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Gabby Knaepple
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Meeting Information

We meet Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
(Fellowship from 6:00 PM)

Bucatini Restaurant

454 Whitehorse Road,
Mitcham, Vic  3132

(03) 9873 0268

 
Apologies to Suzanne by
email to dreamworld@netspace.net.au 
or contact by phone
 
Upcoming Events
Club Meeting 01-02-17
Bucatini Restaurant & Bar
Feb 01, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Speakers
Jan 18, 2017
Alma Reynolds
District Conference/ AG visit
Jan 25, 2017
Mark Hislop
'Servants' Organisation
Feb 01, 2017
Jim McPhee (RC Monbulk)
Tin legs and Toasting forks.
Feb 08, 2017
Rebecca Dickson and Mersi Halilovic
National Association of Women in Construction
Feb 15, 2017
tba
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Meeting Rosters
Meeting Roster - 08/02/2017
 
Chairperson
Knaepple, Gabby
 
Host
Maxwell, Phil
 
Cashier
McQuade, Rob
 
Recorder
Oliver, Wendy
 
Meeting Roster - 15/02/2017
 
Chairperson
Ioannidis, Alex
 
Host
Robson, Jim
 
Cashier
Symons, Ian
 
Recorder
Wittick, Max
 
Links to files and current articles of interest
"Hidden Figures" fund raiser film
COCC Lunch 15 March 2017
Navy Band Concert 3 March 2017
Medical Imaging Machines Brochure
Stories
Last weeks meeting
Posted by Gabby Knaepple
 
Notes from last weeks meeting:
  • Rotary Foundation/Polio Eradication Fund raiser - will be at Forest Hill cinema on Monday 13 February at 6.30pm.  Please make sure you book as soon as possible.  Need a minimum of 80 people and maximum of 160 - $20.00 per head.  You can book through "trybooking" - please contact John L if any questions
  • Graeme advised the way you advise if you are attending a meeting or not will change.  An invite will be sent out and you will have to accept or decline the invitation. You will get an email acknowledging what you have done.  Any issues please send an email to Graeme.  
  • Bunnings BBQs on the following dates: Thursday February 16th, Saturday March 11th, Thursday March 16th and Monday April 17th -  the rosters are filling up well - please check them and make sure the times are okay - still a few spots to fill - please let Janette know if you can assist
  • The Egg and Bacon BBQ - still need 4 people to fill the 11 to 1pm shift - at the moment there are no takers.  Need coordinators for 2 shifts. Let Kevin know if you can assist.
  • Let Russell know if you are attending the Geelong conference so he can finalise accommodation.
  • Harvey has the business cards
  • Don't forget International Women's Day event at Box Hill Town Hall on 8 March 2017
 
This weeks speaker was Jim McPhee from the Rotary Club of Monbulk.  Jim has written a book called "Tin legs and Toasting Forks"  - it is about the challenges he has faced in his life after he had a leg removed from the hip due to bone cancer.
 
He was born in Thornbury in 1934. One morning when he was eleven and a half years old he woke with tremendous pain and swelling in his left knee.  Jim was diagnosed with Osteo-genic Sarcoma.  He had to spend time in the Children’s Hospital where he had to wait a month before his parents were permitted to visit. He found that very cruel and very lonely as there no children of the same age. Later he was transferred to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he had X-ray therapy, now known as radiation.
 
He continued with this therapy as an out-patient whilst trying to do things such as riding a bike.  He then had to return to hospital and had his left leg amputated at the hip in 1947 when he was just 13 years old.  
 
The high light of that time was the visit from some Collingwood Football players and the photo of him with them being on the back page of the Sun Newspaper while on the front page was the announcement of the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Phillip Mountbatten.
 
The Chaplain in trying to cheer him up suggested the good thing with one leg, he need only to polish one shoe! He learned to walk with crutches, learnt to play table tennis, cricket and golf.  He learnt to drive a car when he was 18 and used a toasting fork to press the accelerator. His first prosthesis was made of aluminium. He named it "Oscar".  The second was made of wood.  He married at the age of 27 and due to all the radiation therapy he and his wife Sandra were unable to have their own children but adopted 3 children.  He did have his own business at one point and retired only a few years ago.
 
 

Exclusive Film Preview for Foundation - February 13
Posted by John Lynch on Feb 06, 2017
As of Monday 6th February, we have 70 confirmed bookings and approximately $100 in donations.
 
