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T he Rotary Club of Glenorchy Inc. District 9830
2015-2016
Bulletin Number 1 of 2nd July 2015
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A Night of Surprises!
ast week we witnessed a
very special Change-Over
event, held in the pleasant
surrounds of the Claremont Golf
Club. After 12 months of hard
work outgoing President, Cheryl
Oborne, passed on the baton to
incoming President, Terry West.
The evening was well attended by
Rotarians, partners and family and
the CGC supplied a very tasty
meal. Assistant Governor,
Lorraine Dyson, represented the
District Governor, Ken Moore.
(Above) Cheryl Oborne (Imm. PP), Terry West
(President 2015-16) and Rosie Marine (Secretary)
watch on as Brian Richardson (Sergeant at Arms)
calls to order the next part of the Change-Over.
Cheryl presented her Annual Report, covering a brilliant year of
Rotary activities. She was then
completely overwhelmed when PP
Kerry Bowerman announced that the
Club had honoured Cheryl with a Paul
Harris Fellowship.
(Above) Cheryl was overcome with
emotion as Kerry makes the PHF
presentation.
The Board for 2015-2016
(Above l-r) John Berry, Beth Gilligan,
Geoff Hyland, Paul Berry, Terry West,
Peter Berry, Kerry Bowerman, Laurie
Gray, Cheryl Oborne and
Rosie Marine
RI President K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran
chose Be a Gift to the World as his
theme for 2015-16. Ravindran urges
Rotary members to give the gifts of
time, talent, and knowledge to improve
lives in communities across the globe.
"Through Rotary, we can take these gifts and make a
genuine difference in the lives of others and in our world”.
District Governor John Dare (Lesley)
Deloraine President, Rotary Club of Caringbah 1988-89 Assistant Governor 201314 John has lived in Mole Creek for 12
years and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Deloraine since January
2006.
Married to Lesley, they have three adult
children and four grandchildren. John first
joined the Rotary Club of St Paul Minnesota (USA) in 1974, he then transferred to
the Rotary Club of Caringbah in District
9750. John served on most committees as
either Chairman or committee member
and also served for many years on District
Youth Exchange, RYLA and RAWCS
committees. John transferred to the Rotary Club of Deloraine in January 2006.
He has served for three years as Director
of The Tasmanian Craft Fair as well as
other club committees. John is also a
member of the International Fellowship of
Flying Rotarians. John has worked as an
Electrical Project Manager on major projects in UK, North America and Australia.
He has established technology companies
in USA and Australia and in his retirement, together with Lesley owns an electrical contracting company based in
Deloraine. Lesley was a charter member
of the Rotary Club of Gymea in District
9750 and is a PP of that club. She also
served as District Treasurer and has been
an AG for four years. Lesley transferred
to the Rotary Club of Deloraine in January 2006 and is a Past President of that
club. She is also Chair of the District
Friendship Exchange committee. John
and Lesley enjoy travel, exploring in their
own aircraft, golf, photography, and
catching up with family.
Rotary Grace
For good food, good fellowship and the opportunity to serve, we thank you O Lord. Amen!
K.R. Ravindran
2015-2016 President,
Rotary International
Last Meeting of 25/6/15
Present: 25 members, including 3 Honorary
members.
Apologies: 3
Guests: 15 partners and family
Visiting Rotarians: AG Lorraine Dyson
Raffle: 10 lucky persons won a prize
Family of Rotary
Birthdays: nil
Anniversaries: nil
Sick list: nil
Other:
Club Information 2015-2016
President: Terry West
Secretary: Rosie Marine
DG: John Dare: jdare@andrewdare.com.au
P.O. Box 9, Glenorchy.TAS. 7010
We have a Facebook page
Bulletin Editor: PP Mike Quinn
Email: mqu63175@bigpond.net.au
The Club meets at the Glenorchy R.S.L Club, 320
Main Rd., Glenorchy on Thursdays 6 pm for 6.30 pm
Apologies are to be made direct to Rosie on 0418 398
079 by 11.00 AM on Thursdays
“Visitors are most welcome”
DG’s Official visit is on Thurs. 8th Oct 2015
(left) Cheryl
Oborne
delivers her
Annual report
during the
Change-Over.
(Above) Doreen and Terry West appear quite
relaxed as the events of last Thursday unfolded.
K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran is CEO and
founder of Printcare PLC, a publicly
listed printing, packaging, and digital
media solutions company. It is arguably the world’s largest supplier of tea
bag packaging.
Ravindran has been a featured speaker
at several international print and packaging forums. He also serves on the
board of several other companies in
Sri Lanka and India and charitable
trusts, including the MJF (Dilmah)
Charitable Foundation. He is the
founding president of the Rotarysponsored Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics
Association, the largest such agency in
Sri Lanka. During the country’s civil
war, Ravindran was involved in the
business community efforts to find
peaceful solutions to the conflict and
was a featured speaker at the United
Nations-sponsored peace conference
in New York for the Sri Lankan
diaspora in 2002. A third generation Rotarian and a member himself since the age
of 21, Ravindran has served on the Rotary
International Board of Directors and The
Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees and
as RI treasurer. As his country’s national
PolioPlus chair, Ravindran headed a joint
task force of the Sri Lankan government,
UNICEF, and Rotary and worked closely
with UNICEF to successfully negotiate a
ceasefire with the northern militants during National Immunization Days. Aided
by Rotary’s efforts, Sri Lanka reported its
last case of polio in 1994. He also chaired
the Schools Reawakening project, in
which Rotary District 3220 raised more
than $12 million to rebuild over 20 tsunami-devastated schools to benefit 14,000
children. He continues to play a role in his
club’s project to build a cancer prevention
and early detection center in Sri Lanka.
Once completed, it will be the only dedicated national facility to offer comprehensive screening and early detection services. Ravindran is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious
Service, Distinguished Service Award, and
Service Award for a Polio-Free World. He
and Vanathy have been married since
1975, and they have two children.
(Above) Jenny Briggs receives a
special award from outgoing
President Cheryl Oborne. Jenny was
tireless in some of the duties she took
on during the past 12 months.
Duty Roster
Date
Registration
Toast to RI
Chairperson
Guest Speaker
Topic
2/7/15
Paul & Peter
Berry
Jenny Briggs
Arnold
Markham
Carey McIver
Former GSE member
to North Carolina
9/7/15
Kerry Bowerman &
Peter Brownrigg
Peter Floyd
16/7/15
Beth Gilligan &
Paul Goninon
Elizabeth Louden
Club Assembly
Mike Quinn
Senator Lisa Singh
Updates her life