Author: Dianne Reed

ASCOT ROTARY CLUB BULLETIN: 2023-2024: Volume 55, Number 5: 12 September 2023

BIRTHDAY IN SEPTEMBER
Chris Merton September 26
YEARS IN ROTARY
Alan Thomson—4 years 10 September
PARTNER’S BIRTHDAY— SEPTEMBER
No partners had birthdays
No one had an anniversary in September

DATES TO REMEMBER IN SEPTEMBER
19 September: Satellite Club meeting
16 September: PR Karrinyup Shopping Centre
23 September: PR Garden City Shopping Centre
26 September: Breakfast club meeting, including Bricktober briefing.
27 September: Bricktober committee meeting

DATES TO REMEMBER IN OCTOBER
6, 7 and 8 October: Bricktober
9 October: Board Meeting
10 October: Breakfast club meeting
17 October: Satellite club meeting
24 October: Breakfast club meeting,

WHO IS DOING WHAT FOR 26 SEPTEMBER:
On welcoming: Dianne Reed
Host Chair: Alan Thomson
Guest Speaker: Katherine Jafari from the Stroke Foundation
Rotary Toast (Letter Y): Kerry Smith
WHO IS DOING WHAT FOR 10 OCTOBER:
On Welcoming: Peter Richardson
Host Chair: Ron Alexander
Guest Speaker: To be confirmed
Rotary Toast (Letter Z): Jodie Sparks

GUEST SPEAKER: Jodie Sparks
This morning Jodie took us on a cook’s tour of two webpages we should be interested in:
Clubrunner—which hosts our webpage. She asks that we all log in and check our details to make sure that all details are up to date.
Rotary International—which has a host of support materials for us to access, and lots of resources we can use to assist us when we have questions that need answering; or professional learning that could help us too.
Take a moment to check out both of these websites:
Ascot Rotary Club: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/7992/Page/ShowHomePage
RI: https://www.rotary.org/en

We are:
PEOPLE OF ACTION
TELL JODIE
What clubs should we be working more closely with—so when she goes to the meeting on October 1, she has some ideas to put to the group.
Please don’t make her choose for us without us having some input.

BIG THANK YOU NUMBER 1:
To those who joined us at a morning tea at Roma’s so we could give her some presents that she would have got at Handover if she had been well enough to receive them. We had a lovely morning tea and left her to do the dishes afterwards.

BIG THANK YOU NUMBER 2:
To the satellite club members who hosted a wonderful afternoon so we could indulge ourselves in some wine tasting. Well done, it was a great afternoon.

BIG THANK YOU NUMBER 3
To those members who took the time to attend the cluster meeting at Mill Point on Friday morning. It was a great turnout, and a chance to say hi to Troy, our Ambassadorial Scholar from about 20 years ago who happened to pop in too. (If you don’t remember what he looks like, he’s sitting next to Ron—see the photo on the next page.

PENCIL THESE DATES IN:
7 November: Melbourne Cup Day—breakfast will be at Ros and Gerry’s. Lots of fun for everyone.
14 November (in the evening). We are looking at running a workshop on Taking Charge—as a preliminary step to the Mental Health First Aid Course. We will provide eats and drinks to ensure we can make the most of the workshop.
14 December (in the evening). We have been invited by Belmont Rotary Club to join them for their Christmas Function. It will be at the Guildford Pub for $50 per head.
We don’t have a date for this one as yet, but looking at assisting the Vic Park Youth Accommodation people as our Christmas project. Watch this space for what it will look like.
District 9423 has invited us to be involved in a “Rotary Says No to Domestic and Family Violence” - walk. The dates are:
Mandurah: 24 November
Midland: 30 November
Perth: 5 December
More information can be found here:
https://palmbeachrotary.com.au/stories/rotary-says-no

BRICKTOBER IS FAST APPROACHING
Please put these dates in your calendar:
16 September—PR Day at Karrinyup Shopping Centre
23 September—PR Day at Garden City Shopping Centre
7, 8 and 9 October—BRICKTOBER IS HERE
We will also be asking members if anyone can visit another club and talk about volunteering at Bricktober. Let me know if you want some statements to use. Which club will you go and visit and tell them about Bricktober?

