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Youth Program Night
Lions Village
May 09, 2016
6:00 PM – 8:08 PM
 
NO MEETING - changed to WEDNESDAY 18 MAY
Lions Village
May 16, 2016
6:00 PM – 8:08 PM
 
Dinner at the Davidson Restaurant with Grovedale
The Gordon
May 18, 2016
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Surf Coast Secondary College
Lions Village
May 23, 2016
6:00 PM – 8:08 PM
 
Surprise night !
Lions Village
May 30, 2016
6:07 PM – 8:07 PM
 
NO MEETING - QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
Lions Village
Jun 13, 2016
 
Rotary Club of Torquay Changeover
Surf Coast Hotel
Jul 03, 2016
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
Changeover Dinner
Mc.Donalds Family Restaurant
Jul 03, 2016
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
 
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Presidents Report
Posted by Amanda Hough on May 08, 2016

Presidents Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A pleasant night last Monday with the long awaited induction of Linda Neale into our Club.  Welcome Linda, we have plans for you as you can see and I am sure you will enjoy the Torquay Rotary experience.

We also enjoyed the company of a visiting Rotarian Paul Heast from Abington Vesper, near Oxford in England.  Abington Vesper was the first club in the UK to accept female members and runs very successful Dragon Boat Races on the local waterway - The Thames, and they also conduct an annual Village food festival.  His Club have a number of ongoing projects. They provide holidays on canal barges especially adapted for people with a disability, provide micro-credit in Uganda (with 95% repayments), provide Goats semen from Holland for Uganda!  and finally they run a program supporting streetkids in Kenya.  The length and breadth of Rotary is always amazing. He and his wife Janina are on a Gap year in Australia and are staying in Torquay for 3 months.

 

We look forward to their company again next week when we hear Mackenzie Hough and Luke Van Galen speak of their RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) week, and teachers from Winchelsea Primary School give us an update on their needs and successes.

 

Monday we also will have our combined 2015-16-17 Board meeting so if you want any issue raised, please let our Secretary know.  

 

Au Revoir to Rudi and Gaynor as they leave for their long awaited holiday including the Rotary International Conference in South Korea. 

 

President Amanda Hough
Vocational Visit

Note Change of Meeting Night Wed 18th May

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note that next week we will not be meeting on Monday Night but instead we are having a Vocational Visit with the RC of Grovedale to the Davidson Restaurant.
 
Registrations for this have now closed however if you would like to make a late booking please contact Maggie Isom on  0412 713102.
Fundraising Opportunity
 

Clue Detective Puzzles

 

The Rotary Club of Drysdale is pleased to announce the launching of a new project. By joining forces with the Clue Detective Puzzle Agency, it hopes to raise funds by solving crossword puzzles. Crossword puzzles are great educational games for people of all ages, keeping the brain fit and healthy, and enhancing literacy, logic and critical thinking skills. They are also challenging and a lot of fun! Drysdale Rotary would like to invite your Club to join us in promoting the benefits of puzzling, and at the same time raise funds for your Club projects. For more information, please refer to the media release below http://cluedetectivepuzzlesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Media-Release-Rotary-Club-of-Drysdale-Puzzle-Fundraiser.pdf

Yours in Rotary,

Catherine Eagleson

Torquay Football Club Before the Game
Entertainment Books
Posted by Vernon D'Souza on Apr 10, 2016

2016 ENTERTAINMENT BOOK

The new Entertainment™ Books are better than ever and are packed with thousands of valuable offers from popular restaurants, attractions, accommodation and more!  Purchase a new Book and you will also  be helping the Rotary Club of Torquay.

All proceeds is donated to the club. 

 

The new Entertainment Book and Digital Membership are about to be released. Get in early to get the Early Bird Bonus Offers and extend the life of your Entertainment Membership because you can start using it as soon as you get it.
 
This is your last chance to enjoy additional value when you order your NEW 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Membership. Hurry, there are only a handful of Early Bird Offers left!
 
 
 
 
VIEW EARLY BIRD OFFERS
 
 
 
 
Order your new Entertainment™ Book or Digital Membership for smartphones before 12 April 2016 and you will receive up to $190 worth of additional offers that you can use right away. Now that's something worth telling your friends about!
 
