Update Time: Rotary Matters Oct 16 2007 - Volume 88 Issue 15

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OFFICIAL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYDNEY
Weekly Meeting Tuesdays at 12:30pm at The Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh Street Sydney
District 9750 Club #: 18206 Chartered: 1st May 1921 Volume 88 Issue 15 16th October 2007

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E T H I C S

H Y P O T H E T I C A L

Led by member Bill Neill

This Week's Meeting

This week as a group we will consider the following ethics hypothetical. Please consider the following situation and attend or comment via email to the office.

You are the parent of a twenty-nine year old son whom you sent on his honeymoon five days earlier. He is expected to be away for another 16 days. You and your pertner (wife/husband) have just been advised that your partner (the other parent of your son) has a cancer, howerver, the prognosis is not yet very clear.

1). Do you advise your son:

    - now;

    - as soon as he returns;

    - when the prognosis is clearer; or

    - not at all.

2). Would your answer to 1) above be any different if his absence overseas is expected to be for a longer period of time.

3). Is it your perogative/duty to advise your son or is the matter to be decided upon by your partner only?

4). What is your position if your partner insists they do not want to tell your son at any time.

President's Project 2007

For more information about this year's President's Project simply click on the image and you will be taken to the relevent web site.

President's Message

Value or Values
- How do we keep them in Balance

President Garry Brown invites you to visit the Rotary Club of Syeney

Having been away for the last three meetings I firstly want express a big thank you to Ann Burleigh and Rene Benitez for stepping in during my absence.

I can report that my trip to Europe, where dedicated support was given to the Australian Rugby team and together with a number of our other Club members who were also there, could still not lift the Australian team to greater heights. Sad but that is sport.

This month in Rotary International’s calendar is Vocational Service month however with our Ethic Hypothetical this Tuesday I felt it appropriate to look at the question of Value or Values in our life.

We often struggle to make decisions about what is the appropriated direction or decision in life, which relates to Value verse Values. Commercial organisations and government organisations to name a few have great difficulty; however I would suggest that Rotary does not suffer with the same difficulty.

Rotary’s philosophy, its strength, its network our passion and spirit allow us to achieve significant success without having to make the same compromises some of these other organisations have to make.

Having said this, we need to be commercial in our approach and this can put many off side. However I would prefer to use the word accountability to describe our approach to managing our club and its projects. The bottom line is that we want to deliver outstanding projects in the agreed time and the agreed cost that will achieve the agreed outcomes.

When we are given the guardianship of significant funds to manage on behalf of others we need to have good controls and be trusted to deliver on what is agreed. This I believe we do as a club very well, however times change and we need to continue to maintain our relevance and update our practises where appropriate.

When we can promote these elements of being able to balance Values verse Value and communicate that we uphold high ethics and morals, then this will allow us to continue to attract donations from the community so we can continue to achieve and deliver on all the projects in which we involve ourselves.

Rotary's four way test is a good way to look and consider whether we have balance in Values verses Value.

Let’s all continue to promote that fact that Rotary has a balance of Value verses Values and share the pride and spirit of being a Rotarian

See you this Tuesday.

Garry Browne
President

2007-08 BOARD MEMBERS

Garry Browne
President

Gerry Rihs
Past President

Ann Burleigh
Vice-President Internal & Events

Rene Benitez
Vice-President External

Jill Anne Deering
Honorary Secretary

Craig Douglas
Honorary Treasurer

Indy Singh
Youth Director

Rex Doughty
Awards Director

Harry Fox
Membership Director

Tony Benner
Public Relations Director

Ian Conley
Rotary Foundation & International

Natalie Ward
Speakers Director

Mark Dyer
Fellowship Director
Rotaract & Interact
Newsletter

OTHER OFFICIALS & REGULAR HELPERS

Patricia Harrison
President Elect

Les Strong
Club Chaplain

Wayne Costin
Grants & Funding Committee

Don Knudsen
Archive Committee & Music

Garry Browne
Honours & Nominating Committee

Dianne Ward
Executive Officer

Col Westman
Risk Management Committee

Brian Fletcher
Club Historian

John Randall & John Given
President's Aides

Vince Dore
Sergeant-at-Arms

David Hunt
Hon. Legal Advisor

Thomas David & Co
Hon. Auditor

John Randall
Rules & By-Laws

Calendars Now Available

Just $25 for this limited edition 2008 calendar capturing Australia's shipwreck heritage featuring photographs taken by past member Mark Spencer. Raising funds and awarness for Rotary.

Fund raising calendars now available.

An excellent christmas gift for friends or clients. Consider the benefit to your brand by placing your corporate logo along side the NSW Heritage Office & the Rotary Club of Sydney - available for large orders.

Invitation to all Sydney Rotarians

Yum Cha Trivia: Saturday 10th November

At Sky Phoenix Restaurant.

