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MEETING 461- 23
November 2008
Due to current weather conditions picnic plans have been changed!
RC SOUTHBANK’S
4TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING PICNIC
Please not that our 4th Annual
Thanksgiving Picnic will be lunch at the Emerald Hotel.
EMERALD HOTEL
415 CLARENDON STREET
SOUTH MELBOURNE
FROM 12 NOON
PH 9690 4719
MELWAYS 2K E4
There will be no meeting on Tuesday, 25th November
Next Week's meeting
Only 1 weeks to go.....
Our meeting on the 2nd of
December will take place at the Homeless World Cup Venue on Fed
Square.
Meeting details to follow soon
Latest news from the Homeless
World Cup:
900 volunteers received training
for their role at the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup last week.
The three hour sessions covered a huge amount of information
incuding an introduction to the Operations team and their roles and
what to expect from a Homeless World Cup.
(click here for full article)
Competition Venue
The Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup will be played on three
pitches, one in Federation Square: the Fed Square Stadium and two in
Birrarung Marr: the Yarra and Melbourne pitches
The Homeless World Cup will see one of Federation Square's most
ambitious projects. The stadium being built for the event will be
the largest temporary structure ever built there and the only time
an event like this has ever been staged.
Monday 1 December
Join us for the
Homeless World Cup Street Parade
Collins St and Swanston St ending at Federation Square
Noon – 1pm
Opening Ceremony
Federation Square Stadium
1-2pm
2.15pm Australia will play the first match of the 2008 tournament
at Federation Square Stadium.
Competition runs from 11am -7pm each day.
Entry to the event is free - so encourage everyone to come down &
support the event.
Also, the final on Sunday 7 December will be shown live on SBS TV
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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 |
|
23.11.2008 |
Philip |
Nick |
Barbara |
Lyn |
Dianne |
|
02.12.2008 |
Wendy |
Michael G |
Chris |
Michael G |
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 |
Nick |
Gordon |
|
10.02.2009 |
Leigh |
Philip |
Dean |
Chris |
Michael G |
Last Week's
Meeting
 Rotary
Foundation Night
…The theme
for the evening was The Rotary Foundation. November is Foundation
month for Rotary International.
There were many visitors and from your humble scribe’s vantage
point...visitors may have outnumbered members..
Meeting Number 460 was opened by Sergeant at Arms Nicholas Kane with
toasts to Australia and Rotary International and he welcomed
President Gabriel Hau to the rostrum.
President Gabe welcomed our visitors and visiting Rotarians:.....
(Click here for
full scribe notes with pictures)
President
Gabe's Message
We had a
wonderful meeting on Tuesday, organised by Bettina. Thank you,
Bettina, for a fantastic effort. It was so good that the District
Foundation Chair, Chris Don, suggested that we host this as an
annual event for Rotary Foundation!
It was suggested during our meeting that Southbank is an "events
club", implying that we are very good at organising events. I had
to check myself before agreeing that this is probably a fair
assessment.
(Full
President's Message here)
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 happy to nominate Michael Gill
for this years RYLA camp.
For those of you who would like to attend the RYLA Dinner on
December 10th
(Invitation below) please notify Michael Fingereth of Bettina by
Monday November 24th!
Dear Rotary
Club President,
It is my
pleasure to invite you, your fellow Rotarians and partners to the
Rotary Youth Leadership Award ( RYLA ) Presentation Dinner on
Wednesday 10th December
Location:
The Haven Conference Centre, 70 Holloway Rd, Wonga Park, 3115
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm with a guarantee of a prompt start
Cost: $20 per head (preferably in an envelope marked with your
club’s name)
Please note there will no alcohol.
The evening will show Rotary Clubs how RYLA can help to change
lives and move towards ‘Making Dreams Real’ and provide the
opportunity to see first hand the development of their RYLA
candidates. Additionally, some clubs have used the evening as an
excellent opportunity to bring along prospective or new members,
to demonstrate Rotary at work as it is a fun and inspiring
evening.
RYLA is a youth development program and one of Rotary’s
outstanding New Generation initiatives. This year the program will
be hosted by the Rotary Club of Boroondara, and will be held at
Wonga Park, Melbourne, from December 6th to 12th inclusive.
Please confirm numbers attending by Saturday 24th November by
email to dcberry4@bigpond.com or by phone to Charles Berry on
0415279098.
I look forward to seeing you at the RYLA dinner.
Yours in Rotary,
Charles Berry,
President of Boroondara Rotary Club
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 |
|
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
Christmas
Shopping and Fundraising
We have some great
ideas for you to combine the search for presents with helping
others.
WILL YOU HELP END POLIO THIS
CHRISTMAS?
Since 1985, ending polio has been Rotary’s top philanthropic goal.
Since then, polio cases have been slashed by 99 percent worldwide.
While most of the world is polio-free, this vaccine-preventable
disease still threatens children in parts of Africa and South
Asia.
You can help eradicate Polio throughout the world by purchasing a
Polio Challenge 1.2kg Rich Fruit Cake with 50% fruit. Proceeds
from the sale of this cake go to support the Rotary International
Polio Eradication Program.
click
here for fruit cake order form
 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
 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.
DG Jim Studebaker's Weekly Message
(Issue 21, 17 November 2008)
November is Foundation Month
"Why do we have a Foundation?"
I read
this week a most informative & sobering article from Callum
Thompson, Associate Editor, of “Our Foundation” which I would like
to share with you.
We have seen seismic changes in the world’s financial institution
in recent weeks as the so-called “credit crunch’ makes impact.
Banks that used to be the bedrock of our free market economy have
become increasingly weakened by the confidence crisis and
governments all over the world have been obliged to bail out the
financial institutions.
Jobs, Superannuation Schemes, Mortgages have all been affected as
has Charitable Foundations. The Rotary Foundation relies heavily
on the financial markets….
(Click
here
for full message)
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