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Oh Lord and Giver of all Good
We thank thee for our daily food
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways
Help us to serve thee all our days
Bunnings BBQ April 13th  Volunteers Required
A Tribute to the Notaras Family
in memory of Spiro & Angelo.
When: Evening of 4th May 2019  at the Saraton Theatre. More details to come.  Press on picture to see the trailer!
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Grafton Midday
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:45 PM
Roches Family Hotel
85 Victoria St
Grafton, NSW  2460
Australia
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Every 3rd Thursday Night of the Month - Naked Bean South Grafton  -  Come along and have a Jazzy Kind of Night. Johannes Venter's son Zane is in this band lets support them!  
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District Conference Lismore
Mar 29, 2019 - Mar 31, 2019
 
Oliver - Criterion Production
Apr 05, 2019 6:45 PM
 
Joint Valley Rotary Meeting
TBA
Apr 11, 2019
 
Bunnings BBQ
Bunnings South Grafton
Apr 13, 2019 8:00 AM
 
Good Friday
Apr 19, 2019
 
Tribute to Notaras Family - The Great Gatsby
Saraton Theatre
May 04, 2019
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Midday Rotary Family Fun Ride
Memorial Park
May 11, 2019
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM
 
Bob has booked a table for the Criterion Theatre for their production of Oliver on Friday 5th of April. $25 per head which includes pizza!. Please advise Bob as early as possible if you are interested.
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Please advise  Richard Nichols by a text message 0431 512 063 of all apologies & guests no later than 11am.  Charges apply.
Guest Speakers
Mar 27, 2019
Innerwheel - Alison Banks
Innerwheel Grafton
Apr 03, 2019
Mark Blackadder
Jacaranda Festival Committee
Apr 10, 2019
Mike Cramb
John Laing Ltd
Apr 17, 2019
Judy Keeley
Grafton Dragon Boat Club
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Lee Taylor
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BOB'S BANTER
 
Good News!.
Following further discussions with the kitchen we will be reverting back to a set menu every Wednesday with a modest $1.00 increase.

Once again Peter and his team have pulled off another successful book sale at the Criterion Theatre and we look forward to Peter’s report.

Lee gave a brief report on the proposed cycle event and we should hear more this week.

Theotime gave a very brief report on his activities to date and it would appear that he has been quite busy and obviously enjoying his stay. He is currently staying with Chris and Jane Dougherty at Junction Hill.

A surprise guest was Julie Jardine from the Can Do Cancer Trust. She had spoken at the Chamber meeting earlier and was a guest of Des. Julie spoke of their activities and fundraising efforts and how they are helping people in the Clarence area. It may be an area that we could help in the future.

A very pleasant social evening at the Naked Bean on Thursday evening, being an opportunity for our Junior Jacaranda entrant to sell some raffle tickets. The jazz brought back memories of my youth and it was great to
see Johannes’s son playing in the group.

Our editor has listed all our important events, please take note.

Look forward to seeing you at Roches next Wednesday.
 
Stories
DISTRICT 9640 CONFERENCE LISMORE 29 – 31 March 2019
Posted by Robert Booth
If you haven’t booked yet please do. Please notify Adrian that you have so we can organise tables (?). Even if you only come for the day or specific sessions I am sure you will gleen something.
The work is all but done, we are ready to go. Join us in the Heart of the Northern Rivers for a Celebration of Rotary. Great Speakers, Good Food, Entertainment, House of Friendship Displays.
 
IF YOU HAVEN’T REGISTERED YET – GO TO THE DISTRICT HOMEPAGE        www.rotary9640.org
 
Friday Night: Welcome Dinner – Music by International Recording Artist Mick Buckley
Keynote Speaker: Ridley Bell – Well known Philanthropist and pioneer of the Blueberry Growing Industry – Ridley was named NSW Farmer of the Year in 2010
 
Saturday: RI Presidents Representative Don Mebus, Arlington Texas, USA
                  Rotarian Jo Wigg, has just returned from safe water project in Uganda
Clyde Campbell, Industry leader in automation and robotics. Telstra Australian Business of the year in 2008
 
