RCH Bulletin (Nov 14, 2023)

From the Editor

Ian Bentley

Bulletin Editor

Again, there is no president's post this week while President Doug is away in Canada. We wish him and Terry safe travels and look forward to seeing them back in Melbourne next week.

Next Weeks Meeting - 21 November,2023

At Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club

Annual General Meeting followed by guest speaker Nicole Gatto, Audiologist

Upcoming Events

Rotary Club of Nhill weekend 25^th and 26^th November. If you are still in need of additional information on the schedule or accommodation please contact Noel Halford.

Club Christmas Dinner Tuesday 12^th December. Just a further reminder that this year’s venue is the Conservatory Room at the newly refurbished Studley Park Boathouse. Ticket sales are open on Trybooking and you can purchase tickets online via this link:https://www.trybooking.com/CMCQP. You can book for family and friends if you would like to make up a table. It should be a great event.

FOUNDATION SUPPORTED GLOBAL PROJECTS

Improving sanitation and hygiene training in Benin

(Question Where is Benin? Click more and read the bottom of the page for the answer)

Area of focus: Providing clean water

Host sponsor: Rotary Club of Abomey-Calavi, Benin

International sponsor: District 2080 (Italy)

Total budget: $158,999

Background: The village of Paouignan needed improved clean water infrastructure.

Scope: The Rotarians provided a new well and water tower and 10 new taps, repaired seven older taps, and provided hygiene training in Paouignan.

Impact: Improved water access and sanitation practices benefited 17,000 people.

Fun fact: This grant was part of the Future Vision Pilot. The sponsoring clubs understood the Foundation’s desire for sustainable projects and created the hygiene component of the grant before any training documents were available. The grant sponsors communicated in three languages while carrying out this project.

DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD

Click for more details and registration

ROTARIANS AT WORK

Mental Health Pack Packing

A team of willing Rotary Hawthorn workers gathered on Tuesday to pack Mental Health Packs for distribution to hospital mental health units. Evidence suggests that not all packers are equal. The question is, is Noel two packs behind Julie or one in front?

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES


Attendees at Tuesday night's Inclusive Communities meeting for SAFE Families. Meetings occur every second Tuesday evening. Participants explore and discuss ways of reaching out to our CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) communities to support their Community Leaders in the prevention of family abuse in their community, respecting their culture whilst providing Australian laws re. family violence. If anyone from Rotary Hawthorn would like to come online and be part of Rotary SAFE Families, they are very welcome. Contact Dorothy Gilmour
	Top Left: Peter Berg - Rotary Melbourne Top Right: Me Middle Left: Ari Talantis - Rotary Hawthorn Middle Right: Ahmed Tohow - Rotary Melbourne Bottom Left: Shakilah Wesonga (Brotherhood of St Laurence - NDIS) Bottom Right: Oscar Lumire - Rotary Kericha, Kenya (online from Kenya)

THE BOOKWORMS

The Hawthorn Rotary Bookworms were scheduled to discuss Jane Garman’s “Old Filth” this week, but circumstances led to us postponing the meeting till the 4^th of December. This means there is still time for you to pick up a copy or download it from Kindle and join us for an hour on Zoom. Just let me (Ian Bentley) know, and I’ll send you a link. The book is an easy and entertaining read. An example of the diversity of the books explored by the Bookworms over the last couple of years.

FAULTY THINKING

In the absence of a Bookworm’s meeting to report on, I thought I’d take the opportunity to revisit a book we read earlier this year, “Factfulness” by Hans Rosling and others. In “Factfulness”, Rosling is particularly optimistic about the world and blames our commonly held pessimistic views on faulty thinking.

While reflecting on Rosling’s arguments, I couldn’t help but draw parallels with the theme of human thinking fallacies presented in books such as Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" (2011), Nassim Taleb's "The Black Swan" (2007), and Steven Pinker's "Enlightenment Now" (2018).

JEST FOR A LAUGH

Posted by The Jesters

A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during royal court. Jesters were also traveling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events. Wikipedia

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Annual Service to Seniors Award - see information below and on the Club's website - please advertise widely in the Boroondara area

RCH CHRISTMAS DINNER: TUESDAY 12^TH DECEMBER

Paul Harris Breakfast on Tuesday 21st November

Education CHANCES End of Year Celebration and Farewell to Helen Worladge - Tuesday 5th December 2023 5:30pm - 7:30 pm

World of Difference Humanitarian Tour, 15-26th January, 2024

GARDEN DESIGN FEST

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

Posted by Jill Weeks

Jill Weeks continues to provide excellent speakers for our information and entertainment. See the website to keep abreast of upcoming events and speakers, and watch your email for invitations.

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.
	November 21st	November 28th	December 5th	December 12th
Venue	Kooyong LTC	Kooyong LTC	Kooyong LTC	No Meeting
Theme	AGM Audiology	Travels Katrina Flinn Evie	Writing Fiction or a Memoir
Front Desk	J Perry R Logan	J Perry R Logan	J Perry R Logan
Set Up & Clear Up	R Logan	R Logan	R Logan
MC	David Pisterman	Geoff Wright	Terry Kitchen

From the Editor

FOUNDATION MONTH

FOUNDATION SUPPORTED GLOBAL PROJECTS

Improving sanitation and hygiene training in Benin

DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD

ROTARIANS AT WORK

Mental Health Pack Packing

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

THE BOOKWORMS

FAULTY THINKING

JEST FOR A LAUGH

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

GARDEN DESIGN FEST

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

CLUB ROSTER