Rotary Club of Queanbeyan Inc

PO Box 155, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 District 9710 Charter Date 24 December 1951 qbnrotary@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/QueanbeyanRotary Meetings held on Wednesday, 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start at Hotel Queanbeyan (The Top Pub), 59 Crawford St, Queanbeyan

2 October 2013 Edition

Presidents Report
The gnomes are selling very well - please remember that if you added yourself to any of our rosters that you must let me, Kristin, know if you need to change or you cant come. I will send out revised rosters for the rest of Floriade as they become available there are gaps still so if you are able to do more please let me know. Last week our guest speaker was Janet Werner from the National Stroke Foundation we all appreciated her clear message and would advise others to invite the Foundation to their meetings. Loved her flip chart too. On Thursday night Laura Sparkes (QHS SRC Interact Club) who won the 4 Way Speaking Competition at QHS competed against other Canberra speakers at the Rotary Club of North Canberras meeting at the Yowani Country Club. I had excellent reports of Lauras speech but unfortunately on the night she did not win. We appreciate the effort that Laura has put into this and hope that she gained from it. Thanks to Bly, and Tims previous efforts at QHS, and the support team for Laura. On Thursday night I represented our Club at the Queanbeyan: city of champions event the book is a fantastic addition to our local heritage. On Saturday Doug sold tickets outside the Rotary Shop then went to the BBQ! On Saturday the Relay for Life was launched in Riverside with Bly and Joan attending/launching. On Saturday the QHS SRC Interact Club held a BBQ as part of the 175th Birthday Celebrations what a hectic and windy day the sausages were very popular - sold out twice and the wind tried and eventually won taking our cover and the BBQ with it nearly at the finish of the day thank goodness. Doug, Roni, Bill and I were there from our Club, 6-8 Interactors at any time and Michael and Gaye all contributed the workforce for the day. Michael will be able report on the success of the day at our meeting. This weeks meeting is one of our official meetings with Lynne Duckham, Assistant Governor. Our speaker is Craig Alford, Ride to the Other Side, who is here this week on his ride and we have the important function of welcoming Michael Guilfoyle as our newest Rotarian. Please be there. The QHS SRC Interact Club has a BBQ at Masters Hardware (Airport) on Monday 7 October. If any of our Rotarians can assist please let me or Michael Guilfoyle know. Kristin

Happy snaps

What happened in the last week Wednesday 25 September Guest Speaker Janet Werner from the National Stroke Foundation
Interact had a BBQ for the QBN 175
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Saturday 28 Sept

What is happening at this weeks meeting

Wednesday 2 October

Official visit from Assistant Governor, Lynne Duckham And Guest Speaker Ride to the Other Side Craig Alford

What is happening in the next few weeks

Saturday 5 October Monday 7 October Tuesday 8 October Selling Rotary Raffle tickets at Riverside plaza, 9am to 5pm Interact are having a BBQ at Masters contact Michael if you can assist. Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm

Wednesday 9 October

see invite in this edition

11, 12 & 13 October Wednesday 16 October Saturday 19 October District Conference at Merimbula RSVP on district website Board Meeting Selling Rotary Raffle tickets at Riverside plaza, 9am to 5pm and Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome World Polio Day Dinner see details above (only 5 places left RSVP now) Belated follow up 12 month review of Visioning

Wednesday 23 October Wednesday 30 October

Please keep collecting the used postage stamps and foreign coins. Collecting these helps us with our fundraising. If you have any questions about the stamps, you can email Klaus on klascha@gmail.com

