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"WHAT'S ON IN DISTRICT?"
District Events Calendar
District
Events
DG Jim
Studebaker's Message
The New District 9800 Website
D9800 Newsletter "The Networker"
Club Diary Dates
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9 July 2008 |
RI President D K Lee
cocktail party |
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15 July 2008 |
Club Plan |
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22 July 2008 |
Club Assembly |
MEETING 442 - 9
July 2008 (Wednesday)
This week's meeting of the
Rotary Club of Southbank
will be held at :
River
Room, Level
1
Crown Towers Hotel
Whiteman Street,
Southbank
To book or record an
apology, please contact
by clicking on the email link or call Bobbi
on 0410 105 360 before
10 am Monday.
PROGRAM
- 9th July 2008 (Wednesday)
RI President
DK Lee: "Make Dreams Real"
This year
Rotary International will welcome
the Presidency of D.K. Lee
to the voluntary service organisation’s highest
international office, continuing on a tradition of yearly
presidential rotations stemming back over 100 years.
Bringing with him the theme "Make
Dreams Real", President-Elect Lee will visit
Australia and provide local Rotarians with his vision for Rotary’s
contribution to a better future for the world’s children.
The City of Melbourne’s Lord Mayor,
The Right Honourable John So
will be our special guest for the evening, and
will formally welcome Rotary International President D.K. Lee to
this wonderful city.
The event at
Melbourne’s Crown Casino
on the 9th
of July
is expected to attract a vast number of Rotarians.
The function will open at 5:30pm for a 5:45pm commencement and will
conclude at 7:30pm. The cost will be $45 per person.
Rotarians and Invitees will be offered the
opportunity to meet and mingle with President-Elect Lee and local
Rotary heads to discuss practical ways of making dreams real through
attacking the issues of
water, health and hunger, and literacy.
The event will also feature practical examples of
Rotary’s efforts to improve the lives of children locally, with
The Garden Gurus,
Trevor Cochrane and Neville Passmore, joining with kids from
Richmond kindergarten to demonstrate a
Vertical Garden
- one of the initiatives
Rotary Australia
and Mitre 10
partnered together upon for
Fix Up Australia Weekend.
The Vertical Garden concept encourages kids to grow their own
healthy gardens, bringing with them the impetus to follow a healthy
lifestyle.
In 2008-2009 the opportunity is there to make dreams
real –and doubtlessly Rotarians from throughout Victoria and beyond
will be looking forward to hearing Rotary International President
(08-09) D.K. Lee’s inspiring words on just how each one of us can
contribute to a practical effort on a global scale.
Rotary International President-Elect
D.K. Lee.
UPCOMING ROSTER
If you are unable to
attend a meeting for which you are rostered, please arrange for
a swap
with someone and let Jason know.
Scribes
- please send your scribe notes to the Bulletin Editor (Gabe) by 5pm
Friday to ensure your notes are included in the next
Bulletin.
All rostered responsibilities are important to the success and
professionalism of our weekly meetings. Thank you for your
ongoing enthusiasm in fulfilling your rostered roles.
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Date |
Chair |
Scribe |
Greeter |
Corporal |
Member's
Moment |
Attendance |
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9/7/08 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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15/7/08 |
Philip |
Nick |
Lyn |
Troy |
Michael |
Carl |
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22/7/08 |
Barbara |
Bobbi |
Rhys |
Richard |
Carl |
Michael F |
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29/7/08 |
Carl |
Mandy |
Chris |
Leigh |
Bettina |
Elle |
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5/8/08 |
Tracey |
Wendy |
Dianne |
Gordon |
Charles |
Michael F |
Last Week's
Meeting
RC Southbank Presidential
Changeover Dinner
Last week's meeting was the
Rotary Club of Southbank Presidential Changeover Dinner held at the
Willows Restaurant on St Kilda Road. Drinks were served from
6.00 pm and some guests were already arriving even before that,
which was great because they could then have a few more drinks and
canapés before the dinner. For those in the know (those who
read the Bulletin!), spirits were also served during this time. ...
