17 March 2015

Antonio
Molina Eredia
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The Rotary Club of Mosman Bulletin
Vol. 54, No. 30 for meeting on March 17, 2015
March Is Water and Sanitation Month
Dear Rotarians,
A Community Forum was held on Tuesday last week and we had
over 80 people from community groups attend. The evening was a
great success with the groups wanting a follow up meeting and several
members agreeing to commence working on projects that will make it easier for
groups to share resources and information in the future. A Volunteer Bank where you
can request help or offer your services was an example of the suggestions. It was also
suggested that a calendar of events be promoted to let people know when there are
opportunities to support other groups. Several groups on the night connected and
offered support to each other.
My thanks to Jane Floyd, Di Mckenzie and Liz Alderson who assisted on the night. It
was a rewarding experience for everyone involved.
I was very pleased to see the level of banter and fun at the last Rotary meeting. It
makes lunch more relaxed and enjoyable. I think we made several thousand dollars in
fines - but it was worth it!
Please remember we want 60 more people to book for the 29th April dinner. Even if
you cannot come, please forward the invitation on to friends and associates who may
support the function. To assist this we will send the invitations out again next week
so all you have to do is forward them on to anyone who may be interested.
Please consider supporting the District functions that are coming up. We need to
understand more about the opportunities that are out there in the big wide Rotary
World of which we are part.
Mark Alderson
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sue Blakeney – 22nd March
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Val and Don West – 22nd March
OUR SPEAKER TODAY: Blair Leslie: “A Rotary Walk down Military Road – Part 2”
YOUTHFUL PURSUITS: Pierrick told us he has moved to a new host family, the
Wongs, who have Chinese accents. Their son Matt was an Exchange student in
France and was hosted by Pierrick’s family. They went to see the Mardi Gras parade
but it was so crowded, they left early.
Pierrick
and
Pedro
with
Junior second
prize winner
Antony Xavier
and judge
Zoe Johnson
“Self-Portrait”
by Izabella Kitching
“Emu” by Antony Xavier
A group from Mosman Rotary attended the Mosman Youth Art Prize Awards last
Friday (6th March) organised by Mosman Council and for which Mosman Rotary was a
Silver sponsor.
In attendance officially were Barry Starr, Ben and Parisa Hart Clare Stockdale,
Mosman exchange students Pierrick and Pedro, Robyne and myself. Murray Block
and Louise were also there, keenly viewing the very interesting and varied artworks,
which, as commented upon by the organisers, were of a high standard.
The event was held at Mosman Art Gallery and our exchange students presented the
prizes for 1st and 2nd place in the Junior category. They also spent a lot of time
looking at and commenting on the artworks and seemed to enjoy the experience.
Mosman’s Mayor Peter Abelson was a key speaker for the event and Mosman Rotary
was thanked for its contribution. The winning pieces were shown on screen with each
presentation which helped make the award-giving interesting.
Ample refreshments both of the culinary and drink varieties also helped to make the
evening festive. - Rob Hamilton, Youth Director
Pedro and Barry and Pierrick with Paul Delprat (Head of the Julian Ashton Art School)
and Gerald Christmas (President, Mosman Art Society)
COMING EVENTS:
Tuesday, 24th March: Anca Ramsden on "How to rejuvenate your brain” Neuroscience answers to stress and ageing.
Tuesday,31st March: Brian Kent on “How to take better photographs”.
Tuesday, 7th April: Chris Lee talking about his 3 months in Sierra Leone working on
the ebola response there, through (DFID) the British Department for International
Development.
Our GUEST SPEAKER was Pedro Eredia Araujo. He told us about Brasil which has 202
million people which is almost half the population of South America. It has the 7th
strongest economy in the world. It also has a very diverse ethnic mix of people.
He is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Montoya in District 4630. Their
members tend to be in their 40s while ours tend to be somewhat older. He has
attended RYLA and met students from all over the District. His family has hosted a
girl from the USA.
Pedro has a brother named Renato Eredia Araujo who is a year younger than him and
they are very close. His father Luciano Araujo has a consulting company to manage
farms. His mother Gislaine Eredia Araujo is a doctor of infectious diseases.
His great-grandfather Antonio Molina Eredia helped found his town of Paranavai in
Southern Brasil in 1952. It has a population of 95,000. It has a lot of agro-industries
(cassava flour, chickens, oranges). Pedro has been to Peru where he visited Machu
Pichu. He and his family have also been to Argentina. Australia was his first choice.
He wanted to improve his English rather than learn another European language. In
Brasil they speak Portuguese and a bit of Spanish. He also loves our beaches.
Ms Bobby Redman (R C of Woy Woy), District Youth Counsellor for Brasil and several
other countries, told us that new legislation means that we can only send students
from Year 10 overseas and admit students of that age so that they can finish school
when they get return home.
Please complete your registration for your Working with Children Check (WWCC) at
www.newcheck.kids.nsw.gov.au. Their hotline is 9286-7219.
This registration replaces all previous declarations which are no longer acceptable.
ERRATUM: Women were first admitted into Rotary in 1987, 28 years ago. The
Constitution and By-Laws were not changed until 1989.
Please Advise Secretary Ward Pollard if you are an apology for the next meeting.
Attendance Desk Roster - 2015
March – Halyna Koscharsky and Parisa Hart
April – Peter Young and David Kerr
May – Denys Moore and John Dean
June – Charlie Barnett and John Leslie
***Should you not be able to be on the desk on any of the nominated dates,
could you please arrange for another member to take your place.***
The Rotary Club of Mosman
Meets each Tuesday for Lunch at the Mosman Club, Military Road Mosman
12:30pm for 12:50pm
President – Mark Alderson
Secretary - Ward Pollard
P.O. Box 88 Mosman Australia 2088 Telephone: 0400 125 595/9439 4248
Email: secretary@mosmanrotary.org.au
Bulletin Editor – Clare Stockdale/Photos - Dominique Rabu
Visit our Website: www.mosmanrotary.org.au