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DG's
WEEKLY message
Rotary Friends
Another great week in
District 9800 which started for us at the RC Toorak fundraising dinner for
the Bone Marrow Donor Institute. Well known author Jeffrey Archer was the
guest speaker and nearly 300 people attended to meet him and hear his
interesting presentation and a cheque for $12,500 was presented to the
Institute CEO Jane. Hill. An early start at the District Executive on
Tuesday morning and then off to RC Echuca Moama for a great evening where
it was my real pleasure to present a PHF recognition to AG Anne Peace.
Anne is a very hard working Rotarian and a tribute to her was that most of
the Bendigo Presidents and their wives were there to honour her.
On Wednesday evening I attended a farewell dinner for two teachers from
Kuala Lumpur who have been getting an insight into the teaching methods in
schools for children with special needs. Esther Chin and Adawiah Nuri
visited schools in Echuca, Bendigo and Keilor as part of a Rotary
Vocational exchange and they spoke highly of the vocational benefits of
their visit. President Doris Chang of RC Melawati who had linked with Anne
Peace to make this possible also attended the dinner and it was a pleasure
to have her in our District for a short visit.
On Thursday evening I travelled to Wonga Park to attend the Rotary dinner
at the RYLA camp and there was a big attendance from Rotarians across our
District. The host club Brighton North conducted a mini meeting in
humorous style and then the participants entertained us with a revue based
around their camp experiences. What a
Impressive night and I returned on Saturday morning to present all 66
RYLArians with their certificates and what an impressive group they are!
Special thanks to Ros Horne and her committee and in particular to
Michelle Blanchard and Tim Cavanagh who were the Camp Leaders and who
received a standing ovation from all. Thank you as well to Brighton North
for an excellent lunch for the large group there on Saturday.
Last week I asked that you advise me what your club is doing to celebrate
Family of Rotary month. Well the RC Bendigo South started the month by
having all four members of the Weragoda family speak at their meeting last
week. Mark urged the club to embrace the Family of Rotary concept and
continue to promote the Rotary club to the partners and families of its
members. Being a Rotarian is so much more than just a personal thing, the
family needs to be part of it too! Please let me know what your club is
doing.
Enjoy your week in Rotary
DG John Wigley
From the Secretary's Desk
ATTENTION all club Secretaries
Please take action and ensure we don't fall behind with our SAR as
we have been a bit slow in the past and I would like to see this
reluctance to respond quickly reversed.
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Attention:
All Club Presidents & Club Secretaries
Please remember that the semi-annual dues are payable to RI as at
01 January and need to be received at RI by 31 January.
Remember to also complete and return to RI by 31 January the
Semi-annual report documentation (esp. Members List) in the pack
supplied by RI so that payments may be reconciled. |
The
late payment of per capita dues by clubs and the failure of some clubs to
submit the required Semi-annual Report documentation (esp. Members Lists)
to RI on time so as to enable reconciliation of payments is causing
considerable additional overhead costs for RI.
These costs and related effort can be avoided or significantly reduced by
better communication - and education of club officers.
Therefore your assistance in reminding clubs through your newsletter of
due dates for semi-annual dues will be most helpful to everyone.
David Pisterman, District Secretary D9800 2005 -2006
PHF Recognitions:
RC of Echuca
Anne Peace (AG - Goldfields)
RC of Toorak
Lillian Frank AM MBE was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship
recognition for "service to the community" the President's
Cocktail Party.
Keep sending them in. DG John's monthly updates have been circulated to the clubs and there the new members and PHF recognitions
have been noted. If you haven't received a copy through your club
Click July, August
or September
NEW
MEMBERS:
RC of Richmond
Ian Van Gaalen-Prentice - Clergy
RC of Albert Park
Michael Walstab
RC
of Tullamarine
Charles Farrugia
RC
of Echuca
Trent Horneman, - Journalist
Lindsay Short - Executive Officer, Youth Programs
RC
of Bendigo
Paul Jackson - Public Health
Forward a photo of any new member to: secretary@rotaryd9800.org and inform the whole
District via the weekly E-Zine newsletter.
RI Exchange Rate Effective 1 July 2005
USD 1.00 = AUD 1.32
Don't forget - you can always check the back
issues of Weekly News if you missed something: 2005-2006
Issue 01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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District 9800's website: www.rotaryd9800.org
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