IT'S HAT DAY NIGHT
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Its’ HAT DAY
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RI President Kalyan Benerjee Rotary Club of Vapi Governor David Anderson Rotary Club of Yea AG Pat Miller Rotary Club of Diamond Creek Club Officers President Vice President President Elect Secretary & Attendance Treasurer & Public Officer
Alan Jones PP Rod Mackenzie Steve Crosling Eileen Gatt Greg Adams
Wear a hat to the meeting and make a $5 donation to Rotary Health. Prizes for: “Most Unique Hat” & “The Hat that Closely Depicts Your Personality”
Directors and Standing Committees Club Administration PE Steve Crosling Membership John Egan Public Relations PP Bev Baker, Service Projects PP Alan White Rotary Foundation PP Linda Gidlund
Who ya gunna call ! President Alan Jones Secretary Eileen Gatt Treasurer Greg Adams
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Editor: Greg Adams Art Director: Greg Adams Advertising : Greg Adams Bottle washer : Greg as well Editorial: send to ferrarigreg@gmail.com
Caution: The Bulletin contains no calories, vitamins, minerals or proteins. In fact, it is devoid of nutritional value. Nevertheless, it is a supplement much sought after and regularly devoured by the Rotarians of Diamond Creek. Note: The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Club or its members
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the program/up and coming calendar and who’s doin what 22nd May 2012 Tuesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Rotarian behind the badge Greg Paull
Attend: Holliday Geoff, Chair: Sparkie Ern Beans: Greg, Door man: White Panda Art Work: Chear Squad Bev Prize: Me
29th May 2012 Tuesday
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Club Ass
Attend: Senior Brian, Chair: Cpt Alan Beans: Greg, Door man: Xray Steve Art Work: Grandpa Phil Bev Prize: Sharraine
2nd June 2012 Saturday 7.00 PM - 11.30 PM
20th Birthday bash
life's events May 25 Ann and Ern—anniversary May 25 Geoff Swan birthday May 29 John Gatt joined this Club Jun 1 Geoff Swan joined Rotary 18 years ago Jun 2 Ern Wardell joined Rotary 19 years ago Jun 2 Phil Marendaz birthday
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from the president keeping up with the joneses! “Everything you do or say is public relations.” – Anonymous
As Rotarians, our foremost thoughts are usually to assist others, and frequently, Public Relations is the last thing on our minds. However, it is true that everything we do and say is showcasing our organisation. Good or bad, it will be remembered! Why is Public Relations so important? Good PR is imperative for our membership growth and the club’s survival. Without new members, we are unable to develop and progress as an organisation. It is also vital in our local community. For our club to advance and to help more people in the area, we need to have a positive image within that community. If we are seeking support from our local Council, then we need to ensure that they, too, view us as a capable and trustworthy organisation. Nillumbik Shire Council frequently requests our club to be involved in Council activities and projects, thus demonstrating their regard for the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek. On Saturday 2nd June, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the club. What better time than this to embark on a public relations campaign? Throughout the month of June, we will be showcasing our club with a display at the Diamond Valley Library. Libraries are visited by a wide range of people with diverse interests and hopefully our display will generate further interest in us from some of them. We also plan to place an advertorial in the Diamond Valley Leader, again promoting the benefits of our club. We cannot be backward in coming forward to promote the wonderful things that we are doing in our community.
Even the birthday celebration itself is PR for the club as we have invited civic leaders and representatives from other community groups. One of our members even has a table of ten attending on the night as he sees this as a great way to showcase Rotary to them. Our greatest promotional activity in the local community is the Diamond Creek Rotary Town Fair – everyone knows that Rotary runs it and everyone knows what a great success it is. We don’t run the fair for the publicity it gives us, but it is the greatest advertisement that our club could have. Our club undertakes so many worthwhile community projects and it is the subliminal publicity from these that also reaches out to many in the local area. Many people hear about us through our projects such as the purchase of a defibrillator for the Diamond Creek Force Netball Club; assistance given to Diamond Creek Primary School to buy their shade sails; or the construction of the ramp house for the Riding for the Disabled group at Diamond Valley Special Development School. Just by wearing our Rotary shirts or working at a Rotary BBQ, we are noticed in the community. There is much competition out there for the same resources – whether it is manpower or money. We cannot afford to sit back and be the quiet achiever, we have to try to ensure that when anyone in the local area thinks of a good service organisation, the first one that comes to mind is the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek.
