Some time ago a wise person described the game of golf as a good walk ruined. Well last Monday night there were a number of people at our Rotary function who would disagree with that definition. This would be particularly true of those that walked away with prizes for their efforts. Once again there were a number of Rotarians who contributed to the smooth running of the Graeme Price Memorial Golfing Event this year. Congratulations to the organising committee on a job well done. I would also like to pass on the Club's gratitude to Pamela and Darrel Brewin who provided their home and hospitality on the night. Without their generosity the night would not have been such a runaway success.
As you are all aware there will be no Rotary meeting on Monday 9th March as that day is a public holiday. Our next Club meeting at home base will be on Monday 16th March. On that night the program will include a short presentation from Katie from Dogs for Kids with Disabilities She will have an assistance dog with her. We will have a Rotary Youth Leadership Award (aka RYLA) candidate who will talk to the Club about their expectations from the upcoming event. In addition to all of this there will be an induction ceremony for our newest member, Alan Anderson. Of course we will also have some time for our friendly Sergeant-at-Arms to practice their skills. Wrap this up with some famous Torquay fellowship and we have the makings of a good night. By the way, if you haven't yet volunteered to assist with the Dog Show event on March 29, please talk to Lesley Shedden as soon as possible
Yours in Rotary Service,
Gerard McNamara
President
Rotary Club of Torquay D9780
With our aim to raise funds for Dogs for Kids with Disabilities, our Surfcoast Dog Walk & Torquay Rotary Dogs’ Day out is coming up and we will need some members to assist on the day. If you are available would you please let Lesley Shedden know as well as any preference for the sort of involvement you would like to have - registration table, giving away the freebies, collecting gold coin donations, assisting with the dog events, selling raffle tickets with Mary, or general assistance.
We have secured two major sponsors – Torquay Animal House Vet Clinic and The Dog House Pet Resort as well as 18 vendors and various doggie demonstrations including agility dogs, frisbee dogs and dog obedience. We will have a fun park for the kids and
Entry on the day is gold coin donation, with a $5 entry fee for each event. To encourage participants to raise sponsorship money, we will have a draw a for anyone who rises over $100 with some great prizes.
Sponsorship money can be raised by direct donation to our club account, cash recorded on the sponsorship form available online and on the back of the flyer and ‘hopefully’ online through FundRazr, which is a Facebook App. We are just waiting on finalisation of the reinstatement of our club PayPal account to activate this.
Surfcoast Shire Council has included a flyer for the event in its 7,000 dog registration letters which went out this week, and will be placing an advertisement in the local paper two weeks before the event, along with their own advertisement that dogs and cats can be brought along for microchipping.
Full details areavailable and will be updated on our club website as well as our Facebook page or from any of the committee - Lesley Shedden, Jeanette Crowther, Trevor Brown, Bruce and Julie Smith and Bill Abbott.
Julie Smith is crocheting dog blankets - small and large - in AFL club colours which she is donating for sale on the day, and
Mary Elliott has been busy getting a Raffle Hamper together for the event (see Pictured)
Raffle Details are:-
Community Service Raffle Sunday March 29th 2015
Surfcoast Dog Walk & Dog’s Day Out
RAFFLE PRIZE:- Assorted Items for both Adults & Children
Some of the budding Golfers out on the course. OOPS! another lost ball for Trevor......but it's OK 'cos Gail says shes always looking out for Trev's balls!
Winners are Grinners .....and Runners Up Too! ......and so it it seems are the NAGA's
An enjoyable time was had by all the everyone last Monday, both the golfers who played in the Graeme Price Memorial Golf Day and all those who dinned at Brewins' afterwards.
Thanks to the Golf Committee for organising the day, the Brewin's for hosting the dinner and all those who participated.
The Torquay Lions Club have invited our Club to attend their dinner meeting on Thursday 26th March, 6.30 for 7.00 at Lions Village. The cost is $25. The Speaker is Ross Oakley speaking on the subject of The amazing story of the salvation of Australian Football. His book "The Phoenix Rises" is that story. The pamphlet says "The Phoenix Rises is his story, created with the assistance of the many who were part of those crazy times and enhanced by never-before-seen extracts from the minutes of the VFL and the Commission.
It is a many sided story of how Oakley and the evolving Commisson took the game from the edge of the precipice to become the envy of Australian sport. His book will be on sale for $34.95.
I will be required to advise the Lions Club of numbers by about the 15th March for catering purposes. I request therefore that you please advise me 0438 619094 as soon as possible your intention to attend or not.
A Busy day was held at Deakin Uni Waterfront Campus last Wednesday with myself, Judy Mather, Kidney Donor Mike Sullivan, Bill & PP Ray Roblliard from the Rotary Club of Grovedale all promoting Donate Life & Transplant Australia .
You are probably aware that the District Interplast committee has made its major fundraiser for the year a presentation at Her Majesty's on April 2, the Thursday evening before Easter.
The show ‘Boys in the Band’ celebrates the world’s greatest hits from the most iconic bands of the 20th century!
Billed as “the feel good show of the year” the high energy concert features of 50years of tunes such as Walk Like a Man, Sherry, Can’t Buy Me Love, Let it Be, Hey Jude, Imagine, Blame it on the Boogie, ABC, Unchained Melody, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Surfin’ USA, Good Vibrations, Staying Alive and medleys of the biggest hits the world has ever known.
