Lest We Forget. April Kiwanis Club of Moorabbin K06652

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1 Page 1 Kiwanis Club of Moorabbin K06652 Lest We Forget Special points of interest: Anzac Day District Convention Poppy Park Inside this issue: Click to select. Officers 2 President s Report 3 Anzac Day 4 Anzac Day 5 Convention 6 Poppy Park Penrith 6 Registration Form 7 Gala Dinner 8 Eliminate 9 Around & About 10 Diary Dates 11 Last edition, I had planned to compare the celebration of 100 years of Kiwanis to 100 years of the Anzac tradition, but instead, the March edition served to recognise the achievements of Len Winnell, and to ensure that his legacy remains with us. This month on pages 4& 5, is a summary of the history of Anzac Day. In the editorial of * Mufti on 1st May 1939 there was the following quote: In the 24 years that have elapsed since the Landing, the Day has increased in significance into Australia s National Day. Australia emerged to the full stature of Nationhood on 25th April On commenting on that full editorial, the current President of the Victorian RSL David McLachlan states that the reference to the present generation of 1939 becoming firmly established as the repository of a priceless tradition resonates even more strongly today. I would therefore ask that on 25th April, that you think not of how many sausages we can sell at Bunnings, but of the sacrifice made by so many of our fellow Australians and New Zealanders, in all military engagements undertaken by our two countries. Perhaps attend the Melbourne or your local Dawn Service. There is no question, that the support and participation in Anzac Day has increased since it s low point in the late 60 s, despite the fact that there are no longer any ww1 vetrans living. This is mostly due to the fact that children of vetrans are now able to march in their place, and that the long deserved recognition of the indigenous Australians who served and died for us has swelled those numbers. It s worth remembering our own special returned serviceman Ralph Doddrell, who served as a Flight Lieutenant in the RAAF, and returned to be one of the founders of Kiwanis Australia, and the Charter President of Moorabbin Club. On Friday 24th April, we will again be assisting the residents at Warrawee Community Village to celebrate Anzac Day. Please make sure you are available if possible. A few days ago, I received a facebook post from my sister in Penrith NSW. This was to show me the way that Penrith recognised soldiers who died in World War 1 and all campaigns up to Afghanistan. They planted 102,000 red poppies, each labelled with the name of a fallen soldier. More details on page 6. Ed. * Mufti The official Journal of the Victorian Branch of the RSL. Objects 12

2 Page 2 Our President (Q3) The Club meets at The Buckingham Motor Inn 1130 Nepean Highway Highett (Melway 77 F9) 1st and 3rd Monday Each Month. Our Secretary Fellowship 6:30 pm 7:00 pm. OFFICE BEARERS President Q3 Tim Vine President elect. Allan Lord Imm Past Pres. Geoff Hergt Secretary Bryan Williams Treasurer Bryan Williams Peter Pahl ****** Directors. Ian Howison Allan Lord COMMITTEES: Fundraising Bryan Williams (C) Community Service Ian Howison (C) Membership and Growth Janet Arnfield (C) Peter Pahl Publicity Tim Vine House & Reception Peter Pahl Web Master Tim Vine Bulletin Tim Vine. *********************

3 Visit our Website at Page 3 From The GrapeVine Welcome to quarter 3 of this Kiwanis Year. With the passing of Len last month, we lost a friend and colleague, and a willing pair of hands who helped us achieve our goals of community service, and support for the children of the world. This brings our membership down to 9, and with only 9 sets of subs, and 9 workers for any service jobs, the task has escalated dramatically in difficulty. Should we be panicking yet? Well perhaps we should, as history shows that we can only successfully recruit new members through our existing members. We cannot wait for other members to do it, so it has to be us, and it has to be soon. Do it for Len! Talk about Kiwanis to everyone who will listen, and talk as though you are proud to be a Kiwanian. We have new club brochures (OK flyers) available, and I can assure you that stored in a box in a member s garage will not help you interest anyone in joining us. Hand them out! You also have a great story to tell, namely Eliminate. I ve yet to find anyone who thinks it s a dumb idea to eliminate a completely treatable disease from our planet. Talk to parents (you know the ones with children). They are guaranteed to be interested in this story, and perhaps may even want to help. In August this year, the Australia District Convention will be held in Melbourne. What a great opportunity to attend a local Convention in our Centenary year. Your invite appears on page 6, and if you wish, there is an early bird registration form available on our website (front page link), or you can download it from this link here.early Bird Registration. Note. This Early Bird registration does not provide a financial benefit as has been the case in previous years, it simply secures your registration. Also note that we have an invite from Brighton and Melbourne Clubs to attend their Gala fundraising Dinner on 15th May (see page 8). Lets help them! Yours in service, Tim Vine President Q Are you ready for Kiwanis One Day on April 11? Kiwanis One Day will be here very soon! This is a great opportunity to share the Kiwanis story and to inform your community about your Kiwanis club, your activities and the ways you support your city or town. Kiwanis One Day is Saturday, April 11, a day when Kiwanians around the world will gather to help their communities. Where would we be without our Friends. Thanks Gus. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A. This year clubs are being encouraged to make a video of their Kiwanis One Day project not specifically to be shared with the media but to be shown at our convention in Indianapolis. However, your club can post the video on your club s Facebook Page, or push it out via Twitter. Watch the Kiwanis One Day contest video and read the contest guidelines.

