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President's Message
Kelly Binyon
President's Report No 11
Hello Everyone,
Well where did that week go! Is it just me or does time speed up as we get closer to Christmas? Today saw the resumption of the Cowrie Market BBQ with myself, Mal, Bruce and a very dusty Mitch doing what we do best! I may make fun of it but for every sausage cooked & sold we raise vital funds for our projects. It’s also a great way to promote Rotary in our community.
On a sad note the Club was advised that Rtn. Vernon D’Souza’s sister passed away this week. It was fortunate that both Vernon & Charmaine were able to travel home to be by her side. On behalf of the Club we pass on our deepest sympathy to the whole D’Souza family.
REMINDER:: There is no regular meeting this week as we encourage all members to attend the End Polio Now Movie Night which is on this Friday 20th September. Please refer to previous details on how to buy tickets.
Also don’t forget Board Members - Meeting at Lesley Shedden’s at 5:30pm Monday 16 September.
A BIG than you to Amanda Hough who jumped in to fill the void when Ana Galvez our planned speaker cancelled on very short notice.
Amanda gave us a brief travelogue of her recent "Self Drive" trip to Africa with her partner Alan McKenzie. Many of you will have seen some of Amanda's pics on her Facebook page but here is a selection from her presentation plus one extra special one that Amanda wanted to share with us all. No, she didn't win Lotto...…….. this is an example of how worthless the local currency is in Zimbabwe
If you would like further information of the African "Self Drive" holidays CLICK HERE
The Rotary Club of Grovedale/Waurn Ponds would like to invite all your members to our Annual Dinner Auction, please see all info attached.
We promise you a great night with a main and silent auction being held at the newly renovated venue, Capri Receptions in Pakington St Geelong West.
Looking forward to your support for our main fundraiser.
Regards
Paul Desbrowe-Annear
Fund raising Director
Rotary Club of Grovedale/Waurn Ponds
You're Invited to -
The Rotary Club of Grovedale/Waurn Ponds
DINNER DANCE & AUCTION
FRIDAY 4TH of OCTOBER 2019 6.30 PM
PRE DINNER DRINKS, APPEIZERS
2 COURSE MEAL
WINE, BEER & SOFT DRINKS
$75 PER HEAD
VENUE
Capri Receptions
258 Pakington St
Geelong West
If you are interested in making up a table for the Grovedale Waurn Ponds Dinner Auction please contact Michael Reed on 0418524315 or Greg Plumridge on 0418521321.
This is always a fun night with many great bargains to be had, whilst supporting our good friends from Grovedale.
If you do require to swap a date for any reason you will now need to find someone to do this with yourself. I would suggest that you send the request to Greg who has offered to advertise on a BBQ Roster Trading Post in the bulletin
You are invited to contribute to a project to support Purple House, an organisation that provides dialysis services to remote indigenous people in Central Australia.
Purple House is an innovative Indigenous-owned and run health service operating from its base in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Now operating 16 remote clinics and a mobile dialysis unit called the Purple Truck, Purple House is getting patients back home so that families and culture can remain strong.
DG Rosanne Kava has asked us all to provide any of the following items to our Assistant Governor, Judy Beasley, who will pass them on to Purple House CEO Sarah Brown for delivery to clients in remote communities
Soaps, shampoos, conditioner, body lotion and toiletries including combs, brushes, toothpaste and tooth brushes (no sanitary items as they are sourced elsewhere).
Special recognition will be given to the Club that provides the top contribution.
Think about volunteering to assist Purple House if you are travelling in central Australia, eg to assist in building a new Purple House in Coober Pedy, or as a nurse on the Purple Bus or one of the Purple Houses. Click the image for more details or CLICK HERE to contact Purple House or phone 08 8953 6444.
Please give your donated items to Lesley Shedden or Mike Reed at any of our Monday meetings.
Monday 7th October will be Torquay Rotary's "Lift the Lid" Crazy Hat Nite so be sure to wear a "Special", "Outrageous", or "Significant" Hat.... Monday Night 7th Oct...……....make a donation to Australian Rotary Health's Lift the Lid Campaign and you could win a prize....... so start preparing your hat now!
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 Maggie Isom ( 0412713102 ) 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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