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Club Dinner /social night
Beach Hotel , Jan Juc
May 18, 2015
6:30 PM – 9:21 PM
 
The Rotarian behind the Badge
Lions Village
May 25, 2015
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
2015 Geelong Kokoda Youth Program
Lions Village
Jun 01, 2015
6:00 PM – 8:01 PM
 
NO MEETING, QUEENS BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
Jun 08, 2015
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Another big night for the Club.  As a direct result of members' efforts on ANZAC Day a cheque for $6,531.30 was presented to the Torquay RSL.  The Club also donated $4,000.00 to Disaster Aid Australia for the purchase of five Family Survival Packs for cyclone devastated Vanuatu; and a donation of $1,650 was made to the Spring Creek Community Centre to assist with the distribution of their periodic  Springboard Newsletter.  None of this could have been possible without the hard work by Club members throughout the past year.  I would like to offer a personal vote of thanks to all of those who contributed to this effort and to James Taylor and the Team at the Surfcoast Times for the great article in last weeks paper(see above)

 Our new Sergeant-at-Arms did an excellent job of fleecing us all once again.  Of course all money raised during fines sessions will be donated to the Aquabox project at the end of this Rotary year.
 Our speaker this week was Andrew Pipkorn, the District Chair for Australian Rotary Health.  He gave an excellent presentation.  Further information about his presentation appears elsewhere in this edition.
 Remember the meeting on 18th may will be held in the Bistro at the Jan Juc Hotel.  That's all from me this week.
 

Yours in Rotary Service,

 

Gerard McNamara
President
Rotary Club of Torquay
D9780

 

 

Where do your donations end up?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Have you wondered just how much of your donation actually makes it to the target cause? 
 
Take a look at these 2 websites to evaluate the performance of different charities Charity Navigator or rate your charity at Givewell Have a look at how well Rotary International performs.
 
 

The Highton Rotary Star Search is on again this year and we would like to invite you to attend the Finals performance to be held at Sacred Hear College's McAuley Hall on Friday May 29th. Attached is a flyer with information about ticket sales. If you can not access the Internet or would like to arrange for a cash payment for tickets please contact Stephen Bath on 0407 335 198. We have a very talented line up of 14 vocal and instrumental performers that I'm sure you will enjoy. This night will be in place of the normal Thursday night dinner meeting so we hope members, partners and friends of the Rotary Club of Highton will be able to attend.

 

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Weekly Assigned Duties:

 If you cannot meet one of your assigned duties, Please contact Maggie Isom 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

GREETING

INVOCATION

Event details

MON 18 MAY SOCIAL NIGHT  BEACH HOTEL  JAN JUC  SOCIAL NIGHT @ JAN JUC PUB
MON 25 MAY TREVOR PICKLES MIKE REED LLOYD JAMES
THE ROTARIAN BEHIND THE BADGE
PDG ALAN ANDERSON
MON 1 JUNE CHRIS SIMS  LESLEY SHEDDEN  KATHRYN MCNAMARA  ANDY BRITTAIN - GEELONG KOKODA EXPERIENCE 
MON 8 JUNE NO MEETING QUEENS BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY  

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

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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.
 
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”.    
Meet District Governor Geoff James
 
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      Image
  • To go to the District 9780 Website Click Here
  • Get to know your District Governor Geoff James Click Here
  • To read District Governor Geoff James  Illumintions MAY 2015 District Newsletter Click Here
To Read Rotary Down Under MAY e-Newsletter Click Here
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