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MEETING 459- 11
November 2008
This meeting of the Rotary Club of Southbank will be held at :
Garden Room
Crown Towers Hotel
Whiteman Street,
Southbank
6.00 for 6.30 PM
To book or record an
apology, please contact Bobbi
via
email before
10 am Monday.
PROGRAM
Annual General Meeting
Members of
the Rotary Club of Southbank (RC Southbank) are hereby given notice
of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of RC Southbank on 11 November
2008. Election of members of the RC Southbank Board will be held at
the AGM. All RC Southbank members are encouraged to nominate other
members of RC Southbank or inform others members of their interest
in taking up any of the board positions listed below:
-
President Nominee (President in 2010-2011);
-
Vice-President;
-
Treasurer;
-
Secretary; and
-
Director (several positions).
If any RC
Southbank members have any questions in relation to the nomination
process, please contact
Secretary Charles for assistance.
Next Week's meeting
There will be no meeting on Melbourne Cup Day
Our next
meeting will be the Annual General Meeting held on November 11th.
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.
|
Date |
Chair |
Scribe / Greeter |
Corporal |
Members' Moment |
Attendance |
|
11.11.2008 |
Chris |
Leigh |
Philip |
Richard |
Bettina |
|
18.11.2008 |
Bettina |
Gordon |
Jenny |
Rhys |
Michael F |
|
23.11.2008 |
Philip |
Nick |
Barbara |
Lyn |
Dianne |
|
02.12.2008 |
Wendy |
Michael G |
Chris |
Nick |
Jenny |
|
09.12.2008 |
Mandy |
Gordon |
Philip |
Bettina |
Dianne |
|
16.12.2008 |
Richard |
Mandy |
Barbara |
Leigh |
Lyn |
|
13.01.2009 |
Michael F |
Chris |
Dianne |
Bobbi |
Gordon |
|
20.01.2009 |
Lyn |
Paul |
Wendy |
Charles |
Bettina |
|
27.01.2009 |
Michael G |
Jenny |
Dianne |
Dean |
Mandy |
|
03.02.2009 |
Paul |
Bettina |
Richard |
Tracey |
Gordon |
Last Week's
Meeting
In absence of our president Gabe, “IPP” Barbara volunteered to
chair last week’s meeting…obviously tempted by two important
circumstantial details:
1. the speaker board at the MCEC allows her to wear flat shoes and
still be seen by guests
2. she must have been starving all week to have enough room for the
delicious food provided.
well.....good for Gabe and good for us.......
(Click here for
full scribe notes)
President
Gabe's Message
It’s
November and it’s fantastic in more ways than one! Here is why:
We are that much closer to Christmas.
We are finally breaking the public holiday drought with Cup Day.
It’s a new Rotary Month – Foundation! ....
(Full
President's Message here)
 Rotary
Foundation Night
November is dedicated to the Rotary Foundation, which is a vital
part of the Rotary International Organisation representing
Initiatives like Polioplus, Humanitarian Grants, Group Study
Exchange (GSE) and Educational Programs like Ambassadorial Scholars
and World Peace Fellows. All of these are made possible by continues
fundraising through the Paul Harris Society, Centurion Sustaining
Members and others.
As current Foundation Chair of our Club I would like to invite you
to join me for a Special Foundation Night on November 18th
with some very respective guests:
Susan Carew, World Peace Clown and former Rotary World Peace Fellow
Dennis Shore, Chairman DS 9800 GSE program
and
Jamie Anderson, a nominee of our Club who has just been selected as
member of the 2008/2009 GSE Outbound Team to Sweden.
Please make sure you mark this date in your calendar and bring
family and friends to celebrate the Rotary Foundation with us!
Looking forward to celebrating with you
Bettina
Only 4 weeks to go.....
The Homeless World Cup is getting
closer.
During the next couple of weeks players from 56 Countries around the
world will get ready to travel to Australia.
Volunteers will be trained and prepared for the event and the
supporting PR Campaign will start to run.
Help us to spread the word within your
network to raise awareness for homelessness!
