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Torquay Rotary Motor Show 2015
Elephant Walk
Feb 08, 2015
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
Annual Rotary Torquay Motorshow
Torquay foreshore
Feb 08, 2015
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
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Presidents Report

 

Well the super busy BBQ season is beginning to slow, and the last car has been parked at the final Night Jar Market for 2015.

 The next big challenge for the Club is the Motor Show which is coming up next Sunday. No doubt you are all well aware of this as you would bave been inundated with emails from Vernon as he has come to terms with the "New" Event Management Module in Clubrunner. Vernon deserves a medal for the hours he has put in on this task te past wek, only to discover that "New" does not mean "Better" when you are working in Clubrunner.

In the usual Clubrunner tradition "New" means you'll have to learn how to do the same things differently and one day it will actually be "Better" Good job Vernon perhaps you could offer your services to other Clubs that may prefer to outsource their event management.

I urge all Rotarians, specially those are rostered on at the Motor Show, to attend tonights Rotary meetng at the Lions Village when will will all be briefed on our responsibilities for the weekend.

See you all tonight.

A big thanks must also go to Stan Rogers for the many hours spent co-ordinating the Night Jar Market Parking Teams, another job well done!

Yours in Rotary Service,
 
Gerard McNamara
President
Rotary Club of Torquay
D9780
 

2015 Motor Show

 
Plans are well underway for our 2015 Torquay Rotary Motor Show
The event will be held on Sunday 8th February and further details are available on the event website at www.torquaymotorshow.com.au
and on the event facebook page
 

2014-15 Summer BBQ Season

 
Remember to CHECK your BBQ
You will have all received your 2014-15 BBQ Roster via email.
Please check the dates that you are rostered on for and note them in your diary.
If for any reason you are unable to fulfil your BBQ Duty it is your responsibility to find a replacement or perform a swap with someone.
To download the BBQ Roster CLICK HERE
 
 
 

The BBQ Roster Trading Place

The following Rotarians need to swap a date??

The following Rotarians are in a bit of a pickle, they are committed to a BBQ date and now find that their busy social life has them double booked!
If you can help out with a swap please give them a call to arrange then please advise me (click here editor) to remove from this notice board.
 
 
    ROTARIAN            PHONE           DATE/EVENT                         
       
 
Graeme Gill              0438619094         Sun 15th Feb   Cowrie Market BBQ
Gail Chrisfield           0409624577         Sun 15th Mar   Cowrie Market BBQ 
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A PARTNERSHIP CHANGING LIVES
 
ROTARY’S INCREDIBLE SUPPORT IN THE PHILIPPINES
 
 
Brothers Jeffrey, Jekli and Rene pictured after surgery in the Philippines this year.
 
“THE IMPACT THAT THIS KIND OF SUPPORT HAS ON WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE
 
CANNOT BE OVERESTIMATED.”
Interplast and Rotary again demonstrated the power of our partnership in the Philippines recently.
 
In August, thanks to funding from Rotary District 9780, we spent 2 weeks changing lives together in Cagayan de Oro on a surgical program activity.
 
Rotary’s support didn’t stop there. Interplast volunteer anaesthetist, Paul Birrell, said the on-ground support in the Philippines from Rotary was a highlight of the trip. He recounted, “the level of local support was astonishing. The local Rotary club (Cagayan de Oro City) spread the word across Mindanao, the large island that Interplast was visiting. Committed
 
to making our access to patients easy, they found patients and helped with their transport, many of them children with severe conditions, who would have been ostracised from their communities. The impact that this kind of support has on what we can achieve cannot be overestimated.”
 
Our patients included Jeffrey aged 3, Jekli aged 5, and Rene aged 7, three brothers with cleft lips and / or palates. The social stigma associated with these conditions meant that all three had experienced bullying in their young lives. Working
as farm labourers, their parents simply could not afford to pay for surgery to fix the condition.
 
Successful surgeries have changed the boys’ lives forever. All three want to be teachers when they grow up, a dream that may now be within reach thanks to Interplast and Rotary.
 
