The Rotary Club of Camberwell Directors and Officers May Promote

VOLUME 58 ISSUE 44 May 24
The Rotary Club of Camberwell
Directors and Officers
President, Graeme Hope
Vice President, Peter Allen
President-Elect, Richard Stewart
& Club Service
Treasurer, Geoff Day
Secretary, Jim O’Hara
Vocational, Rob Davies
Community, Jo-Anne Tamlyn
International, Adrian Campbell
Youth Service, John Steven
Membership, Fabienne Nichola
Fellowship, Patrick Docherty
Art Show, Richard Stewart
Foundation, Don Jago
Horizons, Richard Stewart
Sergeant, John Phillips, Jon Oppy
Almoner, Gerry Lavender
Historian, Les Brown
Bulletin, Peter Matthews
Our guest speaker on Wed night 21 May, was Oscar
Yildiz , Director, Bully Zero Australia
Foundation. Oscar is a passionate advocate for Anti –
bullying and has worked tirelessly to co - ordinate a group of
motivated individuals to establish the Foundation in
2012 .Their Vision is to protect and empower Australian
children and adolescents to live a fulfilling life free from all
forms of bullying. Oscar experienced bullying as a child
growing up in Murray Bridge, South Australia and is
empathetic with victims and families. Bullying in his youth
was more physical which tended to stop when children went
Outlook with Hope
home from school. Today, bullying has become a 24/7 issue
through cyber space. Photo of Oscar Yildiz , attached.
A teacher by training, Oscar has had a wealth of experience in a number of
sectors including teaching , Government , marketing , event management ,
retail, hospitality and has twice been Mayor, of the City of Moreland and is the
father 2 young girls.
Oscar was touched by the suicides of of young individuals who were cyber
bullied and this has been a catalyst to take action .Oscar provided chilling
statistics and examples of how young children are becoming addicted to the
use of social media, mentioning that it was not uncommon to access the
internet / text messages etc up to 120 times a day. He stated that active use
occupying more than three hours per day is indicating addictive behaviour.
Children in this state then become very vulnerable to cyber bullying, insults
& anti social behaviour. Addicative behaviour can contribute to children passing
private information to strangers with potential undesirable consequences. The
Foundation, supported by a number of corporate and sporting partners has
undertaken a range of support activities including school visits to alert children,
teachers, parents of the dangers of excessive use of social media. For many
club members this information was an alert as to what is happening in this
space. We were very fortunate to hear the presentation and become aware of
the issues facing young children / our children and grandchildren.
(continued page 2)
MEETING ROSTER –May
Web Master, Jeevan Vasimalla
Programs, Tim Landsberg
On to Conference, Jon Oppy
May
Promote International
Convention
DESK
DESK
BADGE BOARD
REFRESHMENTS
Lavender
Brown
Connell
Syd Warneke
MEETING ROSTER-June
DESK
DESK
Badge Board
REFRESHMENTS
Lavender
Brown
Kriegler
Syd Warneke
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST PLEASE ORGANISE YOUR REPLACEMENT
Please bring the correct money ($25) and ensure your attendance is recorded
May 28th.
Guest speaker: Anne Hawthorne
Topic: Member behind the badge
Chair: Anne Murphy
Venue:QPO cnr. High St. & Cotham Rd. 6.15pm for6.30pm
June 4th.
Art Show briefing
Chair: PE Richard Stewart
June 11th.
Special General Meeting—By-Laws/Fellowship
Chair: Graeme Hope
Quote for the Week
“If we want to change the norms around bullying, adults need to ensure they are a positive role model for children”
Anon
ALMONERS REPORT
Fellow Rotarian, Sasi, apparently caught his fingers in a till and fractured one of them, hence tonights
apology. Funnily enough Les Brown is complaining of finger trouble tonight and one wonders if he’s
had his fingers in a till somewhere.
OUTLOOK WITH HOPE
The official opening of the refurbished Romana House on Sat 17th May was a wonderful event – briefly reported in
Bulletin last week .The sensitive letter of appreciation from Matt Maudin, CEO of the Servants reflects the goodwill
of all parties towards the success of the project. Copy of letter and further photos are attached.
Art Show rosters are now being circulated. Could everyone please provide maximum support for our major fund
raising activity. Also, space for Art show Signs – please see David Baker & Neil Hookey if you can help
distribute art show advertising material in the next week.
Rotary Donations in Kind – seeking assistance on Sat 31 May and 14th June plus other dates. see article attached.
Members who can assist , please contact Jo-Anne Tamlyn
Great to hear from Aub Mclaren –discussion notes attached. Thank you to David Baker. .