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME:
26 September: Ann Bermann will give us a rundown on what to expect as volunteers at Bricktober
26 September; Katherine Jafari, Stroke Foundation
10 October: to be confirmed
24 October: to be confirmed
If you know someone who might be interested in speaking, please invite them to join us on those dates.

WANT TO PAY YOUR MEETING COSTS AS A LUMP SUM?
If you prefer to do a bank transfer into our club account, instead of paying $5 each week—there are 18 meetings left in the year: $90
Club account: 036-078 494404
Please let Jodie know you have done that so she doesn’t hound you for more.

CAMP OPPORTUNITY
(aka Handicamp) will be on again in January. If you think you know someone who would like to go as a camper or as a buddy, please let Gerry know. The camp is from 14—20 January
We are invited to dinner on 15 January.

OUR ROTARY TOAST THIS MEETING WAS TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF (E)XMOUTH, ENGLAND
The original mother club was formed in 1925 which means they are just shy of 100 years old. Since merging with 2 other clubs in 2021 they now have a membership of 23. They meet twice monthly on a Monday evening for fellowship and to plan future activities. On other weeks they still get together for other activities. Their next meeting is on 25 September.
The current President is Dick Francis and it is his third stint at the helm.
Some of the projects they are involved in include contributing to:
Shelterbox
The AVOCET Learning Trust
Hosting the Exmouth version of The Last Night of the Proms
Recognising a Rotary Citizen of the Year annually
Ascot Rotary club members and friends toasting the Rotary Club of (E)XMOUTH.

OUR AGM will be upon us sooner than we expect, so think about how you can help the club move forward—volunteer for a role—let Jodie know how you can help her in her year as Club President.

If you can’t make the meeting, can you please send apologies either to President Dianne or Attendance Officer Jodie prior to the meeting.

WHO IS DOING WHAT THIS YEAR:
Board members:
President: Dianne Reed
Secretary/President Elect: Jodie Sparks
Treasurer: Mike Bermann
Foundation/Executive Secretary: Hugh Langridge
Vice President: Alan Thomson
Club Wellness: Ros McLernon
Projects Chair: Kerry Smith
Supported by:
Stewart Bermann: Satellite Club Chairman
Peter Richardson: Family Day Out Champion
Gerry McLernon: Youth Activities
Jodie/Dianne: PR/Media/Bulletin
Dianne: Bricktober Chair and Play Tubs Coordinator
Mike: Bricktober Operations Manager

CLUB CONTACT DETAILS
Email: ascotrotarywa@gmail.com
Phone: 0438353849
Facebook Pages:
Ascot: https://www.facebook.com/AscotRotary
Ascot Satellite: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081775278820
Bricktober: https://www.facebook.com/PerthBricktober
Ascot Webpage: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/7992/Page/ShowHomePage
Bricktober webpage: https://www.bricktober.info/about/

INTERNATIONAL DAYS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
September 18: World Water Monitoring Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
There are more but I chose these from them all.

LEGO GOES TO COOROW PRIMARY SCHOOL
We love giving Lego to groups who are wanting to set up a Lego Playgroup, but don’t have access to enough Lego to make that happen.
Jancy, Principal of Coorow Primary School accepted this donation on behalf of her school.
We look forward to seeing some of the creations that their children make.
If you know of any group that could benefit from having more Lego then please send this link to them:
https://www.bricktober.info/lego-donations-for-my-club/
That will provide them with information and the application form.

REQUEST FROM BELMONT ROTARY CLUB
Belmont Rotary Club has asked if we have someone who would be willing and able to host a young female Rotary exchange student for the months of February and March. She is from Belgium and will be attending Belmont City College. If you can host, please let me know asap.

CLUB FORUM
At our Club forum we spent time considering some things that we might be able to do more of into the future:
Engaging with other community organisations
Making better use of social media
Looking at more opportunities to help the young and the elderly get together more
Growing our club membership so we can spread the joy of serving others
Learning more about Rotary International
Continuing to have fun doing what we do best—helping others
A full report will be printed and shared with everyone for ongoing discussion and action.

NEW ROTARY YEAR—NEW ROTARY DISTRICT—WE ARE ALL ONE DISTRICT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
DISTRICT 9423

ROTARY THEME FOR AUGUST:
MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSION