Rotary Year 2015 – 2016
President Rotary International: K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor Rotary District 9685: Gina Growden
President Rotary Club of Berowra: Tom Borg
Rotary International Theme for 2015 - 2016:
Be a gift to the world
The Rotary Club of Berowra Inc.
Chartered 10 May 1977 First Meeting 25 May 1977
Meets Second and Fourth Wednesdays 6:30pm for 7:00pm
Berowra RSL Club, 997 Pacific Highway, Berowra NSW
Website:
www.berowra.net/rotary
Facebook: Rotary Club of Berowra
Email: rotary@berowra.net
Postal Address: PO Box 30, Berowra, NSW 2081
Attendance Officer
For all meetings
please contact Jan
Childs if you are
unable to attend a meeting, you
will be bringing a guest, or if you
would like to be a visitor at meet-
ing.
Tel: 9456 1482
Email: fjch@bigpond.com
Inside this Bulletin
Programme of the Club
District Assembly 2016
Mothers Day Plant Sale
Bulletin contributions
From the President
From the President cont.
Anzac Day 2016
District Report cont.
BowelCare
Members’ Page
Plant Sale Jobs and Times
Glen Street Show
Social Events
Birthdays and Congratula-
tions
Exchange Students
Lions Club Dinner Invite
Kalori
The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of
Berowra Inc.
Kalori means the message stick used by the
Aboriginal Tribes which lived in the sandstone ranges
surrounding the Hawkesbury River. Berowra is
situated above a major area of the Hawkesbury.
Berowra Waters—one of Sydney’s well known beauty
spots—is depicted on our Club Banner.
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Vol 39 No 09 — May 2016
Wednesday 11 May — Dinner Meeting
Wednesday 25 May — Social Night
Rotary Grace:
For food, friendship
and the opportunity to
serve through Rotary,
we give thanks.
PROGRAMME, MEETINGS
AND GUEST SPEAKERS
Rotary Year 2015—2016
1 April - 31 May
BowelCare Program
May 2016
Berowra Rotary Anniversary
Saturday 7
Mothers Day Plant Sale
Wed 11
Dinner Meeting
Wed 25
Social Night @ Hornsby RSL (p. 5)
June 2016
Wed 8
Dinner Meeting
Wed 22
Dinner Meeting
July 2016
Wed 13
Dinner Meeting
Wed 27
Dinner Meeting
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The Rotary Club of Berowra meets on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of the month, and at the Berowra RSL
Club at 6.30pm for 7.00pm, unless otherwise indicated.
Visitors, both men and women, are very welcome at the
Meetings of the Rotary Club of Berowra.
Details of the meetings and guest speakers are listed.
Please call one of the members of the Rotary Club listed
below, or just turn up.
President: Tom Borg 0407 274 757
Club Administration: Allan Smith 0412 619 773
Projects Director: Jan Childs 9456 1482
Public Relations: Peggy Sanders
0413 481 854
The next Bulletin will be
published for June 2016.
Please submit your
contributions to the Editor,
Peggy Sanders, by Friday 27 May
@ 5pm psanders@ozemail.com.au
Rotary District 9685
Annual
District Assembly
Saturday 16 April 2016
If you want to know what went on at District
Assembly 2016, or follow up, or find out
more for your
directorship it’s all on the website at:
http://rotarydistrict9685.org.au/SitePage/
district-assembly
Report from PP Jan Childs PHF
Group Session: DGE Bruce Lakin: no frills,
down to earth and brief! Encouraged
inclusion of Aboriginal Culture in our
programs - interaction, which may identify
areas which need help.
Presentation by Kerrie Kenton: an artist and
dancer and more, confronting stories of poor
treatment in the past and present. Definition
of an Aboriginal likened to a cup of tea "No
matter how much milk, it is still a CUP of
TEA"!
Rotary Foundation: Began with a donation
of $26(pounds/dollars). Celebrating 100
years with a "Million Dollar" Dinner in No-
vember - or smaller versions. PDG Monica
Saville: is encouraging us all to bequeath.
Polio Plus: only present in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, 28 cases reported in 2015.
YOUTH: (morning session)
Rotaractors encouraged to join a Ro-
tary Club - with special arrangements
to be considered.
RYPEN: Apple Symbol - the ‘first bite
of Rotary’. Summer Camp - Red ap-
ple (Narrabeen); Winter Camp -
Green apple (Blue Mts.). For students
(not the best) 14 to 16 years of age,
in Years 8 to 10. Two students per
Club a boy and a girl. From Friday
11am. To Sunday after lunch, parents
invited to join in and take home. Par-
ents to be involved with transport and
part payment.
Cont on page 4
Mothers Day Plant Sale 2016
Saturday 7 May
Hunt Reserve
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From the President ……..
