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

Rotary Club of Grovedale Waurn Ponds.

President - Greg Cooke.
Meeting Numbers 1926, 1927, 1928 & 1929

December 2017

 

 
Rotarian Duties

Chair for Meetings. 

9th January - No Chair required

15th January (Mon Night with Torquay Club) - Greg Cooke

24th January - No Chair required

31st  January - Ken Wright

 
Guests and Upcoming Meetings
 
  • 9th Jan - Casual Pizza Night Rice Village. ($15)
  • 15th Jan - Monday. BBQ Joint meeting with Torquay RC @ Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club (Confirm numbers on the 9th Jan or contact Greg Cooke)
  • 17th Jan - No meeting.
  • 24th Jan - BBQ Greg Cooke's house. (BYO Meat and Drinks and a Salad or Dessert to share. Please contact Kim to let her know what you will be bringing ph 0478435209 ...we don't want 10 potato salads!
  • 31st Jan - Normal Club Meeting
  • 21st Feb - Guest Speaker Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie. Geelong CIU. Western Region, Division 1
 
Oberon South PS Volunteer Appreciation Afternoon Tea
Students, their families and staff invite volunteers (including us) who have help out at Oberon South Primary School this year to an afternoon tea. If you are available it would be good to have GWP Rotary Rep attend.
Date: Monday 7th Dec
Time:3.30 -4.30 pm
Venue: Staff Room Oberon Sth PS
RSVP: Monday 4th Dec - Joan ph:52432997 or 0439419900
Upcoming BBQs
Guess What?
Boxing Day BBQ at the races. Thanks to all for helping. Good day was had by all.
 
Next
Thursday 15th February  Bunnings Waurn Ponds
After that:
Saturday 17th February Aldi Grovedale
Thursday 8th March Bunnings Waurn Ponds
Saturday 17th March Aldi Grovedale
 
 
Contact Bob Arnup (BBQ Bob) if you can help out.
 
 
Welcome to our visitors
This week we welcomed....
Michelle Connor from Barwon Rotaract Club - Michelle informed us that her club is taking on a "Peace" theme next year, and that they are also sponsoring a participant to attend Ryla.  We are wanting to strengthen the links between our clubs so we will keep each other informed about our goals and activities.
 
Debra Walker and family.  We are sponsoring Debra to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra in January.  Debra is so thrilled to be going and promised to come back to Rotary and let us know all about her experience. 
 
Noah Park from Mission to Seafearers. 
'Mission to Seafearers' volunteers met over 650 ships last year and supported many sailors while their ships were docked in Geelong for periods between 2 days and a week. Often these workers have been on the sea for 6-10 months at time. There are many different languages spoken by the crew, with only some having English as a second language. It is tough, lonely and harsh work and the workers miss their families. Mission to Seafearers helps connect the sailors with their families, via the internet and mobile phones and help them find the services they need whilst in Geelong. They also provide a library with donated books (so if you have any spare - why not drop them off - they are open every day). 
Thanks Noah for sharing with us all the important work 'Mission to Seafearers' does in the Geelong region and has done so for the last 100 years.
 
 
 
RYLA 2018
 
The Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) is a six-day Leadership and Personal Development seminar for young adults aged between 18-25 who are nominated and sponsored by their Local Rotary Club (within District 9780 (South West Victoria and South East Australia) to attend.
The seminar covers topics such as leadership, motivation, goal setting, value-based decision making, confidence, self-esteem, community contribution and resilience. The young adults attending RYLA have frequently described it as "life-changing" and way beyond expectations'
Details:
April 8 -13th 2018 at "Kangaroobie" near Princetown in the Otway Ranges.
Participants must between ages 18-25 years at the time of the seminar.
Applications must be in by 15th Dec 2017. (See John for details)
If you know any young people who might be interested please contact:
John McGibbon ph: 0409 512 105
Having problems thinking of gift for Christmas?
 
With the Christmas rush now on and the shops full of gifts, glitz and ‘stuff’, have you got the time, energy and motivation to go shopping for Christmas gifts that might be the wrong size, shape, colour, unappreciated, unwanted, superfluous or quietly discarded after the Christmas glow fades….?
If this sounds like you, then solve the problem easily through the Rotary Club of Grovedale Waurn Ponds’  Gifting Program and buy a gift that will be really needed, appreciated, useful and possibly save lives.
Which type of gift would you prefer to give?
Make a donation to one of Rotary’s many projects as a gift on behalf of someone else.  You will receive a card to give to your recipient to indicate what you have done.  There will be no doubt they will be impressed by such a humanitarian gift that will improve the lives of those less fortunate - and it comes with the assurance that 100% of your monetary gift will reach the Rotary project of your choice.
What better gift could you give to embrace the spirit of Christmas?  – but remember, such gifts via the Gifting Program are also suitable for weddings, anniversaries, bereavements and other occasions throughout the year.
At this time of year though,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU,
In the hope that your generous donation will also mean a
HAPPIER LIFE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR FOR  SOMEONE ELSE.
 
Call out for Santa's volunteers for Nursing Home Visit 20th Dec
 
Volunteers Roster for the Christmas Nursing Home visits.
Wednesday 20th December.
 
10.30am Balmoral Grove
24 Smith Street,Grovedale
(Meet at front car park at 10.30 am
Team:
Jan, Rob G, Ray Colin, Ineke, Abbie, Greg, Kim and Family
 
2.00 pm Belmont Lodge and Belmont Grange
36 Church Street, Grovedale
(Meet at front car park entrance at 2.00pm)
Team:
Jan, Jenny and John, Don, Abbie, Lesley, Greg, Kim and Family
 
4.45 Rice Village
(Meet in the dining room at 4.45)
Team:
Dawn and Wayne, Renfrey, Pam, Cheryle, Jordan, Abbie, Greg, Kim and Family
 
Thanks to everyone who is helping out. Should be good fun!
 
Reminders for your Calendar.

2018

District 9780 Conference Mt Gambier. 5-8 April

Ride the Bellarine Sunday 15th April 2018

 
Membership Milestones January 2018
 
 Birthdays
Sue Wright 4 Jan
Denise Sheean 6 Jan
Colin Berris 15 Jan
Les Seiffert 24 Jan
Eva Marfatia 27 Jan
Anniversaries 
Sue and Ken Wright 47 years 8 Jan
Helen and Lindsay Dixon 46 years 20 Jan
Date Joined Rotary
No Jan anniversaries
 
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