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MEETING 491 -
Tuesday 14 July 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 Narina via
email
before 12 am Monday. If you want to know how to get there,
please click
here.
Roster for this meeting:
|
Date |
Chair |
Scribe |
Greeter |
Members' Moment |
Attendance |
|
14.7.2009 |
Tracey |
Gaby |
Mandy |
Barbara |
Narina & Tracey |
|
21.7.2009 |
Philip |
Barbara |
Nick |
Narina |
Narina & Tracey |
|
28.7.2009 |
Diane |
Steven |
Lyn |
Troy |
Narina & Tracey |
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.
 Guest Speaker:
Scott
Bocskay is the Melbourne City Director for the Clinton
Foundation’s, Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).
One of the pre-eminent environmental thinkers in Australia, Scott
has extensive experience in working with business, government and
property owners on how to deal with climate change with profitable
outcomes.
The Clinton
Climate Initiative is making a difference in the fight against
climate change in practical, measurable and significant ways, by
working with 40 of the world's largest cities to reduce their
greenhouse gas emissions. The CCI is working with the City of
Melbourne on accelerating the rate of retrofit activity within the
City and focusing on unlocking over $2 billion in investment in
its building stock.
Find out about
upcoming speakers here!
President
Philip's
Message
I am so encouraged by the
enthusiasm of our Club’s Members for the work ahead across our
various projects under each Avenue of Service and membership
development. Some committees are still to meet, but the energy and
passion displayed by everyone is evident. It’s been fantastic to
see the incredible focus demonstrated by our Members that so
typifies Southbankers and leads to so much achievement. We clearly
have a lot to do, but it’s going to be a great year with great
outcomes! ...
(Full President's Message here)
Last Week's
Meeting
The
meeting was an action packed one with nearly everybody acting in
temporary capacities.
Past
President Wendy presided over the meeting in the absence of
President Philip. ...
(Click here for full scribe notes)
Rotary Foundation
Thought
 This week’s
Rotary Foundation Thought
is about Every
Rotarian, Every Year. ...
 Southbank Profile
Narina Amvazas
This week, we profile one of our newer members, Narina Amvazas ...
(Click here for
full Profile)
Inspire
 For
centuries, the rival tribes of Salva Dut and Dep Tuany have fought
in the Sudanese desert. Today, the two men, both U.S. Rotarians and
refugees, are working together to bring peace and clean water to the
troubled region.
(Click here for
more details)
Upcoming Events
  16
July 2009 - Southbank
Speakers Series with Julian Riekert on Workplace Relations -
breakfast at Crown.
17 July 2009 - Ryder
Cheshire Fundraising Dinner for Klibur Domin Home in Timor Leste
- with Chefs Andrew and Matt McConnell and guest speaker Kevin
Bailey, Honourary Consul General for Timor Leste in Victoria.
19
July 2009 - Street Soccer National Championship in Southbank,
Brisbane - where a team will be selected to represent
Australia in the Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup.
23-26
August 2009 - Camp Phoenix of The Kids Foundation's Burn Survivor Network,
supporting burn survivors and their families.
 8
September 2009 - CEO
of the Alana Madeline Foundation, Dr Judith Slocombe
will speak at the RC Southbank meeting.
Service Projects and Opportunities
 16
August 2009 - RAWCS District 9800 Seminar "Share the
Knowledge and the Joy of International Service".
23-26 August 2009 - Camp Phoenix of The Kids Foundation's Burn Survivor Network,
Rotarian volunteers wanted!
 DG Colin Muir's Weekly Message
in
Networker
(Issue 2, 6 July 2009)
July is Changeover Month
"This Year"
Changeovers
are one of the best occasions in the Rotary calendar. Not only are
they great social and fellowship occasions, but they give members
and guests the opportunity to reflect on our wonderful
organisation of Rotary, its goal of achieving world understanding
and peace, and most importantly, the achievements we have made in
our local communities and across the world. ...
(Click here for the Networker with the full DG's message)
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