BULLETIN
of the
The Rotary Club of
Nunawading Inc.
District 9810 Vic Australia Date: October 18th 2006
Club Website: www.rotarnet.com.au/nunawading
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Meeting at Tudor at 6.00 pm for a 6.30 pm start
November is Vocational Service Month
#Tuesday# Nov 21stTuesday Combined Meeting with the Rotary Club of Box Hill
50th Anniversay - Box Hill Town Hall - 7.00pm / Wednesday Nov 29th
Speaker: Peter Johnston / Wednesday Dec 6th
To be notified / Wednesday Dec 13th Xmas Celebration Night
Casavini Restaurant
9 Mitchell Street, Doncaster East
DUTY ROSTER
THIS WEEK
/NEXT WEEK
HOSTCASHIER
RECORDER / Andre Scibor-KaminskiBruce Simcox
Ian Symonds / HOST
CASHIER
RECORDER / Bruce Simcox
Ian Symonds
James Tan
ROTARACT ROSTER
Rob McQuade
Graeme Moorfoot 22nd November / ROTARACT ROSTER
John Munro
Suzanne Murphy 6th December
CELEBRATIONS in October & November
Birthdays / Anniversaries / InductionsNov 03 Graeme Moorfoot
04 Bob Hoskins
07 Wayne Willoughby
14 Jim Robson / Nov 05 Colin & Jenny Taylor / Nov 02(1998) Russell
Warmington
23(2005) Glenys Jardine
Apologies:
Please note there has been a change in John’s E-mail & Phone Contact Details
His work contacts have gone to cyberspace. He has retired. All apologies are to be given to the acting attendance chairman John Munro before 10 am on the day of the meeting.!
You can register your apology (in order of preference) by:
· Email:
· Phone: 97294495
· Mobile 0417 585 924
· In writing or Deliver by hand to 7 Aringa Court Heathmont 3135
Please copy on any requests for Leave of Absence.
Last Week’s Meeting- Wine Tasting with Reilly’s
Last weeks meeting was held on the Thursday to fit in with the wine tasting event arranged by Glenys Jardine when members from the club visited this winery on the Sunday after the District Conference in Adelaide. The whole of the cub had the opportunity to enjoy the product from this company. Justin Ardill the winemaker is also a cardiologist and developed his winery at Mintaro in the Clare Valley the home of one of his ancestor’s Hugh Reilly a shoemaker from Ireland arrived in the tiny township of Mintaro in the Clare Valley in 1856. Over the next 10 years, Hugh converted the stone barn that had been his home into a cottage. Reilly's Cottage served as the local Cobbler's Shop in the centre of the bustling town, which had boomed with the discovery of slate in the area.
The fruit is crushed at the Leasingham facility and fermented in open vats, prolonging contact of skins and juice. The fermented wine is then basket-pressed. This is a slow process providing last 'pressings' which contribute to creating fine wines of intense colour and flavour. The red wines are then stored in new, premium quality French and American Oak hogsheads for one to two years. These wines have won many awards, including trophies and gold, silver and bronze medals at major wine shows. We have also received critical acclaim from prominent wine writers and publications including James Halliday, Jeremy Oliver, Robert Parker Jnr and Winestate. /
One of the Reilly’s B & B Cottages at Mintaro in the Clare Valley of South Australia
Some of the proceeds from the sale of last week’s wines went to fund raising
These wines include 3 of my favourites. Reilly’s Watervale Riesling which is crisp with ripe citrus lime and floral flavours. These rieslings have considerable cellaring potential up to 12 years, and become more mellow with age, taking on luscious, honey overtones. This Riesling has many awards but I note it was acclaimed as Austalia’s best value riesling by a group of American reviewers and has a number of rave reviews form the USA. The second is the Reilly’s Grenache Shiraz sourced from an 85 year old vineyard in Leasingham. We saw the vines last year and retaining these vines when everyone was pulling out their Grenache was inspired .This wine is crafted from dry-grown fruit and has a mix of spicy, ripe stone fruit aromas. It has won many medals at major wine shows, and accolades both domestically and overseas. Finally there is the Barking Mad Range including the Sparkling Mad NV Shiraz a great wine for the midday barbeque.
/ Unfortunately the Editor to the bulletin was in Sydney when all this tasting was going on. I am told that all were impressed and that the gourmet pizza’s etc finished of the evening nicely. Many thanks to Glenys for organising the event and to Justin Ardill for giving us his time.If you have the opportunity visit the Clare valley (above), Mintaro and Reilly’s Winery. If you have the time stay at their B&B you won’t be disappointed.
RELAY FOR LIFE – Fund raising for Cancer Research
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November
WOW! I didn’t think we could top our effort from last year. Well we did. We had the most participants attending the event we have ever had – 44, including 3 friends of Sue and Russell Warmington - Harvey Lane, Daryl and Jenni Henry, who between them walked 51 laps. Of course it wouldn’t be the same if the Moorfoot kids didn’t help with the rugged midnight to dawn shift. Not only did Sarah and Gavin walk 56 laps, Sarah had a friend Jess Leanne with her who walked 40 laps.
Fueling up at the pit stop / From the set up at 11.00am on Saturday, with help from Bruce Symcox, Kevin Thomas and Russell Warmington, the 24 hours was full on. We had a fantastic BBQ on Saturday night attended by Suzanne Murphy, Glenys Jardine, Graeme and Marion Moorfoot, Bob and Lyndy Davis, Dick and Pam Tregear, Roger and Rosalyn Wilson, Ann and John Lynch, Bob and Bev Hoskins, Maria Pires, Pat and John Dear, Russell and Sue Warmington, Wayne and Judi Willoughby, Alison Pennington and Robert McQuade.To help get the night walker’s through, Robert McQuade brought his fantastic Gluwine that was enjoyed by all. This is becoming a tradition. It did help as we had some rain on Saturday night.
