RCH Bulletin 20th June, 2023 (Jun 20, 2023)

PRESIDENT'S POST

Posted by Andrew Crockett

This week, President Andrew mentions a couple of Club appeals, reminds us about the Enterprise Forum next week, and concludes his ‘Thought for the Week’ series on the application of Rotary’s Four-way Test.

Your Age Advantage

Posted by Gordon Cheyne

Our speaker today was Martin Coleman, who is the Founder and CEO of Your Age Advantage.

In his presentation, he explained what ageism is, and how it affects us.

Rotary’s Four-way Test: Part 5

Posted by Andrew Crockett

Conclusions

At the start of this series, I posed the question whether the Four-way Test remains a relevant and practical guide to ethical decision-making in the modern world. I think the foregoing analysis leads to the conclusion that it does

Vocational Service

Posted by Gordon Cheyne

Do you ever give a thought to your Vocation?

Is it your calling in life?

What’s it all about?

Stay Woke

Posted by Wikipedia

The phrase "stay woke" was used in a 1938 recording by Black folk singer Huddie Ledbetter, better known as “Lead Belly”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Belly

AROUND THE TRAPS

Posted by The Editor

Aussie Word of the Week

This week we are cruising around the traps. Relax, we haven't set an ambush for you, rather, the traps refer to any place you frequent, as in I've seen him around the traps. Aussie slang since the 1930s, the traps originally referred to a route along which a person had laid traps which they then habitually visited to collect the game that had been caught.

To go round the traps means to visit the places where people gather and talk in the hope of getting information, or more specifically, gossip.

- Macquarie Dictionary

JEST FOR A LAUGH

Posted by The Jesters

Intending to promote Rotary's policy of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, one of The Jesters sent us a number of Irish Jokes.

That's The Jesters for you.

Fortunately, most of the jests somehow slipped off the desktop.

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

Posted by Jill Weeks

Normal meetings at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club have resumed!

But keep an eye on your e-mail, to be sure.

What has Jill Weeks teed up for our information and entertainment?

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

District Changeover Lunch - 24th June

Visit to Moorabbin Air Museum 11th July

Salvation Army Open Day: 16th July.

Hawthorn Rotary 70th Anniversary - 24th August

Attendance and Apologies

Terry Kitchen always seeks to finalise numbers by Monday 8.30am Please register your attendance, or let Terry know if you can't make it.

CLUB ROSTER

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

CLUB MEETING DUTIES If you cannot perform your duty, please find a replacement or contact Richard Logan
	June 27th	July 4th	July 11th	July 18th
Greeting/Badges	Zoom Meeting	Kooyong LTC	No Meeting	Kooyong LTC
Front Desk		J Perry		J Perry
Credit Cards		R Logan		R Logan
Set & Clear Up
MC		TBA		TBA