Grovedale Waurn Ponds Rotary Bulletin 24 Jan 2018 (Jan 26, 2018)

Rotary Leadership

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

Rotary Club of Grovedale Waurn Ponds.

President - Greg Cooke.
Meeting Number 1932

January 31, 2017

Rotarian Duties

Chair for Meetings.

7th February - No Chair Required

13th February - Greg Cooke (if required @ Ocean Grove)

21st February Peter Codd

28th February Greg Cooke

Guests and Upcoming Meetings

7th Feb - Casual Night Busters Bar and Grill. 321 Pakington Street, Newtown. (Numbers need confirming - if you did not put your name on the list - Cheryle 0448993561)
13th Feb - Joint Meeting with Ocean Grove RC. This is a fundraiser for Motor Neurone Disease. Ocean Grove Bowling Club . $25.00. Numbers need confirming. (Note: This is a Tuesday Meeting) For more information refer to Greg Cooke's email dated 20th Jan
14th Feb. No Meeting.
21st Feb - Guest Speaker Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie. Geelong CIU. Western Region, Division. Followed by a Board Meeting. Rice Village.
28th Feb - Joint Meeting Belmont Rotary Club. Rice Village

Grovedale Waurn Ponds Rotary Making a difference...

The Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) is a six-day Leadership and Personal Development seminar for young adults aged between 18 and 25 years who are nominated and sponsored by their local Rotary Club (within District 9780 - South West Victoria and South East Australia) to attend. The program covers topics such as leadership, motivation, goal setting, value-based decision making, confidence, self-esteem, community contribution and resilience. This year the program will be held in April at "Kangaroobie" near Princetown in the Otway Ranges. Our club has sponsored Crystal Baker, Meave Miller-Stawyskj and Debbie Ashley.

Crystal works in the 3Thirds Cafe at Avalon Airport. Her passion in life is photography and she is currently studying an Advance Diploma in Photography with the aim of launching into a full time photography career.

Meave has completed a double degree in Psychology and Crimonology and has now changed focus and is about to commence studies at Deakin University in Civil Engineering. Meave works part-time at the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie ... so for all you chocaholics be sure to say hi to Meave if you are out there.

Debbie has a great love of animals and has completed an undergraduate science degree in Genetics and Zoology. She is into sport and also likes to paint and read when she has time. Not much time in the next few years for Debbie, as she has enrolled in a PhD in Epidemiology - but she is looking forward to time out, meeting others and having a good time at the Ryla program in April.

Crystal, Maeve and Debbie will pop into one of our meetings to let us know how the program went and what they got out of it.

Have a great time from all of us at GWP Rotary Club.

(Thanks to John McGibbon from the Youth Services area for coordinating this program.)

Oberon South Primary School Breakfast Program -Help Needed!

David Carlyle has put the call out for the Oberon South Primary School Breakfast roster for this term. Volunteers are required for one hour shifts, usually on a Monday or Wednesday morning between 8-9 am. Check out the roster which was sent by email 26/1/18. Please let David know if you are able to help out or have further questions. Ph: 0409 343 250.

Club night at Cookie's

Thanks from all members to Greg, Kim and family for opening up their home to us for our meeting last Wednesday. We had a terrific time and appreciated the effort that went into this night. Thanks again!