Rotary Club of St Peters - Weekly Bulletin – 20210223 – 23rd February 2021
PO Box 340, Marden, SA, 5070 Phone: 08 8411 0277 President – Bill Winslow Secretary – Pam Vaughton Email [email protected] Website https://portal.clubrunner.ca/stpeters Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StPetersRotary/
Weekly Meetings - The Rotary Club of St Peters meets on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM at the Kensington Hotel, 23 Regent St., Kensington, S.A. 5068. Visitors are welcome.
Coming Events Next meeting - to be held on Tuesday the 2nd March 2021 at the Kensington Hotel James Stevens MP, Federal Member for Sturt – Partners Night
Report of Meeting 3165 held on Wednesday 23rd February 2021 at the Kensington Hotel Sergeant Greg Rogers called the meeting to order and Phil Smith gave the invocation and a toast to Rotary. Phil observed that the 23rd of February is the 116th anniversary of the first Rotary club in Chicago, USA.
President Bill Winslow welcomed everyone to the meeting. A number of partners were also present.
Guest Speakers Romaine Dawson introduced two young people who made presentations about their experiences as successful candidates for the Rotary National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the normal trip to Canberra was not possible, however a successful program was conducted online and in SA.
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Xian Huang, who was accompanied by his mother Deyu Qu, said he grew up in China and then attended St Peters College in Adelaide. He talked about future possibilities in science, such as having computer chips planted inside one’s brain, allowing a person to control for example an artificial limb. He also spoke about being inspired by Professor Barry Marshall, who together with Robin Warren, discovered spiral bacteria named Helicobacter pylori in the stomachs of almost all patients with active chronic gastritis, or duodenal or gastric ulcers, and proposed that the bacteria were an important factor in the aetiology of these diseases. Xian thanked the Club for sponsoring him and especially the support from Romaine and Chris Dawson.
Lucy Percival, a student at Wilderness School was with her mother Kylie. She also thanked the club for sponsoring her for such a valuable experience. She said she was fascinated by the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) program, especially the biology sciences and said that many future jobs and vocations don’t exist yet. As part of the NYSF program she visited Adelaide and Flinders Universities and the Waite Campus and was interested in how biology affected agriculture. She also enjoyed the fact that Dr Karl Kruszelnicki was part of the program.
Chris Dawson thanked the two guest speakers.
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Induction President Bill Winslow inducted Sonia Schepetiuk as a member of the Rotary Club of St Peters. Sonia has been a work colleague of President Bill for many years and she has also been a valued volunteer in the shed. Her profile is as follows -
1976 Graduated from Adelaide University with a Bachelor of Science and a Graduate Diploma of Medical Technology 1977 to 2019 worked at SA Pathology as Senior Medical Scientist in Infectious Diseases 2013 to present - volunteered on Saturday mornings at St Peters Rotary Shed, Music and Technical Awards, Annual and Xmas Fetes etc. 2014 to present- committee Member NYSF 1963 to present - Ukrainian Scout member 2020 to present - volunteer at Adelaide Calvary Hospital
The Club welcomed Sonia as well as her husband Jim Williams.
President’s Remarks President Bill thanked the 16 workers who helped with the BBQ at the Jazz festival and also those who attended the combined social meeting at the Walkerville Bowling club.
He encouraged more Rotarians to attend the District Conference and also to set aside the 30th March for the Club visit to the City of Adelaide Clipper restoration project.
Members Minutes David Heilbronn gave an update about the proposed airconditioning of the Shed. He also provided the bulletin editor with this reminder to future meeting chairpersons.
Guidance for Guest Speakers re Audio Visual Requirements
1. It is important for the Chairperson to advise the Guest Speaker of the Audio Visual conditions at The Kensi. 2. The distance between the lectern and the wall plugs mean that it may not be possible to use your own laptop on the lectern. There is often not sufficient time to adjust your own laptop to use the display at The Kensi as it has issues. 3. It is far safer for the Guest Speaker to bring the PowerPoint Presentation and/or video on a USB stick (formatted as FAT32 or ExFAT) and use the Club Laptop and the Club Remote from the lectern. This is a known combination that works. As the interface is via HDMI, videos can also be displayed. 4. It is also advisable to use 20 point or larger fonts in PowerPoint to ensure visibility. This particularly applies to the legends and scales on graphs.
Apologies Rod Carey, George Dimitriadis, Dennis Henschke, Anne Price.
