Sixth Decade of Service: 1997-2006
About Our Club
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Sixth Decade Of Service 1997-2007
Annual Mornington Art Show Sells Paintings for Artists worth $342,000 and donates over $200,000 profits to Overseas, Australian and Local Rotary Projects:
ROTARY FOUNDATION: Polioplus: Eliminating Polio form all Countries Throughout the World | |
AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND: Provides Medical Research Grants and Scholarships and facilitates the improvement of community Mental Health using published and acknowledged results. | |
MORNINGTON PROJECTS encouraging participation and support in schools and among the under-privileged, improved community facilities and.encouraging excellence in achievement and environmental protection. |
Club
Membership was 32 at the start of the decade. 28 additional Rotarians were inducted including 11 women. However 27 Rotarians also resigned, resulting in a Club membership of 33 in 2007.
Year President Secretary Paul Harris Fellows
1997-1998 Michael Lee Derek Williams Laurie Taylor, Arthur Morton, David Collings
1998-1999 Derek Williams David Jones
1999-2000 Rod Johnston ARTHUR MORTON
2000-2001 Alan Caton ARTHUR MORTON
2001-2002 GEOFF CUTHBERT Derek Williams
2002-2003 JOHN PARKINSON FRANK FISHER John Humphris, Jim Houlahan
2003-2004 JOHN RENOWDEN Ron Fallaw Charles Arter, Jennifer Mayne
2004-2005 FRANK FISHER Pauline Gordon Derek Williams, John McLean
2005-2006 LEIGH POWER Graeme Adams Frank Fisher, John Parkinson
2006-2007 PETER JAY Patricia Wallace Michael Coultas, John Renowden
21 current 2014 member joined before mid 2007 and served on many projects listed below:
CLUB SERVICE
Annual Business Persons Dinner Speakers:
Bruno Grollo John Elliott $2500
Henry Bosh Max Walker $11000
Grant Warrington Tim Costello $1500
Ian Campbell Dr Mukesh Hakiweral $5000
Jeff Kennett
Sportsmen’s Night
Dean Jones, Mick McGuane, Simon Madden $4600
Grant Warrington
Rotary’s Centenary 2005
Club meeting of 7 Clubs
Gazebo Mornington Harbour
Fisherman’s Beach $8000
Ian Scott’s ARHRF initiative Memorial Park Gazebo $1500
Lighting and irrigation systems
Australia Day march with Rotary Club of Mt Martha.(2)Rotary Service Award
Car Rally
Dragon Boat Race Carnival, Martha Cove
Club 60th Anniversary Dinner
Club member visit to Rotary Clubs of Lincoln and of Motueka in New Zealand
Trivia Night
Dining with Rotarians membership development
Dancing With Rotarians
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Art Show 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Decade Total
Value Sold$22995 29479 29649 29543 40115 37780 33285 34685 42795 41536 $341883
Profit $ 20000 22000 21400 14700 23189
Jazz Festival (3)
Projects – miscellaneous local (4) $53120
Andrew Care Aged Care Facility
Palliative care facility furnished $12000
ARHRF (5) $11700
Mental Health Forum Rotary Health Walk
Winebargo vehicle visit
Peninsula Rotary Clubs 25th Anniversary dinner
Rose Garden David Collings Reserve (2) $10300
Mornington Community Information & Support Centre Building (2) $4000
building
Bays Hospital – Analgesia machine for self administration $3500
Biala (3)
Fencing, shade-cloth and path
Custom built tricycle for disabled child $2600
Red Cross (5) $2600
Salvation Army (7)
Mornington Life Saving Club Resuscitation equipment $1523
Garage Sale $1000
Mornington Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Business Trades and Industry Expo (2)
Food & Wine Festival – traffic management $750
Mornington Special School $500
Life Saving Club $500
motor donated
St Vincent De Paul
St Marks
Gippsland Flood Relief
Citizenship ceremony sponsored and conducted
Community Service Award (4)
Community Award
Historical Railway Society Morning Railway Station built
City Link Opening Walk across Bolte Bridge
Beleura House National Trust Visit
VOCATIONAL SERVICE
Business visits:
State Parliament,Lower and Upper Houses (2)
HSV, Clayton
Telstra Global Village Centre
– telecommunications local and overseas
Mt Eliza Business College
Hart Boat Builders
Moonlight Sanctuary, Pearcedale
New Business Awards (2)
Courtesy Award
Building Excellence Award
Pride of Workmanship Award
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Rotary Foundation 14 Paul Harris Fellows (14x2500) $35000
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura Deaf and Blind School IT equipment (2)
Matching RI grant donation $16000
Shelter Boxes for disaster aid (3) $12450
Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children:
Manuss brain tumour removed in Melbourne
with Rotary Club of Mt Martha
6 Rotary Youth 12 month Exchange Students
Inbound from Argentina, Canada, Germany 2, Japan
Outbound to Canada, Denmark
Group Study Exchange USA(2), Leader Indonesia
Polioplus trivia night $2600
Rotary Australia World Community Service $2550
Solomon Islands bicycles for Royal Constabulary
District Club Group donation
Rotary Against Malaria
Tinnies For Timor, Baucau, East Timor
– 4m aluminium dingy donated
Donations-In-Kind; Books to PNG
Columbo Rotary Presidentual Visit
YOUTH SERVICE
Youth awards and projects $2760
Benton Junior College
Bicycle shed (2) $1750
Student Leadership program
Partners Literary Project book donations
Rotary Junior Award (2) $200
Disabled Student donated computer (2)
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment camp students sponsored (7)
Mornington Secondary College Master of Fashion Design (2)
Kidsmart antidrug $352
Rotary Junior Award (2) $200
Dromana Special Development School
Partners Literary Project book donations
Mornington Park Primary School
Rotary Junior Award
Mornington Special Development School
flagpole donated
Music scholarship support for Germany
Rotary Youth Leadership Award students sponsored
Mornington Peninsula Youth Enterprises
Community bus registration and insurance
Reach Youth ongoing support
Youth service programs – sponsored students
Peninsula Youth Services
Lord Mayors Camp –painting donation
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