Well what a week in Rotary it has been. It all started at the district conference in the Barossa, and ended at our brekky meeting listening to our RYPEN returnees. I’ll start with 9520 District Conference, this one was my second and it did not disappoint. I could only head up there Friday morning but I heard that those who went up earlier had a great night together Thursday evening. The venue for the conference was the Barossa Arts & Convention Centre and it was an amazing place for us to hear all the speakers and also have our Reel Event Display promoting to 500+ Rotarians in the Showcase Room. The speakers over the 3 days varied with the motivational from Ashleigh Moore a 3 time cancer survivor, to the thought provoking from Stuart Heal through to the hilarious Alan Hannaford. Spare time was spent seeing the sights and tasting some wonderful wines “The Journey from Vine to Wine” theme really coming out here. I did get to see the most of the Barossa’s health system thanks to “Mulga Bill” Lindsay Davis trying to fly over the handle bars of his hire bike. To all those cyclists out there....texting is just as dangerous while riding as it is while driving!! The gala dinner was held at the Wolf Blass Visitor Centre and was a Great Gatsby theme. As you would have seen we had some great outfits worn on the night especially by the female contingent from our club. Meals were delicious and the wine flowed while the band kept most busy. It was good to see Kevin Roberts finally come out of his shell. An amazing night I am sure was had by all!! I was glad I went on the Sunday also to hear from the Youth Exchange students (Long and Short Term) and the GSE teams from here and Taiwan. Our own Carlo Montanelli also spoke on Sunday as well as a brief summary on Tuesday of his experiences over the past few weeks, including the Rock and Reef Trip. These initiatives are ones I am glad we have been a part of this year and hope we can continue to support in the future in whatever form they take. All up I must say I enjoyed some great fellowship with my fellow Rotarians and will try to get to Warnambool next year for the 2014 Conference. Click onto the Club’s and District’s Facebook Page for a broad range of photos from the Conference. It was great to have our RYPEN students return to the club on Tuesday to give us a brief presentation on their experiences up at Woodhouse. I dropped some nervous girls up there who transformed on their return into confident students who did not skip a beat with their speaking in front of the club. Tiana and Krystyna both went up to the camp with slightly different goals and ideas but both returned confident and ready to let us know how good their RYPEN experiences were. Another program I hope we continue to support.
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I have left this in from last week - A reminder to you all to get out to your allocated club over the next 2-3 weeks to promote our Reel Event movie night coming up at the end of this month. It promises to be a bigger and better event than last year’s inaugural show so we all need to get out and let the Rotary world know it is on and hopefully sell a few tickets. Well done to Pamela, Kirsty and Mina in getting the packs ready for us to go out and do this!! Remember this is a club event that requires everyone’s efforts to make a success. See you all next Tuesday. Fines this week - $68.45. President Greg
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6pm – 7pm Function Room Tower Hotel Magill Pay As You Go Dinner Afterwards Is Optional
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Australian History 1831 – Captain Collet Barker, original discoverer of the site for Adelaide, is killed by indigenous Australians. 2006 – Two Tasmanian miners are found alive after being trapped underground for five days. Beaconsfield Miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell. World History 1803 – The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France. 1900 – Legendary train driver Casey Jones is killed in a locomotive accident. 1991 – Approximately 140,000 people are killed as a powerful cyclone hits Bangladesh.
Thought for the Day 1: We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. Thought for the Day 2: I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.
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It was such a good news/bad news type of week. The good news started with Tracy Johnstone (Magill Club friend) tipping the correct Anzac Day result and nearest margin. The bad news is we hadn't caught up with Tracy for her registration payment. That is similar to picking the winning lotto numbers but forgetting to buy the ticket!! In more good news, Tracy has now arranged payment. The bad news is she will have to try and win it back next week. However, the good news continued with Tracy getting 9 right. The bad news is that only entitles her to a Whopper. In other good news, Mark Thompson also tipped 9 correct. However, in bad news, he missed the critical Anzac Day margin by the length of a battlefield. By comparison, Mark Martin was oh-soclose with the Anzac Day margin but tipped the wrong team to win. Last man standing was John Capoccia (Magill) who will collect this week’s prize. And in Round 6, we honour our NZ friends who have trouble with the pronunciation of this number. The Round 6 prize will go to the tipper who gets 6 right (and 6 only) with the closest margin. GOOD LUCK
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Greg Schuetze
Licaria Scheepers
Tuesday 6.50 for 7.00am Hectorville Sporting Club, Fisher Street, Magill
magill@rotaryclub.org.au
www.magill.rotaryclub.org.au
www.facebook.com/rotarymagill
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www.rotarynews.info/district9520 www.rotarynews.info/district9520
6.30pm
Campbelltown
Athelstone Football Club
150 George St, Paradise
1.00pm 6.15pm 6.30pm 6.30pm
Norwood St PeterĂs Kent Town Unley
Norwood Town Hall Kensington Hotel The Royal Hotel Unley Sports Club
George Street, Norwood 23 Regent St, Kensington 2 North Tce, Kent Town 39 Oxford Tce, Unley
7.15am 6.15pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 6.30pm
Eastwood Hyde Park Burnside Mitcham Morialta
Royal Coach Motor Inn Hyde Park Tavern The Feathers Hotel Edinburgh Hotel The Rezz Hotel
24 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town Park St & King William Rd, Hyde Park Glynburn Road, Burnside High Street, Mitcham 20 Hamilton Tce, Newton
No Meetings
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The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of a worthy enterprise a nd in particular to encourage and foster The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occu pations; and the dignifying by every Rotarian of their occupation as an opportunity to serve society. The application of the ideal service by every Rotarian to their personal, business and community life. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of bu siness and professional people united in the ideal of service.
The Four Way Test of the things we think, say or do: Is it the truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
For good food, good fellowship And the opportunity to serve through Rotary Ă–we give thanks.
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