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MEETING 496 - Tuesday
18
August 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 |
|
18.8.2009 |
Philip |
Michael G |
Barbara |
n/a |
Narina & Tracey |
|
25.8.2009 |
Lyn |
Bettina |
Troy |
Clinton |
Narina & Tracey |
|
1.9.2009 |
Bettina |
Gabe |
Dean |
Gabe |
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 Speakers:
Our club's leaders will update the club on what has been happening
and the opportunities available for us to engage in the four
avenues of service.
Come along and see what is happening in the club and provide some
feedback and suggestions to the team, as well as seeing what
project's or events you would like to be involved in.
More upcoming
speakers here!
President
Philip's
Message
As you know, August is
Membership & Extension Month and we have a great opportunity next
Tuesday to bring along potential new members to experience
Southbank, as we induct two new members. Have a think about your
networks and who we could approach to join us. Friends and family
are also welcome on the night.
...
(Full President's Message here)
Last Week's
Meeting
A fabulous
evening was enjoyed by all that attended.
President
Philip used the evening as a Team Building for his company The
Archway Group with seven of his company contacts coming along. He
even brought along a valued customer who I might add enjoyed himself
mightily. ...
(Click here for full scribe notes)
Rotary Foundation
Thought
 This week’s
Rotary Foundation Thought
is about
about Matching Grants. ...
 Southbank Profile
Gabrielle Abelskamp
This week, we profile one of our newest members, Gabrielle Abelskamp ...
(Click here for
full Profile)
Inspire - from "The Prez"
Do not go where the path may lead, go
instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Upcoming Events
 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.
 30
September 2009 - Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire at the National
Gallery of Victoria
 Rotary
District 9800 District
Conference 4-7 March 2010, Perth.
 Rotary
International,
International Convention 20-23 June 2010, Montreal, Canada.
Service Projects and Opportunities
 23
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!
Monday 24 August 2009 - Camp Phoenix Trivia Night,
Rotarian volunteers wanted to help with a Trivia Night at Camp
Phoenix!
Don't
forget to nominate anyone you think would make a good
GSE team member to
Spain!
For further information, please contact
Steven asap as
applications are closing very soon!
 DG Colin Muir's Weekly Message
in
Networker
(Issue 7, 10 August 2009)
August is
Membership Extension & Development Month
"The membership discussion continues"
As was mentioned in the last edition of
Networker the subject most talked about in Rotary these days is
Membership and Membership Retention. The Board of Rotary
International has recognised the importance of having a membership
strategy and has released a new membership slogan:
"Each Rotarian: Reach One, Keep One". ...
(Click here for the Networker with the full DG's message)
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