Dear all What an exciting day we had at the Queanbeyan 175th Birthday celebrations. With setup from 8.30 am, through to the destruction of a marquee we were sitting under, by high winds, at 3.00 pm and then through to pack up and departure by 4.00 pm. We had a big BBQ team of: Students: Norman L, Josh G, Laura S, Rochelle S, Ty P, Raj S, Grayce C, and Veronica C; Queanbeyan Rotarians: Kristen B, Bill H, Doug M and Ronie C; and Teachers: Gaye F and myself. We started with 240 sausages (10 packs of 24) to cook. After selling the first 200 we sent out for another 240, by the time those sausages had arrived we were totally sold out and had a queue of over twenty deep! Those sausages also quickly sold. It had been windy all day, but at about the same time as we started cooking our third lot of sausages, the wind really picked up. Despite being tried onto our trailer, the Council owned marquee, we were sitting under, was picked up by the wind and dropped onto our BBQ - destroying the marquee and breaking one of the 'gas jets' on our BBQ. The only notified injuries were to two Rotarians. One of whom sliced a finger on the onion slicer and the other whom tried to hold down the flying marquee and had her hand caught between two closing roof struts. Thankfully both seemed OK by departure time. [Special thanks go to the first aid officer from the Queanbeyan RFS]. After expenses we expect to raise over $1000 for the day WOW :) (Note we still need to make repairs to the BBQ gas jet). An exciting but fun day. Regards Mr G

Rotary Club of Queanbeyan on http://www.facebook.com/QueanbeyanRotary As at 18 September 2013 our Facebook page has 254 likes

Searching again for books and magazines to be donated so we can restock our bookshelf at the Queanbeyan Hospital Renal Unit.

Contact Natalie on 0419 161 974 or nataliejupe@hotmail.com if you are able to donate any of these items

The Rotary Club of Jerrabomberra will be hosting an information night presented by Felix Mollel & Kim Saville from the School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania. Felix will be speaking about the School of St Jude and how he came to work there. He will talk about his family life, his Maasai tribe and growing up in Tanzania. He will explain how St Judes has empowered him, along with 400 other Tanzanian colleagues, to develop skills, learn English and as part of a community, fight poverty through education. Guests will be captivated by Felix's story.It is also the story of how an Australian woman made a huge difference in an African country with the support of many Rotary clubs in Australia and is continuing to do so. It really is a celebration of success and triumph of the human spirit. This is the first time that Felix has travelled outside Africa so it will be a very special time for him. There will be time for questions and answers. All district Rotary club representatives, family and friends are invited to attend this evening on: Thursday, 31st October at Jerrabomberra Public School Hall at 7.30 pm. Tea and coffee will be provided. Please notify numbers attending for catering and seating purposes to: chris.hunter@det.nsw.edu.au by 25th October, please. We thank you in anticipation of making the effort to support Felix and the School of St Jude. Yours in Rotary Chris Hunter Immediate Past President, For Rotary Club of Jerrabomberra Ph. 62998860 (w)

RSVP also via phone to Natalie 0419 161 974

Register online now at http://www.rotaryd9710.org.au/2013-district-conference/registration.html

Rotary Club of Queanbeyan

Polio Day Raffle 2013

Tickets $2 each
Raffle will be drawn Wednesday 23 October 2013. Winners to be notified by phone and/or email.
1st Prize Nintendo Wii console with Mario Cart Bundle and Just Dance 2 game, plus 30 assorted new release DVDs. Total prize valued at over $650.

2nd Prize - A book pack from the National Library of Australia and a family pass to Questacon. Total Prize valued at over $500.

3rd prize A weekend camper trailer hire and a Supex portable washing machine. Total prize valued at $390. Plenty of runner-up prizes including. Music CDs, a 12 month family membership to the National Portrait Gallery, a family pass to Cockington Green, an AIS Tour family pass, an ACT Historic Places Family Pack.

