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President's Message
Gaynor Schols
Report No 20
13 November 2017
This month is Rotary Foundation month so our meeting concentrated on Foundation, with Past DG Chris Sims giving us an update. We all need to think about projects worthy of a Global Grant ($30,000 +) and a District Grant (Max $3000) as applications should be submitted early in 2018.
A message from Rotary International President Ian Riseley:
Last Rotary year, our Foundation received US$304 million in total contributions: that included $140 million to the Annual Fund, $28 million to the Endowment Fund, and $108 million to PolioPlus. All of those gifts are now hard at work, Doing Good in the World: supporting Rotary’s work today and strengthening our organization for tomorrow. The Foundation approved 494 district grants and 1,260 global grants, with a total of $111 million in funding.
As you all know, polio eradication is the number one priority of Rotary and our Foundation. It has been a historic year for polio eradication, with unprecedented new support and fewer cases of polio than ever before. As announced at our Atlanta convention in June, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has increased its commitment to our polio eradication initiative, and will match 2:1 all Rotary contributions up to 50 million dollars, for the next three years. If Rotarians raise $50 million per year, the Gates Foundation will match this with $100 million: resulting in $150 million for polio eradication in each of the three years. In total, more than one billion dollars in new funding for polio were pledged by governments and key donors in Atlanta.
It was a great lead in to the 2017-2018 Rotary year, and Rotarians have been doing an amazing job not only of raising the money to fulfill our commitment, but keeping public awareness of polio high. Our fifth annual World Polio Day, on 24 October, was a great success; our livestream event, broadcast from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, was our largest ever, with over 149,000 people viewing and Vice-President Dean Rohrs representing Rotary in the program. Another 3,428 World Polio Day events took place around the world. It’s not too late to be a part of it; head over to the End Polio now website to see the recorded video.
In 2016, 37 children were paralyzed by the wild poliovirus. So far in 2017, that number stands at 13. We are on our way to zero, and you can follow that journey with the updates that are published every week by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
It’s important to remember that we have to keep doing everything we can do to End Polio Now, not only until the last child is paralyzed, but until eradication is certified by an independent commission. We expect that to happen at least three years from the last time wild poliovirus is found, in a child, a water supply, or anywhere else. Only then will we celebrate the end of polio—and the greatest work yet of Rotary and our Rotary Foundation.
Please put the word out amongst Friends, Family, Neighbours & Work Colleagues for any unwanted books. We have had posters made for shops and staff notice boards calling for donations so please let me know if you need some.
You will have now received a completed 2017-18 BBQ Roster Spreadsheet via email. The Roster is also saved in Clubrunner Club Documents or Click this link BBQ ROSTER
Thanks to all who served in the Rotary cause at today's Cowrie Market BBQ.
Beautiful day on the foreshore at the front beach and the team (pictured) were kept quite busy.
Unaudited takings $ 956 .00
NEXT EVENT - Cowrie Market Sun 17th December
Roster :-
- David Mitchell
- Greg Plumridge
- Mike Reed
- Mal Slater
If you are unable to do your rostered session then please find someone to swap with and advise me of the change.
Planning is moving ahead quickly for the 2018 Motor Show......can you believe that it is now only 13 weeks until the event.
The Show Committee needs some help to reach out to local businesses for sponsorship to advertise in the event program, so if you are able to assist with this task please contact Trevor Hall on 0421095093 who is heading up the team for this.
We are also planning to do a windscreen drop and hand out flyers at the Geelong Revival on 25th & 26th November if anyone would like to lend a hand.
If you cannot meet one of your assigned duties, Please contact Bruce Smith 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 20th Nov
Bryan Mynott
Linda Neale
Brian Mynott
Annual General Meeting
+ The Rotarian Behind the Badge
Mon 27th Nov
Bruce Smith
Robyn O'Loughlin
Trevor Pickles
Surviving Road Trauma - Christine Latimer
Mon 4th Dec
Maggie Isom
Greg Plumridge
Robyn O'Loughlin
TBN
Mon 11th Dec
Graeme McDonald
Mike Reed
Kelly Binyon
The Rotarian Behind the Badge - John Oswald
Mon 18th Dec
Gaynor Schols
Alan Anderson
Trevor Pickles
Club Christmas Function at Torquay Hotel - Partners NIght
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 check 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
usual 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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