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Rotary International President - Ray Riseley
District 9780 Governor - Ray Herbert
 

Rotary Club of Grovedale Waurn Ponds.

President - Greg Cooke.
Meeting Number 1922

 

Wednesday, 18th Oct, 2017.

 
Rotarian Duties

Chair for Meetings. 

Casual Meeting 1 Nov (No Chair Required)

John McGibbon 8th November tbc

Bob Arnup 15th November 

Greg Cooke 22nd  November 

Joe Cordone 29th November

 
Guests and Upcoming Meetings
 
  • 1st Nov- Casual Night - Rice Village
  • 8th Nov - Guest Speaker  Jan Henderson 'Travels to Russia'
  • 15th Nov - Normal Meeting with Guest Speaker TBC
  • 22nd Nov - Board Meeting and Club AGM
  • 29th Nov - Noah Park Mission to Seafearers Geelong 
  • 6th Dec - Organising Nursing Home Visits for Christmas
  • 13th Dec - Christmas Party @Federal Mill North Geelong
  • 20th Dec - Santa visits local retirement homes and Xmas Party for our volunteers.
  • 15th Jan - Monday. BBQ Joint meeting with Torquay RC @ Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club
  • 17th Jan - No meeting.
  • 24th Jan - BBQ Greg Cooke's house.
 
Auction Night - Wow!
 
 
All that work and it's all over.  What great night. Everyone had a really fantastic time.  Still counting,  but looks like we have raised approximately $16,000 which will go  long way to supporting our projects in the coming year. Big thanks to Rhonda and Paul for all of their hard work pulling this event together.  Great job!  To all who helped out, sourced donations and pitched in to help with what ever needed doing - a big thanks to all of you.  Special thanks to all of the businesses who generously donated items to us - without this support we would not be able to achieve the things we do. So thank you so much. We will keep everyone up to date on our projects via our new Facebook page - Grovedale - Waurn Ponds Rotary Hand Up Project.  I am so proud to be a part of this club. What a great achievment!
 
Greg Cooke (President)

 
What a successful weekend!
Auction, then House of Angles fundraising night, then Working Bee in East Geelong and a BBQ Villawood Estate raising $800 Phew! How good is that!
Thank you to David C, Paul DB and Paul for doing the BBQ - Great effort in serving up over 500 snags and raising nearly $800 for the club  - Well done gentlemen and thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you to Bill, Ineke, Lesley,Kim, Peter DB, Christine, Leon (and Cookie - editors note) for the three hours we put in at the working bee on Sunday morning in East Geelong. Very much apprecited, and the home owners Rob and Maureen were very happy and really appreciated all the hard work we put in. Well done all, and I hope you enjoyed the coffee at Panache Waterfront afterwards.
Greg Cooke
 
District Grants Qualifying Seminars
 
Cheryle Marriner attended the District Grant Qualifying Seminar in Ballarat - Sunday 22 Oct.
The process for applying for a Global or District grant is similar to previous years. There is however, a new requirement to undertake a 'survey' of the community's needs as part of the application process.  The survey can be done by a local Rotary Club close to the project or by visiting the community and conducting the survey prior to applying for the grant. 
469K was contributed to the Rotary Foundation last Financial Year by District 9780 (Our District). There are two main types of Grants which we can have access to:
1.  Global Grants - Minimum Grant $US15K and Maximum Grant $US200K
2. District Grants - Maximum Grants $AUS3,000 per year.
  • Applications must be in by March as they close on 15th April
  • Applications are reviewed and approved in Jun
  • The funding is sent from the U.S. in July to the Districts
  • Payment to the clubs is made by reimbursement only.
  • For further information Brian Humphries is able to help out.
  • Projects must be sustainable and have an exit strategy
  • Projects must be connected to a local Rotary Group and have active Rotarian involvement at the local end.
  • An MOA must be signed by the President and President Elect - these will be sent out to Clubs in District 9780 shortly.
We will be qualified to access Grants  - For more information see Cheryle
 
 
Upcoming BBQs
Guess What?
We raised $800 on Sunday 15 Oct at the special event BBQ  - fantastic effort!
 
Next
Thursday 16th November Bunnings Waurn Ponds
After that:
Saturday 18th November Aldi Grovedale TBC
Friday Night 24th November - Grovedale Primary School 3.30-7.00pm  
Friday 1st December Bunnings Waurn Ponds
 
Contact Bob Arnup (BBQ Bob) if you can help out.
 
 
Annual Subs Due
Just a reminder that Annual Subs $225 are now due.  They can now be paid electronically. Contact Gary Clark for details. 
Reminders for your Calendar.

2017

Christmas Breakup 6th December 'The Federal Mill North Geelong'

2018

District 9780 Conference Mt Gambier. 5-8 April

Ride the Bellarine Sunday 15th April 2018

 
Membership Milestones October 2017
 
 Birthdays
Lindsay Dixon 1 Nov
Leon Bourke 4 Nov
Tony Denham 8 Nov
Ninetta Cordone 16 Nov
Anniversaries 
Lyn & Peter Codd 42 years 22 Nov
Cheryle Marriner & Tony Denham 33 Years 23 Nov
Lindy & Don Lester 39 Years 25 Nov
Denise & Mick Sheean 44 Years Nov 30
Date Joined Rotary
Don Lester 36 Years 11 November 1981
Paul Desbrowe - Annear 21 Years 13 November 1996
Ashwin Marfatia 26 Years 27 November 1991
 
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