Hi Everyone, Well we are now in May and that means that we are now in
Mother’s Day Plant Sale mode. We have now received our new banners and
Richard, Trevor and I have got them all up, ready for the day. A special thank you
to Carolyn Higgs for organising the banners for us and making sure that they
arrived on time. Also special thanks to Peggy
Sanders for developing the flyers, they look
fantastic! Thanks to Jan Childs for organising
the Hornsby Shire Council BBQ Trailer – that
wasn’t easy as there was a mountain of
paperwork that she had to read through and
sign off. Jan has also organised some outside help from friends of
Rotary but we are always looking for extra help on the day. If anyone
is available, or you can organise some additional assistance, please
contact Jan Childs. Also please ‘like’ the flyer on our ‘Rotary Club of
Berowra” facebook, and also on the ‘Berowra Community’ facebook.
Thank you to all those who attended District Assembly on Saturday
16 April at the Kings School. Unfortunately I could not attend as Yvonne and I were in Torquay in Victoria
visiting relatives at the time, but I understand that the day went well and the speakers were, as usual,
very good. Report included in this Bulletin. (See pages 1 and 4)
On Monday 4
April Jeanette Bakker and I attended the Pride of Workmanship Awards Night hosted by
the Hornsby Rotary Club at Asquith Golf Club and it was a very enjoyable night. The guest speaker was
Brian Wexham who is Chief Executive Officer of SkillsOne TV, which is an online and Foxtel Television
series for young people interested in doing the various TAFE courses that are available. “SkillsOne works
with Industry, Educators, Government and TAFE to engage and promote the extensive career opportuni-
ties and pathways in traditional trades and emerging skills areas ranging from automotive, construction &
mining; through to hairdressing, healthcare and horticulture……. The primary aim has been to create a
skills community. Inherently online content includes the key elements of lifestyle, career opportunities,
positive attitudes and job satisfaction reflected through individuals sharing their experiences, skills, stories
and wisdom.”
http://www.skillsone.com.au/about/
I would like to thank my wife, Yvonne, for organising yet another great social event which was held at our
place. The ‘Prawn and Champagne Night’ went over very well and a great time was had by all. Friends
and members of surrounding Clubs were also there to enjoy the evening
.
(See page 5)
Yvonne has already organised the next social event at the new Courtyard Bistro at Hornsby RSL Club
for Wednesday 25 May replacing a Dinner Meeting. I will again invite the surrounding Clubs to join us.
(See page 5)
At the end of April (Friday 22) Yvonne and Peggy organised
the ‘Rotary Ladies’ to see the movie ‘Girl Rising’ at an even-
ing hosted by the Rotary Club of St Ives. Girl Rising is a very
eye opening look at the plight of young girls in some part of
the world, and the power of education to help them change
their situation. It tells the stories of nine girls from developing
countries showing them overcoming great obstacles to obtain
an education and change their fates. St. Ives Rotary raised
$1450.00 from the night which will donated to “Room to Read”
a non-profit organisation for improving literacy and gender
equality in education in the developing world.
Also at the end of April, on Monday 25, our Club was repre-
sented at the local Anzac Day March (see page 4). Also a
thank you to Allan Smith, a Past President of the Club and a
Paul Harris Fellow, who will speak to us at the meeting of 27
April on the Korean War and National Service. I have,
through their Presidents, invited members of the surrounding
clubs to attend.
Cont on page 4
Berowra Rotary Women @ the show-
ing of ‘Girl Rising’ - a pleasant and
informative night — we all agree ‘we
are truly lucky in this country!!’
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President Tom’s Report Continued
Coming up in June is the RYPEN Youth Camp, and I suggest that we should be
looking for suitable candidates from our local High Schools. There will be two camps
run by our District, one at Narrabeen and one in the Blue Mountains. We have had a
request from our Assistant DG Savaraj to help in supplying notebooks for use by the
RYPEN Students. These notebooks do not need to be new, even if they have old
dates on them, they are only needed as writing pads for the students. If anyone can
help in this, please let me know.
Also, while on the subject of youth, I have received an email from the NSW Office of
the Children’s Guardian to ensure that all our members are up to date with their
‘Working with Children Check’, and the Club has its Protection Policies in place.
We cannot be involved in activities such as RYLA, RYPEN, and MUNA without these
policies being in place.
We’ve been invited to the Lions Club Op Shop 10 year Anniversary Dinner (see page 6).
Tom Borg, President 2015 – 2016
BowelCare continues to the end of May.
Kits on sale at the local pharmacies for $15.
ANZAC DAY 2016
Members of the Rotary
Club of Berowra
participated in the Anzac
Day March and Service at
the Berowra Memorial on
Anzac Day, Monday 25
April 2016 .
Berowra Rotary was repre-
sented by President Tom
Borg (who laid the wreath);
Rich Moore; Jeanette
Bakker; RYLArian Justin
Bakker (in Rover uniform);
Frank Childs; Jan Childs.
Our presence was recognised by RFS Commis-
sioner Shane Fitzsimmons and local Member
Matt Kean. The President of Berowra Sub
Branch acknowledged Philip Ruddock’s distin-
guished service to Australia, and in particular the
Berowra Electorate for such a long time. Phillip
respond — very simply "it was a difficult decision,
but being given the chance to continue to serve
in an interesting new role has helped." He
introduced the endorsed new Liberal Candidate,
Julian Leeser who was sitting with him.
