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ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMARIS WEEKLY BULLETIN Number1 29 June 2020

Presidents Message Next Meetings

Brave new world THURSDAY 2 JULY
5:50 FOR 6:00 PM
The proximity of return to physical meetings looks less optimistic by ROTARY MEETING VIA ZOOM
the day. In the meantime, we must do everything we can to keep SPEAKER FROM HEPATITUS VICTORIA
the Club active and engaging. We’ll have another look at the best
way to meet via Zoom and mix this up with some alternative meeting THURSDAY 9 JULY
formats. Bob has a fantastic line-up of speakers for us in the coming 5:50 FOR 6:00 PM
weeks, which will be great in any medium. The youth and communi- ROTARY MEETING VIA ZOOM
ty committees are thinking of innovative ways where we can add SPEAKER: LISA GRANT
value in a world where a lot of our traditional projects can’t operate. BAYSIDE HUB SUCCESS
So, let’s work together to make the best of it to keep the Club
TUESDAY 14 JULY
healthy and, hopefully, it won’t be too long before we see ‘the chick-
BOARD MEETING
en with its leg in the air’ at VGC again! 6.00 PM VENUE TBA
Bringing new ideas
THURSDAY 16 JULY
At the changeover on Thursday, I briefly ran through the Club Com- 5:50 FOR 6:00 PM
mittees. I don’t want anyone to think these are set in stone – every- ROTARY MEETING VIA ZOOM
one is welcome to participate and contribute either on the project KERIAN & ALISON LETTS
side or running of the Club and can wear multiple hats at once. So NEW MEMBERS TALK
please talk to one of the Chairs or me if there is something specific
you would like to get involved in. Also, some of the best work we THURSDAY 23 JULY
5:50 FOR 6:00 PM
have done (John Manks with Sabu and Bridget with Zero School
ROTARY MEETING VIA ZOOM
Dropout) comes from members bringing to the Club new ideas DG ALMA REYNOLDS
based on what they are passionate about; everyone is welcome and
encouraged to speak up with proposals for what we should do. THURSDAY 23 JULY
Vibrant Club 5:50 FOR 6:00 PM
ROTARY MEETING VIA ZOOM
Thank you for continuing to be part of the Club for another year and SPEAKER: DAVID RUSHWORTH
for being part of Rotary. Together, we are a vibrant Club offering HISTORY OF BEAUMARIS ROTARY
fellowship and fun whilst creating lasting change through worthwhile
and sustainable service: globally, in the local community and in our-
Generally you can find out more about our upcoming
selves. I’m looking forward to working with you to continue making speakers, including Bios, in the Club Calendar
this a reality over the coming 12 months! on our website.
Yours in Rotary,
Adrian
1 Presidents Message
2 Speaker PE Adrian, Club Strategy
3 Induction Meeting, Board Meeting
Summary
4 Induction Meeting Photos
5 RI Recent News
6/7 Club Sponsors
8 Club Structure / Photo of Week
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The vision statement for our club becomes:

“We believe our vibrant club exists to create opportu-
nities for people who need our help.”
Over 90% of club members completed a comprehensive Albert Einstein said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you
member survey in May. A number of members then par- don’t understand it well enough.” After an exhaustive
ticipated in a series of discussion workshops to help draw analysis of all aspects of the club, we now want to crystal-
findings from the data. Both the full survey responses, lise this into a simple message which informs clear strate-
and the findings from the workshops can be found on the gic priorities. Our purpose therefore is proposed as fol-
member page of our website under the ‘strategic plan’ lows:
folder.
“To create lasting change: through worthwhile and
To find what represents the unique culture and essence of sustainable service both globally and in our local
Beaumaris Rotary we looked at a word cloud generated community.”
from the responses to the question ‘what three things do
you value most about Beaumaris Rotary Club? The three Our strategic priorities are:
most frequently mentioned words were ‘fellowship, fun Be a vibrant club , Engage our Members and Pro-
and community’. These words act as a thread that con- vide Service.
nects us; The fourth most frequently mentioned word was
The key objectives for each of these are shown
service. We used this finding to summarise who we are
on the table below.
as:
As we enter a new Rotary year, the next steps
“We are a vibrant club offering fellowship and fun
are to set our annual goals that align to this plan,
whilst creating lasting change through worthwhile
and develop the action plan to achieve them. Lat-
and sustainable service: globally, in the local commu-
er in the year we will check in to see how we are
nity and in ourselves”
progressing.
Thanks to all members for contributing to this
Unsurprisingly, this is not too different to the Rotary Inter- process and in particular to the ‘strategic plan
national Vision Statement: “Together we see a world committee’ Keiron, Lynda, Liz and Trish for their
where people unite and take action to create lasting invaluable guidance and support.
change across the globe, in our communities and in our-
Full details available on website Members
selves.”.
page.

