Bulletin 25th August 2018 (Aug 22, 2018)

Mike Atkinson - Parkinsons Ambassador

Lions Village Community Centre

Aug 20, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Fireside Chats - NO Meeting at Lions Village

Visitors Please call 0418522533

Aug 27, 2018
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

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Greg "Plugga" Plumridge
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Trevor Pickles

President's Report No 7

Last Monday Peter Bollen introduced our guest speaker Mike Atkinson who gave a passionate and informative talk about Parkinson’s Disease.

Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the nervous system which causes progressive deterioration of movement, control and balance.
There are many causes but unfortunately, no cure. However, many symptoms of the disease can be managed and many people with Parkinson’s lead fulfilling, happy lives for many years after diagnosis.
We hope that Mike, Peter and other sufferers of this insidious disease are able to manage this!

This weekend, A Walk in the Park celebrates its 10^th Anniversary. Together we can support, celebrate and acknowledge those with Parkinson’s. The walk, in Melbourne, commences at 11am in Federation Square, down St Kilda Road, through the King’s Domain and finishes back at Federation Square. If you are able – please support this worthy cause.

Next Monday we have our Fireside Chats, these are fun nights! Enjoy!

The following week we are back the Lions Village for a presentation by the Principal of the Torquay Coast Primary School.

President Trevor

Mock Job Interviews

Posted by Richard Mierzejewski

Grovedale College Mock Interviews.

Thanks to all of the volunteers who participated in the Mock interviews at Grovedale Secondary College this week. These were really successful sessions involving great students who's enthusiasm and energy give us great hope that the future of our Country will be in good hands.

We have also uncovered some deserving potential candidates for the RYPEN program for next year

Thanks to:-

Vernon D’Souza Kelly Binyon

Greg Plumridge Rhonda Anchen

Amanda Hough Bruce Smith

Richard Mierzejewski

Youth Director

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Walk In The Park

Posted by Peter Bollen

The Parkinsons "A Walk in the Park" will be held on Sunday August 26th. For those who wish to join us Pete's Pals will be leaving on the 7.56am train from Waurn Ponds Station

Go to www.parkinsonswalk.org.au/ for more details on the Walk or give me a call.

Alternatively if you are unable to join us on the Walk then you may like to sponsor our team and help us crack our $500 target. Sponsor Team Petes Pals Here

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2019 Torquay Rotary Motor Show Planning

Posted by Greg "Plugga" Plumridge

Our 2019 Motor Show will be held on 10^th February 2019 and the Planning has begun. If you are interested in becoming involved on the event committee please contact me for we constantly strive to make each show bigger and better we could certainly use more assistance to get the job done.

This week the 2019 Motor Show planning began over cannelloni, wine, chocolate, some training on the new Event management Portal "Trello" and a little cheek and humour to boot!.

Thanks to host Amanda

Greg Plumridge

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Drought Relief Fundraising for Farmers

In Australia, farmers are the lifeblood of our country and they are in crisis. Record breaking heat and lack of rain means farmers are struggling to feed sheep and cattle, and keep crops alive. Families on the land are suffering and they need our help. Channel 9 and Rotary Australia have partnered with the National Farmers' Federation, launching an appeal to big business and everyday Australians, so we can provide some emergency relief. 100% of donations goes to the farmers and is tax deductible via Rotary and RAWCS. Every dollar counts.

The link for the donation page for the project is:

https://donations.rawcs.com.au/17-2018-19

The RAWCS website home page has the link also:

http://rawcs.org.au/

My sincere appreciation goes to DGN Philip Archer and his team from District 9800 for making this possible!

Kind regards

Gina

PDG Gina Growden

Rotary Public Image Coordinator 2018-19

Rotary International Zone 8 (Australia)

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Blues Train Social Night

OK folks...... here's a opportunity not to be missed!

If you enjoy great live music, shakin' your tail feather, a few drinks on a Rockin' steam train and have not done the Blues Train before then you have seriously missed one of lifes MUST DO experiences.

We have secured a booking for 52 people, which will give us our own full carriage, on Saturday 3rd November.

The cost is $118/head which includes a buffet dinner at the Queenscliff Station prior to departure, but you will need to purchase your own drinks at stops along the journey and there is NO BYO.

CLICK HERE to see just how the evening rolls and to view the artists playing on 3rd Nov CLICK HERE

As seats are strictly limited, bookings will be on a "First in - First Paid" arrangement. In the first instance please advise Treasurer John McDonald, by msg on 0405146443 or email, of your booking but once the 52 seats are booked if you haven't paid your money then you may get "Bumped" off by someone who pays up ahead of you.

You are welcome to invite "Friends of Rotary" but remember we are limited to 52 in the carriage....so be quick!

Payments may be made by

EFT into the Club Bank A/C BSB 633 000 A/C 149717803 (please use "BTrain + your surname" as the reference
Via EFTPOS at an upcoming Rotary meeting

We will look at running the bus again, as we did for the Wilbur Night, with Multiple Pick-up points which will most probably work out at $50/head return. Please advise John of your interest in this when you book.

If you're still not convinced then take a look below at what happened the last time some Torquay Rotarians hit The Blues Train.....

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BBQ's ……...but wait....here's another one

Hello Rotarians,

You should have yesterday received the 1st Draft calendar for the 2018-19 BBQ season. For those who have not experienced this process previously I will require you to block out the events that you are NOT available for and then send the spreadsheet back to me. Please get these back to me by month end so that I can compile the Roster ASAP.

In the meantime we have another BBQ coming up......

On Saturday 1st September, at Bunnings Torquay we are cooking and selling sausages for the Piggy Bank Appeal - raising funds for 'Very special Kids' - Children in need.

We have done this BBQ for this organisation over the past 3 years, and have been asked once again to assist them.

John McDonald will coordinate this event.

It will be a 'normal' Bunnings BBQ - we require 2 teams of 4 people.

Shift 1, 8am - 12pm ...... and Shift 2, 12pm - 4pm.

If you are able to assist, please contact John McDonald .....

Mal Slater

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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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VERY IMPORTANT - Whoozin The New Weekly Meeting Book-in System

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.

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Travelling Rotarians

Posted by Greg "Plugga" Plumridge

Robyn at Thornton Beach FNQ...….put that bloody phone away......you're supposed to be on holidays

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Neil Hendo with Tina Twinkles at the Clarence Valley Camp Oven Festival

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Future Meetings & Duty Roster

Posted by Jan Emmett

Weekly Assigned Duties:

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
Date	Speaker	Chair	GREETING	INVOCATION	Event details
Sun 26th Aug	Enquiries	to	Peter	Bollen	Parkinsons - A Walk in the Park
Mon 27th Aug	Fireside Chats				In Rotarians Homes
Mon 3rd Sep	Darren Roskosch	Jan Emmett	Greg Plumridge	Howard Randall	Torquay's Newest School
Mon 10th Sep	Sam Dharmapala	Graham Gill	John Oswald	Trevor Brown	Rescuing Women from Slavery
Mon 17th Sep		Trevor Pickles	Rhonda Anchen	Kelly Binyon	Club Assembly

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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.

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 on 03-5261 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 on 03-5261 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.

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