RSVP also via phone to Natalie 0419 161 974

Invitation to Menslink Midweeker

Wed 16th October with Canberra FM's Eoghan O'Byrne
Our next round of Menslink Midweekers continue where we get high profile men to talk openly about their lifes journey. In particular how they overcame challenges and tough times that affect us all to achieve the success that they have had in life. Midweekers are open to women and men of all ages who want to come and listen to inspiring stories from our local men, as well as to understand some of the key issues facing young guys in our region. Did you know for example, that young men drop out of school and university at double the rate of young women, are twenty times more likely to be incarcerated and are three to four times more likely to kill themselves than young women? October's Midweeker features the general manager of Canberra FM Radio Eoghan OBryne who talks about his inspiring journey from growing up in Ireland to running two of the most successful radio stations in Canberra, Mix 106.3 and 104.7 The next Midweeker is on Wednesday 16th October at Gryphons Caffe and Bar in Griffith Shops. They start around five o'clock with speeches commencing at 5:45pm. Entry is free and open to all. Stick around to have a chat, a coffee or a drink or even a meal from their tasty bistro. You don't need to RSVP - just come along Brumbies Rugby, as a key sponsor of Menslink and this event in particular, will again have a Brumbies' lucky door prize. We're also grateful to acknowledge the support of the ACT Veterans Rugby Club. Hopefully we can see you there... SAVE THE DATES: The next two Midweekers feature comedian Jay Sullivan (Nov 13th) and former Brumby and Wallaby great Joe Roff (Dec 11th).
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Contact details for our members

Name Kristin Ballard Bill Hoare Joan Macdonald Bly Miers Tim Brown Natalie Jupe Doug Mitchell Roni Corne Trent Baxter Email kballard@westnet.com.au n/a

joan.macdonald@dfat.gov.au blymiers@hotmail.com timandmarian@grapevine.com.au nataliejupe@hotmail.com doug@mitchellfamilyonline.com ronicorne@bigpond.com trent.baxter1@hotmail.com

2013
October 2013
Wednesday 2 October Saturday 5 October Monday 7 October Tuesday 8 October

Official visit from Assistant Governor, Lynne Duckham And Guest Speaker Ride to the Other Side Craig Alford
Selling Rotary Raffle tickets at Riverside plaza, 9am to 5pm Interact are having a BBQ at Masters contact Michael if you can assist. Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm

Wednesday 9 October

see invite in this edition

11, 12 & 13 October Wednesday 16 October Saturday 19 October District Conference at Merimbula Board Meeting Selling Rotary Raffle tickets at Riverside plaza, 9am to 5pm and Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome World Polio Day Dinner see details above (RSVP to confirm you place) Belated follow up 12 month review of Visioning

Wednesday 23 October Wednesday 30 October

November 2013
Tuesday 5 November Wednesday 6 November Monday November 11 Wednesday 13 November 19 24 November Wednesday 20 November Wednesday 27 November Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm Guest Speaker Ann Rocca speaking to us about the Red Cross
Closing Date for RYLA Applications

Board Meeting and AGM Rotary International Zone 8 Institute, Canberra ACT including Future Leaders Seminar Guest Speaker Matt Ryan, Salvation Army Queanbeyan Review of club constitution, by-laws, etc all members encouraged to attend

December 2013
Tuesday 3 December Wednesday 4 December Wednesday 11 December Saturday 14 December Wednesday 18 December Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm Member Me Talk Bill Hoare Board Meeting Christmas Party everyone welcome time and location are to be confirmed (This is an official visit from AG Lynne Duckham) Guest Speaker Matt and Wendy Napier about their walk across Australia

***Christmas and New Years Break***

2014 Calendar
January 2014
Tuesday 7 January Thursday 9 January Sunday 12 January Tuesday 14 January Wednesday 15 January Tuesday 21 January Thursday 23 January Sunday 26 January Tuesday 28 January Wednesday 29 January Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm NYSF Dinner - date confirmed and awaiting more details NYSF Home hosting for the day more details to come Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Movie at Manuka Cinema Member Me Talk Trent Baxter Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm NYSF Dinner - date confirmed and awaiting more details NYSF Home hosting for the day more details to come Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm

Guest Speaker Carolyn Paisley-Dew speaking about ISMRD

February 2014 WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

Canberra Show BBQ date to be confirmed Saturday 1 February YEP Applications open for 2015 travel Tuesday 4 February Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm Wednesday 5 February Member Me Talk Joan Macdonald Saturday 8 February Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome Tuesday 11 February Relay for Life Committee meeting at the Roos Club, 5.30pm Wednesday 12 February Board Meeting

February 2014 Continued.

Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 Feb Wednesday 19 February Wednesday 26 February Everyone will be needed to volunteer for this, so please watch this space!!! 18 month follow up to Visioning Guest Speaker James Kenny, is talking about his RYPEN experience.

