Our New Meeting Venue – St. Albans Football & Netball Club
From 5 March, this will be our meeting venue in St. Albans Road.
The cost is the same but we get 2 courses.
Parking on-site with entry from Boundary Road.
RYLA 13-18 April 2019
This is a personal development program for 18 to 25 year olds about which all attendees speak with great enthusiasm and regard.
Stan Deans informed us that we need applicants and that the program requires an enrolment of 40 to make it economic.
For more details, see Stan and/or refer to last week’s email from District Secretary Trace Smith.
Warracknabeal Trip 6 April
The Warracknabeal Trip is going to be a big event with lots of home hosting and country hospitality and a paddock to plate dinner.
More information appears in the email from President David which members received yesterday afternoon (Monday 4 March).
Working With Children ("WWC") Checks and Rotary District Insurance requirements
Janine has her WWC check list and those recaltricants need to get organized.
Fundraising – Dinner Auction
This is coming up on 13 April at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Yannick has circulated to each member a letter which the committee has prepared and which members can take to prospective donors and which indicates how businesses can assist and the causes which they will support through their donation of goods and services.
We have secured some great sponsors and it will be a great night.
Rotary Foundation Report
PDG Eddie advises more details of member donations just sent to The Rotary Foundation.
The amount sent to the Annual Programs Fund was $1,03.000 and $587.00 to Polio Plus making a total of $1,617.00.
When the amount sent to Polio Plus is added to the $1,184.00 sent during October's Polio Month we reached a total of $1,771.00 which when matched on a 2 for 1 basis by the Gates Foundation, means that Polio Plus benefited to the extent of $5,313.00.
Well done to those members who make regular donations to our Rotary Foundation.
Rotary Friendship Exchange Announcements
The ten Canadians on the Rotary Friendship Exchange arrive in Geelong on Thursday 7th March.
A range of activities have been scheduled for them. Some activities are only able to cater for the visitors and hosts.
Others though, we would welcome the involvement of members.
On Thursday, they will be having lunch at the Waterfront Kitchen (Deakin University Waterfront campus) and any members are welcome to join in at that time. Following that we will be doing a Geelong History Walk in the city and members are welcome to that.
Late that afternoon, there will be a dinner at the Anglesea Golf Club. Members are welcome to that activity.
The Harbour Tour on Friday morning is limited in numbers, so there will be only those the visitors and a couple of Hosts.
On Friday afternoon (2.30) our visitors will be going to Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre to see animals, art gallery and have afternoon tea and some souvenir shopping. Members are welcome to join the visitors at that event.
Saturday morning we will be breakfasting at the Barwon Caravan & Tourist Park Café at 9.00am – or thereabouts!! Please join us if you would like.
On Sunday, the days activities will start at 12.00 noon at a Picnic in the Park. This will be in The Eastern Gardens just off Ryrie Street. It is a BYO everything. Every Rotary club in Geelong is being invited to join the visitors at this event.
At 2.30pm, the visitor will leave for the Old Fyansford Paper Mill to see the gallery’s, crafts, winery and café. This would be a great opportunity to meet and mix with the visitors.
On Monday morning – we will be taking them to Colac and they will be handed over to Portland Rotary Club, who will be their next hosts.
We will have one final opportunity to see the visitors and that will be on 18th March when they come back to Geelong as guests of RC Drysdale. That night there will be a joint meeting at Drysdale. Please remember, though, that while we would like as many as possible to that night, the following night is the R. J. Vague Award night of our own club – an important night in our program.
There will be seats available on the bus at different times, so some will be able to travel with the visitors to the various events. I have a copy of the Bus Schedule with me tonight. If you wish to travel with the visitors, please see me following the meeting – it will be a first come, first served basis, as seats are limited.
Please contact Warren Norton for more information.
Smile for Satbir
Satbir has uploaded photos this week and a small video of the Adieu Hub poem and Satbir has added an option to give comments on photos…for those who haven’t been left speechless.
The Book Approaches….
Graeme Fleet is taking orders for The Entertainment Books (“EBs”).
They represent great value and are a source of funds for our Club in its charitable activities.
Graeme Fleet will have the EBs from 28 March.
EBs are now available for all areas in Australia & New Zealand for $30.00 for the remainder of the current EB term.
Graeme has the order forms for the new 2019 EB and see Tony Alsop for the app version.