Our meeting next week is a fellowship evening at the QPO, Restaurant, Kew. Our Guest speaker is Anne
Hawthorne on topic Member behind the Badge . Chair will be Anne Murphy .Hope to see you. Friends are always
welcome. Until then, have a great week. Graeme
WE WANT YOUR WALL OR FENCE.
Or someone elses. Why not ask them!
It's Art Show time and this year we have extra signs available to
us. Now all we need is a place to hang them!
If you see a great spot, why not stop, ring their bell and ask
them if we can use their fence for a month. We'll
give them some free Art Show tickets and a hug! Time is tight so
please let David Baker know the location for the sign...
and we'll do the rest. Hugs and kisses included. Thanks.
HELP NEEDED
WE NEED 6 or 8 'WALKERS' TO DISTRIBUTE ART SHOW ADVERTISING MATERIAL TO GLENFERRIE RD HAWTHORN
SHOPS AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, A BOARD WILL BE CIRCULATED AT THIS MEETING. IF YOU CAN
HELP PLEASE SIGN UP. IF YOU WON'T BE AT THE MEETING & CAN HELP PLEASE PHONE NEIL HOOKEY (9834 4138)
Hi Peter,
Can you please circulate the following request from DIK for assistance on Saturday 31st May and 14th June. There are
other dates as well and an impressive list of DIK's extensive workload.
If volunteers could liaise through me, it might help Barry by minimising email traffic.
Kind regards
Jo-Anne Tamlyn
Chile
Container delivered to site at The Alfred on Friday 30 May
Loading on Saturday 31 May. Six Chileans in attendance. We will require six more people.
Container returned to DIK on Monday 2 June for completion of loading
Container dispatched to wharf on Friday 6 June
Philippines
Container delivered to site at The Alfred on Friday 13 June
Loading on Saturday 14 June. Six Chileans in attendance. We will require six more people.
Container dispatched to wharf on Monday 16 June.
BIRTHDAYS
Anita Coleman
May 17
Marcus Falay
May 18
CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
Michael Pavey
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
May 15—22yrs
Teresa & Les
Molella
Last meeting statistics
Guests of members
May 18
SUNDAY MARKET ROSTER
Club Guests
Hookey
O’Hara
May 25
Pane
Nolan
Jun 1
Gooch
Feder
Jun 8
Allen
Jun 15
Oscar Yildiz—Guest speaker
Matthews
Received
18/5
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Rotary Club of Camberwell Inc. A0020974E PO Box 178 Canterbury 3126 www.camberwellrotary.org.au
Club Meets
Apologies—Bookings to Alan Lorenzini
Wednesday 6.15 for 6.30pm
Mobile: 0411 884 032 W: 9855 1444
Canterbury Centre, 2 Rochester Rd., Canterbury
[email protected]
President
Graeme Hope
Tel: (H) 9848 1158
Mob: 0459 753 625
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Secretary
Treasurer
Jim O’Hara
Geoff Day
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Tel: 9899 4334
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Bulletin Editor
District Governor
Asst. Governor—Eastside
Peter Matthews
Ross Butterworth
Sandi Fulcher
Tel: 9890 4755
Tel: 8742 5610
Mob: 0416 063 434
Mob: 0411 228 311
Work: 8617 1064
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JEWELLERY
During their recent visit to Turkey, Marcus and Betul have brought hand-made jewelry. Proceeds of the sales of jewelry
go a long way.
Ardahan is a 19 year old university student, studying Bachelor of International Business at the University of Mugla in
Turkey. The only child to his family, he lost his mother at a very young age. His grandmother was looking after both
Ardahan and his father who is not able to work, but is talented jewelry maker. Grandmother became sick with cancer
and can no longer look after the family. Ardahan decided to quit his studies and work to look after the family, however
with Marcus and Betul’s encouragement and support, he has changed his mind about quitting. Father and son sell the
jewellery to look after the family and support Ardahan’s studies. Jewellery brought from Turkey ranges between $20 to
$85. These will be available for sale at our next club meeting at QPO. Please come prepared with cash if you wish to
support this cause by purchase of the handmade jewellery.
Aub tells all. And it’s all looking pretty good.
Firstly for the newer members reading this, our oldest member Aubrey McLaren (Aub) PHF 2 sapphires, a former
real estate agent, former Mayor of Camberwell and on the wrong side of 93 years, transferred to our Club in 1994 from
the Rotary Club of Fitzroy. He presently resides at Trinity Manor in Balwyn which is where Margret and I caught up with
him on May 18. When you enter Trinity, it’s a bit like boarding an aircraft where, if you’re lucky, you turn left half way
down the boarding airbridge towards the pointy end of the aircraft with all the champagne, bells and whistles. That’s
Trinity to a tee. Bright, contemporary décor, a leafy residential location, right down to the pumping of fragrances
through the air con. It had a 5 star hotel feel. As did Aubrey. And by the way the staff apparently have difficulty with
‘Aub’ so they address him as Aubrey.
