November 8th 2011
November Theme: Rotary Foundation Month
Committee: Trevor McArdle, Martin Geerings, John Wynn, Geoff Chandler
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Tuesday, November 15th 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Speaker: Leanne Jones, Marketing Manager Sea Road Ferries
Subject: Launch of refitted MV Queenscliff .
This is a joint meeting with the Lions Club. Partners are most welcome. They need to be booked in.
Chairperson: Gordon King
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: David Tyrrell
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Wal Kelly
Weekly Raffle: Peter Cullen
Birthday and Anniversaries: 8th Helen Trigg,
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
Tuesday, November 22nd 6.00pm for 6.30pm
Subject: Organ Donation Speakers: Mary Elliott and Tony Allen
Chairperson: Rod Birrell
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Coral Barker
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: John Dodghsun
Weekly Raffle: John Calnin
Birthday and Anniversaries: 17th Shirley Bell
The Meeting of November 8th
Guests
Assistant Governor for Gr 9: Jane Cox.
Barwon Heads 13th Beach Surf Life Saving Club: President Peter and Life Member Malcolm Bell
ANZ Bank: Branch Manger Liz Gravolin and Ruth Davies
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| Alan Barber, Ocean Grove Voice, photographs Peter and Alan Bell and Noel Emselle and Pres. Margaret Campbell |
Presentations
Barwon Heads 13th Beach Surf Life Saving Club.
PP Noel Emselle presented, on our behalf, a Surf Rescue Board to Peter and Malcolm Bell from the Barwon Heads 13th Beach SLSC. Peter is the current president and Michael is a life member.
The rescue board has been purchased from a $1300 donation from our Rotary Club last year. It will be an integral part of their rescue equipment for the next 5 years , and will be particularly valuable for assisting in mass rescues. After its ‘working life’ span has elapsed the board will then become an important training aid for a further 5 years.
(We are also into our 3rd year of a 5 year commitment to the Ocean Grove SLSC)
Pride of Workmanship Awards.
These awards are presented annually by our club (and many other Rotary Clubs) to people who demonstrate extra initiative in their workplace and who clearly demonstrate the Rotary ethos of ‘Service Above Self’. This year we made three awards.
Ruth Davies. Ruth works with the ANZ Bank and has demonstrated considerable skills and helpfulness to managing banking affairs for customers. In receiving the award Ruth thanked the club for recognizing her efforts and those of the bank to provide high quality customer service.
Chris Dixon from RACV Ocean Grove Automotive Centre . Any members who have had their vehicle serviced or used the services of the RACV locally will be well aware of Chris’ thorough approach to all aspects of his business.
Justin Joseph. Justin is a local police officer who works with some of our more ‘troubled’ youths in addition to his normal policing duties. He was on camp with some of these youths this week.
Unfortunately, both Chris and Justin were unable to attend our meeting to receive their awards.
Thank you to the committee of Tony Haines, Geoff Chandler and Gordon King for their work in researching and finalizing the awardees.
Reports
- Training for Apple Mac’s. This took place at Gordon Kings and Marion Coppins home on Wednesday and was attended by several members interested in improving their skills or exploring the possibilities of improving their technology awareness. Thanks to Rod Bush for running the session.
(Anyone who has used Rod’s skills in Apple technology will join me in saying they are second to none. Nothing is too difficult or too complicated....) An App legend!
- Secretary. Thank you from Polio Eradication for our support in successfully petitioning the Federal Government to donate $50m to polio eradication.
- Torquay Rotary is seeking support to have RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program for Enrichment) accepted as a structured program of RI. By a show of hands we gave our club support.
- Community. Bill has issued invitations for the Seniors Christmas Dinner (Dec 6th). Two replies were received within 24hours!
- Youth. RYPEN. Be on the lookout for potential candidates from 15 17 yr olds. It is on April13 -15, 2012. VCE students award recipients will be our guests November 29th. Ann is looking for a couple of volunteers to take on some of the Youth tasks. See her update that will come via email.
- Car Raffle. John Fox explained how we would be selling tickets this year and that we have 750 books to sell. Jan 3rd will be the caravan park selling and all books need to be back before then. There will also be available several pieces of Rotary promotional material for each selling time.
Tickets, table, chairs and promotional material are to be collected and returned to John Fox’s home.
Noel informed us that there are still a number of spots available on the rosters. Please find time to be available for a couple of selling times.
40 Books have been sold already.
- Art Show. This proved to be an excellent event for the club. Ian Downing thanked the committee (Coral Barker, Tony Haines, Dick Clay, Marg Campbell) for their incredible efforts. It proved to be most successful and came in very close to budget. A full financial report will be available later in November, but a profit of close to $18,000 from the various sources appears likely. Over 800 visitors attended. Tony Haines has emailed all members with a survey sheet on the Art show and all members should, as a matter of importance, complete and return it to Tony as soon as possible.
- MS Megaswim. This is taking shape and Trevor is still looking for roster volunteers, especially for the late night shifts. Please give it a go. MS is a crippling disease and its research needs our support. The swim is being held November 19th and 20th.
- Market report. 450 vehicles. Over $1000 in stallholders fees and $840 raised through the gate for Riding for Disabled. Several new stalls helped add colour and interest to the market. Thanks to the team for organizing rosters. Surround yourself with excellent people and things usually work smoothly.
- Fund Raising. SuperSprint are looking for our support for two events. One is an Otway’s Ride over the District Conference weekend of 23rd 24th March 2012. If there are any volunteers not already committed that weekend, see John Eyles. The other is more achievable. It is the Portarlington Triathlon on the 18th March, 2012. We will be supporting it.
- Relay for Life. Martin Geerings gave a ‘plug’ for this event to be held this weekend. If you would like to support it through the CFA then he and other CFA members would be grateful of your donations.
- CFA Open Day. Sunday 20th November. The local CFA is holding their open day. You are all invited (after you have finished your rostered duties the Megaswim of course).
- AGM November 22nd.
- Thank You Martin. Thanks to Martin Geerings for doing the Bulletin for the last three weeks. I appreciate it. (We had a great time in WA. Even managed a bit of a trip up to Geraldton. Wildflowers, history and geography always make for a good trip!)
Rotary Interest
This will get a run next week with some ‘fascinating foundation facts’............
Stuff and Nonsense
Fines: Welcome back to Alison and now she can chase her chooks out of the kindergarten!
From the classroom:
“In geography we learned that countries with sea around them are islands, ones without sea are incontinents.”
In Scandinavia, the Danish people came from Denmark, Norwegians, from Norway and Lapdancers from Lapland.
And do Geographers really take more latitude!
Rod G .
