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President's Message
Jan Emmett
President's Report No 35
Good Evening one and all,
I trust you are all in better health than myself… I have been struck down with the dreaded lurgy so unfortunately and very disappointedly won’t be able to attend tomorrow night’s very special evening. But I know you will still enjoy the night without my presence and my germs…!
I would like to firstly say, Congratulations Maggie on recently being appointed on the District Rotary Foundation Committee. This is a huge step and big shoes to fill as Maggie will be stepping in for our dear PDG Chris Sims. Although I have no doubt that Maggie already knows all there is to know about all things Rotary Foundation, Chris’s mentorship and knowledge was and still is of such great value to many a member within the club.
Michele Van Liessum who is visiting us tomorrow night is of course the Fundraising Chair of Rotary Foundation District 9780 and also a good friend to many of us in the Club, and I’m sure will do a very interesting presentation and acknowledgement of PDG Chris Sims, it should prove to a very informative evening.
This, as you are or should be aware the last week before the launch of the R100 Baton Relay on this Sunday coming 21st March at 9.am. I do hope you will come down to join in the celebrations and see me off with the Baton in one hand and a tight grip on the Biker who’s taking me to Barwon Heads on the back of a Harley Davidson where I’ll be handing over the baton for the next leg of the relay. The start is on the beach side in front of Front Beach Café where we will ceremoniously walk with the baton to our destination at the ‘Rob Emmett Playground’, where there will be a photo shoot opportunity, say a few words then depart promptly at 10.am for Barwon Heads. I’ll look forward to seeing you all there on Sunday.
But don’t forget we will continue at the Christ Church Geelong, (see Invitation) where you can all join in the celebrations that follow where the Three Batons will be welcomed at 3pm, (grounds open at 2.30pm) The afternoon will be a social one, entertainment by none other than the ‘Shy Guys’, BYO everything Picnic Lunch and some formal words…
We have been invited to the open day of the MAC (Multi Arts Centre) which is a performance and gallery space coming soon to Torquay. The Open Day is to show the community and promote what the changes will be to the former Surf Coast Sports & Recreation Centre (Torquay Rotary used to have it’s first meetings in one of the smaller rooms there…!) There will be further information on this to follow. But I encourage you to go along and have a look see, the date is Saturday 27th March at 10.am – 4.30pm. There will a number of stalls, one of which, we hope, will be a Rotary Club of Torquay stall where we will promote our club activities, possibly have some home-made goodies that we can sell too…! Maybe you would like to come along and volunteer for a shift on the stall and help us promote just what our Club does for the Community. Oh and of course you will be able to join in at the Writer’s Workshop where our very own local author of children’s books, Gail Crisfield, will be holding a Children’s Story Time, followed by an interview and Q&A’s… Sounds like a great, entertaining and fun day to be involved in.
That’s it from me, I’m off to wallow in my own self pity and have a stiff drink of Honey & Lemon…!!
2021: we celebrate the Centenary of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand!
The Geelong Clubs Rotary Centenary Baton Relay will begin in Torquay then travel through the Bellarine Peninsular into Geelong , with a display and an afternoon of activities in the garden at Christ Church cnr Moorabool & McKillop Streets, Geelong.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR THIS IMPORTANT DATE
We need to see as many Club members as possible
SUNDAY 21st MARCH 9am Esplanade Torquay -
meet at Front Beach Cafe in your ROTARY GEAR
We need members to see this event as an important Club commitment , and would like as many as possible to support this MILESTONE in Rotary Australia. You will be joining other Club members in Rotary apparel to carry the Rotary 100 Baton along Front Beach Esplanade, then hand the Baton over to President Jan at the
Rob Emmett Playground.
Jan will travel in a Harley Davidson from Torquay and take the R100 Baton to Barwon Heads, where she will hand the R100 Baton over to Ocean Grove Rotary , it will then travel onto Queenscliff, Drysdale, Geelong East and into Geelong .
At 3pm dignitaries, and all other Clubs will join in the celebrations in the Christ Church garden with our very own Trevor Pickles and the Shy Boys playing the music, we hope as many members will join us there to celebrate this momentous year in Rotary Down Under .
Please indicate to Secretary Maggie secretarytorquayrotary20@gmail.com 0412713102
if you and you family can attend this important event in the Club & Rotary Australia's History
Here's a challenge for everyone...….in these "different" times in which we are living there are more and more Clubs now holding on-line meetings so now it's easier than it's ever been to do a make-up.
You can do them from the comfort of your own home and you don't even have to get dressed up.
Let's have a club challenge to see who can do a make up form the most interesting city. Be sure to grab a screen shot of your meeting and send to me for the bulletin.
What a great way to meet other Rotarians from around the world and to find out how they are living through the COVID-19 lockdowns.
To make it easy the Rotary Club of Mount Lawley in WA have begun compiling a list of Clubs who are now holding On-Line Meetings to view the list click the link below.
As some of you experienced, we had a very successful , fun face to face meeting back at the Lions Village and then with the most recent short lockdown we went back to ZOOM !
So depending on the restrictions and as we agreed at the AGM last year we hope to have face to meetings as well as a few social meetings - to ensure we continue with our important Rotary social connections.
Date
Chair
Meeting Details
Meeting Venue
Mon 15 March
Maggie Isom
Michele Van Liessum Rotary Foundation
Lions Village
Sunday 21st March
Jan Emmett
ROTARY 100 BATON RELAY
FRONT BEACH 9AM
Christ Church Geelong 4pm
Mon 29 March
Neil Henderson
Happy Hour Thank you to Book Fair Volunteers & Sponsors
Lions Village
Mon 5th April
No Meeting - Easter Monday
Mon 12th April
Jan Emmett
DG Phil Beasley and Judy Beasley
Allan Hillgrove - Rotarian Behind the Badge
Lions Village
Mon 19th April
Dinner Meeting no speaker - followed by Board Meeting
Lions Village
Sunday 25th April
Anzac Day Service
Await RSL advice via Alan Anderson re go ahead
Mon 26th April
No Meeting if Anzac Day Service and March goes ahead
Mon 3rd May
The Rotarian Behind the Badge - Richard Hawker
Lions Village
Mon 10th May
Mon 17th May
Dinner meeting - followed by Joint Board Meeting
Mon 24th May
Mon 31st May
George Carman President of the New Multi-Arts Centre Torquay
Lions Village
Mon 7th June
The Rotarian Behind the Badge - Michelle Boddington
Rotary International President for 2018-19 is Holger Knaack
Holger Knaack, a member of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany, has been selected to serve as president of Rotary International in 2020-21.
A Rotary member since 1992, Knaack has served Rotary as treasurer, director, moderator, member and chair of several committees, representative for the Council on Legislation, zone coordinator, training leader, and district governor. He is an endowment/major gifts adviser and co-chair of the Host Organization Committee for the 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg. Knaack is the CEO of Knaack KG, a real estate company. He was previously a partner and general manager of Knaack Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business. He is a founding member of the Civic Foundation of the City of Ratzeburg and served as president of the Golf-Club Gut Grambek. Knaack is also the founder and chair of the Karl Adam Foundation. Knaack and his wife, Susanne, are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation and members of the Bequest Society.
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 Rod Laver Arena and the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre for functions.
Watch this Space for further news as it comes to hand.
