Newsletter No. 24 - September 2018
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President's Report
Tony Coote President
Keeping with my theme of trying out a new activity each month, I went along with Glenda to the Gardening Group outing at Bunnings Castle Hill. There were about 20 of us and the theme was Spring Planting. I learned a lot and received a free coffee and some free seedlings. A great outing and thanks to Lorenza and Sue for making it happen every month.
One of our quiet achievers is Andrew Little. He publishes our Newsletter each month, manages our booking with the Community Centre and the audio visuals at the meetings, manages our Website and Dropbox system and is one of our official club photographers. Andrew attends a wide range of activities and is a strong supporter of our club. He is also very active in our founding Rotary Cub. Thanks Andrew, your hard work is very much appreciated.
Please remember to notify our Club Welfare Officer, Marilyn Savic if you are aware of a member who has had an accident, is in poor health or going through tough times. She will reach out on behalf of the club and arrange any support that is required. All information provided will remain confidential.
Don’t forget to sign up with Bev Davison for our Melbourne Cup Lunch and make your payment by 19th October.
Looking forward to seeing you at our meetings and activities.
Enjoy Probus!
Tony
Keeping with my theme of trying out a new activity each month, I went along with Glenda to the Gardening Group outing at Bunnings Castle Hill. There were about 20 of us and the theme was Spring Planting. I learned a lot and received a free coffee and some free seedlings. A great outing and thanks to Lorenza and Sue for making it happen every month.
One of our quiet achievers is Andrew Little. He publishes our Newsletter each month, manages our booking with the Community Centre and the audio visuals at the meetings, manages our Website and Dropbox system and is one of our official club photographers. Andrew attends a wide range of activities and is a strong supporter of our club. He is also very active in our founding Rotary Cub. Thanks Andrew, your hard work is very much appreciated.
Please remember to notify our Club Welfare Officer, Marilyn Savic if you are aware of a member who has had an accident, is in poor health or going through tough times. She will reach out on behalf of the club and arrange any support that is required. All information provided will remain confidential.
Don’t forget to sign up with Bev Davison for our Melbourne Cup Lunch and make your payment by 19th October.
Looking forward to seeing you at our meetings and activities.
Enjoy Probus!
Tony
Secretarial
Cathy Turner
Correspondence for September
A very quiet month.
Correspondence In
All Promotional material has been passed on to Glenda
Correspondence Out
None
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Correspondence for September
A very quiet month.
Correspondence In
All Promotional material has been passed on to Glenda
Correspondence Out
None
Details of the Probus Member Benefit Scheme are at: www.probussouthpacific.org/pages/members_offers_member_benefits_scheme
(click on link)
Treasurer
Treasurer’s Report - September 2018
General Account for August 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Aug-18 $6,498.04
Total Deposits $0.00
Payments $79.85 Meeting costs, Netregistry
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Aug-18 $6,418.19
Activities Account for August 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Aug-18 $3,609.07
Total Deposits $8,432.00 various activities
Ronald McDonald -$670.00
Bartle: Jersey Boys -$2,528.00
Coote: Wolfe & Co -$460.00
Canberra Apartments -$3,474.00
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Aug-18 $5,439.07
Activities as at 17-Sep-18: Receipts Expense Balance
Melbourne Cup $220.00 $0.00 $220.00
Tarzan SYMT $32.00 $0.00 $32.00
Human Nature $4,788.00 $0.00 $4,788.00
La Carretta $600.00 -$600.00 $0.00 Closed
Delhi Heights $340.00 $340.00 $0.00 Closed
Madame Tussauds $168.00 $0.00 $168.00
Canberra Trip $3,474.00 -$3,474.00 $0.00 Closed
Ronald McDonald $260.00 -$260.00 $0.00 Closed
Jersey Boys $3,470.00 -$2,678.00 $792.00
Surplus $381.97
Bank Balance: $6,343.07
There are no unpresented cheques, so bank balances equal cash balances.
The activities closed since the last report are as shown. There were no unders or overs such that the surplus balance remained at $381.97
Bob Davison - Treasurer
18th September 2018
General Account for August 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Aug-18 $6,498.04
Total Deposits $0.00
Payments $79.85 Meeting costs, Netregistry
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Aug-18 $6,418.19
Activities Account for August 2018
Opening Cash Balance 1-Aug-18 $3,609.07
Total Deposits $8,432.00 various activities
Ronald McDonald -$670.00
Bartle: Jersey Boys -$2,528.00
Coote: Wolfe & Co -$460.00
Canberra Apartments -$3,474.00
Closing Cash Balance as at 31-Aug-18 $5,439.07
Activities as at 17-Sep-18: Receipts Expense Balance
Melbourne Cup $220.00 $0.00 $220.00
Tarzan SYMT $32.00 $0.00 $32.00
Human Nature $4,788.00 $0.00 $4,788.00
La Carretta $600.00 -$600.00 $0.00 Closed
Delhi Heights $340.00 $340.00 $0.00 Closed
Madame Tussauds $168.00 $0.00 $168.00
Canberra Trip $3,474.00 -$3,474.00 $0.00 Closed
Ronald McDonald $260.00 -$260.00 $0.00 Closed
Jersey Boys $3,470.00 -$2,678.00 $792.00
Surplus $381.97
Bank Balance: $6,343.07
There are no unpresented cheques, so bank balances equal cash balances.