We can accept double that number of attended so please let people know that they can book and pay right up to the movie start time. Also remind them if they cannot attend, to consider making a donation to END POLIO NOW. Tax receipts are available on request.
 
Thank you all for your support. Let's have a great night on Monday evening!
 
 
 
• HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)
 
• Brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history:
 
• The launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world.
 
• The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
 
Date: Monday 13 February
Time: Screening starts 6:30 pm sharp
Cinema: Hoyts Forest Hill
Address: Cnr Mahoneys Rd & Canterbury Rd
Price: $20 per person
 
See the trailer here.
 
For bookings use this link to Try Booking.
 
 
Whitehorse Farmers Market
Posted by Judith Eadon
                                     
 
 
Whitehorse Farmers’ Market Roster
 
 
Sunday 12 February 2017
 
7:30am - 9.00am
Joe Vanaria
 
9:00 am -10:30am
Russell Warmington
 
10.30am -12:30pm
Peter Budd
 
Office
 
Judith Eadon/John Vickers collecting
 
Gabby Knaepple: donation collection
 
Brian Dunkley - office

 

GATE 1         BOX HILL CENTRAL and NUNAWADING   . This is the gate nearest the Whitehorse Centre

 

 

 

 
International Womens Day Breakfast
 
Join us for the 2017 International Women's Day Breakfast in Box Hill on March 8th
The theme for our breakfast this year will be
"The Media, Women's Friend or Foe"
so you are certain to be challenged, charmed and entertained - and enjoy a delicious breakfast as well!

Our speakers, including Dee Dee, of “Grubby and Dee Dee” fame, noted feminist Melinda Tankard Reist and Michelle Hickey, top women’s league footy player, will provide insights and anecdotes from their experiences with the media and will “ tell all” for our entertainment and edification. 
So bring some friends or book a table and CELEBRATE!  Importantly, it's all for a good cause - the proceeds of the event will go to women's charity Project Respect.
Save $10 with Early Bird Prices
Register before 11 February to get adult tickets for $55 - instead of paying $65!
Click HERE  to learn more about the event and to REGISTER.
Event Details
7:15am Wednesday, 8th March 2017
Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill
Easy public transport and plenty of parking nearby
For any queries please call Janine Scott on 0422 225 996 or email: tickets@breakfastinboxhill.com
 
This weeks offering......
 
 
 

 
Link to Medical Imaging Machine Brochure
 
This is a link to the most current version of the medical imaging machine brochure
 
 
 
Important Club Dates
Posted by Gabby Knaepple
Dates for your diaries
 
 
February 2017
 
Sunday February 12th 2017  - Whitehorse Farmers Market
Monday February 13th 2017 - Rotary Foundation film night fund raiser at Forest Hill
 
March 2017
 
Friday 3rd March 2017 - fund raiser for Eastern Emergency Relief and Rotary Projects - Navy Band
Wednesday 8 March 2017 - International Women's Day breakfast - Box Hill Town hall - 7am to 9am
Sunday March 12th 2017  - Whitehorse Farmers Market
Wednesday 15th March 2017 - Red Cross Fund raiser at Nellie Melbas homestead
Wednesday 23rd March 2017 - Cruden Farm - Fund raiser for Cystic Fibrosis
Friday March 31st 2017 - District 9810 conference Geelong
 
April 2017
 
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd April 2017 - District 9810 conference Geelong
Sunday April 9th 2017  - Whitehorse Farmers Market
Friday April 28th 2017 - Mens Health Forum
 
May 2017
 
Sunday May 8th 2017  - Whitehorse Farmers Market 
 
June 2017
 
Sunday June 12th 2017  - Whitehorse Farmers Market
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Russell Warmington
February 3
 
Gabby Knaepple
February 23
 
Spouse Birthdays
Bev Hoskins
February 2
 
Russell Warmington
February 3
 
Lyndy Davis
February 8
 
Sandra Symons
February 22
 
Anniversaries
Roger Wilson
Roslyn Wilson
February 12
 
Join Date
Bruce Atkinson
February 3, 1987
30 years
 
Graeme Moorfoot
February 10, 1988
29 years
 
Bob Davis
February 25, 1998
19 years
 
Sue Warmington
February 28, 2001
16 years