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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Standard meeting venue and time: Dorset Gardens Hotel, 335 Dorset Road, Croydon
6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start, unless otherwise specified
$25 for two course meal.
DATE Tuesday 31st October 2017
SUBJECT 4 Way Test Speech Competition Final
CHAIR Marlene Sinclair
DATE Tuesday 7th November 2017 - No meeting at The Dorset Gardens
EVENT All available members for Cup Day Pegasus BBQ at Eastfield Park.
DATE Tuesday 14th November (Partner and Raffle)
SUBJECT District Governor Visit
SPEAKER DG Malcolm Chiverton
CHAIR Stephen Bode
DATE Tuesday 21st November 2017
SUBJECT Swinburne University – Developing a relationship with Croydon Rotary
SPEAKER Terry McEvoy
CHAIR Jean Stuart
DATE Tuesday 28th November 2017
SUBJECT TBA
DATE Tuesday 5th December 2017
SUBJECT Syrian Refugee Experience.
SPEAKER Hagop (Jacob) Kazandjian
CHAIR John Anderson
ROTARY CLUB OF CROYDON
45 Years of Serving our Community
31st October 2017 – Volume 45 No. 18
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THE CHRONICLE
A publication of the Rotary Club of Croydon ID No. 18360, District 9810.
President 2017/18 – Stephen Bode
UPCOMING PROGRAMS (Contd.)
DATE Tuesday 19th December 2017
SUBJECT Christmas Event
CHAIR TBA
DATE Tuesday 26th December 2017. NO MEETING
PLEASE NOTE:
The Chair for the night’s responsibility is to write a small summary of the night, 2 to 3 paragraphs and email to me so I could print it in The Chronicle.
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MEMBERS CORNER
Brian McDaid has had a review with doctors and is undergoing a little more chemo with a full review in two
weeks. One of the good things is that he will not be required to undergo any treatment over the Christmas
break.
Congratulations to Jim Tinney. He has left hospital and is well enough to attend his daughter’s wedding on
the beach at Torquay on Saturday 28th October. Whilst he has to use a special wheelchair, with balloon
types, he does have a grandson to manoeuvre him around. Hopefully this will ease the pressure on Heather
too. Enjoy your day Jim and Heather.
I know that all club members extend their condolences to Pat and John Gander and David and Declan
Sparrow on the passing of Jane after her long illness.
Clive Baum
Almoner
MEMBERS CORNER (contd.)
All members to advise apologies or additional numbers for meetings to:
JEAN STUART on: 0416 036 489
before 10.00 am on Monday
Cashier for October : Sue Jonas
Greeter for October : Jean Stuart.
Raffle Prizes for Partner Nights:
Michael Jackomos; Sue Jonas; Brian McDaid; Greg O’Neill.
Warm Birthday wishes to all those celebrating their special day during
OCTOBER
Lyn Davies 13th October
Jill Fletcher 18th October
Sue Jonas 29th October
Congratulations to those celebrating their Anniversaries this month.
Anne & Michael Jackomos 9th October
Viv & Clive Baum 21st October
Bev & Eric Thomas 22nd October
Chronicle contributions and any articles of interest are invited from all members and
persons that have an interest in the promotion of Rotary International.
Please email Jean at: [email protected]
By close of business Friday.
President’s Report: 31-10-2017
Last week’s meeting was a partner’s night, expertly chaired by Kevin Francis, at
which we had an encouraging attendance by members and partners.
Leading Senior Constable Audrey Jones, Senior Constables Stuart Sorrell and
Peter Williams who are members of the Maroondah Community Proactive Policing
Unit based at Croydon presenting an overview of their key roles within the community
and their approach to crime prevention, community safety and youth engagement and how the new Rotary
vehicle partnership assists.
The vehicle will be loaned by the Rotary Club of Croydon to Victoria Police for a period of 12 months
(renewable) for community policing. It is proposed that vehicle will be based at Divisional Offices of
Proactive Policing at Croydon.
The Rotary funded vehicle demonstrates shared responsibility for community safety, consistent with
Victoria Police Strategic Services Delivery (SSD) objectives for more effective working partnerships to be
established with other relevant government, non-government and community agencies.
The key role of the Proactive Policing unit is to educate, encourage and facilitate the community they serve,
to participate in a partnership approach to crime prevention, community safety and youth engagement.
