I hope you all survived our wild weather over the weekend, and you were fortunate enough to miss out on any destruction. I must say I don’t believe I have seen so much rain in such a short time since I arrived to Murray Bridge some twenty years ago.
I noticed at last weeks meeting we all appeared to achieve a lot of business through our committee meetings along with other information from members minutes and I hope all went well for the members who volunteered for other projects over the weekend.
I would like to thank Rotarian Darryl for representing our Rotary Club at the Remembrance ceremony as I was in Adelaide at the time, and we look forward to his presentation on Kokoda on Tuesday.
Thank you to the members who filled in the sheet with protentional people who could be interested in Rotary, and this is a good starting point, so please keep thinking of others who could be placed on this list.
Look forward to your company at this week’s meeting.
Water Level for Murray Bridge -Sunday 13th - .97m
Christmas Gift List
Our Rotary Christmas meeting is to be held on December 13th at the Murray Bridge Golf Club.
Apparently Santa has lost his list of children eligible to receive a gift. He is hoping to fit us into his busy round of engagements.
If you are bringing a child who is 12 years old or younger, please advise our elf helper Jenny Phillips.
Jenny needs to know the childs age, gender and name.
Rotary Australia Repurposing Equipment
(RARE, Formerly DIK)
On Saturday 12th November, 5 Murray Bridge Rotarians and partners participated in the D9510 RAWCS/RARE Working Bee. Arriving just before 9-30am, we unloaded the items our club was donating - including bolts of fabrics, a walker (donated by Rotarian Peter Jarvis, Rotary Club of Berri) and over 40 A4 Size empty boxes (collected from MBHS). We registered and were set to a range of tasks including:
General yard maintenance - grubbing out tree roots preventing water run-away
Gutter cleaning of the buildings
Sorting medical equipment
Organising and cleaning furniture
Sorting and boxing books - over 20 of the empty boxes we delivered at 9-30 were filled by noon ready for overseas
Sorting and bagging of second hand toys
Working on Wheelchair Restoration (Rotary Club of Largs Bay)
Loading equipment into the next shipping container for next shipment out
General classification of goods to be stored
Those working outdoors were immediately re-assigned indoor tasks as soon as lightning struck and the rain appeared to set in for the afternoon. By noon, we were all invited to lunch - BBQ and a beautify array of homemade slices, cakes, brownies and muffins
Our club members received a large storage bag full of brand new toys to be donated to Foodbank for their Christmas Hampers
A great Rotary opportunity where members gave service, shared fellowship and enjoyed the day.
Roxanne.
ART SHOW 1st -23rd APRIL 2023
8th November Meeting Report
The last meeting of the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge was a Committee Meeting evening. Members were able to discuss projects needing action for the coming months.
Roger Wickes provided an update in relation to the rising river levels and explained the Barmah Choke.
latest reports suggest the water may reach flows of 160gl per day which will have far reaching effects in the Murray Bridge area.
Sturt Reserve late October 2022
Connecting Settlement and Industry CSCI Stakeholders Forum Nov 3rd 2022
Presentation by Rotarian John Scarvelis Chair Murraylands Multicultural Network MB Town Hall
The Murraylands Multicultural Network was launched at the Rotary Murraylands Multicultural Festival in 2006 after about 12 months of discussions between Rotary Club of MB President Elect John Scarvelis and CEO of the Migrant Resource Centre Eugenia Tsoulis regarding Festival Funding and considerable networking with funding sources and the industry. The Network has since become a model of introduction of new settlers to Regional Areas.
The CATE committee in association with Rotary Club of Regency Park is looking to carry out further renovation works at Calperum, in reworking the “Teachers Dorm” or Small Dorm plus the “Cooks” room adjacent the commercial kitchen. The work will entail: - • Painting inside and outside the building – including walls and ceiling. • Supply and installing floating floors in the lounge and 4 bedrooms. • Supply and installing 5 ceiling fans. (We already have a kind offer to install the fans) Work is planned to be carried out (subject to the current flooding situation) in March 2023. This timing is to be confirmed. We are looking for onsite support for this work and funds to pay for the materials – estimated approximately $4,000. Donations can be forward to CATE bank account at – BBS 105-029 A/C 088 474 940 Please email me confirming your payment (Thanking you in advance). If you are available to come and assist, please contact Jeff Cluse – jeffcluse@gmail.com - mobile 0417 573 696, Area 12 Area Governor – Member of Rotary Club of Regency Park.
Crack Shots Needed 16th November
A reminder that Mobilong would welcome members from the Rotary Club of Murray Bridge for a social eightball event, no skill required.
We are meeting at the Eightball club (formerly the Italian Club) Lincoln Rd Murray Bridge
As usual 6 for 6.30 pm Wednesday November 16th.
Anyone is welcome.
Mobilong will supply a barbecue and the Eightball members will open their bar.
We hope to welcome some visitors!
DONT FORGET TO BOOK THIS DAY IN YOUR CALENDAR!
CALENDAR WINNERS 8th November 2022
Value
Winning No.
Winner
Location
Sold by
$100
459
Carol Dawson
Littlehampton
Strath Darts Club
$30
889
Chris Franklin
Hove
R. Wickes
$20
381
Ed & Julie True
Whyalla
Rot. Club of Strathalbyn
Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
End Polio Now
In 1985 Rotary launched PolioPlus to immunize every child in the world against polio. Working with our partners and members of the global health community, together we will end polio.
Through the science of vaccines, Rotary & partners have saved nearly 19 million children from becoming paralyzed by polio. Learn more about our work to End Polio Now and how you can get involved: https://on.rotary.org/3eqtrrr
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years, and we’ve made incredible progress in the fight to rid the world of it forever.
It’s crucial to eradicate polio from the last two countries where it remains endemic and to keep other countries polio-free.
If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
What is polio?
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a paralyzing and potentially deadly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. The virus spreads from person to person, typically through contaminated water. It can then attack the nervous system.
Rotary Work Shirts
Darryl Webb has arranged with Grandisons to supply Bisley Rotary work shirts in various configurations.
Please visit Grandisons and select your shirt which will then be embroided with our Club logo.
Pay for the shirt and retain your receipt.
Upon presentation of the receipt to Sam Cozens, you will be reimbursed $20 as a subsidy
What's happening on our Facebook page
John Scarvelis has been posting up a storm with some great content.