Vol. 9 No. 10 - 30 September 2009

* President Patricia:

- warmly welcomed the Members and Visitors.

- noted apologies from Rtns. Dr. Claus, Ray, SAA Mari, PAG Kamal, Barb, Helen, Marcantonio, VP Handy and Helmut.

- THANKED the following members for inviting some Guests to our 16 September meeting:

IPP Urs for inviting Simon Dunn.
Rtns. T Peter E./Detlev for inviting Robert Rollings.
Rtn. Robert E. for inviting Chance Miranda.
Rtn. Udo for inviting Eva Lips.

- invited Rtn. Chris to read the 4 WAY TEST.

- invited PP Anita to do the "Keyhole into Rotary."   PP Anita explained the Rotary "Makeup" procedure (taken from the Club's Constitution, p. 5):

Article VIII:   Attendance
Section 1 - General Provisions. Each member should attend this club's regular meetings. A member shall be counted as attending a regular meeting if the member is present for at least 60% (50%) of the meeting, or is present and is called away unexpectedly and subsequently produces evidence to the satisfaction of the board that such action was reasonable, or makeup for an absence in any of the following ways:

(a) Fourteen (14) Days before or after the Meeting. If, within fourteen (14) days before or after the regular time for that meeting, the member:

1. attends at least 60% (50%) of the regular meeting of another club or of a provisional club; or
2. attends a regular meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club or Rotary Community Corps or of a provisional Rotaract or Interact club or Rotary Community Corps; or
3. attends a convention of RI, a council on legislation, an international assembly, a Rotary institute for past and present officers of RI, a Rotary institute for past, present, and incoming officers of RI, or any other meeting convened with the approval of the board of directors of RI or the president of RI acting on behalf of the board of directors of RI, a Rotary multi-zone conference, a meeting of a committee of RI, a Rotary district conference, a Rotary district assembly, any district meeting held by direction of the board of directors of RI, any district committee meeting held by direction of the district governor, or a regularly announced intercity meeting of Rotary clubs; or (
4. is present at the usual time and place of a regular meeting of another club for the purpose of attending such meeting, but that club is not meeting at that time or place; or
5. attends and participates in a club service project or a club-sponsored community event or meeting authorized by the board; or
6. attends a board meeting or, if authorized by the board, a meeting of a service committee to which the member is assigned. When a member is outside the member's country of residence for more than fourteen (14) days, the time restriction shall not be imposed so that the member may attend meetings in another country at any time during the travel period, and each such attendance shall count as a valid make-up for any regular meeting missed during the member's time abroad.

-  asked IPP Urs to inform the Members about Rtn. Ray Clark current medical situation.

IPP Urs told the members about the SAD news regarding Rtn. Ray. He has been diagnosed with a "lump" in his throat. He will be going to Singapore on a regular basis for Treatment. Should any member like to send his/her BEST WISHES to him, pls send a note to:  < ray_samaya@telkomsel. blackberry.com >.

P Patricia added that she had sent Rtn. Ray some information about a NEW medication which has had some very good results with helping patients with this type of health issue.

- thanked:

Rtn. Detlev for raising yet another Rp. 1,310,000 from his now VERY famous Sunday luncheons for our Cleft Lip/Palate Project. Total collected to date - Rp. 38,898,000 !!! Heading towards a GOAL of Rp. 52,000,000 !!!

PP Anita for donating 10 DVDs ( Island of the Demons by Baron von Plessen) to the Club to be used for FUNDRAISING.

- announced that District Governor (DG) Thomas Aquinas will be visiting our Club on 7 October 2009.  This is a VERY IMPORTANT MEETING as the DG will be outlining District 3400's GOALS and giving the members further details regarding the RI's " Future Vision Plan."

P Patricia is ENCOURAGING a FULL HOUSE, because this Official Visit of the DG will be very informative and an opportunity to meet the TOP Rotarian in our District .........

- said that at the next Club Assembly, Wednesday, 4 November 2009, she will be outlining the Club's long-term goals.

- reminded the members that the President of our Rotaractors, Syarnila Afriza Herista (Riza) will be visiting our Club tomorrow and will be showing us a short presentations about the work they completed last year and what they HOPE to accomplish this year.

- told the Club that the RC of Bali Legian's Charity Tennis Tournament will now be postponed until 3 - 6 December 2009.

- informed the members that the Sunrise School's charity walk will be rescheduled to Sunday, 1 November 2009.

- reminded the club that every Thursday evening at the Anantara Seminyak (located next to the Sofitel ) from 17:30 to 19:00 , there's a RCBS FELLOWSHIP Cocktail "moment."   All members and friends (POTENTIAL MEMBERS) are welcome.  Tel 737773 ext. 7802 for reservations (recommended).

* SAA Mari again - from afar - REMINDED the members, "NICELY," to DONATE some Prizes for the Weekly Raffle ....... We need these for our WEEKLY Fundraising .......

She also wanted  to thank PP Anita for donating the " Island of the Demons" by Baron von Plessen DVD.

* CP Patrick:

- thanked Rtn. Detlev for his "Artist's" housekeeping suggestion ....... removing "Granny's" Antique PINE BOX .......  We're now looking more "rapi."

- told the members that if they had a PROJECT IDEA , they should complete a Project Request Form and then give it to Chairperson of Service Projects, Rtn. Muriel. After she reviews it, and believes it has merits, she will recommend it to the Board for their consideration. These forms can be found in "Granny's" Antique PINE BOX - now in the F & B's storage room .....