For a truly yummy experience that will fill your tum, stimulate your mind and lighten your heart and sshhh, your wallet for a very good cause … talk to Taine Moufarrige phone 9231 7604.

Click here now to register your RSVP online.

or visit the Servecorp website to RSVP: www.servcorp.net/yumcharity07

Choral Concert: Wednesday 21st November

At Cello’s Restaurant, the Castlereagh Hotel.

Hark! The Herald Angels are singing. Well really, it’s Past President Adrian Pilton and his fellow choristers but those who went to last year’s performance know that it’s a celestial experience. For soul food [and finger food] contact Adrian phone 9259 5900.

WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK FOR AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN A SELF-DETERMINING FUND-RAISING INITIATIVE FOR THE CLUB.

Ann Burleigh
Vice President and Events Committee Director

Pay it Forward - a district challenge

To mark Rotary's 103rd birthday in 2008, Kevin W Fenwick, District Governor of Rotary District 9750 in Sydney, is giving each Rotary Club President $100 with a very clear PAY IT FORWARD challenge.

DG Kevin expects each Club to commence a community service project, to show how they can leverage up the end value of this gift from the Rotary District. He also wants each Club to post their efforts on "YouTube" as well as in the local media!

The Challenge is to show Rotary shares and cares for the community.

TIMING:

October - stories in Club Bulletins regarding the Challenge
Early November, District Governor formally and publicly issues PAY IT FORWARD challenge to all Rotary Club Presidents in the District. A symbolic handing over of $100 to a group of Rotary Presidents to be made with media present.
November - Clubs to be supplied with a range of ideas of some of the activities in which they may care to participate to give Rotary maximum visibility. Some activities will be very basic and practical, such as cutting the lawn for a needy person or assisting single parents around their home or assistance to a disabled person or people in the community. By getting others to match the Rotary District Grant, the level of assistance will be much greater and attract more local publicity.
1st December - at the Presidents and Partners lunch, check on activities planned and give the PAY IT FORWARD Challenge a boost. Photographs and commitments obtained for local publicity.
Mid January - Clubs followed up on progress with Challenge and media releases issued. Clubs reminded that their Challenge activities should be reported in local news media and videoed for use on You Tube. Instructions given how to upload to You Tube.
Late January, advertisement to be prepared on Challenge and Rotary's 103rd Birthday to appear in Sydney Morning Herald during 3rd week of January.
Early February - Final reminders for Clubs, media releases issued and Sydney Morning Herald advertisement placed.
Late February - Wrap up of publicity efforts, You Tube videos/pictures posted.

The caring for others in our community is limited only by the imagination. So start planning your involvement now!

Sergeant's Office

Election time and your Sergeant is keen to ensure Rotarians are suitably educated about the Australian Political System.

How many electorates are there in the Australian Federal Government House of Representatives ?

    a.   415
    b.   451
    c.   145
    d.   154

Click here for help

See you for lunch.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary's training program for young leaders, emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth.

Click here for more info about RYLA.

Nominations for this year's RYLA camp are now open.

Anyone showing interest in leadership between the age of 18 and 26 can qualify to attend the RYLA camp.

If you have somebody in your organisation or network that could benefit from this 'awesome' experience please contact Jean Elborn or the office.

New Member Induction

Sarath DASARI, Unit 2/3 Deane Street, Burwood 2134. Classification: Accounting - Information Technology.
Nominated by Garry Browne.

Club News

CHAIRMAN

President Garry Browne

GRACE /

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Rotarian Les Strong

TODAY’S SPEAKER

Rotarian Bill Neale will chair our annual ethics hypothetical.

VOTE OF THANKS

President Garry Browne

BIRTHDAYS - this week

Paul Bennett

John Breene

Liz Jeffrey

Ray Patteson

(actual dates are witheld for
privacy reasons)

ANNIVERSARIES

Vince Dore

Inducted 22 October 26 years

Ned Boyce

Inducted 18 October 24 years

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Board
Tuesday 13 November at 6 pm.
Castlereagh Hotel, 4th floor.

PR & Membership
Tuesday 6 November, 7.45 am – 9.00 am, Wilson Learning Australia
Level 14, 9 Hunter Street
Sydney

International
Tuesday 16 October at 11:45 am. Castlereagh Hotel,
4th Floor - Adam Room.

Service & Awards
Thursday 19 October at 7:45 am.
Lvl.16, 60 Castlereagh St., Sydney.

Youth
Friday 26 October - Last Friday at Noon, Fiducian - Level 4/1 York St. Light lunch provided.

Events
Tuesday 16 October at 2:00pm
Castlereagh Hotel,
169 Castlereagh Street Sydney

Rotaract

6:00pm Wednesday 10 October UNSW Sports Club
10 Hunter Street Sydney

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