Zooming in with other Clubs. Please invite yourself as you see opportunities. Stay in contact with other Clubs.
Stay in Contact. Zooming is fun, but phone calls may be easier, please stay in contact with those who are on the sick list or cannot join us at our virtual meetings.
Program – Speakers Wanted
Kris Adam is on the look out for guest speakers. Please pass on names and topics to Kris.
Zoom Meetings – all are welcome
Invite friends to our online meetings.
They can experience Rotary friendship and see Rotary service at no cost and without obligation from the comfort of their home.
Send them the email with the link and password but don’t forget to introduce them when the meeting opens.
Collect art and support Rotary
Kris Adam has generously offered to contribute $25.00 from the $175.00 sale price of his wonderful and mystical drawings of Geelong.
Branch Out - 2 August
If the restrictions have eased sufficiently, Peter Funston is calling all to join in the annual tree planting day at Eumarella Scout Camp, Anglesea.
Please call Peter on 0422 309 074 or email peter.funston47@gmail.com if you can help out.
From the Jargon Department
Last week, my computer displayed this message:
This search order was not completed because of the following error - Hibernate flusing - could not execute batch command.[SQL: SQL not available]; SQL []; Transaction (Process ID 90) was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction.
I turned off the computer and went home.
Eddification
Past District Eddie Loughnan writes:
The passing of Past Rotary International President Frank Devlyn may not have registered with many, if any, of our members.
However he was the light that shone through my preparation for and service as one of his District Governors in 2000-2001 and then a few years later when he was Chairman of the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation.
He was larger than life and at international gatherings, he would seek out those he recognized because they were wearing the distinctive blazer he had devised for his Governors and come over and encircle them in his arms and want to know where they were from and what they were doing for Rotary.
I have had an avalanche of contacts from those I served with in 2000-2001 including another Past Rotary International President I respect and admire - Australian Glenn Kinross, with whom I served for a number of years during the establishment of The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust and who gave the following tribute.
"Frank was a friend of mine that dates back to the years when he was preparing to serve as the RI President. I visited Mexico on a number of occasions and Frank and Gloria Rita had me as their guest in their home.
Frank turned out to be the ultimate communicator for Rotary and he went on to serve Rotary as its incomparable sales person during his presidency and thereafter.
He believed in Rotary and its purpose. Through his books and his personal ability to tell the Rotary story as a means to make our world a better place
Frank will be long remembered by his fellow Rotarians and Rotary staff. I communicated with Frank privately. I have never joined the Rotary conversation that others engage in on everything Rotary. Frank's contribution to a better world will live long after his passing. The reality of never seeing him again leaves a big hole in the fabric of Rotary and for Gloria Rita his adored wife and his extended family members.
Frank's footsteps are unlikely to be filled again. Frank, you know that I admired your Rotary work and friendship. You are now in the care of your Heavenly Father. May God bless you”.
RAWCS National Report – National Bushfire Appeal
(Thanks go to Past President Warren Norton for providing this report for our Bulletin)
Noel Howard, the District 9780’s representative on the Southern Region RAWCS Committee has provided an update on the recent meeting with particular focus on the Bushfire Appeal and changes to the Royce Abbey Scholarships.
$1.6 million has been donated to the National Bushfire Appeal, $900,000 of which has been distributed by the District Governors Committee. The funds have mainly gone to fencing and infrastructure projects.
RAWCS National has its own Facebook page which, depending on the article, has between 3,500 and 9,000 visits.
RAWCS National puts articles onto YouTube.
Disaster Aid Canada donated $40,000 to the Drought Appeal.
A levy of 2.5% on donations to RAWCS to cover expenses.
Another interesting item to come out of the meeting was that the conditions for Royce Abbey scholarships have changed. Up to now scholarships have only been available to students to study agricultural systems, they are now available for projects that fall within the six areas of focus for Foundation.
