Monday 12 January 2015

13th January Meeting - Vicki Stewart - Australian Rotary Health

Chair
Mark checked up on our Rotary resolutions
International Toast
Norm led us in a toast to RC Paris.  They are Club No 11380 and their big project is raising money for handicapped children
"Charlie Hebdo - sold out" is displayed outside a newsagents in Dunkirk.

Visitors
Sue Muller and Vicki Stewart

Apologies
Ron, Heidi, Noel, Lyn, the Hanleys, Anna

Makeups
None, unless you count the extra keen members who showed up last week

President's Report
Deborah has booked us in for a BBQ at the the Australia Day event at Kings Beach.  Expect the smell of cooking sausages at dawn.  Feeding frenzy at 7:00, flag raising at 7:45.  If we survive that one we are on again at a February BBQ for Unitywater

Deb, Alan and Tim from Church of Christ will meet on Friday re the Mens Shed shed.

And in breaking news,

Hi All,
On behalf of President Deborah and the Caloundra Mens Shed just wanted to pass on some great news - we put in an application to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund in September for a grant of $25,775.00 to purchase a suitable shed for the Mens Shed Club to build to set up their operation - we have just had a phone call from Jarrod Bliejie to say that our application was successful - great news.
More to follow.
Regards,
Alan

Good work Alan
now if only we could find some keen workers able to actually construct the shed…..

Induction
Alf was pleased to propose Sue for membership of the Club - classification Education Services
File photo

Speaker
Deborah introduced Vicki Stewart to speak about Australian Rotary Health (ARH)

Vicki has been a member of RC Mooloolaba for 14 years - classification Real Estate.  She is a PP and had a background with Street Angels.  She approached the ARH tent at Conference and said she was “happy to help”. The rest is history.

ARH was launched by RC Mornington in 1987, and they raised $2.2million that year to fund research into cot death.  To date $33m has been raised.  There were 187 cot deaths per year in Australia in 1987.  Last year it was down to eight.

The current priority is mental health.  Vicki gave some examples which were very “close to home”.  We need to get the conversation going.  This is an illness due to a chemical imbalance and we need to see it in the same light as other illnesses.

Vicki made a comparison to Clem Renouf’s 1956 stand against polio.

Vicki highlighted the deaths and self harm to young people and the lack of support to returned soldiers.  More East Timor veterans were lost to suicide than all those killed in Vietnam.  Police and Fire & Rescue officers have similar problems.

The government matches funds raised $ for $
Mark thanked Vicki for her talk

Directors
Gerry reminded us that the Gold Day is 22nd March (It’s in my diary now Gerry) Gerry will email the list of people to contact.

Judy briefed us on the Deer Park visit on the weekend.

Alf reminded us that the program is now on the blog, and he has lined up some great speakers - so invite some guests.

Sergeant Gerry was happy to relieve us of our loose change

Genta - so what's wrong with traditional steak & eggs & tomato sauce?
(fried in sump oil of course)

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