Rotary Club of St Peters - Weekly Bulletin – 20210302 – 2nd March 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 9th March 2021 at the Kensington Hotel Fellowship Night
Report of Meeting 3166 held on Tuesday 2nd March 2021 at the Kensington Hotel Sergeant John Bested called on Tony Camporeale to give the invocation and loyal toast.
President Bill Winslow welcomed everyone to the meeting. Guests included James Stevens MP, Rotarian partners Rhonda Heilbronn, Betty Owler, Jim Williams and Jim Eccles. Also present were Kaye and Rickie Cooper from Broken Hill who are friends of Pam Vaughton and Jim Eccles.
Guest Speaker Brian Kretschmer introduced James Stevens MP, Federal Member for Sturt. James commenced by saying how fortunate we have been to be in Australia during the COVID-19 epidemic and how Australians have been so willing to sacrifice their lifestyles in order to keep everyone safe. He acknowledged the work that Rotary have done with the Polio Plus project which has all but eliminated this disease from the world and he hopes that this will help to encourage Australians to get vaccinated for COVID-19, the use of which has proved very safe. James said Australia has had time to take a cautious approach, by delaying the availability of the vaccines until all the medical checks have been done.
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James then spoke about the importance of the submarine contract to South Australia which will employ up to 7,000 people and also the Royal Commission into Aged Care, which should result in improving the wellbeing of Australia’s increasing numbers of elderly people who require assistance.
He said money needs to be spent on services rather than fees and administration.
He said he was not impressed by the ‘bear pit’ in Canberra and the Federal Government Parliament ‘theatre’ which is used by some MPs to gain publicity or a nightly TV news grab.
John George thanked James for addressing the meeting.
President’s Remarks President Bill said the birthing kit assembly night had been a great success and he reminded members of the forthcoming visit to the clipper ship restoration project on 30th March.
Visit to the Clipper restoration project - The City of Adelaide Rotary meeting - Tuesday 30th March - $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 and the District Conference on the 16th to 18th April.
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
Members Minutes Secretary Pam Vaughton said an order form for Rotary apparel is being circulated and more details are available on the RDU website. 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.
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Romaine Dawson spoke about how our club is supporting the Trinity Gardens school in the Pedal Prix.
Hi Romaine, I'm not sure what details you are looking for, but I can tell you there are 20 students from years 6/7 in the team and we train weekly. We will be racing on Friday 18 June in a 6 hour race 10am - 4pm (Pending covid testing on the track) at Victoria Park, Adelaide. Then on Saturday 31 July in a 12 hour race from 9am-9pm at The Bend, Tailem Bend and also on Saturday 11 September in a 6 hour race 10am-4pm at Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge and Sunday 12 September in a 6 hour race 10am-4pm at Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge. I hope this helps. The races are usually around a 3km or so track and we race in a category suited to Primary school. Thanks, Christine McCauley, (Trinity Gardens School)
The Music Awards night should go ahead on the 26th May and that the club is willing to support participants in the RYLA and RYPEN programs.
Phil Smith reported on the birthing kits assembly – HELD ON 25th FEBRUARY AT THE ROTARY SHED
Last Thursday evening a group of 15 Rotarians & partners met at the Rotary Shed to undertake the assembly of 200 birthing kits. This event was planned for earlier in the Rotary year but had to be rescheduled when it was shut down due to Covid 19 concerns.
On arrival at the shed participants had to wash their hands & glove up in preparation. The procedure for the birthing kit assembly was then explained by International Chair, Phil Smith. We used the production line method for our kit assembly. To enable the production to run smoothly two hundred birthing sheets had already been folded & inserted in their plastic bags. Also the strings had been cut & tied in groups of three.
The procedure was quite straight forward with each of the components (soap, gloves, gauze, scalpel & string) being added along the assembly line. The package was then rolled up & inserted in the plastic bag with the birthing sheet. The air was squeezed from the bag & it was then sealed. The completed birthing kits were then packed into two boxes, each containing 100 birthing kits. It was a very tight squeeze but Arthur & Lucy were determined to get them in. The two boxes were then sealed ready for collection.
The assembly of the kits took a little over an hour which we considered to be quite good. The assembly line method had worked well. It was lots of fun & judging by the chatter everyone really enjoyed the event. Hands on events are a great tonic for a Rotary Club.
Following the assembly a light supper was enjoyed by all. Thanks are extended to the Rotarians & partners who assisted in making this event a great success.
Phil Smith, Chair, International Committee.
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Apologies John Gallehawk, Bruce Ballantyne, George Dimitriadis, John Dubberley, Peter Hewitt, Rod Carey.
Anniversaries 1) Member’s birthday - Greg Rogers - 01-Mar
Humanity in Motion Copies of the book ‘Humanity in Motion’ are available for $25 plus postage from Secretary Pam.
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.
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.
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Meeting Roster Day Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Date 09-Mar-21 16-Mar-21 23-Mar-21 Meeting 3167 3168 3169 Venue Kensington Hotel Kensington Hotel Kensington Hotel Andy Griffiths and Adelaide Uni Rotaract Topic / Guest Fellowship - Kate McPhee - Cycling President – Lenard Speaker in France Scianglapore Chairperson Bill Winslow Brian Kretschmer Vote of Thanks Brian Kretschmer Arthur Manser Special Board Meeting Reception Milton Jones Marlene Balacco Sue Bardy Cashier 1 Dave Strange Anne Price John Seeliger Cashier 2 Keith Shaw Pauline Yates David Birkdale Steward John Dubberley Carmel O'Reilly Arthur Manser Invocation Milton Jones Wendy Gaborit Jim Owler Bulletin Keith Payne Keith Payne Keith Payne Information Sergeant Romaine Dawson Keith Shaw John Bested
International Information Paul Harris's Birthday Womens Day
Shed Roster Day Saturday Saturday Saturday Date 06-Mar-21 13-Mar-21 20-Mar-21 Special 1 Pancake Saturday Special 2 Covid Marshall 1 Sue Bardy Barb Joy til noon Chris Dawson Covid Marshall 2 David H after noon FRONT COUNTER Team Leader Sonia Schepetiuk Julie Reynolds Rod Carey Counter Sales Wendy Gaborit Barbie Birkdale Romaine Dawson General Help Sue Bardy John Reynolds Jen Carey
CAFÉ BBQ Dave Strange George Dimitriadis David Heilbronn Coffee 1 Jen Carey Bill Winslow Bee Leng Coffee 2 Goods In Tony Camporeale Barb Joy til noon Chris Dawson Assisting Small Household David H after noon Emergencies Pick up Crew 1 Pauline Yates Pauline Yates Pauline Yates
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