Hello everyone
As I write this we are looking forward to the 9780 District Conference with an excellent programe planned, and thanks to Maggie’s efforts, our Bond team for the dinner is also organised.
Here is our planned cast – you’ll be able to judge the results for yourself next week.
I am sure it will be a lot of fun.
Board meeting Monday 27 March
As always, our discussions were wide ranging at our Board meeting on the 27th, including:
• Confirmation of two RYPEN participants from Diversitat
• Confirmation of $200 to RYDA
• Discussions re NYSF to continue with Surf Coast Secondary College
• We agreed to purchase a ‘container’ to provide storage for books for future book fairs – approximate cost $3500
• We agreed the fund raising focus for the sports night with Cadel Evans on 12 July will be ‘Rotary heath projects’
• Net profits from the two catering efforts this weekend – D9810 Bike Ride and Conference Breakfast – will go into the club account
• Thanks to all your efforts in raising funds, we discussed and agreed the distribution of remaining funds from the Fund Raising account as follows:
Foundation @ $100 per member - refer guidelines $3,700.00
Carry over to next Rotary Year - refer guidelines $5,000.00
Asset replacement reserve - refer guidelines $3,000.00
Barwon Health Patient Transport - refer Board meeting 15/8/16 $3,000.00
Geelong West Rotary Club - Bookfair proceeds $3,000.00
Container - Bookfair $3,500.00
Youth Exchange Outbound student $1,000.00
ROMAC $1,000.00
Interplast $1,000.00
Jan Juc SLSC $1,000.00
Prostate Cancer Foundation $500.00
Parkinson’s Australia $500.00
Spring Creek House $1,675.00
Diversitat $1,000.00
RYPEN $490.00
RYDA $200.00
End Polio Now $1,000.00
ARHF - Mental Health $1,000.00
Donations in Kind Geelong $1,000.00
Total committed $32,565.00
Barwon Valley School seeks your help
Barwon Valley School seeks the help of Rotarians, to build a sensory playground in the Kindergarten area, which has been sponsored by Geelong Central RC. Work will be supervised by the school’s maintenance man Mark.
Barwon Valley School is the region’s ‘special needs’ school for disabled children aged 5 to 18, drawing its students from all over the region (including Torquay). 210 children are currently enrolled, many spending up to 4 hours travel time to and from school.
The school is 10 years old and was built with fenced spaces to play, but the spaces provide little or no sensory input to the children.
The school is replacing “swimming pool style” fencing with fences with AstroTurf and perspex panels than split the light into the rainbow, installing wind chimes, seats for the children to sit on, along with “cubby’s” for them to retreat into when they need to feel safe and secure.
If you can spare four hours (10 am – 3pm) on any of Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5 ,Thursday 6, Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12 or Thursday 13 April, please contact Don Shields at don@gibvic.com.au Your assistance would be much appreciated.
Muster for mental health
I know some of you are very keen caravaners, so this might interest you.
The Muster for Mental Health will have 12 Tours to complete the journey around Australia visiting Rotary Clubs and Regional Towns & Cities to bring focus to the importance of sustaining Mental Health Research especially for young Australians and youth suicide.
Joining the ARH travelling tour is available on a “Hop On and Hop Off” basis for caravans, mobile homes and cars.
Jump onto the website and check it out.