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Anniversaries 1) Members - Milton Jones 26-Feb 2) Partner’s Birthdays - Bill Winslow Mai (Duong) 19-Feb 3) Rotary Birthdays - Ann Price 15.0 21-Feb 4) Wedding Anniversaries - Milton Jones Susan 26-Feb
Rotary Uniforms There have been several requests from members who wish to order caps, bucket hats, coats and polo shirts. We will place a batch order on 17 March. This will minimise postage costs.
Meanwhile if you would like to view the Rotary apparel please visit the following website.
http://rdusupplies.com.au
Please note in the past we have purchased our polo shirts locally. We will make further enquiries about availability, and report back as soon as possible. Feedback is most welcome.
Pam Vaughton
Rotary District 9510 Conference 2021 At Westminster School, Marion on 16th to 18th April 2021 - Register NOW For details talk to the Conference Chair, PDG Arthur Manser or visit the website at –
https://www.rotary9510.org/page/conference-2021
Humanity in Motion Copies of the book ‘Humanity in Motion’ are available for $25 plus postage from Secretary Pam.
Visit to the Clipper restoration project - The City of Adelaide Rotary meeting - Tuesday 30th March at 4 pm - $15 to tour and then a meal at a local hotel afterwards.
The Clipper Ship City of Adelaide is the world's oldest clipper ship. Built in Sunderland, England, and launched on 7 May 1864. City of Adelaide was built by William Pile, Hay and Co. for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. Between 1864 and 1887 the ship made 23 annual return voyages from London and Plymouth to Adelaide, South Australia. During this period she played an important part in the immigration of Australia.
On the return voyages she carried passengers, wool, and copper from Adelaide and Port Augusta to London.
https://www.cityofadelaide.org.au
Cord Blood Celebratory Grand Afternoon tea Dear Rotary Club members, partners and friends,
I am delighted to invite you all to a Cord Blood Celebratory Grand Afternoon tea with our Patron, the Governor's wife on Friday April 9. The invitation is attached for the event which will be held at the Campbelltown Function Centre from 2 to 4.30pm. The cost is $25 per person. Please distribute this invite to your members. RSVPs will be to our Inner Wheel Treasurer Merilyn Schultz by March 25th at latest (all banking details and email are on the invite). Tickets will be sent to you on receipt of payment.
No tickets will be sold at the event.
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One of our Ambassadors Prof Richard D'Andrea will be telling us about the importance of cord blood research and diseases it can alleviate. Should you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact Edna Bates on 0402 267 239 or email [email protected].
I look forward to seeing you there. Kind regards Tonia Lewry (Chairman Inner Wheel District A70 South Australia) More information will be provided later
New Probus Club proposed in St Peters The Club board has agreed to sponsor this new Probus Club. Rotarians, their Partners and other interested people are invited to attend this event on the 12th March.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Booking link - https://www.trybooking.com/BODTG
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Meeting Roster
Day Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Date 02-Mar-21 09-Mar-21 16-Mar-21 Meeting 3166 3167 3168 Venue Kensington Hotel Kensington Hotel Kensington Hotel
James Stevens MP Andy Griffiths and Topic Federal Member for Fellowship - Kate McPhee - Guest Speaker Sturt Cycling in France
Chairperson Brian Kretschmer Bill Winslow Vote of Thanks John George Brian Kretschmer
Special Partners Night Board Meeting
Reception Peter Hewitt Milton Jones Marlene Balacco Cashier 1 Phil Smith Dave Strange Anne Price Cashier 2 Keith Shaw Keith Shaw Pauline Yates Steward Arthur Manser John Dubberley Carmel O'Reilly Invocation Tony Camporeale Milton Jones Wendy Gaborit Bulletin Keith Payne Keith Payne Keith Payne Information Sergeant John Bested Romaine Dawson Keith Shaw
International Paul Harris's Information Womens Day Birthday
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Shed Roster
Day Saturday Saturday Saturday Date 27-Feb-21 06-Mar-21 13-Mar-21 Special 1 Pancake Saturday Special 2 Covid Marshall 1 John Bested Sue Bardy Barb Joy til noon Covid Marshall 2 David H after noon FRONT COUNTER Team Leader Trenna Kretschmer Sonia Schepetiuk Julie Reynolds Counter Sales Milton Jones Wendy Gaborit Barbie Birkdale General Help Phil Smith Sue Bardy John Reynolds
CAFÉ BBQ George Dimitriadis Dave Strange George Dimitriadis Coffee 1 Angela Williams Jen Carey Bill Winslow Coffee 2 Goods In John Bested Tony Camporeale Barb Joy til noon Assisting Small Household David H after noon Emergencies Pick up Crew 1 Pauline Yates Pauline Yates Pauline Yates Pick up Crew 2
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