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THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON D9800 President 2015-16: Peter Halaseh ABN 91036600532 P.O Box 161 Essendon 3040 Australia www.rce.org.

au and follow us on facebook Editor Sunil Perera Volume 81, Issue 36, 12 th April 2016 Sergeant Richard Lawrence opened the meeting and welcomed President Peter Halaseh, President Peter reminded all

1 THE ROTARY CLUB OF ESSENDON D9800 President : Peter Halaseh ABN P.O Box 161 Essendon 3040 Australia Contact us and follow us on facebook Editor Sunil Perera Volume 81, Issue 36, 12 th April 2016 Sergeant Richard Lawrence opened the meeting and welcomed President Peter Halaseh, President Peter reminded all of the Art show & the Charter Night on the 17 th May and the great speaker selected for this annual event. President Peter spoke to the members present of the following upcoming projects: Art show which will be jointly sponsored with the Rotary club of Keilor East, he mentioned that he would like to see the Art show continue and be a success, he reminded all that there will be guests from the Moonee Valley Council as well as other Art lovers. RDNS a project that the RCE funded, a building on the railway land and now vacated by the RDNS, possibility of using this building for other work after the building is inspected. Jack Honson informed that he had the original plans and will help in the inspection Forum day Brain storming, looking into training needs of new members, support from district, how to attract new members and other topics to be discussed, any topics to be discussed can be forwarded to the club Secretary Peter Baker. Rotary Presents Charter Night Cluster Groups Michael Cariss announced the birthdays as follows: Neil Henderson (who had to pay a fine for organising a celebration) Janet Knee & Anne Rogers. Michael also announced that our President Peter was celebrating his 8 th year in Rotary Veronica O Sullivan spoke about the upcoming Art Show and informed all present that the proceeds will go to Peru for building schools, St Bernadette School, she stated that this a community project and encouraged all to get involved in any way possible by devoting time to this annual project and asked all to get the word out there so that the required publicity is given to this project. Veronica said that the cost per person is $55 and drinks are available at bar prices, she also asked all to come to the gala night on Friday. Veronica stated that there were still some items required such as a gas heater, a marquee and a fridge trailer, she said that this year we are expecting to raise over $30,000 or more. Raffle was won by Don Knee but he failed to draw the joker, the second raffle was won by Anthony Taranto who gave a very interesting two minute talk of rowing in the Maribyrnong river with his son. Speaker for the day Our speaker was Tamara Hycenko, who gave her new members talk to the members present. Tamara said that her parents were first generation migrants from Russia who ran away from the Russians in 1945, she said if they had not done so they would have been sent to Siberia. She said her parents met in Austria where they were married in 1946 and her sister was born 9 months later in Austria. She said that her parents with the infant child travelled down to Italy and as it was just after the war Italy was in turmoil and the infant nearly died as there was hardly anything to eat and decease was rife. She said her parents finally managed to board a ship to Melbourne and was sent to various refugee camps around the country and finally ended in a camp in Rushworth where Tamara was born. She said that the next few years were a struggle for her parents but they worked hard and bought a house in Moonee Ponds. The next 15 years she said was uneventful, she said she was almost 13 years of age when they got a TV set and 16 years when her Dad finally purchased a small second hand car.

2 Tamara met her husband John in 1970 and married in 1971 and she says her married life was a roller coaster and a very joyful life. They built their first home in Strathmore Heights and lived there for 18 years before moving to another house in Strathmore and lived there until she decided to downsize 3 years ago. Tamara said that after they married, she and John both worked for his parents (also migrants from Russia) in a licenced grocery store, Tattslotto started in June 1972 and John applied to get an agency and was granted a licence. Tamara related a story of how they were held up by an armed robber with a gun and Tamara thought the gun was fake and fought him until the robber ran away chased by John who was shot in the leg. She said that John built a very successful business and expanded the Tattslotto business to Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Cook Island, American Samoa & Guam. John also negotiated that a portion of the takings to go to sporting facilities and sports teams for the Olympics which the Governments of those islands agreed to do. Tamara said that in 1982 her eldest son Andre was born and in 1986 Mark was born and she became a stay at home mum. Tamara stated that in January 2000 John was diagnosed with aggressive cancer of the oesophagus which ended his life the following June, she said he was not a smoker. Tamara said that this was a very difficult time for her and it was like walking in a fog, she said she had to work through this fog slowly and started work after a holiday in Italy. Tamara mentioned that she now trains guide dogs and said that she is grateful to have had a great & fortunate life and decided to join Rotary to do community work to help other people rise above their misfortunes. Next week Club Forum Cook Book Stall at the Art Show 2016 Do you have some good quality cook books that are still in good condition at your place that you no longer use? Perhaps you already know the favourite recipes by heart why not share the love of your best recipes from your most loved books. Please donate them to sell at our Cook Book Stall at the Art Show! It is a great opportunity for you to clear the shelves of your old cook books and maybe pick up a couple of new ones. Contact Jane Carbone for details. Rotary Club of Essendon door roster April Daryl Lee, Roger Leask & Maurice Mollica May Daryl Lee, Roger Leask & Maurice Mollica June Daryl Lee, Roger Leask & Maurice Mollica

