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CONTACT a newsletter of the Rotary Club of Essendon
Volume 75 Issue 16, 20th October 2009
Whats Happening!
• Foundation Announcement
• Bakers Dozen
• The Aquabox Story
• Restaurants to Support
• Past Presidents
• Post it
• Social Corner
• Our Sponsors
The Rotary Club of Essendon was Chartered on 21st May 1935
Foundation Director Announcement
Chris Don, District Foundation Director announced om
31/05/09 that District 9800 had been included as a pilot
district for the Future Vision Pilot.
Future Vision will test a new, streamlined Rotary Foundation
Grant Structure. Chris states in his report to the District
Leadership team, “Our District has been advised that we
have been successful in our application to become a
Future Vision District, one of only 100 worldwide. This is a
wonderful result, vindicating all our long term & short term
efforts to ensure selection”.
Learn more about the Future Vision Pilot Project
http://www.rotary.org/EN/MEMBER/RUNNINGADISTRICT/FUT
UREVISIONPILOTPROGRAM/Pages/ridefault.aspx
The Aquabox Story
Aquabox literally began over a cup of coffee!
In 1990 members of the Rotary Club of Wirksworth, UK were discussing a better way of
providing emergency aid to disaster areas. The idea was to combine a robust box with
water purification equipment and other emergency supplies and so Aquabox was
born. It was officially launched in October 1992 by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire at
Chatsworth House UK and is an official project of Rotary International in Great Britain
and Ireland, managed by its initiators.
Each Aquabox contains sufficient water purification equipment to supply a family with
clean water for about 4 months, in addition to humanitarian aid in the form of eating
and drinking equipment, water containers, tools, blankets and other basic equipment.
Since 1992 over 85,000 Aquaboxes have been distributed to disaster areas around the
world, providing in excess of 417,000,000 litres of clean drinking water.
Aquabox (Australia) began through the Rotary Club of Eltham, Australia in 2001 and
since that time boxes have been distributed from Australia to disasters in Nepal, Iraq,
Cambodia, East Timor, PNG, Niue, Chad, Bangladesh, Colombo and Sri Lanka. In
February 2009 AQUABOXES were distributed, for the first time within Australia, to victims
of the Victoria bushfire disaster.
Aquabox (Australia) have revamped the contents of Aquabox Gold to suit conditions in
the Region and are focussed on distributing these and the Aquabox 30.
For more information, contact Peter Roden on 0417 385 641
http://www.aquabox.org/
51st President
Ian Thomas
Club History – Founding Past Presidents 1984, 1985, 1986
50th President
David White
49th President
Peter Duras
The Baker’s Dozen – Alistair Fraser
Question 1. ROTARIAN
Alastair Fraser
Question 2. WHAT ARE YOU GLAD ABOUT?
Living in today's modern society. Question 3. WHAT DO YOU NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?
Kiss from wife who then ensures I have my wallet, car keys
and mobile phone (with the battery charged). Question 4. WHO IS THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON IN YOUR MOBILE
PHONE CONTACTS?
Royce Abbey
Question 5. FAVOURITE PLACE IN VICTORIA
Melbourne
Question 6. FAVOURITE DRINK
Shiraz from McLaren Vale or Barossa Valley
Question 7. FAVOURITE MEAL
The banquet at The Flower Drum
Question 8. FAVOURITE RESTAURANT
Flower Drum
Question 9. FAVOURITE MUSIC
Modern and Trad Jazz
Question 10. FIRST CAR
Plymouth "Collegiate", 2 seater, cloth top, white wall tyres
1934 model Question 11. FIRST JOB
Over Christmas school holidays delivered Telegrams for PMG
Question 12. WHO/WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK AS IN
ANOTHER LIFE?
Captain of Australian Cricket Team
Question 13. BEST ADVICE YOU EVER RECEIVED
Never give up, keep trying, keep perservering.
Restaurants in our area to support
Looking for a great place to have dinner. Why not support these Restaurants that support
our club activities. It will make it easier also the next time we ask them for assistance.
Over the next few months we will feature those Restaurants that participated in our Great
Restaurant Raffle. Enjoy………………
China Max Essendon North VIC 3041
Phone (03) 9374 1988
This local Chinese offers all the traditional favourites one
expects from its genre, including the ubiquitous fish tank.
Prevale Restaurant Level Ground, 236 Union Rd
Ascot Vale VIC 3032
Phone (03) 9375 1638
The food is awesome and the service is outstanding.
