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President's Message
Kelly Binyon
President's Report No 16
Hello Everyone,
Well it’s been another busy week for Rotarians with our Club Assembly on Monday night followed by Maggie, John & Rhonda working in the Donate Life stall at the Geelong Show and today we had the second Cowrie Market BBQ.
One of the items to come out of committee discussions was the fact that 💯% of all donations to Rotary projects get spent on the actual project!! We do not promote this enough to the wider community 📣
Good to see Lift the Lid getting a mention in the Surf Coast Times, I believe Catherine was very happy with the publicity.
Today I took Ting on a cultural experience...a day out at The Geelong Show! She got to see some fair dinkum Aussie events like the Wood Chop and Sheep Shearing! We debated on whether or not to go on the scary rides but both agreed we’d give it a miss😬
On a sad note I’d like to pass on mine and the Club’s sincere condolences to our member Gail Chrisfield, her partner Karen and extended family on the passing of her father during the week. Our hearts go out to you at this sad time😔
Tomorrow night we have Rodney Sullivan as our Guest Speaker and it will be a change from out of the kitchen to up on the microphone 🎤
Those who were unable to make it to our "Lift the Lid" Crazy Hat night 2 weeks ago missed out on a fun :Six Thinking Hats" quiz that District AHR Chair Catherine Eagleson gave us for a warm up activity.
If you would like to test your skills then Slick on the Quiz image below to print off...………...and no cheating by using Google.
You will find some interesting stories in DG Rosanne's Newsletter this month
Particularly there is a link to the e-Book that that was presented to World RI President Mark Maloney during his recent visit to our District.
This is an album includes one page from every Club in District 9780 showcasing Club Projects and Activities. Unfortunately the link in the Newsletter doesn't appear to work so please click on the "Rotarians in Action" image below to go to the e-book
To read DG Rosanne Kava's latest DistrictNewsletter please Click on the banner below
RYLA is one of the pre-eminent Youth Programs in our District for young people 18-25.
The RYLA District Committee is seeking expressions of interest from Rotarians who may be interested in joining the District Committee.
The Committee aims to fill vacancies ensuring where possible there is a wide geographic spread of committee members throughout the District. Current committee members live in Geelong, Maryborough, Horsham, Warrnambool and Mount Gambier.
Please email your expression of interest to the District Chair, Ian McKay (rotary@mckay.net.au) or for further information contact Ian on 0427 200198.
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.
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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