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The highlight of last Thursday’s meeting was the address to Club members by the Rotary District 8510 sole inbound Rotary Youth Exchange student, Laurens Van Eeton, hosted by the Rotary Club of Gawler Light. Laurens presented as a confident young man, readily enjoying the opportunities that the Youth Exchange Programme provides. Laurens is in his second half of his year in Australia and will soon enjoy Inbound Youth Exchange students’ safari visiting parts of Australia unique to this country.
The Youth Exchange Programme in Rotary District 9510 and this Club has suffered from the ageing member profile and the recent COVID pandemic that have affected student participation. After the programme was suspended because of international travel restrictions due to COVID pandemic, Youth Exchange is recovering, albeit slowly. Four students from Rotary District 9510 are soon to leave for their international exchanges and a corresponding number are due to arrive in South Australia. This Club was, until recent years, a strong supporter of the Youth Exchange programme and Club members will remember with fondness the overseas students who were hosted by Rotary Club of Barossa Valley.
Gate keeping duties at the Tanunda Show has been an annual community event for this Club for many years. The Club will benefit from the income of $1,200 for gate keeping duties, funds that will enable the Club to meet its ongoing community commitments. So far there have been 16 volunteers… Club members, Friends of the Club and 1 non-Rotarian. Additional volunteers will enable gate keeping duties to be spread more evenly. If you can find an hour or two on Saturday 11th March, please contact me to add your name to the gate keeping roster.
The next meeting on Thursday 16th February is a vocational visit to Rehn Bier Brewery on Magnolia Road Tanunda. Please advise Marie Rothe of your attendance for catering purposes.
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An outstanding letter of appreciation received from scholarship recipient Rachael Golder
My name is Rachael Golder and I was a recipient of the Barossa Rotary University Scholarship back in 2019. I would like to thank you for your support throughout my university experience. Your financial support has been a huge help in buying textbooks, travel costs, and supporting me throughout many weeks on unpaid placements.
Your support has helped me succeed throughout my university experience, and I am very excited to share that I have now graduated. This year, I am teaching Year 5/6 at Redeemer Lutheran School in Nuriootpa. It is so special to be able to give back to the Barossa community and work with our young people.
Thank you for all you do in supporting and encouraging young people to achieve their goals and dreams.
I hope you have a wonderful year.
Kindest regards,
Rachael Golder
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Guest Speaker Laurens Van Eeten
Peter Thomas took the place of Prue Maitland who was unable to attend this meeting. Peter was able to cover the many benefits that had occurred among our members over past years as a result of being involved with the Rotary Youth Exchange program. After many years several of our members have kept in touch with past grown-up students, not only re-inviting them to their own homes, but also visiting them many times when travelling overseas and beyond. YEP has been a wonderful, beneficial program for all parties involved.
Marie, Laurens and Peter - taken by top photographer,
Keith Millington.
Laurens is a very happy Rotary Exchange Student. Now 17 years of age he is the only Youth Exchange Student in our district. Laurens was born in Stockholm but now lives in Greifswald, Germany with his parents. He loves sports, riding his scooter and playing baseball. He enjoys swimming and gymnastics too. His sister Mareike is 13 years old and plays volleyball. She also sings in a choir and plays the piano. His mother Julia works independently and cares for people who are trying to get back to work. One week a month she works in Berlin in a psychiatric hospital. Dad Paul is an engineer and comes from the Netherlands, so Laurens said it follows that I can also speak Dutch. Germany is in the centre of Europe with a population of 83 million. Many of them ride bicycles on the many bicycle routes for the benefit of cyclists. Laurens added, "It is typically German that there is no speed limit on highways." Laurens was selected for Youth Exchange through District 1940 which covers a fairly large area in north eastern Germany. In Rotary terms, the district is still quite young. It was founded in 1995 and was formed by dividing District 1890. Rotary has expanded in Germany in recent times following the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification in 1990. Until then there were no service clubs at all. From his district this year there were around 35 outbounds. Only one girl and Laurens had the chance to spend this year in Australia.
Laurens home in Greifswald Germany.
"My hometown of Greifswald has two Rotary Clubs and my sponsor club is the Rotary Club of Greifswald. Greifswald is a small port city with around 60,000 inhabitants. The city has a large university with almost 10,000 students. This university is one of the oldest in Germany and the Baltic Sea region. It was founded in 1456." Laurens added, "We have three big protestant churches and one little Catholic Church."