Strategic Priority Objectives

Be a Vibrant Club Have an active and engaging program of club meetings and activities
Undertake meaningful service projects in line with our purpose
Maintain Victoria Golf Club as our home base, but try new things in regards to meeting format
Foster diversity in the club
Be cognisant of the demographic of our community
Maintain a light-hearted approach
Encourage and celebrate the involvement of partners
Engage our Members Improve the mentoring program for new members
More new member evenings to help new members integrate
Provide greater clarity and communication on our projects
Provide leadership / skills training for those that desire it
Greater use of In Gear to provide information to our members
Provide Service Ensure our projects align with the club’s purpose
More rigour in project appraisal and clarity on benefits
Be clear on the end-date of our projects
Foster greater co-operation with other Rotary clubs
Maintain a mixed portfolio of projects across all avenues of service
Maintain our high-quality fundraising activities, whilst investigating alternatives to de-risk concentration in 2
events.

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BOARD MEETING SUMMARY 9 June 2020

Farmers’ Markets.
Mark, Peter and Ken informed the Board that there had been
With the community in partial lockdown due to the
ongoing work on this matter and that the situation had evolved
CORVID-19 virus the normal Beaumaris Rotary Changeo- rapidly over the last few weeks.
ver Night festivities and shenanigans had to be put in hold
ntil more normal times resume. Information included:
Instead the Zoom meeting focussed on inducting new · Beaumaris North Primary’s oval is being relaid so cannot
President Adrian and his Committee. be used till at least late September 2020. The hard stand
areas of the school present too many difficulties to be
DG Shia Smart reflected on her extremely eventful year used due to a number of hazards and difficulties of ac-
and proposed the toast to RI. Outgoing President David cess for all stall holders.
oversaw Adrian’s induction and DGE Alma Reynolds pre- · A slow start to test attendance and public reaction, or-
sented a virtual Presidents badge. All of this was record- ganisational capacity, etc. is preferable.
ed via the Zoom record function so we have snipped out · RCOB holds the permits with Council, we are currently in
some images which are shown on the next page. discussion regarding the Planning Permit.
Adrian then introduced his new Committee, the Avenues · That the entrance fee was regarded as voluntary by both
of Service Committee memberships and an overview of parties, however it has been reiterated that this voluntary
fee is endorsed by both parties.
the Club Strategy. Details of these may be found else-
The Board indicated that:
where in this bulletin.
· A return to the Beaumaris North Primary School site, as
PP David’s year will be celebrated and acknowledged fully an additional site, would be welcomed by the Board.
when all the Club members and partners can meet togeth- Outcomes are :
er to wine and dine appropriately. · Rotary Club of Beaumaris will initially restart with one
market per month on the second Saturday of the month.
· The Farmers’ Market on the second Saturday of the
The Masked Gingerbread Man month will be called the Black Rock Market and will be
held at the Council site in Royal Avenue, Sandringham.
· The restart date is targeted at 11th of July 2020.
· Signage will indicate that the contribution to enter is vol-
untary. EFTPOS machine has been obtained, the Treas-
urer has been practising so that instructions can be writ-
ten for the Farmers’ market.
Bayside Business Awards.This event had been postponed
until next year. As all preparations had been put in place, the
effort required next year would be minimal. We resolved to con-
tinue with the BBA.
Restarting meetings Points included :
· RI and District advice was against starting meetings in
the 2020 year. However it was noted that the situation is
significantly different in America.
· Any restart would need to be subject to a risk asses-
ment, and any legal requirements.VGC has taken a very
40 Rotarians enjoyed the company of this little Covid conservative approach towards reopening, our assess-
aware gingerbread man this week when two shifts enjoyed ment should take note of their position.
dinner at a local restaurant. You can even eat the mask. · Considering that there may be divergent views re restart-
The events and treats were arranged by Megan and ing that members should be surveyed about restarting.
James Glenwright. Any decision be delayed until at least 21/6/20
Date and venue of next meeting: Board meeting: Tuesday 14
July 2020, 6 pm, Venue and meeting type yet to be determined.
All members welcome.

Trish Smyth, Hon. Secretary

Full details available on website Members page.

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Top Right: DG Shia Smart Below Left: Outgoing President David and Di
Hone. Below Right: DGE Alma Reynolds
Centre: Incoming President Adrian and Penny Culshaw
Bottom: Rogues gallery of Members, partners and friends.