- distributed a "pink" handout with the names / locations / days / times of the other 15 Rotary Clubs located in Bali.   He said that during the next few months, he would be visiting the other Clubs. This builds good relationships with our Sister Clubs and it's a good opportunity to meet a lot of GREAT Rotarians around Bali. Please see his "tentative" schedule below. If a member has some "spare" time, why not come along ?

CLUB	LOCATION	TOWN	DAY	TIME	DATE
RC of Bali Lovina	Rotary Club House	Lovina	Wednesday	12:00	Wednesday, 30 Sept.
RC of Bali Sanur	Grand Bali Beach Hotel	Sanur	Monday	19:00	Monday, 19 Oct.
RC of Bali Kuta	Cempaka Guest House	Kuta	Wednesday	12:30	Wednesday, 28 Oct.
RC of Bali Denpasar	Bali Hyatt Hotel	Sanur	Thursday	12:15	Thursday, 29 Oct.
RC of Bali	Taman Ayodya Restaurant	Sanur	Tuesday	12:00	Tuesday, 3 Nov.
RC of Bali	Niti Mandala Anjani Restaurant	Sanur	Tuesday	18:15	Tuesday, 10 Nov.
RC of Bali Nusa Dua	Nikko Bali Resort & Spa	Nusa Dua	Thursday	13:00	Thursday, 19 Nov.
RC of Bali Kartika	Palm Beach Hotel	Tuban	Thursday	19:30	Thursday, 26 Nov.

    

- mentioned that he had invited Rtn. Chris to join his Admin Committee, who will responsible for talking about some of the articles in the Rotarian Magazine each month.  As an example, he told the members that a person he knew personally when he was the Headmaster of the Surabaya International School from 1985 - 87, Mrs. Usha Mittal ( Arcelor -Mittal Steel) had been recently inducted in the " Arch C. Klumph Society" for her extremely generous donation of US$ 1,000,000 to the Rotary Foundation ......... For more, please read the entire article in the September edition of the Rotarian - p. 57.

- reminded the members about the Club's upcoming annual Bike-A-Fund . He explained that there were THREE ways to participate ........

Find sponsors and RIDE , find a SUBSTITUTE rider who will in turn find sponsors, or SPONSOR someone who is riding .......

WHAT:            25k (downhill) Mountain Cycling Tour with SOBEK.
WHY:             Fundraising Activity for the RI END POLIO NOW Program.
WHEN:            Sunday, 18 October 2009 ( 24 October 2009 is World Polio Day).
WHO:             Rotarians, Rotaractors, family, & friends are ALL welcome to participate.
WHERE:   Depart at 08:30 from the SOBEK office (parking available).                
Return at 16:00 +/-  to the SOBEK office.                        
SOBEK Bali Utama "The Adventure Specialists"                        
Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai 100x (former BIMC)                        
Simpang Siur, Kuta                        
Tel: +62-361-758050

COST:            The Bike rental is Rp. 225,000   (Published rate is US$ 79.00 per person).

For further details, please contact CP Patrick < club_admin@rotaryseminyak.org >, or PP Anita < anita@bali-tropical-villas. com >.

Rtn. Daniel Elber from the R C of Bali Ubud was the Guest Speaker on 16 September.

Rtn. Daniel returned to our Club to give the members an UPDATE regarding his Club's FANTASTIC Project called " The Future for Children Foundation's - The Muntigunung Water Project ."

He started his talk by outlining the REASON for this Project.  Muntigunung, Karangasem is the driest area in Bali.  It's situated between Tulamben and Tejakula, on the northeast side of the island and on the slopes of the mountains leading to Lake Batur. The rugged and mountainous area covers around 28 km2 at an altitude between 200 and 900 meters above sea level. Approximately 5,500 people live in poor conditions in 35 different villages. There are NO rivers, NO springs, poor / dry soil and draught eight months of the year - preventing a sustainable development. The people have NO access to water, NO access to health services, NO income, NO education and NO information. In sum, they are outside the developmental mainstream. Begging in and around the tourist areas is the main source of survival. Their average income is US$ 10 per month. Most of women we see begging in the streets are from this area. This area, sadly, is considered the "poverty zone" of Bali.

Rtn. Daniel continued by outlining the Project's Strategic Priorities & Objectives:

1. Water Supply - Provide 25 liters per person per day
2. Capacity Building / Income - Increase Income by a factor of 4
3. Education of Children - Provide Adequate Education for all Children

He then carefully explained the "Guiding Principles" behind the project:

1. Improve the value of existing products
2. Introduce new and simple activities
3. Employ people to minimize their risk
4. Pay adequate daily remuneration
5. Test activities with small pilot projects
6. Invest in capacity building to create high-quality products
7. Take over marketing/promotion and sales
8. Hand over business when there is a sustainable profit

Following this, Rtn. Daniel took a few minutes and talked about the Project's Income Generating Activities:

• Trekking
• Cashew Production
• Rosella Production
• Palm Sugar Production
• Jatropha Plantation (Oil & Soap)
• Hat & Basket Production

He finished his very well-received talk by discussing the Project's FUTURE Intentions:

• Water Supply - 4 Villages
• Livelihood Development - Wayang Kulit
• Development Center - SIPIN Tests
• Product Development (Rosella/Cashew)
• Production Increase (Cashew/Hats)
• New Products (Jewelery - Lawa/Coral/Gourds)
• Further Develop Customer Base

For MORE about this truly exciting, sustainable, and worthwhile Project, please see the TWO attached PDF files.

TOTAL: Rp. 640,000 (Raffle: 550,000 Fines: Rp. 90,000, Misc. Rp. 0)

The Raffle Prize,  a unique DVD entitled " Island of the Demons" by Baron von Plessen, was won by T Peter and donated by PP Anita.