In Gear R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N Number 24, 12 December 2016

Next Meetings

THURSDAY DECEMBER 15

CHRISTMAS PARTY @ VGC

6:30 FOR 7:00

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HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL 2017 TO

ALL IN GEAR READERS

CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR BREAK

RESUMES WITH GOLF AND BBQ ON

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18

2016—2017

Serving the Community since 1985

Presidents Report Last Thursday we had Tony Atkinson tell us about his life, par-ticularly the period when he served as a footman at Bucking-ham Palace and a waiter at Downing Street. With the assis-tance of co-writer Lyn Smailes, Tony has included these tales, together with those of his later life as a doctor both in the UK and Australia, in a memoir called “My Prescribed Life”. Clearly Tony has led a fascinating life and one approached with a ter-rific sense of humour. A most enjoyable presentation.

The Farmers’ Market was held on Saturday. As usual the club turned out on force to help set the market up, man the gates, cook the sausages, and generally socialise. The weather stayed fine and a reasonable crowd came through the gates though unfortunately gate takings were down a little on previ-ous markets. We may need to consider what can be done to further promote the market. Ideas please. On Sunday, the Community Garden was officially opened. A good crowd attended with our club being well represented, as were the Bayside City Council. Following a short blessing cer-emony led by the vicar of St Stephen’s, Roger Dowd, ably sup-ported by Heather Chisholm, a small commemorative plaque was unveiled. Progress on the garden has been remarkable with many of the plots already producing vegetables. Mem-bers may be interested to know that associate membership of the garden is available (at $20 per year) which enables you to access the garden at any time and grab a few vegetables (but only from those growing in the community plots).

Contents

1 Presidents Report 2 Notices 3 / 4 mAdapt Update 5 Fellowship Book of Mormon 6 / 8 This Week’s Speaker 9 Club Structure / Photo of Week

Unless stated otherwise venue is Victoria Golf Club 6.30 for 7.00

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Our next meeting, the last for 2016, will be on Thursday 15th December at the Victoria Golf Club. It will be a part-ners’ night and guests will be very welcome. It will be our Christmas Party complete with games and prizes, a visit from Santa, and a Kris Kringle. So, come along and en-joy a fun night before we take a break. Editor David Lea and I have agreed to make this edition of In Gear the last for this year. The next edition of In Gear will be produced in advance of our first formal meet-ing in 2017, which because Australia Day falls on a Thursday in 2017, will be on Thursday 2nd February 2017. But don’t forget that before then we will be having our an-nual Twilight Golf and Barbecue at the Victoria Golf Club on Wednesday 18th January. Tony Phillips is taking book-ings for this event. May I take this opportunity to wish everyone Seasons Greetings, to thank you all for your efforts in support of Rotary and our club this year, and look forward to joining you in “Rotary Serving Humanity” next year. Yours in Rotary Malcolm

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St Stephen’s Community Garden Official Opening

Above: Heather Chisolm planting the official tree with the ceremonial plaque in the background. , Below: Heather along with Mayor, Alex del Porto, Depu-ty Mayor James Strong, Cr Laurence Evens, Cr. Sonia Castelli, Reverend Roger Dowd and others at the open-ing.

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Since the team meeting on November 29, Rebeccah has been contacted by Jacqueline Boyle Head Indigenous and Refugee Women’s Health Pro-gram, Monash Centre for Health Research and Imple-mentation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medi-cine, Monash University in partnership with Monash Health Rebeccah has been offered; • an honorary position and a desk • the backing of a large institution • opportunity to apply for grants like the NHMRC partnership grants

Benefits to the University are; • They are happy support a fantastic endeavour • Helps them meet community engagement goals • Potentially includes their branding along with others on what is developed Rebeccah has also been engaged to speak at; • World Congress in Public Health – Melbourne April 2017 • Rotary International Conference – Atlanta Georgia USA June 2017

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Fellowship Event 13 April 2017

We have reserved a block of seats for The Book of Mormon at the Princess theatre on Thursday 13 April.

We need to pay for the seats by the end of February and will start marketing them early in the new year.

The Book of Mormon, a satirical musical about religion that sold out on Broadway for 180 weeks in a row, is coming to Australia.

The runaway hit will open at Melbourne’s Prin-cess Theatre in early 2017, giving Australian audiences a chance to see the whip smart hu-mour that won the musical nine Tony awards.

Here’s what you need to know.

What’s it about?

The musical follows two young Mormon mis-sionaries, Elder Kevin Prince and Elder Arnold Cunningham, who travel to remote Uganda to share their scriptures.

The village they visit is under the control of a brutal warlord and the locals are far more con-cerned about issues like poverty and AIDS than what the two missionaries have to say.

The musical explores the concept of faith, with creator Matt Stone describing it as “an atheist’s love letter to religion”.

Who wrote it?

If you’re a South Park fan, the biting satire in the musical will seem familiar.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the two men re-sponsible for creating the long-running adult animation, started working on the production in 2003.

Having both grown up in Colorado surrounded by Mormons, or members of The Church of Je-sus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the pair were well-versed in the religion.