To: Memebers of the Rotary Club of Essendon 8 April 2016 AN INVITATION - GALA PREVIEW EVENING - 15th April, 2016 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, MOONEE VALLEY ART SHOW 2016 You and your partners are

3 To: Memebers of the Rotary Club of Essendon 8 April 2016 AN INVITATION - GALA PREVIEW EVENING - 15th April, 2016 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, MOONEE VALLEY ART SHOW 2016 You and your partners are cordially invited to attend the Gala Preview evening of the 2016 Moonee Valley Art Show on Friday evening, the 15th April, 2016, 6:30pm to 11:00pm (Dress code is cocktail). It will be held at the iconic and historic North Park Mansion in Woodlands St., Essendon, the site of the weekend Art Show. Full details of the event can be found at the Moonee Valley Art Show website at Our intention is to run this Art Show each year to raise funds in support of local and international community projects. It is a unique event for the north west region of Melbourne and we are working to make it a permanent feature of the art scene in Moonee Valley. Cost of a ticket to the Gala is $55 per person which includes food, entertainment and access to the art work for purchase in advance of the public show on the weekend of the 16th and 17th April. Drinks are available at bar prices but, if you so choose, you may purchase a ticket for $90 per person which will be inclusive of all drinks. We very much look forward to meeting with you all on this special evening. Regard, Gerard Mahoney President, Keilor East Rotary Peter Halaseh President, Essendon Rotary

4 Mark your diary now for our Annual Rotary Presents luncheon to be held 12 noon 2.30pm, Friday June 3, 2016 at Anglers Tavern. Guest speaker will be renowned psychologist, Michael Carr-Gregg. More information to follow closer to the event but don t hesitate to reach out to Jenny Foster for details and sponsorship opportunities.

THANK YOU - GOLF DAY A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS Thank you to the Golf Day committee of Alistair Fraser, Grant Stephenson, Kelly Abfalter, Alf Puglia and Michael Mahoney for their excellent work in staging

6 THANK YOU - GOLF DAY A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS Thank you to the Golf Day committee of Alistair Fraser, Grant Stephenson, Kelly Abfalter, Alf Puglia and Michael Mahoney for their excellent work in staging this event and the handsome surplus of some $16,000 that was achieved. Thanks also to all those that helped out on the day as well as all of our sponsors... MEN S SHED THANKS GRILL D We have recently received a $100 cheque from Grill d Moonee Ponds in support of our MEN S SHED. Thanks to Grill d for their support and thanks to those that ate there during January and deposited a token into our project jar as part of the Grill d local matters initiative.

Rotary Hats Have you ever wished that you had something to wear at Rotary events and projects to let others know that you are proud to be a part of the wonderful international organisation that is

7 Rotary Hats Have you ever wished that you had something to wear at Rotary events and projects to let others know that you are proud to be a part of the wonderful international organisation that is Rotary? With the Men's Shed and the Art Show coming up I know that I am wanting to wear something that clearly tells our local community who it is that is doing the great work around them. I will be submitting an order for caps and bucket hats with the Rotary logo and the word "Rotary" on the front. Please see the attachments for pictures of the cap and bucket hat. The caps are one size fits all and the bucket hats are M-L or L-XL. The cost will be $20 each including shipping. In this image based world of ours branding is one of the main ways we publicise ourselves and our work. This is a great opportunity to have an item that you can easily and comfortably use to clearly show that you are a member of an elite, hardworking and special group when you are out and about. Please submit your order to me via no later than 4pm Thursday 24th March I will be in touch with you personally to indicate preferred payment methods. I do hope you will take this chance to purchase a cap or hat. Lisa Lowcock lisa.lowcock@preceptservices.com.au

9 EVENTS CALENDAR DATE SPEAKER/EVENT VENUE Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Essendon Inc. 19 th April Club Forum The Anglers Tavern pm for 26 th April Peter Baker Interesting facts from WW1 3 rd May Freja exchange student Her time in Australia 10 th May Scott Harris Talk about resilience & overcoming adversity 17 th May Charter Night Jake Niall Ascot House The Anglers Tavern pm for The Anglers Tavern pm for The Anglers Tavern pm for 31 st May Marcus Veerman The Anglers Tavern pm for 3 rd June Friday Rotary Presents Guest speaker renowned Psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg 7 th June Andrew Weatherhead Bereaved parent & sibling The Anglers Tavern pm to to 2.30pm The Anglers Tavern pm for support 14 th June Dr Ranjit Sao The Anglers Tavern pm for 21 st June Alan Mead The Anglers Tavern pm for Thought for the day

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10 Help yourself and help the Club by banking with Strathmore Community Bank. For example, take out a home loan and the club will receive up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term deposit and the club will receive up to $50. For more details drop into the branch at 337 Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart on John L Gregory Certified Practising Accountant 272 Keilor Road, North Essendon, VIC 3041 jgregory@netspace.net.au Telephone:

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