Bulletin Number 06
Bulletin for the meeting held at the Ocean Grove Hotel on Tuesday August 10, 2004
From the president, T.A.G Kemp:
“What’s Rotary” is a business card size information leaflet that describes in a few words what Rotary is about. These will be made available for members over the coming weeks.
The Rotary Centennial Dinner will be held on February 19, 2005 at the South Barwon Community Centre. The cost is $48 per head including a 3-course meal, drinks and entertainment. 500 Rotarians are expected to attend. Please indicate your interest as soon as possible.
Rotary T-shirts are still available.
Reports
Community Service, John Wynn:
On Wednesday August 25th there will be a Men’s Health Forum and Torquay Sands Golf Club.
Please remember the Weed Pull on 28 and 29th August behind the Surf Beach around the fire track area. Members of the community, Lions Club, Community Association, Ocean Grove Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade Aux (Catering). This will provide a good opportunity to clean up the foreshore and work together with others. Please make a special effort to attend.
Vocational Service, Peter Cullen: The Mock Job Interviews will commence next week.
International Service, Margaret Campbell: Richard Grimmett has suggested a chess competition with our sister club Salsgitter Wolfenbuttel. A chessboard would be set up at each club, with one move made each week. The move is recorded and communicated to the other club via an online competition. A ‘Chess Captain’ is required and the move would be discussed and made before 6.20pm. Further consideration required over coming weeks.
Market, James Turnbull: A sheet will be circulated for this week and next. Please indicate any markets that you cannot attend.
Youth Exchange, Martin Geerings: A roster will be dawn up to host Signe, our youth exchange student for day or weekend activities.
Membership, Geoff Brentnall: August is Membership Extension Month. The board has formally approved club funding for the first two meals for prospective Rotarians. This week consider Electricians, Retail Garden Supplies and Grocers as prospective members.
Peter Molloy: The Rotary Club of Ballarat will run the Car Raffle again and we will be able to sell tickets. This is a good fundraiser for our club.
Guest Speaker, Noel Reed: Noel has had a number of working trips to PNG and Samoa with Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS). He has recently returned from the island of Yanutha in Fiji where he worked with two others, and apprentice from The Gordon and a labourer, to install gutters and water tanks to about 40 houses. The island of Yanutha is about 15 klm off the coast and is about one square kilometer in size. It has one village with a population of 350 people. Noel recommends that if you ever have a chance to be part of a RAWCS project it is a very worthwhile experience.
Martin Geerings: Signe Uhlenfeldt will address the club on August 17th. This will be a good night to bring partners (not a designated partners night)
Members in Attendance: Total 39 Apologies: 10 Non apologies: Percentage: 75%
Visiting Rotarians: G. Holloway
Guests: Signe Uhlenfeldt
Birthdays 18-24 Aug: Geoff Chandler, Moyra McArdle, David Tyrrell, Richard Dwyer
Anniversaries Margaret and Hamish Campbell
Duties
Aug 17: Alison George Richard Grimmett Tony Haines
Aug 24: Peter Hawthorne Henry Hudson Bob Jordan
Aug 31: Alan Joyce Alex Magee Trevor McArdle
Coming up…
August 17 - Presentation from our Danish Youth Exchange student Signe Uhlenfeldt (This would be an excellent night for Partners)
August 24 - PP Christine Power to speak about Rotary membership.
August 31 - Visit from DG Cathy Roth
Notes:
Rotary Bulletin online: This bulletin, along with previous editions, photos and other information is now available online at: www.rotaryoceangrove.blogspot.com
