29 April 2015

ROTARY CLUB
Board Directors
President:
Lyn Svanosio
Secretary:
Mike Rodd
Immediate Past President: Jeff Ibbotson
President Elect :
Debbie Whitfield
Treasurer:
Bruce Wyatt
Club Service & Administration: John Widdup
Community: Shukry Sahhar
International & Foundation: Bish Mukerjee
New Generations:
Debbie Whitfield
Membership & PR: George Pratt
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Contact Information
N. Donaldson & V. Kalokerinos
Gary Scott & Mike Rodd
Neale Emanuel, Shukry S.
Mike Rodd
Ken Goard
Shukry Sahhar
John Gray, Debbie Whitfield & Bruce Wyatt
Lyn Svanosio, Bruce Wyatt
John Widdup
On the net for your information
Have you seen the video on the Australian Rotary Health
website about how Betty Kitchener has created Mental
Health First Aid Australia with the assistance of Australian Rotary Health? To see the movie click on the link
below:
http://www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au/About/Promotional-Video.aspx
Attendance last week
Members Attending; 9
Visitors: Val Burns; Gerda Lambeck; Celeste Rowlands; Pat Schmidt; Pete Tedder; Julia Widdup; Lillian
Zagal
DINNER ROSTER
TODAY – 29 April
Club Assembly & Board Meeting
Lyn Svanosio
N/A
Bruce Wyatt
Bish Mukerjee
Raven Recorder Jeff Ibbotson
Birthdays
Nil
Anniversaries
Nil
The Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Woden
Meetings: 6.00 for 6.15 pm Wednesdays, Canberra Irish Club, 6 Parkinson Street, Weston, ACT
Rotary International theme for 2014/2015.
“Light Up Rotary”
Web: <www.wodenrotary.org.au/>
The Club’s crest & bulletin name reflect ‘Odin’ (anglo-saxon ‘Woden’), the ancient Nordic God of Wisdom.
Odin had two ravens called Hugin and Munin (Thought and Memory) who flew forth every day
and returned at night to tell him what they had seen, so contributing to his wisdom.
Introduction
Appreciation
Fellowship
The Raven
Previous Issues of the Raven
PO Box 637 Woden ACT 2606
Secretary: wodenrotary@gmail.com
Program
Number 41 - Volume 48 - 29 April 2015
OF WODEN INC.
Other officers
RSVP & APOLOGIES
To assist with catering requirements, please RSVP/apologise by
5pm Monday to either:
Norma Donaldson
amronelle@yahoo.com.au
or
Viola Kalokerinos
Viola.kalo@gmail.com
NEXT WEEK – 6 May
Mark Schiff & Ed klim
Mad Cow Disease
Mike Rodd
George Pratt
John Gray
Norma Donaldson
Norma Donaldson
Lyn Svanosio 6/5; John Gray 7/5;
Helen Harvie 10/5;
Nil
ROSTER FOR FUNDRAISING - PARKING AT THOROUGHOOD PARK
TO BE ADVISED
“Woden Rotary”
FIVE PEAKS CHALLENGE
Once again our Club
has demonstrated how a Rotary
project can be successfully run
in Canberra.
Last weekend’s Rotary
Bike Ride attracted 230 riders. Most came from Canberra
but there were also riders from
Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong.
We hope to receive a
report tonight on the financial
outcome of the event the proceeds of which will go to ROMAC and TADACT.
The success of this project was due to the leadership of Jeff Ibbotson
who led the team for the day, ably assisted by Simon Whitehead (First-aider),
Shukry Sahhar ( Sag wagon operator) and John Widdup (last rider co-ordinator).
I spent the morning on the top of Red Hill. Feedback from the riders
indicated their appreciation of the excellent organisation of the ride and the
contribution of Rotary to Australian and Overseas communities.
When my term on Red Hill finished I concluded that hill-climbing bike
riders are remarkable consumers of gelatin snakes! Within 15 minutes of my
receiving a packet of snakes from Shukry Sahhar the entire contents had been
polished off by the riders who had just climbed yet another hill!
Congratulations to Jeff Ibbotson and his team!
John Gray
Dates for your diary
1 April - NYSF applications opened
9-16 May - Rotary Adventure in Citizenship (RAIC)
11 May - Club meeting Monday 11 May, not Wednesday 13 May due RAIC
TONIGHT
Club assembly
and
Board meeting
April is Magazine Month
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RAVEN REPORTER
Gary Scott
PHOTOGRAPHER
John Gray
Last week
Things you should know about
New Arrangements for Apologies & Guests: Please note that President Lyn has relinquished her role as recorder of apologies and guests.
Both Norma Donaldson and Viola Kalokerinos have now taken over.
Their contact information is on page 4 of the Raven.
Meeting times: Members are reminded that we meet at 6pm for
6.15pm.
Rotarian Bob Harvie: Bob continues to receive medical treatment.
He enjoys a chat with visiting Rotarians over a cup of coffee, but phone
ahead if you plan to visit him.
Rotarian Des Henderson-Kelly: Des is making good progress in Mullangarrie Rehabilitation Unit in Astrolabe Street Red Hill. He extends
his thanks to Rotarians who have been able to visit him so far. Suggest
you phone ahead if you plan to visit him.
Bequest for Bowel Cancer Research
Retired nurse Judith Annette Thompson has left over $390,000 in
her will to Australian Rotary Health.
This generous bequest has been used to establish a new scholarship named the ‘Judith Annette Thompson PhD Scholarship’ for investigations and research into bowel cancer.
The first scholarship will be awarded in 2015.
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Acting Sergeant & Acting President Gary
Scott opened the meeting without a toast to key Rotarians
in Australia but he did have a warm welcome for several guests, highlighting
the presence in particular of Pete Tedder, an exWoden Rotary member.
The meeting started with a briefing by cycling
supremo Jaff Ibbotson on the cycle ride at the
week end. A short social phase was followed by
a very nice (but large) dinner. After the meal the
Acting President introduced the two speakers,
John Widdup & Jeff Ibbotson, to talk on their
recent cycling experiences in Tasmania. Both speakers showed photos of the Tasmanian Trail, a bike/walking/horse trail that was
largely based on existing forest logging tracks,
that was first identified as a bicentennial project
Former Woden Rotarian
in 1988. The trail runs for some 480 km from
Pete Tedder
Devonport in the north to Dover in the south.
The ride involved 21 riders (50% men & 50%
women) riding for 9 days plus one rest day at New Norfolk.
The first third in the north was rolling pastoral landscape, the central
third involved major climbs & descents with some high, flat plateaus. The
final rhird was in rugged mountainous areas. Given that the ride was in wet & misty conditions and that much of the
ride was in forested areas there was limited visibility. This focused the riders
attention on wonderful dense ferns, numerous lakes, tall trees & dense shrubs.
However, given the muddy, wet & slippery state of the gravel, clay, sandy,
track (plus three river crossings) great care & endurance was a key part of the
experience. Leeches were present but no mosquitoes
The riders left the trail each evening to spend the night in small towns
(sleeping & eating in hydro-huts, motels, pubs, etc.). Most of these towns
focused on attracting tourists. All riders were together for the evening meal in
these towns. The bus, that provided back-up support, carried all their gear &
food for breakfast & lunch. Even in these remote areas the group still managed
to find several coffee stops. At the end of the talk Pete Tedder noted how hard the ride was as for
him, the oldest rider at 80, he needed 6 months of intense gym and bike riding
work for him to undertake the ride. The appreciation was given by George
Pratt.
The key talk was followed by the Sergeant’s session that was vaguely
funny and profitable. The “Heads & Tails” was won by Bruce Wyatt.
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