Rotary Club of Stanthorpe
Rotary Club No. 17908 in District 9640
Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays
6.00 pm for 6.30 pm 
International Club, Club Road 
 
Please let Julie Beddow know for catering purposes
before 10am Monday - 0428 178 618
President:                            Julia Hassall 
Vice President:                    Julie Beddow
Secretary:                            Kim Thorburn
Treasurer:                            John Vichie
IPP:                                       Fran Hodgson
Acting Satellite Chair:        Jo Bell

President Julia's Message.

Our guest speaker this coming Monday is Margot Tesch.  Margot will be able to answer many of our questions about  “Emu Swamp Dam” Granite Belt Irrigation

Margot is a writer, farmer, columnist, and a very interesting person.

It is guests and partners night.  Please come along, but remember to let Julie Beddow know for numbers for catering purposes.  0428 178 618.

 

With the warmer weather coming on and restrictions beginning to lift, now is the time to get those committees planning again as the New Year is coming up fast.

AGM 23rd November is for all members.  Please get those nominations in to Kim Thorburn our Club Secretary and any By-Law proposals by 6th November, and be there to vote.

The Events calendar is beginning to look busier.  Thanks to all members for making our Stanthorpe Club of Rotary eventful and enjoyable.

Thank you to Jim Barnes for organising the Vocational Junior Craft Awards event last Monday. There was a wonderful turnout, delicious food and great to see so many parents and students involved in this event.  I will get some photos up on the website this weekend and Jim will on facebook.  Congratulations to Anthony Pearce who took out first place for his Trailor Back.  A lot of work went into all the projects.  Thanks also to the sponsors Mitre 10 and Wiltshires, who contributed some prizes for all participants.

 

Julie Beddow, Ann Richardson and I will be going to Warwick this weekend for the Cluster 9 Muster.  We will be presenting “The benefits of forming a Satellite Rotary Club – The Stanthorpe Experience.  We are looking forward to sharing our perspectives.

 

The Water Relief & free BBQ at old landmark bldg. is to continue (see roster below). 
We are still in a drought and there are still members of our community who are still suffering.
We have had an offer of help from other Rotary members outside of our community enquiring how they can help.  If you can think of a need in the community that can benefit from some practical help, please contact Geoff Marsden or Fran Hodgson with your ideas.

 

It has been a fortnight of politics

Whenever politicians start talking in mystical terms, beware. They might be trying to disguise and excuse real suffering by wrapping it up in big incomprehensible words. Be particularly careful about the following four words: sacrifice, eternity, purity, redemption.

If you happen to live in a country whose leader routinely says things like ‘Their sacrifice will redeem the purity of our eternal nation’ – know that you are in deep trouble. Yuval N Harari, ’21 Lessons for the 21st Century’

 

CONGRATULATIONS to our Rotary Club member Belinda Lister who retains the title “Honourable Member’s Wife” status.  Well done James and Belinda, we know you both work hard for “a better and inclusive” community.  Thank you.
 

Quote

In stressing the need for Rotary members to embrace change, RI President Holger Knaack noted that “time won't slow down for Rotary”: “We will not let rapid change defeat us. We will capture this moment to grow Rotary, making it stronger, more adaptable, and even more aligned with our core values”.

 

"We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders." - Rotary International's Strategic Plan.

Our Core Values include:

Service, Fellowship, DiversityIntegrity and Leadership.

 

Laughs and Inspiration

The Lab Assistant
So I was in the chemist lab and I said to the assistant, “What gets rid of germs?”
She said, "Ammonia cleaner."
I said, "Oh sorry, I thought you worked here...”
'

 

It's Interact week this week and if you would like to help with this group on Thursdays, please contact Ann Richardson.  I am off to enjoy working with the group today.
 
