Bulletin 22nd May 2016 (May 22, 2016)

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

Presidents Report

Last weeks abnormal Wednesday night Vocational visit to the Davidson Restaurant saw 63 Torquay and Grovedale Rotarians come together for an evening of fellowship with great company and excellent food.

Thanks go to Greg Cooke from Hello World Travel in Waurn Ponds who donated two Collingwood Inner Sanctum Experience tickets for yesterdays game against Geelong at the MCG. Greg Plumridge stepped in as auctioneer and the tickets raised $250 for Rotary Foundation. Fortunately Graeme Saddington is a Collingwood supporter so I am sure he would have had a great day.

Tomorrow night we host a team from the Torquay Secondary School who will update us on activities at the school.

Look forward to seeing you all then.

President Amanda

Davidson Restaurant Pics

Interested in going to a Quiz Night? 28th May

I've been asked to try to rally a Torquay Club table of 8 or 10 at a Barwon Health Quiz Night

Details: Sat 28 May at 6.45 at Belmont Bowls Club, Reynolds Rd.
$10 per person.

The only hitch is that I will be in Newcastle visiting my family so I really need someone to coordinate this. If someone would like to be the "Go To Person" then please give myself or Greg Plumridge a call

Amanda

An Invitation to Attend Function 9th June

Barwon Health Volunteer Services would like to invite your Rotary Club members to attend a function to celebrate Rotary’s collective support of our Patient Transport Service. Please join us on Thursday 9^th of June from 6pm – 8pm for some nibbles and drinks and to hear stories about the Patient Transport Service directly from our volunteer drivers.

If you could please circulate this invite to your club members, that would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Jodi Lammers

Barwon Health

If you are interested in attending this function, please contact Preisdent Amanda for further details

Casuarina Environmental Leadership Program

Program overview

About the Casuarina Leadership Program

The Casuarina Leadership Program focuses on skills development that will enhance your ability to plan, resource and deliver effective community initiatives. The Program has been successfully conducted across the Surf Coast Shire since 2001.

If you want to:

take your community group to the next level
network with other community members
or generate ideas for community based projects

The Casuarina Community Leadership program can help!

When and how much?

Casuarina is a free leadership training program. There is no cost to participants except their time. Attendance can vary from 2 weeks to six weeks and has been part time one day a week. The nextCasuarina Community Leadership Program is scheduled for June 2016 with applications opening in May 2016.

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 2nd July

Posted by Amanda Hough

District 9780 Info

Meet District Governor Jane Cox

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

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To read District Governor Jane Cox May 2016 District e-Newsletter Click Here

To Read Rotary Down Under Issue 583 May 2016 e-Newsletter Click Here

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.