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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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4 September
2008 |
Club 3004 Rotary
Fundraising Night |
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12 October 2008 |
Fellowship Event
Melbourne Fringe Festival |
30 November
2008 to
7 December 2008 |
Homeless World Cup |
MEETING 448- 19 August 2008
This week's meeting of the
Rotary Club of Southbank
will be held at :
Garden
Room, Level
1
Crown Towers Hotel
Whiteman Street,
Southbank
To book or record an
apology, please contact Bobbi
by clicking on the
email link
or call Bobbi
on 0410 105 360 before
10 am Monday.
PROGRAM
- 19 August 2008
Guest Speaker: Dr. Nouria Salehi
Australian Afghanistan Development Organisation
(AADO)
Dr. Salehi, Specialist for Nuclear Medicine at
The Royal Melbourne Hospital will tell us about her voluntary work
for the AADO.
AADO was established in 2002 with the aim of
providing aid that will help drive the redevelopment of Afghanistan.
The focus of AADO is on facilitating vocational development for
Afghan individuals and communities through the donation of aid,
training and related infrastructure from Australia.
More Information about the AADO can be found on their website:
http://www.aava.org.au/
Next Week's meeting
Immediate Past President
Barbara will talk to us about Rotary's Strategy for Membership
Development
& Membership Retention
UPCOMING ROSTER
If you are unable to
attend a meeting for which you are rostered, please arrange for a
swap with someone and let Carl know.
Scribes
- please send your scribe notes by 5pm
Friday to the bulletin editor
to ensure your notes are included in the next
Bulletin.
Click here for
Scribe Notes Template
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 |
Members' Moment |
Attendance |
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19/08/2008 |
Stuart |
Mandy |
Barbara |
Nick |
Gordon |
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26/08/2008 |
Michael F |
Chris |
Philip |
Gordon |
Rhys |
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2/09/2008 |
Lyn |
Jenny |
Wendy |
Carl |
Mandy |
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9/09/2008 |
Michael G |
Barbara |
Dianne |
Michael F |
Nick |
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16/09/2008 |
Bettina |
Philip |
Wendy |
Stuart |
Richard |
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23/09/2008 |
Leigh |
Dianne |
Michael F |
Mandy |
Bettina |
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30/09/2008 |
Gordon |
Richard |
Lyn |
Barbara |
Stuart |
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07/10/2008 |
Rhys |
Michael F |
Michael G |
Phillip |
Nick |
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14/10/2008 |
Stuart |
Lyn |
Bettina |
Wendy |
Chris |
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21/10/2008 |
Mandy |
Michael G |
Leigh |
Tracey |
Barbara |
Last Week's
Meeting
Bowling Night at Crown
Almost 20 people attended last week's
bowling night which was a great success, especially with the
discovery of several gold medallists in our Club. They are: .....
(Click
here for full message)
President
Gabe's Message
The recent escalating conflict between
Georgia and Russia is a sobering reminder that all is not well in
this world. Apart from intentional human-induced (and therefore
artificial) disasters such as war and conflict, there are other
human-induced problems such as climate change and pollution. On
top of that, natural disasters such as volcano eruptions, fire,
floods, famine and tsunamis. This all sounds very depressing and
it is not something you want to talk about at a friend's wedding -
but it is very real ......
(Full President's Message here)
Group Study
Exchange 2008/2009
This Years Group Study Exchange Program
addresses two Countries in Europe:
Sweden (District 2380) and Turkey (District
2420)
There are a number of ways
that clubs can participate in the GSE programme, including
nominating candidates for team leader or team member; hosting
a function or hosting the inbound team for about 4 days. Quite
a number of Clubs have already volunteered to be directly
involved but we may need to ask for additional assistance.
Please find more
information about the Program here:
GSE Brochure
and FAQ
If you would like to support the program as a
host or know potential team members please contact
Bettina or Wendy
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
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.
DG Jim Studebaker's Weekly Message
(Issue 7, 11 August 2008)
August is
Membership Development and Extension Month
"Rock Star Status?"
At this year’s D9800
conference at Shepparton, you could not fail to be impressed
by the quality of the Group Study Exchange teams…. ours, ably
led by PP Ann Peace of the Rotary Club of Echuca/Moama … and
theirs, a delightful group from Nebraska, who charmed everyone
they met.
Every year, this district
sponsors a Group Study Exchange – every year it ia an
outstanding success and ranks as one of the (…forgive me)
‘jewels in the 9800 crown’.
Certainly, one of the most
visible educational programs of The Rotary Foundation is the
Group Study Exchange (GSE) program......
(Click
here
for full message)
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