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Rotary provides $20 million to help communi-

ties worldwide respond to COVID-19
EVANSTON, Ill. (June 23, 2020) — Rotary members
throughout the world are working safely and diligently to
assess and provide for urgent community needs as they
strive to respond and recover from the effects of COVID-
19 coronavirus.
While following social-distancing and health guidelines,
they are providing comfort and hope to those feeling the
effects of isolation and fear, and focusing their resources
and solutions toward supporting frontline health workers
and first responders as they battle this disease and save
lives.
“As leaders in virtually every community on earth, we bring
a unique combination of local knowledge and access to a
global network of expertise and resources,” said Mark
Daniel Maloney, president of Rotary International. “In the
face of uncertainty, we are adapting to shifting needs to The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International
offer immediate help to people at a rapid pace. And we'll Board of Directors have both unanimously approved add-
remain committed to recovering from this health crisis for ing a new area of focus: supporting the environment.
as long as it takes.”
More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding
Rotary members are taking action to provide a range of has been allocated to environment-related projects over
solutions including handwashing stations and food to the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to
those unable to social distance in Kenya, lifesaving infor- support the environment will give Rotary members even
mation about preventing the spread of COVID-19 in India, more ways to bring about positive change in the world and
ventilators and protective gear for overstretched hospitals increase our impact.
in Italy and vital social connections to neighbors who live
Supporting the environment becomes Rotary's seventh
alone in Bethesda, Maryland. area of focus, which are categories of service activities
The Rotary Foundation, Rotary’s charitable arm, has to supported by global grants. It joins peacebuilding and con-
date awarded $20 million to support Rotary clubs world- flict prevention; disease prevention and treatment; water,
wide in their immediate response to COVID-19 in their sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic
communities, and to long term recovery efforts. education and literacy; and community economic develop-
To learn more about Rotary’s response to COVID-19 and ment.
to find out how you can get involved, visit Grant applications for projects will be accepted beginning
https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-clubs-help-fight-covid-19- on 1 July 2021. Gifts and commitments from Rotarians
and others will be sought to provide global grant support
pandemic.
for the new area of focus.
More information about this new cause will be announced
soon.

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Club Structure Club Service Lynda Doutch

RCOB Board Almoner Fred Hofmann
President Adrian Culshaw Archivist Malcolm Sawle
Secretary Trish Smyth Attendance, dining & duties roster Lynda Doutch
Treasurer James Glenwright Financial Reviewer Tony Phillips
Club Service & President Elect Lynda Doutch Club Photographers Max Darby,
Past President David Hone Club Protection Officer Ken Mirams
Fund Raising Liz Tanzimat Newsletter, Web site, Facebook David Lea
Community Richard Jones Alison Letts
International Mark Perelaer Fellowship & Centenary Kerrie Geard
Youth Vivienne Zoppolato Foundation John Turner, John Beaty
Indigenous Chris Mara On to Conference David Hone
Speaker Program Robert McArthur
Community- Chair Richard Jones Secretary Assist Roy Seager
Jan Cooper Max Darby
Mary Cunnington Jude Kavanagh District Officers
Roy Downes Julie Reith Assistant Governor for Monash A Cluster
Mary Sealy Malcolm Sawle (Sustainability) Chris D'Arcy
Chris D'Arcy John Turner District Compliance Officer Ken Mirams
District Community Chair Trish Smyth
International - Chair Mark Perelaer District Indigenous Support Committee David Hone
John Manks Geoff Stockdale
Fred Hofmann John Sime Club Fundraising Liz Tanzimat
Clem Quick Simon Kavanagh
Richard Potter Bayside Charity Golf Day
Peter Flude James Glenwright
Youth – Chair Vivienne Zoppolato Jim O’Brien Richard Jones
Bridget Hage Simon Kavanagh
Tony McKenna David Rushworth Farmers Market
Antony Nixon Lois Lindsay John Turner Peter Flude
Jeanette Limbach Denise Grocke Chris Mara Charmaine Jansz
Geoff Stringer Ken Mirams
Indigenous - Chair Chris Mara Vivienne Zoppolato Bridget Hage
David Hone Jeanette Limbach Heather Chisholm Julie Reith
Alison Letts Robert McArthur

Marketing & Membership

Keiron Letts Greg Every
Megan Glenwright

A photo taken
from the Interna-
tional Space
Station by the
astronaut Ricky
Arnold shows
Hurricane Lane in
the early morning
hours near-
Hawaii

NASA / Reuters

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