On Wednesday 6th September, the Club held its 3rd Club Service night in as many months. Members had the opportunity to hear and offer their feedback about a potential major project, and provide input into operational and administrative matters. We were pleased to welcome Past President Phillip McMillan from the Rotary Club of Narre Warren, and delighted to welcome back PP Sjaak Kusters, PP Mark Caulfield, and Rotarians Isobel Caulfield and Rhonda Anderson.
Special thoughts this week for Doug Anderson, Murray and Dawn Newby, and PP Bill Minns.
As Club Service nights are specifically designed for members to discuss Club business, we unfortunately missed out on the good company of our regular visitors this week. However, we do look forward to welcoming Cheryl, Gaetano, Sandra and David back at our meeting on 13th September.
The August market was reasonably successful thanks to the many members who stepped up on the day to replace the many grey nomads who have migrated up north to warmer temperatures. We had 38 stalls, including the Salvos for the first time, and over 550 visitors on what was a cold Melbourne day.
In the absence of the two Garys (Cooper and Evans), Funno stepped in to lend a hand with signage, and Alf took care of the BBQ.
We are lucky to have Cheryl (soon to be a member) who turned up at the crack of dawn (actually a little before dawn) to help manage the day along with Diana Gomez-Fullaway and President Ricardo.
RCB Members throw their support behind the Honiara dental project
Past President Gus Dominguez introduced a new major project to members at the Club Service meeting on Wednesday, to establish a Dental Clinic within the Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara. Solomon Islands is one of the Pacific's poorest countries, with high costs of service delivery due to a small and geographically dispersed population. The majority of the population (growing at about three per cent per annum) is involved in subsistence/cash crop agriculture, with less than a quarter involved in paid work.
The country is recovering from a period of social unrest (1999-2003) and the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) led by Australia from 2003 was wound down a few months ago. They have poor infrastructure and do not have the means to rebuild quickly.
PP Viv Armstrong is on the road promoting the great work of Australian Rotary Health (ARH), and particularly in tackling mental health. On Monday 4th September, Viv spoke at the Rotary Club of Hazelwood and on Wednesday 6th she did a presentation at the Rotary Club of Rosebud-Rye. Members of the Rotary Club of Dromana and a local Councillor attended
the Wednesday meeting which made for an excellent evening in Rotary.
Viv reports that there is a lot of interest from members of other Rotary Clubs to do the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, and she was absolutely delighted to hear that all teachers at the local Rosebud Secondary College have already completed the training. Beginning next year all year 12 students at the college will also receive MHFA training, which is a positive step for mental health.
Viv says that she was inspired during her visits and felt very positive about the great work Rotary is doing in our communities.
At the back of the Rotary Club Handbook there is a heading Acronyms. If you don’t have one of these handbooks or are new to reading about Rotary, these acronyms can perhaps cause confusion.
The Jackpot was $1,329.7 this week. 
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