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President's Message
Trevor Pickles
President's Report No 47
Ben Featherston gave a very informative overview of the Pacific Rehabilitation and Mobility Conference featuring a professional audio-visual presentation. Thanks Ben, your enthusiasm for this project was obvious and I’m sure the end result will be worth all the effort you and Gaynor have put into this.
It’s been a freezing week, and quite a shock to the system after such un-seasonal warm weather, had to dig deep to find the woolly socks etc etc – but the rain has been brilliant, just what the gardens needed!
I’ll be an apology for Monday evening but would like to be there to hear Dr Lloyd Owen, Social Welfare Consultant and Artist’s Assistant – this sounds like an interesting presentation.
There will also be a Special General Meeting to elect additional Officers etc to Kelly’s Board for 2019/20.
Enjoy your Monday off the following week as there will be no meeting due to the Queen’s Birthday – Happy Birthday Liz!!!!!
Ben Featherston provided a very thorough and enthusiastic report on his and Gaynor Schols attendance at the Pacific Rehabilitation and Mobility Conference which was held in Fiji in April. Participation at this Conference was critical in satisfying the Community Needs Assessment for our Global Grant Application to Rotary International.
The major details of Ben's Report have been reproduced below for those of you who were unable to be present at last weeks meeting .
A man walks into a bar and says, "Give me a beer before the problems start!"
He drinks the beer and then orders another saying, "Give me a beer before the problems start!"
The bartender looks confused. This goes on for a while, and after the fifth beer the bartender is totally confused and asks the man "When are you going to pay for these beers?"
We are thrilled to be launching the NEW 2019 | 2020 Entertainment Memberships! Entertainment is turning 25 this year and Entertainment Publications have been working hard to make this the best edition yet.
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Please click this Order Now link to order your membership.
Please be sure to use this link to ensure our Club receives the Club fundraiser donation.
If you opt for the book rather than a digital membership and wish to collect the book from me, specify 'Pick Up' as the Delivery Option for your order.
Should you need any help or further information, please contact me by phone (0408-331-661) or e-mail (vernon.dsouza@hotmail.com).
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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 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
Chair
GREETING
INVOCATION
Event details
Mon 3rd June
Dr Lloyd Owen
Amanda Hough
Darrel Brewin
Kelly Binyon
Social Welfare Consultant & Artist’s Assistant
Mon 10 June
No
Meeting
Due to
Queens Birthday
Mon 17th June
Nicky Angus
Surf Coast Shire Community Project Development Officer
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.