We had 11 people to walk through the night, Ann and John Lynch, Bob and Lyndy Davis, Graeme, Sarah and Gavin Moorfoot, Jess Leanne , Russell and Sue Warmington and Glenys Jardine. To accommodate all we had four tents. As well as the sleepovers, Bruce and Libby Atkinson arrived early morning about 2.00am to lend support. Pack up consisted of Mark Harrington and Russell Warmington, while Alison Pennington kept the lap counter moving. Roger Wilson completed the most laps 44, as far as records go this could be the most ever by a participant representing our club, next were Sarah Moorfoot and her friend Jess Leanne who both completed 40 laps each. For the record we walked 777 laps, or 310Km and the 39 walkers were – /
Roger Wilson 12 Rosalyn Wilson 44 Ann Drayton 33
Max Drayton 24 John Vickers 30 Russell Warmington 9
Daryl Henry 20 Jenni Henry 16 Harvey Lane 15
Bev Hoskins 13 Bob Hoskins 5 James Tan 15
Suzanne Murhy 20 John Dear 35 Pat Dear 16
Dick Tregear 12 Lyndy Davis 27 Wayne Willoughby 21
Graeme Moorfoot 17 Marion Moorfoot 10 Judi Willoughby 12
Bob Davis 35 John Lynch 14 Ann Lynch 11
Maria Pires 14 Gavin Moorfoot 16 Glenys Jardine 4
Bruce Atkinson 19 Libby Atkinson 19 Sarah Moorfoot 40
Jess Leanne 40 Sue Warmington 20 Jim Robson 15
Anita Robson 15 Sue Cross 12 Rob Cross 30
Max Wittick 20 Alison Pennington 33 Neil Ibbott 14
I hope we recorded everyone and their laps. If I missed any one please let me know.
Thanks to all who participated to make our clubs participation in the Relay for Life an outstanding success.
As of this time we have raised over $1,500. So please collect the promised money and give it to Sue or Russell Warmington as soon as possible. Receipts will be arranged if required.
Reminder for Next Year’s Conference
To date Rob McQuade has only received 3 complete returned registration forms which were to be complete and returned by the 17th November 2006. If are you intending to go to conference please complete your registration form today Monday the 20th November 2006 and post to Robert at 110 Belford Road, Kew East 3102 Victoria. I need these by Wednesday. He will not be at Box Hill this week.
His Contact details are Robert McQuade
Samson Controls Pty Ltd
Telephone (03) 9645 7393 Fax (03) 9645 7394
Mobile 0413 185 898
Get Yourself a Melways & Support Rotary
This year’s Melways will be available from Wednesday 22nd November. The recommended retail price for this item is $54.95. Our price $35 with $5 per sale going to Rotary. Support this fund raiser, buy one yourself, tell your friends and get your order to John Vickers now.
Name: ………………………………………
Number of Melways: ……………… @ $35 =
Forthcoming Events
Dinner with Wilf
A flyer for the multi-district event a dinner at the long room at the MCG with the International president Elect Wilf Wilkinson and his wife Joan on 20th November has been circulated by secretary Kevin Thomas.
RSVP by 15th November
If you miss that Wilf and his wife will be the special guests of the Rotary Club of Box Hill on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary, on Tuesday 21st November 2006.
ROTARY RIDE FOR RESEARCH $$$$’s
HEALESVILLE TO SHEPPARTON
24th March to 29th March 2007
Over 850 Km- Celebrating 21 Years of Fundraising
IN AID OF AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND
Ride CoordinatorP.P. Rob Henry
Ph: 9762 1765 Mble: 0417 570 417
Email: / Applications Coordinator
P.P. Geoff Kennedy
Ph: 5962 4084 Mble: 0411 409 584
Email: / General Mail: PO Box 145, Boronia 3155
PO Box130, The Basin 3154 / Applications and Money to:
GeneralEmail:
SPECIAL FUNDRAISER for ROMAC
The Club has reserved fantastic seats for BARRY HUMPHRIES
‘BACK WITH A VENGEANCE’
Where: THE Arts Centre, State Theatre Melbourne
When:` At 8.00 pm on Tuesday 6th February 2007 with excellent seats
in row M (50) and row N (51) totalling 101 seats in the best two rows
The Cost:
$66 by cheque made payable to the Rotary Club of Nunawading.
The normal box office price is $79.90 plus booking fee if bought over the phone.
We ask that you favourably consider giving a tax deductible donation of a suggested-
PLUS $20 per ticket, made payable by seperate cheque to ROMAC.
We must pay for the seats by the 20th December otherwise we will lose the reservation. The best seats and groupings of seats will be allocated in order of expressions of interest/ payment and payment is required by cheque to the Club at P.O. Box 26, Nunawading 3131 not later than the 14th December
PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE (Bruce Fullard 1st November 2006)
As you are aware this venture has been and will continue to be an excellent on going fund raiser provide we get member support and of course cooperation with our partner club. All members are again being asked to assist in this promotion
What can you do to assist as a club member
- identify community notice boards for placement of posters.
- identify shops that will display a brochure stand and brochures and monitor the performance
- place a poster at your place of business
- identify and fund organisations that could benefit from a fund raising agreement with us
- any other avenues to get the word out.
For the 5 December 2006 there are 2 shifts
1. Set up of the Auditorium at 5.45 to place two rows of tables (4 per row) with 4 chairs per table.
2. Demount at 9.pm and stack tables back on the stage and re format the seating
No computer cables are to be touched in this operation.
Note all other nights are to be handled by Monash.
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