Bulletin 27th Aug 2017 (Aug 27, 2017)

Fireside Chats - NO Meeting at Lions Village

Members Homes

Aug 28, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

East Loddon Food Sharing Inc. Program Linden Barry

Lions Village

Sep 04, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Club Planning Meeting

Lions Village

Sep 11, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

District Governors Visit

Lions Village

Sep 18, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Brownlow Social Night - Partners Welcome

Lions Village

Sep 25, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

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Gaynor Schols

Report No 8

Thanks to Greg Plumridge and Howard Randall for providing training on ClubRunner and My Rotary at our meeting on 21st August. Please use both these portals as they contain lots of useful information for all Rotarians. You will find our showcase of "Dine with Cadel Evans" at My Rotary > Take Action > Showcase

BBQ Roster

I have been notified that the proposed Friendship Exchange lunch on the 14th November has been cancelled , meaning yet another revision of the BBQ roster. Please make sure you let Malcolm Slater know if you cannot make shifts you have been allocated. Remember that once the roster has been finalised, if you need to make a change you will responsible for finding someone to stand in for you.

Working with Children Check

Please note all Rotarians are required to hold a Working with Children Card. If you do not have one, please apply online at http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

Please ensure that Linda Neale has your card number recorded.

Traffic Control Training at The Gordon, Geelong

Members who hold an expired card are asked to attend a half day refresher course on either 19th October or 30th November

For members wishing to do a new course it will be over 2 days on either 12/13 October or 23/24 November.

Please let Brian Mynott or Greg Plumridge know so they can confirm bookings.

Urgent Call for President Elect

We must appoint a President for 2018/19!

With PETS occurring in Ballarat on the 21st October 2017 or in Horsham on the 22nd October 2017, and the DG visiting us on 18th September, this is becoming an urgent issue.

Please think about it seriously and call me if you are willing to take on this great opportunity.

Fireside Chats on 28th August

I hope you all have a wonderful social evening. A member from each group will be asked to give feedback and ideas to the club on 4th September, from your discussions over dinner. Please remember that dinners start at 6.30pm, hosts are given $20 per head for catering and you take your own drinks.

President Gaynor Schols

Clubrunner and "My Rotary" Workshop

Thanks to all members who attended the Tutorial/workshop on Clubrunner and " My Rotary" last week.

Hopefully this was enlightening to you all and we were able to deal with all of the questions on the night, however if you still find you have some questions or you were unable to be present last week please do not hesitate to contact Howard or myself.

Howard - howard.randall@quayfocus.com or 0412525197

Greg - greg@tyrepowergeelong.com.au or 0418 521321

Greg Plumridge

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Fireside Chats

Posted by Bruce Smith

Tomorrow night Monday 28th August will be our FIRESIDE CHAT night

Host and guest allocations are completed and if you are not sure where you are supposed to be going for dinner please refer to the email I sent out to members on Tuesday 22nd or give me a call on 0414332870.

I hope you all have a great evening

Bruce Smith

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Walk In The Park

Posted by Peter Bollen

Once again our Ambassador for Parkinsons, Peter Bollen participated today in the annual "Walk in the Park" with "Pete's Pals" Team. On what was a very a bleak day a number of Rotarians joined Pete, Cynthia and family (see pics of Maggie and John with their team T Shirts which were obviously not being worn as they would not provide enough protection from the elements.

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2017-18 BBQ Season We're Off and Running

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

Our first BBQ was the Taekwondo event which was held today in very cold conditions and was certainly a baptism for our latest member John Oswald. Many thanks to John and Lesley Shedden and the others who were on the job today.

The next two BBQ's are being held at Bunnings.

Thanks to the following members who have volunteered as follows.

Sunday September 10th

Morning Session 8.45 to 12 am

Robyn O'Loughlin
Amanda Hough
Vernon D'Sousa
Richard Mierzejewski
Leslie Shedden

Afternoon Session 12 to 4pm

Bruce Smith
Ben Smith
Linda Neale
Gerard Mc Namarra

Saturday October 28th

Morning Session 8.30am to 12

Robyn O'Loughlin
Gerard Mc Namarra
Graham Gill
Kelly Binyon
Greg Birchall

Afternoon Session 12 to 4pm

Rudi Schols
Gaynor Schols
Linda Neale
Brian Mynott

Thanks Mal

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Pyrenees Magic Bike Ride - 29th Sept -

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Rotary Global Rewards Program

Rotary Global Rewards, our member benefits program, offers discounts on products and services from local and global

merchants, along with opportunities to give back to Rotary.

Over 33,000 members have signed in to use Rotary Global Rewards. To raise awareness of this program, you can:

Recommend Rotary Global Rewards to all club members. They can visit www.rotary.org/globalrewards from a computer or download the Rotary Club Locator App to use the program on mobile devices.
Post a "Rewards" link to www.rotary.org/globalrewards on your club and district websites. This gives members easier access to Rotary Global Rewards.
Encourage club members to post offers on Rotary Global Rewards.
Suggest that club members help the program grow in their communities by asking local merchants to post offers.

You can find instructional videos, how-to-guides, and promotional materials on the Rotary Global Rewards page of My Rotary. If you have any questions about the program, write to rotaryglobalrewards@rotary.org.

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RC of Albert Park Footy Breakfast

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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
Date	Chair	GREETING	INVOCATION	Event details
Mon 28 August	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fireside Chats - Rotarians Homes
Mon 4 Sept	Mal Slater	Amanda Hough	Graham Gill	East Loddon Food Sharing Inc. Linden Barry & Leanne Walsh
Mon 11 Sept	Gaynor Schols	Maggie Isom	Helen McDonald	Cub Planning Meeting
Mon 18 Sept	TBN	TBN	TBN	District Governors Visit
Mon 25 Sept	David Mitchell	Graeme McDonald	John McDonald	Brownlow Footy Night Social Partners Welcome

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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 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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