Corrina Grace, Founder and Executive Director of SERES. Developing sustaining communities in Guatemala
 
Elkie Shakespeare, the best description of Elkie is the theme “Be the Inspiration”
 
Sarah Brown, a remote area nurse from Alice Springs – Sarah has been booked for the conference since mid-2016 – The long wait will be worthwhile
 
Peter Drysdale, has built over 1200 houses for the poorest of the poor in Fiji
 
Rhett Butler founder of the Skyjuice Foundation and Patron of Disaster Aid Australia
 
Saturday Night enjoy a 3-course dinner, with music and dancing to the top Jazz Band “The Well Swung Daddies”
 
Sunday Dr Jonathan Parkyn, Southern Cross University Teaching Academic in Biology, Ecology and wildlife conservation
 
Professor Peter Silburn, Neurologist and world expert in the treatment and research of Parkinson’s disease
Dr Andrea Giorno and Samra Naz the first two recipients of scholarships inspired by Professor Peter Silburn’s research.
 
Kelly Foran, founder of Friendly Faces Helping Hands Foundation
 
Dr Michael Pyne, Head of Veterinary Services Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, partnering with D9640 Clubs for a Koala Vaccine Project
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Coffs Coast & Clarence CanDo Cancer Trust
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The Coffs Coast & Clarence CanDo Cancer Trust supports patients and families attending the North Coast Cancer Institute.

In an effort to ensure funds remain in the local area and help those most in need, the CanDo Cancer Trust Committee, along with the generous support of the Coffs Coast Freemasons, established the Trust to distribute funds to patients and families affected by cancer.

If you would like to get involved and support our cause, you can volunteer to help out at events or make a donation!

Aims of the Trust

Currently, most funds raised for cancer sufferers do not stay locally in the Coffs Harbour region. There has also been a problem with what current assistance schemes will cover in terms of expenses; most household bills and even the accommodation while undergoing treatment are not covered by these schemes.

We provide direct financial assistance to North Coast Cancer Institute (NCCI) patients and their families. These are local people within our community!

Eligibility

  • North Coast Cancer Institute patients only
  • Patients/Families to be assessed by North Coast Cancer Institute staff, primarily Social Workers.
  • Patients to provide evidence of income.
  • Assessors may consider varying income criteria where special circumstances apply

See a more detailed explanation of our criteria.

Our Trust aims to assist at least 2-3 patients/families per week in the following ways:

  • To provide assistance to a maximum $600 per Patient/Family.
  • Payments will usually be in the form of direct payment to creditors.
    Eg. household bills, phone, gas, electricity, insurance etc.
  • Provision of supermarket vouchers for food or petrol may be provided.
  • May also provide ‘quality of life’ items where deemed necessary.
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Carols by Candlelight
Posted by Peter Robinson

 
Just a reminder The Carols committee is looking for sponsorship leads for the Rotary’s Carols by Candlelight.
we require names of Local businesses house and owner or manager name or we can tailor our  letter to a person.
Would you please email them to me ASAP.so we can get the ball rolling to make 2019 Rotary’s Carols by Candlelight bigger and better.
Thank you   
Peter
 
 
Peter Robinson
District Governor 2009-2010
District9640
Phone 02 66446200
(m) 0408660732
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Public Relations Seminar
Do you like Mobile Phones, Facebook, TV,  Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Laptops, Ipads, Movies, Theater or Billboards? Then you must like Public Relations. All these media together makes the world of Public Relations. It's fun. 
 
Join us on Sunday 26th May at the Rotary District 9640 Public Relations Seminar planned just for you. It's in Gold Coast. Starts 10am Qld time. Ends 4pm Qld Time.
 
For $35/ you will hear 4 amazing speakers from Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast. Participate in hands on breakout sessions to share new ideas. Morning Tea or Coffee. 4 choices of lunch to select from & a glass of beer, wine or soft drink to go with it.  
 
That's a deal!  But we have only 100 seats. Would you like to grab one?  
 
Click to book your seat now.   https://goldcoasttickets.com.au/event/8998
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