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President's Message
Kelly Binyon
President's Report No 20
Hello Everyone
We had a very interesting meeting last week where we learnt more about the Rotary Foundation. Thanks to Directors Chris Sims, Maggie Isom & Robyn O’Loughlin for their presentation.
Peter Bollen distributed the winnings from the Melbourne Cup Sweeps with the Brown’s cleaning up!
During the week Greg Plumridge, Mike Reed & Trevor Hall cooked breakfast for the Targa Florio at Point Danger. Thanks for your efforts. I got there in time to see the race start and watch all the magnificent vehicles head off on their adventure.
Tomorrow night is our AGM so I look forward to seeing you there.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to be involved with one of Geelong’s iconic sporting events get up-close to watch The Races and help your Club at the same time!
CADEL EVANS GREAT OCEAN ROAD RACE (CEGORR)
THERE ARE BIG CHANGES THIS YEAR!
It will be a week-long event from 27 January to 3 February 2020
There will be 3 races though Torquay:
1.TOWARDS ZERO RACE TORQUAY ON 30th JANUARY 2020
For the first time, the iconic surf town of Torquay will host our electric circuit men’s and women’s races. Previously held at Melbourne’s Albert Park, this is a chance to get up close to the world’s fastest bike riders in one of Australia’s most dynamic cycling events.
2.UCI WORLD TOUR DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ELITE WOMEN ON SAT 1st FEBRUARY
3.UCI WORLD TOUR ELITE MEN ON SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
As usual, The Rotary Club of Torquay will receive $50 for each day that a member volunteers.
Members (and friends) of the Rotary club of Torquay can sign up via this link: REGISTER HERE
The new system is set up so volunteers can submit applications for the days they are available however, to do this you will need to click on the event that is taking place that day (on drop down EVENT menu)
For example, if you are available Thursday you will need to click on the Towards Zero Race Torquay (Thursday) or if you are available on Sunday you will need to click on the UCI Elite Men's Race (Sunday)
From there you can select a place and the list of roles available there will appear.
This is an invitation from RYLA District 9780 regarding an upcoming Birthday celebration. The celebration is mark 60 years of RYLA worldwide.
Please forward this invitation to any past RYLArians from our district, as they may be interested in attending this fun day and reconnecting with friends/colleagues from RYLA.
Applications are also being called for RYLA 2020 which need to be lodged with me before the end of November. If you know of a suitable candidate, please access the required documents via these links:-
Neil and Mary walked around the beautiful Trondheim fjord in the moonlight - photo taken at 8.20AM
Neil Hendo says he hates food pictures on FB but decided to share a pic of the chocolate fudge dessert served in a very expensive restaurant at Bergen.
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
Melbourne has been announced as the host city for the 2023 Rotary International Convention, the largest conference secured this century for Victoria.
Melbourne is a Big Events City! Set to deliver over $88 million to the Victorian economy, the Convention is the most valuable conference ever won for the state, with the four-day event anticipated to attract more than 20,000 Rotarians from around the world. The global spotlight will be on Melbourne and how we present ourselves to the world.
The Convention will take place 27-31 May 2023 using superb venues; Rod Laver Arena and the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. All activities and events are within the Heart and Soul of Melbourne. Over 7000 hotel rooms over 50 properties across Melbourne. Our transport plan uses our famous trams, ferries and buses to quickly and easily move delegates between venues, hotels, event and restaurants. And of course, Melbourne is a very walkable city with many interesting routes and laneways to tantalise visitors.
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.