The Australian Street Socceroos
are:
Alex Marshall (Captain, NSW)
Stephen Maloney (Vice-captain, VIC);
Lorenso Neghad (VIC);
Hamid Arabi (SA);
Kevin Knight (QLD);
Coen Slaughter (NSW);
Toni Whelan (SA);
Eddy Halid (VIC).
For those involved in our
activities with the Melbourne team, you will be pleased to see three
familiar names in the team; and for those at the National
Championships, who could forget Toni from SA!
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RC SOUTHBANK’S
4TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING PICNIC
As we noted earlier our 4th ANNUAL THANKSGIVING PICNIC has been
scheduled for Sunday, 23rd November at St. Vincent’s Gardens, Albert
Park (Melways 2K B5.)
Please review the following and get back to Bobbie by COB, FRIDAY
7TH NOVEMBER:
1) If you will be attending and how many in your party. (Remember
friends and families are welcome.) How many children and their ages
so we can plan activities for them.
2) Is there a dish you would prefer to bring?
If so let Bobbie know and she’ll try to accommodate you. We are
scheduled to start at noon; Carving will start at 12.30 PM.
The menu will be sent out by Monday, 10th November.
(Remember that you are asked to cater for approximately 6 people
only. An overabundance will result in unwanted waste.)
3) And lastly please remember to bring your own beverages, picnic
rugs, plates and cutlery, and sunscreen. And Frisbees and balls for
those looking to work off a big lunch!
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Melbourne
Races - Call for Marshals!
Summer is coming and so are all the races
that need volunteers to make them happen!
RC Southbank has a tradition of sending
Sprint Marshals to help with a variety of roles during these
competitions. This is not just a fantastic opportunity for our
Club to raise some money it is also a great Fellowship Event.
If you are an early starter (marshal duty
normally begins around 6am in the morning), enjoy sports and a
day out, this is the kind of activity to go for!
Please have a look at the dates below and
get in touch with
Richard if you are available
for any of them.
|
Event |
Venue |
Date |
|
Gatorade Triathlon Series - Race 1 |
Catani Gardens, St Kilda |
23.11.2008 |
|
SUB Women's Cycle Challenge |
Catani Gardens, St Kilda |
06.12.2008 |
Sussan Women’s Fun Run *
Bag Packing |
Catani Gardens, St Kilda |
06.12.2008 |
|
Sussan Women’s Fun Run |
Catani Gardens, St Kilda |
07.12.2008 |
|
Gatorade Triathlon Series - Race 2 |
Elwood Beach Reserve, Elwood |
14.12.2008 |
|
Gatorade Triathlon Series - Race 3 |
Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham |
11.01.2009 |
|
Gatorade Triathlon Series - Race 5 |
Elwood Beach Reserve, Elwood |
15.02.2009 |
|
BP/BRW Corporate Triathlon - Race 1 |
Elwood Beach Reserve, Elwood |
01.03.2009 |
|
Gatorade Triathlon Series - Race 6 |
Catani Gardens, St Kilda |
22.03.2009 |
|
Cadbury Easter egg hunt |
Werribee Mansions |
10.04.2009 |
*full day event
The Rotary
Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) is a week-long residential personal
development program for young people aged 18 to 25, which focuses
on yourself, leadership and community. Each RYLA
candidate is sponsored by a Rotary Club from District 9800. The
cost of sponsoring a candidate is used to pay for venue hire,
speakers and catering throughout the program. The sponsoring
Rotary Club is also responsible for transporting the participant
to and from the camp.
RC Southbank is currently looking for a
potential candidate to nominate for this year's RYLA Camp in
December.
Please contact
Michael Fingereth, if you know someone, you would like to
support to participate in this great program.
Applications close Friday November 14, 2008
click here for applications forms and
to find out more about RYLA
Christmas
Shopping and Fundraising
We have some great
ideas for you to combine the search for presents with helping
others.