4 Page 4 Anzac Day Saturday 25 Anzac Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in It is the day on which we remember Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. The spirit of Anzac, with its human qualities of courage, mateship, and sacrifice, continues to have meaning and relevance for our sense of national identity Why is this day special to Australians? When war broke out in 1914, Australia had been a federal commonwealth for only 13 years. The new national government was eager to establish its reputation among the nations of the world. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The ultimate objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, an ally of Germany. The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated, after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers had been killed. News of the landing on Gallipoli had made a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who had died in the war. Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the Australian and New Zealand actions during the campaign left us all a powerful legacy. The creation of what became known as the Anzac legend became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways they viewed both their past and their future Early commemorations The 25th of April was officially named Anzac Day in It was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services in Australia, a march through London, and a sports day in the Australian camp in Egypt. In London over 2,000 Australian and New Zealand troops marched through the streets. A London newspaper headline dubbed them the knights of Gallipoli. Marches were held all over Australia; in the Sydney march, convoys of cars carried wounded soldiers from Gallipoli attended by nurses. For the remaining years of the war, Anzac Day was used as an occasion for patriotic rallies and recruiting campaigns, and parades of serving members of the AIF were held in most cities. During the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time every state observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day. By the mid-1930s, all the rituals we now associate with the day dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, two-up games were firmly established as part of Anzac Day culture. With the coming of the Second World War, Anzac Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war. In subsequent years the meaning of the day has been further broadened to include Australians killed in all the military operations in which Australia has been involved. Anzac Day was first commemorated at the Memorial in There were government orders

5 Page 5 prohibiting large public gatherings in case of a Japanese air attack, so it was a small occasion, with neither a march nor a memorial service. Since then, Anzac Day has been commemorated at the Memorial every year. What does it mean today? Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held at dawn the time of the original landing across the nation. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and women meet to take part in marches through the major cities and in many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are more formal and are held at war memorials around the country. In these ways, Anzac Day is a time when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war. The Dawn Service The Dawn Service observed on Anzac Day has its origins in a military routine which is still followed by the Australian Army today. During battle, the half-light of dawn was one of the most favoured times for an attack. Soldiers in defensive positions were woken in the dark before dawn, so by the time first light crept across the battlefield they were awake, alert, and manning their weapons; this is still known as the stand-to. As dusk is equally favourable for attacks, the standto was repeated at sunset. After the First World War, returned soldiers sought the comradeship they had felt in those quiet, peaceful moments before dawn. A dawn vigil, recalling the wartime front line practice of the dawn stand-to, became the basis of a form of commemoration in several places after the war. There are claims that a dawn requiem mass was held at Albany in 1918, and a wreath laying and commemoration took place at dawn in Toowoomba the following year. In 1927 a group of returned men, returning from an Anzac function held the night before, came upon an elderly woman laying flowers at the as yet unfinished Sydney Cenotaph. Joining her in this private remembrance, the men later resolved to institute a dawn service the following year. Thus in people gathered at the Cenotaph to for a wreath laying and two minutes silence. This is generally regarded as the beginning of organised dawn services. Over the years the ceremonies have developed into their modern form and also seen an increased association with the dawn landings on 25 April Today dawn services include the presence of a chaplain, but not the presence of dignitaries such as the governor general. They were originally very simple and followed the military routine. In many cases, attendance at the dawn service was restricted to veterans, while the daytime ceremony was for families and other well-wishers. Before dawn, the gathered veterans would be ordered to stand to and two minutes silence would follow. At the end of this time a lone bugler would play the Last Post and then conclude the service with Reveille, the bugler s call to wake up. In more recent times families and young people have been encouraged to take part in dawn services, and services in Australian capital cities have seen some of the largest turnouts ever. Reflecting this change, those services have become more elaborate, incorporating hymns, readings, pipers, and rifle volleys. Other services, though, have retained the simple format of the dawn stand-to, familiar to so many soldiers. The Professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shakey ground. The above information is provided courtesy of the Australian War Memorial

6 Page 6 Poppy Park Penrith. Poppy Park is a vision of Remember A Soldier organisation, to commemorate the sacrifice of over 102,000 soldiers who have given their life, in campaigns from Sudan in 1885 to present day Afghanistan, to uphold freedom in our country. This commemorative park was established in Judges Park Penrith from 21st March-29th and covers 2000sqm. Poppies are symbolically displayed to form the shape of a giant poppy with the name of each fallen hero attached to the stem. Additional purple poppies were placed to remember the animals who died in the various conflicts. You can purchase a poppy singularly for $9.95, in packs of four, 10 or 100. There is also special school packs of 100 or It was a weekend filled with commemoration and celebration as Penrith locals came out on High St for the Penrith CBD Festival and the official opening of the Anzac Poppy Park memorial. Early birds who ventured out at 9am were treated to a low-level air force display put on to ring in the official opening of the Poppy Park.