They are great with children and babies, not just in the way
they accommodate them but the kids menu is just as
awesome as the adults menu. Best of all: they're great for
family, great for a romantic dinner, and fabulous for a girls
night out! (or a real mums night out!)
Omni Restaurant 349 Keilor Rd
Essendon 3040 VIC
Phone: (03) 9379 9497
Omni serves up authentic Spanish and Italian cuisine in an
intimate and romantic setting. Inside is a melange of velvety
dark chocolate seating, crisp white linen cloths and candlelit
tables. Outside a tranquil courtyard features olive and lemon
trees and a bubbling water feature. The menu changes
weekly, with the option of sharing tapas or ordering individual
meals. The Moroccan spiced lamb shanks served with sweet
potato mash is a good choice from the dinner menu, while
the draw card from the entree selection is the king prawns; a
staple and popular meal is the seafood paella. The dishes are
well-priced and the place usually fills up with couples on the
weekends, so if you want to impress on that first date we
recommend booking in advance.
A place to put things
Trailer Raffle prizes
We require two items for our major prize list:- 2nd prize of a
colour TV set RRP $400 and 4th prize of a child's bike RRP
$200. Some donations towards these items would be very
much appreciated.
We now need items to fill the trailer, either by your generous
donations or by contacts you may have to assist in this way.
Some ideas to be considered.
Children's toys (large and inexpensive)
Small travel luggage
Tarpaulin with ties
Coffee Machine
Hand Trolley - light weight
Sound Equipment- portable
Trestle Tables
Outdoor Umbrella
Outdoor setting for 2
Electric Extension Cord – long
Power Tools of any kind
Ladders -- 3,4 or 5 step
Electrical Home appliances
Garden Tools
Planter Pots - inside or outside
Tool Boxes - any size
Eskys -- on the large size
Sports bags
If you can think of any other items you would like to contribute
they would be gratefully received. Thank you. Roger Priestley
Tram Car Restaurant Melbourne
Escagrill Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds
Hilton, Melb Airport Melbourne Airport
Bear Brass Southbank
Boat House Maribyrnong River, Essendon
Boat House Maribyrnong River, Essendon
Galli Winery Melton
Fangos Caroline Springs
Café Palms Mt Alexander Rd, Nth Essendon
O' Sullivans Pub Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon
A Touch of India Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale
Chor Mai Thai Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale
Fletchers Pasta Bar Fletcher St, Essendon
Sunrise Indian Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale
Omni Keilor Rd, Essendon
Arcadia Union Rd, Ascot Vale
Prevale Union Rd, Ascot Vale
Cherry Blossom Russell St, Essendon
Sassy Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds
Portobello Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon
Hot Chilli Thai Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale
VIC Uni Restaurant Calder Highway, Keilor
Brass Tavern Pascoe Vale Rd, Moonee Ponds
Guiseppes Shuter St, Moonee Ponds
Delicious Affair Napier St Strathmore
Sweet Sauce Rathdown St, Carlton
China Max Keilor Rd, Essendon
Noble Keilor Rd, Essendon
Tookaiya Japanese Keilor Rd, Essendon
Emperor T'Ang Gisborne
Danish Rose St, Essendon
Da Gigi's Rose St, Essendon
Jasmine House Keilor Rd, Niddrie
Below is the list of great local restaurants
who support our club
A place to put things
Early bird presale: 9th October 2009
Book tickets on line at:
www.kangan.edu/au/bahaytuluyan or contact Shirley Kuuk
or Cathy Nicou
OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME
The Rotary Club of Essendon Inc. & Kangan Batman TAFE - A Team Effort in Fundraising for Bahay
Tuluyan “Home of Our Own” Project, Philippines
Kangan Batman TAFEs Hospitality department supplier, Schweppes, has provided this exciting
opportunity……… A Trip for Two to Milan, Italy!
This opportunity comprises*:
two return economy airfares to Milan, Italy, from the winner’s nearest Australian capital city
(carrier selected by the promoter);
return transfers between airport/hotel;
three nights accommodation for two at a minimum 4 star hotel (selected by the promoter;
standard room, twin share);
daily breakfast;
a trip to Bologna including a visit to the Ducati & Maranello factories (via bus tour. Weekly
tours leave for Bonaparte most Mondays);
attendance to the Ferrari store in Milan; and
AUD $1,000 spending money.
