Doug Maclean has provided a comprehensive article on Rotary House as well as some photos which will be of great interest. The article can be found on our web site, or click on the link below. Thank you Doug for a very informative article.
President John Hunt welcomed all present, and especially District Governor Ken McInerney, Past District Governor Brian Trenery, Rotaractors and a visiting Rotarian friend of Alan Bowes. John also welcomed his wife Anne.
Board Meeting
The deferred September Board meeting will take place next week, with reports to be circulated prior.
Rotarian Ian Cairns thanked all who assisted and especially those who attended the sell-out breakfast. He circulated a “suggested improvements” sheet amongst the members.
Showgates Roster
Rotarian Doug Maclean advised that we will again staff the gates at this year’s Agricultural Show, and that rosters are about to be prepared. As this is a major fund-raiser for the Club, it will be a case of all hands on deck.
President John introduced District Governor Ken McInerney. District Governor Ken is from Bordertown S.A. and has had a distinguished career in Rotary, banking, hospitality and education.
He outlined the continuing success of the Polio Plus Program, but pointed out the difficulties being encountered in eradicating it totally. New cases keep popping up in several countries. An emergency grant of $500,000 has just been made to Somalia to deal with an outbreak there.
Referring to Rotary in a time of change he raised concern at an overall decline in individual membership, number of clubs and even the number of Districts worldwide. Rotary in smaller rural communities is particularly struggling. While this is a worrying sign, we can change this trend by just getting the Rotary message out there. DG Ken wants a renewed focus on people in the wider community in their 40s and 50s, because the average age in clubs is a lot higher than that.
DG Ken believes in moving with the times in order to keep up with society. "We need a total revamp, modernising Rotary for the next generation," he said. "If this means using social media like Facebook then we should get on to it. Even our traditional membership requirements need to be re-shaped." He identified new membership possibilities such as corporate and associate memberships. "There are younger people in their 30s and 40s out there that want to make a mark in this world and Rotary is a great avenue to achieve this."
The Rotary ways of old are becoming outdated, impacting on the organisation's progression. The 1905 system in some ways, well a lot of ways, is still in place - it's 2013 and it just doesn't work anymore."
DG Ken thanked the Rotary Club of Warrnambool for its warm welcome and congratulated the club of its many projects. He hoped we will travel to Bordertown in 2014 for his District Conference and stay on to enjoy the many delights of the Limestone Coast.
Folks, remember to click on the "like" button the articles posted to Facebook. This helps us to monitor the success of the page. The Web is constantly being updated with stories and a new section on the right hand side for "photos". Keep up the "surfing" Rotarians. A big thank you to Gordon Curran for providing notes for this Bulletin.
A man called home to his wife and said, "Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss & several of his Friends
We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that Promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough Clothes for a week and set out my rod and fishing box, we're Leaving >From the office & I will swing by the house to pick my things up"
" Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas. "
The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked.
The following Weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good.
The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish?
He said, "Yes! Lots of Salmon, some Bluegill, and a few Swordfish. But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to Do?"
You'll love the answer...
The wife replied, "I did. They're in your fishing box ..."
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