Thank you Maggie for organising what was a really successful social night at the Torquay hotel last Monday. It was just fantastic to see so many partners - I hope you enjoyed sharing your Monday night with us.
RI Foundation 100th Birthday Party Monday 19 June 2017
You will have received an invitation to our birthday party, at which we will welcome some special guests including District Governor Stephen Lamont and Gaye. It promises to be lots of fun so I hope you, your partner and other friends will come along. Please respond via the email you have received. If you can’t attend, you can always make your own donation on the Foundation website.
District changeover lunch – Sunday 25 June 2017 in Mt Gambier
I have registered, and I know PDG Chris and Chrissie Sims are attending, but I would really like to have other Torquay Rotary Club members attend the District Changeover in Mt Gambier. Here is the link to register.
Our club goals for 2016 – 2017
As we are nearing the end of this Rotary year, the Board got together last week to review the goals we set this time last year to review them and to assess how we went. You can see them yourself on www.rotary.org in the My Rotary section (you will need your own login). You will see 16 goals successfully completed. Our contributions in cash and kind look like this:
Please place on your calendar that The Torquay Rotary Change-over Lunch will be held on Sunday July 2nd at the Surf Coast Hotel, Torquay From 12- 3.30pm.
This will be a "Partners" function and all members and partners are encouraged to attend to join with Lesley Shedden in the celebrating the hand over the President’s badge & responsibilities to President Elect Gaynor Schols and her new team.
Please note that you will receive a formal invitation via Clubrunner in the coming weeks.
As our current Rotary year draws to a close now is an appropriate time for us to begin planning for the "New" Rotary year.
2017-18 will be an exciting year for our Club particularly as we work alongside our recently inducted new members. President Gaynor will give a presentation on this to the Club early in the "New" Year however in the mean time as per President Elect Gaynor's recent email to you she would like all members to give thought as to what Areas of Service and Projects you would like to be involved with.
International Projects with Lesley
Community/Australian Service Projects with Michael
Vocational Service Projects with Richard
Youth Service Projects with Gerard
Membership Committee with Amanda
Public Relations with Greg
Please can you let Gaynor know (by email) which committee you would prefer to help with. We need a fair distribution and if I don't hear back from you, I will allocate your service role according to needs.
Also if you would like to be involved as a Committee member for any of our Major Events please also indicate this in your preferences to Gaynor.
Cub Projects
Motor Show
Book Fair
BBQ's
Ride the Bellarine
ANZAC Day
Golf Day
Major Events (ie Dine with Cadel)
......or if you have any ideas for possible future projects/events please raise these with any Board Members for consideration.
Most importantly our Club urgently needs to nominate a President Elect for the 2018-19 year to enable that person to participate in the full President Elect Training Program during the coming year.
Also before the "New" year gets underway there are two tasks for which assistance could be used, they are -
GOLF DAY Since the evolution of the Torquay Golf Club into the RACV Resort, our Club has struggled to return the Graham Price Golf to the popular and significant event it was in its heyday. This year an opportunity exists for this event to be included in the Calendar for the inaugural "Torquay Life Festival" which is being held during the month of October. Darrel Brewin is the Lead of the Golf Committee and would be eager to hear from anyone interested in joining this committee. Please contact Darrel on 0417185071
Public Relations If you are media savvy have an interest in photography and/or are comfortable working with Facebook, writing short articles and posting website stories then Greg Plumridge would be interested in having you join the Public Relations Team. There are unlimited opportunities for us to promote our Club to the outside world and we are restricted only by the people power and time available to present and post the articles. Please contact Greg to discuss on 0418521321
Is a three part series of fast paced, interactive one day courses offered to refine a Rotarian's leadership skills and increase their knowledge of Rotary.
The dates for the 2017-18 Program have just been released.
The 3 full-day training courses will be held in Geelong on Aug 5, 2017, Oct 14, 2017 and Feb 3, 2018
The club generally pays the fees and registrations close on 30 June.
Who Should Attend RLI:
Rotary Clubs are encouraged to select at leasttwo candidates for RLI annually. Participants return to their Club with enthusiasm new contacts, fresh ideas, an increased understanding of their potential as Rotarians, and valuable skills impacting their potential leadership in the Club. In particular, It's good for all Rotarians but especially recommended for new members, those with board positions and Presidents Elect.
In recent years Vernon D'Souza and PE Gaynor Schols have graduated from RLI so if you are interested in the course I encourage you to discuss with either of them.
Please contact Chris Sims on 0439 209 036 for more details or
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 .
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.
