Cockpit News 3rd November (Oct 31, 2020)

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Past Cup Day Events 2019

After many years of cancelling our Tuesday meeting at the Hotel on Melbourne Cup Day and replacing it with a BBQ meeting at the home of our Ted and Janice Haydon , that year 2019, we returned to the Hotel on 29th of October to create a fresh version of this celebration of the Melbourne Cup .

Partners were invited to join us of course and everyone was encouraged to wear attractive clothes, hats and for men to wear a bow tie . It then made Sergeant Liz’s an interesting job of declaring the best dressed . In the end she congratulated Gavin Thoms for being the most Dapper Gentleman and the prize for the best dressed lady was given to Carmel Cunningham

Cup Day 2018

We once again had a pleasant Melbourne Cup function at the home of Ted and Janice Haydon
This has happened yearly for many wonderful years
As well as enjoying good fellowship the purpose of the event yhe purpose was to raise funds for the Australian Rotary Health's to Lift the Lid on Mental Illness
Some of us wore appropriate hats hoping to show off and win the competition for the most attractive hat On the ladies side the winner was Doctor Faye Woodhouse (2nd from right in photo)she came all the way from Lancefield. Well done Fay

On the gentleman's side we had an interesting gathering . The unanimous choice was Ted Cunningham ( on left ) who came all the way from Plenty
The 2 Teds and Norm Draper were intensely involved in the organisation and we are pleased to announce that the event made a profit of $ 553 for the important Rotary Mental health program The excellent meal prepared by Ted Haydon and his team was interrupted by the heavy rain but we got respite when the Melbourne Cup was run and the winners of the sweep were announced .They were Leon L who came all the way from Malvern and Marie Barbera

Cup Day Photos Over the Years

Luckily our expert photographer Jeanette Lynch had a bundle of interesting photoes taken on these Cup Events at Ted and Janice’s home over many years. Some of these photoes refer as far back as 2011.
We see some faces that are not part of our Club any more . We also see participants who are concealing their true face and of course we see Ted and Janice working hard at hosting the attendants. This coming Tuesday we will meet on Zoom and we would like attendants to dress up for this event

Local Greenvale vagrant calls in for a free meal

Special Guest Donal Trump

Join our Cup Day Zoom Meeting on Tuesday 3rd November at 2PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89829615934?pwd=cmR3b2dIbGlDVEs0QVlDRlYrbWN5QT09

and watch a slide show of previous cup day photos

Mirrors helping to end Trachoma

Did you know the powerful effect one simple End Trachoma intervention is having in indigenous communities?

Hundreds of packs of light, easily transported and safe acrylic mirror tiles have been and are being delivered to the APY* lands, and to the WA Environmental Health Program. The mirror tiles are donated by Bunnings and feedback has been extraordinary.

Families want and need mirrors installed in their homes to know when to wash, to clean, to look good and potentially feel good.

It appeared mirrors weren’t a priority; many homes didn’t have one. Children were being told to wash their faces to prevent Trachoma but they couldn’t actually see what needed washing.

Over 7,000 mirrors have been installed in communities across South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory through Rotary’s partnerships with environmental health partners.

Rotary clubs across Australia continue to provide access to hygiene and sanitation opportunities through donations.

* Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) is an Aboriginal local government area in the remote north-west corner of South Australia.

PO Box 18 Niddrie Vic 3042 Australia

info@rotarykeilor.org.au