Sergeant at Arms - Ian Cairns opened the meeting calling on Alan Bowes to propose the Invocation/Loyal Toast.
President Michael Boyd welcomed all present on our warm Warrnambool evening commencing with Club guests tonight;
Jeff Wake (Brophy) guest of Ian Cairns
Yanick’s (17th birthday today)
Exchange students on ‘mini safari’; Gaby, Maddy, Etienne, Georg, Erik, Amelie, Andi
Phil Ritchie (Central)
Doug Gardiner (Central)
Lou Officer (Central)
Monique Forbes
Barbara Johnston guest of Ann Donaldson
President Michael continued with the meeting introduction
Tonight, we welcome the Youth Exchange students from our District, they are here for the Mini Safari until the end of the week. We will hear from them tonight.
- Southern Right Creative Festival (Quilt Show) was on last weekend and our club contributed more than 150 hours of time to support the show. Andrea will talk to us soon about this.
- Rotary Car Raffle ticket sales are progressing well, see Terry if you want more books to sell yourself or if you can help with a couple of time slots. Again, Terry will complete the volunteer hours based on his roster. We need two people to pick up the car on Thursday after 6-6.30 pm from Lismore and return it to Ballarat on Saturday after 6-6.30p.m. to Lismore. The car will be on display at Gateway while we sell raffle tickets.
- Still a need for help with the Homeless project (Daybreak) for three more weeks – Ann Donaldson & Glenn Brotchie will be there this week. Talk to Trevor if you can help between 3p.m. and 6p.m. on Sundays.
- Still some vacancies at the Hole in One competition (ring Ralph directly on 0426 692 250 or email ralwen@westvic.com.au
- Rotaract re-establishment at 6.30p.m. at Seachai, invite young folk (18-30) to attend.
Members Announcements
Rachel – announcement on behalf of Louise Keogh who is unable to be with us tonight, seeking a volunteer on the Great Ocean Trip this Friday. Doug Gardener (Central) volunteered, thank you Doug.
Terry – Rotary Car Raffle fundraiser books please return by 29th of January, our last meeting for the month. Three days of raffle sales remaining; Friday at 2pm – Chris Stebbing volunteered. Please contact Terry if you can assist with raffle sales.
Dinner Auction booked at City Memorial Bowling Club on June 1st. The committee will convene for the first fundraising meeting after our meeting next week.
Ann Donaldson – special thank you to all Rotarians who assisted at last weekend’s Quilt Show, hanging up & bringing down quilts, door sales raised $7k alone. Could add other funds raised to a total up to $10k.
Relay For Life – Friday/Saturday 8th & 9th February, our Club has supported this event for many years.
Opening ceremony: 6.30 Friday
Closing ceremony: 1.p.m. Saturday
Candlelight ceremony: 9.00p.m. Friday
Duties – we need support on the gate 4.00p.m. Friday – 6.30p.m. Friday (2 people)
‘Man the booth’ inside oval entrance. Provide direction to people arriving (2 people)
Bins – Saturday 12.30p.m. for less than 1 hour (3 people)
Collect bins and move them to collection point
Look for the Rotary marquee – BYO drinks & nibbles, partners & friends
Fines Master - Trevor
President hit by his own golf ball
Welcome back Janet, fallen off motor bike twice
Quilt show with MB & JB, left early
Ian fined Trevor last week, returned favour tonight
George finance’ back home
Facebook - Ann Adams last post?
Judy smiling emoji next to Ann’s post
Ian stirring Trevor, David sitting next to other Rotarians
Stealing Trevor’s cutlery
Yanick kicking a football into the river
Paul Forbes arriving late
Ann at Club Friday night
Members Announcements
Port Fairy Folk Festival; each year our Club is involved with the Port Fairy Folk Festival carrying out duties as volunteers to act as ushers at Tent #1 in the festival grounds, in return for $5000.
Each volunteer is required to perform a minimum of 10 hours work over the course of 2 shifts to qualify for a wristband that is the weekend pass to the Folkie, (wristbands can be picked up Friday afternoon regardless of rostered shifts).
There are seven (7) vacant volunteer spots available (involves 2 shifts) over the course of the weekend.