(Full Meeting Notes Here)
President
Gabe's Message
This week's President's message is combined with the Changeover
meeting notes above.
Photos from the Changeover Dinner ...
See
some photos of the
Rotary Club of Southbank
Presidential Changeover Dinner
1 July 2008
(Photos Here)
Photos from
ShelterBox ...
See some photos
from ShelterBox
(Photos Here)
Archway Group
Rotary Foundation Certificate of Appreciation
On 30 June 2008, President Barbara presented the Archway Group a
Rotary Foundation Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of the
assistance the company and its staff had given to RC Southbank and
District 9800. The Certificate was received by Tricia Reardon
on behalf of Archway Group in the presence of all its staff and Rtns
Chris, Leigh, Gabe and Philip.
President Barbara presents the Rotary Foundation Certificate
of Appreciation to the Archway Group and accepted by Tricia Reardon
on behalf of all its staff.
The Archway Group
staff and Southbank Rotarians celebrating the achievement of the
Rotary Foundation Certificate of Appreciation.
Meet the Rotary International President in person
Make Dreams Real - For the World's Children
Wednesday 9 July 2008
The normal meeting on Tuesday 8 July will be deferred to Wednesday 9
July to be combined with RIP D K Lee's visit to Melbourne.
Don't miss this opportunity to meet the World President of Rotary
International! The cost is $45 and includes finger food and
drinks. The function, "Make Dreams Real - For the World's
Children", is hosted by RC Hawthorn and Melbourne's Lord Mayor -
John So.
Find out the focus of
Rotary International in 2008-2009 from DK himself - an opportunity
not to be missed!
For more information,
see
here.
Don McQueen Australia's Bush
Poet
RC Kew
Fundraising for Interplast
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Date: Friday 25 July 2008
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Green Acres Golf Club Kew
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7:00 pm for
7:30 pm Dinner
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Food: A 2 course meal with canapés and a drink on arrival
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Drinks: Competitively priced beer, soft drinks + wine
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Cost $62.50
per person
Click
here for further details
Young Achievement Australia (YAA) 2008
The Rotary Club of Southbank is, once again, supporting the
mentoring of a group of students in the YAA program.
We are partnering with the RC Melbourne to fund and provide mentors
for this very worthwhile youth development program. This is an
important project for our Club and we want to make sure that we are
well represented with mentors.
The timeframe for the program has yet to be set, however it is
anticipated that it will commence after Easter.
This year our YAA company will have a convenient meeting location,
in the heart of the city, at:
The CASS Foundation
Level 2, 111 Collins Street
If you are interested in participating as a mentor,
please contact
Gordon.
Please note: all mentors will be required to
have a
'Working with Children' card - see Gordon for details.
PACE Initiative
Find out more about the Homeless World Cup and
how you can contribute to tacking homelessness. See the
attached
information and
volunteer form,
and
summary.
Fix Up Australia Day
with RC Southbank
Date:
The event has been
postponed - new date TBA
Venue:
Westgate Park in Port Melbourne
Cost:
Nil
Please contact Leigh .
DG Jim Studebaker's Weekly Message
(Issue 1, 1 July 2008)
July
is
Change Over Month
"Rising to the Challenge"
The philosophy that "the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts" is no truer than in Rotary
International ... an organisation whose success has come about
by doing more together than as individuals. However, without
individuals, Rotary could not exist as a "whole" and it could
not play such an important role on the world stage.
As we move into a new Rotary
year, rising to the challenge that our Rotary International
President, DK Lee, has set for every Club to increase its
membership by 10% must be a major focus. Each club must have
sufficient members so that the Club as a "whole" can have a more
powerful impact on the communities it serves through critically
needed projects and activities. ...
(Click
here
for full message)
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