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MEETING 499 - Tuesday 8
September 2009
This meeting of the
Rotary Club of Southbank will be held at
Drawing
Room
Level 3, 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 |
Members' Moment |
Attendance |
Scribe |
Greeter |
|
8.9.2009 |
Gordon |
Clinton |
Narina/Tracey |
Judy |
Michael G |
|
15.9.2009 |
Leigh |
Tracey |
|
Mandy |
Gabe |
|
22.9.2009 |
Philip |
Michael G |
|
Charles S |
Clinton |
|
29.9.2009 |
|
|
|
Barbara |
|
|
6.10.2009 |
Rhys |
Dianne |
|
Clinton |
Wendy |
|
13.10.2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.10.2009 |
Philip |
Mandy |
|
Nick |
Richard |
|
27.10.2009 |
Gaby |
Lyn |
|
Leigh |
Gordon |
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:
Dr Judith Slocombe.
CEO
of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Dr Judith Slocombe is renowned
for the dedication and vision which has seen her achieve
Australia’s most highly regarded award for women in business - the
Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.
Holding an MBA from the
Melbourne Business School as well as veterinary qualifications,
Judith’s work in small business saw her redefine veterinary
pathology before she transitioned into the corporate world as the
Group General Manager of Gribbles Group.
Managing a portfolio of Board
positions, including the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Open
Universities Australia and VicHealth, as well being the Chair of
the Animal Welfare League of Victoria, Judith’s success is all the
more remarkable for the fact that she has achieved such
professional accolades whilst raising nine children with her
husband, Professor Ron Slocombe.
More upcoming
speakers here!
President
Philip's
Message
Last
week I touched on the rewards that come from being a Rotarian,
citing four that came to mind. This week I want to add two more.
The
first of the two I want to talk about is how fortunate we are that
in our activities as Rotarians we have the opportunity to meet and
hear from remarkable people – people who inspire us through sharing
their life experiences and achievements and spur us on to emulate
these. One such person is Dr Judith Slocombe who will be our guest
speaker this Tuesday. Some of you may have heard her speak at a
conference a few years ago, and I certainly have felt privileged to
hear her on other occasions address the challenge of juggling
priorities in a busy world. There is no doubt when she speaks of
managing a family of 9 children along with a high profile career and
other activities there is little wonder she
was awarded Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.
...
(Full President's Message here)
Last Week's
Meeting
It was always
going to be a special meeting - no sergeant's session!
Arriving at Como, it was not too
difficult to find where the Rotarians are - those lounging around
with drinks in their hands! It was fantastic to see so many
people present. Apart from Southbank members and other
Rotarians and partners, we also had friends from and of the
Ryder-Cheshire Foundation and others. It was difficult to work
out who is who but with a drink in one hand and a sandwich (or two)
in the other, life is bliss! ...
(Click here for full scribe notes)
Rotary Foundation
Thought
 This week’s
Rotary Foundation Thought
is
about
being a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member. ...
Southbank Profile
 This week, we profile our
webmaster and IT guru ... Stuart McArthur.
(Click here for
full Profile)
Inspire - from "The Prez"
“You make a
living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”
Winston Churchill
Upcoming Events
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
 Sunday
30 August 2009 - Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation - Lake Attack
We need volunteers for 2-3 hours for a barbeque for this LMCF event.
 Thursday
17 to Sunday 27 September 2009 - Royal Melbourne Show "Know your
numbers Campaign" We need volunteers to assist in running
the stall jointly with RC Canterbury.
 Be
part of the Regeneration of Kinglake. Volunteers needed -
plenty of opportunities to help the victims of the Black Saturday
bushfires.
 DG Colin Muir's Weekly Message
in
Networker
(Issue 10, 31 August / 1 September 2009)
September
is
New Generations Month
"How we are looking"
We talk a lot about what makes a good Club meeting, we often
discuss Rotary protocol, program, guest speakers, the meal and of
course the location or venue. During my DG visits I have attended
many meetings in many different venues however, one thing that
stands out when I arrive at the meeting place is the setup, the
look, the feel and the ambience of the room and the sense that you
have come to a warm welcoming environment. ...
(Click here for the Networker with the full DG's message)
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