Bulletin 5th August 2018 (Aug 05, 2018)

Donate Life/Mary Elliotts Legacy Maggie Isom/CSims

Lions Village Community Centre

Aug 06, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Maggie Isom & John McDonald-Inspiring Toronto 2018

Lions Village Community Centre

Aug 13, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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Trevor Pickles

President's Report No 5

Hello fellow Rotarians.
Monday evening’s meeting was a little quiet as a significant number of Members are still keeping away from these cooler climes. Having recently returned from warmer weather I understand however it is delaying the formation of the coming year’s committees. I urge those members still to choose a committee to do so asap so that we can get things rolling at our next Board Meeting.

Coming up on Monday the 6^th is a presentation from Maggie Isom & Chris Sims in regard to the legacy of Mary Elliott. This is a Partner Invitation Night so remember to add your partner’s name in the Whoozin site if they are interested in attending with you.

See you all Monday evening.

President Trevor

Mock Job Interviews - NOTE Change of Dates

Posted by Richard Mierzejewski

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 21^st of August and Friday the 24^th 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.

Richard Mierzejewski

Youth Director

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Drought Relief Fundraising for Farmers

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:

https://donations.rawcs.com.au/17-2018-19

The RAWCS website home page has the link also:

http://rawcs.org.au/

My sincere appreciation goes to DGN Philip Archer and his team from District 9800 for making this possible!

Kind regards

Gina

PDG Gina Growden

Rotary Public Image Coordinator 2018-19

Rotary International Zone 8 (Australia)

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Fireside Chats

Posted by Jan Emmett

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

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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 will be operating 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 have 2 teams for the Arts Trail BBQ -

Saturday 11th August - Lesley Shedden, Geoff Dawson, Trevor Hall

Sunday 12th August - Brian Mynott, Trevor Pickles, John Oswald

The Venue is 55B Ashmore Rd Torquay.

Ashmore Rd runs off Grossmans Rd .....

BBQ times are between 10am and 3pm.

We will serve both Sausages and Vegie Burgers (on bread with or without onion)

And have soft drinks and water for sale.

They are expecting over 1,500 people over the weekend ...….

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

Michael Reed

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Surf Coast Secondary College

RETRO CARAVAN BECOMES A CLASSROOM

If you missed this article in the Geelong Advertiser last week ……………...

A RETRO caravan has turned into a classroom for students at Surf Coast Secondary College who are taking a hands-on

approach to guiding their future careers. VCAL students have been tasked with fitting it out to eventually be a working food van to raise money.

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Walk In The Park

Posted by Peter Bollen

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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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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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

Posted by Jan Emmett

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
Date	Speaker	Chair	GREETING	INVOCATION	Event details
Mon 6th Aug	Maggie Isom Chris Sims	Trevor Pickles	Michael Reed	John McDonald	Donate Life - Mary's Legacy
Mon 13th Aug	Maggie Isom & John McDonald	Maggie Isom			Inspiring Toronto 2018
Mon 20th Aug	Mike Atkinson	Peter Bollen			Parkinson's Ambassador
Sun 26th Aug	Enquiries	to	Peter	Bollen	Parkinsons - A Walk in the Park
Mon 27th Aug	Fireside Chats				In Rotarians Homes
Mon 3rd Sep	Darren Roskosch	Jan Emmett			Torquay's Newest School

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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.

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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