Laurens has enjoyed family changes as well as trips here and there, including Fowlers Bay, Alice Springs and to Canberra for the Rotary/Rotaract Zone 8 Conference. He has another six months in Australia and is open to any trips that can be arranged. If you are going somewhere even for a few days, perhaps taking Laurens with you is something to consider.
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Rotary Club of Barossa Valley
Birthing Kits Assembly 22nd January 2023.
Members of the Rotary Club of Barossa Valley were joined by members of the Barossa District Ladies Probus Club, the Barossa and Districts Combined Probus Club, and the Truro Op Shop, all supported by the expert team from Zonta Gawler.
You need to concentrate putting these birthing kits together.
Four hundred birthing kits were assembled, which comprised several items to create a safer birthplace for baby and mother: a decomposable plastic sheet, surgical gloves for the person who is assisting with the birth, soap for washing hands and the mother, three pieces of string (two for tying the umbilical cord and a spare in case one is dropped), a blade for cutting the umbilical cord, three pieces of gauze for wiping the baby’s eyes and mouth, and a plastic pouch to contain all the items.
The birthing kits will be distributed by Zonta International to pregnant women in communities throughout the world to minimise the health risks to the newborns and their mothers.
President Peter thanked everyone involved with this second successful birthing kit assembly. Sincere thanks to the Co-op for providing money to purchase the lunch. We recognise and thank them for their support. If members wish to read more they can check out the full report which was in last Wednesday’s editions of The Leader and The Bunyip.
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Rotary responds to Ukraine crisis
At Rotary, we are deeply concerned by the ongoing loss of life and humanitarian hardship caused by the war in Ukraine. We're using our deep networks and decades of experience to take meaningful action in the region.
We continue to provide support
Rotary members have already shown amazing generosity to the people of Ukraine, because we continue to receive an outpouring of requests to provide humanitarian aid. The Rotary Foundation has created a new temporary fund. The Ukraine Response Fund is a response to the ongoing, urgent need and the wish of Rotary members to keep making a difference for people affected by the war. You can help by make a donation to our Ukraine Response Fund until 31st December 2023. Donations to The Foundation's Disaster Response Fund from the 3rd of March to 30th April 2022 were used to provide humanitarian aid to regions that supported Ukrainian refugees and others who were affected. Thanks to the generosity of donors around the world, we raised more than US $15 million that funded more than 400 grants which provided people with essential support.
How to apply for disaster response grants.
Any district can apply for a disaster response grant in order to provide relief such as food, water, clothing, and medicine to refugees and others affected by the war. A district can choose if it wants to spend the full amount on a district-sponsored activity or distribute the grants funding among clubs that will carry out the activities. The use of the grant needs to adhere to the Terms and Conditions for Rotary Disaster Response Grants.
District 2232 can have up to three open disaster response grants of up to US$100,000 each at any time.
Districts that border Ukraine can have one open disaster response grant of up to US $100,000 at any time.
Districts beyond Ukraine and its bordering districts that want to support refugees or other people who have been affected by the war can have one open US$25,000 disaster response grant at any time. They can use these grants in their own areas or work with clubs in Ukraine and the bordering countries to support relief efforts that will be implemented in that country.
Districts outside Ukraine that apply for a disaster response grant to support efforts in Ukraine or bordering countries need to identify a local Rotary entity and contact that will help implement or coordinate the project locally.
To apply, the district governor and district Rotary Foundation chair need to complete the Rotary Disaster Response Grant Application for Ukraine and send it to grants@rotary.org
If you wish to investigate the above further, speak to President Peter or any board member for more information.
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A good drop. Sent in by Kevin Hoskin.
Kevin (Our Rotary friend) sent in a picture of a bottle of his wine showing the NEDS BROTHERS label. I asked him what makes a good winemaker. He replied.
Exceptional fruit quality, new American oak barrels and attention to detail makes the best wine.
Or
Attention to detail, fruit, oak and management.
Chemistry and hygiene.
Or
Just aim for perfection.
Thanks Kevin
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Anne Schilling sent in the following humour. As stated in the early part of this comprehension 'what is the purpose of this thing called Facebook'
Thanks Anne.
