RC Berwick Spoke n Words 22 November, 2017 Vol 57 Issue 22 (Nov 22, 2017)

22-11- 2017 Vol 57 Issue 22

CLUB MEETINGS

The Rotary Club of Berwick meets

Every Wednesday evening at

Holm Park Reserve

(Beaconsfield Football Club)

Emerald-Beaconsfield Road

Beaconsfield

6.30 for a 7.00pm start

Please email your apology

or book in your guest to

attendance@rotaryberwick.org

All bookings and apologies

To submitted by 10.00 am on

Tuesday prior to the meeting.

Chairman

Anderson, Doug

Fellowship

Armstrong, Jim

Fellowship

Armstrong, Vivienne

Attendance

Marshall, Jennifer

Attendance

Tudge, Betty

SPECIAL OCCASIONS:

Induction:

Birthday:

Di Nutter

Jim Wilson

Eric Boon

Anniversary:

President

Ricardo Balancy

Treasurer

Wendy Langdon

President Elect

Lea Paton

Secretary

Jim Wilson

International Service Director

David Button

Rotary Foundation Chair

David Button

Vice President

Terry Carmichael

Membership Chair

Sharmaine Squire

Public Image Chair

Jane Moore

Club Administration Chair

Lea Paton

Avenues of Service Chair

Jennifer Marshall

Fundraising Chair

Trevor Bailey

Club Protection Officer

Graham Johnstone

Dr Tan (Langmore Clinic) - Aboriginal health

Holm Park Recreation Reserve

Dec 06, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Xmas Party @ Forest Edge, Gembrook

Dec 13, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Carols by Candlelight

Edwin Flack Reserve

Dec 16, 2017
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

NO MEETING

Dec 20, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Berwick Farmers and Craft Market

The Old Cheese Factory

Dec 23, 2017
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS - NO MEETING

Dec 27, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK - 22.11.2017

With December only a few days away most people would be winding down for the festive season. Well, most people perhaps but not the hard working members of the Rotary Club of Berwick. This week was perhaps one of the busiest for the Club with members yet again showing their commitment to Rotary, braving high temperatures, all in the spirit of making a difference in our community.

Thank you to all the members were able to assist.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE - BRAD BRATTIN MP

On Wednesday night the Rotary Club of Berwick had the honour to welcome a former Harkaway Primary and Berwick College student and now a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Brad Battin has been the Member for Gembrook since 2010.

Brad firmly believes that “family, school and social networks are a vital part of the young person’s reconnection to education and employment”, sentiments that align with the values and goals of Rotary.

INTRODUCING - ROTARIAN GARY CASTRICUM

Gary Castricum was Managing Director for 15 years of the family’s meat processing business - a major processor and exporter of meat products in Australia.

Castricum Brothers introduced Australian lamb into many major supermarkets and food service suppliers in North America, Asia and the Middle East. Gary was a Director of The Lamb Cooperatives in the USA and Canada which represented major meat processors from New Zealand and Australia in those markets.

MARKET REPORT - 25.11.2017

What a scorcher of a morning we had today. We were greeted with beautiful sunshine and very humid conditions.

Despite the extreme hot and humid weather we had 39 out of the 40 expectant stallholders arrive for the market today with high expectations for the customer turn out.

We had a couple of new stalls join us this month including soy candles and Pomegranate Juice and the return of some old stallholders which included Dulce cakes, Silvan seeds & South Seeds and Candlebright.

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

Carols by Candlelight – Brought to you by the Rotary Club of Berwick

Saturday 16^th December 2017, Edwin Flack Reserve Berwick, from 7pm to 9.30pm

The Rotary Club of Berwick is proud to put on a Christmas spectacular with a sensational program for all ages. This will be our third Carols by Candlelight event and we are looking forward to an entertaining evening! A great night out with the family to celebrate Christmas with a great line up of entertainment, a visit from Santa and the grand finale of fireworks at 9:25pm. There will be food and drinks available as well as some electric candles to really get you in the mood.

Entry is by gold coin donation which goes towards running this event. Excess money is redirected back into community projects run by the Rotary Club of Berwick. Visit www.rotaryberwick.org for a list of all the community projects that we support.

This event is supported by the City of Casey, Bendigo Bank Beaconsfield and the St John of God Hospital in Berwick.

Please contact us directly if you require more information. david.button@rotaryberwick.org

REMINDERS

Wednesday 6 December – Last meeting for the year at Holm Park: Dr Tan from the Longmore Clinic will be talking to us about Aboriginal Health.

Friday 8 December – Nossal College BBQ: A group of volunteers from the Rotary Club of Berwick will run a BBQ to cater for some 500-600 students. Parents and staff at the college will be serving the students. Please let Doug Anderson know if you can assist.

CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK

Special Birthday wishes to Sheeja Amarnath (26/11).

Congratulations to Russell Dunn who was inducted into the Rotary Club of Berwick on the 28^th of November 2013. Russell says that his only regret is not to have joined Rotary earlier.

We also remember Past President Mick Morland who was inducted into the Club on the 24^th of November 1994. Twenty-three years of service above self.

JOKER'S WILD

All Rotarians in attendance are invited to participate, for a small fee, in the Joker's Wild session at each meeting for a chance to win a cash jackpot by drawing the "Joker" from a deck of cards.

Sandi asked Guest Speaker, Brad Battin MP, to pick out a ticket stub for the holder to take part in choosing from the deck hopefully choosing the Joker.

HAPPY SNAPS - 22.11.2017

ROTARY LANGUAGE EXPLAINED

At the back of the Rotary Club Handbook there is a heading Acronyms. If you don’t have one of these handbooks or are new to reading about Rotary, these acronyms can perhaps cause confusion.

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