The trip is valued at up to: $13,200 (inc GST)
The trip is subject to booking and flight availability and must be taken by 2/06/2010 (excluding 10/12/2009-15/01/2010)Travel bookings must be made at least 45 days in advance of travel. No extension will be permitted. Any alterations to confirmed flight details will be at the expense of the winner and must be approved by the promoter.The winner and nominated participant must be aged 18 years and over.*Other terms and conditions apply
Only 125 tickets at $100. Please see Cathy or Shirley.
Perth District Conference – 4 to 7 March 2010
Early Bird registration is open until 6 Dec 2009
Members can register by ;
- Logon to the conference website
www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/conference 2010
- Click on the black & white box “Registration”
- Click to register “Online” or
- Click to print out the “Registration Form”,
complete the form and attach your cheque.
Airfares for departure on March 3 and return on
March 8 currently range from $280 on tiger to
around $450 on Qantas.
Members who do not have internet access can
speak to Glenn Smith for further details about
registering for the conference.
A place to put things
DATED EVENT VENUE
Friday 13th Nov Cocktail Party for Bahay Tulyan. Kangan Batman TAFE
Friday 20th Nov Golf Day Medway Golf course
Friday 27th Nov Fellowship trivia night MDA centre
Tuesday 15th Dec Annual Christmas dinner Fredrick’s Restaurant
Tuesday 26th Jan 10 Family BBQ Rob and Jan Thomas
Social Corner Rotary Club of Essendon
P.O.Box 171
Essendon, 3040
Phone: 0417352190
Club President
Anne Rogers
Club Secretary
Tim Anderson
Contact Editor
Michael Mahoney
Web Editor
Grant Sheldon
Website
www.rcessendon.com.au
Up and Coming Events
The updated Social Corner will be sent by email
and hardcopy whilst the Editor is away on
holidays for two weeks.
Medway Golf Day .
You are invited to participate in a very special event, the Rotary Club of Essendon Inc Charity Golf Day. WHEN: Friday 20th November, 2009 – 11am-12.00 noon for registration and 12.30 tee off WHERE: Medway Golf Club (Melways reference 27G10) COST: $70 Medway members and $90 non-members. Cost includes green fees, light refreshments before and after the game (BBQ dinner) when there will be presentations of prizes and a raffle. FORMAT: 4 ball Ambrose event with many prizes for overall winners, runners-up, longest drive, nearest the pins, drive and chip and many more.
RC Strathmore, Victorian Bushfire Dinner, 2nd
December 2009
Guest Speakers are The Hon Bill Shorten, MP and
Christine Nixon, Chair of The Victorian Bushfire
Recovery and reconstruction.
The cost is $50.00 per head, very reasonable cost
given the profile of our Guest Speakers.
The Dinner will be held at the Mooney Valley
Race Club to gain a capacity of 300 people.
Birthdays
John Chadderton 70Y
Anniversaries
Glen Smith 5Y
Quote of the Week
Children are poor men’s
riches….English Proverb
Three surgeons and a clumsy cook go
camping in the remote wilderness. The
clumsy cook stumbles over the
campfire as he is serving the surgeons,
injuring himself and dumping hot stew
on the hands of the surgeons. The
cook's injuries need surgical treatment.
The surgeons' injuries are minor but
open. It turns out they brought the
equipment necessary for the cook's
surgery with them, and they can use
the campfire to sterilize the tools. But
there are only two rubber gloves.
Because of the different surgeons' skills,
all three of the surgeons are needed to
operate on the cook, in sequence.
How can this be done without any of
them being exposed to the blood of
any of the others?
New Member Classifications
Chemical Engineer
Thespian
Chef
Builder
Marriage Counsellor
Musician
Club History – Old photos of Club Rotarians in action
Contact Header 1983
Early years of RCE
The first ride Disabled
playground Lincoln Park
Wallace Laurie presents cheque
for guide dog training
Jim Lamers Albury District
conference
Maurie Mollica & Peter Duras
with Clay shooting trophy
Club History – A year that was
1995-96
President: Michael Baker
Secretary: John Steele
Michael Maloney Bendigo Bank
Phone 93742607 E-mail
9381 0288
More sponsors needed
More sponsors needed
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Riddle Answer: The first surgeon operates with the first glove (glove A) inside the second
glove (glove B). The second surgeon operates using just glove B. The third surgeon operates
using glove A, turned inside out, inside glove B.