Aub in a word is looking great! Comfortably seated in his lounge chair, him decked out in shorts, shirt with a skin
complexion that belies his age. He looked a million dollars! Aub started with a blow by blow run down on his breakfast
routine. “Just ordinary Corn Flakes, toast and coffee. They started off giving me hot breakfasts covered with hot plates
to keep the eggs war. I had 3 days of this before they stopped” he said. “I have apple juice 3 times a day. That keeps
me fit. I can also get a banana and mandarin” he added.
Aub said the nicest part is the companionship. “I’ve got 30 new friends. An old friend of ours said… ‘Aub, continue
to make friends’- so that’s what I’ve done. It’s very comforting.” Questioning Aub on whether he can get up and about,
he said “my ‘out’ is a walk up and down the corridor and a sit out on the balcony. It’s a lovely view. You know, I was
talking to one of the girls (carers) about the new car she had just bought. She said oh ‘so and so’ drives and BMW,
someone else drives a Merc.” Aub said. “It sounds quite silly but sitting outside watching life go by including cars coming
and going, it was an interesting discussion.”
Trinity Manor is more than just beautiful rooms for the residents. Downstairs there’s a basement with a library,
gymnasium, ladies’ hairdressing salon and a ‘lovely ‘café’ for about 12 people. Getting a little more ‘intimate’, Aub said
he showers every day around 10-11am. “Being high care (most here are low care) I need assistance.” He explained. “I
then have a nap, have lunch in my room and sometimes go for a walk down the corridor again and out on the balcony.”
Aub says he watches some TV but uses his iPad to keep in touch with the outside world via Skype and
Googling. “I do my phone calls on Skype. It’s so easy. This includes keeping in touch with my woodturning girl every
Wednesday” he said. I also have two friends I flew with in the Airforce- one lives in Ballarat who just lost his wife”
Aub explained. “I know what he’s going through so, he gets a ‘Good Morning’ every morning from me. He replies
with a Ballarat weather forecast.” Aub also gives a ‘ Good Morning’ to son Doug and daughter Yvonne. “It’s just to
tell them I’m alive’ he chuckled. “It’s a bit of a joke, but important.”
On the ‘entertainment’ side as Aub calls it, there’s an ‘Australian girl’ Jessie who’s the activities manager. “Now
she’s a bright spark. She’s a member of the Rotary Club of Albert Park and organises perhaps a picture afternoon,
guest speaker or somebody selling Jewellery.” Aub’s on fire by now and clearly values her contribution around the
place. “She’s a real livewire.” In fact Jessie involved Aub in the recent ANZAC day commemorations at Trinity Manor.
See our Club Bulletin April 26. To finish off, ‘Aubrey’ seems extremely comfortable, well looked after and happy with
life. His ‘suite’ is at the ‘pointy end’ of Trinity Manor and is one of five only which he says he was lucky to get.
There’s more security than at the White House which is good. The place has a nice open feel and freshness. Visitors
are always welcome- but call Aub first. Margret and I have promised to join him at the café next time. Just goes to
prove that even at 93, you can still be sharp as a tack and enjoy life. That’s Aub.
And Hot off the Press- Aub said his 40 year family owned real estate business (McLaren Real Estate) has just
been sold to the Nelson Alexander group.
-David Baker
Exclusive Australian Whisky Dinner -Saturday 21st of June 2014
Drinks and canapés on arrival at 6.00pm with the dinner commencing at 7.00pm -10.00pm
Meet our local whisky legends including Mark Nicholson (Lark), David Vitale (Starward) and David Baker (Bakery
Hill) over dinner. An extremely rare chance to taste and compare 8 Australian whiskies from our fast-growing local industry. In March this year Sullivan’s Cove single malt was awarded the best single malt in the world over its wellpracticed Scottish siblings. In April, Lark Distillery was awarded a gold medal for its single cask single malt whisky. The
industry which was founded in 1992 by Bill Lark and is growing exponentially in both size, quality and reputation. This is
an opportunity to hear and taste the story from the beginning to where it is today. Ticket includes a whisky and canapés on arrival, 8 Australian whiskies each from different distilleries, a 3 course dinner created by Peter Rowland catering and a full presentation by leading distillers. A silent auction will take place over the course of the night.
(With thanks to Chris Carra who passed on this information about our former member David Baker)