ROTARY CLUB OF OCEAN GROVE
Volume No. 21 Number 23
Bulletin for the meeting held Tuesday June 8th at The Ocean Grove Hotel
Welcome from the President Geoff Brentnall.
Secretary, Tony Haines: Directors reports for the Annual Report. Please email your report to Tony asap.
Club Service, Tim Kemp: Partners of Rotarians are invited to an informal night of coffee, cake, chat (and maybe a glass of wine) at The Heads, on Thursday 24th June at 7.30 pm. Partners - we would love to see you there.
Rotary shirts are now available for $23.00
The DG’s visit will now be on the 31st August.
Community Service, Steve Gubbins: Please give blood. Only 3 weeks to go till the end of the Bloodarine Challenge!
Vocational Service, Dennis Saliba: Mock Job Interviews are coming up. Please let Dennis know if you are available by completing the form.
Ocean Grove Cup Carnival, John Calnin: Members are encouraged to attend the meeting on June 22 when the Ocean Grove Racing Club Committee will make a presentation to the club to inform you of plans for the Ocean Grove Cup Carnival in March 2005.
Partners are especially welcome, as well as those who may be interested in sponsoring the event. (This may also be a good night to bring a prospective member. Ed.)
The Lions Club of Ocean Grove will join us for this meeting, as well as some dignitaries to be confirmed. An excellent presentation is assured.
Frank Mountford: Email and good wishes from a member of our sister club, Salzgitter-Wolfenbuttel.
Letter of thanks from the Queenscliff Seafood Fest for our support. This event raised $91,710 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal.
Club Speaker, Richard Dwyer: Richard spoke to the club of his 6-day visit to East Timor.
Members in Attendance: Total 36 Apologies: 10 Non apologies: Percentage: 75%
Visiting Rotarians Peter Reinbach (Toorak)
Make-ups 3
Guests Rod and Judy Greer, Leigh Holloway
Duties
June 15 Bob Osbourne Bill Penna Lucian Roncon
June 22 Martin Geerings Dennis Saliba Bill Steains
June 29 Rod Stewart Helen Trigg James Turnbull
Coming up…
June 22 Presentation by the Ocean Grove Racing Club committee.
June 24 Partners of Rotarians night at The Heads, Barwon Heads – 7.30pm
June 29 Changeover Dinner at Barwon Heads Golf Club. 6.30 for 7.00pm
Dress: Jacket and tie
STOP PRESS – cost now reduced to $25.00 per head
Object of Rotary
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