Have a wonderful weekend
Julia Hassall
20-21 Club President

 

Monday Meetings Roster

DATE
MEETING VENUE
GUEST SPEAKER
WELCOME GREETER
INTRODUCER
PROGRAMME
ORGANISER
4 WAY TEST
VOTE OF THANKS
HAPPY COINS
JOKE
TOAST
2/11/20
St. Joseph’s
Junior Craft Awards
JIM BARNES
JIM BARNES
N/A
JIM BAXTER
N/A
N/A
JULIE BEDDOW
3/11/20
JUST RED
BOARD MEETING
 
JULIA HASSALL
 
 
 
 
 
9/11/20
INTER CLUB
MARGOT TESCH
ES DAM
JULIA HASSALL
JULIE BEDDOW
DAVE HAMBLY
PETER WATTERS
JIM BAXTER
JULIE BEDDOW
STEPHEN
TANCRED
16/11/20
ZOOM
 
FRAN HODGSON
MELISSA PASCOE
STEPHEN TANCRED
KIM THORBURN
N/A
JIM BAXTER
JOHN VICHIE
23/11/20
INTER CLUB
AGM
PETER WATTERS
JULIA HASSALL
JIM BARNES
N/A
JULIE BEDDOW
DAVE HAMBLY
JIM BAXTER
30/11/20
SUMMIT COFFEE
JIM BAXTER
 
JIM BAXTER
N/A
FRAN HOSGSON
N/A
N/A
N/A
7/12/20
JUST RED
BOARD MEETING
 
JULIA
HASSALL
 
 
 
 
 
12/12/20
P &H
WATTERS GARDEN
CHRISTMAS PARTY
JO
BELL
JULIA & JULIE
JULIE
BEDDOW
JULIA HASSALL
ANN
RICHARDSON
??
BRING ONE
FRAN
HODGSON
14/12/20
INTER CLUB
DG ANDY VISIT
JULIA HASSALL
JULIA
JIM BARNES
PETER WATTERS
JIM BAXTER
JOHN VICHIE
DAVID HAMBLY
21/12/20
HOLIDAY BREAK -  3 WEEKS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Monday Meetings Rotation

Each Month
1st  Monday  -  Board Meeting 
2nd Monday  -  Guest speaker, bring a guest along
3rd  Monday  -  Zoom Meeting - Thanks to Fran who will host this
4th  Monday  -  activity, information or guest speaker, bring a guest along
5th  Monday (if there is one)  -  social event organised 
 
Notice of Annual General Meeting 
 
Good afternoon fellow Club Members,

This is to advise that the Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe Inc., will be held as follows;
Date:                    23 November 2020
Location:             International Club, Club Rd., Stanthorpe  Qld  4380
Commencing:     7:00pm
 
Attached please find the Agenda, Minutes of the previous AGM and Nomination forms for the Club’s Executive for year 2021 – 22.  All Nomination forms are to be returned to the Secretary 7 days prior to the AGM.  As the Financial Statements are still with the auditor, these will be sent through to all members as soon as they are to hand.

Also, should any member wish to raise any matter(s) in General Business, this/these must be advised to the Secretary, in writing, 7 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
Download Files
AGM Agenda 2020
Pathways to opportunities.   

In this bulletin, there is a request for Rotary stories to include in a book being produced to celebrate the 100 years of Rotary in Australia.
 
I know that sometimes we feel like we a little cog in a big wheel, but we each have a unique story of being a Rotarian or have a special experience or have a Rotary hero…
So, to motivate each member to write 500-700 words about that little something that is unique to your personal Rotary journey, I have attached my special thoughts on being a Rotarian.
 
PS, if you would rather tell your story to a scribe, please call me! I’d love to hear your story and help you write it! Ann
 
A Toast to Rotary International – Changeover 2020
 
I’ve wanted to be a Rotarian for years. To me, being a Rotarian epitomised what is in my heart… helping others. Founder of Rotary, Paul Harris, said that ‘’Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.” 
 
