Bulletin 11th December 2016 (Dec 10, 2016)

Bulletin No 23

From the President

At last week's meeting we were entertained by Kathryn and Gerard McNamara with a presentation of their recent tour of Africa with some amazing pics to give a spectacular snapshot of their trip. Many thanks for sharing your journey with all of us who were present.

Rotary Youth Protection and Insurance

As I mentioned on Monday, here is the link to our draft Child Safe Standards. Do please read this carefully and send any comments to Peter Bollen or myself before our next Board meeting on Monday 12 December, as this is when we will officially adopt this standard as Club policy. Once adopted, all members will be required to sign and agree to abide to the Code of Conduct contained within the standard. Thank you again to Peter for taking on the role of Club Child Protection Officer.

Achievement awards for students in our local primary schools

At our last Board meeting, a number of encouragement awards of $1000 each were approved to be presented as follows:

Bellbrae Primary;
St Therese Primary School;
Torquay College;
Surf Coast Secondary College; and
$1,500 to the Winchelsea Primary School literacy programme.

Thank you to Chris Sims for all your efforts in liaising with the schools to arrange these awards and in attending each of the five schools to make the presentations to students. This is just one of our many youth activities, and a tangible way in which we assist local young people

Our Christmas party and Christmas gifting

By now I am sure you have responded to the invitation to our Christmas party on Monday 18 December at the Torquay Hotel. If not, please let Maggie know your intentions as soon as you can.

You are also aware we’re asking you to make a donation to a Rotary project or programme rather than having a Kris Kringle. One way to do this is to go to the Rotary website rotary Give - https://www.rotary.org/en/give and make your donation online.

Alternatively, you might like to use this form and give it to Treasurer Graham along with your cheque of donation into our fund Raising account:

Program you wish to support		Please circle the amount you would like to donate
End Polio Now	In the1980s rotary began a program to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. Polio is now 99.9% eradicated. It is a priority to finish the job. Bill & Melinda Gates will match donations two for one.	$10 $20 $50 $100 Other
Rotary Foundation	Foundation Grants support individual clubs to fund work around the works and enable Australian Rotarians to assist with programs in all manner of areas such as education, poverty, literacy, malnutrition, disease prevention and control and community development.	$10 $20 $50 $100 Other
Shelter Box	A green box containing a tent and emergency supplies providing shelter, warmth and dignity following a disaster. Volunteer Shelter Box teams accompany the boxes to oversee their distribution.	$10 $20 $50 $100 Other
Australian Rotary Health	Provides grants for scholarships, research and health promotion. Rural and Indigenous Nursing Scholarships assist nursing students to complete their major clinical placement and graduation year in a rural / remote area.	$10 $20 $50 $100 Other
Rotary Club of Torquay	The Rotary Club of Torquay raises funds to support a diverse range of Rotary projects locally and overseas. All donations are used to assist the Club’s charitable activities.	$10 $20 $50 $100 Other
Donation details
Name:
Donation amount:	$
Payable by:	Cheque made payable to or Direct Debit	BSB: 633-000 A/C No: 149 601 395 Ref: Your name

Lesley Shedden

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Event:	Torquay Rotary Christmas Party
Date:	Dec 19, 2016 at 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Fee:	$25
Location:	Bells Room
View Map	Torquay Hotel Bell St Torquay, Victoria Australia
Details:	The Bells Room , Torquay Hotel , Bells St Torquay 630 for 7.00pm start $25 a head for 2 course Christmas dinner , drinks at Bar prices Come along & celebrate the Festive Season Note we need 50 people to have sole use of the "Bells Room" Please invite Family, Friends past Members and Friends of the Club Registrations to be made via the Clubrunner email you received on 30th Nov

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RYLA DISTRICT 9780

Rotary Youth Leadership Award 2016 – 17

Call for Applications from Clubs for Attendance

Rotary Youth Leadership Award, or RYLA, is an inspiring and challenging personal development and leadership program for young people 18 to 25 years old.

At RYLA young people develop their leadership potential, set goals for their future, challenge themselves personally, and have an amazing time with about 50 other great people their age.

The role of the District 9780 Rotary Clubs is to identify potential candidates and to support their attendance financially. There is a nomination fee of $550.00 for each attendee, payable by the Rotary Club

The 2017 Camp is to be held at “Kangaroobie” near Princetown, Victoria from 8^th April 2017 to April 13^th 2017. Attendees must be between 18 and 25 at the time of the camp – there are no exceptions.

Applications close with the District 9780 RYLA Committee on 16^th December 2016 and members of the Rotary Club of Torquay are invited to nominate candidates for the 2017 camp in sufficient time to meet the District deadline of 16^th December 2016. In the past the Rotary Club of Torquay has sponsored two candidates.

The camp provides a unique experience in helping young people maximise their potential and many Rylarians have described RYLA as a life changing experience.

For Application Forms please contact Chris Sims on 0439 209 036 or by e-mail on

chrissims@netspace.net.au I would suggest that Torquay Rotarians move swiftly in order to comply with the District deadline.

Chris Sims

November 2016

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PLEASE NOTE There will be no regular Rotary Meeting at the Lions Village in Torquay

Monday 26th December and 2nd Jan due to the Christmas New Year Festive Season.

We hope you enjoy a hard earned break and some quality time with your friends and family

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MEETING APOLOGIES - What do I do?

Notifying someone about changes to your meeting attendance is your responsibility!

Our meetings have catered dinners, so if you are unable to attend a meeting, or if your partner is unable to attend a designated Partner's Night, YOU MUST ADVISE us of your or your partner’s absence. This also applies if you are attending the meeting but not dining.

There are two ways to do this, either record the information in advance in the "Apology Book" that is available at the book in table at each meeting or telephone 03-5222-2022. An answering service operates out of hours.

All apologies must be made no later than 9.00AM on the Monday of the meeting (unless other arrangements were addressed in the Bulletin).
If no apology is recorded by that time, the absentee member will be issued with an invoice to pay the Club the dinner fee of $25 for your non-attendance, and/or that of your partner if it is an official Partner's Night.

On "Partners Nights" it is a different arrangement as it will be assumed that your partner WILL BE attending unless you apologise for them!

Remember if you are bringing guests or your partner (to a non-partner night) you need to notify us of the extra number of persons who will be attending.

Absence when away on travel is not an excuse. It is your reasonability to lodge your apology and it is recommended that this be recorded beforehand in the “Apology Book” to save you remembering each week whilst you are away.

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Torquay Rotary Book Fair

MEETING APOLOGIES - What do I do?