Club Bulletin No10, Vol 21, October 25 2002 The Cam |
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Bob Fowler's Birthday 30th
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President's Message No President's Message this week. |
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Rotary 4-Way Test 1. Is it
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Combined Rotary Clubs of Cairns working bee
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Boxed Gift Pens Available Now $15.00 each. For the first time in two weeks I have opened my email messages to catch up. Once again I am reminded of the true message of Rotary. Caring for others regardless of their situation, whether they be foster parents/children, polio sufferers, young displaced persons, cancer sufferers, those who can't afford food for their families, young people who want to experience life through a Rotary exchange, or Rotary members who have lost a loved one. It's no wonder that I enjoy the company, and opportunities which Rotary provides for me. You have truly been our Rotary family! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind thoughts, beautiful flowers, attendance at Bruce's funeral and general support for my family. Bruce was a very special person, he is largely responsible for my Rotary membership, he knew that the Rotary fellowship and goodwill was an important part of my life. He encouraged me in every possible way to participate fully in Rotary activities, even when he must have missed my company. He was so proud to receive the message from John Quinn about the raffle tickets sold at Pt Douglas, and this was the day before he had a stroke. Belinda, Megan and I have received so much at this sad time. I have renewed spirit and look forward to supporting others as needed. Thank You Ann Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise Inc. HELLO! By now you will be well & truly familiar with our "Famous" Melbourne Cup Breakfast. . It is proving very popular with businesses & individuals alike because it starts at 7am sharp (pre function drinks and registration from 6:45am) and finishes by 8:30am. It can be a great way for you to reward those great customers or staff. The Club has decided to start proceedings with a $1,000 kick to the prize pool. Secure your advertising at the event for $280 (inc GST) and receive 10 free tickets to the breakfast. (Great Hot & Cold Breakfast With O.J & Champagne) Remember, this is a charity Breakfast & we are looking forward to your company and assistance on the morning. All proceeds from the day will go towards the Hear And Say Centre And The Salvation Army in Cairns. Come along..........have some fun................share in the thousands of dollars of prize money! Anyway, please feel free to fax / email or post back your table booking. Regards Andrew Maunder TABLES ARE LIMITED........SO GET IN EARLY PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL HOTEL THE ESPLANADE, CAIRNS. FAX REPLY TO ANDREW ON 40343212 Good Morning Fellows Rtn Phil Dempster has asked me to advise all members of our Club that there will be a combined Rotary Clubs of Cairns working bee to pack medical and associated equipment into containers for transport to developing countries. The details of the working bee are as follows -DATE: Saturday 26th October 2002 Garry OCTOBER is VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH! Vocational Service is often thought of in Rotary Clubs as the forgotten service, with incoming Vocational Service Directors frequently wondering what their role is for the year ahead. In fact, Vocational Service is the backbone of Rotary, from the vocational classification system upon which each club is based, to the maintenance of high ethical standards in everything we do as Rotarians. Indeed, each and every Rotarian performs vocational service every day of our lives through the way in which we conduct ourselves in our businesses and professions, and through the example we set for others using the Four-Way Test and the Declaration for Rotarians in Businesses and Professions (p75 MOP). Vocational Service Chair John Bearne has set out many of the programs available under Vocational Service in his report for this month's newsletter. You will note that many of these programs focus on our youth or on the encouragement of greater pride and workmanship in the workplace - certainly activities that "Sow the Seeds of Love". Use this month to concentrate on the activities available under vocational service, but use every day as an opportunity to serve within our vocations and throughout the community. º º º º º All District 9550 Rotarians should now be aware that the date for the formal handover of the Charter for the Rotary Club of Dili has now been set as 30 November 2002. Considerable interest has been shown from around Australia in this special occasion, but many of our southern Rotarians are also now discovering the realities associated with travel in Northern Australia with respect to the cost and frequency of available flights, which is unfortunately likely to curtail their attendance. However many Darwin/NT Rotarians will be there in force, with plans in hand for special charter flights from Darwin to Dili to facilitate the event. Gloria and I are certainly looking forward with great anticipation to celebrating this significant event for East Timor and our District with our fellow Dili Rotarians. º º º º º In the course of my official club visits, I am noticing that there has been little contact between the individual club service directors, and their respective district counterparts. To facilitate communication between the Chairs and the Clubs, I would ask club directors to immediately forward their email contact address directly to the associated District Chair, as follows: Club Service Chair Jim Lonergan Vocational Service Chair John Bearne Community Service Chair David Kirchner At this stage, communication with the remaining District Chairs appears to be reasonably effective via the respective Group Representatives. º º º º º I am pleased to see that the new attendance reporting procedures/options implemented for this Rotary year are also proving to be effective, however I note with some concern that there are still many clubs who do not seem to be capable of reporting their attendance and membership details in accordance with their obligations. The monthly reporting of these details is surely not an onerous task beyond the capability of leading business and professional people, yet many are seemingly unable to do this. There are also many new members in the clubs (some of whom I have been privileged to induct during my visits) whose details have not yet been forwarded to District Secretary David Court. Club Membership and attendance are key indicators of a district's performance and the District Officers require updated and accurate information for management of the District. Please ensure that your club is complying with its requirements on a regular monthly basis. º º º º º In closing, I am pleased to advise that Rtn. Sandy Astill has agreed to undertake the role of District Governor's Newsletter Editor for the balance of the Rotary year. I look forward to working with Sandy on the preparation of our future newsletters and ask all clubs to support her in this role with contributions of interest to the District. Jeff Crofts Governor, |