Attendance Report for Meeting No. 2911

Attendance Report for Meeting No. 2911,

Aug 11th, 2015

Total Membership:-35

Apologies ;_ Shishir Singh, Michael Moore, Anne Ducray, Aubrey Wagner, Leanne Wagner, Mark Huddleston

Leave of Absence: F. Bibby, J.Hollands, J. Chapman, J. Henshall, J. Oates,

Visiting Guests: Vivienne Hope

Visiting Rotarians Lynne Pullman, AlisonRogers, Alan Larkin (Brighton)Dini Whyte (Noarlunga)

Honorary

Life Members (2): Ken Rowland, Bob Simes

IMPORTANT DATES TO CONSIDER/REMEMBER.

BUNNINGS BARBEQUES

We are able to continue BBQ’s at Bunnings for the next few months. Please assist Leanne with rosters where you can

Dates are as follows:,

22nd August,

18th Sept, 16th Oct,

20th Nov.

YIROS NIGHT at MIKE TUCKER’S FRIDAY 28th AUGUST

6 Stables Lane

Woodcroft

6-00 for 6-30 pm

mobile 0417843955

Cost $15

BYO chair and drinks

CLAIR’S WORK HISTORY

A cement mixer collided with a prison van. Be on the lookout for hardened criminals

PREMIER’S AWARD

The Club received the Premiers Award for Volunteer Work at Meals on Wheels. Our Club has supplied a driver on a weekly basis for 53 years. Working on 50 weeks a year and at an average of 23 meals a week our club has delivered 59800 meals. Well done to all past and present drivers.

ROSTERS

PLAQUES

Aug 18th Ross McDonald Greg Carey

Aug 25th Ray Trenorden Neville Brandon

Sept 1st Bob Dixon-Short Kirk Jones

MEALS ON WHEELS

Kitchen Phone 8293 5780

Be at kitchen 1a Aberfeldy Ave, Edwardstown by 10.45 am

Aug 20th Stephen Trenorden Aug 27th Mike Hiosan S Sept 3rd Greg Carey Sept 10th Don Williams

Sept 17thJohn Henshall Sept 24th Judy Oates

ROBIN WATCH

Aug 11th – Aug 25th Rob Fick

Sept 1st- Sept 14th Clair Gasson

Although the performance of this roster need not take long, will you please take note of and report to Mike Tucker (83816861) any nesting boxes that are in need of attention; generally due to tree growth or weather, and could possibly become detached and fall.

SERGEANT

August Leslie Tonkin and Greg Carey

Sept Don Williams and Kevin Donaldson

ROTARY BOOKSHOP

Please try and arrange a swap and advise Lyle Strachan if unavailable.

Rotary Club of Edwardstown

Meeting 2912

Tonight

August 18th

Les Rauert

The Pacific School Games

Chair: Mike Hiosan

August 25th

Chris Greenfield

Core Physiotherapy

Kevin Donaldson

September 1st

Committee Meetings

Rob Fickwould like apologies, visitors, make ups etc.,texted or messaged tohismobile please on 0418856879 by 10am Tuesday. Alternatively put your known absent dates in the diary at the Tuesday meeting

CONGRATULATIONS

23rd Aug Greg CareyInduction

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Guest Speaker

Dr Peter Heysen

Peter traced his ancestry in Germany to the city of Hamburg and he showed us slides of where the family home once stood. He mainly concentrated on the Heysen family settlement in Australia especially South Australia. His forefathers supported schools in South Australia with many paintings but most of them have been sold much to his disappointment. He related a few of the folklaw stories of his family, one being of his grandmother who lived in Hurtle Square. She was a lady who helped many traders and those down on her luck. She always carried a loaded pistol with her and weekly she fired it into the air just to let those who came to her premises that she was boss. The cleaning of the gun was left to her grand daughter. However his attention soon turned to Hahndorf where the family settled in their home in what is now referred to as Heysen Lane. The home, The Cedars, is now the most complete historic house in Australia.

It is Peter’s mission to prevent the home being broken up. It is owned by four members of the family of whom three wish to sell.He wants to retain this valuable piece of history of an early settler family and above all the workplace of his grandfather Hans Heysen whose paintings adorn many galleries in Australia. Once a piece of history is gone, it is lost and it is hard to replace. Our generation have the responsibility of keeping our history. Thankyou Peter for being the custodian of your family history. The home still has Han’s studio set out as it was on his death. Pictures showing the steps Hans took to prepare a painting from a pencil sketch to the finished item are on display. The Foundation is worth $4-$5 million and its aim is to get art shows together quickly and reasonably cheaply to regional regions and schools. The house is on public show and to add to the visit wine, preserve fruit, a café and sculpture are also available. Last year some 25,000 visitors went through the house of which less than half were from Adelaide

Thank you Peter for this most interesting talk on your family history.