The activities closed since the last report are as shown. There were no unders or overs such that the surplus balance remained at $381.97
Bob Davison - Treasurer
18th September 2018
Membership
Please remember to notify the membership officers Lynne Henderson or Kim Nichols if you will be absent for an extended period of time, or if your personal details change.
For any membership issues please contact Lynne or Kim or please email the Membership Officer at [email protected]
Lynne Henderson & Kim Nichols – Membership Officers
For any membership issues please contact Lynne or Kim or please email the Membership Officer at [email protected]
Lynne Henderson & Kim Nichols – Membership Officers
Guest Speaker - Rev Bill Crews - The Exodus Foundation
Rev. William David Crews was born in England in 1944 and educated in Australia. He studied Electrical Engineering at the University of NSW under a scholar ship provided by A.W.A. and then until 1971 worked with A.W.A in microelectronic research studying the properties of silicon. During this time he built the first machine to grow ultra pure single crystal silicon in Australia.
In late 1969 he first visited the Wayside Chapel in Sydney’s red-light district of Kings Cross and ultimately became involved in voluntary programmes; visiting the elderly, sick and shut-ins of the Woolloomooloo-Kings Cross area.
By 1971 he had decided to quit engineering and work full time at the Wayside Chapel. Bill was a member of the team that created the first 24-hour Crisis Centre in Australia.
By 1972 he was Director of the Crisis Centre and directed all the social work programmes of the Wayside Chapel until 1983. During that time he established the first programme in Australia to reunite adoptees and birth parents (Reunion Register), and the first programme to assist parents who were at risk of abusing their children (Child Abuse Prevention Service). He also established the first modern youth refuge in Australia.
In 1973 he was made a member of the New South Wales Drug and Alcohol Authority and was
intimately involved in establishing drug r ehabilitation, education and prevention programmes
throughout New South Wales.
In 1978 he and the Rev. Ted Noffs created the first Life Education Centre. Life Education Centres are now all over Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, New Zealand, England and America. In 1983 he left the Wayside Chapel to study Theology at the Uniting Church’s United Theological College and graduated in 1986. In that same year he was ordained as minister of the Ashfield Uniting Church in Sydney’s inner-west. At Ashfield he created The Exodus Foundation to assist homeless
and abandoned youth, and other people in need.
Today The Exodus Foundation is one of Sydney’s largest frontline charities. It runs the Loaves & Fishes Free Restaurant, serving 1,000 meals to the needy every day . The Foundation also operates Tutorial Centres which teach literacy skills to children who have fallen through the cracks in the mainstream education system. It runs a free dental and medical clinic, provides help and support services such as social workers, chaplaincy, counselling, and food parcel assistance.
For the full bio, please click HERE
In late 1969 he first visited the Wayside Chapel in Sydney’s red-light district of Kings Cross and ultimately became involved in voluntary programmes; visiting the elderly, sick and shut-ins of the Woolloomooloo-Kings Cross area.
By 1971 he had decided to quit engineering and work full time at the Wayside Chapel. Bill was a member of the team that created the first 24-hour Crisis Centre in Australia.
By 1972 he was Director of the Crisis Centre and directed all the social work programmes of the Wayside Chapel until 1983. During that time he established the first programme in Australia to reunite adoptees and birth parents (Reunion Register), and the first programme to assist parents who were at risk of abusing their children (Child Abuse Prevention Service). He also established the first modern youth refuge in Australia.
In 1973 he was made a member of the New South Wales Drug and Alcohol Authority and was
intimately involved in establishing drug r ehabilitation, education and prevention programmes
throughout New South Wales.
In 1978 he and the Rev. Ted Noffs created the first Life Education Centre. Life Education Centres are now all over Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, New Zealand, England and America. In 1983 he left the Wayside Chapel to study Theology at the Uniting Church’s United Theological College and graduated in 1986. In that same year he was ordained as minister of the Ashfield Uniting Church in Sydney’s inner-west. At Ashfield he created The Exodus Foundation to assist homeless
and abandoned youth, and other people in need.
Today The Exodus Foundation is one of Sydney’s largest frontline charities. It runs the Loaves & Fishes Free Restaurant, serving 1,000 meals to the needy every day . The Foundation also operates Tutorial Centres which teach literacy skills to children who have fallen through the cracks in the mainstream education system. It runs a free dental and medical clinic, provides help and support services such as social workers, chaplaincy, counselling, and food parcel assistance.
For the full bio, please click HERE
Sue Hackett & Donna Fraser
Welfare
Being a member of our Probus Club fills a gap for us retirees. It gives us a sense of purpose and community. Please take advantage of your club and its activities. It’s a great opportunity to socialise, and getting out and about will make you feel good.
It is important, as members of Probus that we care for the welfare of one another. Anyone with information about an illness, bereavement, physical disability or hardship affecting a member please advise me, in order for me to make contact and offer companionship and support. I’m available any time for a chat or a coffee.
Please be assured that all information provided will remain completely confidential.
Terry Ridge is assisting with welfare. He is another point of contact and will be available if I am absent from the club.
Marilyn Savic – Welfare Officer
It is important, as members of Probus that we care for the welfare of one another. Anyone with information about an illness, bereavement, physical disability or hardship affecting a member please advise me, in order for me to make contact and offer companionship and support. I’m available any time for a chat or a coffee.
Please be assured that all information provided will remain completely confidential.
Terry Ridge is assisting with welfare. He is another point of contact and will be available if I am absent from the club.
Marilyn Savic – Welfare Officer
