Farewell Party and Handover Dinner

Sadly we are saying farewell to two of our special members and their lovely wives as they head off onto their next adventure. Even though Dave & Mary and Keith & Susan will not leave Bali until June/July we are taking the opportunity to hold a special gathering on Thursday, 21 June 2012.

That being said, RCBND will combine the farewells to our special members and their wives together with the Annual Handover Dinner on Thursday 21 June at Spice Restaurant at the Conrad Resort Bali, 7.00pm onwards.

Note: This dinner is in lieu of the regularly scheduled weekly luncheon meeting (no luncheon meeting on 21st June…)

National Public Holiday

No Weekly Meeting

CONRAD BALI RESORT

BULLETIN MAY 3, 2012

ATTENDANCE
16 Rotarians attended. For details please refer to the List of Attendance.

LEAVE
Please refer to the List of Attendance.

APOLOGIES
7 Rotarians were absent with an apology. For details please refer to the List of Attendance.

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Visiting Rotarians and Rotaract Members
J. Balaji, President RC of Erode Cosmos, India

Guests
Nia Septinawati, Bali Hotel Association, in charge of scholarship and educational programs, guest of J.C. Le Coz; Franky Hartanto, guest of PP Eddy Fitzgerald

ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS
President David Lance
President Dave welcomed members, visiting Rotarians and guests.

President Dave informed that the RC of Bali Seminyak is going to celebrate its 10th birthday on 19 May. Tickets are still available.

For the benefit of the visitors President Dave asked the individual project leaders to introduce their respective projects.

Karl-Heinz Schmelzer
Karl-Heinz gave a summary of the waste management project Sawangan. He informed that the Board had agreed last week to expand the project to included the neighbouring village Peminge. Each household is to receive a bin which shall be emptied on a regular basis.The bins will be financed by the villages with a token support from the Club. The villages have agreed to levy a waste collection fee. Furthermore it is intended to approach large businesses in the area to contribute to the program.

PP Jo Rosarius
PP Jo outlined the cleft lip and palate program. No cleft lip operation was conducted last week. Under the last Matching Grant 124 children had been operated on cleft lip and/or palate spending over IDR 400.000.000. Since 1994 the Club has financed over 1300 operations. The club is currently working on a Global Grant to be able to continue the program in a meaningful way.

Ari Murti
Ari Murti briefed on the HIV related projects which range from early detection to scholarships for HIV infected children. Under the early detection drive she has the vision to have 1000 midwifes and counselors trained.

As a next steps 70 more midwifes shall be trained in Badung and Tabanan. The Board has just approved the Tabanan training program which shall be conducted on 22/23 May 2012.

A first report has been just received after the training of midwifes in Klungkung. In the time from November 2011 to end of March 2012, 415 babies have been borne, all HIV negative.

Martin Aeschlimann
Martin informed that a professional eduction school in Zuerich, Switzerland, is likely to send soon varoius educational material for the traning of young professionals in the hospitality business.

Risto Poskiparta
VP Risto informed members that the tennis committee will meet after the luncheon. A new date for holding the tournament must be found as it had been overlooked that the initial date falls into Ramamadan. Gary Phair, the chairperson of the committee, is expected back in Bali after his eye operation in early June but will leave again on 20 August for the USA. The committee still needs to identify the tournament director. Risto asked members to come forward to join the tennis committee.

Dr. Reno Riandita
Dr. Reno announced that the BIMC Nusa Dua had just been opened and that he (Dr. Reno) is in discussion with his management colleagues at BIMC to use the CSR funds of the hospital for cleft lip operation to be conducted at BIMC.

Eni Pilianingsih
Eni said that she regretted that in the past she was not able to attend the luncheon meetings more frequently. She continues to be active with the Rotaracts and their club

PP Michael Burchett
PP Michael Michael Burchett he will look into the possibility of combining the farewell and handover dinners. Menu choices for the handover dinner will be given soon to the President. On behalf of the wine drinkers he thanked Reinhold Jantzen for bringing some bottles of an excellent red wine form Germany.

PP Edward Naus
PP Ed Naus reminded that the equivalent of USD 10.000 has been made available by RC Maasdorpen, Netherlands. RC Maasdorpen is awaiting instructions where the money shall be transferred to. The President advised that the transfer should be made to RC Bali Nusa Dua dedicated cleft palate account.

GUEST SPEAKER
None

President Dave exchanged banners with J. Baladji (photo above) and then closed the meeting.

Birthdays & Anniversaries
Jose Luis Calle, 05 May
Risto Poskiparta, 29 May

Raffle
Tickets for IDR 440,000- were sold. A bottle of fine red wine was won by Roger Thomas. Past winners owing prizes are reminded not to forget to make their contributions at the forthcoming meetings.

Fines
Fines of IDR 2000,000,- were collected for all and sundry offences.

Next meetings/events
17.05.2012 – National Public Holiday, No Weekly Luncheon Meeting
24.05.2012 – Weekly Luncheon Meeting
27.05.2012 – Farewell Golf and Dinner Party for Dave, Keith and spouses

Recurrent data information on next pages
Board of Directors and Service Chairs

CONRAD BALI RESORT

BULLETIN MAY 3, 2012

ATTENDANCE
13 Rotarians attended. For details please refer to the List of Attendance.

