Bulletin 9th December (Dec 09, 2017)

"Behind the Badge" get to know fellow Rotarians

Lions Village Community Centre

Dec 11, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

The Torquay Rotary Club Christmas party

Torquay Hotel

Dec 18, 2017
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Fish & Chips on the Beach Club Social Night

Cosy Corner Beach

Jan 08, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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Gaynor Schols

Report No 23

Monday 4th December 2017

Local physiotherapist Aubrey Francis gave us an interesting insight into pearl farming. For one free physio session just ring his rooms and mention his free offer for Torquay Rotarians.

STAR OF THE MONTH

David Mitchell was recognised for his contributions to our club which include attendance lists every week, acting as Sergeant whenever called on to do so, talking to us about estate planning, running the Footy Finals Social Night, helping to run the Cup Eve Event and also opening his home for a social get-together on 1st December, which just happened to be his 26th anniversary in this club! Thanks David, your service above self is much appreciated.

District Grant Completed - Traffic Management

Thanks to Lesley Shedden for applying for the grant and to Brian Mynott for organising the traffic control training and equipment. Our report has been submitted and accepted by District. Our qualified traffic controllers are: Brian Mynott, Alan Anderson, Terry Charlton, Bruce Smith and Geoff Dawson. Congratulations to you all.

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race on 27 & 28 January

Can all those who have registered (or will register) please let me know as I have to confirm our Club payment list with the new online organisers. Duty stations will be arranged in January.

Here is the registration link again: http://www.cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au/the-event/volunteers/

Monday January 22nd, 2018 - Planning Meeting for Avenues of Service

The planning committee is meeting on 14th December and on 22nd Jan we will review our achievement of current projects and finalise our planning for the future. We also need to propose District or Global Grants so we have enough time to prepare submissions prior to April deadlines. Can everyone please give this some thought!

A Rotary Fact for the Week

There are 29,326 Rotarians in 1107 clubs in 21 districts in Australia

Monday 11th December

We look forward to hearing from Dr John Oswald - Rotarian behind the Badge, who is District 9780 chair for Interplast.

Monday 18th December is our Christmas Party at the Torquay hotel. Please RSVP on Clubrunner.

President Gaynor Schols

2017 Torquay Rotary Christmas Party

Posted by Maggie Isom

Torquay Rotary Christmas Party

This years Christmas Party will be a Partners Night and will be held on Monday 18 December at

Venue:- Torquay Hotel

Time:- 6:30pm for 7pm start

Cost:- $25/head Drinks( @bar prices ) & nibbles will be served from 6.30

Registration:- Via Clubrunner/email link

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Relay for Life March 16th 2018

Posted by Graham Gill

I realise it seems like a long way off at the moment but it will only be 11 weeks after Christmas, I thought I'd get in early so that you all have plenty of time to register for our Rotary Relay Team

Please find details of the event below.

Registration is discounted to $20 if you get in before February. CLICK HERE to Register and be sure to register as a member of the Torquay Rotary Club Team

If you would like any further details please contact me.

Graham Gill - Team Captain

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Book Fair Update - More Books Needed

Posted by Rhonda Anchen

Book Fair - More Books Required

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.

Rhonda Anchen

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Interplast News

INTERPLAST NEWS

For the latest December 2017 update on Interplast activities please CLICK HERE

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2017-18 BBQ Season - Cowrie Market 17th Dec

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

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.

Thanks Mal

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Ride the Bellarine Registrations are Now Open

Ride the Bellarine is a District Fundraising Event, run by the 15 combined Rotary Clubs of Geelong. This event, now in its 4th year, raises funds to support the End Polio Now Campaign.

I would be most grateful if you could post the attached image, on your Club's Facebook Page to promote the opening of registrations for Ride the Bellarine 2018. I have also included an image around the new RTB jersey which you may wish to post at another time. You could use the following words to go with the image

Registrations for Ride the Bellarine 2018 now open!. Click https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=28260 to register today. This unique ride, on 15 April 2018, will take you around the beautiful Bellarine, enjoying amazing scenery while you raise funds to End Polio.

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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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Future Meetings & Duty Roster

Posted by Bruce Smith

Weekly Assigned Duties:

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
Date	Chair	GREETING	INVOCATION	Event details
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
Mon 25th Dec				NO MEETING - Christmas Day
Mon 1st Jan				NO MEETING - New Years Day
Mon 8th Jan				Cosy Corner - Fish & Chips
Mon 15th Jan				Joint Meeting with Grovedale TBC
Mon 22nd Jan				Club Planning Meeting

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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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