Last Wednesday our club had a joint meeting with the Port Fairy Rotary Club.
Port Fairy President Graeme Cox spoke to the meeting about the activities and projects undertaken by the club. They are a very active club and well supported by an enthusiastic Friends of Rotary group. Catering for events is one of their regular activities. They also support the Bandari project, conduct an annual Fashion Parade and have worked with the Shire to upgrade the Mayne River Walking Bridge.
Guest Speaker: Don McDonald from the Friends of St Brigid's Association.
Don spoke about the history of the community owned precinct which includes the hall, church and men's shed. The Friend's group took on a debt of over $300KI and through fund raising and the 'Fifteen minutes of fame' events, they are now mortgage free. Maintenance of the church in particulur is costly and there is a need to repari the church roof. Insurance on the precinct is valued at over $7m, and is $20K per year. The facilities are used by the community featuring Irish music and dancing classes weekly.
The two corse dinner provided by the St Brigid's catering team was wonderful!
It is hoped that this meeting can be a regular annual event for fellowship and collaboration. Thanks to those that attended and John Beks for organising it.
Apologies: Sarah Wallace, Sharon Kenny, Mary Bouwman, Ken Sharpe, Debra Ferguson, Anne Donaldson, Trevor Williams, Kelly Curran, Judy Ross, Kayla Biender, Robbie Blackmore, John Hunt, David Brown and Janet Blackley.
Next Meeting:
Rotary Giving Day
Glenn's Dutch Auction
Fellowship night
6pm for a 6:15pm start
Warrnambool Bowls Club
Cnr Timor St and Kelp St
If you are now able to attend, please message David Brown via 0438 647 536
Meeting Jobs:
Sergeant:
Ann Donaldson
Fellowship:
Rob McDonald
Invocation:
David Brown
Property:
Terry O'Neill
If you are not able to complete the upcoming position, please let Leon know via 0439 945 656 or leon.devilliers65@gmail.com
Upcoming Speakers:
December
2nd
Find Your Voice Choir
9th
Sophie O'Keefe
Local Health Services Network
16th
Xmas Break Up Party
January
6th Social night
Youth Exchange students farewell
13th Pregnancy kits assembly night
20th
Tour of the local Japanese Garden
27th
February
3rd
Tour of the Hycel Research Facility at Deakin University
10th
17th
24th
Upcoming Events:
December
6th
Rodeo Show Volunteering
January
6th-14th
NYSF
February
March
April
12th-17th
RYLA
Aug '26
10th-11th
Science and Engineering Challenge
Volunteering
Date
Sergeant
Fellowship
Invocation
Property
Dec 2nd
Ann Donaldson
Rob McDonald
David Brown
Terry O’Neill
Dec 9th
Svet Lineham
Robyn Blackmore
Dapinder Singh
John Hunt
Dec 16th
Svet Lineham
Sharon Kenny
Chris Stebbing
Greg Lee
Jan 6th
Svet Lineham
Tony Austin
Brian Trenery
Jan 13th
Svet Lineham
Trevor Williams
Anne Adams
Jan 20th
Svet Lineham
Wendy Gosden
Ann Donaldson
Feb 3rd
Svet Lineham
Alan Bowes
Angela Wheeler
Feb 10th
Svet Lineham
Angela Wheeler
Alan Bowes
Feb 17th
Svet Lineham
Ann Donaldson
Wendy Gosden
Feb 24th
Svet Lineham
Anne Adams
Trevor Williams
Additions to the bulletin...
Please contact Debra or Brooke via debferg61@icloud.com or brookeemmajensen@gmail.com
Giving Tuesday
refers to Rotary's participation in the global Giving Tuesday movement, which encourages members to give back to their communities and support Rotary's causes. This includes donating money, time, or skills to The Rotary Foundation, which funds projects like polio eradication, disease prevention, clean water initiatives, and local economic development. It's a day for individual members, clubs, and Rotaract members to contribute to these humanitarian efforts.
more information about the project internationally and why it is important:
https://www.rotary.org/en/six-reasons-give-rotary-giving-tuesday
This coming week, our club will hold a Dutch Auction to raise money towards the foundation. Remember, these projects internationally are matched by the Bill and Malinda Gates foundation!
A note from Glenn:
So on Tuesday December 2 our club will be having a
Dutch Auction,
where members can bid for a range of items. This bidding will take place via
a sheet of paper placed in front of the items where members can formally
write in their name and their bid in $$$$.
Of course other members might bid more for the items by putting the name
and bid in $$$$ plus a little more below the previous bid.
At the end of the night the highest bidder for each item will take home the
prize.
It would be great if we can have up to 10 items to be auctioned. Already 2
members have contributed a lovely cake and a really nice bottle of red wine.
Donations of an item can be anything of value, both new or used.
If any members can see fit to put something on the table could they let Glenn
know what item it is by the 28th November so that he can make up the
appropriate display for our meeting on Tuesday December 2.
All monies raised will of course go towards the Giving Tuesday appeal, which
can then be used on RI’s wonderful projects both international and within our
own communities.
Wisecrack of the week
from Rotarian John Beks
About Rotary Video
New-ish to Rotary? This 25 minute video goes over the ins and outs of the organisation and is a great way to get your feet planted. Click the button below to take you to youtube to watch the video.
Reminder! We are collecting 10c bottles for our projects. This is a really easy way of earning 100% profit for out club. You can utilise the app, or Brooke has business cards with the barcode on it. All you need to do is scan the barcode at the machine, then put the bottles in.
Alternatively, you can put your bottles in the bucket at each Rotary meeting, or drop them to Brooke and George's house on Kelp St.
Brooke is cutting her hair again for charity!
Every few years Rotarian Brooke grows out her hair and cuts it off to donate towards making wigs for sick children. It has come to that time! Brooke will be donating to the wig making store in Melbourne which was recently robbed. To help support them, she will donate her hair directly to the shop and fundraising with their linked charity 'MyRoom' which supports kids with cancer. If you feel like donating, you can click the button below. All donations can be claimed through your tax.
