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Upcoming Events
Christmas in July at The Minya Winery
The Minya Winery
Jul 23, 2018
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Club Assembly Planning Meeting - Pres Trevor
Lions Village Community Centre
Jul 30, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Donate Life/Mary Elliotts Legacy Maggie Isom/CSims
Lions Village Community Centre
Aug 06, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Courtenay Ford - Nurse/Volunteering in Africa
Lions Village Community Centre
Aug 13, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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President's Message
Trevor Pickles
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President's Report No 3
 
Monday 6th July 2018
 
My last Hoorah on behalf of President Trevor Pickles as I furiously pack to depart our fair shores.
 

 
The meeting on Monday was small and wintery but thanks to those who attended to listen to Rotarian Behind in Badge, Peter Bollen.
Thanks also to Greg Plumridge for reviewing ClubRunner. Hopefully you have all been viewing “My Rotary” as well. There are heaps of interesting Rotary stories there. Please also go to Rotary Club Central where you will see all our Club’s achievements for 2017/18. Having said that, right now they are having some technical issues and you may get this message:
“My Rotary is experiencing service outages: We are continuing to experience intermittent technical issues with My Rotary due to water damage to part of our server systems.”
 
Monday 23rd July
Christmas in July at Minya Winery. I am very sorry to be missing it this year as last year was a fantastic evening! Hope you all have a great time!
Monday 30th July
This will be President Pickles’ first planning meeting, so please decide with Avenue of Service committee you would like to be on and start planning worthwhile projects for 2018/19.
See you in September x
 
Past President Gaynor Schols
 
Stories
Mock Job Interviews
 

Grovedale College Mock Interviews.

  

Grovedale College have again requested assistance from Torquay Rotary Club at their Mock Interview sessions on Tuesday 14th August and

Friday 17th August between the hours of 9.00am and 12.00pm. We would need up to 6 members at each session. This event is held in

Conjunction with Grovedale Rotary Club. While the students gain invaluable experience in an interview  process, we also have a very positive

Interaction with these students. Please advise me if you are able to assist in one or both sessions.

 

Richard Mierzejewski

Youth Director

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BBQ's ……...but wait....there's more


 

 

So please disregard the message in last weeks bulletin.....it seems that we are going to be back on the job in August.

 

We are required to operate our BBQ at the Surf Coast Arts Trail on Sat 11th & Sun 12th August at Ashmore Rd (off Grossmans Rd) There will be 16 studios set up with 35 artists displaying their work. 

We will require a team of 3 on each day from 10am -3pm.

 

In Mal's absence please contact me if you are available to assist on either day.

 

Michael Reed

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Walk In The Park
 
 
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
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Travelling Rotarians
 


              Robyn & Gerard at Mataranka Springs                             and taking a dip at Wangi Falls
  
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       Mal & Debbie    (well Debbie) at least at the Gasgoyne this week

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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:
  1. 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.
  2. Post a "Rewards" link to www.rotary.org/globalrewards on your club and district websites. This gives members easier access to Rotary Global Rewards.
  3. Encourage club members to post offers on Rotary Global Rewards. 
  4. 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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VERY IMPORTANT - Whoozin The New Weekly Meeting Book-in System 
 

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.
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Future Meetings & Duty Roster
 

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

Speaker

 

Duty Team

 

Program

Chair

GREETING

INVOCATION

Event details

Mon 23rd Jul Jan Emmett  Christmas in July at The Minya Winery
Mon 30th Jul Trevor PicklesJan EmmettTrevor HallClub Assembly
Mon 6th AugMaggie Isom Chris SimsTrevor PicklesGraham GillJan EmmettDonate Life - Mary's Legacy
Mon 13th AugCourtenay Ford Maggie Isom  Nurse/Volunteer in Africa
Mon 20th AugMike Atkinson Peter Bollen  Parkinson's Ambassador

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dinner Meeting Registration & Apologies

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.
 
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 on 03-5261 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 on 03-5261 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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Rotary International & District 9780 Info
 
Rotary International President for 2018-19 is Barry Rassin from the Rotary Club of East Nassau
CLICK HERE to read more
 

District 9780 Governor for 2018-19 is Anthony Ohlsen from Rotary Club of Maryborough 
 
CLICK HERE to learn more about Anthony
 
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
To read District Governor Ray's No 12 June final Newsletter CLICK HERE
Rotary Down Under June 2018 Edition 606 CLICK HERE
 
REFERENCE LINKS
District 9780 Directory 2018-19 (D9780 Rotarians Only)
 
Rotary Club of Torquay Annual Reports for 2017-18
<----- Click here  for the 2017-18 Annual Report Part A  
 
         
<----- Click here  for the 2017-18 Annual Report Part B (2016-17 Audited Financials)  
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