 Wine
supplied by Sandro Audino. Most of you would know about the
fantastic fundraising we have been doing through wine promotion
and as we are now in Spring Carnival season and with Christmas and
holidays not too far way, this is a great opportunity for you to
stock up.
click here for wine order form
 Those
of you who have read the article about our successful event at
Club 3004 a couple of weeks ago will remember that we had some
very special Children's Books, Aussie Bush Buddies by Maxine
Philp-Wright, for sale.
click here for
Brochure and Order sheet
 Relish
is a project of the St. Kilda Rotary Club. The Recipe Book
includes recipes from local Melbourne Bayside restaurants and
cafes, with the proceeds of sales going to
Sacred Heart Mission and
ShelterBox.
click for more information and Relish order
form
 RC
Melbourne Sunrise
Annual Rotary
Foundation Breakfast
The Foundation Breakfast will be held at the
RACV Club, Level 17
on Wednesday, November 26nd
commencing at 7:15 for 7:30am.
The
breakfast provides all members of clubs in District 9800 with the
opportunity to support the Rotary Foundation and recognise the
contributions made by recipients of Paul Harris recognitions.
Our Guest Speaker on the morning will be Sir Gustav Nossal, who
will speak on “Challenges for Global Health”. Sir Gus has an
association with Rotary through his past involvement with the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is partnering with Rotary in
its efforts to eradicate polio from the world. Proceeds from the
breakfast will go to the Rotary Foundation and the PolioPlus
campaign.
(click here for more information and registration form)
 Royce
Abbey Award Celebration
The inaugural dinner will be a celebration of
enthusiasm and commitment to the ideals of Rotary. All clubs are
encouraged to nominate a member or members to receive their Royce
Abbey Award, who will be presented with the award by Rotary
International Past President Royce Abbey on the night.
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Key note speaker & special guest:
Past President Rotary International
Mr. Bill Boyd
Starting time, price information and payment terms will be forwarded
shortly.
The Rotary Club of Essendon
PO Box 161
Essendon VIC 3040
www.rcessendon.com.au
please click here to read
Royce Abbey's letter
or here for
Royce Abbey Award Application Form
Message from Stuart/ OnToConference
2008/2009:
"Rotary District
conference is fast approaching with only 169 days to go (and who’s
counting)?
Barbara, Philip, Gordon,
Gabe and have indicated that are planning to go, but please don’t
get me wrong – Conference is not exclusively for past presidents!
The first Rotary
Conference I ever went to was when I was in Rotaract and was in
Launceston.
If you haven’t been there lately, it is well worth the visit!
Important dates to
Record:
Conference: March 12th to 14th, 2009
Early Bird Special: Book prior to 15th December.
Conference Websites:
http://www.rotarynthbalwyn.org/conference/
(includes special fares for the Spirit of Tasmania)
http://www.groupstasmania.com.au/r9800.html
Please contact
Stuart for any additional
information or assistance with bookings.
Rotary
Foundation
District 9800 GSE Program 2008/2009
This Year's Group Study
Exchange Program addresses two Countries in Europe:
Sweden (District 2380) and Turkey (District 2420)
Team leaders are Mike Flavel from the
Rotary Club of Melbourne (Sweden) and
Brett Lefebvre from the Rotary Club of Kyneton (Turkey)
Jamie Anderson's
application for Team Member, who has been nominated by RC
Southbank has been successful and he will be joining the
Swedish team as one of 4 selected Team Members!
Rotary Foundation
DG Jim Studebaker's Weekly Message
(Issue 18, 27 October 2008)
October is Vocational Service Month
"Challenging Times"
In my
article in last week’s Networker, I alluded to the material and
emotional fallout emanating from the US sub-prime loans fiasco.
The subsequent collapse of stocks on Wall Street and the
reverberations in money markets around the world has left people
and large institutions wondering where it would all end.
As I move around our District, the world’s financial situation has
obviously dominated conversation. Aside from personal setbacks,
Rotarians have asked me, “What is Rotary’s position and how has
the financial crisis impacted on Rotary’s investments?”
I have had a communication from RI and it largely addresses the
concerns that individual Rotarians have voiced to me. It is from
the General Secretary of Rotary International, Ed Futa and it is
an update on the financial soundness of Rotary International with
respect to recent developments in the global economy. I think it
appropriate to share this communiqué with you at this time ….
(Click
here
for full message)
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