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THE ROTARY CLUB OF TORONTO SUNRISE

Sunrise Newsletter

Page 1 of 5 March Edition

WHO'S WHO IN OUR CLUB

President - Peter Hicks

Past President - Graham Streeter

Secretary - Dan Grant/Dollina

Renton

Assistant Secretary - Anne Anderson

Treasurer - Barry Parkes

Project Co-ordinators: Club - Jeff Jansson

Community - TBA

International - Annette Trotter

Youth – Trevor Connell

Sergeant at Arms - Geoff Hurt

All members of our club are welcome to assist any

committees, and, there will be times when it is ‘all

hands on deck ‘!

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NEW

GRANDPARENTS!!

Congratulations to Annette & Brian

Mansfield on the arrival of baby Ellis on February

8.

He couldn’t wait for hospital and was

born in the bathroom with the help of his father,

midwife and of course his mother!

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

'Rotary serving humanity’

Congratulations to the Paddlefest

Committee and all in the club who helped

make Paddlefest 2017 such a success.

I was surprised and disappointed that

Hunter Life Education did not consult our

club on the use of the name “Jazz on the Line”

for their fund raiser on Sunday 2 April. Some

members believe that they should use another

name.

In pitching their event to our club for

support after publication of the flyer HLE

have misjudged their line and length.

We wish HLE all the best with their

event as we are all too aware of how fragile

event management success can be.

When I was approached to become

President, I was reluctant to take on the role

given the internal politics that all clubs have.

The reality is that whilst there will be

consensus, not everyone will agree. I would

encourage anyone who has not taken on a

Rotary leadership role to consider taking the

role of incoming President on the basis that it

will be one of many interests, and time

resources will be allocated accordingly. In conclusion, we wish Malcolm and

Michelle all the best renting at Gloucester whilst

their new home at Chichester is built. With a local

contact, we may be able to organise to rent some

cottages at Chichester for a weekend retreat.

Peter Hicks - President 2016-2017

FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP

THROUGH ROTARY.

Happy Birthday to those

celebrating in March!!

Dan Grant March 13

Vic Lewis March 18

Anne Anderson March 27

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WHAT'S ON AND

WHEN!!

March 14 – Guest Speakers – Mikali

Anagnostis – NYSF.

Marg Jensen – Sailability

March 17-19 – District Conference -

Dubbo.

March 21 – Celebrate Harmony Day.

March 25 – Annette Trotter & Sue

Stimson to Cambodia – Bravehearts

Orphanage.

March 28 – Guest Speaker – Aust’n

cricketer Bob Holland.

April 04 – RYPEN student’s

presentation.

Rhonda from Westlakes Youth

Driver Program.

April 09-12 – GSE hosting.

April 10 – Farewell dinner for GSE

team at RMYC.

April 11 – Guest Speaker - Hunter

Life Education – Susi Stewart.

April 18 – Guest Speaker – Author

Evan McHugh.

April 25 – Anzac Day.

May 02 – Guest Speaker - Jaqui

Hemsley, Cultural Services LMCC.

May 09 – Guest Speaker - Helen

McHugh ‘Women in IT’.

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We still have some job vacancies!

1. President 2017/18 - a word of

encouragement, you will have a ready-

made Secretary as Dan Grant has offered

to continue in the position as he was

absent earlier in his term. Rightly so!

2. Guest Speaker Co-ordinator –

Job Description - source and liaise with

interesting speakers for club meetings.

Liaise with referrals from club members

& correspondence. Coordinate speaker

calendar.

3. Westlakes Youth Driver Program –

Driving Instructor - to become a

qualified instructor the process involves:

completing an online questionnaire at

Service NSW, Warners Bay.

completing a faultless road test.

obtaining medical and police checks +

Working with Children Check.

booking 5 sessions with Trainer from

Driver Training Facility. Closest is

Dee Why but Barry Doherty’s

instructor met him at Asquith.

the cost of the course is $2,500 which

the club will pay.

Please give consideration to taking one

of these jobs and speak to President

Peter if you require more information.

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PADDLEFEST 2017

Getting the site prepared in Speers Point

Park on 27th February was a good indication of

trouble ahead! Erecting power cables, siting &

loading the catering & cold van in the pouring rain

was challenging – made more so when an errant

mobile home driver knocked down a cable (& lost

his antenna). When a storm cell settled over

Toronto & Lake Macquarie at 4.30am we thought

it was the finishing touch to 12mths preparation!

