Thursday's meeting captured the essence of Anzac with a Video describing the impact of the loss of young men in wars in foreign lands thanks to Tony Stewart. The poem entitled 'The Anzac on the Wall' described well the impact on a family of the loss of a son.
Dr Bart Ziino, an historian from Deakin, then gave an account of the impact in Australia of our wartime commitment in the Dardanelles campaign, of our massive losses at Gallipoli, and the increasing realization at home of the terrible consequences of war.
Bart described the initial euphoria of the troops enlisting and heading overseas, their apprehension on the Anzac Cove beach, the horror of the killing and wounding, and the muted Australian reaction when the troops were finally evacuated. He then talked of the anxiety at home, the grief, pride, vengeance and anger emotions that the war created as well as the 'total commitment' that was voiced despite these emotions. The realization of a failed campaign, the recriminations, the hope of a short war dashed, the bewilderment at the losses were all described by way of press cuttings and recorded personal anecdotes. He also described how people at home increased support activity to maintain a connection to the war effort and as a distraction from the debilitation, worry and bewilderment that many felt.
Bart gave a powerful summary of how heavily the burden fell on Australia of the massive losses suffered.
On Saturday a number of us attended the dawn service at the Boer War memorial opposite Clatworthys Hotel on Latrobe Terrace.
Over 2000 men women and children attended this centenary event hosted by RC Kardinia.
Thanks to Barb for putting on a lovely breakfast afterwards for the hardy souls who braved the cold.
This capped off a week of Anzac ceremonies and media coverage. It was great to see so many young people in attendance in recognition of the sacrifices
made.
We got off to a flying start with President Ian welcoming our guest speaker Bart Ziino, our two Rotaract guests Shaylee Peel and Brendan Holland, and Daryl Cox.
He then congratulated all participants - whether they be marshalls or riders in the Ride the Bellarine project in somewhat trying conditions. Photos are on our web page - have you seen the revised web page - looks great !. The total amount raised was over $14,000 which when added to the Bill and Melinda Gates contribution of $2 for every dollar raised brings the total donated to the Polio eradication programme to $42,000. A worthy effort.
Following the presentation of "The Anzac On The Wall" and the Ode by Tony Stewart (Ian has covered this in his report) Shaylee told us about Barwon Rotaract winning the Community Citizenship Award (Group Category) from 79 participants and Brendan asked us to support their "2105 May Day Appeal for Give Where You Live. Details are on the flyer later in this bulletin.
In announcements :
Colin entreated us to renew our acquaintance with the Entertainment Book now on sale.
Ross let us know that Malcolm John isn't well
Brenton said
the barbecue trailer is in for renovation
the latest programme for the rest of the Rotary year has been emailed to all memebers
nominations for PHF recognition should be sent to Paul Brewster as asoon as possible
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner will be on 23rd May (replaces normal dinner on 21st) Please let Brenton know if you're attending or not
Ian reported on
Youth Exchange (outbound) has had some withdrawals. If you know of anyone interested, let Ian know.
Our meeting on 7th May (the 2 Mayors) has only 30 places left - get in quickly and confirm with Ross if you want to attend.
The student leadership conference will be on at Simonds Stadium on 1st May. Anne and Ian will be attending, others welcome.
The Ian presented a cheque for $5,000 to Peter Hudson for the "Students in Philanthropy" named fund of the Geelong Community Foundation.
Bart's presentation was great, but has already been well covered in Ian's report .
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative mourns its fallen colleagues in Somalia. They leave behind a legacy of service to children that will endure, and always inspire. Read the full statement
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) met last week in Geneva to review the current epidemiological situation for polio, and to provide updates on readiness for oral polio vaccine withdrawal and the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) introduction to routine immunization schedules. Read more
World Immunization Week, which will be held 24 to 30 April, focusses this year on closing the immunization gap to ensure that all children have access to life saving vaccines. Vaccinating every last child against polio is crucial to eradicate the virus for good.