The "Boys in the Band" have enchanted audiences right across the globe performing a two week season at The Mandela Theatre in South Africa and at the F1 Grand Prix in Singapore, followed by their hugely successful first Australian tour in 2014 which included a string of shows at the iconic Arts Centre Melbourne.
Tickets will be at the normal price ($59) but $29 will be rebated back to the Interplast committee for District 9780. Please select Rotary and use the promotional code Interplastwhen booking
Or in person at the Her Majesty’s Box Office, 17 Lydiard Street South, BALLARAT
The offer also includes drinks with the "Boys" after the show. It will be a great night, a great start to Easter, and promises, if supported by all the Rotary Clubs of Ballarat, to be a great fundraiser for Interplast
The event is in support of the END POLIO campaign and is expected to be a major fund raiser for Geelong Clubs.
Each participant will be encouraged to seek individual sponsorship, budgeted; 500 participants at $50/head = sponsorship of $25,000
When matched with Bill & Melinda Gates contribution could see
$75,000 to Rotary Foundation – END POLIO CAMPAIGN
Two courses will be offered, 100km around the peninsula OR 50km down the centre and back through Barwon Heads
Entry fees will be $75 for 100km course and $55 for 50km course. Income based on 500 participants is budgeted to cover all event expenses.
Events start and finish at the BBQ shelter in Eastern Gardens
Ride commences at 8am, set up from 6am
Expected finish 2pm, clean up till 4pm
Volunteers will be required from each Club, so please keep this date available.
Torquay Rotarians who are ticketed for traffic management will be particularly useful. The event requires 6 of these so if us "Ticketed Torquay Rotarians"
Can fill these roles then it will save the event form having to pay for them.
It is now just over two weeks before we celebrate the work of our District, be inspired, meet fellow Rotarians and have fun at the 2015 District 9780 Conference in historic Maryborough, Central Victoria at the District 9780 District Conference on the week-end of March 20th to 22nd.
If you haven't already registered, we encourage you to do so within the next week because registrations will be closing on Friday, March 13th. We have to let our caterers know numbers by then, and we need time to prepare Conference materials and make our final preparations.
If you are still deciding, please follow the link below to view some our Conference booklet that will give you an idea of the fantastic speakers and facilitators we have to inspire, entertain and increase your Rotary knowledge. There is also a summary of the program. More information is available on our website at http://www.rotary9780conference.com.au/
Rotary District 9810 is hosting its District Conference in Ballarat between the 13th and 15th March 2015. Our District has held a fundraising bike ride every year for the last 28 years and next year we start our ride from District Conference on Sunday 15th and ride 808 ks finishing up in Ballarat on Friday 20th March. The ride leaves from Federation University, Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat (formerly Ballarat University).
The ride is to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health and as I am sure you will appreciate the more riders, the bigger chance of raising more funds. Next year we hope to raise in excess of $40,000 which will get us very close, if not over the $1 million dollars mark, raised for ARH since the inception of the Rides to and from District Conference.
If there are any bike riders in the community or in the Rotary Clubs of District 9780 who may like to join us for the ride and raise funds for ARH on behalf or their own club or on a personal basis, we would love you to join us. All funds raised would be credited by ARH to the individuals or to their own Rotary Club. The ride is open to both Rotarians, their spouses, and any other members of the public who would like to join us.
For further information please read (1) our flyer attached below, (2) for complete information refer to our Web Site found at www.rotaryrideforresearch.com.au, or (3) contact our ride Co-ordinator
Rob Henry on Phone: 97621765 or Mobile: 0417570417
Interested in a particular subject? Did you know that internationally there are fellowships of Rotarians for each of the interest Groups listed below? Many have chapters in Australia or arrange gatherings around the world.
The Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians is but one of these and I have just received their latest e-Newsletter for which I have created a link at the end of this story. It contains some very interesting reading which gives insight to what one Fellowship is all about.
Visit the group's website or email them to learn more.
If you cannot meet one of your assigned duties, Please contact Jill Evans 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
Chair
Invocation
Greeting
See Events for details
Mon 9th Mar
NO
MEETING
DUE TO
LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY
Mon 16th Mar
Jenny Osccar
John McDonald
Bill Abbott
Jordan Kelly, RYLA attendee & Katie from Dogs for Kids with Disabilities
Mon 23rd Mar
Rob Shedden
Chris Sims
David Mitchell
Scott, from the Rotary Club of Bendigo – East Timor work
Sun 29th Mar
Surf Coast
Dog Walk
Torquay Common
Please note: The assigned Chairperson for the evening is responsible for writing a short review on the topic presented by the guest speaker of the night and for emailing the review to the Bulletin editor by noon of the following Wednesday
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 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.
REMEMBER on "Partners Nights" it is assumed that you partner IS 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 on travel is not an excuse. It must be recorded beforehand in the “Apology Book”.
Not all of us were able to make the trek to District Changeover in June, however I am sure that members of our Club would prefer not to have to wait until DG Geoff's Club visit on 6th October to get to know more about him and his vision for District 9780.
........well thanks to District Media Guru Tony Stewart and modern technology you can hear DG Geoff James acceptance speech by CLICK HERE or follow the link below (Please Note:- you may need to view this bulletin in your web browser to see the link below)
Our new District Governor Geoff James & his wife Meryl, are members of the Rotary Club of Maryborough. To read about their background and learn a little more about them, click on GET TO KNOW YOUR DISTRICT GOVERNOR in the section below
Here are some links where you can find all of the Latest news from District 9780
District 9780 is now on facebook to view the facebook page "Click" the icon
