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Chair: Robin Weissel Scribe: Ted Manka PRESENT Andrew DeGaris | Ros DeGaris | Jean Mailey | Rosie Erasmus | Scott Anderson | Ian Miller | Stephanie Thorpe | Barry Dixon | Gary West | Yvonne Wilson | Susan Lockwood | Alison Howlett | Robin Weissel | Ken Parcell | Charles Camilleri | Ted Manka | Brenda Butler | Neil Butler | Len Loechel | Peter Shaw | Brian Thomas | Brian White | | |
APOLOGIES Denis Ralph | Alan Raggatt | Sue Kendle | Kevern Kendle |
Visiting Rotarians Members of RCs of Henley Beach, Largs Bay, Pt Adelaide, Charles Sturt Grange. PDG Ed King (RC Kidman Park) CALL TO ORDER TOAST 1 THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA 2 INTERNATIONAL TOAST: RC Santa Rosa, D4660, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Chartered 1955, 48 members. Meets Mondays 8.00pm in Casa Rotaria President: David Danda ROTARY CLUB BUSINESS Secretary (Lyn – on leave) - Len cleared the letter box.
Treasurer (Len)) - “all good” nothing to report.
Community (Ros)) - Check Newsletter for Meals on Wheels roster.
- Attended Tidy Town Awards – Kimba did well but did not win.
International & Foundation (Ken - Nothing international to report
- Foundation – applications for District Grants closes at the end of August.
Fundraising (Gary) - NRM four-day event raised $1,940
Youth (Robin) - Science Experience planning underway.
- RYDA (Brian Thomas) – held on 29th August. 230 students attending, volunteers needed.
Programme (Neil) - 9 August - Epilepsy Society
- 16 August - 45th Anniversary of the passing of Elvis Presley
- 23 August - Club Assembly - President Jean Mailey
- 30 August – Club Assembly
Vocational & Environment (Alison) - Monarto Safari Park tree planting scheduled for 10th September. Monarto needs to know numbers coming, time of arrival and any special needs. The Park has offered members a 50% discount off the entrance fee if they wish to enter the next day as visitors.
Other Business - The passing of distinguished Rotarian Errol Chinner.
- Thanked attendees to the Combined Meeting.
- Bunnings has donated an additional carton of Lego, which will be used to raise funds.
Guest Speakers: PDG David Egan and Lisa Dallow. The talk was about District Regionalisation Pilot. Rotary has been in decline over the past 30 years. Over that period, membership in then District 9500 declined from around 2000 to some 900. The focus is to reverse the decline and how to achieve this. Two videos were shown. Members are invited to visit the website: creatingtomorrowrotary.org. Sargent at Arms: MEETING CLOSED at 8.20pm
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