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President's Message
Trevor Pickles
President's Report No 33
Hello all,
it was a General Meeting with a difference on Monday as we congregated on the balcony overlooking the Billabong at Minya Winery.
The weather was magnificent as was the ambience, it would have been easy to spend a long evening there.
But, there was Rotary business to attend to and the reports and announcements were kept to a minimum.
Amanda was our Sergeant-at-Arms for the evening and did a great job at what was, for her, very short notice.
Unfortunately, our Guest Speaker was unable to attend so Kelly very ably stood in for him and the presentation of her recent trip around New Zealand brought back many memories of my own ramblings around that beautiful country – well done Kelly, a great talk!!
We will return to Minya next week and our Guest Speaker will be Dr David Goldsmith from the Rotary Club of Ballarat West talking about dental care in Vanuatu.
Cheers
Trevor
NB: the Book Fair Committee will meet at the Winery one hour earlier at 5pm for a ‘de-brief’
We will be hosting the Strathewen Primary School Beach Visit again on Tuesday 19th March and we are looking for volunteers to assist with preparing and serving the food and snacks, This usually begins about 9.30 to serve morning tea on arrival ,then lunch and finishing with arvo tea around 3.30.
Principal Jane Hayward has advised that the student population has increased to 47. With teachers, parents and grandparents, etc, she is expecting more than 60 this year, necessitating two coaches for the first time, so there will be a little more work required this year.
If you can help please help even if only for the morning or the afternoon please let me know.
DG Anthony invites you to join him, and Be Inspired by the Golden Heart,
Maryborough March 22 – 24
As always there is a stellar line-up of award winning presenters scheduled for the conference so to further entice you please follow the link to view the full Conference Program, information regarding Accommodation and to read the Speakers Bios.
Relay for Life is on again Friday 15th - Sat 16th March
I have called our team "Rotary Club of Torquay". That is the team name people will need to type in to search on the Relay for Life website to register themselves and others. It is important to type in the exact name of the team, no other combination of words.
I find the quickest way to access our team is to firstly register your name etc via the above "REGISTER NOW" link register yourself (or renew your 2018 registration) then click on "team search" to Join a Team and type in Rotary Club of Torquay.
The world’s first service club was founded on 23 February 1905 when lawyer Paul Harris and three friends met in a small office in downtown Chicago. These men wanted to rekindle in the turn-of-the-century city the spirit of friendliness they had known in their home towns. Word of the club soon spread and others were invited to join. They named their new club “Rotary” to describe the practice of meeting in rotation at the members’ various places of business.
The first four Rotarians: (left to right) Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul Harris.
Originally formed for fellowship, the first Rotary club quickly evolved to use the talents and resources of its members to serve the community. By the end of 1905, the Rotary Club of Chicago had 30 members. Three years later a second club was established in San Francisco, California, USA. The next year three more clubs were established on the west coast of the United States and a fourth in New York City. Within a few years other groups formed service clubs based on the Rotary model.
Here is the roster for the Bunnings BBQ on 9th March
8.30 TILL 12
Vernon D'Souza
Maggie Isom,
John McDonald,
Lloyd James
12 TILL 3.30
Alan Anderson,
John Oswald,
Graham Gill
................then Please check your roster for our next Event which is the Cowrie Market on 17th March
Please note that to avoid any confusion what was previously known as the BBQ Roster has now been rebranded as the "Events" Roster. to reflect that it includes all events such as Night Jar Parking, the Book Fair etc.
If you make any more swaps please let me know and I will update the roster which can be found in documents in club runner
If you do require to swap a date for any reason you will now need to find someone to do this with yourself. I would suggest that you send the request to Greg who has offered to advertise on a BBQ Roster Trading Post in the bulletin
PLEASE COME ALONG TO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY IN ARARAT on SUNDAY 28th April 2019
All members are welcome and encouraged to attend but it is essential that the incoming board members attend. This a great opportunity to learn more about Rotary.
The venue this year will be MARIAN COLLEGE, 304 Barkly St ARARAT.
Registration is at 9.30am and we should finish around 3.30pm
Watch this space for registration details as they come available
We will arrange car pooling once we establish who is attending.
Join Rotary President Barry Rassin at the 110th Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany, 1-5 June 2019. The historic port city of Hamburg offers something for everyone. Germans call it “The Gateway to the World” — and the 2019 convention will be your gateway to the world of Rotary. At the convention, you’ll connect with people of action from across the globe while learning the latest news and strategies for keeping clubs strong.
As a past convention attendee, you know that every convention is an opportunity to learn. Not only will you be inspired by the energy and enthusiasm that surrounds you, you’ll also make new, unforgettable memories that can last a lifetime.
Join your Rotary friends in Hamburg at the 2019 Rotary Convention where together, we’ll Capture the Moment.
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 .
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.
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