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President's Message
Trevor Pickles
President's Report No 6
It was good to see so many attendees at our Partner’s Night on Monday to hear Maggie & Chris talk about Mary Elliott’s legacy.
As we all know, Mary was a determined advocate for Organ Transplant and her work needs to be maintained into the future. Many thanks Maggie & Chris.
Next week Maggie will again take the floor, this time with John McDonald, to talk about their attendance at the ‘Inspiring Toronto’ convention. This will be another entertaining and informative night so – be there!
Remember we are BBQing at Ashmore Road Arts Centre this coming weekend as part of the annual Arts Trail – if you haven’t visited this venue before it’s certainly worth a visit.
Grovedale College Mock Interviews. Note Change of Dates
Grovedale College have again requested assistance from Torquay Rotary Club at their Mock Interview sessions However the College have advised that they have
had a clash of timetable with the year 9 exams, so we will need to change the dates to the following week. So that will be Tuesday the 21st of August and Friday the 24th of August.
Tuesday 21 August Friday 24 August 2018
9.00am – 12.00pm 9.00am – 12.00pm
Vernon D’Souza Kelly Binyon
Greg Plumridge Rhonda Anchen
Amanda Hough Bruce Smith
Richard Mierzejewski
If any of you are unable to participate as a result of the change of dates can you please advise me.
In Australia, farmers are the lifeblood of our country and they are in crisis. Record breaking heat and lack of rain means farmers are struggling to feed sheep and cattle, and keep crops alive. Families on the land are suffering and they need our help. Channel 9 and Rotary Australia have partnered with the National Farmers' Federation, launching an appeal to big business and everyday Australians, so we can provide some emergency relief. 100% of donations goes to the farmers and is tax deductible via Rotary and RAWCS. Every dollar counts.
The link for the donation page for the project is:
For anyone who has not participated in a Fireside Chat night before, it is an evening where you are encouraged to register to attend with your partner. Those who register will be billeted out in groups of 6-8 people to be hosted by fellow Rotarians in their homes for a relaxed evening including dinner and fellowship.
Prospective members are also encouraged to register to join us on this night as it will provide an opportunity to get to know members of our Club more intimately.
Dinner will be prepared by your host at a maximum cost of the usual $25/head and drinks will be BYO.
Registrations for this event will close on Monday 13th August, however I would encourage you to register ASAP to allow sufficient time to arrange hosts for the number of participants who register, and to allow Hosts time to plan the meal. We will require around 5 Members to be hosts on the night so if you are interested in hosting, or require further details, please contact Jan Emmett on 0418522533.
Be sure to specify any special dietary requirements in our RSVP as usual
Thanks to everyone who manned the BBQ at the Surf Coast Arts Trail this weekend, fortunately the organisers gave us an indoor placement which made conditions more pleasant.
Takings for the 2 days were $1,366.50 a great result especially given the conditions. well done team
The Parkinsons "A Walk in the Park" will be held on Sunday August 26th. Once again Pete's Pals will be participating in the Walk and you are invited to join them on the walk. Go to www.parkinsonswalk.org.au/
for more details on the Walk or give me a call.
Alternatively if you are unable to join us on the Walk then you may like to sponsor our team and help us crack our $500 target. Sponsor Team Petes Pals Here
We are now fully operational with our new system for registering for our weekly dinner meetings. Called Whoozin, this program is used by other local Rotary Clubs with great success.
To make it easy for everyone I have prepared a Whoozin User Manual which is stored on Clubrunner under "Club Documents" that you will be able to print off if you wish.
In Summary the way it will work is:-
You will receive an initial email invitation each Monday for the following week's meeting.
You can immediately accept or decline, leave until later.
You will receive a reminder email on the Friday Prior
You will have until Midnight Sunday to register your RSVP and can change your decision right up until the closing time.
You can register up to 5 guests
You can specify any Special Dietary requirements
Please Note that if you do not register your intentions you will be charged for the dinner fee.
If you have any problems please free to contact myself Greg Plumridge 0418521321 or Michael Reed 0418524315 for details on how to work the program.
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 .
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.
How to Book in for our Dinner Meeting?
For Members, Partners and guests of Members
you will receive email invitations to each meeting via Whoozin.
It will be your responsibility to RSVP using Whoozin by Midnight on the day prior to the meeting.
The only exception to this will be if you are expecting to be out of internet connectivity for an extended period.
In this instance you can notify Richard Mierzejewski at LET Surfcoast on03-5261 2777 by 4.00pm on the Saturday prior to the Monday Meeting.
Please Note there is NO Answering Service on this number.
Remember if you are bringing guests or your partner (to a non-partner night) you need to RSVP for the extra number of person/s who will be attending.
If no RSVP is registered as per the above process, 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.
For Visitors to the Club
Any Visitors not being registered as a guest of a Member must call Richard Mierzejewski at LET Surfcoast on03-5261 2777 to Book in. RSVP's must be made no later than 4.00PM on the Saturday prior to the Meeting
Please Note there is NO Answering Service on this number.
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