Bulletin 5 RCoBS (Jul 26, 2021)

Club Activities

Those on raffle duty, it is only the selling of the tickets, the club has accepted to responsibility for the prizes. There will be a container of mixed prizes held in the store room of the tennis club.

ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85024056142?pwd=Q1NVOGxLdWo5MW9GQXBGa0pVNmphdz09

The zoom link above has been issueed by the club laptop and is operating ok. If a password is called for it is (lowercase) 'rotary'

ROSTERS Read with care

Week	28-Jul	4-Aug	11-Aug	18-Aug
Speaker	Ken Beasley President Northern Bendigo Landcare Group	Jan Orr Friends of White Hills Botanical Gardens	Monsignor Frank Marriott A life around Bendigo & Surrounds	Terry McAleenan The Fathering Project
Meeting Location	ZOOM	Bendigo Tennis Centre	Bendigo Tennis Centre	Bendigo Tennis Centre
Chair	Stan Hendy	Maurice Woodburn	Doug Lougoon	Barb Mitchell
Welcome		Nick Christian	Ray Carrington	Cathie Miller
Raffle		Ian Johnson	Bruce Fraser	Chris Purton

President Notices

President’s Report

President’s Report

Apologies for Bulletin being later than usual unfortunately awaiting on Sate Government for decision if lockdown is being lifted in order to ascertain if our Wednesday’s meeting will be held at usual venue or zoom. After consultation we have decided the best otion is to have the meeting on ZOOM.

After operating two computers simultaneously and another zoom we agree this link works...https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85024056142?pwd=Q1NVOGxLdWo5MW9GQXBGa0pVNmphdz09

Great to listen to home grown Peter Valentine, for non Bendigonians great opportunity to enhance our knowledge of Bendigo and its residents (see Maurice’s report)

Time is running out to apply for District Grants see Allie for further information

Chris is starting to coordinate some Rotary apparel for us members to decide on in the next few weeks, check your wardrobe

Check out Stew’s report great opportunity to support our local youth and potential leaders, through our District Youth Program

From Rotary International

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supporting fair and equal access to vaccines, and curbing the spread of the virus by donating protective gear and other

supplies to clinics and hospitals that are under strain. Learn what your club can do to help by visiting our COVID-19 information page

on My Rotary. There you can learn more about why vaccinations matter, find tips on how to talk to someone who is vaccine-hesitant,

and discover how to take action to support India as it has fought a surge in cases.

See you all on Wednesday on ZOOM

Guest Speakers

Peter Valentine

Valetines Furniture

Peter Valentine is the director of Valentine Antique Gallery in View St Bendigo

He is the third generation of Valentine in the furniture and Antique business since Fred Valentine commenced the business in 1947

Fred had been in farming in the Numurkah district but due to three successive droughts leading up to 1939 then a flood in 1940 he decided to get out of farming.

He originally worked for Fraser furniture store then went out on his own in 1947 with the original store in Queen street.

Peter’s uncle was in to antiques and when Fred retired the store became a mix of new and antique furniture prior to moving into antiques which is a real passion of Peter.

Over the years they have travelled to England purchasing containers full of antiques to bring back to Bendigo.

Peter spoke of his father renting the Hargreaves st store from Mr Favaloro during which time he worked at restoring the building to suit the business of antiques and eventually purchasing the building from MrFavaloro’s family following his death due to a handshake deal done prior and the family honouring it.

Peter’s father was well regarded in the antique auction field selling household lots from properties such as “Rolleston”, “Rosa Smith” in Bendigo and Nuralyn over near Shepparton.

When the Sandhurst Trustee’s building was coming up for sale Peter was asked to value much of the antiques within the building and then purchased it before doing a full reno bringing it back to it former grandeur.

It is now one of the biggest antique and art business in the country supporting up to twenty antique sellers of varying collections and six working artists as well as a coffee shop where you can sit and contemplate your purchases.

Peter is currently the State President foe Antique dealers and Assistant President nationally.

Peter also mentioned that the last Saturday every month they hold a class/open and this month it is based on Porcelain figures. “Go Figure”

Anyone interested in any aspect of the business or classes can look up detail on their website.

It is absolutely fantastic that an historic building such as the Sandhurst Trustee building is again open to anyone to peruse and enjoy.

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District Youth Programs

District 9800 has confirmed RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) and RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment)

intend to conduct camps this year. Last year's events were conducted on-line. This is a call-out to members to encourage

young people you may know personally, or through your network, that you feel may be a good candidate for one or

other program. Key details:

RYLA is for ages 18 to 25 year. The camp is 1 week residential from 28 Nov to 4 Dec at Mt Evelyn. Core RYLA objectives

are around enhanceing self- awareness, leadership, appreciation of the value of teamwork, mutual respect and camaraderie.

Ctrl/click on the link to know more http://www.ryla9800.org.au/

RYPEN is for Yr 10/Yr 11 age group. The camp is tentatively scheduled for 5th, 6th and 7th Nov at Doxa Malmsbury.

RYPEN is set up for kids with potential to do well, who may lack self confidence or other reason that is holding them back.

Ctrl/click on the link to know more https://www.rotarydistrict9800.org.au/sitepage/youth/rypen

If you have any potential candidates in mind, please encourage them directly and/or let Stew Annan know.

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Thanks

Stew Annan

+61 (0) 474 515 412

Jul 28, 2021

Ken Beasley

President Northern Bendigo Landcare Group

Aug 04, 2021

Jan Orr

Friends of the White Hills Botanical Gardens

Aug 11, 2021

Monsignor Frank Marriott

Opportunities and Challenges-A life around Bendigo and Surrounds

Aug 18, 2021

Terry McAleenan

The Fathering Project

Aug 25, 2021

Peter Morris

Passing the Baton, Small Business-the Demograhpics

View entire list

Notices

Jokes

A young man met a cowboy who was 104, still active and in good health. He asked the old-timer what the secret was to his longevity.

The old man said, “You gotta sprinkle a little gunpowder on your porridge every morning, see. If you do that, you’ll live to a nice, ripe old age.”

So the young man did this religiously every day for the rest of his life and, sure enough, lived to the age of 100.

When he died, he left behind six children, 10 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren… and a 16-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.

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You have to love the Irish. They have just found a tombstone of what would be their oldest man. He was 193 and he was Miles from Dublin.

Club meetings

BENDIGO	BENDIGO SOUTH	EAGLEHAWK	KANGAROO FLAT	INNER WHEEL BENDIGO
Tues 12.45 for 1 pm Bendigo Club	Thurs 6 for 6.30 pm Bendigo Tennis Club Rooms	Wed 6.15 for 6.30 pm Cal Gully Mechanics Institute	Monday 6 for 6.30 pm Rotary Gateway Park	2nd Monday 6 for 6.30pm each Month Uniting Church Foyer Neale St