Contact David Brown 0438 647 536
Jen – looking at job opportunities in administrative work due to retrenchment as previous company merged with another Warrnambool company, lots of experience.
Brian – Rotary Updates / Education
Incoming District Governors are currently in San Diego at the International Assembly where on Monday, the Incoming R.I. President Mark Moloney announced the Rotary theme for 2019-20. “Rotary Connects the World”
From the R.I. Board:
- Total membership is still 1.2million with total of 35,681 clubs, an increase of 25 clubs
- It was agreed that the following district committees and subcommittees should be mandatory, effective from 1st July 2019:
- To amend the role, selection criteria and term for assistant governors.
Committees: Finance, Membership, Public Image, Rotary Foundation, Training,
Subcommittees: Grants, Fundraising, Polio Plus, Rotary Peace Fellowship Stewardship.
- It was further agreed that the following district committees are optional, effective 1st July 2019:
Committees: Alumni, Community Service, Conference, Convention Promotion, Interact, International Service.
Subcommittees: Programs, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Youth Exchange.
Regarding programs and awards, for the first time since the 2010 Future Vision rollout, the Foundation will evaluate whether changes to the Area of Focus are needed.
The Rotary Foundation Trustees will investigate the further development of a new grant model that features larger-scale projects.
District 5000 (USA Honolulu) will host the 2020 R.I. Convention on 6th to 10th June 2020 in Honolulu Hawaii.
Elected to the Rotary Foundation Board is 4 members including Jennifer E. Jones, Past R.I. President Ian Riseley effective as from 1st July 2019.
Council on Legislation will meet 14th to 18th April. There are 116 Enactments to consider including items to amend the term of President, Move the provisions allowing for flexibility in meetings and attendance, Amend the qualifications for membership to name just a few. As these are voted upon and announced, these will be reported to the club.
Tonight we have Exchange Students to discuss the highlights from participating in ‘Mini Safari’
Rotarian Paul Forbes interviewed the 10 exchange students on their experiences on safari this week, firstly asking everyone to introduce themselves by telling us where they are from and anything else they would like the share.
Georg (15) from Austria living in Portland at the moment having a great time. Enjoys being involved in Rotary. Family sent me a DVD on a white Christmas.
Amelie (17) from Hamburg in Germany on exchange in Portland. Went to Perth, play netball, really good game. Involved in a triathlon. After mini safari I will attempt another triathlon. Snow was a nice trip.
Gaby from Brazil, Horsham is a really small town, really enjoying on exchange there. Enjoys the bush and bowling. Very hot here. Snakes & spiders at home but still terrifying here. We went to have a shower and accompanied by insects.
Maddie from Denmark, enjoying the surf Warrnambool has to offer. Currently living in Portland.
Erik from Cologne in Germany, enjoying time in Australia, especially football. Day I arrived watched AFL, think it is a great game. Enjoy singing Geelong football theme song. Really surprised at the size of Australia, 9-10 hours to Canberra. If I travelled the same amount of time in Europe I would have crossed a number of countries. Christmas very different here.
Etienne from France in the wine region, staying in Horsham on a grain farm, wheat, barley, cattle. Snakes, spiders & vegemite make an impression on me.
Andi from Taiwan staying in Naracoorte. Christmas was good to experience, played squash. Visited Mount Gambier. Shooting trips.
Yanick from Denmark, living in Warrnambool, 17 today. Fishing went well until I was seasick with Shane Keogh, enjoying the beach and weather.
Robbie’s swindle; green ticket won by exchange student Erik, winning $4
Closing tonight, President Michael welcomed Jeff back to the Club anytime. Next week we will have a presentation from Guyett’s Funerals, I will be away all of next week at the Rotary International Fellowship Cricket-loving Rotarians Festival in Melbourne. Brian will be your acting President next week.
Next week: fellowship volunteer
Attendance: Judy & Graeme
Properties: Andrea & Duncan
Invocation/Loyal Toast: Ian
Fines: John
Chair: Graeme
Reporter: Svet
Thought for the week: The difference between a successful person and others is not lack of strength, not lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