The Rotary Club of Croydon has a strong presence in the local community and the partnership with Victoria
Police will assist to raise awareness of proactive community campaigns such as the, ‘Look, Lock, Leave’
vehicle security and Operation Safe Plate, targeted crime prevention through the use of tasking and
coordination assessments, and promoting crime prevention through many local Rotary activities.
The vehicle will have appropriate Rotary marks (The Rotary Wheel and Club Name prominently displayed
on the vehicle).
We acknowledge the support provided by Lilydale Mitsubishi for continuing servicing and maintenance of
the vehicle.
Thanks to Ross Taylor for co-ordinating the raffle based on prizes generously provided by members. A
total of $125 was generated for Community funds.
The District Vocational Service Seminar was held last Friday night. Kevin Francis represented our Club as
a presenter in respect of our Pride of Workmanship Awards. Ian Cumming, Jean Stuart and myself also
attended.
Kevin emphasized the benefits that flow from the Awards program which is now an essential event in our
Club calendar. He highlighted how engagement with outside organizations through Vocational Service
quickly builds goodwill, friendships, community participation and membership opportunities. He also
pointed out that the program reminds us of our obligations as a Rotary Club, to foster integrity, excellence
and high ethical standards in the workplace.
Other presenters on the night provided information on Vocational programs in their clubs - Schools
Vocational Interviews, Victoria Police Mentoring, Apprentice of the Year and Business Excellence. We
also received information on improving our online presence through website management.
Thanks to those members who have responded regarding their availability for upcoming events.
• Pegasus Fundraising BBQ Tuesday 7 November (Cup Day) at Eastfield Park
Marlene is putting together the roster. Let her know when you can help if you haven’t already done
so.
• Maroondah Festival - Sunday 12 November
Names for the roster will include Ian Cumming, Eric Thomas, John Anderson, Bev Stehn, Jean
Stuart. We could use a couple more members to shorten the rostered times.
• Kids Club Family Fun Day – Sunday 26 November in Ringwood
3 to 4 members required to assist supervising activities between 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm.
We have withdrawn from the BikeIT event on Nov 14 as we would be unable to fulfil the catering
expectations.
This week we have the final of the Rotary 4-Way Test competition. Marlene Sinclair has been working
hard to bring this event to finality. The winner will speak at the 2018 District Conference. Please make sure
that you let Jean know if you will be attending or not as we will have many guests coming along to support
the speakers and we need to notify Dorset Gardens on numbers.
Our thoughts are with John and Pat Gander and David and Declan Sparrow on the passing of Jane after
her long illness.
A celebration of Jane’s life will be held at Yering Meadows Golf Club, Victoria Road, on Thursday 2nd of
November commencing at 11 am. Any member wishing to join and support John and Pat and meet her
family and friends are most welcome.
As per the email distributed earlier this week, please indicate by return email to me if you will be attending
this week.
Regards,
Stephen Bode
President Stephen Bode at the Annual Maroondah Seniors Expo at Karralyka, on the 17th October 2017.
Chairman’s Report
At our meeting last Tuesday, we had the pleasure of hosting three members of the Proactive Policing Unit -
Maroondah Eastern Region Division 2. The key role of this unit is to educate, encourage and facilitate community
participation in a partnership approach to crime prevention, community safety and youth engagement.
Present were leading Senior Constable Audrey Jones - Crime Prevention Officer, Maroondah, Leading Senior
Constable Stuart Sorrell - Youth Resource Officer, Maroondah and Senior Constable Peter Williams - Youth Resource
Officer, Maroondah. Fourth member of the unit Senior Constable Johnny Tran was on leave and unable to attend.
Johnny is the Multicultural Liaison Officer.
All guests, spoke about their daily policing roles in the unit and described their work with families and young
individuals who are at risk of entering the criminal justice system, engaging in at risk behaviours, offending, going
missing and becoming victims. They also provide ongoing education for young people on such matters as alcohol
safety, cyber safety and weapons issues. Their work is centred around safe families and safe, inclusive communities.
Our club has many mutual interests and has entered into a Community Partnership with the Proactive Policing Unit
and will soon provide a motor vehicle for exclusive use by the unit to carry out their community work. The vehicle
will be appropriately marked with the Rotary Club of Croydon name and new image Rotary Logo.