March POLIO ERADICATION/LITERACY MONTH

Sat 1 and Sun 2 Wednesday 5 March Monday 10 March Wednesday 19 March Wednesday 26 March
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President Elect Training - Canberra

Guest Speaker Greg Cornwell, talking about his visit to North Korea
Rotarys 109 Birthday Movie Night at Dendy Details Board Meeting
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TBA

Monday 31 March

Guest Speaker Lola Junod, Exchange Student from Belgium TBC Closing Date for Presidential Citation nominations to DG
Member Me Talk Tim Brown Board Meeting Member Me Talk Bly Miers

April 2014 MAGAZINE MONTH

Wednesday 2 April Wednesday 9 April Wednesday 16 April

***Easter Break***
Tuesday 22 April Wednesday 23 April Friendship Beyond Club Functions event at Manuka Cinema details TBA Member Me Talk Natalie Jupe

Friday 25 April Saturday 26 April

Wednesday 30 April

ANZAC Day
Rotarians at Work Day for more info visit http://www.rotariansatwork.org

TBA

May 2014 PLANNING MONTH Date TBA Reconciliation Week, May has world asthma day (PJ Day Asthma Foundation NSW) heart foundation week Australias Biggest morning tea (Cancer Council) th Sat 3rd and Sun 4 District Assembly Bega
Sat 3rd and Sun 4th MS Megaswim at AIS Jerra Club are organising

Wednesday 7 May TBA Wednesday 14 May Board Meeting Fri 16, Sat 17 and Sun 18 May RYPEN Camp @ Mogo Wednesday 21 May TBA Wednesday 28 May TBA
Saturday 31 May Saturday 31 May Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome Applications close online for MUNA 2014 Applications close online for NYSF 2015 YEP Applications for 2015 travel close

June 2014 ROTARY FELLOWSHIP MONTH Sun 1 June to Wed 4 June International Convention Sydney (Homebush) www.rotary2014.com.au or email convention2014@gmail.com Wednesday 4 June TBA Friday 6 June a dinner will be held for International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians more details to come closer to the date.
Wednesday 11 June Tuesday 17 June Wednesday 18 June Wednesday 25 June Sunday 29 June Board Meeting
Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Movie at Manuka Cinema

Planning and discussion for our Changeover dinner & the year ahead everyone welcome Our Clubs Changeover Dinner District Changeover

July 2014 Wednesday 2 July Wednesday 9 July

Member Me Talk Doug Mitchell Board Meeting

July 2014 Continued Saturday 12 July Wednesday 16 July Wednesday 23 July Wednesday 30 July August 2014 Dates to be confirmed Wednesday 6 August Wednesday 13 August Tuesday 19 August Cinema Wednesday 20 August Wednesday 27 August

Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome TBA TBA TBA

Jeans for Genes Day TBA Board Meeting Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Movie at Manuka Guest Speaker The NSW Law Society and Goodman Law presentation on Will Awareness Month 2 year follow up session to Visioning

September 2014 Dates to be confirmed Selling Gnomes at Floriade , Footy Colours Day and NAIDOC Week Wednesday 3 September TBA Wednesday 10 September Board Meeting Saturday 13 September Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome Wednesday 17 September TBA Wednesday 24 September TBA October 2014 Dates to be confirmed Wednesday 1 October Wednesday 8 October Tuesday 14 October Wednesday 15 October Wednesday 22 October Wednesday 29 October November 2014 Wednesday 5 November Wednesday 12 November Saturday 15 November District Conference more details to be advised Hat Day Dinner - time and location are to be confirmed TBA Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Movie at Manuka Cinema Board Meeting World Polio Day Dinner - time and location are to be confirmed TBA

Wednesday 19 November Wednesday 26 November December 2014 Wednesday 3 December Wednesday 11 December Saturday 13 December Wednesday 17 December

TBA Board Meeting Friendship Beyond Club Functions event Coffee & cake morning tea, 10am Gloria Jeans in Riverside Plaza all welcome TBA TBA

TBA Board Meeting and AGM Christmas Party everyone welcome time and location are to be confirmed TBA ***Christmas Break***