October Theme: Basic Education and Literacy Month
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 18 The Terrace,
Ocean Grove. Tuesday, 27/10/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speakers: Students who participated in the Graham Bath awards Program
Chairman: Judy Greer
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Margaret Campbell
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Bill Walton
Raffle: John Paton
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 23/10 Bill Walton, 25/10 Jo Hawthorne,
27/10 Elaine and Norm Elliott
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 18 The Terrace,
Ocean Grove. Tuesday, 10/11/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Speaker: Coast Guard Emergency Assist. Bruce Pollerd
Chairman: James Ricchini
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Fred Andrews
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Peter Cullen
Weekly Raffle: Judy Greer
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 2/11 Jan and John Fox, 11/11 Ann Magee,
Joan and Bill Steains
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove 18 The Terrace,
OceanGrove. Tuesday, 17/11/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Guest Speaker: Timor Este John Paton – Club AGM
Chairman: John Paton
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Geoff Ford
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Bob Osbourne
Weekly Raffle: John Fox
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 19/11 John Fox, 12/11 Shirley Bell (Osbourne)
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster: 8/10/15 – 7/11/15 – Marion & Bill Walton,
8/11/15 – 21/11/15 – Richard Grimmett, 21/11/15 – 5/12/15 – Martin Geerings
Report of Meeting: 20/10/2015
Guests: Bellarine Secondary College Awardees, Jade Heyward, Ava Redman, Nina Denham and their families. Wayne Johannessen, Vice Principal, Bellarine Secondary College.
President: Nominations are needed for a Secretary and Director of Foundation.
- Ice Fight Stall was successful and informative. Some of our members helped.
- RC of Belmont is conducting a business tradesman-mentoring program. Information from Adrian Schmidt.
- RC of Corio is having Les Twentyman speak at their meeting on 19/11/2015.
Secretary Report:
- Please register interest in attending the 2016 District Conference being held in Geelong with Tony Haines.
- Some volunteers are needed for the Art Show on Sunday Afternoon. See Tony if you can help.
- Bellarine "Relay for Life" to be held on 7th & 8th November Club members need to consider whether we want to field a team. Tony Haines has more information or phone Heather Grant 0400 402 561.
Foundation: There was an article in Tuesday's Age about Polio Plus. The disease remains endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan only.
There is a Seminar in Ararat on 15/11/2015. Four members are going to attend the seminar.
The $2.00 per week moneyboxes are available. Funds are used as Centurian Donations.
Market: Helpers are organized for the Market on Sunday 1/11/2015. Thank you.
We must have a volunteer to run the Market for the next two years or the event will collapse and the loss of the funds gained there would be tragic
Social: The Hat night for Mental Health week raised $300.
Community: Thanks to the volunteers who turned up to do renovations at the Surfside Primary School on Thursday the garden is finished.
The Uniting Church is checking out the gardens that need doing.
The Seniors Christmas Party will be on 8/12/15
- The Water Feature has been moved from Paxton Press. Suggestions for sites are needed. See John Wynn.
- Pride of Workmanship Awards, nominations are due, PLEASE.
- The Car Raffle is underway.
- "Ride the Bellarine" is being held on 3/4/16. Volunteers are needed to help.
Art Show: There have been 210 entries from 78 participating artists. There has been wide publicity promoting the Show. The Club members are asked to support the committees' efforts by attending the Opening night. Remember it is a replacement meeting for Melbourne Cup night. PLEASE return Raffle books, as they will be needed for selling at the Art Show.
Guest Speakers:
The Club awards $1000 per each year for two years to students studying years 11 and 12 at the Bellarine Secondary College.
Jade Heywood is about to complete her schooling and expressed her thanks as the scholarship paid for school fees and books. She hopes to study professional photography in 2016.
Ava Redman is moving to year 12. Her Scholarship has allowed her to attend camps and excursions. She is currently heavily involved in management and planning for the Queenscliff Music Festival.
Nina Denham expressed her thanks and is sure the money will help her as she moves into year 11. Students were presented with their Certificate.
Eng Ho. "How My Business Grew." Eng bought the family owned Laundry business commenced in 2000 in 2012. His customers range from Melbourne to Lorne and include linen hire, dry cleaning in the areas of hospitality, medical needs and food and beverages. The aim of the company is to provide clean linen all year. It is picked up and delivered and the staff is available to help in person, on line and on the phone. They aim to be environmentally friendly.
Performance Statistics, 1.2 million Kg of linen is processed yearly. The highest performance month is in January and the lowest is in May when 52 Kg is processed. In a busy month 250 tonnes is processed. . Infrastructure has been improved. The business has two trucks and one van. Racking is used during the winter months for unneeded linen. An exhaust fan is used for cooling and clearance of lint. There are seven dryers, three washing machines and one ironer. Linen is replaced regularly costing $550,000 over the last three years. Used linen is sold as rags. Marquees have been employed to provide extra space. Eng believes they have improved systems management, selected and nurtured the team members, up to date on line presence with the web site, informative advertising and credit card facilities.
They have purchased the Bay City Laundry in Geelong and although there is a new customer base operations will continue in Geelong. Simple, efficient systems are being investigated and if time and money is saved they are introduced. The business may move into Uniform Hiring and more efficient trolley and tracking systems. Eng certainly appears to have been busy during the last three years. Well done.
Please note it is essential that apologies be recorded by 12noon on Mondays. Also the Club has to pay for members who have not apologized and not turned up! Phone number is: 0457 315 900. Thank You.
AG
