MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Peace Concert
Thursday March 6, just prior to the Folk Festival, and members for a Rotary Choir are being sought. Practices are being held at the Hammond Centre, Christ Church on Thursdays at 5.30 pm. Contact Judy Ross if interested in joining in. Tickets for the Peace Concert on March 6 will be available at the Lighthouse Theatre from 24th January - $30 concession for groups of 10 or more - the sooner the Club books, the better the seats. Support acts are Tom Richardson, Danny Spooner and The Mae Trio. Google them up and have a listen - they are all great acts. Rotarian Judy Ross is co-ordinating our club’s group booking. Please see Judy if coming.
Pre-release of the movie The Monuments Men (see flyer below). Pre-release of the movie "Monuments Men" to raise funds for Polio Plus. 160 tickets are available for sale at $20 each. This event will be on Thursday 27th February at 7:30 pm at the Capitol Theatre in Warrnambool. An added bonus is that Bill Gates has promised $2.00 for every dollar Rotary raises for the cause. Please contact Rotarian Judy Ross for tickets.
Ted King Park
Progress is being made with this project. Meetings have been held with Art Gallery staff and a VCAL group at Warnambool College.
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Rotarian Roy Slater still has a few slots to be filled but is pleased over-all with the response from club members. This project earns around $4,000 for the club and is well worth supporting. Please contact Roy if you can assist.
If you would like to follow the progress of Anne Adams in India, you can access the Rotary Friendship Exchange Facebook site.
District Conference Bordertown April 11-13, 2014 – It’s only 81 days away. The Conference Website will be up shortly and can be viewed at: http://www.rotary9780conference.com.au/
RSL Gallipoli Information Session
Rotarian Eric Williams informs us a special session on Gallipoli: A Turkish Perspective will be held at the RSL on Feb 12. Contact the RSL for further details.
Rotary Convention - June 1st - 4th Sydney 2014 - Message from PDG Marilyn Mercer
A call for volunteers for the convention has come via PDG Cathy Roth. I am hoping that you will be able to spend a couple of hours as a Host Organising Committee Volunteer for the Rotary International Convention 2014 to be held at Olympic Park between May 28 and June 4. Volunteers will be needed before, during and after the convention.
Some say that "one only really knows Rotary after participating in such a Convention". We hope to have 700 volunteers. The more we have the lighter the load for everyone. You, your family and friends do not need to be a paying delegate for the Convention to volunteer. However, volunteers wishing to attend Convention sessions, the House of Friendship and HOC events will need to register and pay the Registration fee separately for the RI Convention. This is a great opportunity for everyone to become involved in a significant Rotary event. Volunteers will be needed at the Sydney Airports, railway stations, hotels and mainly at Olympic Park venues. To register your interest download the registration form from this link - register - to the volunteer page.