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Attendance Report - February 2nd 2023
Members 20
Friends 2
Visiting Rotarians 1
Guests 1
Total 24
Apologies /lOA 13
Birthdays for February
PDG Peter Thomas 11th February 2023
PDG Robert Brookes 12th February 2023
Date joined Rotary
Bryce Lillecrapp 1/2/77 46 yrs
John Semmler 1/2/84 39 "
Bill Simons 1/2/18 5 "
Sandie Simons 1/2/18 5 "
Steve Ahrens 11/2/21 2 "
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JUST A THOUGHT
When you do things from your soul, you'll feel a river of joy within you.
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Rotary Club of Barossa Valley
Current Committee Structure on 30 June 2022
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Vocational Committee
Team Leader: Bryce Lillecrapp
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Members:
David Adams
Mark Graetz (also Treasurer)
Bronwyn Lillecrapp
Grant Schuyler
David West
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Friends:
Karin Bosomworth
Peter Flaherty
Phil Graetz
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Community Committee
Team Leader: James Dunn
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Members:
Hans Haan
John Little
Philip Martin
Geoffrey Schrapel
Peter Sich
Geoff Zerk
Keith Millington
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Friends:
David Braunack
Elly Monfries
John Monfries
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Membership Committee
Team Leader: Sue Graetz
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Members:
Peter Perkins
Marie Rothe
Bronwyn Lillecrapp
Bryce Lillecrapp
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Friends:
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International Committee
Team Leader: Peter Thomas
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Members:
Keith Adams
Ray Fiebiger
Rick Kessner
Max Rasmus
Patrick Ritchie-Haydyn
Anne Schilling
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Friends:
Bruce Dutschke
Russell Johnson
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New Generations Committee
Team Leader: Prue Maitland
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Members:
Donald Farley
Beverley Stephenson
John Semmler
Police Checks Recorder and Child Protection: Prue Maitland
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Friends:
Sandy Carruthers
Kevin Hoskin
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Rotary Club of Barossa Valley Foundation
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Chair: Grant Schuyler
Secretary:John Semmler
Treasurer: Rick Kessner
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Trustees:
Mark Graetz
Don Farley
Prue Maitland
Sandie Simons
Club President
Club Vocational Chair
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Members who are not on Committees:
Peter Perkins, President
Sandie Simons, Secretary
Robert Brookes, Bulletin Editor
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Sergeants. Patrick Haydn, John Semmler,
Rick Kessner, John Little, Phil Martin, David West, Ray Fiebiger
Website, Media, Keith Millington.
PHF Recommendations President, Peter Sich, John Little.
Friends of Rotary Sue Graetz
Police Checks Recorder Prue Maitland.
Bulletin Editor Robert Brookes
Clothing Bin Roster Peter Thomas
Child Protection Officer Prue Maitland
Club History Grant Schuyler
Great Revival Shop Rep. Peter Perkins
Ring Pulls. Bryce Lillecrapp, Bill Simons, Mark Graetz
Awards Committee PDGs Robert Brookes, Peter Thomas.
Sheds and Trailers, Mark Graetz, Peter Sich
Assistant Secretary Marie Rothe
Program. Team Leaders
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Duty Roster
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Meeting 3294
Rehns Brewery
Feb 16th 2023
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Meeting 3295
Tanunda Hotel
Mar 2nd 2023
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Invocation
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Marie Rothe |
Geoff Schrapel |
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Peter Perkins |
Peter Sich |
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Sergeant
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David West |
Ray Fiebiger |
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4-Way Test
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Marie Rothe |
Bev Stephenson |
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Chairperson
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Bryce Lillecrapp |
Prue Maitland |
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Speaker
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Vocational Visit |
Gerrie Walker |
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Subject
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Rehns Brewery |
NH School
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Bulletin
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Robert Brookes
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Robert Brookes
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Setting Up &
Packing up
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David West
Robert Brookes
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Robert Brookes
James Dunn
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Cashiers
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Marie Rothe
Bev Stephenson
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Marie Rothe
Bev Stephenson
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Clothing Bins
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16/2/23- 2/3/23 |
2/3/23-16/3/23 |
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Angaston
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P.Canning |
J.Little |
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Nuriootpa
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P.Sich |
P.Thomas |
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Tanunda
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J.Dunn |
R.Kessner |
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