I think of Rotary’s achievements as the POWER OF MANY. Consider the END POLIO NOW project. Through decades of commitment and work by Rotary and our partners since the first project in 1978, more than 2.5 billion children have received the oral polio vaccine, starting with an original commitment of $760 000
 
What if it was just me trying to help to end Polio? I couldn’t raise $760 000 on my own nor could my Rotary Club! I don’t know Bill and Melinda Gates well enough to ask them to share in our goal to END Polio! But, this year alone, I did fill my Centurion Tower and I did work beside Stanthorpe Rotarians at our Club fundraisers for Polio and I did assist the Stanthorpe Interact Club in painting pinkies purple to raise more Polio dollars. It doesn’t sound too much on its own but, with the Gates Foundation $2 for $1 deal… the effort of my fellow Rotarians and me and the Interact members became about $10 000! All Rotary Clubs and their members around the world combine in similar efforts.
 
How successful is the Power of Many? Since 1978, we’ve seen a worldwide reduction in polio cases of 99.9% In the last 3 years, we’ve seen wild polio cases in only two countries, Afganistan and Pakistan. We are THAT CLOSE TO ACHIEVING THE ERADICATION GOAL!
 
So, my story….
 
In 2016, the timing was right for me to join Rotary. I was winding down towards early retirement and the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe was taking on the challenge of a new style of club – a Satellite Club. The meetings didn’t clash with my scouting responsibilities so I became an inaugural member of the Rotary Satellite Club of Stanthorpe Flexitime.
This year, Rotary International President Holger Knaack is urging Rotarians to embrace change so Rotary can expand and thrive.  He said “Every new member changes us a little bit. That person brings a new perspective and new experiences. We will grow stronger as we learn from new members.” The Rotary Club of Stanthorpe was before their time in 2016 in seeking new members with new ideas and approaches.
 
During my two-year term as Chair of the Rotary Satellite Club of Stanthorpe Flexitime, I asked my fellow Rotarians to support me in making a difference to indigenous children in Australia. Together, we raised funds to END Trachoma by 2020. I could have donated some money to this cause independently but I believed that the POWER OF MANY would have a greater impact. Together, the Satellite Club members donated funds through fellowship activities which I matched. At our Opera in the Vineyard fundraising event, the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe and our generous guests raised over $6000 towards the End Trachoma Project. To sweeten the story, our local Interact members collected 3 shoeboxes of used stamps which a Victorian Rotary Club sells, with funds going towards this project. This combined effort shows the Power of Many! 
 
While it seems that the 2020 goal to eliminate Trachoma won’t be reached, together we have made a difference so far and will keep going till we win against this childhood disease. That’s what Rotarians do.
 
Being a Rotary member has given me the power to do more good for those who need it than I could have done on my own. The combined power of my fellow Stanthorpe and Stanthorpe Satellite Rotarians and Interactors has allowed me to find many ways to help others, not just locally but nationally and internationally. Being around people with such positive attitudes towards humankind is personally fulfilling. I am proud to be a Rotarian.
So, I am privileged to lead a toast to this organisation that gave me, and all of us, the power to make a bigger difference in our world than we could do on our own.
 
A toast to Rotary International!
World Interact Week
This week is Interact's Anniversary. 
 
Rotary Clubs have sponsored youth activities since the 1920s, promoting community service and expanding their worldviews. Rotary members, along with students, put Interact into action. on 5 November 1962.The Interact Club of Melbourne High School, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Florida, USA, became the first Interact club
 
Our Interact Club is doing it tough at the moment. COVID, loss of advisor/mentor and challenge from other activities has reduced numbers. But they are enthusiastic and want to continue. As the host Rotary Club we need to support them. Do you have a service project idea that they could work on? Do you have time on Thursday afternoon to share your Rotary experience with them? Could you take on the support of Interact for the next 6 months?
 
These young people are future Rotarians. Lets help them to become community-minded adults.
 

Rotary BBQ Roster

Granite Belt Water Relief @ New England Highway Applethorpe.

