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Southbank Club
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MEETING 487-
Tuesday 16 June 2009
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 12 am Monday.
Roster for this meeting:
|
Date |
Chair |
Scribe / Greeter |
Corporal |
Members' Moment |
Attendance |
|
16.06.2009 |
Dianne |
Philip |
Dean |
Jenny |
Stuart |
|
23.06.2009 |
Barbara |
Steven |
Michael F |
Leigh |
Michael G |
|
30.06.2009 |
Rhys |
Dean |
Lyn |
Gordon |
Richard |
Are you rostered for duty at
this meeting, but will not be able to attend? Please make sure, that
you organise a replacement and inform
Club
Service.
President Gabe will present a report on the
2008-2009 Rotary year. Clinton Wong and Judy Parslow will also
be inducted at the meeting. This is the final formal meeting
before the changeover so it is not to be missed!
...
President Gabe's
Message
This month is
fellowship month and there are indeed many exciting things to do in
the next 2 weeks.
First, don't
miss our next meeting Tuesday 16 June 2009 where Judy and Clinton
will be inducted as new members of the club. ...
(Full President's Message here)
Last Week's
Meeting
What a great meeting we had last week. Air Cdre Peter Newton (Ret'd)
was scheduled as speaker but was unfortunately unable to visit us at
the last minute. Peter was very kind and thoughtful and asked
(at the last minute) Anthea Swann, Ryder-Cheshire Foundations
Secretary for Australia and Victoria to tell us about their project,
Raphael, in India.
...
(Click here for full scribe notes)
RC Southbank 10th Anniversary and Changeover Celebrations
Click here for
booking form
The Big
Issue
Street Soccer National Championships
The National Championships will
be held Sunday 19th July at Cultural Forecourt, Brisbane
Southbank
The event will be launched at
the Homeless Connect on 27 May with the objective of driving
spectators and possible participation in the Corporate Cup.
Homeless Connect brings together Brisbane City Council, state
government, businesses and community groups to provide free
services to homeless people for a day.
So far it has helped over 2300 homeless people.
The first Homeless Connect event was held on 1 November 2006 at
City Hall, Brisbane. It was the first of its kind in Australia.
Read more
about this initiative here
Homeless Connect Website
Brisbane City Council will be sponsoring the
Championships. If you have any corporate contacts in Brisbane who
you think may be interested in participating in the corporate cup,
please forward the
attached flier
to them.
DS 9800
Bushfire Support Activities
District 9800 Bushfire Recovery
Project sponsors The Kids Foundations Burn Survivor Network
for one of their burn survivors Family camps, Camp Phoenix. Camp
Phoenix will be held from 23rd - 26th August 2009 in Anglesea. Find
more about the Kids Foundation and Camp Phoenix on their website:
www.kidsfoundation.org.au
RC Melton Valleys Yellow
Ribbon initiative.
If you would like to order Yellow Ribbons to support this program
please find more information on RC Melton Valleys
website
or click here for
Order Form.
 GSE
2009 Sweden
Wednesday, June 17
The RC of Albert Park will be hosting the welcome home dinner for
the Swedish GSE Team, including team member Jamie Anderson, who
had been sponsored by RC Southbank.
Contact albertpark@rotarydistrict9800.org
for more information.
Are you interested in their
adventures in Sweden?
Have a look at their
blog
with lots of pictures!
Tuesday 23 June
2009
Charter Night of the Rotary Club of Docklands
When: Tuesday 23 June
2009, 7 pm for 7.30 pm
Where: Sumac, on the
water at Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands (Opposite
Channel 7 and Etihad Stadium)
Cost: $70 per person (2
course meal, entertainment, drinks at bar prices)
Parking:
On site - drive between the two buildings ($10)
Dress: Lounge Suit
This event replaces our normal
meeting on that date. If you are able to attend, please let PE
Philip know.
Wednesday 2 June
2009
Charter Night of
the Rotaract Club of Tullamarine
When: Wednesday 24 June
2009, 6.30 pm for 7 pm (concludes at 9 pm)
Where: Hilton Hotel,
Melbourne Airport, Level 4
Cost: $35 per person
(includes food, beverage and parking)
Parking: Park on level
2, short-term car parking. Take lift to level 4.
Validate parking ticket at Hotel Reception when leaving.
RSVP: Monday 15 June
2009
If you would like to attend
this event but have not yet booked, please let President Gabe know
as soon as possible.
DG's Changeover
When: Saturday 27 June
2009, 7 pm
Where: Melbourne Park
Function Centre (next to Rod Laver Arena. Enter from Olympic
Boulevard) For directions visit:
www.mopt.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1/
Cost: $75 per person
(includes 2 course meal and all drinks)
If you would like to attend
this event but have not yet booked, please let President Gabe know
as soon as possible.
Ryder Cheshire Charity Dinner 17th July
In April our guest speaker Helen Trueman
talked to us about the Ryder-Cheshire Foundation and their
engagement in Klibur Domin – East Timor.
If you like delicious food and would also
like to support projects in Klibur Domin this Dinner is a must for
you.
Please refer to the
attached flyer
for more details
DG Jim Studebaker's Weekly Message
(Issue 46, 8 June 2009)
June is Rotary
Fellowship Month
"A Sprint to Year End"
It was always going to be a sprint to the end of
this Rotary Year. So much has been accomplished by clubs so far
this year and I know that many clubs are still completing
important projects this month. All this is happening while our
incoming club leadership teams are busily preparing for next
Rotary Year. Throw our club changeovers into the mix and it is no
wonder that June is often Rotary’s busiest month of the year. ...
(Click
here
for full message)
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