LEAVE
Please refer to the List of Attendance.

APOLOGIES
7 Rotarians were absent with an apology. For details please refer to the List of Attendance.

VISITING ROTARIANS & GUESTS
Visiting Rotarians and Rotaract Members
IPDG Lars Ake Carlson, RC of Avesta, Sweden; PP Nathan McClure, RC of Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Guests
Anita Carlson; Donna McClure, guest of PP Mercia Inkiriwang; Daniel Leser, guest of Susan Stein.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS
Vice President Risto Poskiparta
Vice President Risto Poskiparta welcomed members and visiting Rotarians.

Risto briefed visiting Rotarians and guests on RCBND’s projects and programs.

Risto then gave a summary of the points discussed and decision made during the Board meeting that was held prior to the the luncheon meeting.

• Under the matching grant 124 children had been operated on cleft lip and/or palate spending over IDR 400.000.000. The matching grant is exhausted now. After the final report had been filed and accepted the Club intents to apply for a Global Grant.
  
  
• The Board has approved the expansion of the Sawangan waste management project into the neighbouring village of Peminge. No additional funds will be needed. After the expansion is up and running the project shall be handed over to the Banjars of Sawangan and Peminge
  
  
• Under the HIV program Ari Murti has the vision to have 1000 midwifes trained.As a next steps 70 more midwifes shall be trained in Badung and Tabanan.
  
  
• Risto had been in contact with Gary Phair who had to undergo an eye surgery in Australia. Gary had sent him a summary of things already prepared for the tennis tournament. In coordination with the hotels providing the tennis courts a new date for holding the tournament must be found as it had been overlooked that the initial date falls into Ramamadan.

Risto informed members that he had been in contact with Gary Phair who had to undergo an eye surgery in Australia. Gary had sent him a summary of things already prepared for the tennis tournament. In coordination with the hotels providing the tennis courts a new date for holding the tournament must be found as it had been overlooked that the initial date falls into Ramamadan.

Lastly Risto advised that PP Mimi Inkiriawang will receive the credentials as the Club’s delegate attending the RI Annual Conference in Bangkok from 6-9 May.

Nuni Kneip
Nuni reported that the boy having drunk accidentally “soda api” has been successfully operated in Jarkarta. IDR 5.000.000 donated by the Club has been used on transportation and accommodation for the family in Jakarta. The Governor of Bali has taken over the cost of medical treatment..

Ari Murti
Ari reported that the midwife training in Tabanan is scheduled for 23 May. She further reported that 200 sex workers operating in Nusa Dua are undergoing now monthly health test conducted by Puskesmas Nusa Dua. The sex workers are issued a yellow card where the tests are recorded. They and their ‘mamasan’ have to pay hefty fines if the health tests are missed.

Guest Rotarian Lars Ake Carlson
The visiting Rotarians are stopping over in Bali on their way to Bankok where they will attend the RI conference. IPDG Carlson asked for documentation regarding Cleft Lip to promote this program in his district.

PP Mercia Inkiriwan
PP Mimi Inkiriwan informed that RC Bali Seminyak is celebrating its 10th birthday on 19 May. Tickets are available with Ari Murti.

Keith Bell
Keith Bell informed that at the age of 60 he will be retiring and relocating to Mexico. He will leave Bali on 16 July. He plans to join one of the three Rotary Clubs existing in his new neighbourhood and remain active in the SKAL organization.

Susan Stein
Susan announced that she will leave for the USA soon expecting to be back in June.

PP Michael Burchett
PP Michael informed that the Club is organizing a farewell dinner for departing members Dave Lance and Keith Bell together with their spouses at Dona and Risto Poskiparta’s home e on 27 May. For golfing members a small tournament is planned at New Kuta Golf the same day, teeing off at 12.00 with the Raffles group. A respective note will soon be sent out.

PP Martin Smyth
PP Martin advised that our Club together with three other Bali RC won the “Changemaker Award” from RI President Kalyan Banerjee. IPDG Carlson informed that the Changemaker Award is given to clubs which modernize Rotary away from bureaucracy.

PP Jo Rosarius
PP Jo informed that no cleft lip operation was conducted last week

VP Risto Poskiparta exchanged Banners with Nathan McClure (photo above, right) and Lars Ake Carlson and then closed the meeting.

GUEST SPEAKER
None

Birthdays & Anniversaries
Jose Luis Calle, 05 May
Risto Poskiparta, 29 May

Raffle
Tickets for IDR 420,000- were sold. A lovely something or other was was by some lucky (and most happy) person. Past winners owing prizes are reminded not to forget to make their contributions at the forthcoming meetings.

Fines
Fines of IDR 60,000,- were collected for all and sundry offences.

Next meetings/events
06-09.05.2012 – RI Conference, Bangkok
10.05.2012 – Weekly Luncheon Meeting
17.05.2012 – National Public Holiday, No Weekly Luncheon Meeting
24.05.2012 – Weekly Luncheon Meeting
27.05.2012 – Farewell Golf and Dinner Party for Dave, Keith and spouses

Recurrent data information on next pages
Board of Directors and Service Chairs

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