At 6am we all felt for the responsibility of

our leader Pam and Safety Officer Paul who

studied the radar and the patches of blue sky + no

rain and made the call to go ahead.

A good decision as all events were able to proceed

with Kayak races+ several Outrigger & Dragon

boat heats.

A highlight once again was the

involvement of the Cub Scouts building and

subsequently sailing their Dragon boats. These 8 -

11 yr. olds built their boats from milk crates, bread

crates, lengths of bamboo, cable ties, garden

plastic, stretch wrap and tape.

A separate Paddlefest edition will follow

once photos are sorted (sorry publisher Sue!).

Many congratulations to Pam Dean-Jones

for her quiet, gentle guidance and to the Paddlefest

committee, the club and the participants – not

forgetting our Master of Ceremonies Bill Grundy.

There will be a final reckoning but it looks

like a profit of $14,000 was made which will

benefit the John Hunter Youth Mental Health Unit

and also the Cancer Council Enrich Program.

Well done everyone! Here are a few

photos to whet your appetite!!

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14/02/2017 - VISIT FROM DGE

HELEN RYAN

We had the pleasure of the company of

Helen and husband Mike at our meeting on this

day. Helen is the incoming DG for 2017/18. The

District Changeover is on 1 July 2017.

Helen & Mike spoke warmly of their

weeks DG training in San Diego. The Intern

Assembly was very well run, simple, efficient

with excellent speakers, facilitators and great

camaraderie. The lack of ‘razzamatazz’ was

notable.

The knowledge of the great and well

respected global work of Rotary was reinforced

and Helen wants to share her enthusiasm with the

clubs in District 5670 and promote Australian R I

President Riseley’s theme ‘Rotarians making a

Difference’.

One downside to their visit to USA was a

severe case of ‘Trumpitis’!!

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24/02/2017 - NEW GENERATIONS

PROGRAM

New Generations participant Bree Jacobs

attended the meeting to introduce herself to our

club as her sponsor in the program.

British Colombia, possibly Vancouver is

to be her destination in April with the aim to

further her experience in Human Rights

Advocacy.

Bree has three degrees – Law,

Criminology and Arts and also has experience in

working in IT at the university.

In her career, as well as working in IT,

Bree had worked at Northern Settlement Services

assisting migrants with resettlement into the

community and providing social outreach.

Tutoring international students, student advocacy

and volunteering at Bravehearts Orphanage in

Cambodia are all part of her impressive CV, but

Bree’s main passion is in Human Rights

Advocacy and she is looking to forge a career path

in that direction.

Good luck Bree, we look forward to the

presentation on her return.

Postscript: A question was put to Bree about the need

for social activities for the International students.

This question reflected an event the club organised

years ago, when we provided a BBQ/picnic for

international students from the university.

Bree said there is a 6 mth. program of

intensive English for International students to

transition into a regular university course.

The feeling was that the social interaction

would be appreciated and be a benefit for their

English. It would also provide an outlet that many

do not get as most are not wealthy and able to

access leisure activities easily.

Maybe an opportunity for a club project??

The university Friendship Society maybe the point

of contact.

DGE Helen Ryan

Bree & Annette

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ONGOING PROJECTS

Westlakes Youth Driver Program

Since Bernadette left we

have only one driving

instructor, Barry Doherty, to

provide the qualified

instruction our young

learner drivers need. When

completing their required

log of hours, one hour from Barry is equal to 10

hours in the log book. Barry is very busy in his

business at present and can’t contribute as much

time as he would like.

Rhonda is doing an excellent job at Toronto

High School and currently is taking 8 students out

on a regular basis to build up their driving skills,

but she does not want to take the Instructor course.

We will have the chance to meet Rhonda and show

our appreciation of her good work when she

comes to our meeting on April 4.

So please take note of the Positions

Vacant and consider getting the Certificate IV in

Transport & Logistics. It will help some young

people have easier access to jobs, study and

training opportunities.

Bravehearts Orphanage in Cambodia

Please take the time to

read the Bravehearts newsletter

when you get them online. It is

full of updates and information

about the orphanage and the

family of residents, staff and

volunteers.

It is often a wake-up call to read about the

basic requirements that are needed, with items we

take for granted as available like nappies and

hygiene supplies.

Annette Trotter and Sue Stimson are

going to Cambodia for 2 weeks on March 25th so

we look forward to having a very current picture

of life at Bravehearts on their return.

Cancer Council 'Enrich Program'

Another Enrich program

for cancer survivors and

carers is underway locally,

funded by our club.

It commenced 11 February and continues

weekly until April 1 with 18 participants.

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