All people attending the meeting found our police partners to be extremely committed and engaging people and
members were enthusiastic about this natural move forward and the opportunity for a shared responsibility in making
Croydon and Maroondah region better and safer places.
Kevin Francis
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QUOTE:
"The way to war is a well-paved highway and the way to peace is still a wilderness."
Paul P. Harris From a recorded interview in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA in 1945
"The Rotary way works! But Rotary has no patent on it, for it is but the Golden Rule in
action. Any person, any nation, can apply it by displacing negative hatred and fear with goodwill
based upon understanding. Peace among nations is not impossible of attainment; they can find peace if they will."
Paul P. Harris, January 1946
Paul Harris on Peace in this historic 4 minute message
Why Am I A Rotarian? By Wilfredo (Fred) Doctor, Rotary Club of Mooloolaba, D9600, Zone 8, Australia
I am a Rotarian because in 1968 a friend of mine, David M. Sablan, invited me to be a charter member of the
Rotary Club of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. With the exception of David, all the charter members
were rookie Rotarians, so at the first few meetings of the provisional Club, it was inculcated upon us that joining
Rotary would open opportunities for new friends and fellowship, and opportunities to touch the lives of
thousands of people from various parts of the world.
Having been a Rotarian for many years now, I have come to realize that Rotary is a tremendous stimulus to self-
improvement. I spend an average of two hours a day reading Rotary material, so I can now have meaningful
discussions about Rotary and its programs. I also realize that Rotarians do maintain good relationships with
people around them because they are accustomed to applying the Rotary Four-Way Test to their thoughts, words
or deeds.
Today, when I ponder on why I am a Rotarian, I immediately think of club meetings, fellowship, dinners and
lunches, classification talks, fireside chats, mentoring, Pride-of-Workmanship awards, motivational speeches,
social events, fundraising, club assemblies, district conferences, The 4-Way Test, The Rotary Foundation of R.I.,
PolioPlus, RAM, ROMAC, D-I-K, RYPEN, RYLA, NYSF, GSE/VTT, RYE, FAIM/WCS, Ambassadorial
Scholars, Peace Fellows, Friendship Exchange, ShelterBoxes, clean water, artificial limbs, operation cleft and
many more Rotary programs and projects all over the world.
So why am I a Rotarian? I am a Rotarian because I do enjoy being a member of the world's first and most
prestigious service organization which, from the night of its founding 106 years ago, enhanced the lives of so
many people, including mine.
Fred has been an RGHF member since August of 2004. Posted 27 March 2011 by Jack Selwa
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Made up of men and women across all vocations and cultures,
Rotary continues to make an impressive impact. Are you:
• Keen to help others and want to make a difference?
• Seeking more meaning and purpose in your life?
• Looking for ways to help your community?
• Want to be part of a worldwide network for good?
• Interested in a Corporate Social Responsibility program in which your company can participate?
Volunteering with Rotary can provide you with a great work life balance. It’s an opportunity to extend
your life experience and business skills, to benefit your local community and the wider world.
• It provides a bridge from your working and home life – to meet and network with other business and
community people
• Ongoing personal development
• Grow your understanding and knowledge
• Open to both men and women
• Make a new extended network of friends
• Weekly contact opportunities
• Links to a vast international network
• Provides a pathway to do good in the world
The impact our members make takes shape at our Club meetings and activities. These gatherings allow
you to join other passionate, visionary people to discuss and act upon community needs.
Rotary Club meetings are also a place to strengthen connections to friends and neighbours and form
meaningful relationships that last a lifetime.
If you are interested in finding out more about:
The Rotary Club of Croydon please visit: http://rotarycroydon.org.au/
or for information about Rotary International visit: www.rotary.org.au/
Club Information
Postal Address: P.O. Box 226, Croydon Victoria 3136
Meeting Venue: Dorset Gardens Hotel 335 Dorset Road, Croydon Victoria 3136
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CroydonRotary
Website: http://rotarycroydon.org.au/
Club President Stephen Bode [email protected] 0468 565 250
Vice President John Anderson [email protected] 0408 341 516
Immediate Past
President Dr Joy Varughese [email protected] 0451 880 186
Secretary Greg O’Neil [email protected] 9870-4422
President Elect Jean Stuart [email protected] 0416 036 489
Treasurer Eric Thomas [email protected] 9723 4162
PR/Communications Jean Stuart [email protected] 0416 036 489