Bulletin 6th October 2017 (Oct 06, 2017)

2017 Motor Show Recap and Launch of the 2018 Show

Lions Village

Oct 09, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

The Rotarian Behind the Badge - David Mitchell

Lions Village Community Centre

Oct 16, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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Greg "Plugga" Plumridge
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Gaynor Schols

Report No 14

Monday 2nd October

It was great to see the good turnout of members and guests in hats. The takings from fines and raffle tickets amounted to $184.95 and this will all be donated to Australian Rotary Health to "Lift the Lid" on mental illness. Thanks to all of you for your contributions.

We were entertained by our intrepid travellers, Greg and Helen Plumridge, Michael and Alison Reed and Rob Harris, who told us all about their outback adventures.

It was also wonderful to see our AG Judy Beasley and her husband, Philip, at the meeting as well as a prospective new member Eve Schoenheimer.

STAR OF THE MONTH was given to Brian Mynott for organising the Traffic Control training and equipment. 50% of the costs of this will be reimbursed by the district grant once it is finalised. Brian, Geoff Dawson and Bruce Smith will be doing the refresher course while Terry Charlton, Alan Anderson and Ben Smith will undertake the full course. Brian is currently purchasing the necessary new equipment for the club.

Foundation Qualifying Seminar in Ballarat, 22 Oct.

Chris Sims has kindly volunteered to attend once again. If any other members would like to join him, please let us know immediately

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Unfortunately this event is once again on the same weekend as our book fair, but the marshalling in Torquay is only on the mornings of 27 & 28 January 2018, so we are appealing for anyone not rostered on at the book fair for those 2 mornings to please volunteer. Each session earns the club $50, so if you do both mornings you raise $100 for the club, just to watch this great race from a prime position!

Monday 9th October

We will be celebrating 10 years of our motor show, with some very special guests. Hope to see you all there.

President Gaynor Schols

Travelling to the Big Red Bash

Posted by Greg "Plugga" Plumridge

It you missed the show last Monday and would like to see the Presentation from Michael, Alison, Helen, Greg, Rob and Caz then.....

CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW

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Grovedale Waurn Ponds Dinner Auction 13th Oct

THIS FRIDAY BE QUICK

If you are interested in making up a table for the Grovedale Waurn Ponds Dinner Auction please contact Greg Plumridge on 0418 521321. This is always a fun night with many great bargains to be had, whilst supporting our good friends from Grovedale. This year sees a change of venue and a "touch of Black" dress theme.

Torquay Book Fair - Working Bee 28th Oct

Posted by Rhonda Anchen

Book Fair Working Bee

When: Saturday 28^th October

Where: 465 Gundry’s road Bellbrae (Blue Letterbox)

Time: 2-5pm

TASKS :

- Picking up stored books from Chrissy Hayes in North Geelong

- Approx. 50 boxes of books.

- Boxing and sorting collected books in Rotary Container.

If you can help for 1 hour or 3 hours that would be great.

Please call Rhonda 0488388115

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Strathewen Primary School Centenary Open Day

Any members who are interested in travelling to Strathewen for this significant event please contact Gail Chrisfield on 0409 524577

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East Loddon Food Share Program - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

Posted by Linda Neale

Two weeks ago we were given an insight to the tough conditions many farmers and rural communities face, which can often be for many consecutive years. Leanne Welsh is one of these who lives at East Loddon just north of Bendigo and is the current President of the East Loddon Food Share Program. You will recall that Leanne informed us of the work performed by The East Loddon Food Share Program (ELFS Program)

The Program provides emergency food, personal toiletries and basic household items to families and individuals who are suffering as a result of extreme circumstances.

Extreme circumstances can strike anyone at any time. Natural disasters, such as drought or bushfire, have an enormous impact on

the day-to-day lives of people living within the effected zone. Similarly, illness or an unexpected loss of income, can place people

in a sudden and very difficult situation.

Last week your Board discussed just how our club could offer support to the ELFS Program taking into consideration that

We are only just entering the BBQ fundraising seasons so our fundraising account is rather lean.
Until we conclude our Motor Show and Book Fair which are our two greatest fundraisers

.....we are not really in apposition to offer financial support to the ELFSP . However one way we can help is to collect personal toiletries for both men and women which we can pack into "Shoe Boxes" for the families to be distributed by the ELFSP.

Richard and Sharon Mierzejewski have offered their business LET Surf Coast at Shop 5/15 Bell St Torquay to be the collection point for donated products. Please spread the word amongst your friends and family. We will also be seeking some publicity of the project in the Surf Coast Times.

Linda Neale

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Happy Hour 1st December

David Mitchell has kindly invited us all to his home

at 10 Rudd Avenue, Torquay on the 1^st December 2017 from 6.00pm.

The Usual Rules apply, bring your own drinks and nibbles and don’t stay all night!!

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2017-18 BBQ Season - Update

You will have now received a completed 2017-18 BBQ Roster Spreadsheet via email. The Roster is also saved in Clubrunner Club Documents or Click this link BBQ ROSTER

The next BBQ will be at Bunnings which is a fundraiser for our Club followed by the next Cowrie Market on 15th October.

Thanks to the following members who have volunteered as follows.

Saturday October 28th

Morning Session 8.30am to 12

Robyn O'Loughlin
Gerard Mc Namarra
Graham Gill
Kelly Binyon
Greg Birchall

Afternoon Session 12 to 4pm

Rudi Schols
Gaynor Schols
Linda Neale
Brian Mynott

Thanks Mal

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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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Future Meetings & Duty Roster

Posted by Bruce Smith

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
Date	Chair	GREETING	INVOCATION	Event details
Mon 9 Oct	Greg Plumridge	Ben Smith	Chris Sims	Motor Show 2017 Wind Up and 2018 Launch
Fri 13 Oct				Grovedale/Waurn Ponds Dinner Auction see Greg to Book
Mon 16th Oct	Lesley Shedden	Gerard McNamara	Richard Mierzejewski	The Rotarian behind the Badge David Mitchell
Mon 23rd Oct	Gaynor Schols	Gerard McNamara	Rudi Schols	Strategic Planning Session Committee Chairs
Mon 30th Oct	Rhonda Anchen	David Mitchell	Kathryn McNamara	Humans in Geelong Polio Awareness Night
Mon 6th Nov	Peter Bollen	Rudi Scholls	David Mitchell	The "Get Out Stakes" Cup Eve Social Night

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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 the check in table 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
usual dinner fee of $25 for your non-attendance, and/or that of your partner if it is an official Partner's Night.

On "Partners Nights" it is a different arrangement as it will be assumed that your partner WILL BE 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 when away on travel is not an excuse. It is your reasonability to lodge your apology and it is recommended that this

be recorded beforehand in the “Apology Book” to save you remembering each week whilst you are away.

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