2 December 2015
Marjorie Rose Ashley (nee Kent)
Born 16 March 1931 in Canberra – Died 15 November 2015 aged 84 years
Marj was the wife of Alan Ashley, a member of the Rotary Club of Canberra Woden in 1980 (before going to Darwin and joining a Rotary Club there) and from 1982 to 1992. He was president in 1985-86.
Alan grew up in Sydney and had a tough time in the Depression. He joined the Air Force in WW2 and subsequently he studied accountancy and joined the Public Service.
Some of the long standing members of our Club who knew Alan (John Gray, Ken and Denise Goard, and Phil and Louise Ibbotson) attended the celebration of Marjorie’s life and her cremation service in the Chapel at Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell, on Thursday 19 November 2015.
There was a full chapel for Marj's service and the family address showed how she had contributed richly to the Canberra's social fabric and was renowned for her cooking skills and growing of flowers.
Club members passed on their condolences to Alan.
ATTENDANCE ADVICE Guestsif attending, and
Members if attendance or absence is different to previous advice, then please advise the Attendance Officer (to help us with catering arrangements) Debbie Whitfield 0455585436 [email protected] or you will be charged for the meal provided for you.
Attendance at last week’s meeting:
Members: 16
Visitors: 3 – Christine Bowman, Pat Schmidt & Keron Beath
Tonight – 2 December
Julie Devlin
‘DUO Support for Independent Living’ DUO is a leading provider of personal, home and community support services in and around Canberra. It supports the independence and quality of life of all people, including children and adults with disability, those living with mental health conditions, those who are frail and elderly, and their families and careers. Tandem Respite and Home Help Services merged in 2013 and became Duo.
Our bike ride, the Five Peaks Challenge, is onSunday 24 April 2015(that is ANZAC Day week-end)– please put that date in your diary as we will need everyone (and more) to assist – with establishment and on the day.
The start/finish, routes, refreshment locations, etc will be the same as last year.
Christmas Party
Wednesday 16 December at the Irish Club from 6 p.m.
Bring all your family and colleagues and help make it a joyous time.
Only $30 per person.
Rotary organisation
There are 1.2 million Rotarians in over 34,000 clubs doing good all over the world. Rotary clubs belong to over 530 districts, the districts, in turn, belong to 34 zones.
Woden Rotary is in:
• District 9710 that has 48 clubs – 17 clubs in the Australian Capital Territory and 31 others within the surrounding areas of southeastern New South Wales – between the Victorian border, the Hume Highway, the Pacific ocean and south of Mitagong to the coast.
• Rotary International Zone 8 covering Australia, PNG, Timor Leste and the South West Pacific.
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Meeting 25 November 2015 Opening
Impromptu Acting Sergeant Stephen opened the meeting with a welcome to all. President Debbie welcomed Pat Schmidt, Keron (Viola’s guest) and our guest speaker, Christine Bowman, from the Advanced Health Care Consumers’ Association.
Christmas Party
Debbie reminded us that the Club Christmas Party is on Wednesday 16 December at the Irish Club to which all are welcome. Please prepay $30 per head so that Val and John can also enjoy the party and not have to do money at the start.
Sergeant’s Session
Sergeant Stephen ran an amusing and informative session relieving all of us of our small change.
George won the Heads and Tails and received a delightful green Rotary kangaroo brooch.
Christmas Cakes
The South Woden Uniting Church has been cooking and selling these cakes, made to a special secret recipe, for the last twenty years. Last year they raised $18,000 and gave the lot to a variety of charities overseas and within Australia, including My Home. This year three families, assisted by the whole congregation, are baking 600 large and small cakes.
George will be delighted to take orders for Christmas cakes (see photo) – large 1250 g at $28, small 450 g at $12. Give your orders directly to George (at the next meeting or phone 6286 8375).
Ambassadorial Scholar
Maeka Ohstu, a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar who studied ‘teaching English as a second language’ at the University of Canberra some seven years ago who was mentored by our Club.
She is currently teaching English at high school in southern Japan and wants her students to write to
♦15 December 2015 – early-registration discount ends for ‘Rotary International Convention’ in Seoul, Korea, 28 May to 1 June 2016http://www.riconvention.org/
♦16 December – Christmas dinner party meeting – invite friends, partners and spouses
♦23 & 30 December & 6 January – no Club meeting
♦13 January – President’s Barbecue (details to be advised)
♦Sunday 6 March 2016 – Canberra Black Opal Stakes Day parkingat Thoroughbred Park (details to be confirmed and advised)
♦ 24 April– Five Peaks (plus one) Challenge bike ride –changed date please put it in your diary as all required to assist for our major fund raising event
♦ 17 to 14 May – Rotary Adventure in Citizenship (RAIC)and all members are required to assist as and when possible during that week
♦ 28 to 30 October 2016 – District 9710 Conference – to be held in Goulburn
Production John Widdup
an English speaker. Maeka wrote to John Widdup asking if she could get her English writing class students to send a Christmas card to Club members. John gave her the names and address of Club members – who should get a card soon. Please reply to the student who sends you a card.
Guest speaker
Christine Bowman introduced us to (in her words) ‘the unwelcome but inevitable conversation about our future lives and particularly what we wish to occur in terms of health care should we be seriously injured or ill and towards the end of our lives’. She gave us advice on advanced health care planning including: a planning guide, a conversation starter kit and the ACT Health
‘advanced care plan statement of choices’. Christine issued us all with a fat folder of documents for us to consider what we would like to have done to us and how to document our desires and let others know.
For more information see the ACT Health Care Consumers' website atwww.hcca.org.au/.
Christine had three important take home points:
• Settle how you want to be treated, then stop talking and thinking about it, just record it and make sure other know, then get on with the rest of your life.
• If there is any dispute within the family as to what happens with your health care, this can only be resolved while the heads of the family are alive and able.
• Always carry your ‘little green card’ in your wallet.
This card contains the vital information about your future health care related desires. The card was not available at the meeting and Christine promised us she will provide the cards as soon as possible (via Viola).
Norma thanked Christine for her useful talk and gave her a Club glass coaster as a thank you and a reminder of us all (see photo).
Closure:
President Debbie closed the meting and asked members ‘to be a gift to the world’.
Annual General Meeting 2015 The Club AGM went off without a hitch.
• The minutes of the last AGM 2014/15 were accepted.
• The Audited accounts were presented and accepted.
• The board members and officers for 2016/17 were appointed.
The public officer will advise the Registrar-General of the AGM and changes to the office bearers.
Minutes will be available shortly.
Last week
Raven Reporter: George Pratt 2 December 2015 Photographs: Stephen PrattBoard 2016/17
President – Lynette Svanosio President Elect – to be nominated
Immediate Past President – Debbie Whitfield Secretary – Ed Klim
Treasurer – Lynette Svanosio Community Service – Shukry Sahar New Generation – Bruce Wyatt
International and Rotary Foundation – Stephen Pratt
Membership and Public Relations – Viola Kalekerinos
Club Service and Administration – John Widdup
Other Positions 2016/17 Meeting Attendance – Val Burns Meeting Program – Gary Scott
Sergeants – Shukry Sahar, Stephen Pratt Public Officer – Mike Rodd
Member Data – Ken Goard Photo Records – Lynette Svanosio Raven Recorders – John Widdup, Bruce Wyatt, George Pratt
Facebook Management – Bruce Wyatt Webmaster – John Widdup.
Norma thanking our guest speaker Christine Bowman
George displaying his cakes – large (left) and small (right) – there were no samples
