October Theme: Vocational Service Month
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 14th October 2012, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Vocational Service Event. Jeanette Roche. "What is new in the world of finance?"
Chairman: Hans Franken
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Norm Elliott
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Graeme Chamberlain
Weekly Raffle: Peter Hawthorne
Birthday and Anniversaries: 15/10 Pippa Paton, 19/10 Rod Birrell
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday 21st October 2014, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Junior Community Awards Night
Chairman: Ann Hodgkinson
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Tony Haines
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Rod Greer
Weekly Raffle: Graeme Chamberlain
Birthday and Anniversaries: 23/10 Bill Walton, 25/10 Jo Hawthorne
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 the Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 28th October 2014, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Social Race Night? Partners?
Chairman: Adrian Schmidt
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Dick Clay
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Helen Trigg
Weekly Raffle: Rod Birrell
3 on Me: Eng Ho
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 27/10 Elaine and Norm Elliott
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster:
11/10/2014 – 7/11/2014, Peter Cullen, 8/11/2014 – 22/11/2014, Noel Emselle
Reports: 30th September 2014
Visiting Rotarian: Geoff James, District Governor and wife Meryl
Also present were AG Phil Beasley and Sami Gravener, out going Exchange Student to France.
Report of the Meeting: 7/10/2014
President: The Bike ride around the Bellarine Peninsular will be on 19/4/2015. There will be 15 – 20 volunteers needed
The event has Rotary insurance backing and has the potential to raise $20,000 in the first year and much more in future years.
Secretary. There was a thank you note from John and Pippa Paton for our condolences.
Pride of Workmanship awards are due in next week.
Community Development: Help on the 18/110 for the Community Picnic and information day will be needed to collect entry passes and to assist stall holders to find their places. The time required will be from 1.00 p.m. to 3.00p.m. Several members indicated they were able to help.
Market: There were 70 stallholders. The raffle raised $132.00 and gate takings of $768.00 will be given to "Relay for Life".
Youth: Graham Bath Community awards from some of the students will be presented on 21/10/2014. Most of the many presentations will be done at the schools.
Foundation: Perspex boxes are still available for the collection of loose change.
Membership: There will be a meeting at 5.30pm next week.
Social: The Progressive luncheon will be on Sunday 26/10/2014. There will be a list circulated with the contribution each participant should bring. It appears we will be well fed!
District Governors Wife's Project: Meryl James is supporting the supply of Aqua Boxes, which are designed to supply purified water to prevent thousands of people suffering illness and death. District 9780 have already donated over $10.000 towards the project. The boxes also contain mosquito nets and blankets as well as the equipment to purify water.
Guest Speaker: DG Geoff James.
Geoff spoke to the theme of Rotary for this year, Light up Rotary, using the candle as a symbol showing enlightenment and the right path for success.
To get us in the mood he and Meryl sang an adaptation of "I am You Are Australian" to fit Rotary so our mood would be accepting.
The DG's talk outlined 27 steps grouped into three sections:
1. Personal
· Engage with members
· Nurture leadership
· Learn about Rotary
· Endeavour to live by the 4way test
· Make the Foundation your charity
2. Club
· Assist members to enjoy service
· Regular Club Assemblies
· Budget for training
· Educate members through group dynamics
· Develop a culture of supportive service
· Work smarter and share
· Maintain effective communication
· Have fun at meetings and events
· Celebrate special aspects
· Long-term vision and strategy planning
· Develop membership strategy
· Budget for promotion to suit location
· Become less President centric
· Plan with community to determine needs
· Develop manageable projects
· Employ district grant funds
· Support Polio Plus
· Showcase activities in the community
· Involve non-members
3. Planet
· Do a project for the planet
· Reduce the carbon footprint
· Promote Peace
After another song Geoff reminded us that the District Conference would be on 20th – 22nd March 2015 at Maryborough.
Please note it is essential that apologies be recorded by 12noon on Mondays. Also the Club has to pay for members who have apologized and not turned up!
Phone number is 0457 315 900. Thank You.
AG.
