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DG's
WEEKLY message
Fellow Rotarians,
This is an important
week in Rotary as on Thursday we celebrate its 101st birthday. Can you
remember how excited we all were this time last year as we celebrated the
one hundredth birthday! I’m sure that DGE Bernie and Margaret will enjoy
this birthday with so many new international friends in San Diego
My week started with the District Foundation committee meeting on Monday
afternoon and then back to Kyneton for a Cambodian night where the food
served by Peter Moon and his wife Yim was beautiful and their story of
supporting a village 65 kms north of Phnom Penh was remarkable.
On Tuesday evening Fran and I joined members of the Stonnington Cluster
for a dinner at RSY Tennis Club to hear Prof Wayne Morrison who is a
renowned surgeon, researcher and educator, internationally respected and
recognised. He is the Director of the Bernard O’Brien Institute of
Microsurgery and his presentation aided by many fascinating images of the
work carried out by surgeons who are world leaders in their field was so
good.
On Friday I travelled to Ballarat to a Businessman’s Lunch where State
Treasurer John Brumby was the guest speaker. The funds raised from this
lunch sponsored by the City of Ballarat and the Australia India Business
Council was donated to our SAVI project in Sthn India and I was presented
with a larger than life cheque for $6500.
Ballarat are hosting the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games and are
developing closer economic ties due to this arrangement.
On Saturday we visited Bendigo for a Thai dinner social function where the
RC’s of Eaglehawk, Bendigo Strathdale and Bendigo South joined to raise
funds for the Eaglehawk ROSE project supporting a children’s orphanage
in Thailand. It was good to see support from RC Bendigo and Melton Valley
and it was great to see AG Anne Peace there too.
This morning I attended the Sthn Region RAWCS meeting in Glenroy where I
was joined by DGN John Davis and DGs from Districts 9810, 9820 and 9780.
Enjoy your week in Rotary
DG John Wigley
Thought
of the Week
Every story has three sides to it - yours, mine and the facts.
- Foster Meharny Russell
From
the desk of the District Secretary.
I have it on good
authority that there are a number of Clubs in our District that have
somehow overlooked the small obligation that they have of providing the DG
the DGE and the DGN with copies of their Club Bulletins. This is again not
just some thing they would like to have but they need to have to gauge the
activities and events taking place in their District, as they can’t
attend every function, dinner, presentation that takes place on a regular
basis. So please from tomorrow ensure that John Wigley (dg@rotaryd9800.org)
Bernie Walshe (dge@rotaryd9800.org)
and John Davis (dgn@rotaryd9800.org)
get copies of your Club's bulletins.
David Pisterman
PHF Recognitions
Keep sending them in. DG John's monthly updates have been circulated to the clubs and
the new members and PHF recognitions
have been noted. If you haven't received a copy through your club
Click July, August,
September, October
and November
December.
New Members - and apologies for those dedicated Rotarians at
RC of Footscray for missing their new member below:
Ms Elizabeth Drozd -
Community Services
RC of Tullamarine
Jon Harrision - CEO of
Caterpillar Australia
RC of Melbourne South
Regina Murcia
Dennis Berlowitz
Forward a photo of any new member to: secretary@rotaryd9800.org and inform the whole
District via the weekly E-Zine newsletter.
Changes to RI Exchange Rate
Please publish in the Ezine that the exchange rate for
Semi-Annual Returns (SAR) is US$1.38
Whilst the rate for February is now US$1.33.
Clubs should ensure that when paying their RI Semi-Annual subs (SAR) they
use the January rate of $US1.38
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
17 18 19
20 21 22
23 24 25
26 27 28
29 30 31
District 9800's website: www.rotaryd9800.org
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DG's
Update
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District
Conference 2006 in Geelong
It's not too late to book for Geelong. Dress
with
colour and get into
the Rhythm of Life with the Impalas at the Geelong Arena. Click
here.
The conference website has details on speakers:
www.rotary9800conference.com
Accommodation in Geelong is available and can be booked through
Alison Keith Travel World Newtown Telephone: 5229 8641 or Email: alisonk@travelworldnewtown.com.au
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Wonderful
World Wide
Student Art Contest
The Rotary Club of
Otorohanga New Zealand, D9930 is running an International High School
Student Art Contest, entries can be submitted by digital image.
See web site www.oto-rotary.org
for information. Prizes include a three weeks fully funded return
trip to New Zealand. Entries are open now and close 1 May 2006
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RC
of Altona City - Rotary Golf Day - Friday 3 March with special
Rotary team prizes. Click
Here to find out how your club's golfers can participate as a team.
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RC
Essendon Open Garden Walk - 4 & 5 March
Visit these three very different gardens in the Essendon area.
A must for Garden Lovers everywhere. Great prizes, etc. Click
here
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Special
Fund Raiser for the RC of Essendon North's special "Read to
Me" project - 2nd March 2006
featuring sporting greats Nicole Livingstone & Kevin Sheedy
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Request
from RI of any projects being undertaken in China by Clubs in District
9800
DG John Wigley has received a request from RI for clubs to submit
projects they are undertaking or plan to under in China. Contact
DG on dg@rotaryd9800.org
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Free
Document Storage Facilities for Rotary
Many clubs
have problems storing old board minutes, correspondence, club
bulletins, certificate etc. (The law requires financial reports be held
for 7 years). PDG John King has generously offered RENT FREE facilities
at his family storage business in Highett. Access available 7 days a
week. Documents must be clearly labelled and in Super Storage boxes
(manila folder size) that can be purchased for $3.30 each or Clubs use
own proper boxes (not grocery & liquor cartons). Insurance is
optional. Click attached
for full details or phone District Admin Officer, John Meehan if
your Club (or District Committee) has a storage problem.
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Fundraiser
for ROMAC
The Vietnamese Volunteer Group together with ROMAC would like to
invite you to a fundraising evening on Sunday 26th February commencing
at 7pm (note changed time). ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENING WILL BE DONATED TO
ROMAC. For more details see
attached
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GSE
Welcome Dinner for the Team from Busan
14 March 2006
The Rotary
Club of Hawthorn is hosting the GSE Welcome Dinner to the visiting South
Korean team at Leonda on Tuesday evening, 14 March. RI Director
Elect Ian Riseley will be the keynote speaker. Further details and
a downloadable Registration Form can be found at
www.hawthornrotary.org/news/gse
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Changes
to RC of Essendon North Meetings
Click Here
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ROTARY
CLUB OF WEST FOOTSCRAY/9800 DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF DAY
Will be held on Monday
10th April 2006 at Medway Golf Course, Omar Street, Maidstone. For Details
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District
Governors' Ball - Saturday
April 29th 2006
Keep this
date FREE
Kyneton Town
Hall
Black Tie, Dinner, Dancing, & BYO
For more
information and flyer to download for your Club - CLICK
HERE
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Host
Ticketed Events for RI Convention
Click here to find out more RI Convention
in Scandinavia
Contact Martin Taurins (OTC Chair) taurins3@vegas.com.au
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