Be social! Tweet & share to let your friends know! #Entertainmentbook
 
 
 
Note that the Digital version can be loaded on up to 4 devices, i.e. Android or Apple smartphones and iPads.
 
Please click on the Order Now link below to order your membership. If you opt for the book rather than a digital membership and wish to collect the book from me, specify 'Pick Up' as the Delivery Option for your order.
 
Should you need any help or further information, please contact me by phone (0408-331-661) or e-mail (vernon.dsouza@hotmail.com).
 
Thank you for supporting this fundraising effort of the Rotary Club of Torquay.  Please forward this e-mail to your family, friends and colleagues, too.
Kind regards,
 
Vernon 
Future Meetings & Duty Roster
Posted by Maggie Isom

Weekly Assigned Duties:

 If you cannot meet one of your assigned duties, Please contact Maggie Isom to advise. 

 The duty team should arrive no later than 6:00 p.m.  Besides the below duties, the assigned team is responsible for Room Setup, Greeting Members and Guests, and Room Tidy at the end of our meeting - see checklist in storeroom or click here .

 

        

Date

 

Duty Team

 

Program

Chair

GREETING

INVOCATION

Event details
MON 9 MAY  PDG Chris Simms  Geoff Dawson David Mitchell  YOUTH PROGRAMS 
WED 18 MAY 
President Elect 
Lesley Shedden 
   Maggie Isom
Davidson Restaurant 
The Gordon
Joint Meeting with Grovedale 
Mon 23 May  Mike Reed  Chris Sims Brian Mynott

Principal Of Torquay College 

Please note : The assigned Chairperson for the evening is responsible for writing a short review on the topic presented by the guest speaker of the night and for emailing the review to the Bulletin editor by noon of the following Wednesday
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District 9780 Info
Jane was born in Sydney but with the family moved to Geelong where she completed her schooling.  A career path in banking led to management, following which Jane took up an overseas posting in London for five years working with the Australian Department of Immigration.  Returning to Australia, Jane was the Business Manager for a busy medical practice for a number of years, before taking up the senior National Travel Co-ordinator role with a large, national food serices provider.  Jane holds a Diploma of Business (Human Resources).
 
A member of the Rotary Club of Geelong since 2001, Jane has held many positions in the Club including President, Secretary and Treasurer.  As President she initiated and took part in the building of a school for the indigenous in Outback Australia.  International activities have included attendance at the Salt Lake City Convention and participation in a Rotary Friendship Exchange to Alaska.  Jane was selected for, and attended,the Brisbane Future Leaders Seminar in 2011.  At District level Jane has been active on a number of District committees including Australian Rotary Health and served for three years as an Assistant Governor to a group of eight clubs.  Jane is a Facilitator with the Rotary Leadeership Institute, and was appointed the District Governor Special Representative for, and esablished, a vibrant new club.  Jane is also a member of the District Club Visioning team assisting Clubs with planning a vision for their futures.  Jane has been recognised with a Paul Harris Fellow and an "Avenues of Service" Citation.
 
With a love of travel, Jane has visited every continent, including Antactica, as well as most countries of the world.  These travel experiences included a managemente role with the International Olympic Committee at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.  Now divorced, Jane continues to live in Torquay.  She is close to her sister, nieces and nephew and is a doting great-aunt to Chloe, and the new arrival Lucy.  A lover of spectator sports, Jane is a long-standing and passionate supporter and member (with one niece) of the Geelong Footbal Club team: "The Cats"
- See more at: http://rotary9780.org/SitePage/meet-our-district-governor-2015-2016#sthash.wRzw64td.dpuf
 
 
 
 
 Here are some links where you can find all of the Latest news from District 9780
  • District 9780 is now on facebook to view the facebook page "Click" the icon      Image
  • To go to the District 9780 Website Click Here
  • Get to know your District Governor Jane Cox Click Here
  • To read District Governor Jane Cox March 2016 District e-Newsletter Click Here
To Read Rotary Down Under Issue 583  May 2016 e-Newsletter Click Here
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Dinner Meeting Registration & Apologies

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.