"Bollens Blues" at the 2016 Parkinsons Walk in the Park
on 28th August who raised $341.25 for the cause
The Jury is still out as to what John was actually doing here at the
Rotary Club of Glenferrie's BBQ at the Walk in the Park?
Was he doing market research on sausage quality at other Rotary BBQ's?
Was he just being supportive of the cause of fellow Rotarians fundraising efforts
.....or was he just plain hungry!
What to do when you have trekked all the way to Birdsville for their Annual Race meeting
only to find the races have been cancelled last Saturday?
......you head to the Local for a beer of course
.......and of course with his "Rotary Radar" working overtime, trust John to
manage to find a Rotary French Exchange student in Birdsville of all places !
Eve from Mont Blanc is being hosted by RC of Beau Desert __________________
If you are interested in making up a table for the Grovedale Dinner Auction please contact Greg Plumridge on 0418 521321. This is always a fun night with many great bargains to be had, whilst supporting our good friends from Grovedale.
Since the launch of Rotary Global Rewards on 1 July 2015, over 100,000 members have visited the site! We would like to thank you for supporting the program by spreading awareness of it among your district and clubs.
If you have not visited Rotary Global Rewards recently, we now have over 1,500 offers worldwide. We recommend using the member benefits program both locally and when you travel.
If you’d like to give discounts to other Rotarians, add your own company’s special offers to the growing portfolio of Rotary Global Rewards. To date, over 350 offers have been posted by Rotarians.
We have also added two new and exciting global travel offers, a hotel discount center and an airline discount center, which provide great discounts and give up to 10 percent of your purchase back to Rotary.
The Foundation’s assets grew slowly over its first 30 years. At the end of the 1947-48 Rotary year, it had received only about $2 million in contributions since 1917.
Today, the Foundation’s assets stand at more than $1 billion. What led to such a remarkable increase in donations?
It began in 1947, when Paul Harris died after a prolonged illness. Rotary’s beloved founder had told friends that if they wanted to honor him, they should donate to the Foundation. So Rotary established a special fund for the contributions that flooded headquarters as news of Paul’s death spread.
In just 18 months, the Foundation received $1.3 million. Contributions continued to increase over the years, and they first topped $1 million in a single year in 1965.
At the 1978 convention in Tokyo, Rotary announced a two-year 75th anniversary fund, which would receive more than $7.2 million.
In 2004, the Foundation started the Every Rotarian, Every Year campaign to stimulate giving to the Annual Fund, which supports Foundation grants. In 2014-15, that fund received a record $123 million in contributions
A major project for Torquay Rotary this year is to install several fitness stations on the Torquay foreshore for the benefit of residents and visitors. There will be 4 stations each consisting of 2 elements of equipment. which will be situated on the walking track along the coast between Elephant Walk (near Zeally Bay Rd) and the carpark above the Surf Beach The equipment is currently being manufactured and will be erected prior to summer. Thanks to some generous corporate funding we are on the home stretch but still need more assistance to complete the project. You are invited to help us raise the final $$$$ to get the equipment in the ground
We hope you will support us in this fantastic project by pledging financial support and sharing this post with your friends. CLICK HERE TO HELP
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 Sept 12th
Mal Slater
John McDonald
Mal Slater
Update on The BBQ Trailer
Mon Sept 19
Gaynor Schols
Geoff Dawson
Gail Chrisfield
Rotary Action against Slavery
Mon Sept 26
David Mitchell
Brian Mynott
Greg Plumridge
Brownlow Footy night
partners night
Mon 3 October
Amanda Hough
Vernon D ' Souza
Geoff Dawson
Visit from Belmont Club
speaker TBC
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
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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