Last Meeting:

25th March 2013

Program

Hills District Speech Therapy Yasemin Burmin & Alana

Adolphs

Apologies

Suresh Prasad, Ian Pearce ,

Mike O’Connell and Bob Low

Next Meeting:

15th April 2013

Program

Food Handling Review

Ian Pearce

Duty Roster

Door

Alex Traill

Minutes

Penny Hill

Rotary Grace

Allan Walker

Rotary Grace:

“O Lord our giver

of all good

We thank You for

our daily food,

May Rotary friends

and Rotary ways,

Help us to serve

you all our days”.

Rotary Four-

Way Test:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all

concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all

concerned?

Mon 8th

April 2013

Issue 4 No 35

Issue 4. No.33

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville

Weekly Bulletin

Program: Laura Seif Youth Exchange Student

Duty Roster tonight:

Door Keith Stapley Minutes Graeme Rohan Rotary Grace Mike O’Connell Birthdays: Annette Rieper (5th)

and Helen Traill (13th) Anniversaries: None this week) Toasts: Loyal Bruce Pike Overseas Club Michael Griscti

Rotary Grace: “O Lord our giver of all good

We thankYou for our daily food, May Rotary friends and Rotary

ways, Help us to serve you all our days”.

Monday 8th April 2013

In this Issue Toast to Overseas Club Page 1 Presidents Message Page 2 Members’ & Club News Page 2 Last Meeting Pages 3-4 ROMAC Dinner Page 4 Polio eradication update Page 5 Club Calendar Page 6

Rotary Four-Way Test: Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Toast to Overseas Club

Tonight, in honour of Laura we toast the Rotary Club of Rio de Janeiro, District 4570. Rio was the first Brazilian Rotary Club to be chartered, on February 28, 1923, making it the first Rotary club in the world in which they spoke the Portuguese language.

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start. Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome back from holidays Ian Peace…although after a

week in Coonabarbran you’re probably ready for another

one.

Rumour has it that Thomas has a whole new string of horsepower that he has added to his stable (garage!!!!!)

Hello Everyone, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter break and got to spend some quality time with friends and family. It seems ages since our last meeting when Yasemin Burmin and Alana Adolphs from Hills District Speech Therapy came along to speak to us about their work. It was fascinating to hear about different aspects of their work and by the number of questions that came up, it was quite clear that people were very interested in what they had to say.

On Monday night we have our very own Laura Seif who is going to give her first full presentation to the Club and will telling us all about Brazil; her hometown; and the lead-up to her coming to Australia on the Youth Exchange program. I know that she has spent a lot of time preparing for this so do come along and give her your support. Monday night will also be a family night, so please bring your partners and other family members along to make it a special night.

Monday night will also see the return of our group of hard workers (calluses and all) from Coonabarabran where they have been working alongside other Blaze Aid Volunteers helping out the bush-fire affected farmers. I can’t wait to hear all their news.

A quick reminder: We will be taking a few minutes during Monday’s Meeting for Members to vote on the proposals for the RI Council on Legislation. If you have read the email you may have noticed that there are actually 174 proposed changes, but don’t panic we are just going to vote on the dozen that District have listed, as being of most interest. In saying that, if anyone wishes the Members to vote on any of the remaining 162, please let me know before Monday night, so they can be added to the list – the full list is available through a link in the email that I sent out on Tuesday.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday,

Warmest regards,

President Bobby

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start. Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Last Meeting - Monday 25th March 2013

President Bobby welcomed the guest speakers, Yasemin Burmin and Alana Adolphs and guest Steven Fry. Apologies: Brian King, Bob Low, Mike O’Connell, Ian Pearce, Suresh Prasad Pres. Bobby Redman

Spoke briefly about the District Conference held in Nowra. Bobby commented that social networking (e.g. Facebook) was highlighted as a means of promoting Rotary. Our Club’s page incudes our weekly bulletin, recent achievements, upcoming events and contact details. Bobby is happy to assist anyone who needs help in starting up a Facebook page.