7 Page 7 The batteries were given out free of charge.

8 Page 8 The Kiwanis Clubs of Brighton and Melbourne have organised a Fundraiser for Heartkids, and the details are in the flyer below. You are cordially invited to attend what sounds like being a most enjoyable night. Perhaps we could get a Moorabbin group to attend.

9 Page 9 Kiwanis club makes history as 400K Club Thursday, March 12, 2015 The Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto, California recently made campaign history as the first pledged 400K Club. In 2012, the club board made a 100K Club pledge, stipulating it would not affect the club s local fundraising projects. The club is now committed to raising US$400,000 for The Eliminate Project. We have found the Centennial Award to be very appealing to our members. We believe we will reach and surpass our goal through such individual giving. I guess that s not too difficult for a club based in Silicon Valley, but it s still an incredible effort. Just in case you win Tatts, and can t think of what to do with your winnings, the details of the Centennial Award are included below, and the link to the web page is included here. As far as the Moorabbin Club is going, despite the fact that we have lost several members since our original Model Club commitment ($750/member), we are currently sitting at 87% of this target. As long as we keep the target in view, we should make it comfortably. A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.

10 Page 10 Last month I was with a group who travel away every year, and had the opportunity to visit Marysville. The group includes a Rotarian, a Lion, and a Kiwanian, so I thought this was a great opportunity to show them one of the achievements of Kiwanis, namely the rebuilt Rotunda (Bandstand). My first stop was the grand Information Centre in the main street complete with displays of the aftermath of the 2009 bushfire, and some of the rebuilding that has taken place since. I stepped up and explained that I was from Kiwanis, and would like to see the Rotunda that was rebuilt by Kiwanis. Never heard of Kiwanis, and asked if we were a part of Lions. OK then if you go down the road, before the creek, you will see the Lions Park, and there s a shelter there that could be it. One of the volunteers in the information centre who had heard our conversation said that there was another shelter over the creek and off to the right, beyond the park that could be it. Red faced, I thanked them, and went to explore. I walked down to the Lions Park, and entered to discover beautifully sculptured pathways and shrubs, and a magnificient play area built by Rotary. A little further down, I discovered an impressive shelter, and my heart leapt, until I remembered the photo I had seen of the Kiwanis Rotunda, and realised that this was certainly not it. This was confirmed by the Plaque proudly displayed on the front. I continued down until I came to the creek, and then had to venture back to the road. The area on the other side of the creek did not look particularly promising, but then I saw it back towards the tree line. I headed towards it, and circled it searching for a plaque. There was none. Shortly after I arrived, a young mother with a toddler in a pram arrived, and proceded to change the infant. I was glad to see it was being used, even if none of the locals knew where it came from, and certainly no visitors are likely to come across it. The lesson I learned that day, was that Kiwanis will always unknown if we continue to hide our achievements from the public. 10th April 18th April 24th April 25th April 25th April 7th May 9th May IMPORTANT DATES. Karen Howison s Birthday Eleanor Griffith s Birthday ANZAC Warrawee ANZAC Day Bunnings BBQ (Moorabbin) Tim Vine s Birthday Lonnie Williams Birthday

11 Page 11 Diary Dates. Members please note! The information below is correct at the time of going to press, but can change. All changes are posted on the Club Website, so please check there. 13th April Club Dinner Meeting & Board Meeting 6:30 for 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Tim Vine Programme A look at Global Warming Invocation & Vote of thanks Peter Pahl 20th April Club Dinner Meeting (Partner s Night) 6:30 for 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Tim Vine Programme Barbara Cohen & Patricia Culliver Bentleigh Baysider Falls Clinic Invocation & Vote of thanks Allan Lord 24th April ANZAC Service 10:30 am Warrawee Retirement Village Volunteers will be given their roster/duty on 20th April meeting 4th May Club Dinner Meeting 6:30 for 7:00 p.m. Chairman: Tim Vine Programme The Ancient Art of Auction Allan Lord Invocation & Vote of thanks Geoff Hergt A will is a dead giveaway. Note: You will be booked in for dinners, unless you apologise to Bryan. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo * Please ring Bryan Williams on by Sunday Evening, if: 1.) You are unable to attend a Club Meeting and / or 2.) You are unavailable to carry out your duty on your rostered day. (ie. Vote of thanks) Should you not advise Bryan of your inability to attend by the appropriate time and the club incurs expenses as a result, you will be required to reimburse those expenses to the Club. Kiwanis Australia District 47th Annual Convention 28th/29th August 2015 Let s make History Bell City Mantra and BreakFree Hotels 215 Bell Street Preston, Vic Click here for Registration Details

12 Page 12 Visit us on to find the very latest activities of our club. THE OBJECTS OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL. 1. TO GIVE primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life. 2. TO ENCOURAGE the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships 3. TO PROMOTE the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards. 4. TO DEVELOP, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship. 5. TO PROVIDE, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities. 6. TO COOPERATE in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.