Rotary Club of Mosman

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Volume : W22, Issue Number : W22-138 (05/10/2024)

Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Borogegal and Cammeraigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which our Club meets. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Attendance Table Roster for 2024-25

2024
April
LESLIE Blair
OWLES Shirley
2024
May
WEBB Ross
WEBB therese
2024
June
BELL Chris
ANDREW Derek
2024
July
WEBB therese
GESSLER John
2024
August
HUMPHERY James
BECK Dieter
2024
September
STOCKDALE Clare
WALLIS Mark
2024
October
ALDERSON Liz
VAHTRICK Richard
2024
November
STURROCK Rob
POLLARD Ward
2025
December
MAJOR Seymour
STARR Barry
2025
January
McKENZIE-RABU Di
OWLES Brian
2025
February
GIGLIETTI Luciano
ALDERSON Mark
2025
March
LESLIE Blair
OWLES Shirley
2025
April
BELL Chris
RABU Dominique
2025
May
WEBB Ross
HUMPHERY James
2025
June
WEBB therese
ANDREW Derek
CALENDAR

OCTOBER
Mon 7th. Labour Day Public Holliday - No Meeting
Mon 14th. Jakob Zaleski:RCM Sponsored Youth Camp Student.
Mon 14th. Josh Bell: RCM Sponsored RYLA Attendee & Club Forum
Mon 21st. Pali Gill: New Member Introduction
Mon 28th. Ken Robertshaw(PDG 1040)Kayaking Down Mississippi
NOVEMBER:
Mon 4th. Danny Low - Trip to Nepal
Wed 6th. Board Meeting: & Dinner - Mosman Rowers
Mon 11th. Club Forum: Director Update plus Club Member Q&A
Mon 18th. Yvette Vignando, CEO Mary's House Svcs
Mon 25th. Donna Braye:Local Studies Coordintor, Mosman Library
DECEMBER:
Mon 2nd. Speaker to be Confirmed
Wed 4th. Board Meeting: & Dinner- Mosman Rowers
Sat 7th. Mosman Markets - Rotary Stall
Mon 9th. Club Forum Director Update plus Club Member Q&A.
Thurs 12. Mosman Night Markets - Rotary Stall
Mon 16th. No Meeting - Christmas Dinner Week (Date TBC)
Mon 23rd. Christmas Week. - No Meeting
Mon 30th. New Year Week. No Meeting
JANUARY 2025:
Mon 6th No Meeting … Club Picnic Saturday 11th (To be confirmed)
Sat 11th. Club New Year Start Picnic ..
Mon 13th. Speaker to be Confirmed
Wed 15th. Board Meeting: & Dinner - Mosman Rowers ?
Mon 20th. Club Forum: Director Update plus Club Member Q&A.
Mon 27th. Speaker to be Confirmed

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The Rotary Club of Mosman wishes to thank Kennard’s Storage Artarmon for their support in providing storage for our Club and Hotel Mosman for their continuing donation of funds to assist us support our local community.

Sales at Bridgepoint on Saturday

Report from Ross on today’s sales activity at Bridgepoint:
Today we had a table at Bridgepoint , selling our Jigsaws and tea towels . Sales were on the slow side due to long weekend and school holidays. In the Mosman market itself , foot traffic was light. Our results were : 3 Jigsaws , incl. 1 damaged ($30) . 5 tea towels (3 colour , 2 sepia) , $37 in donation. Total takings $292 – reasonable , given the circumstances.

Thanks to Mariam and Charlie for manning the table.
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CHRISTIAN IN TIMOR LESTE

Christian with Domingo’s at the Pre-school
He was at the RYPEN opening yesterday; looking forward to the pre-school opening.
The mural is painted by one of the Hera team and is a wall in the Pre-school library - 3 of the Rotary International themes
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HERA PROJECT UPDATE
PP Richard and PP Barry will be in Timor next week as part of the celebration to open the building for a Primary School in Hera, a village outside the capital of Dili. This is the end of a highly successful project run by our club over the last 2 years. PP Richard gave a brief report to the board last week:
Here is the status.

A big thanks to Brian for going through the financial reconciliation.

The physical building is complete and an agreed sum of US$8,500 was remitted to pay for classroom fit-out, teaching aids and kitchen fit out (the latter required to provide students with breakfast and lunch - a mandatory government requirement).

As per my previous communication there were another ~US$25,000 of requests to which we did not agree. These largely related to landscaping, provision of equipment to support their agriculture business (eg tractor and other equipment) air conditioning and building a concrete block wall around the school.

We now have around $900 left in the RAWCS account. No decision has yet been made on the disposition of this money.

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The main points to be made next week at the celebration of completion of the construction phase are :

The Hera community and supporters have done a spectacular job.

As is the case with pre -schools in Australia the community has a significant role to play in ongoing support for the school.

The MOU signed is a significant and enduring document.

The administrative running of the school and the teaching within the school should be treated as quite distinct activities .

A building doesn’t make a school. And the fit out and other material items also don’t make a school. What differentiates a school is how it nurtures both the academic and personal development needs of the students. To be successful in the long-term they need to place significant emphasis on this latter item. We recommended they look at a number of pre-schools to work out why some are more successful than others.

We owe a big vote of thanks to our donors; Rotary Club of Mosman, Rotary Club of Coromandel Valley and all the individuals who supported the project.

I would also thank Barry and Graeme who provided so much support for the project.
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NO MEETING ON MONDAY 7TH OCTOBER
Next Monday is a Public Holiday.
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Donation to Mary’s House

Mary’s House Services was founded in 2015-16 by a dedicated group of residents from Sydney’s northern suburbs. The Mary’s House refuge was established to address the significant gap in government funded services and to save lives in the region by providing support for women and children impacted by domestic and family violence.
With a commitment to providing essential accommodation and tailored services for women and their children fleeing domestic and family violence or abuse, our founders wanted to ensure that Mary’s House Services clients’ feel safe, hopeful, and empowered to begin rebuilding their lives.
Our professional services now encompass comprehensive case management by specialised social workers and secure accommodation for up to four women and their children at a time.

As part of our club’s ongoing support of Mary’s House we have just made a donation of $5000 with the assistance of a District Grant of $2500. PP Derek will be participating in the Mary’s House walk on October 27th; we have already raised $450 and of course would appreciate further participants and/or donations . In addition Brian with Pali, Miriam and David are in the process of organising our Xmas raffle in aid of Mary’s House.

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Board members
President Ruth Thompson/Halyna Koscharsky
Immediate Past President
James Humphery
Rotary Foundation Richard Vahtrick
Secretary Graeme Robinson
Treasurer Derek Andrew
Club Administration/Service Mark Wallis
Community Service
International Service Barry Starr
Welfare and Engagement/Membership Di McKenzie - Rabu
President Elect
Youth Service Shirley Owles/Brian Owles
Sergeant-at-Arms Blair Leslie
Assistant Secretary Dominique Rabu
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