Secretary, Wilf Van Emmerik 1. Our Shelter Box has been delivered to a site in Pakistan. 2. Active Lifestyle Physio is offering a free session to seniors for the whole of March. Vouchers

available from Wilf. 3. The Alzheimers Association is having a Memory Walk on 5th May.

Treasurer, Keith Stapley

Due to the efforts of Keith and others, Bunnings has donated 100 star pickets for the Coonabarabran Blaze Aid project. Five of the Dubbo Bunnings store staff will be assisting with the fence building on farms damaged by bushfires. Alex Traill has donated rolls of wire. A team of five from our club will be travelling to Coonabarabran.

Club Service, Alan Jones

1. Details of our meeting program in coming weeks were summarized (see Bulletin last page). 2. Due to delays in necessary responses from the Philippines it is now too late to meet the

deadline required to access a RF matching grant for the Iligan project. Therefore, we will be forwarding the $13,000 raised by the local ALFA group to the Rotary Club of Iligan City without the $7,000 supplement we had hoped for.

President-Elect, Rob Mackey Rob reminded the incoming board members about the District Assembly at Baulkham Hills High School on Sunday 14th April, 9am – 4 pm. Youth, Jim Sifonios

1. Distributed Insearch pamphlets left by the speakers at last week’s meeting. 2. Jim will be helping with a site visit for the GSE team currently in our District.

Guest Speakers - Alana Adolphs and Yasemin Burmin, Speech Pathologists.

Alana and Yasemin are Co-Directors of Hills District Speech Therapy; a private practice located at 299 – 301 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill.

People working in this field are better described as Communication Specialists who work with adults and children. They assist in correcting problems with hearing, the process of speech, lisps, stuttering, developmental disabilities and reading, to mention just some of the wide range of aspects that this field of therapy covers. The therapist’s work involves cooperation with the patient, carers, family members and teachers where appropriate. This practice’s assessment and therapy is informed by the

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start. Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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latest research. We all need to appreciate that communication is the process of being able to understand and to be understood. Communication difficulties are the result of problems with speech, using and understanding language, voice, fluency, hearing, or reading and writing. Language and speech difficulties can exist together or by themselves.

A lively question time followed the presentation. Members interested in following up are invited to visit Alana and Yasemin’s very informative website at www.hdspeechtherapy.com.au . Questions can be emailed to info@hdspeechtherapy.com.au.

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Joke of the Week

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start. Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Club Members

Name

Classification

Ray Campbell PP,PHF Education - Secondary

Thomas Cann PHF Landscape Supplies

Col Davis Accounting Taxation

Henry Grech PP Legal Practice

Michael Griscti PHF Lighting Technician

Penny Hill PP, PHF Customer Service Manager

Alan Jones PP,PHF Marketing Consultancy

Brian King

Insurance

Bob Low PHF Electrical Distribution

Robert Mackey PP,PHF Construction Services

Michael O’Connell PP Dental Supplies

Ian Pearce PP,PHF Industrial Consultancy

Bruce Pike Nursery Retail

Suresh Prasad PP Sugar Research

Haran Ramachandran PP,PHF Computer Support

Bobby Redman Psychology

Michael Richardson Honorary Member

Greg Rieper PP,PHF Consultancy

Graeme Rohan PP,PHF Petroleum Distribution

Gordon Scoble PP,PHF Education Primary

Jim Sifonios PP,PHF Product Development

Keith Stapley PP,PHF Photogrammetry

Rod Tilden PP,PHF Window Furnishing Sales

Alex Traill PP,PHF Building & Maintenance

Wilf Van Emmerik PP,PHF Specialised Transport

Allan Walker PP Funeral Director

P – President PP - Past President PHF - Paul Harris Fellow

Note: Apologies must be in to PP Alan Jones by 12pm on Mondays so numbers can be confirmed for dinner.

Club Calendar - Dan Murphy’s – April 13th Ian Pearce and Graeme Rohen April

Sun 14 District Assembly

Mon 15 Ian Pearce - Food Handling Review

Wed 17 Board Meeting

Fri 19 District Presidents Meeting

Mon 22 Jay Allen - Melanoma Institute

Thu 25 Anzac Day

Mon 29 Fran Killoway