Special thanks to Dr John Oswald, District Chair for District 9780, long-term Rotarian and Interplast volunteer anaesthetist for the incredible support.
 
 

Ride the Bellarine

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ride the Bellarine
 
Event Date    SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2015
 
2 weeks after EASTER
 
This event is a District 9780 project being run by the Combined Rotary Clubs of Geelong to raise funds for the Rotary Foundation "End Polio" Project.
 
To view the event website CLICK HERE 
 
 
The event is in support of the END POLIO campaign and is expected to be a major fund raiser for Geelong Clubs.
Each participant will be encouraged to seek individual sponsorship, budgeted; 500 participants at $50/head  = sponsorship of $25,000
When matched with Bill & Melinda Gates contribution could see
$75,000 to Rotary Foundation – END POLIO CAMPAIGN
 
Two courses will be offered, 100km around the peninsula OR 50km down the centre and back through Barwon Heads
Entry fees will be $75 for 100km course and $55 for 50km course.  Income based on 500 participants is budgeted to cover all event expenses.    
 
Events start and finish at the BBQ shelter in Eastern Gardens
Ride commences at 8am, set up from 6am
Expected finish 2pm, clean up till 4pm
 
Volunteers will be required from each Club, so please keep this date available.
Torquay Rotarians who are ticketed for traffic management will be particularly useful.
I will present regular updates to the Club as planning progresses.
 
Greg Plumridge
 

Distrct Conference 2015

 
If you are interested in attending ZDistrict Conference 2015 then please take time to view the following.
CLICK HERE To view the Conference Website that contains all of the information you will require,
this includes the Conference Program and Accomodation Details.
Also view this Youtube Promotional video on the event.
 

District 9780 "Ride to Ballarat"

District 9810 Invitation to District 9780

Rotary District 9810 is hosting its District Conference in Ballarat between the 13th and 15th March 2015. Our District has held a fundraising bike ride every year for the last 28 years and next year we start our ride from District Conference on Sunday 15th and ride 808 ks finishing up in Ballarat on Friday 20th March. The ride leaves from Federation University, Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat (formerly Ballarat University).

The ride is to raise funds for Australian Rotary Health and as I am sure you will appreciate the more riders, the bigger chance of raising more funds. Next year we hope to raise in excess of $40,000 which will get us very close, if not over the $1 million dollars mark, raised for ARH since the inception of the Rides to and from District Conference.

If there are any bike riders in the community or in the Rotary Clubs of District 9780 who may like to join us for the ride and raise funds for ARH on behalf or their own club or on a personal basis, we would love you to join us. All funds raised would be credited by ARH to the individuals or to their own Rotary Club. The ride is open to both Rotarians, their spouses, and any other members of the public who would like to join us.

For further information please read (1) our flyer attached below, (2) for complete information refer to our Web Site found at www.rotaryrideforresearch.com.au, or (3) contact our ride Co-ordinator

Rob Henry on Phone: 97621765 or Mobile: 0417570417

 

Weekly Assigned Duties:

 If you cannot meet one of your assigned duties, Please contact Jill Evans 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

Invocation

Greeting

See Events for details

Mon 2nd Feb Greg Plumridge Amanda Hough Maggie Isom Club Assembly - Planning Motor Show
Sun 8th Feb       Motor Show All Members Involved
Mon 9th Feb No Meeting Due to Motor Show Yesterday
Mon 16th Feb       DGE Jane Cox - Club Visioning
Wed 25rd Feb Combined Meeting with RC of Grovedale at David & Trish Carlyle's

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”.    
Not all of us were able to make the trek to District Changeover in June, however I am sure that members of our Club would prefer not to have to wait until DG Geoff's Club visit on 6th October to get to know more about him and his vision for District 9780.
........well  thanks to District Media Guru Tony Stewart and modern technology you can hear DG Geoff James acceptance speech by CLICK HERE or follow the link below (Please Note:- you may need to view this bulletin in your web browser to see the link below)
 
 
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 Reflections Newsletter Click Here
To Read Rotary Down Under SEPTEMBER e-Newsletter Click Here
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