past presidents Brian Bowen 1978-1979 Heidelberg North Bob Eycken 1983-1984 Alperton UK John McCrohan 1992-1993 Ron Gordon 1993-1994 Chris Doupe 1994-1995 Cliff Wearne 1995-1996 Ern Wardell 1996-1997 Rod Mackenzie 1997-1998 Steve Sampson 1998-1999 Robin Chapple 1999-2000 Peter Marriage 2000-2001 Rob Lloyd 2001-2002 Bev Baker 2002-2003 Joe Di Natale 2003-2004 Geoff Swan 2004-2005 John Gatt 2005-2006 John Arthur 2006-2007 Linda Gidlund 2007-2008 Alan White 2008-2009 Pat Millar 2009-2010 Clyde Hulme 2010-2011
Alan Jones
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as it happened last week President Alan opened the meeting and welcomed Visitors, Rotarians and partners. The Annual Greensborough Breakfast will be held next Tuesday. See Rob Lloyd if you would like to come. There will be a Partner's night on June 12th. The ladies will run the meeting. Kerry Jones saw the idea in the club’s historical notes. For the Club’s Twentieth anniversary Celebrations 90 people have responded for the 2nd June. Steve Crosling reported on the incoming board meeting. It was just a get together working out meeting dates, and the incoming Board members will try to attend the board meeting in May. The Diamond Valley Library is showcasing voluntary organizations in June. The Club needs material for this, please see Bev Baker or Alan Jones if you have some contribution for this event The Rotarian Behind the Badge speech will be given next week by Greg Paull. Next week wear a hat for the Mental Health Hat day. Alan White has two spaces a vacant for the Mental Health Awareness Day.
night run by the Nillumbik Shire and it is an appreciation night. Those who wish to attend are Pat Millar, Bev Baker, and Alan Jones. Bowel scan starts soon with Alan White organizing it. Jacqui Hodge introduced Jon Baly. He is a science and math teacher at Eltham High School who facilitates reciprocal visits with Eltham High students to remote communities in far northern Arnhem Land. Students Lucy, Elysia, and Tess presented. Lucy had been on two trips to Donydji near Gove, in their school holidays. Donydji is a disadvantaged community with few teachers, one class room, but an attitude of willingness to learn and an open friendly community. The visits have forged links between vastly different people. The Eltham students still continue to maintain their friendships with the indigenous students whom they met. It has been a life changing experience for the Eltham students and has changed their perceived pathways through life. Sharraine Ballao mentioned that a Diamond Creek identity, Aninda Robertson had passed away and that her funeral would be held later this week.
There will be Defibrillator training on Wednesday's 23rd May at 6.30pm to 7pm at the Netball stadium The Club’s Changeover will be held on the 26th June, and the District Changeover will be held at the Kilmore racetrack on the 1st July. There will be a Volunteer night tomorrow
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Our club ran a Mental Health First Aid workshop on Fri 18 May and Sat 19 May at the Diamond Valley Baptist Church. Invitations to participate had been sent to the Diamond Valley Baptist Church, the Diamond Creek Men’s Shed, the Strathewen Community Renewal Association, St. John’s Anglican Church, Diamond Creek and St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Eltham. There were only 20 positions available for this course of 12 hours, run over two consecutive days. There was a booking fee of $30 per participant and we had to provide morning and afternoon teas and lunches. Our final number of 19 came from our own Rotary Club – 6, Diamond Creek Men’s Shed – 4, Diamond Valley Baptist Church – 3, Strathewen Community Renewal Association – 3 ( we contacted Malcolm Hackett and had been able to move two more from SCRA to the workshop being held by the Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges on 28/29 April to avoid a waitlist) and St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Eltham – 3. The facilitator was Joe Zammit, a Mental Health Practitioner and Trainer, from Norwood Association Inc. at St. Albans. The course started at morning, with Joe hour earlier to set up. person introduce what they hoped to It transpired that course knew a with a mental group from of many instances as a
8.30 am on the Friday having arrived half an Joe started by letting each themselves and explaining get out of the course. every person on the relative or friend health problem. The Strathewen were aware result of the 2009 bushfire.
The course covered medical anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar and substance abuse disorders.
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The Mental Health First Aid Manual people from the University of Professor Tony Jorm and Dr. Clare course has now been taken up in 14 England, Finland, Canada, Hongkong
conditions such as depression, disorder and other psychoses had been written by three Melbourne, Betty Kitchener OAM, Kelly. It is a world first and this overseas countries, including U.S.A., and Singapore.
Joe gave us many handouts as well as content was so comprehensive and
the manual, because the course detailed.
The general consensus was that the awareness of signs and symptoms to mental illnesses and then knowing diagnoses.
course was filling a void, creating an look for in assessing and recognising where to find further treatment and
This is a great program of Australian Rotary Health, put together with the assistance of Mental Health First Aid and funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. It relies very much on individual Rotary Clubs organising venues and participation, but is such an important subject that I hope that Australian Rotary Health is able to continue with it into the future.
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