The RSL Club and Sub Branch members did a
brilliant job serving a substantial breakfast for
250 plus people. Jan Childs
Our thanks to Jan for making our wreath
again this year, and Jeanette for contributing
some of the chrysanthemums, from last
years plant sale!
District Assembly Report
continued from page 2
Science and Engineering Challenge: Re-
ceipt of a grant will enable this to continue
for another year at more locations. Best for
Berowra is Olympic Park for 4 days - $15
per student (they pay). Rotary /Probus vol-
unteers always needed - an interesting day.
Years 9 & 10. School teams. Dates are still
to be confirmed.
Science Experience (previously Siemens).
3 - 4 day program. Years 9 & 10.
WE MUST RE-CONNECT with ASQUITH BOYS
and GIRLS High Schools!
COMMUNITY SERVICE: (afternoon session)
An Aboriginal Speaker: "Closing the Gap"
included similar stories as morning. He is a
Departmental Employee and can assist in
various areas and access to relevant personnel,
eg Guest Speaker.
Risk Management: Must be assessed for any
Project undertaken "RISK RANKING TABLE” No
Insurance Cover unless the activity is tabled in the
Minutes and the Risk Management strategies are
in place.
Jan Childs, PP PHF
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Snaps from the recent Social Night
Next Berowra Rotary Social Event
Our next social night night will be on a
Wednesday 25 May 6.30pm at Hornsby RSL
in the new Courtyard Bistro.
Tom will be extending the invitation to
surrounding Rotary Clubs as well.
Should be a good night with a new crowd.
Yvonne Borg
Glen Street Theatre
‘Senior Moments’ at Glen Street
Theatre. Fun for all ages! Great cast,
including
Penny Cook, Lex Marinos and Benita
Collings, with Geoff Harvey on piano.
Great fun. Here are the websites for
more information:
Show website:
http://
www.seniormomentsshow.com.au/
Glen St Website:
http://
www.glenstreet.com.au/whats/senior-
moments
MEMBERS’ PAGE
Playing from
26 May
Thurs 11am,
Thurs – Sat
8pm,
Sat 2pm & Sun
5pm
Extra shows
may be
released.
Tickets:
$59 - $47
Mothers Day Plant Sale
The new banners have arrived. They
are bright, clear and concise - small
and easier to handle. Most have been
hung, thanks to President Tom and
PPs Trevor and Rich.
We will have native plants from a new supplier
(thanks to Patrick Modde, Valley View) to replace
Princeton Nursery, which has been sold. We will
miss the valuable help from Richard and Greg
Miles. Berowra Orchid Society will be present.
Saturday 7 May
6.30am - erection of the marquee
7.00am - plants to be unloaded on arrival, tables
and equipment in place, price signs, hanging basket
frame, BBQ Van set up, signs & bunting
8.30am - sales begin and continue all day
We will need helpers all day on the desk, advice,
sales assistants, carry plants to cars etc.
Extra helpers needed for this very busy time
4.00pm - end of sales, pack up and load unsold
plants; dismantle marquee and pack all equipment
We must leave Hunt Reserve spotless after a
pleasant day of fellowship, while enabling us
To Help Others
Jan Childs, PP PHF
MEMBERS’ PAGE
From 1 April
BowelCare
May 2016
Saturday 7
Mothers Day Plant Sale, Hunt
Reserve, Mt Colah
Saturday 21
Presidents’ Meeting and Award
Presentation Night
Saturday 21
Lions Op Shop 10 Year
Anniversary Dinner
Wednesday 25 Social Night @ Hornsby RSL
June 2016
Saturday 4
9.00am to 12.00pm
Donations in Kind
August 2016
Sunday 14
Berowra Woodchop
Friday 26
Daffodil Day
September 2016
Saturday 3
Fathers Day Spring Plant Sale,
Hunt Reserve, Mt Colah
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Birthdays, Anniversaries and
Congratulations.……..
A belated ‘Happy Birthday’ to
Carolyn Higgs—24 April 2016
Happy Anniversary to Berowra
Rotary May 1977
1 May — 31 May
Happy Birthday to: Ivy Van Huissteden (6/5)
Happy Anniversary to: Nil
Happy Anniversary of Induction to:
CM Stan Burge and CM Albert Van Huissteden
(25/5/77)
Congratulations to: Our
2007/8 Exchange
Student Maggie Hoercher on
her engagement to Patrick.
Berowra Rotary warmly
congratulates Berowra
Lions on this wonderful
achievement and their
community service.
Lions President, Sue Booth,
writes:
Hi Tom, I would like to invite
you and your Rotarians to our anniversary dinner. It is
being held at the Berowra District Hall, and the cost is
$33 per head, see details left. It would be lovely to
have all the service clubs represented , as we all work
towards the same end.
Details and ticket sales are on our web page, and
tickets can also be purchased at the op shop.
I hope to see you there! Sue
Left: Our most recent
Exchange Student
Iida-Lotta Mattila ready for
her Formal!!!
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