Bulletin 15th July 2018 (Jul 15, 2018)

The Rotarian Behind the Badge & Q & A on Rotary

Lions Village Community Centre

Jul 16, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Christmas in July at The Minya Winery

The Minya Winery

Jul 23, 2018
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Greg "Plugga" Plumridge
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Trevor Pickles

President's Report No 2

Monday 9th July 2018

Our planned guest speaker, Lacie Ryan, was unable to make it so John Oswald stepped in at short notice to talk to us about his experience with Interplast. What a wonderful Rotarian John is and what a fantastic difference Interplast makes in the lives of so many!

It was my great pleasure to present Lorraine and Rob Sullivan with Paul Harris Fellows on Monday night. Lorraine and Rob have consistently served us with scrumptious food for many years at a very reasonable price and they deserve our thanks and recognition.

Just a reminder that combined clubs in our region will be planting trees at Waurn Ponds Creek on Sunday 26th August. Any members wishing to participate please let Eon know at eeondm@gmail.com

Please note we have been asked to do a BBQ at the Arts Trail on 11/12 August. Michael Reed will be looking for volunteers.

Rudi and I leave for Europe on 19^th July, so I bid you a fond farewell and I will see you again on 3^rd September. Good luck to President Trevor Pickles who returns on 22 July. Between 19^th and 22^nd July Vice President Lesley will be in charge.

Monday 16^th July

A surprise “Rotarian Behind the Badge” and bring along questions (and answers) on all things Rotary.

There will be a board meeting at 8pm, chaired by VP & Secretary Lesley Shedden.

Past President Gaynor Schols

Christmas in July

Please remember that Whoozin registrations for Christmas in July close this Friday to assist with catering so could you please RSVP ASAP.

Remember to dust off the Christmas trinkets to dress to impress and win some prizes for Best Dressed.

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BBQ's ……...the saga continues

So please disregard the message in last weeks bulletin.....it seems that we are going to be back on the job in August.

We are required to operate 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 will require a team of 3 on each day from 10am -3pm.

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

Michael Reed

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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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Travelling Rotarians

Posted by Greg "Plugga" Plumridge

Not too shabby a spot for a picnic for Robyn & Gerard West Arnhem Plateau

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Mal & Debbie (well Debbie) at least at Yardi Creek near Exmouth

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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 16th Jul	tbn				Mystery Rotarian Behind the Badge + Q & A
Mon 23rd Jul		Jan Emmett			Christmas in July at The Minya Winery
Mon 30th Jul		Trevor Pickles	Jan Emmett	Trevor Hall	Club Assembly
Mon 6th Aug	Maggie Isom Chris Sims	Trevor Pickles	Graham Gill	Jan Emmett	Donate Life - Mary's Legacy
Mon 13th Aug	Courtenay Ford	Maggie Isom			Nurse/Exchange Student

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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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