Wild poliovirus type 1 and Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus cases
Total cases
Year-to-date 2015
Year-to-date 2014
Total in 2014
WPV
cVDPV
WPV
cVDPV
WPV
cVDPV
Globally
22
0
62
12
359
55
- in endemic countries
22
0
53
12
340
52
- in non-endemic countries
0
0
9
0
19
3
- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx#sthash.QbcGbpuL.dpuf
It's that time of the year again when I start thinking about how to put together the Annual Report - so I'm asking directors and anyone else who usually submits stuff to go in the Anhnual Report to start work on the report now. If there are any photo's you particularly want to append to your report, please put them in also. It akes the best part of 3 weeks to a month to collate everything, format it, and print it so the "drop dead" date for getting your report to me (in electronic format saves me a great deal of time) is the end of May - but before if possible.
As we near the end of the Rotary year it is now time to call for nominations to make Paul Harris Fellow recognition to a member or members for 2014/15.
The nomination can be for either a Paul Harris Fellow or a sapphire as an addition to a PHF previously awarded.
Nominations should be forwarded to Paul Brewster who will head up this year's committee. Any nominations should have a covering letter spelling out what the nominated member has been involved in and why the nomination is being made.
Nominations should be forwarded by the end of this month to enable sufficient time for the Secretary to receive the relevant medallion etc before the changeover dinner at the end of June.
As you know, on May 7th we have a very special meeting with two outstanding guests - Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle & Mayor of Geelong Darryn Lyons, with Ian Cover acting as Moderator.
All the Rotary Clubs of Geelong & District have been invited to attend, together with the Geelong Lions. This is also a joint meeting with RC Corio Bay. District Governor Elect Jane Cox and Assistant Governor Ross Taylor with his wife Elizabeth will also be attending.
The absolute maximum capacity of Lyndon Grove is 180 people and whilst that seems like a big number, from the bookings that we have already, we may fill the room with guests.
So, in order to make sure that no Highton Rotarians and guests miss out on a seat, could you please advise Ross Lamont of your attendance by no later than April 27, and earlier if you can. Ross' email is bandrlamont@bigpond.com, or phone 0409 232 630.
We now have sufficient members who have volunteered to be hosts for the Guess Who's Coming to Dinner event to enable it to proceed; it will be held on Sat 23rd May from 6.30 pm (Geelong play on the Friday night.)
Note that this will be in place of our normal meeting so it is important that you notify me whether or not you are attending.
It is a partners' night but that does not preclude members from attending on their own. Please notify me of any dietary requirements that you may have, so that the hosts can be alerted in plenty of time.
Attendance should be notified at least two weeks before the event so that we can work out who will travel to which host's place.
For those who have not attended one of these events before it is usually great fun and gives you a chance to meet other Rotarians in a convivial atmosphere. Guests pay the host the normal Rotary dinner amount, $30/head to cover the cost of the meal.
As one of relatively few female airline pilots, I've often been mistaken for a flight attendant, ticket agent or even a snack-bar employee. Occasionally people will see me in uniform and ask if I'm a "real" pilot. Still others congratulate me for making it in a male-dominated field.
One day, I was in the restroom before a flight. I was at the sink, brushing my teeth, when a woman walked through the door and looked over at me. "My sister would be so proud of you!" she remarked. I figured her sister must be in the airline business, so I smiled and asked why.
An Architect and an Engineer go into a pastry shop.
The Engineer whisks three cookies into his pocket with lightning speed. The baker doesn't even notice.
The Engineer says to the Architect, "You see how clever we are? You Architects can never beat that!"
The Architect says to the Engineer, "Watch this, any Architect is smarter than you, and I'll prove it."
He says to the baker, "Give me a cookie, I'll show you a magic trick!" The baker gives him the cookie, which he promptly eats. Then he says to the baker, "Give me another cookie for my magic trick." The baker is getting suspicious, but he gives it to him. He eats this one too.
Then he says again, "Give me one more cookie..." The baker is getting angry now, but gives him one anyway. He eats this one too. Now the baker is really mad, and he yells, "OK ... so where is your famous magic trick?"
The Architect says .... "Now look in the Engineer's pocket!"
As you know, on May 7th we have a very special meeting with two outstanding guests - Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle & Mayor of Geelong Darryn Lyons, with Ian Cover acting as Moderator.
Who's celebrating this week ?
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