The pair workshopped the script with producer friend Scott Rudin and created the music with composer Robert Lopez.

The show premiered on Broadway in March 2011.

What do the critics say?

The New York Times’ Ben Brantley said The Book of Mormon restored his faith in musicals.

“This is to all the doubters and deniers out there, the ones who say that heaven on Broad-way does not exist, that it’s only some myth our ancestors dreamed up,” Brantley wrote.

“I am here to report that a newborn, old-fashioned, pleasure-giving musical has arrived at the Eugene O’Neill Theater, the kind our grandparents told us left them walking on air if not on water.”

The Washington Post’s Peter Marks was simi-larly inspired, writing: “Don’t believe what they say. Money can buy happiness. It’s yours for the price of a ticket to The Book of Mormon.”

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This Week’s Speaker: Tony Atkinson

Topic: Royalty, Romance and Medicine

Tony’s co-presenter was Lynn Smailes, who worked with him on his autobiography, A Prescribed Life: Royalty, Ro-mance and Medicine, published by Affirm Press in June 2016. Lynn sent the following words of thanks to us following the presentation. “Many thanks for inviting us to speak at the Beaumaris Rotary meeting last week. We've been made very welcome by all of the Rotary groups we've spoken to in the last few months, but it was clear to us that there is an exceptional sense of collegiali-ty, mutual regard and warmth about the Beaumaris group. It was a privilege to do our presentation in such a lovely venue with such a receptive and cohesive audience.” Tony Atkinson’s life so far has been full of implausible events that happen to be true – and mostly funny. Some of these were the subject of his presentation to Beaumaris Rotary at the Victoria Golf Club on December 8. Tony touched on his early life from 1929, in the house in inner London where his father also practised as a general prac-titioner. As a baby, Tony spent most of his time in a cage sus-pended from a sixth-storey window (photo top right) which provided the solution to two pressing issues – the lack of a backyard to play in and his mother’s passion for fresh air. Despite this, he assured us that he is ‘normal’. While Tony stated that the years between his incarceration as an in-fant and his admission to study medicine in 1947 were no less eventful than his early years, the major part of his presentation focused on the time he spent as an incident-prone waiter for Prime Minister Churchill at 10 Downing Street, and his accidental induction into service as a casu-al footman for the Royal family. The morning after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Tony was pictured with the Queen and Prince Philip on the front pages of international newspapers and he shared some of the stories behind the photographs he was pic-tured in, as well as the protocols that dictated life at the palace. Tony’s experiences after he qualified as a general practitioner specialising in anaesthesia, and his recollec-tions of Australia after he immigrated ‘Ten Pound Pom’ in 1962, offered a personal perspective on the recent history of England and Australia in a time of great change.

Above: As a member of the Guy’s Hospital boxing team, he start boxing at age four.

Below in his footman's regalia. Originally de-

signed by George IV and had to be helped in to it.

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Above: All the security you need to access Buck-ingham Palace at the time.

Even at State Banquets the food was plain as the

UK was still suffering from post war austerity.

Left: The Queen had just said: “no going back now”

Below: Philip had just said “don’t drop the bloody

thing”

Tony’s hair is powdered with French chalk and

talc. Prince Philip stopped the practice.

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Above: Dinners at No. 10 were much more lavish! Tony had a plastic lined coat to take away the left overs. Left: Arriving in Australia. Below: Accommodation as an outback locum. Below: Many more anecdotes in the book.

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CLUB STRUCTURE 2015 / 16 UPDATED 17/10/2016

BOARD CLUB SERVICE TEAM

President Malcom Sawle President Elect / Director Chris D'Arcy

President Elect Chris D’Arcy Auditor Tony Phillips

Secretary James Glenwright Program Adrian Culshaw

Treasurer Richard Jones Meeting Attendance Chris D'Arcy

Projects Robert McArthur Communications David Lea

Independent Kerrie Geard Social Media Tim Dark

Past President Trish Smyth Fellowship David Langworthy

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Photographer Max Darby, Megan Glenwright

Foundation Mike Hede Almoner Lois Lindsay, Charmaine Jansz

Membership Lynda Doutch Chair /Host /Cashiers /AV Roster

Public Relations Peter Flude Youth Protection Officer }

International John Sime Compliance Officer } Ken Mirams, Geoff Abbott

Youth Service Chris Martin Archivist John Beaty

Community Chris Werner

Fundraising Heather Chisholm

TEAM MEMBERS

International Community Youth Fundraising

Fred Hofmann Geoff Abbott David Rushworth Jim O’Brien

Ken Mirams Tim Dark Tony McKenna * Antony Nixon

John Manks Mary Sealy Vivienne Zoppolato Roger Frewen

Geoff Stockdale Richard Shermon Lois Lindsay Geoff Stringer

Ross Phillips Tony Phillips David Hone#

Clem Quick Martin Fothergill (Golf)

John Van Dyk Membership

Mary Cunnington Megan Glenwright

Max Darby

Martin Fothergill Public Relations

Greg Every

# Indigenous Project * District