8-00 Am -10-00 Am each Saturday - 2 workers required
BBQ and prep/ serving table is set up and all cooking utensils, sauce etc are in a plastic container under the table.
Purchase bread, sausages etc from IGA and put them on account 105 and then give the receipt to our treasurer.
When finished clean table and then wash cutting board cooking utensils with hot water in the sink in kitchen then store in container.
Roster – to add your name advise Geoff 0428058361
 
07/11/20 Jim Baxter , Steve Tancred
14/11/20 Jim Barnes , Dave Hambly
21/11/20  Peter Watters , Mel Pascoe
 
 
 

Rotary Zone 8 Virtual Conference YouTube Link

The speakers' presentations have now been uploaded to our YouTube channel and can be viewed by copying and pasting the following link into your browser. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINXDFUA4cLHCCQ4AWYMZgA.
 

Advanced notification - Burleigh Heads Rotary Club Cars'n Clues Charity Rally - December 6th 2020

The event will raise funds to support local initiatives of our club and participation is open to members & friends of all of the Rotary clubs in our district. 

Bookings for the event can be made on our facebook page  Cars’n Clues Charity Rally Facebook Page


 

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

 

To: District governors, district governors-elect, assistant governors, Rotary coordinators, assistant Rotary coordinators, district membership chairs, club presidents, club presidents-elect, and club membership chairs

Dear club and district leaders,

The Rotary International Board of Directors challenges us to ensure that underrepresented groups have greater opportunity to participate in Rotary as members and leaders, regardless of a person’s age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Building authentic and lasting connections with diverse communities is critical to demonstrate that we mean what we say.

Register now for, The Power of Connection with Diverse Communities on Thursday, 12 November at 15:00 Chicago time (UTC-5), and submit your questions to our experts. A recording of the session will be available to everyone who registers.

During this webinar we will: 

·         Acknowledge our unconscious bias  

·         Champion the value and benefits of connecting with diverse communities 

·         Learn to build authentic relationships, especially when it comes to volunteering  

We look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions. 

Sincerely, 
The Membership Development Team
Rotary International

P.S. Throughout 2020-2021, Rotary will host a webinar series to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read more about the sessions that will be offered.

 

Celebrate Rotary District 9640!
 
Today we launched our "Rotary Coach" YouTube Channel. It's FREE. Below is the link.
 
 
 
  • 128 new members joined our clubs in the 123 days from 1st July to 31st October 2020. 
  • Our growth is 7%. 
  • That is +85 since 1st July. 
  • We are the largest membership growth district in Australia. 
  • We have 1262 members in the district.
  • 2 New clubs were chartered in October.
  • The Granite Belt Club with 20 members and Gold Coast Corporate Club with 27 members. 
  • Now we have 55 clubs.
 
  • 35% of our members in District 9640 are female.
  • Now we have the highest percentage of females in a Rotary District in Australia.
  • D9640 is the 60th highest female member percentage district in the world. 
  • 8% of our members are under 40 years. Yes, 100 of them.
  • D9640 has the largest percentage of Under 40's (Millennials) in Australia.  
 
  • In these 123 days, our clubs contributed AS$182,000 to the Rotary Foundation and End Polio Fund.

 

 

Rotary Theme for the Month
Theme of the Month
Polio Raffle is still going and will be drawn at our DG Visit 14th December 2020. 
Thank you to all who contributed to the prizes.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Peter Watters
November 17
 
Upcoming Events
Saturday BBQ Roster at GBWR
New England Highway
Oct 10, 2020 7:45 AM –
Dec 19, 2020 11:00 AM
 
World Interact Week
Nov 01, 2020 – Nov 07, 2020
 
Meals on Wheels
Nov 09, 2020 10:45 AM –
Nov 13, 2020
 
GBW with Guest Speaker Margot Tesch
International Club
Nov 09, 2020 6:00 PM
 
Satellite Business Meeting
Granite Belt Brewery
Nov 11, 2020
5:45 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Zoom Meeting
Home computers
Nov 16, 2020
 
AGM for all members
International Club
Nov 23, 2020 6:00 PM
 
Satellite Zoom Business Meeting
Home computers
Nov 25, 2020
 
Social Dinner tba
Nov 30, 2020
 
Ham Wheel
Maryland Street
Dec 05, 2020
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
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